HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #4

[pudinhd]

Happiest Haunts Tour info...

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...land-resort-with-new-stories-and-experiences/

 

[Sherry E]

Happiest Haunts Tour info...

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...land-resort-with-new-stories-and-experiences/

Thanks, pudinhd!

The Blog just came through on my feed, right after you posted (sometimes my RSS feed is faster/slower than other times). So it sounds like they removed Tower of Terror from the tour!

I like the idea of the Halloween traditions through history!

 

[pudinhd]

Thanks, pudinhd!

The Blog just came through on my feed, right after you posted (sometimes my RSS feed is faster/slower than other times). So it sounds like they removed Tower of Terror from the tour!

I like the idea of the Halloween traditions through history!

I totally rushed posting the info and didn't even read it until after! It does sound interesting!!! I also noticed the removal of ToT and it sounds like they don't go to DCA at all.

 

[Sherry E]

I totally rushed posting the info and didn't even read it until after! It does sound interesting!!! I also noticed the removal of ToT and it sounds like they don't go to DCA at all.

pudinhd --

I don't blame you for posting right away -- anything that is breaking Halloween Time news (or holiday news, for the other Supethread) must be shared right away! Disney seems to be revealing so little this year -- which may just mean that less is happening in the parks -- that we have to jump on whatever morsels we can get!

I hope that whatever was added to this tour in terms of storytelling or whatever it is makes up for the loss of ToT from the tour (for those folks who enjoyed that aspect of it).

I always thought it was kind of silly to even include DCA in the Happiest Haunts tour once all of the Halloween decorations were removed from DCA, because there are almost no traces of Halloween in DCA at all. It's sort of like drawing more attention to the fact that Disneyland has decorations, but DCA doesn't have any! Visiting Duffy's Pumpkin Patch photo spot wouldn't exactly qualify as seeing/enjoying substantial Halloween décor!

 

[pudinhd]

pudinhd --

I don't blame you for posting right away -- anything that is breaking Halloween Time news (or holiday news, for the other Supethread) must be shared right away! Disney seems to be revealing so little this year -- which may just mean that less is happening in the parks -- that we have to jump on whatever morsels we can get!

I hope that whatever was added to this tour in terms of storytelling or whatever it is makes up for the loss of ToT from the tour (for those folks who enjoyed that aspect of it).

I always thought it was kind of silly to even include DCA in the Happiest Haunts tour once all of the Halloween decorations were removed from DCA, because there are almost of traces of Halloween in DCA at all. It's sort of like drawing more attention to the fact that Disneyland has decorations, but DCA doesn't have any! Visiting Duffy's Pumpkin Patch photo spot wouldn't exactly qualify as substantial Halloween décor!

Very good points, as always!! I haven't done a Halloween tour at DL, but I would think just the time it takes to switch parks should contribute to the quality of the tour... I wonder how many of the "popular Disneyland park attractions" will be included and which ones. I also just read the "trick or treat for special goodies along Main Street" and that is really making me curious!!

 

[Jennafoo]

Interesting about the HH Tour...

It says that it happens every night; I wonder if that includes nights of the party? I wonder how crowded/crazy that would be? Or maybe it would be a good option on the night I'm not going to the party.

Hmm....

 

[pudinhd]

ABC Family To Scare Up 13 Nights of Special Halloween Programming

http://blogs.disney.com/insider/201...p-13-nights-of-special-halloween-programming/

 

[ncarrier]

Looong time lurker here lol but I'm a faithful follower! We'll be there Oct 4-12th and I'm wondering the same thing about the Happiest Haunts tours on MHP nights. We have our tickets for the party on the 8th but the tour might be a great way to spend the crossover times between day guest and party guests on Monday the 6th.

I've read some mixed reviews about the happiest haunts tour so I'm still trying to decide if we want to do it as we're already planning on doing the Walk in Walt's Footseps tour hopefully on Friday the 10th for DD's 14th birthday

 

[pudinhd]

Here's an article from D23 about Halloween activities at Disneyland.
https://d23.com/halloween-at-disneyland-resort/
Apparently the Conjure a Villain will now be called the Astounding Cauldron of Magic... Hope it has more power to conjure some rare villains than last year!

Here's a D23 article about other Disney parks in case you are interested...
https://d23.com/090414_halloween-parties-around-the-world/?CMP=EMC-eml&att=20140904_D23_FanFare

 

[Priory]

Very good points, as always!! I haven't done a Halloween tour at DL, but I would think just the time it takes to switch parks should contribute to the quality of the tour... I wonder how many of the "popular Disneyland park attractions" will be included and which ones. I also just read the "trick or treat for special goodies along Main Street" and that is really making me curious!!

The last couple of years they took you into the candy shop on BV Street and had you yell trick or treat at a guy who handed out some small goodie. I assume they'll just move that bit over to the Penny Arcade.

I imagine they'll just stick Big Thunder in TOT's place and call it a day. The rest of the tour will probably be the same.

 

[LisaT91403]

Question about parking for MHP. I know that your ticket includes parking for the event. Does it matter what time you enter the parking structure? We have AP's, and will probably arrive at the parking structure around 1:00...but the party early entry isn't until 4:00. I'm assuming we'd still get to park for free, even if it's not party time just yet. Right?

 

[Amilo]

When I asked I was told it's for all day.

 

[DenaRox]

In regards to HH tour, this is from the cm I talked to so take it for what it's worth... The tour on party nights does not end before the MHP starts so if you do both you will miss some of it ( she said the tour was 3 hours and started at 5 or 515). She also said that this year the tour stays in disneyland and does not cross over into DCA. She also confirmed they were bot continuing the ultimate experience but didn't have any other info. Hoping she was wrong.

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[mikana876]

Another MHP question!!

Do all of the meet and greets stay open until the party is over at midnight? And the rides, treat trails, villains in townsquare, and whatever other activities?

 

[Amilo]

In regards to HH tour, this is from the cm I talked to so take it for what it's worth... The tour on party nights does not end before the MHP starts so if you do both you will miss some of it ( she said the tour was 3 hours and started at 5 or 515). She also said that this year the tour stays in disneyland and does not cross over into DCA. She also confirmed they were bot continuing the ultimate experience but didn't have any other info. Hoping she was wrong.

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The "no ultimate experience" part is consistent with what I've been told too.

 

[figment_jii]

Do all of the meet and greets stay open until the party is over at midnight? And the rides, treat trails, villains in townsquare, and whatever other activities?

I cannot remember about the meet and greets, but the treat trails and rides do remain open until the end of the party (midnight or 11:00 pm depending on the party day). A few dining locations do also remain open until the end of the party or very near to the end (Jolly Holiday and Coke Corner come to mind).

 

[Sherry E]

Jazz Kitchen must have just put this up on their website in the last couple of days, because it was not there when I asked them the question about the gingerbread workshop on their Facebook page 2 days ago!

Anyway.... the dates are up for both the Haunted and the Holiday Gingerbread House Building Workshops at Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen in Downtown Disney (I have a link to Nancy Johnson's blog about this event in the Downtown Disney section on page 1 of this thread)!!

There are only 2 dates for the Haunted Workshop, for the general public in October (not counting the D23 date that I posted a while back):


Saturday, October 25 & Sunday, October 26 -- 12 pm - 2 pm




Tickets for the Haunted Workshop will be available on September 29, 2014.

$48 per Gingerbread Kit (plus tax & online service feeds)
Price of Kit Includes 2 seats
Additional Seats May be Purchased for $12 per seat
Advance Payment by Credit Card Required
Refunds: only with a 72 hour notice of the date selected



More info on the website -- HERE.

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[JoRo]

I had never heard of the gingerbread event for halloween thanks for posting, I am very bummed we wont be able to do it Oct 17-22.

We also decided to skip the party on the 17 and do the 20th hoping crowds will be down a little. We thought about doing the party on both days as a really special treat but we dont need that much candy. Going to focus on the activities of the party (characters, parades, foods) instead of the rides.. no I just hope there is fun halloween popcorn bucket and a special halloween pin.

Everyone in the family has a costume but me....ugh...mommy must get it together...time is flying!

 

[figment_jii]

...no[w] I just hope there is fun halloween popcorn bucket and a special halloween pin.

I haven't heard about any special new Halloween popcorn buckets, but if DLR has a new one, it probably won't debut until HalloweenTime starts on the 12th.

In terms of the pins, you can see what the Halloween pins look like on the Disney Parks Merchandise website. They list by release month: September and October. Just note that there is a chance some of the pins may sell out before the end of HalloweenTime and (of course) release date and designs are subject to change.

 

[WanderlustNZ]

In regards to HH tour, this is from the cm I talked to so take it for what it's worth... The tour on party nights does not end before the MHP starts so if you do both you will miss some of it ( she said the tour was 3 hours and started at 5 or 515). She also said that this year the tour stays in disneyland and does not cross over into DCA. She also confirmed they were bot continuing the ultimate experience but didn't have any other info. Hoping she was wrong.

Thanks for sharing.
I have just booked a HH tour for early October and the one I am on begins at 5:30pm. We need to check in between 5 and 5:15.
I asked the CM what the extra rides would be this year, but apart from Haunted Mansion and Space Mountain, she didn't know.

I'm hoping someone on the first tour of the season comes on here to let us know which rides they are and what Halloween treats they receive.

Feeling very excited.