HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #4

[Sherry E]

While some of you are enjoying the last vestiges of summer, you may enjoy snacking on some Pumpkin Spice Oreos (headed to a store near you on September 24th) or Nestle Rolled and Ready Cookie Dough Sheets in packaging with Halloween pictures on it as you sip your refreshing lemonade or iced tea.

So that means there are Caramel Apple Oreos, Pumpkin Spice Oreos and "Halloween Oreos" this year -- but no sign of the Candy Corn Oreos again??? Madness!



Pumpkin Pandemonium continues!!

(Notice that there was a Limited Edition peppermint "frozen dairy dessert" sighting too -- just in time for the holidays! -- on one of the sites to which I linked, above.)

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We heard our first Halloweentime at Disneyland ad on the radio today They have been playing for awhile, but it's the first for us!

We used the free bags when we went two years ago and just dumped into larger bags. The free bags are about the only size the little ones can carry for very long.

Jamie --

I haven't heard any Halloween Time ads yet, nor have I seen any commercials! Boooooo! Then again, I may have missed something as I have not been paying a lot of attention to the TV.

I know that in the next few days it should be time for the Halloween commercials to begin -- such as the "Horseless Headsman" ad!

Only 36 days for us! I'm trying to make our plans but can't remember what time Alice and the Mad Hatter play musical chairs, does anyone know? Thanks

momof6princesses --

I have never paid attention to the schedule for that. Hopefully someone will know!

I'll be in the park on Friday the 26th (and going to the party that night!) and will check on the fastpass situation around 2pm as an example. Feel free to send me a private message if I forget to post the update by Sept 29 or so after I get back!

Also, at some point please remember to toast me while you are at MHP, because 10/10 is my birthday.

ClosetDisneyJunkie --

I am very curious to find out if the FP machines will be open for Haunted Mansion Holiday at all this year, in or out of the party. It seems that they are very unpredictable in terms of when they are open for HMH and when they are not.

Do you think there will be soft openings today?

letitsnow --

As I was saying to Jaina a couple of pages back, I would not be shocked if HMH soft opens today -- maybe by tonight -- but it's anyone's guess. I have heard of early HMH openings happening before -- though I cannot recall if it happened last year.

If the HMH overlay is already done and HMH is just sitting there doing nothing, with no further work to be done on it, I can't see why Disney couldn't/wouldn't open it up early, especially if they anticipate that there could be some early Dapper Days arrivals. If there are finishing touches still to be added, however, then it wouldn't open until tomorrow.

As for SMGG, I don't think I have heard of any soft openings but I may have missed something

 

[figment_jii]

We heard our first Halloweentime at Disneyland ad on the radio today They have been playing for awhile, but it's the first for us!

I heard one this morning!!!

Less than 24-hours to the official start of HalloweenTime at DLR! (I wish I could be there...)

 

[I'm mikey]

To everyone going to the DLR for Halloweentime this year, I hope you all have a fantastic visit.

 

[2tinkerbell]

WOW - Great pictures! Thanks for posting them.

Looking at the pictures again has me even more excited for our trip.

 

[Kristina4109]

We'll be there on September 20th! We purposefully chose a non-party night since we're all about seeing Fantasmic! (We got rained out during our June WDW visit -grrrr.)

Can't wait to see the park in it's Fall fineness!

 

[figment_jii]

We'll be there on September 20th! We purposefully chose a non-party night since we're all about seeing Fantasmic! (We got rained out during our June WDW visit -grrrr.)

The Mark Twain is supposedly down for a refurb until November, which means it'll be missing from the finale of Fantasmic (if past refurbs are an indication). Just something to keep in mind so you aren't surprised (in a bad way) when the end is a little different.

HALLOWEEN NIGHT MHP UPDATE
Just noticed, but the Halloween night MHP is now showing as sold out online! If you were thinking of going Halloween night and have not yet bought your tickets, I'd give ticketing a call as soon as possible and see if they have left to sell. If anyone calls and gets told there are none left, please let us know!

I've updated the tracking post. So at this point, three of the fourteen parties have sold out!

 

[Kilala]

Sherry My friend and co-worker Cynthia bought me Pumkin Pie Popt Tearts. I will be posting pictures of the finished unitard for Butterscotch this weekend. I don't know if I will take pictures in my Autumn Mist costume this weekend. Also I hope it's not too hot or very humid on the 30th of this month. If it is I will not be dressing up in a full cat costume. I will wear ears and a tail though.

 

[ldymcbth]

Just noticed, but the Halloween night MHP is now showing as sold out online! If you were thinking of going Halloween night and have not yet bought your tickets, I'd give ticketing a call as soon as possible and see if they have left to sell. If anyone calls and gets told there are none left, please let us know!

I've updated the tracking post. So at this point, three of the fourteen parties have sold out!

Thank you so, so, so much for posting this. I had no idea that I could call and see if tickets were still available. We were able to get 4 after they showed as sold out online for 10/31. You saved our trip, seriously. My husband was dragging his feet on making a commitment and so I hadn't bought tickets. I was crushed when I saw it was sold out a few minute ago!

 

[Kilala]

Just noticed, but the Halloween night MHP is now showing as sold out online! If you were thinking of going Halloween night and have not yet bought your tickets, I'd give ticketing a call as soon as possible and see if they have left to sell. If anyone calls and gets told there are none left, please let us know!

I've updated the tracking post. So at this point, three of the fourteen parties have sold out!

WOW!!!!! I'm so glad my friend got her ticket when she did. My friend got her ticket last Friday.

 

[lorijohnhill]

I don't know if this has been mentioned already (my brain is Swiss cheese these days).... I saw Candy Apple M&Ms, Candy Corn M&Ms, along with the usual selection of bulk packaged Halloween candy when I was at WalMart the other day. Oh, and JoAnns has pumpkin shaped Reece's Peanut Butter Cups. I was very tempted to try the candy apple M&Ms, but opted for the peanut butter M&Ms instead.

 

[figment_jii]

Thank you so, so, so much for posting this. I had no idea that I could call and see if tickets were still available. We were able to get 4 after they showed as sold out online for 10/31. You saved our trip, seriously. My husband was dragging his feet on making a commitment and so I hadn't bought tickets. I was crushed when I saw it was sold out a few minute ago!

Your welcome! I'm glad to hear you were able to get tickets. I've never been on Halloween night, but it's always sounded like fun. Have a great time!

 

[Mcky36]

Your welcome! I'm glad to hear you were able to get tickets. I've never been on Halloween night, but it's always sounded like fun. Have a great time!

Another big THANK YOU here!! Our entire trip is booked for Halloween except for the Party tickets that night. I was planning to buy then tomorrow and saw your post that they were sold out. I just called and was able to get 4 tickets. Whew!!!!

 

[Sherry E]

And...my very first Halloween/Fall commercial of 2014 (which I saw on TV today) was an ad for......


Twizzlers!!! (Frankenstein was the star of the ad.)


If I am not mistaken, I think that there is a crazy version of Twizzlers with caramel apple filling, so I guess that makes sense.

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Great photos, as always, I'm mikey!!


Thank you, figment_jii, for alerting folks to the fact that they can call and possibly buy tickets if the website says sold out! It sounds like that info made a huge difference in at least a couple of trips!


I do want to also give credit to Diszona and Bret/mvf-m11c, as they were the reason that I, personally, became aware of any tickets still being available over the phone (after website tickets sell out) when they reported it in this thread a while back! I even updated the MHP FAQ with a paragraph (under Question #11) about possibly being able to buy the tickets over the phone after tickets sell out online, based on what they said -- and I crossed my fingers and hoped it would be accurate as the MHPs begin to sell out! So far, so good!

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Sherry My friend and co-worker Cynthia bought me Pumkin Pie Popt Tearts. I will be posting pictures of the finished unitard for Butterscotch this weekend. I don't know if I will take pictures in my Autumn Mist costume this weekend. Also I hope it's not too hot or very humid on the 30th of this month. If it is I will not be dressing up in a full cat costume. I will wear ears and a tail though.

Kilala --

Are the Pop Tarts any good?

The heat and humidity are lousy right now! I, too, hope that it cools down by the end of the month, or sooner. It's only getting hotter for the next several days, unfortunately. I can't take it. It makes me ill.

I don't know if this has been mentioned already (my brain is Swiss cheese these days).... I saw Candy Apple M&Ms, Candy Corn M&Ms, along with the usual selection of bulk packaged Halloween candy when I was at WalMart the other day. Oh, and JoAnns has pumpkin shaped Reece's Peanut Butter Cups. I was very tempted to try the candy apple M&Ms, but opted for the peanut butter M&Ms instead.

lorijohnhill --

You know, the Candy Apple M&M's didn't get such a great review -- HERE. It's not a horrible review, but it sounds like there is no apple flavoring in the M&M's at all. Maybe you were better off not getting them!

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[DisneyJamieCA]

I bought the caramel apple Oreos at Target on Monday - at first I wasn't sure about them, but they grew on me by day 2. And for my family, since the entire package is gone now

I am so ready for Fall weather. This 90 stuff is getting old. And we're into that hard time of year; it's foggy & cold in the mornings and hot by mid-afternoon. The kids don't know how to dress for school! I have a friend in the midwest who got a huge dumping of snow last night. I don't actually want snow, but I have to admit to being envious right now!

 

[ClosetDisneyJunkie]

ClosetDisneyJunkie --

I am very curious to find out if the FP machines will be open for Haunted Mansion Holiday at all this year, in or out of the party. It seems that they are very unpredictable in terms of when they are open for HMH and when they are not.

I'll let you know how it's looking!

 

[lorijohnhill]

Here's an odd question for you... Does anyone know if Disneyland is willing to, or has the ability to, cut the candy apples for us when purchased? I know that eons ago in Disney World they wouldn't cut them. I love candy apples, but hate the mess. I don't even eat a plain apple without cutting it up. LOL!

 

[tanyaegangibson]

Here's an odd question for you... Does anyone know if Disneyland is willing to, or has the ability to, cut the candy apples for us when purchased? I know that eons ago in Disney World they wouldn't cut them. I love candy apples, but hate the mess. I don't even eat a plain apple without cutting it up. LOL!

I don't know if they can/will cut it up for you, but I don't think it's an odd question at all! The kids and I find it impossible to eat those apples without cutting them up, so we actually bring a paring knife in our (checked) luggage, and always end up bringing the apples back to the hotel room to cut up. (Yeah, we're serious about our candy apples!)

 

[mikayla73]

Here's an odd question for you... Does anyone know if Disneyland is willing to, or has the ability to, cut the candy apples for us when purchased? I know that eons ago in Disney World they wouldn't cut them. I love candy apples, but hate the mess. I don't even eat a plain apple without cutting it up. LOL!

I know they can do it at Marceline's in DTD. A couple other places I asked it was a no. I think it depends on if they have a kitchen that is easily accessible.

 

[Kilala]

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Kilala --

Are the Pop Tarts any good?

The heat and humidity are lousy right now! I, too, hope that it cools down by the end of the month, or sooner. It's only getting hotter for the next several days, unfortunately. I can't take it. It makes me ill.

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Yes they do taste good. I had some last year. I did see a Halloween comercial for Party City

 

[ldymcbth]

Is it for sure that the Conjure a Villain tent will be back this year? I am dying to do that!

Also, it is only available during party time, or is it available all day long?

THANKS!