HalloweenTime at DLR Info and Photo Superthread #3

[MAJPLO]

Can someone please tell me if there are any photopass photographers with the characters at the party? Trying to decide if we should do photopass+ this time trip or not. We are only doing 1 character meal and it's just me and 2 kids, and 1 is only 33 inches so we won't be getting any ride photos as we won't have anyone to watch the little one. Are there any photographers at Pirates League?

Someone else asked this, but I didn't see anyone answer. The character do sign autograph books at the party, right?

Yes, there are photopass photographers with characters at MHP and I did see characters signing autographs. haven't made it to Pirates League yet.

 

[jason41483]

My wife and I just relocated from Seattle to Pasadena, so obviously we had to make our FIRST EVER visit to DL during Halloween Time. We went on 9/28.

Park felt pretty empty, I'm guessing because it is very early in Halloween season yet, and kids just went back to school.

Main entrance at DL looked amazing, as did Main St. Fall colors in full effect, but not overpowering. Haunted Mansion was a nice surprise compared to the usual setup, loved the outside decor. We tried to go on Space Mountain (aka Ghost Galaxy), but it was out of order at 11pm so we went elsewhere. We are returning again in late October when my family comes to LA to visit, so hoping Space Mountain works then!

The stores like the Emporium were full of awesome Halloween stuff.

Being 35 miles from Disneyland is going to be dangerous...ly awesome.

 

[Amommy21]

thanks everyone and Cheshirecatty - really One More Day was insane... people drinking. Oh, I can't even tell you everything... we went back to the hotel and slept for a couple hours before our flight left the afternoon after and were even hit by a truck on the freeway while taking a taxi to the airport.

So Jack Sparrow isn't guaranteed anywhere the rest of the weekend? Just at the party. I guess we will make him top priority.

We are going to Napa Rose for DS's birthday dinner the next night. I am curious if anyone has been in and seen the fall menu for NR and/or Cathay Circle (where we have reservations for Sunday).

 

[perlster]

The meet and greets started about five minutes after the party began. .

I can say that wasn't the case for the "Pirate Pals" Tuesday night. One CM "in the know" had told me characters wouldn't be at the Frontierland dock until a half-hour or an hour after the party start. The actual time was probably closer to the latter. Note: Peter Pan characters rotate with Jack Sparrow, but only Smee and Mr. Hook were present this time.

 

[adreamoldastime]

I can say that wasn't the case for the "Pirate Pals" Tuesday night. One CM "in the know" had told me characters wouldn't be at the Frontierland dock until a half-hour or an hour after the party start. The actual time was probably closer to the latter. Note: Peter Pan characters rotate with Jack Sparrow, but only Smee and Mr. Hook were present this time.

Oh wow! I was referring to the opening night, on Friday, and the Pirate Pals were out about five minutes after the party started also. Wonder why there was such a huge difference between delayed character arrival times between Friday and Tuesday?

 

[crystal1313]

Hi! Posted this the other day, but it got skipped over I think. Sorry for the double post.

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!

 

[Sherry E]

Hi Sherry!!!!! I'm still alive I swear!!! And I am still reading this thread too! Its been kinda crazy lately though and I haven't been able to post as often as I would like. I'm finishing up our Halloween costumes (still have a bodice to cut out and attach to the skirt, plus all of the petticoats underneath) so I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off!

I'm glad that you got to watch the Thriller episode. Not the most scary, but definitely freaky. I do have Twilight Zone and Night Gallery episodes recorded to watch while I work on the costumes. Good motivation!

I also watched the Travel Channel shows that came on Sunday. They were pretty good. Always loved the Most Terrifying Places in America episodes but I found the one on renovating the haunted house absolutely fascinating! All of that work!

Definitely will be DVRing Halloween Wars! Love watching that every year!

For those of you looking for Halloween movies, TCM's Star of the Month for October is Vincent Price. They are showing his movies every Thursday and every Friday is Friday Night Spooklight with classic movies on vampires, spooky houses, witches, monsters, etc. They will also be showing one of my favorite movies from the 30s (pre-Code days) called Freaks, which stars actual circus performers, on October 30. For a complete programming list, visit tcm.com. I don't know about anyone else, but the older movies scare me more than the newer ones!

I hope everyone who is going to the party tonight and in the next few days will be taking lots of pictures! I love seeing other people's Halloween costumes. Have fun tonight everyone who is going!

rowan1813 --

I've seen Freaks. It's a very odd movie with some weird scenes! It's one of the movies that is talked about in the 100 Scariest Movie Moments 5-part special that used to air on Bravo years ago.

Have you ever seen Trilogy of Terror (from the '70s) with Karen Black? If not, I highly, highly, highly recommend that movie if you can find it online. I don't know of anyone who wasn't freaked out by one of the 3 stories that is told in it (specifically, the 'doll story'). Don't watch the sequels as they are bad. It's the original one that is good.

Also, try to find the original Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, starring Kim Darby, also from the '70s. It's much better than the silly Katie Holmes remake of it that came out a year or two ago because it is so...'70s!

It was so odd as I watched Thriller because I suddenly became certain that I had seen it as a child, even though my memories of it are not vivid. I totally remember the beginning of each episode, after Boris Karloff does his intro, with the graphics and lines slashing across the screen. It must not have aired nearly as often as Twilight Zone or I'm sure I would have a better memory of it.

Twilight Zone (the original, in black and white) is superior to the remake of it that came along in the '80s. There are so many good episodes (a few weak episodes here and there too), and each one has some sort of little twist in it. Night Gallery is just pure late '60s/early '70s cheesy fun -- it is scarier than Twilight Zone in overall tone, such as the episodes with the giant spider that squeaks and the demonic doll that is hideous to look at.

I can't believe its already October, worried I haven't planned enough but sooooooo excited I'm even bouncing around at work!

I know its early days party wise - but I'm really keen to hear about wait times for various MHP character Meet & Greets throughout the night, not just villains or star was but pirates and others

The character interactions at Disneyland are so magical I've become such a fan of them its the key reason for my first MHP

LadyHadley --

The character interaction at DLR is amazing!

Hopefully we will get some more reports of last night's party and what the character lines were like, just to have that as a comparison to the Friday night reports.

Yes. I had one today from Marcelines in DTD. Yummy

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Thank you, Hofmanns4, for letting me know! I'm glad to know they're there.

I was really perplexed when I didn't see the gingerbread men with ears at all on 9/13 (not even at Marceline's). I saw some of the shortbread or sugar cookies shaped like gingerbread men, wearing swim trunks and what not, but not the actual gingerbread men with ears.

...So Jack Sparrow isn't guaranteed anywhere the rest of the weekend? Just at the party. I guess we will make him top priority....

Amommy21 --

Jack Sparrow used to be out as a regular character at Disneyland in the non-Halloween Time months, and then was removed and made a Halloween party exclusive.

I don't know if this is true or not, but rumor has it that the CMs who played Jack in the park year-round were getting groped, pawed and propositioned by inappropriate, amorous women who were obviously transferring their Johnny Depp fixations onto these male CMs.

So Jack Sparrow was removed from the regular roster of daily characters, and Disney issued some sort of comment that implied that he wasn't a very popular character and that's why he disappeared.

In reality, the problem with Jack Sparrow was not that he wasn't popular enough, but that he was too popular (if the rumors are true)!

Hi! Posted this the other day, but it got skipped over I think. Sorry for the double post.

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!

crystal1313 --

If you're not entering Disneyland until 4 p.m. with your MHP ticket, just go to the regular entrance to DL. There should be separate lines for the MHP guests and lines for the non-MHP people who are going in during that 3 hours of overlap time.

The little tables set up for the MHP will be just inside the gates. You will follow your line up to one of the tables, show your ticket and get a small plastic bag, a map and a wrist band.

If you are using an e-ticket to get in (one that you print out at home), you should get an actual replacement ticket when you enter the turnstiles. I got one the last time I did the MHP, but I did not get one when I did the TOTP at DCA several years back.

My wife and I just relocated from Seattle to Pasadena, so obviously we had to make our FIRST EVER visit to DL during Halloween Time. We went on 9/28.

Park felt pretty empty, I'm guessing because it is very early in Halloween season yet, and kids just went back to school.

Main entrance at DL looked amazing, as did Main St. Fall colors in full effect, but not overpowering. Haunted Mansion was a nice surprise compared to the usual setup, loved the outside decor. We tried to go on Space Mountain (aka Ghost Galaxy), but it was out of order at 11pm so we went elsewhere. We are returning again in late October when my family comes to LA to visit, so hoping Space Mountain works then!

The stores like the Emporium were full of awesome Halloween stuff.

Being 35 miles from Disneyland is going to be dangerous...ly awesome.

jason41483 --

Hello, fellow Los Angeles resident! Have you visited Old Town Pasadena yet? It's a fun area.

I don't know exactly how long it takes to get to Disneyland from Pasadena, but from my area of L.A. it takes about 40 - 45 minutes without traffic of any kind, and at least twice as long as that with traffic.

Still, though, as you say -- being so close to Disneyland is going to be dangerous. Are you going to get Annual Passes, or have you gotten them? It sounds like it might be a worthwhile investment (albeit, an expensive one)! After all, the holiday season is coming up and Disneyland really knows how to do it up right!

 

[crystal1313]

crystal1313 --

If you're not entering Disneyland until 4 p.m. with your MHP ticket, just go to the regular entrance to DL. There should be separate lines for the MHP guests and lines for the non-MHP people who are going in during that 3 hours of overlap time.

The little tables set up for the MHP will be just inside the gates. You will follow your line up to one of the tables, show your ticket and get a small plastic bag, a map and a wrist band.

If you are using an e-ticket to get in (one that you print out at home), you should get an actual replacement ticket when you enter the turnstiles. I got one the last time I did the MHP, but I did not get one when I did the TOTP at DCA several years back.

Yes, we will have e-tickets. Ok, that sounds simple enough! Thank you!!

 

[Goofy_Mom]

Hi! Posted this the other day, but it got skipped over I think. Sorry for the double post.

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!

crystal1313 --

If you're not entering Disneyland until 4 p.m. with your MHP ticket, just go to the regular entrance to DL. There should be separate lines for the MHP guests and lines for the non-MHP people who are going in during that 3 hours of overlap time.

The little tables set up for the MHP will be just inside the gates. You will follow your line up to one of the tables, show your ticket and get a small plastic bag, a map and a wrist band.

If you are using an e-ticket to get in (one that you print out at home), you should get an actual replacement ticket when you enter the turnstiles. I got one the last time I did the MHP, but I did not get one when I did the TOTP at DCA several years back.

When entering DL for the MHP with your MHP ticket, you'll line up at the turnstyles that say something to the effect of "Event Entry" above the turnstyle. Last year I wanna say there were three of these entrances off to the right if you're facing DL. Upon entry, CM's will strap a band on your wrist and give you a trick or treating bag. At the turnstyles where you show your ticket you can pick up a party map (or five). I seem to recall that they gave you a ticket after redeeming an e-voucher last year, but my memory can't always be relied on.

 

[Disney Lvr of Old]

We did Pirate League on 9/26 and there were PP+ photographers there- she took a TON of pics of my son.

Also- don't know if it was because 9/23-9/29 was Pirate week but Captan JAck Sparrow was on pirate island (AKA Tom Sawyer) ~ and had a line up of people to see him. No PP+ phtographer here though. If I could figure out how to upload photos I would post a picture of my son with Captain Jack. He spent a lot of time with him and stayed in character very well.

 

[Sherry E]

When entering DL for the MHP with your MHP ticket, you'll line up at the turnstyles that say something to the effect of "Event Entry" above the turnstyle. Last year I wanna say there were three of these entrances off to the right if you're facing DL. Upon entry, CM's will strap a band on your wrist and give you a trick or treating bag. At the turnstyles where you show your ticket you can pick up a party map (or five). I seem to recall that they gave you a ticket after redeeming an e-voucher last year, but my memory can't always be relied on.

Goofy_Mom --

It sounds as if everything was exactly the same as when I went -- except on my night there were also stacks of MHP maps on the tables where we got our wrist bands and bags as well as maps at the turnstiles. The could be found in both places.

We did Pirate League on 9/26 and there were PP+ photographers there- she took a TON of pics of my son.

Also- don't know if it was because 9/23-9/29 was Pirate week but Captan JAck Sparrow was on pirate island (AKA Tom Sawyer) ~ and had a line up of people to see him. No PP+ phtographer here though. If I could figure out how to upload photos I would post a picture of my son with Captain Jack. He spent a lot of time with him and stayed in character very well.

Disney Lvr of Old --

Yes, Jack Sparrow was on Pirates Lair because it was Pirate Week (and maybe a dash of 'because it was Halloween Time' thrown in too), but he is not a character to be found regularly anymore (probably due to the lusty ladies I described above).

A similar thing happened with Esmeralda from Hunchback a while back. That character was out and about in Disneyland, and rumor had it that the male guests were a little too grabby and inappropriate. Voila! Esmeralda disappeared!

 

[perlster]

Well ... let's try door #3.
Here's how it happened Tuesday.
People began lining up at gates toward the right even before the signs had been flipped to "Special Event". No one would say exactly which turnstiles would be open, but there tended to be one line for each pair of turnstiles. Maps were at the turnstiles. E-tickets were exchanged for paper tickets. Wristbands were put on at that time. Entry was (shocka!) about 3 minutes late. Bags were obtained from the tables mentioned previously.

 

[perlster]

"Read any supercalifragilistic books lately?" by perlster, on Flickr


opening float of Mickey's Costume Party Cavalcade by perlster, on Flickr


Tiana, Snow White, Belle by perlster, on Flickr


Warlock & Witches of Toontown by perlster, on Flickr

 

[Ratfinks]

We went to last night's Halloween Party at Disneyland. Let me start off by saying it was one of the funnest nights I've had there. We first went to Toontown and did every Treat Trail there. Afterwards, we did maybe 3 or 4 more trails. By that time, I was done Trick-or-Treating. We went on Ghost Galaxy, Haunted Mansion, Star Tours, and POTC. There were no lines, we just basically walked on. By the end of the night, me and my bf had collected about half a big pillow case full of candy, chips, Kid Z Bars, etc.

Also, I've got a few pictures. I don't have them ALL at the moment, but when I do, I'll edit this post with the rest of them.

 

[Disney Lvr of Old]

Here's my DS with Captain Jack Sparrow on Pirate Island. I *think* I did the link right.

 

[dnamertz]

This is what has been posted so far. It might at least give you a start. Hopefully, more party attendants will come along with info for you!

Toontown Treat Pre-Party
There's a new Toontown Treat Pre-Party from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. on Friday night events, and 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. for all other events. The pre-party features early trick or treating for event guests and character meet & greets with Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, Donald, Chip, Dale, Clarabelle Cow and Roger Rabbit.
Toontown will close to non-event guests two hours before scheduled park closing to clear the area, and will reopen at the times listed. Toontown will then close for the night after the pre-party.

I just realized that this says the Toontown Treat Pre Party stats one hour before the rest of the MHP starts. Is this correct? If we're going to a Monday party, can we actually start Trick-or-Treating in Toontown at 5pm?

What else is in Toontown during the party? Any special decorations?

 

[Ratfinks]

I just realized that this says the Toontown Treat Pre Party stats one hour before the rest of the MHP starts. Is this correct? If we're going to a Monday party, can we actually start Trick-or-Treating in Toontown at 5pm?

Yup, I believe you can. That's what we did yesterday. We were able to go into Toontown @ 5PM and start Trick-or-Treating.

What else is in Toontown during the party? Any special decorations?

There are about 3-4 Treat Trails, and also Roger Rabbit and Clarabell (with goofy, I believe) are there to take pictures with. Also, on the previous page of of this thread, there was a picture of the witches posted. (This is also in Toontown at that time.)

 

[Sherry E]

I just realized that this says the Toontown Treat Pre Party stats one hour before the rest of the MHP starts. Is this correct? If we're going to a Monday party, can we actually start Trick-or-Treating in Toontown at 5pm?

What else is in Toontown during the party? Any special decorations?

dnamertz --

That's how I interpreted it. On a Monday you'd be able to get into DL with your MHP ticket at 3 p.m. anyway, so a lot of people will already be there and can just mosey over to Toontown at 5 p.m. I think the early Toontown thing is based on the notion that there are "the little ones" who want candy but can't stay too long at the party because they have to get home and sleep.

I like the Witches and the Warlock in Toontown from perlster's photo on the previous page.

 

[Caroline94501]

We are going to MHP for the first time on Oct 11. We are SO excited? One question I don't see the answer to is the Halloween Carnival open to only people going to MHP or is it open to everyone?

Thanks!

Caroline

leaving for Disneyland in 9 days!!

 

[Sherry E]

We are going to MHP for the first time on Oct 11. We are SO excited? One question I don't see the answer to is the Halloween Carnival open to only people going to MHP or is it open to everyone?

Thanks!

Caroline

leaving for Disneyland in 9 days!!

Caroline --

The Carnival is open every day, all season long (until Halloween Time ends on 10/31), and is not a party-exclusive.

Did you see all of the Carnival pictures that I posted here a couple of weeks ago (from 9/13), as well as the ones that Bret/mvf-m11c posted (from 9/14)? I think that Pinup Mommy also posted some. If you didn't see them, I can find the links to those posts for you.