HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #4

[LongTimeFan]

MHP is a separate hard ticket event (think of it like an after-hours activity). So even if you already in DL for the day, you will need to purchase at ticket to the party if you want to stay.

Ticket costs ranged from $51 (AP/DVC Advance Purchase) to $74 (No Discount, Day Of tickets) last year. They have not announced the prices for this year, but I would add between $3-$5 to get a ballpark figure for this year.

Some folks dress up and other do not. It's an even enough mixture that no one feels out of place.

The third post on this thread (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51326916&postcount=3) has lots of information about MHP.

Thank you, very helpful!

 

[Sherry E]

MHP is a separate hard ticket event (think of it like an after-hours activity). So even if you already in DL for the day, you will need to purchase at ticket to the party if you want to stay.

Ticket costs ranged from $51 (AP/DVC Advance Purchase) to $74 (No Discount, Day Of tickets) last year. They have not announced the prices for this year, but I would add between $3-$5 to get a ballpark figure for this year.

Some folks dress up and other do not. It's an even enough mixture that no one feels out of place.

The third post on this thread (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51326916&postcount=3) has lots of information about MHP.

Good timing on that referral to post #3 -- I just updated some of the answers in the MHP FAQ post, to reflect the latest info!

I also added the Halloween Time and MHP dates to the very first post on page 1 as well.

I wish the prices had been included the Parks Blog piece too, so I could just add in all of the pertinent info in one swoop, but I guess we have to take what we can get from Disney!

(Blame it in the fruits and veggies!)

 

[TulipsNZ]

Yes yes yes! There is a MHP while we are there so so excited!

 

[Sherry E]

Yes yes yes! There is a MHP while we are there so so excited!

TulipsNZ --

I'm very glad you will get to experience your first MHP, as well as our Halloween Time season, and I hope that your boys love all of it!

 

[Alohagirl73]

Finally party dates!!! Now need to decide which date. Probably the first party. Can't wait.

 

[Sherry E]

Finally party dates!!! Now need to decide which date. Probably the first party. Can't wait.

It will be fun!



I always tell myself I am going to go to the very first party, and I either wait too long to get a ticket and it sells out, or my plans change. This is one year in which I kind of want to do the first party, but I also want to do the last party because it will be a Friday, and it will actually be Halloween (I have not been to any kind of party, in Disneyland or elsewhere, on Halloween night in decades, and I should do it before I'm too old to move!). I don't necessarily need to do both, but both the first and last nights of the party are likely to sell out before others, so I have to think and decide fast.



ETA: And a big thank you goes to figment_jii for being quick to spot the Parks Blog link and deliver the news to us here in this thread this morning! Thank you, figment_jii!!!!

 

[2tinkerbell]

I just told my Supervisor about the dates of the party. He is going for UEA (Utah Excapes to Anaheim) in Oct. because that is when his wife has time off. They were debating about a 3 day or 4 day park hopper. With the party,
he said that he will go ahead and get 3 day park hoppers and the party tickets. He is now just as excited as I am for October to come.

It is nice to have a Supervisor who understands Disney and readily approved my time off.

 

[Sherry E]

I just told my Supervisor about the dates of the party. He is going for UEA (Utah Excapes to Anaheim) in Oct. because that is when his wife has time off. They were debating about a 3 day or 4 day park hopper. With the party,
he said that he will go ahead and get 3 day park hoppers and the party tickets. He is now just as excited as I am for October to come.

It is nice to have a Supervisor who understands Disney and readily approved my time off.

Wow -- no kidding! You lucked out with that Supervisor, 2tinkerbell!

I remember once, several years ago, I had my hotel booked and plans made for my annual holiday trip to DLR (in December) and the Supervisor was trying to convince me to stay in the office, work on a huge project and not go to DLR as soon as 2 days before I was due to leave! I gave them plenty of notice about the trip way in advance, so it wasn't like I was just springing it on them at the last second. I went ahead with my trip and did not stay in the office to work on the project. The hotel was booked and it was too late to cancel without incurring some sort of penalty at that point.

 

[TulipsNZ]

TulipsNZ --

I'm very glad you will get to experience your first MHP, as well as our Halloween Time season, and I hope that your boys love all of it!

I am incredibly grateful to this thread, we have nothing like this in NZ so we are so excited, we have also decided to go and see a traditional pumpkin patch from the links on the first page, there is nothing like that in NZ either and we don't have orange pumpkins at halloween time as our seasons are opposite. I am so happy to have found these boards as they are helping me plan and we are doing so much more and more organised than my original plans.

 

[kim3339]

Question for any of you party experts ~ how fast do you think the 1st 2 parties will sell out? I was originally planning on going down for the 9/30 party for a quick trip and to pick up an AP, but I won a trip through a radio station so I might be going the last weekend in Sept/1st party (yay!). Problem there is that I won't get a call from the travel agent for 2-4 weeks. I know they won't release all the tix for AP/Visa people on the 16th, but will I be okay through the 1st week of Aug in case I hear from them later rather than sooner?

 

[figment_jii]

I know they won't release all the tix for AP/Visa people on the 16th, but will I be okay through the 1st week of Aug in case I hear from them later rather than sooner?

My instinctive answer is that yes, tickets will last through August. I don't recall when the first party sold out last year, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't until early September (at the earliest). Most of the others (except the one associated with Gay Days Friday and the Friday before Columbus Day weekend) sold out closer to the actual date (in late September and through October). I wouldn't wait until mid-to-late September to get a ticket to the first party (the second party tickets will probably last longer because it's a Tuesday), but I think you'll be fine through August.

Actually, I was thinking that Geemo's thread about which MHP sold out (and when) was actually very helpful in terms of tracking things. We should probably do that again this year, but we could just make it a post here in the SuperThread. Sherry, what do you think?

 

[kim3339]

My instinctive answer is that yes, tickets will last through August. I don't recall when the first party sold out last year, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't until early September (at the earliest). Most of the others (except the one associated with Gay Days Friday and the Friday before Columbus Day weekend) sold out closer to the actual date (in late September and through October). I wouldn't wait until mid-to-late September to get a ticket to the first party (the second party tickets will probably last longer because it's a Tuesday), but I think you'll be fine through August.

Thank you! Don't worry, I won't be waiting. As soon as everything gets figured out, I'll be ordering party tix. Thanks again!

 

[JoanneAZ]

FYI, the prices are now posted on that blog entry.

Regular tickets are $63 to $70 in advance, $70 on the party day.
AP tickets are $56 to $70 in advance, $70 on the party day.
Halloween is $77 for everyone no matter when you buy.

So looking forward to this and so glad there is a party on my birthday!

 

[figment_jii]

FYI, the prices are now posted on that blog entry.

Regular tickets are $63 to $70 in advance, $70 on the party day.
AP tickets are $56 to $70 in advance, $70 on the party day.
Halloween is $77 for everyone no matter when you buy.

So looking forward to this and so glad there is a party on my birthday!

It's great that they posted the prices. Is it in the same entry as the original announcement? For some reason, I can't see/find the prices.

Update: the prices are not in the Blog entry itself. They've been posted on the Disneyland.com Mickey's Halloween Party webpage (which is also not the page listed under the Special Events tickets tab).
https://disneyland.disney.go.com/ev...h14NightsofMickey’sHalloweenParty000502-07-14

 

[laura&fam]

I have never been to a party at Disneyland so I have a few questions.
If you already are there during that date, in Disneyland Park, do you have to buy tickets for the party, too?
If yes, how much are the tickets, approximately?
Do you dress up or look out of place if you don't dress up?

When I went to the party 2 years ago I debated dressing up or not because that's not really my thing. I was so glad I did! Our costumes were not that great but our whole group dressed up (Incredibles with Eda Mole) and it really added to the whole experience for us. There are plenty of people that don't though so you won't feel out of place if you're not in costume.

 

[Alohagirl73]

The prices are on the Disneyland page under Mickey's Halloween Party!

 

[figment_jii]

So the prices are generally $70 on the day of the event, except Halloween which is $77. The general public advance purchase price is $63 and the AP/DRVC/DVC advance purchase is $56, except on select Friday parties and parties closest to and on Halloween. There is no discount on Halloween night (as expected). There is also no discount on the Wednesday (10/29) party or on the Friday parties starting with 10/10. All in all, it's same basic pricing structure from last year with a slight increase in prices. Basically the day of prices went up $3, the general public advance purchase prices went up $4, and the AP/DRVC/DVC advance purchase price went up $5.

As with last year, the ticket price includes parking and allows entrance into DL three hours before the party starts.

• Admission to Disneyland Park up to 3 hours prior to the event's start time.
• Complimentary parking for one standard-size vehicle. Larger vehicles may require an additional fee.

The times are also the same: 7:00 pm to midnight on Friday night parties and 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday parties.

The costumes rules also appear to be pretty much the same. There is a few changes to the verbiage and they combined or split up a few rules, but nothing major.

 

[Kilala]

I wish the prices didn't go up.

 

[Sherry E]

I had to tear myself away from The DIS, the Parks Blog and Facebook to eat some lunch, but I have come back here to see the MHP prices are now listed (on the DLR website)!! That was fast! I will figure out a way to add them into the MHP post on page 1!

I have to say that one reason why it would be good for DLR to eventually consider starting the MHP at the same time that Halloween Time begins -- or very close to it -- is that people get confused about "Halloween Time" vs. "Mickey's Halloween Party." They hear the MHP name and they assume that it means the whole season, party and all. A lot of people don't understand that Halloween Time begins a good 2 weeks before the party ever begins.

If you'll notice, someone commented on the Parks Blog about being disappointed that the MHP is beginning on 9/26, when she thought that it had begun earlier in previous years. She must have confused Halloween Time's start dates with MHP start dates, and she planned her upcoming trip based on thinking that the MHP would begin earlier in September.

I think it would be easier and less confusing if DLR just started the MHP right around when Halloween Time began, so at least people wouldn't mistakenly plan trips for mid-September if they want to attend the party.

Maybe this is why WDW doesn't "name" its Halloween season -- people mainly think of MNSSHP when they think of Halloween at WDW anyway, and it could get confusing if they thought something was beginning earlier or later than anything else.

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I am incredibly grateful to this thread, we have nothing like this in NZ so we are so excited, we have also decided to go and see a traditional pumpkin patch from the links on the first page, there is nothing like that in NZ either and we don't have orange pumpkins at halloween time as our seasons are opposite. I am so happy to have found these boards as they are helping me plan and we are doing so much more and more organised than my original plans.

TulipsNZ --

That's what we hear on this board, from our friends in NZ and in Australia -- Halloween is barely recognized at all!

Well, Halloween is certainly a big deal here in America, where you can find anything from really scary events (the ones with bloody, hatchet-wielding maniacs chasing after you and popping out from behind corners), to more family-friendly events such as parades or pumpkin patches, to assorted "Harvest Festivals" or "Fall Festivals."

Some people even decorate their houses and yards with elaborate pumpkin décor and lights (though it is not as prevalent as houses being decorated for Christmas). Have you ever seen any of those Halloween-oriented shows on the Travel Channel? They usually begin airing around the end of September and then pick up closer to Halloween. They feature all sorts of "extreme" ways people celebrate Halloween, from the most terrifying haunted houses to the most extensive front yard decorations. Of course, not everyone in America celebrates Halloween quite that way, but I think that more people over the years are growing exasperated with Christmas and so they devote more of their time and energy to Halloween because it is somehow less stressful.

I'm so glad that this thread and this board in general have been of help to you in planning your Halloween Time trip!

And how wonderful that you're going to visit a pumpkin patch! Are you going to go to the one in Irvine? I have not been to that Irvine location yet, but I hear that it's amazing, which is why I wanted to link it on page 1.

In fact, last year DIS'er Vintage Mouseketeer (under a different screen name) was telling us about the Irvine pumpkin patch (and the Christmas train that is there for the holidays). It sounds like a lot of fun!

My instinctive answer is that yes, tickets will last through August. I don't recall when the first party sold out last year, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't until early September (at the earliest). Most of the others (except the one associated with Gay Days Friday and the Friday before Columbus Day weekend) sold out closer to the actual date (in late September and through October). I wouldn't wait until mid-to-late September to get a ticket to the first party (the second party tickets will probably last longer because it's a Tuesday), but I think you'll be fine through August.

Actually, I was thinking that Geemo's thread about which MHP sold out (and when) was actually very helpful in terms of tracking things. We should probably do that again this year, but we could just make it a post here in the SuperThread. Sherry, what do you think?

figment_jii --

A post here in this thread, with the rapidly-selling-out MHP dates and the dates on which they appear to sell out, is not a bad idea (even if someone starts a separate thread about it). One post (that is updated as dates sell out) is less to have to read and follow than a whole thread, but either way I will link it (post or thread) in the MHP post on page 1!

FYI, the prices are now posted on that blog entry.

Regular tickets are $63 to $70 in advance, $70 on the party day.
AP tickets are $56 to $70 in advance, $70 on the party day.
Halloween is $77 for everyone no matter when you buy.

So looking forward to this and so glad there is a party on my birthday!

Thank you for the heads up, JoanneAZ!

I didn't see the prices on the Parks Blog, but I found the chart on the DLR website! I will add them in somewhere on page 1!

 

[figment_jii]

Maybe this is why WDW doesn't "name" its Halloween season -- people mainly think of MNSSHP when they think of Halloween at WDW anyway, and it could get confusing if they thought something was beginning earlier or later than anything else.

I think that WDW doesn't name the Halloween season because aside from MNSSHP and a few fall decorations there really isn't much of a Halloween presence until much closer to Halloween. (Well, there is the merchandise and snacks, but I wasn't really counting that.) They do not have HMH, SMGG, or Big Thunder Ranch Carnival. So for WDW/MK, Halloween isn't as "big" an event as it is at DLR.

A post here in this thread, with the rapidly-selling-out MHP dates and the dates on which they appear to sell out, is not a bad idea (even if someone starts a separate thread about it). One post (that is updated as dates sell out) is less to have to read and follow than a whole thread, but either way I will link it (post or thread) in the MHP post on page 1!

I can create a post here on the SuperThread, but first I'll touch base with Geemo to see if he wants to do it. He hasn't been on the board lately, but I wouldn't want to step on his toes.

I didn't see the prices on the Parks Blog, but I found the chart on the DLR website! I will add them in somewhere on page 1!

I'm pretty sure that's what JoanneAZ meant. I scoured that blog post, re-freshed several times and even cleaned out the cache, but nothing "new" appeared. Ultimately, I clicked the link in the Blog post and it took me to the MHP page on Disneyland.com, which had the prices.