HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #4

[haileymarie92]

And here's the wristbands. Kinda cool they kept them in diamond theme!

 

[CassieF]

I didn't attend the party tonight but was there for the overlap time. Here's what I saw...

Check in for inside the park was just inside frontierland and had no line around 630 for a 7pm start.

The bags feature Aladdin on one side and the Good Dinosaur on the other, so an oldie being re-released and a new movie.

People were lined up for treat trails half an hour before the start time

The villain line in town square didn't seem too long, the first group came out right after official park closing and was Evil Queen, Cruella and Maleficent. The Tremaines and Queen of Hearts were roaming town square at this time too. The set meets swapped out about half an hour later as we were leaving and it was Radcliffe, Jafar and Hades.

I saw on Instagram there was a fire drill at BB that interrupted the dinner, not sure of details....

Of note, people were staking out Parade spots before the party even started along Main Street (and not even a great spot for parade or fireworks after, IMO.

 

[Sherry E]

I didn't attend the party tonight but was there for the overlap time. Here's what I saw...

Check in for inside the park was just inside frontierland and had no line around 630 for a 7pm start.

The bags feature Aladdin on one side and the Good Dinosaur on the other, so an oldie being re-released and a new movie.

People were lined up for treat trails half an hour before the start time

The villain line in town square didn't seem too long, the first group came out right after official park closing and was Evil Queen, Cruella and Maleficent. The Tremaines and Queen of Hearts were roaming town square at this time too. The set meets swapped out about half an hour later as we were leaving and it was Radcliffe, Jafar and Hades.

I saw on Instagram there was a fire drill at BB that interrupted the dinner, not sure of details....

Of note, people were staking out Parade spots before the party even started along Main Street (and not even a great spot for parade or fireworks after, IMO.

Thank you so much for the recap from the overlap time -- if people were already staking out parade spots before the party began, I'd hate to see that area when the parade is going on!

It figures that there would be a fire drill on the first night of the MSBB dinner! I can't wait to hear those reports.

So I guess you missed the packed house otherwise known as the ToonTown pre-party!

 

[haileymarie92]

I didn't attend the party tonight but was there for the overlap time. Here's what I saw...

Check in for inside the park was just inside frontierland and had no line around 630 for a 7pm start.

The bags feature Aladdin on one side and the Good Dinosaur on the other, so an oldie being re-released and a new movie.

People were lined up for treat trails half an hour before the start time

The villain line in town square didn't seem too long, the first group came out right after official park closing and was Evil Queen, Cruella and Maleficent. The Tremaines and Queen of Hearts were roaming town square at this time too. The set meets swapped out about half an hour later as we were leaving and it was Radcliffe, Jafar and Hades.

I saw on Instagram there was a fire drill at BB that interrupted the dinner, not sure of details....

Of note, people were staking out Parade spots before the party even started along Main Street (and not even a great spot for parade or fireworks after, IMO.

Hmmm I wonder if that means Dr Facilier is exclusive to MSBB then?

I saw that on Instagram too! What a bummer!

 

[CassieF]

I was only there from about 630-730 so I missed the apparent disaster around toon town. I did hear some attendees in town square saying there wasn't one, all the cast members she came across said no, but I was like, I think there was one as there were signs about the early closure. It's sad that CMs don't know what's going on....

Hmmm I wonder if that means Dr Facilier is exclusive to MSBB then?

I saw that on Instagram too! What a bummer!

Last year he wasn't at all of the parties so it's not definitive that he won't be at any. I've heard he was on a microphone andirons was a show as well as the meet and greet so since he's got a microphone it's got to be an AGVA, not your regular face character so it isn't pulling from the same pool of actors.

 

[haileymarie92]

Another pic on Instagram. I think this is the AP treat. 60th AP backpack and cake pop? View attachment 125898

Got confirmation that these are the AP treat trail treats. The pop is made of rice crispies.

 

[ten6mom]

We missed the AP treat trail last year. Do you just show your AP when you get into the line?

 

[GenGen22]

We missed the AP treat trail last year. Do you just show your AP when you get into the line?

Yes, they scan it & you enter.

 

[ten6mom]

Yes, they scan it & you enter.

Thank you! I would have preferred a BH6 backpack but any drawstring bag will be nice as my kids are getting older and they can carry their own darn stuff!

 

[Jeff314]

Never ever going back for this Halloween "party" looked forward to this for 9 months and paid so much money to come here and it's 10 times for packed and busy then it was the last 3 days we've been here on normal days. There's absolutely no difference tonight then any other night besides Halloween music all through the park and candy trails (which were lines for days at every one of them) kept hearing rides are almost walk on and that couldn't be any less true. We've waited for so long for almost all Rides we've done. Talked to a few vets of this event and they've never seen it this crowded before. Good job Disneyland.

 

[GenGen22]

Thank you! I would have preferred a BH6 backpack but any drawstring bag will be nice as my kids are getting older and they can carry their own darn stuff!

I feel you... I have 3 teens so I get it. Mom can you put this or that in your purse...lol

 

[focusondisney]

Oh man!! We were at the party but didn't know about the AP trail. We just upgraded to premier passes this trip, do no emails yet. I did read about last year's rice crispie treats & thought it was just something edible. I checked the map & didn't see snything listed as an AP trail. Rats.

We did think it was pretty crowded. Tried to get into Toontown around 6:30. We made it into a line & we're held up well before the entrance sign. We waited about 5 - 10 minutes, we never moved & they had closed the line gor capacity in the area. We left the line, no point just wasting time standing there. Since we aren't really familiar with the park, we did gave a hard time navigating things. Best part was Haunted Mansion was about a 5 minute wait at around 9:20. Ended up leaving during the fireworks, Main Street was packed!

 

[Sherry E]

Never ever going back for this Halloween "party" looked forward to this for 9 months and paid so much money to come here and it's 10 times for packed and busy then it was the last 3 days we've been here on normal days. There's absolutely no difference tonight then any other night besides Halloween music all through the park and candy trails (which were lines for days at every one of them) kept hearing rides are almost walk on and that couldn't be any less true. We've waited for so long for almost all Rides we've done. Talked to a few vets of this event and they've never seen it this crowded before. Good job Disneyland.

Oh man!! We were at the party but didn't know about the AP trail. We just upgraded to premier passes this trip, do no emails yet. I did read about last year's rice crispie treats & thought it was just something edible. I checked the map & didn't see snything listed as an AP trail. Rats.

We did think it was pretty crowded. Tried to get into Toontown around 6:30. We made it into a line & we're held up well before the entrance sign. We waited about 5 - 10 minutes, we never moved & they had closed the line gor capacity in the area. We left the line, no point just wasting time standing there. Since we aren't really familiar with the park, we did gave a hard time navigating things. Best part was Haunted Mansion was about a 5 minute wait at around 9:20. Ended up leaving during the fireworks, Main Street was packed!

Thank you both so much for reporting back to us here -- I really appreciate it, and I know everyone else does as well.

I have an unfortunate feeling that more tickets were sold for each party night this time around. I always thought it was too crowded for a hard ticket event, but it is sounding like it was even more crowded this year -- especially because of the ToonTown capacity issue (which I had never heard of in the past, prior to tonight)!

 

[suzanne.willmott]

Never ever going back for this Halloween "party" looked forward to this for 9 months and paid so much money to come here and it's 10 times for packed and busy then it was the last 3 days we've been here on normal days. There's absolutely no difference tonight then any other night besides Halloween music all through the park and candy trails (which were lines for days at every one of them) kept hearing rides are almost walk on and that couldn't be any less true. We've waited for so long for almost all Rides we've done. Talked to a few vets of this event and they've never seen it this crowded before. Good job Disneyland.

Oh no... I hope my tickets aren't a waste :-/ this doesn't sound good.
No reviews for Blue Bayou yet..

 

[Sherry E]

I can't find one single review for the Mystical Spirits event yet, other than what Cassie mentioned earlier (about the fire drill at the Blue Bayou in the middle of the dinner!).

 

[suzanne.willmott]

I can't find one single review for the Mystical Spirits event yet, other than what Cassie mentioned earlier (about the fire drill at the Blue Bayou in the middle of the dinner!).

It's non refundable too.. That's quite upsetting!

 

[Sherry E]

So, if you see a bunch of people dressed like Villains on October 25th, it's "Villain's Day," folks (not an official Disney event) - https://www.facebook.com/events/881784468575036/.

Maybe this explains why 10/25 was one of the first MHP nights to sell out.

 

[suzanne.willmott]

Found these on Insta! The gift! And dessert!
These people said worth it times 100!

 

[Sherry E]

Found these on Insta! The gift! And dessert!
These people said worth it times 100!

Well, that's encouraging. That's good to hear! Hopefully they had a great view of the fireworks.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

I may need to cancel or switch the dates for my trip. Anyone have any suggestions on where to sell the party tickets besides eBay? They're for the 29th which isn't even sold out yet.

There is no buying or selling of tickets on these boards. The purchase page states that the tickets are not for resale. Do you have friends or family members who would want them? You could always gift or donate the tickets.

I wonder if the lack of a preparty in the Big Thunder Jamboree area contributed to the capacity crowds for the TT party. Last year I remember CMs stopping the lines at intervals to control the crowds, but it was nowhere near capacity.