HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #4

[BigCheese]

At the TT pre party Mickey was in a Zorro type outfit. I think Minnie was a witch, but don't quote me on that. Chip & Dale were a cop and robber. Pluto was… Pluto. I didn't see any hint of a costume. We didn't meet any of the characters so I was looking from behind the sea of people.

Thanks for the report CaliGrrl. Haven't seen Robber Dale in a long time so that's good to know. Glad Zorro Mickey is back too.

 

[2SillyBirds]

Question: I've got reviews from people on Instagram that they were seated -behind- the partners statue, meaning the statue was in their line of sight for the fireworks. Did you notice some of the guests being placed there?? Part of the reason we decided to do MSBB was the fireworks seating and I'd hate if the partners statue was in the way.

I did see chairs last night and the night before that were placed right in the center, right in front of the Partners Statue, which would definitely be in the line of sight for those people. We were placed behind the statue on benches that were set up. I don't know how many rows they set up, but we were on a bench with another couple. I suppose that there might have been some people sitting in those chairs, I am assuming that there were enough benches placed for all of us. Could it be possible that those chairs set up were for some other function??? They were set up that way the night before when there wasn't a party at all.

 

[haileymarie92]

I did see chairs last night and the night before that were placed right in the center, right in front of the Partners Statue, which would definitely be in the line of sight for those people. We were placed behind the statue on benches that were set up. I don't know how many rows they set up, but we were on a bench with another couple. I suppose that there might have been some people sitting in those chairs, I am assuming that there were enough benches placed for all of us. Could it be possible that those chairs set up were for some other function??? They were set up that way the night before when there wasn't a party at all.

The people who said they were placed behind the statue were also at MSBB. Seems kind of messed up to place some in front and some in back if that's the case. If you ask me its a biiiiiiggggg difference in the viewing capability.

 

[DisneyMom234]

Just decided to do a cheap halloween trip the other day. Came on to order the halloween party tickets and they sold out.:


Is there anywhere to watch in case people have to cancel their trips??

 

[Sherry E]

Just decided to do a cheap halloween trip the other day. Came on to order the halloween party tickets and they sold out.:


Is there anywhere to watch in case people have to cancel their trips??

Just in the last day I've seen a couple of people's comments (in more than one place) that indicated that a couple of the formerly sold out dates were suddenly showing as not sold out on the calendar on the DLR website... and then showing as sold out again! I don't know if that was a fluke.

You might not have any luck, but you should always try calling DLR's ticket line ASAP and ask them if they have a few tickets left for the date you want. I don't know which date you want, but if it sold out very recently there may still be some tickets available over the phone. For some reason, online tickets sell out but there are still a limited number of tickets left to buy over the phone. They don't last long, though.

If that does not work, there is a good chance that you might be able to get tickets on the day of the event, if you get to the ticket booths bright and early in the morning.

Onsite hotel guests can get tickets on the day of the event as well, through their hotels.

 

[mrsw94]

I've never done it so I am probably not describing it properly, but from all that I have seen I think that it can kind of be described as not fully dressing in costume (although, as I mentioned, some of the outfits I've seen looked like full costumes!), but using accessories, colors and pieces of clothing to represent or pay homage to a theme or character. I've seen a lot of versions of Minnie Mouse from the Disney Bounders (if that's what they're called??). Some of them just use the red and white theme and play that up in their accessories and outfits. Some people play up the polka dot angle. Some people wear black stockings and some sort of red skirt, but maybe wear a polka dot scarf or something. I've seen some Maleficent homages, and the people were wearing purple and black, or dark purplish-blue and black. It's interesting, and Disney seems to be embracing it -- although the line between costume and Disney Bounding non-costume can get blurry!

Ok thanks. I've seen some of this stuff, such as a lady wearing stretch pants that had shiny green scales like a mermaid.

Sherry, that was a very good explanation of Disney Bounding!

I have a 13 year old daughter who along with her 3 friends are Disney Bounding for Halloween this year. My daughter is Snow White, so is wearing a bright yellow skirt, blue shirt and a big red bow in her hair. Another friend is Ariel, she has a sequined green skirt (that I still need to make!) a purple shirt and a sequined red headband. I can't remember what the other 2 are wearing.

 

[riostoker]

For those who went to the MHP, a few questions.
- How were ride lines in general? We've got conflicting reports on that.
- How were Haunted Mansion and Ghost Galaxy lines in particular?
- Based on what you saw, how early should one line up in front of the castle to get good fireworks viewing?
- How were the character meet and greet lines? Did the lines seem to change over the course of the evening?
- Were there any treat trails that you thought were especially well-done? (we don't plan on going to that many).
- I'll have a regular day's admission as well as MHP tickets, do you think the toontown pre-party would be worth it for me? (seems like it was packed, so I'm not sure I want to brave it.)

I'm getting that the consensus is that candy lines were very long but shortened considerably after fireworks.

This was our first trip to DLR and our first Halloween Party, so I may not be the best person to answer your questions, but I'll give it a shot.

- Ride lines were long when we got there at 5:00. By 7:00 though when fast passes were done and non-party people had left, I thought all the lines were short to reasonable. Most seemed to be in the 5-10 range. We waited 20 for Star Tours right about 7:00, but I think it got shorter after that. At one point, I saw Space had a 5 minute wait. Splash was walk-on to five. We waited 15 for Astro-Orbiter right around 7, but it was 5 later in the night. Pooh was walk-on. Haunted Mansion was the only thing that seemed to keep its wait time constant all evening. It seemed to range from about 25-35. Maybe it went down after fireworks? We left then.
- Haunted Mansion 25+, Space was over an hour when we arrived at 5, but dropped quickly after 7:00 to 5-15.
- Can't help you on fireworks. We weren't paying attention to the time and were on Splash when the fireworks started! Oops!
- Villian lines were awful, at least to me. It wrapped around to the front of the park. Captain America was about 5 minutes. Pooh characters were about 10 minutes. The line looked really long for Jack Skellington. We missed out on the Toon Town pre-party, but it sounds like that was a disaster. Tremaines were just choosing people for pictures. There wasn't a line.
- I would not call any of the treat trails "well done". They were just taped lines on the ground with carts handing out candy. I did not see any that were at all decorated beyond the balloon and/or sign at the beginning and end. Maybe I missed out on "well done" ones? The line at the one in Tomorrowland was ridiculous. In hindsight, we shouldn't have waited in that line. It wound around and around forever. The lines in Critter Country and New Orleans Square were much shorter.


Overall, we had fun, but I'm not sure I would do it again. I'm glad to have done it once. Although, if I did it again, I would do some things differently. I would ignore any treat trails with long lines. You can find ones with short lines. I would more carefully plan when/where to find the characters I really want to see. The lines are just too long to see them all... you have to prioritize.

I liked that the ride lines were short, but everything else seemed so crowded. I think there were fewer people on rides, but so many more people wandering the streets going to see characters, going trick-or-treating, etc. It just seemed sort of mobbed with people, and some of the character lines were not worth it to me to wait in.

 

[lorijohnhill]

Thanks for the report! Where exactly are these scarecrows you mentioned? Are they part of a treat trail?

They are on both sides near the entrance of the Golden Horseshoe.

 

[Jeff314]

This was our first trip to DLR and our first Halloween Party, so I may not be the best person to answer your questions, but I'll give it a shot.

- Ride lines were long when we got there at 5:00. By 7:00 though when fast passes were done and non-party people had left, I thought all the lines were short to reasonable. Most seemed to be in the 5-10 range. We waited 20 for Star Tours right about 7:00, but I think it got shorter after that. At one point, I saw Space had a 5 minute wait. Splash was walk-on to five. We waited 15 for Astro-Orbiter right around 7, but it was 5 later in the night. Pooh was walk-on. Haunted Mansion was the only thing that seemed to keep its wait time constant all evening. It seemed to range from about 25-35. Maybe it went down after fireworks? We left then.
- Haunted Mansion 25+, Space was over an hour when we arrived at 5, but dropped quickly after 7:00 to 5-15.
- Can't help you on fireworks. We weren't paying attention to the time and were on Splash when the fireworks started! Oops!
- Villian lines were awful, at least to me. It wrapped around to the front of the park. Captain America was about 5 minutes. Pooh characters were about 10 minutes. The line looked really long for Jack Skellington. We missed out on the Toon Town pre-party, but it sounds like that was a disaster. Tremaines were just choosing people for pictures. There wasn't a line.
- I would not call any of the treat trails "well done". They were just taped lines on the ground with carts handing out candy. I did not see any that were at all decorated beyond the balloon and/or sign at the beginning and end. Maybe I missed out on "well done" ones? The line at the one in Tomorrowland was ridiculous. In hindsight, we shouldn't have waited in that line. It wound around and around forever. The lines in Critter Country and New Orleans Square were much shorter.


Overall, we had fun, but I'm not sure I would do it again. I'm glad to have done it once. Although, if I did it again, I would do some things differently. I would ignore any treat trails with long lines. You can find ones with short lines. I would more carefully plan when/where to find the characters I really want to see. The lines are just too long to see them all... you have to prioritize.

I liked that the ride lines were short, but everything else seemed so crowded. I think there were fewer people on rides, but so many more people wandering the streets going to see characters, going trick-or-treating, etc. It just seemed sort of mobbed with people, and some of the character lines were not worth it to me to wait in.

Same here, never doing it again. It wasn't anything special and seemed to be a huge cluster of an overcrowded mess. It was Disneyland so it wasn't bad but we had way higher expectations. Did we expect to be the only ones in the park? Of course not but after doing a ton of research and having some sort of an idea what to expect, it wasn't even close, very overwhelming. I didn't see much special of anything to be paying the extra money to attend the "event" oh well.

 

[Sith]

Is it possible to book Happiest Haunts online, or do I have to call? I didn't see a way to book on the website.

 

[lorijohnhill]

Thanks for the update! Glad to hear Rancho had their treat trail. For some reason I didn't recall seeing it in the list of trails. Love the characters in their Pirate outfits.

Did you happen to go to the TT pre party? Curious to know what characters (and outfits) were there.

No, we didn't make it over there, but I'm glad because capacity crowds do not sound fun!

 

[Abbey1]

I'm looking for suggestions of good activities or rides to do during the busy overlap time. I was planning on us seeing Mickey and the Magical Map, but it doesn't show on the night we are attending. We will definitely eat dinner during that time, and I'm sure my son would like to go on some rides. Is one area generally less busy than others? Or are there any other good uses of time? Would we be able to catch some of the parade if our party starts at 3?

 

[LisaT91403]

Any suggestions for a not-too-crowded place to eat dinner? We were at Tomorrowland Terrace last year, and it killed a ton of time because of the crowds.

 

[HopLow1968]

This was our first trip to DLR and our first Halloween Party, so I may not be the best person to answer your questions, but I'll give it a shot.

Overall, we had fun, but I'm not sure I would do it again. I'm glad to have done it once. Although, if I did it again, I would do some things differently. I would ignore any treat trails with long lines. You can find ones with short lines. I would more carefully plan when/where to find the characters I really want to see. The lines are just too long to see them all... you have to prioritize.

I liked that the ride lines were short, but everything else seemed so crowded. I think there were fewer people on rides, but so many more people wandering the streets going to see characters, going trick-or-treating, etc. It just seemed sort of mobbed with people, and some of the character lines were not worth it to me to wait in.

Thanks for the responses! Personally I don't think that lines before 7 should count, since thats not really "Party" time. Good to know about the treat trails and the villian lines.

 

[CassieF]

we are going this Friday and haven't been called yet...

I got an email about a week prior to our date (this Wed!) asking for our selections and that we respond at least 48 hours prior to the event.


And to whomever was asking about Mary and Bert and the band....they perform with the Pearly band in front of the castle in the afternoon (usually two shows, one each during the 2 and 3 o'clock hours but it could change with shortened hours, parties, etc) on all days except Wed and Thursday, in which the small band groups are dark. They do not perform with th new Disneyland band. They used to often be involved in the old band's main gate set, sometimes along with Alice and the Hatter and occasionally Cruella. That hasn't happened since the band changed. You should be able to ask a character host day of for exact show times

 

[lorijohnhill]

AP treat


Healthy treats

Last treat as leaving the park.


Peeps


Our haul from Frontierland, part of NOS, and Critter Country.


AP gift.


More Peeps


I didn't get any party photos on my phone. I'll try to remember to take some on Monday.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

For those who have already attended MHP, which direction did the parade go: IASW to TS or TS to IASW?

 

[bellazachmom]

The Peeps look yummy

When we attended a few years ago I loved that the Peeps were Halloween colors ~ orange, green and purple. I had never seen them before but the following year they showed up at Target!

 

[Dee2015]

I've seen Mary and Bert appear by the Castle (on either side of the Castle), and they would sometimes stop to dance when the Pearly Band was playing. I have read conflicting reports as to whether or not they appear with the Disneyland Band as well. Some people say they have seen them with the Disneyland Band not too long ago, and others say they haven't performed with the Disneyland Band in a long time.




That's it Sherry thanks. Must remember the Pearly Band!

I got an email about a week prior to our date (this Wed!) asking for our selections and that we respond at least 48 hours prior to the event.


And to whomever was asking about Mary and Bert and the band....they perform with the Pearly band in front of the castle in the afternoon (usually two shows, one each during the 2 and 3 o'clock hours but it could change with shortened hours, parties, etc) on all days except Wed and Thursday, in which the small band groups are dark. They do not perform with th new Disneyland band. They used to often be involved in the old band's main gate set, sometimes along with Alice and the Hatter and occasionally Cruella. That hasn't happened since the band changed. You should be able to ask a character host day of for exact show times

Massive 'like' for that information! Thanks so much Cassie. With your info, I have just found exactly where to look on the new Disney app - goodness we are going to LOVE that! What does "in which the small band groups are dark" mean? As in, no small bands are on Wednesdays & Thursdays? Thanks again!

 

[mom2rtk]

Vampire Mickey is awfully cute - https://www.facebook.com/Disneyland...3136044758648/955972627808317/?type=3&theater.

I love his scary little pose. I think that Snowman Mickey (from several years ago) and Vampire Mickey might be my favorite of the seasonal popcorn buckets. I wanted to love Elf Mickey and Santa Mickey, but I didn't. Ghost Mickey from a few years ago was pretty adorable too!

Vampire Mickey is adorable! I'm just trying hard not to get my hopes up since we'll be there the last week of October. I'm fully expecting them to be sold out of everything I'm interested in.