HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #4

[figment_jii]

The 24th has sold out. So if you want a ticket for the 24th call to see if there are any left. I thought the 17th would sell out before the 24th.

Thanks Kilala! I updated the tracking post.

 

[iheartglaciers]

The 24th has sold out. So if you want a ticket for the 24th call to see if there are any left. I thought the 17th would sell out before the 24th.

So glad I bought my tickets this weekend! Can't wait!

 

[Sherry E]

All of the Friday night parties are sold out!

 

[figment_jii]

All of the Friday night parties are sold out!

Wow! That was two in one day!

 

[Sherry E]

Wow! That was two in one day!

I wonder if a whole bunch of people just got paid today! Then again, it's the 22nd, and a Monday, so I don't know if this would be a day when a bunch of people get paid.

 

[LisaT91403]

I wonder if a whole bunch of people just got paid today! Then again, it's the 22nd, and a Monday, so I don't know if this would be a day when a bunch of people get paid.

I hadn't heard any radio commercials until this morning. I also noticed LOTS of billboards up for Halloween Time. I'm wondering if the sales are up because the marketing is really hitting now?

 

[Sherry E]

I hadn't heard any radio commercials until this morning. I also noticed LOTS of billboards up for Halloween Time. I'm wondering if the sales are up because the marketing is really hitting now?

You could be right -- it may be that Disney (whoever is in charge of the advertising and marketing) decided to hold off until closer to the start of Fall (which isn't until tomorrow, really, but this is close enough) to really ramp up the advertising.

 

[Kilala]

That is quick with the last two Fridays sold out. I hope the 27th of October dosen't sell out untill after I get payed and buy my ticket. Also the kitten I was going to name Halloweeen I have desided to name him after Binx on the movie Hocus Pocus.

 

[Sew into Disney]

Hi,

Sort of joining the thread. We will be spending 2 days at the park in October for my 40th birthday. Went online tonight to purchase tickets for the 17th and about cried when I saw it was sold out. Then I remembered reading here that you can try calling. Made the call and got my tickets!! Thank you for posting all of the great information.

As of about an hour ago they still had a few tickets left for the 17th and 24th. He said that the 24th was going very quick.

I have never been in the fall and I am super excited. Need to get started on making our costumes. As we leave in less than 3 weeks

 

[Dot2Vegas]

You could be right -- it may be that Disney (whoever is in charge of the advertising and marketing) decided to hold off until closer to the start of Fall (which isn't until tomorrow, really, but this is close enough) to really ramp up the advertising.

Thats got to be what they are doing. With us all being big Disney fans we knew when tickets went on sale as soon as the dates were posted. The general (non Disney obsessed) public is probably just really hearing about the parties now.

 

[Sherry E]

Hi,

Sort of joining the thread. We will be spending 2 days at the park in October for my 40th birthday. Went online tonight to purchase tickets for the 17th and about cried when I saw it was sold out. Then I remembered reading here that you can try calling. Made the call and got my tickets!! Thank you for posting all of the great information.

As of about an hour ago they still had a few tickets left for the 17th and 24th. He said that the 24th was going very quick.

I have never been in the fall and I am super excited. Need to get started on making our costumes. As we leave in less than 3 weeks

Sew into Disney --

I'm glad you got your tickets! I think that what happens is that the tickets seem to be on sale for a while with no real activity happening, and we all end up thinking that the dates will be open for a while. And then, all of a sudden, there's a sellout! I wish there were some sort of chart or graph we could monitor that would show us which MHP dates were getting close to selling out and which ones had a lot of tickets left, so that people knew what they were dealing with and how much (approximate) time they had left to get their tickets!

Thats got to be what they are doing. With us all being big Disney fans we knew when tickets went on sale as soon as the dates were posted. The general (non Disney obsessed) public is probably just really hearing about the parties now.

Dot2Vegas --

You're absolutely right. I think -- because I'm so used to this board -- I always assume that the general public knows what's happening and when certain events are happening. But, as you said, the non-obsessed folks are just hearing about things now, or after the fact -- or they may not even know about the MHP until they get to Disneyland and see the signs (hence, the last minute purchases). The sudden wave of advertising lures a lot of people in -- especially with summer coming to an end and attention shifting to fall fun.

 

[Dot2Vegas]

Sew into Disney --

I'm glad you got your tickets! I think that what happens is that the tickets seem to be on sale for a while with no real activity happening, and we all end up thinking that the dates will be open for a while. And then, all of a sudden, there's a sellout! I wish there were some sort of chart or graph we could monitor that would show us which MHP dates were getting close to selling out and which ones had a lot of tickets left, so that people knew what they were dealing with and how much (approximate) time they had left to get their tickets!

Dot2Vegas --

You're absolutely right. I think -- because I'm so used to this board -- I always assume that the general public knows what's happening and when certain events are happening. But, as you said, the non-obsessed folks are just hearing about things now, or after the fact -- or they may not even know about the MHP until they get to Disneyland and see the signs (hence, the last minute purchases). The sudden wave of advertising lures a lot of people in -- especially with summer coming to an end and attention shifting to fall fun.

I do the same thing. I wow my non Disney addict friends with all of my event and ride closure knowledge, lol. I forget that most people we know don't know as much as DH and myself!

 

[Sherry E]

The hillllllllls are alive...with the sound of muuu-sic......



This was my mood/demeanor on June 21, 2014 (the start of Summer)....





And here I am today (the start of Fall and the end of Summer)...





It's Autumn! Yay! Finally! I am soooo sick of Summer! Now, it is 'officially' acceptable to trot out the harvest décor and be seen publicly purchasing Fall-inspired products at the store! Wheeeeeeeeee!


In honor of the start of Fall, let's take a look at a couple of Disneyland Resort's "conspicuously Autumnal trees." These are trees that don't appear to have naturally, organically grown in their designated spots (as they are usually situated between many green trees), but were instead randomly placed around DLR to either give the appearance of seasons changing or to fit in with a specific theme.

This conspicuously Autumnal tree is in the area where Grizzly Peak meets Paradise Pier in DCA...

And this tree is somewhere in Critter Country...

Also, let's take a peek at what's going on in the world of Pumpkin Pandemonium today...

Spotted on Shelves (courtesy of The Impulsive Buy):

Quaker Pumpkin Spice Instant Oatmeal;

Market Pantry Candy Corn Kettle-Cooked Popcorn; and

Tastykake Pumpkin Spice Cupkakes (yes, that is the correct spelling)!

 

[Kittymomm]

It was suggested I post my question over here so trying again

We are going to Mickey's Halloween Party on Oct 6 - our last day in the parks. I feel pretty confident in planning the rest of our trip but I don't want DD to miss out on anything that night. Does anyone have any strategy they have worked out to make the most of the night? We will want to do some rides being it is our last night in the park. We will want pictures with some characters too (as I got her a cute Tink costume). What do you feel is a "must-do" or "must-see"? Any help planning or tips would be great..

Stina

 

[figment_jii]

It was suggested I post my question over here so trying again

We are going to Mickey's Halloween Party on Oct 6 - our last day in the parks. I feel pretty confident in planning the rest of our trip but I don't want DD to miss out on anything that night. Does anyone have any strategy they have worked out to make the most of the night? We will want to do some rides being it is our last night in the park. We will want pictures with some characters too (as I got her a cute Tink costume). What do you feel is a "must-do" or "must-see"? Any help planning or tips would be great..

Stina

Glad to see you join us on the HalloweenTime SuperThread!

I would highly recommend seeing both the Calvacade and the fireworks. The Cavalcade runs twice per night, and the second presentation is generally less crowded than the first. If you plan to watch Screams (fireworks), make sure you can see the left side the castle (when facing it) because that's where the special element (the globe) appears. It is only presented once per night, so seeing it will require some time commitment (e.g., 45-30 minutes depending on how good of a viewing spot you want).

For a lot of things, we won't know for certain what will be happening until after the first MHP (this upcoming Friday). After that, we should have a good idea of which characters will be out and about, if the Toontown pre-party event is happening (there are indications it will, but no official confirmation yet), and any other additions to park atmosphere, entertainment, etc.

Assuming things are similar to last year, I would highly recommend checking out the Villains meet and greet. There should be some fairly rare villains available. This is usually the most popular meet and greet, so expect long lines. When the villains change, there is a fun to watch processional, so i would ask the CMs about when that will happen and try to watch it at least once. I also found the Cadaver Dans (on the Rivers of America) to be fun.

 

[Sherry E]

It was suggested I post my question over here so trying again

We are going to Mickey's Halloween Party on Oct 6 - our last day in the parks. I feel pretty confident in planning the rest of our trip but I don't want DD to miss out on anything that night. Does anyone have any strategy they have worked out to make the most of the night? We will want to do some rides being it is our last night in the park. We will want pictures with some characters too (as I got her a cute Tink costume). What do you feel is a "must-do" or "must-see"? Any help planning or tips would be great..

Stina

Stina --

I think that figment_jii and hopefully others will speak up to offer some suggestions and strategies for you (especially after this coming Friday night, when the party begins), but are the Halloween Screams fireworks important to you? Do you want to see the Character Costume Cavalcade/mini-parade? Do you want to hit many of the treat stations, or only a few?

I think that it's safe to say that you won't be able to do all of everything, but you should be able to so some of everything. In other words, you may not make it to meet every character, but you'll get to some of them. You may not get on all the rides, but you'll get on some.

If you plan to collect candy, some folks suggest doing that later in the evening as they feel that the treat lines are longer earlier on in the night. If you don't care about seeing the fireworks you might want to collect candy during that time.

I think that the 'musts' would be to do the things that are exclusive to the party. As for characters, I would try to go for the ones that are wearing special Halloween outfits (Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, etc.) or the ones that are rare -- maybe Jack Sparrow and some of the Villains, if your DD is okay with Villains.

I recommend doing the treat trail that is located at the Golden Horseshoe, as there are extra Halloween decorations inside the building that you don't see unless you get in the line.

I also like the treat trail located in Pixie Hollow. There are no extra decorations there, but the area looks very pretty at night and the line seemed to move fairly fast (because I think that a lot of people didn't know the trail was there).


ETA: Glad to see that figment_jii offered some suggestions!

 

[figment_jii]

ETA: Glad to see that figment_jii offered some suggestions!

I had completely forgotten about the neat treat trail inside the Golden Horseshoe (I'll have to put that on my list!).

The Main Street Town Square trail was also great last year...it has the special Werther's candy (I think). I went to this one several times while waiting for the Villain's change over show.

 

[kkmcan]

I also like the treat trail located in Pixie Hollow. There are no extra decorations there, but the area looks very pretty at night and the line seemed to move fairly fast (because I think that a lot of people didn't know the trail was there).


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That one sounds amazing! I hope they have that trail as I can't wait to do that! I don't think we've ever been back in there before as my dd was never really into Tinkerbell or the fairies. But it always looks so pretty from outside.

 

[iheartglaciers]

Soooo, I want to dress up as the house from Up. I'm planning to make a small cardboard house with a few small latex helium balloons attached to it that will hang around me (I'll be wearing cloud pajamas, so not risque!). I'm designing the house so that it can be folded flat to enable me to ride the tram. I don't plan on going on any of the rides.

Sort of like this costume, less balloons:
http://ideas.coolest-homemade-costumes.com/2012/09/17/house/

I've never been to the Disneyland party before, do you think this will be allowed?

 

[Swtonscrappn]

It was suggested I post my question over here so trying again

We are going to Mickey's Halloween Party on Oct 6 - our last day in the parks. I feel pretty confident in planning the rest of our trip but I don't want DD to miss out on anything that night. Does anyone have any strategy they have worked out to make the most of the night? We will want to do some rides being it is our last night in the park. We will want pictures with some characters too (as I got her a cute Tink costume). What do you feel is a "must-do" or "must-see"? Any help planning or tips would be great..

Stina

I agree that you are not going to be able to do every single thing at the Halloween party. You will have to pick and choose. Last year, these are the things we did.

1) Our character priority was Jack Sparrow and the Tremaine sisters. (We had been able to see Jack Skellington earlier that day) We headed to Jack Sparrow first and was probably in that line for 40-60 minutes. I ended up missing the Tremaine Sisters

2) We went through 3 trick or treat trails (one of them being a line where we were able to watch the Cadaver Dans for about 10 minutes). In just 3 trails we had TONS of treats.

3) We rode the Jungle Cruise ride in the dark...I think the line was 20-25 minutes.

4) We hopped on the railroad, came all the way around and got off at Main Street just as the fireworks were starting. They had closed the station but we got to stay on the platform and watch the fireworks from there...that was pretty cool.

5) I went shopping for about 30-45 minutes waiting for the cavalcade while my family went on the matterhorn and maybe one other ride.

6) After the cavalcade, the villians said goodnight and the park closed.

So that was our experience...be prepared to wait for a while in character lines...I found ride lines to be an average wait of 15-30 minutes a piece...not terrible.

ETA: we went to a Tuesday night party--which was 6-11pm