HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #4

[dolphingirl47]

I am quite torn. I have made up my mind that I will go to Disneyland this year. I even picked out the perfect dates: September 17th to 28th. Unfortunately there are 4 days in that period of time that I can't get leave. I could gamble and hope that they become available or try to swap, but then I may end up with nothing. So there are essentially 3 alternatives: I could go during the first half of September and that would mean that I would hopefully experience the beginning of the Halloween season, but the chances of a party would be slim. I have the first week in October booked off already and it would be easy to extend it a little in either direction. However, this is likely to be a solo trip and DH birthday falls into this. Maybe that is a little cruel. So maybe the best option is towards the end of October. I will have to see how this will develop.

Corinna

 

[KOUKLI]

So sad we won't be making it for Halloween Time this year . Very excited to see what changes are in store for DCA, hoping that they are finalized/still around for our 2016 Halloween Time trip!

 

[figment_jii]

Well, if they do a Halloween Carnival than they should definetly tap into, and give a nod to, Disney's movie version of "Something Wicked This Way Comes" A very underrated movie in my opinion.

To be honest, even if they did a sea side carnival, I highly doubt it would be anything reminiscent of Something Wicked This Way Come. The Halloween Carnival is something for children and families, so it has to be cute and whimsical. Something Wicked isn't cute or whimsical; it would fit in better with Halloween Horror Nights over at Universal.

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

This thread got super buried... Even though I am excited for spring and summer to come... I think I am more excited about Halloween time news... Can't wait to hear something!

 

[Kilala]

I will be starting on one of my costumes . I will post pictures as I go on the costumes.

 

[CassieF]

So I've scanned through the recent posts since the 60th anniversary and nothing specifically has been discussed about Conjure a Villain. Seeing villains is such a popular draw for Halloween (as seen by the 30-60 minute waits) but do you think they'll have it at the ranch this year? Will there be the whole halloween carnival back there? If not, do you think they'll still do some sort of villan M&G in DCA instead?

 

[dolphingirl47]

I am tentatively planning to return to Disneyland between September 22nd and October 1st. Can't wait.

 

[figment_jii]

So I've scanned through the recent posts since the 60th anniversary and nothing specifically has been discussed about Conjure a Villain. Seeing villains is such a popular draw for Halloween (as seen by the 30-60 minute waits) but do you think they'll have it at the ranch this year? Will there be the whole halloween carnival back there? If not, do you think they'll still do some sort of villan M&G in DCA instead?

I think that's because no one really know how the 60th anniversary will impact HalloweenTime. We don't even know when HalloweenTime will start, how many parties there will be, or even where the party will be (truthfully, I don't know that we'll know anything about HalloweenTime until after the 60th anniversary - so late July at the earliest). My guess is that they will continue to do the Halloween Carnival (unless they end up using the area for some 60th event/activity). I'd be inclined to say that as many things as possible will remain the same because it's usually easier to do something that they already have plans for opposed to come up with something new. That being said, even if the bulk of the HalloweenTime activities move to DCA, I do think they'll still have some kind of Villains meet and greet (like Conjure a Villain) because of the popularity of the villains. I'm still holding out hope that the parties will remain in DL (I like have the Halloween overlay attractions and Halloween Screams fireworks at MHP)...

 

[lorijohnhill]

What was the date of the first party last year? I'm thinking the earlier the least amount of crowds?

 

[KalamityJane]

I think that's because no one really know how the 60th anniversary will impact HalloweenTime. We don't even know when HalloweenTime will start, how many parties there will be, or even where the party will be (truthfully, I don't know that we'll know anything about HalloweenTime until after the 60th anniversary - so late July at the earliest). My guess is that they will continue to do the Halloween Carnival (unless they end up using the area for some 60th event/activity). I'd be inclined to say that as many things as possible will remain the same because it's usually easier to do something that they already have plans for opposed to come up with something new. That being said, even if the bulk of the HalloweenTime activities move to DCA, I do think they'll still have some kind of Villains meet and greet (like Conjure a Villain) because of the popularity of the villains. I'm still holding out hope that the parties will remain in DL (I like have the Halloween overlay attractions and Halloween Screams fireworks at MHP)...

Oh, you make a good point - one of my favorite parts of Halloween is the holiday overlay on Haunted Mansion! That would definitely be odd to miss that at DCA. That being said, I wonder if they would do a special WOC for the Halloween parties...

 

[figment_jii]

What was the date of the first party last year? I'm thinking the earlier the least amount of crowds?

The first party has been on the last Friday in September since 2011. So there was usually a two week period between the start of HalloweenTime and the first party. However, there are rumors that the parties may start earlier this year or there may be more of them, so at this point we don't know what will be happening in terms of MHP's schedule. In terms of the MHP themselves, the first one tends to be one of the first parties to sell out (along with Halloween night and the ones that overlap with Gay Days weekend). The second party tends to takes longer to sell out than the first one, though, eventually all of them (or almost all) sell out.

Oh, you make a good point - one of my favorite parts of Halloween is the holiday overlay on Haunted Mansion! That would definitely be odd to miss that at DCA. That being said, I wonder if they would do a special WOC for the Halloween parties...

I do hope if they move MHP to DCA that they do something to make up for the lack of Halloween Screams. Some kind of Halloween-themed WoC seems like the most likely thing to do, but even if they do, it does seem like a step down from seeing Zero fly over the castle! Sigh...or maybe they'll do something to make the parade more a full-fledged parade. We'll have to wait and see (and hope for the best)!

 

[Canadian Harmony]

Are the Parties usually Monday/Wednesday/Friday for the first couple of weeks?

 

[figment_jii]

The schedule was much more consistent in 2013, with the first weeks having parties on Tuesdays and Fridays. Last year (2014) was a bit less consistent. The pattern was either Tuesday and Friday or Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Sherry has the list of historical MHP dates on the first page of this thread. I don't know if we can really use the past dates to do much in the way of predicting this year's dates, even if there weren't the rumors about the changes coming to the parties.

 

[Canadian Harmony]

WHY does July have to be so.far.away?? Doesn't Disney know that I must PLAN every second of our vacation NOW??

 

[lorijohnhill]

Well, I did it. I booked a room at the HoJo Water Park hotel for Sept 26 - Oct 3, 2015! Hopefully there will be at least one Halloween party during that week.

 

[Mommy26]

How busy is it during Halloween time?

We want to go Wed September 23 to Sat Sep 26.

 

[corinne76]

Well, I did it. I booked a room at the HoJo Water Park hotel for Sept 26 - Oct 3, 2015! Hopefully there will be at least one Halloween party during that week.

We're booked at Park Vue Inn for the following week, 3rd thru 10th. Still not sure if I want to do 4 days plus a Halloween or 5 days plus a Halloween. I just want to figure it all out already. This is driving me nuts!

 

[lorijohnhill]

We're booked at Park Vue Inn for the following week, 3rd thru 10th. Still not sure if I want to do 4 days plus a Halloween or 5 days plus a Halloween. I just want to figure it all out already. This is driving me nuts!

I know. I hate having to wait until the last minute to try and plan things.

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

So I am all excited about mad-t party coming back. We saw it on our Christmas trip, and it had a Christmas twist... And was sooooo fun! I am hoping for a Halloween twist (I heard maybe thriller is played?) it was such a nice way to just chill and sing along with the songs and people watch at the end of a busy night!

Also thinking about all the yummy treats we have been missing! I really really hope they still have dill pickle popcorn on the rotation in cars land.... Omg I still crave it!

 

[figment_jii]

Mad T Party does have a Halloweeen-twist (at least they have for the past few years at least). The story is that someone spiked the tea and they are slowly being "zombie-fied." The band looks pretty normal at fist, but as the evening progresses, they get "spookier." They performed "This is Halloween" in most sets (I think), but for the final set of the night they performed "Thriller" with the assistance of the Tweedles and the Hottest Deck in Town. I'm hoping they do this again this year!

I posted some pictures earlier in this thread (post #2271):
http://www.disboards.com/threads/ha...ween-time-2015.3270919/page-114#post-52451966