HalloweenTime at DLR Info and Photo Superthread #3

[ten6mom]

My wife and I went on 9/28, it was so fun! Decor was great, first time going during any holiday. Haunted Mansion was a great surprise. Space Mountain was out of order, but hope to ride it in a few weeks. My favorite was all of the halloween merch and the fall colors on main street and center hub, along with the main entrance. I'm already excited for Christmas at DL!

Space was down??? Oh no! My 9 year old will freak! Hopefully they got it back up and running soon!

Sent from the Death Star

 

[TeresaMRoberts]

Ok so, last year we did Halloween party in disney world and it was amazing. Loved it!!!! Well, don't know if anyone watches the Hub network TV but they are having a Halloween costume party / contest. They pick a winner from each one of the 50 sates and and fly them to LA to compete for $25,000. I was just called yesterday and told my son won for the state of KY!!! They are flying us out and we got a free trip and I want to see Disneyland so bad we've never been. Unless we win jack pot I don't know when I'll be going back, if priced tickets before and they are between 6-900 per person when I can fly to disney world for 2-300. Any who they said we are free to do what we want for first two days. Thought a party would be perfect, cheaper than admission and halloween is our favorite holiday! Except there is only ONE party while we are there and it's sold out. Oct 18th, looking for any suggestion. Ask me about WDW and I know it all, DL I'm clueless!!! Is there anyway we are going to go. I saw they do sometimes open up day of by I'm afraid we'll get there night of and won't have any I won't have a car so I'll have take a taxi there or something. Help!!

 

[SingWithFlowers]

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I've mentioned to people in this thread and elsewhere that October is one of our strangest months for weather in SoCal (November and December are kind of unpredictable too) -- you never know what you're going to get. Last night it was wind, apparently.

Today and tomorrow it is supposed to be above 90 degrees in Los Angeles and "Inland Orange County" (including Anaheim), and very dry -- way too hot for October, in my opinion -- but by Thursday or so...we're down to a delightful 67 degrees (and possible rain)!!!! Yay!!!!! I love 67-degree weather!!! (Of course, it could change by the time we get to that point in the week.) Now we're finally seeing some traces of Fall! Wheeeeeeeeee!

Going from 92 degrees down to 67 degrees is the sort of strangeness to which I refer when I talk about October weather. It is always a surprise -- sometimes a good surprise and sometimes a not-so-good one, but a surprise nonetheless!

Yes, I don't know why this weather always surprises me. Santa Ana - no wonder my sinuses are so dried out. This is the same time we had big wildfires set off in my area by these winds and heat some years ago - I should've been expecting it.

 

[I'm mikey]

we had a fantastic time at MHP this year. Here are some pictures from the Halloween Screams fireworks on Tuesday October first.

Click on any picture to see in full resolution

 

[Susie63]

Wow....really nice pictures!

 

[redheadtove]

OMG OMG... We leave tomorrow morning to Disneyland!!!! I hope have the right clothes packed. Apparently there is one day that is calling for some rain ( Wednesday)... We have to Halloween Party on Tuesday and it's all sold out. I'm kinda concerned about the crowds for the party because I hate the crowded feeling. We purchased the Disney Dining Package ( Yes I know most people think it is stupid) so we are going to do all the Character Dining. This is my mom's first trip ever to Disneyland so she wanted to do it all.

I'm just rambling....

Fingers Crossed the weather is perfect and the crowds are manageable

 

[Panfan86]

Ok, i know the answer is probably in here somewhere but i dont have time to find it. I lesve tomorrow morning for Disneyland, and im going to the party on Tuesday. Can you wear your costumes all day the day of the party, or do you have to wait until its closer to it starting?

 

[Majik9]

crystal1313 --


Majik9 --

I wondered about the wind at DLR. That's a huge letdown and bummer for people who paid for MHP tickets so they could see Halloween Screams, only to miss out because of weather.

On the news the reporters kept saying how windy it was -- of course, they purposely go to the windiest parts of Southern California just so they can look windblown and messy as they tell us how bad the winds are.

The funny thing is, I live in L.A. and I saw no wind at all in my area. I was waiting for it. I was even excited about it because wind seems very Fall-like to me. I kept the window open, waiting for my curtains to start swaying. Nothing happened. No wind in this area.

It was High Desert wind. It was as windy as I ever recall in in The O.C.
Gusts were frequent and often 35 m.p.h. plus. There was one in particular that must have been near 50 as it blew signs and loose items over.

 

[dnamertz]

I'M MIKEY, what settings was your camera on when you took those firework pictures? They are great, and I want to try to get some good firework pics but I know it's not easy.

 

[Sherry E]

Ok, i know the answer is probably in here somewhere but i dont have time to find it. I lesve tomorrow morning for Disneyland, and im going to the party on Tuesday. Can you wear your costumes all day the day of the party, or do you have to wait until its closer to it starting?

Panfan86 -

No. You can't wear them all day. You will be allowed into the park with your MHP ticket at 3 p.m. (if it's a 6 p.m. party), so you can wear your costume in Disneyland from 3 p.m. on through the rest of the night, but not before 3 p.m.

 

[dddarrington]

10 hours until our flight to Disneyland...I'm just finishing up my packing...always worried I'll forget something important. we are going to the party on Tuesday. We've been to Disneyland before, but never a party...we are excited. not sure if I'll get to sleep tonight or not...LOL

If you see a little Jedi (DGS7) with a tall Yoda (Me, Grandma) stop and say Hi!


Diana

 

[DisFam95]

we had a fantastic time at MHP this year. Here are some pictures from the Halloween Screams fireworks on Tuesday October first.

Click on any picture to see in full resolution







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Great photos. How do you deal with the tripod? I tried once and people kept bumping it and tripping over the legs - and giving me LOOKS

 

[Nonsuch]

The Halloween Screams fireworks went off tonight!
Once the fireworks were loaded for Friday it is dangerous to change.

The winds were very strong last night, it seemed likely the fireworks would be cancelled.

I was able to buy MHP tickets at the GCH for the "sold out" party yesterday. Tickets are released for resort guests in the morning (~7AM).

 

[DLmama]

They played Halloween Screams tonight! There was never an announcement, but they were canceled last night due to winds. I wish I'd known because we missed the beginning of them. Hopefully this info helps someone else in case other nights end up canceled.

 

[Goofy_Mom]

The Halloween Screams fireworks went off tonight!
Once the fireworks were loaded for Friday it is dangerous to change.

The winds were very strong last night, it seemed likely the fireworks would be cancelled.

I was able to buy MHP tickets at the GCH for the "sold out" party yesterday. Tickets are released for resort guests in the morning (~7AM).

They played Halloween Screams tonight! There was never an announcement, but they were canceled last night due to winds. I wish I'd known because we missed the beginning of them. Hopefully this info helps someone else in case other nights end up canceled.

After reading the last couple pages and catching up, I was just going comment that if the party fireworks get cancelled, you'll be able to catch them on the next day. I learned this tidbit of info last year Be warned, however, that a lot of locals know this so you may want to camp out your spot if you really want to see them.

 

[dnamertz]

After reading the last couple pages and catching up, I was just going comment that if the party fireworks get cancelled, you'll be able to catch them on the next day. I learned this tidbit of info last year Be warned, however, that a lot of locals know this so you may want to camp out your spot if you really want to see them.

Does this also on apply to the Friday parties? They don't usually have fireworkds scheduled on non-party weeknights in October, so if the fireworks get cancelled when we are at the party on a Monday, will they show them Tuesday (when there is no party)?

 

[MAJPLO]

Does this also on apply to the Friday parties? They don't usually have fireworkds scheduled on non-party weeknights in October, so if the fireworks get cancelled when we are at the party on a Monday, will they show them Tuesday (when there is no party)?

Aren't the parties only on Tuesdays and Fridays? Except right at the end of October when they are on Halloween. So the party fireworks from Friday night were canceled and they were set off on Saturday night instead of the regular Saturday night fireworks show (I forget what it's called). Right?

 

[dnamertz]

Aren't the parties only on Tuesdays and Fridays? Except right at the end of October when they are on Halloween. So the party fireworks from Friday night were canceled and they were set off on Saturday night instead of the regular Saturday night fireworks show (I forget what it's called). Right?

The week before Halloween, there are parties Mon, Wed, and Fri. So, now that I think about it, if Monday's fireworks were cancelled they would probably just save them two nights to do at the Wed party.

 

[I'm mikey]

Wow....really nice pictures!

Thank you.

I'M MIKEY, what settings was your camera on when you took those firework pictures? They are great, and I want to try to get some good firework pics but I know it's not easy.

These were taken with a canon 60D and 18-135 lens mounted on a tripod, I also had a 3 stop neutral density filter attached to the lens.
The camera was set to BULB mode, I used a remote cable release to activate the shutter.
Aperture = f/11
ISO = 200
shutter speed varied between 13 and 29 seconds, depending on the picture.

Great photos. How do you deal with the tripod? I tried once and people kept bumping it and tripping over the legs - and giving me LOOKS

I had the same problem, I had my family stand on each side of the tripod to help protect it.

 

[crystal1313]

I missed the clif kids bars but we also got a ton of bug bites (graham cracker cookies) and craisins. We only did about 6 of the treat trails but no suckers.

Thanks everyone for the replies. Too bad about the tootsie pops. Bt my DS4 loves cliff bars so that's awesome! And the bug bites and craisins sound wonderful too!