HalloweenTime at DLR Info and Photo Superthread #3

[abent]

I would love to see pictures of the popcorn buckets, refillable mugs and the bags that you get for the MHP, if anyone has any!

 

[pudinhd]

Sorry if I sound like a mad fan, but I haven't seen Pocahontas in quite a while.

I am reading this right and she was out for the party at Fantasy Faire? Or did you see her somewhere else?

Yes, it was during the party. It was at the theatre at the Fantasy Faire - not in the meeting hall.

 

[sammatt]

Can anyone confirm that Hades was doing meet n greets? He is a high priority on my list!

 

[pudinhd]

Can anyone confirm that Hades was doing meet n greets? He is a high priority on my list!

Yes! He was there in the second group with the Evil Queen and Maleficent!!

 

[sammatt]

Yes! He was there in the second group with the Evil Queen and Maleficent!!

Woohoo! Thanks!
Also, does anyone know what Pooh and friends were dressed as, or have a pic? I'm trying to determine if I've already met them in their Halloween outfits.

I'd love to see more character pics in general!

 

[dddarrington]

Thank you for posting pictures and links to the map. Nothing I can print out, but atleast I can plan ahead with them. Thank you very much! Can't wait. Just showed my DGS and he's already planning how much candy he will get. I showed him the picture that was posted a few pages back and his eyes just got HUGE! It was great!

Thanks again.

 

[pudinhd]

Woohoo! Thanks!
Also, does anyone know what Pooh and friends were dressed as, or have a pic? I'm trying to determine if I've already met them in their Halloween outfits.

I'd love to see more character pics in general!

Rabbit and Tigger were not in costume. Pooh was dressed as a bee.

 

[ahsquared]

I'm so excited looking at all of these pictures. I just ordered our photo pass + and made brunch reservations at Goofy's. I think I'm most interested in the toon town activities. Toon town has always been left out so I'm curious to see what they do with it. Dh is looking forward to having the kids meet Roger Rabbit.

They mainly used it (I felt) as a place to keep all the party goers while they flushed the park of everyone else. It was a good place to meet mickey and Minnie though since their line in the main area was HUGE.

 

[Kilala]

The 18th is sold out now. I'm leaving in the morning for WDW. I will take alot of pictures for everyone of the Halloween happiness

 

[Alohagirl73]

My family and I went to the party on Friday night and had a BLAST!!!

We arrived at Disneyland about 5:30 and got in the wrong line. There was a line for the party and those who were regular attendees.

Once we got into the park after checking in and receivng our bag, I dragged DH and DD 2 to the new Starbucks. It was very busy on Main Street and in front of Starbucks but not so busy inside. We were able to find a table, and I could enjoy my drink. After I was done, we headed for Critter Country. At Rivers of America they were taping things off and trying to do crowd control. We got in line and waited to see Tigger, Rabbit, and Pooh in his bee costume. It was a little after 7 when the characters reappeared. We did do a treat trail by there. After the first station we went on the Winnie the Pooh ride. Normally this ride is my DD favorite. She wasn't having the rides this day and just wanted to get candy!

We went to the last two stations in Critter Country. DD just loved them putting the candy into her bag. As we headed back to Rivers of America, it was even more crowded. We got into line for that treat station. We waited the longest at this one. It took awhile to wind around. However, Cadaver Dans started on a slow barge. It was fun and DD danced a bit as she waited patiently. We went through all the stops and picked our stroller back up where we had parked it. Put DD in it as she was getting tired and did the treat trial in Golden Horse Shoes and in Frontierland by the shooting expo. There they had Donald and Chip and Dale dressed up. Again DD LOVED getting the candy in her bag but now was taking it out and putting it on her stroller. (She doesn't get to eat candy!!) The CMs were so nice and friendly and sweet with her.


We went to Big Thunder Ranch. Mickey and Minnie were there but the line to take a picture with them was long. We did the treat trail in the Ranch where there was no one in line to take a picture with Jessie form Toy Story. In line for candy DD fell asleep, but the CMs still put some candy in her bag for her.

My DH and I headed toward Small World where we sat for a bit before deciding it was time to get a seat for the fireworks. We had to weave all the way through Tomorrowland. The crowds didn't seem to be too bad. We ended up sitting at Jolly Holiday which did have a long line to get a quick bite to eat. Fireworks started late due to some issues. I did appreciate that they announced it. They were great. I couldn't see the castle with everything going on but DH had left and found a spot where he could. This was a highlight for him.

We waited a bit for after the crowd to disperse and meandered our way to Tomorrowland and the dance party as DD had woken up from the fireworks. We watched a bit of the dance party which would have been so much to participate in if we had been there earlier. SM was only about 20 minute wait. We did the treat trail there and decided since it was after 10:30 we better head back. The crowds were very light at this time. We did two more treat trails on Main Street. Saw where the villains were but didn't have any interest in Jafar and Cruella and ended up leaving after 11.

We would definitely do this again. My DH thought he would only last until 9. He really enjoyed himself as did I. DD had a great time. She is still talking about it today! The candy was great. Snickers, Hershey, Milky Way, Kit Kat,and no tootsie rolls. There were also carrots, gold fish, fruit crisps, chips, and cheez its. More than just candy!

The costumes were terrific and very imaginative. CMs did an awesome job in our opinion.

 

[OregonMinnie]

I would love to see pictures of the popcorn buckets, refillable mugs and the bags that you get for the MHP, if anyone has any!

I tried to post the link, but it didn't work. If you go to the Facebook page for Personal Disneyland Shopper, she has pictures of all of those things. You will have to scroll down and look for pictures, but she has them all there!

 

[Vala]

Yes, it was during the party. It was at the theatre at the Fantasy Faire - not in the meeting hall.

Thank you. Now that will definitely be one of my first stops. I haven't seen her in three or four years.

Put DD in it as she was getting tired and did the treat trial in Golden Horse Shoes and in Frontierland by the shooting expo. There they had Donald and Chip and Dale dressed up.

Oh that's great. A friend of mine was so looking forward to the party and she adores Chip and Dale. She'll probably park herself at the Shooting Expo then.

 

[crystal1313]

Ok, silly question here......we have tickets for the 11th. Not planning on going into the parks until we can, at 4PM. Where do we line up? Are there separate lines for party guests? And do we get a ticket and a wrist band? Or just a wrist band? TIA!

 

[Amommy21]

Y'all are making me nervous! We were at the One More Day 24 hour party and it was miserable. It was so overcrowded. Cast Members had totally lost control.

Is our Halloween Party going to feel like that?

We are used to going off season (when there was an off season) and having our run of the parks. I guess coming from that perspective that's why all this talk about choosing one thing to focus on etc. reminds me of Christmas. We have been during busy times as well, Christmas for instance 3 times, a spring school holiday once.

But the last two times we did fall the parks weren't really busy and I think it was way before they even did DCA trick or treating. We did DL in 2003 just days before Halloween and it was so fun.

We have also been there in September, after school starts for the opening of Halloween a couple years ago.

So here are things I care about based on your reviews:

Gingerbread Zombie cookie - are these like the candy canes and run out in 15 minutes.

Are they available all weekend or just during our Halloween Party? Do we have to head straight there?

Characters - Jack Sparrow, Jack Skellington, Star Wars, Minnie and Mickey in Halloween costumes.

Will Minnie and Mickey available in costume all weekend? In the past we have seen them in the hub. What Jack Sparrow? DS will be dressed as a pirate at the party, so of course that would be a great photo op. Are there lines to meet star wars characters or are they just wandering around (which means it's hit or miss).

Decorations, people, some rides

Fireworks, of course

We will probably eat an early dinner before the party so we don't waste party hours. Blue Bayou in the late afternoon.

What would your recommendations or what mock "touring plan" would you give us?

In other news our costumes have all arrived. I ordered this Minnie apron and am wearing it with cuffed capris jeans, a mickey headband and black shoes.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/163975490/apron-womens-aprons-retro-costume-apron?ref=shop_home_active

and for DS and old Disney Captain Jack costume like this one

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Disney-Stor...V_Movie_Character_Toys_US&hash=item53e954ef63

DH will go as Indy (his usual)

This is a surprise trip for my DS's birthday so I'm working on the details of the surprise reveal now. I just keep checking in here and end up feeling like maybe this was a mistake.

 

[adreamoldastime]

What Jack Sparrow? DS will be dressed as a pirate at the party, so of course that would be a great photo op. Are there lines to meet star wars characters or are they just wandering around (which means it's hit or miss).

Jack Sparrow will be in front of Rivers of America, in Frontierland. The lines for the "Pirate Pals" didn't seem oh so ridiculous. Long, but not terribly so. Jack Sparrow switched with Peter Pan, Wendy, and Captain Hook.

There is a line for the Star Wars characters. When we were there it was Darth Vader for majority of the party with the Stormtroopers popping in and out. The line was very long for the Star Wars characters two out of the three times we went into Tomorrowland.

I hope your son gets to meet Jack Sparrow, what an adorable photo that'd be!

 

[dnamertz]

There is a line for the Star Wars characters. When we were there it was Darth Vader for majority of the party with the Stormtroopers popping in and out. The line was very long for the Star Wars characters two out of the three times we went into Tomorrowland.

When you say the line is long, how long? For anyone who waited in any of the character lines during the MHP, how long did you have to wait? Since it's only a 5 hour party, I want to have an idea how much of it would be spent in line if we want to meet any characters. By the way, the characters we'd have possible interest in meeting are Star Wars, Toy Story, Winnie the Pooh (maybe), and Villains.

 

[Alohagirl73]

For Winnie the Pooh and Friends we waited less than 15 mins. We were in line before the party. There were about 10 people back in line.

We saw Jesse at the ranch and there was no one waiting for her. This was about 8:30ish. We had passed Mickey and Minnie which looked long but don't know the time.

Hope this helps!! Enjoy your party

 

[wanderinaussie]

I can't believe it's Oct. already (well in Aust. anyway). There have been some great reviews of this years parties however varied the responses to the experiences have been

One quick question though. What is the likely hood of going on the Tea Cups at the party on Halloween night. It is always a busy ride and it sounds as though this years part crowds are at a record high. Should I head straight for the tea cups when we're allowed to enter on halloween night or should i wait until a later part of the evening? The tea cups are our 1 must do ride, the others i will judge when i get there

 

[Cheshirecatty]

I can't believe it's Oct. already (well in Aust. anyway). There have been some great reviews of this years parties however varied the responses to the experiences have been

One quick question though. What is the likely hood of going on the Tea Cups at the party on Halloween night. It is always a busy ride and it sounds as though this years part crowds are at a record high. Should I head straight for the tea cups when we're allowed to enter on halloween night or should i wait until a later part of the evening? The tea cups are our 1 must do ride, the others i will judge when i get there

I don't think you will have a problem getting on the Tea Cups at all. Yes, there will be a line, but throughout the night, the line will ebb and flow, so just keep an eye on it.

If it is number one on your list, however, head there first, check it out, and if possible, get on and ride!

 

[PHXscuba]

Y'all are making me nervous! We were at the One More Day 24 hour party and it was miserable. It was so overcrowded. Cast Members had totally lost control.

Is our Halloween Party going to feel like that?

We are used to going off season (when there was an off season) and having our run of the parks. I guess coming from that perspective that's why all this talk about choosing one thing to focus on etc. reminds me of Christmas. We have been during busy times as well, Christmas for instance 3 times, a spring school holiday once.

But the last two times we did fall the parks weren't really busy and I think it was way before they even did DCA trick or treating. We did DL in 2003 just days before Halloween and it was so fun.

We have also been there in September, after school starts for the opening of Halloween a couple years ago.

So here are things I care about based on your reviews:

Gingerbread Zombie cookie - are these like the candy canes and run out in 15 minutes.

Are they available all weekend or just during our Halloween Party? Do we have to head straight there?

Characters - Jack Sparrow, Jack Skellington, Star Wars, Minnie and Mickey in Halloween costumes.

Will Minnie and Mickey available in costume all weekend? In the past we have seen them in the hub. What Jack Sparrow? DS will be dressed as a pirate at the party, so of course that would be a great photo op. Are there lines to meet star wars characters or are they just wandering around (which means it's hit or miss).

Decorations, people, some rides

Fireworks, of course

We will probably eat an early dinner before the party so we don't waste party hours. Blue Bayou in the late afternoon.

What would your recommendations or what mock "touring plan" would you give us?

In other news our costumes have all arrived. I ordered this Minnie apron and am wearing it with cuffed capris jeans, a mickey headband and black shoes.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/163975490/apron-womens-aprons-retro-costume-apron?ref=shop_home_active

and for DS and old Disney Captain Jack costume like this one

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Disney-Stor...V_Movie_Character_Toys_US&hash=item53e954ef63

DH will go as Indy (his usual)

This is a surprise trip for my DS's birthday so I'm working on the details of the surprise reveal now. I just keep checking in here and end up feeling like maybe this was a mistake.

I can only comment on the gingerbread zombies. They were listed as a "Limited Time Magic" and I found them (a week after the Villains event) at the Harbour Gallery in front of the Haunted Mansion. Not sure if they are keeping them/making more through the season but they were obviously not exclusive to the Halloween Party. They were good and soft.

PHXscuba