HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #4

[Sherry E]

You mean you guys weren't satisfied with last Mondays photo of fireworks and today's photo of dole whip? #gethappier

Well...those were/are pretty surprising and exciting, indeed.

 

[figment_jii]

Sherry! They actually did something!

We've got an 'earful' of magic for the 1st 50 guests to find us in Critter County and say: #GetHappier! pic.twitter.com/GzYbwLKNHS

 

[pattyduke34]

I just seen that too on FB!

 

[Sherry E]

It's a miracle!

So are they handing out ears, I wonder?

Who will those lucky 50 people storming into Critter Country be? (I can just picture the scene now -- lots of latecomers arriving in Critter Country, angry that they missed out on the surprise!)


I'm glad to at least have an idea to connect with this silly #GetHappier business now! I was thinking maybe the CMs would hand out some stickers, but now I am thinking ears, or "ear-shaped items"?

Or are they giving out buttons? (They're holding buttons in the picture.) Maybe the "earful" reference is just because they're all wearing ears in the picture.


Thank you, figment_jii for posting! I had not checked Disneyland Today in about an hour or so, so I missed the announcement!

 

[perlster]

Disneyland could do better with #GetSadder on Sundays. I'm sure that many visitors looking to see some favorite characters yesterday were unpleasantly surprised.

So, how do you feel about being banished, Queen Grimhilde?

"Banish ME, will they ?!" by perlster, on Flickr

 

[figment_jii]

I think they were giving out both. A follow-up photo showed a family wearing buttons and ears.

This is very much like the Year of a Million Dreams promotion. The big difference is they're using Twitter/Facebook to announce where the CMs will be. For Year of a Million Dreams it was just random luck if you crossed paths with the CMs that had things for the promotion. Though, to be fair, Year of a Million Dreams pre-dated Twitter/Facebook!

Update: They just announced that they'll be another #GetHappier activity later today.

Thanks to everyone for participating in our #GetHappier Monday giveaway! We're all out for now, but w/ another opportunity later today!!

 

[Sherry E]

Disneyland could do better with #GetSadder on Sundays. I'm sure that many visitors looking to see some favorite characters yesterday were unpleasantly surprised.

So, how do you feel about being banished, Queen Grimhilde?

"Banish ME, will they ?!" by perlster, on Flickr

#GetSadder! You know, I haven't been following all the news about the banished Queen too closely yet (I have only read bits and pieces), but I thought that they might bring back a banished Villain or two for the MHP... or if DLR decides to have its own version of Unleash the Villains again this year, then she will suddenly become one of the "rare" Villains.

It seems that DLR has been trying to gradually make the Villains more exclusive so they can make them big selling points for hard ticket events later in the year (like they did by removing the Villains' photo spot during Halloween Time and only letting people "conjure" one Villain at a time at the Carnival). That, to me, is a bit sneaky. It also sort of says that DLR isn't confident or content enough in their daily Halloween Time offerings to be able to add in new things to the season without removing existing elements of the season (or existing elements of year-round fun at DLR) and charging extra for them. Or maybe they are too confident. One or the other!

I think they were giving out both. A follow-up photo showed a family wearing buttons and ears.

This is very much like the Year of a Million Dreams promotion. The big difference is they're using Twitter/Facebook to announce where the CMs will be. For Year of a Million Dreams it was just random luck if you crossed paths with the CMs that had things for the promotion. Though, to be fair, Year of a Million Dreams pre-dated Twitter/Facebook!

Correct -- Facebook and Twitter were not a factor back in 2007 and 2008.

Yes, this is definitely the part that is like YOMD. And then there will be elements of it -- or surprises -- that are more like Limited Time Magic. That's where the Parks Blog will enter into it, announcing random special events as "surprises."

It's sort of a hybrid of YOMD and LTM. It should be called "Summer of a Million Limited Time Surprises"!!!

I'm glad they'll be back out again today, handing out surprises! They need to make up for the last 2 Mondays of no surprises!

And you just know that when it comes time to make any kind of Halloween-ish announcement, there will be probably be something about "GetScarier" or "GetSpookier" in the text. The holiday announcement(s) could give us a gem like "GetMerrier" or "GetJollier."

 

[leslieboehm]

Hi all! New here, first trip to Disney in many years. Taking my 2 kids (DS-6 and Dd-9) and my mother. Trip booked for oct 22-26, staying at DLH, driving from Northern California. Plan on doing the Halloween party, and a character bfast so far. Any other recommendations for activities/meals that require ADRs? This is THE big trip for my little family, and I want to make it as special as possible

 

[Sherry E]

Hi all! New here, first trip to Disney in many years. Taking my 2 kids (DS-6 and Dd-9) and my mother. Trip booked for oct 22-26, staying at DLH, driving from Northern California. Plan on doing the Halloween party, and a character bfast so far. Any other recommendations for activities/meals that require ADRs? This is THE big trip for my little family, and I want to make it as special as possible

Welcome, leslieboehm!

Thank you for joining us! Check out the posts on the first page of this thread if you have time -- there's lots of info there to give you an idea of what to expect for Halloween Time and for Mickey's Halloween Party.

figment_jii is a great source of dining info! figment_jii -- that is your cue!

 

[Zoesmama03]

I love fall and have been wanting to take my 10 year old to DL. We were going to move to Ohio over the summer but bad timing so its getting held off at least for now. I think I want to aim to try to get over to DL in Oct otherwise it may be more around Christmastime.

She's been to Magic Kingdom twice. Last time was in 2009 at 5(a month shy of 6). She rode everything but space mountain which was closed for the renovations. I want to see California Adventures myself. The one and only time I went to DL was in 1993. lol. Strange because I've lived in AZ most of that time and always traveled across country to go to WDW, except the one time(partly because my dad had to see DL too, he grew up in central Fl, bit reason we go to FL is family is there and now he has been back living there for many many years). hehe

This will be one of the last years my daughter will be into Halloween so much I'm sure. I think it could be fun. I haven't dressed up myself in years but could see me doing it.

 

[figment_jii]

Any other recommendations for activities/meals that require ADRs? This is THE big trip for my little family, and I want to make it as special as possible

figment_jii is a great source of dining info! figment_jii -- that is your cue!

Hi leslieboehm! One of the nice things about DLR is that you can often get by without having to make ADRs super far in advance for most places. DLR's dining reservations open up 60-days in advance, but in most cases you can get ADRs for the next day. That being said, there are a few places where having an ADR is usually needed. Blue Bayou, located inside the PotC building, is one of the few places where getting a walk-up is highly unlikely. BB is one of the most iconic venues in DLR. I like the food and it can be a fun place to eat. I highly recommend making an ADR for the first lunchtime seating (usually around 11:30 am) and then requesting a waterside table when you check in.

Another fun place to eat is Big Thunder Ranch BBQ. It's all-you-care-to-eat ribs, chicken, sausgage (dinner), corn (dinner), corn bread, beans, and slaw. The food is very good. They have a singer and piano or guitar player that are fun to listen too. Kids are sometimes invited to come to stage to perform with them. It can fun. It's outside, so it is affected by weather (e.g., closes when it rains).

In terms of character meals, I would check out the SuperThread. If you want a pre-park opening breakfast at Ariel's Grotto or Plaza Inn, I would make an ADR. I think you can probably get a walk-up at Storytellers (except perhaps during really busy times of the year), but in general, if you know you want to eat at a character meal, I would make an ADR.

 

[Sherry E]

More #GetHappier magic is happening now, on the Disneyland Today page:

"More Monday magic!! You'll smile 'ear to ear' if you're the 1st 50 to find us in Hollywood Land & say: #GetHappier" - https://twitter.com/DisneylandToday/status/478658330718523393/photo/1

Are they giving out Oswald ears??

 

[crystal1313]

More #GetHappier magic is happening now, on the Disneyland Today page:

"More Monday magic!! You'll smile 'ear to ear' if you're the 1st 50 to find us in Hollywood Land & say: #GetHappier"

Are they giving out Oswald ears??

That's what I'm thinking Sherry! I have to follow along when I'm there on Monday next month. But I don't have a twitter.....should I get one for this? Can I join without having to post anything?

 

[figment_jii]

That's what I'm thinking Sherry! I have to follow along when I'm there on Monday next month. But I don't have a twitter.....should I get one for this? Can I join without having to post anything?

Yup! I joined Twitter just before the 24-hour day just to keep an eye on whether they announced anything special happening in the parks (that's how I found out about the pin trading). I've never tweeted anything, but it is fun checking to see what DIsneyland Resort, Disneyland Today, and Disney Parks are tweeting!

 

[Sherry E]

That's what I'm thinking Sherry! I have to follow along when I'm there on Monday next month. But I don't have a twitter.....should I get one for this? Can I join without having to post anything?

Crystal --

That's exactly what it was -- Oswald ears! And they're already all gone. No more surprises for today! So next Monday will be the next surprise, but it might not be in the parks.

If you can fix it so that you get alerts to your phone when there is a new post on either the Parks Blog website, the Disneyland Facebook page or the Disneyland Today Facebook page, you don't necessarily need Twitter. Today the same updates were posted on both the Disneyland Today Facebook page and Twitter page.

Otherwise if you can't get your phone to accept alerts from Facebook or from the Parks Blog website, Twitter will send you alerts to your phone if you want it to. So you might want to sign up with Twitter and follow the Disneyland Twitter feed and Disneyland Today Twitter feed just in case something is happening in the parks when you're there.

(ETA: I don't have a Twitter account, but I know other people get alerts from Twitter.)

 

[crystal1313]

Thanks Sherry! I'll tell my DH too and we will look at our settings! Might also get twitter just for that Monday we are there =)

 

[Sherry E]

I love fall and have been wanting to take my 10 year old to DL. We were going to move to Ohio over the summer but bad timing so its getting held off at least for now. I think I want to aim to try to get over to DL in Oct otherwise it may be more around Christmastime.

She's been to Magic Kingdom twice. Last time was in 2009 at 5(a month shy of 6). She rode everything but space mountain which was closed for the renovations. I want to see California Adventures myself. The one and only time I went to DL was in 1993. lol. Strange because I've lived in AZ most of that time and always traveled across country to go to WDW, except the one time(partly because my dad had to see DL too, he grew up in central Fl, bit reason we go to FL is family is there and now he has been back living there for many many years). hehe

This will be one of the last years my daughter will be into Halloween so much I'm sure. I think it could be fun. I haven't dressed up myself in years but could see me doing it.

Zoesmama03 --

I wanted to say welcome! I also wanted to point out that it was your thread, asking questions about Halloween Time several years ago, that started the ball rolling on the Superthreads! You asked about Halloween Time back in 2010. A bunch of us began answering and posting photos, and then the thread transitioned into a sort of an unofficial Superthread. I decided at that point that it was necessary to have an actual Superthread that I could manage and edit as necessary, for discussion and details about the Halloween season! And...the Halloween Superthreads have been in existence ever since (and so have the Christmas/Holiday Season Superthreads)!!

So your questions started it all!

In any case, I'm glad you joined us! Whether you decide to go for Halloween or for the holiday season, you will have a great time because both seasons are wonderful!

 

[Caleem]

hello, I have skimmed through this thread so apologies if i am asking the same question again but was hoping for some advice.

I am from Sydney, Australia and will be going to DL in Oct/ Nov with DH, DD12, DS9, DS6. I have been reading up on MHP and am planning on buying tickets for Halloween Night seeing as we arrive on the 28th -Im thinking this may be the only party day to us. In researching I have seen that they have the Happiest Haunts Tour which I would love to do and that includes a ticket to the party. Now my dilemma is, do I buy tickets to MHP when they go on-sale or do I try my luck and wait for Happiest Haunts tour to get released, I believe this was 30 or 60 days prior.... Is it possible to buy MHP ticket then upgrade later by paying the difference?

 

[laura&fam]

So it's possible that we will be going to MHP and Brick or Treat at Legoland. Thinking about costumes for the 5 of us I had an idea of Doctor Who characters. How many people really know about Doctor Who? I'm a huge fan but that doesn't mean anyone else will be. Doctor Who has a pretty good following around here but I don't know about anywhere else.

 

[Vintage Mouseketeer]

So it's possible that we will be going to MHP and Brick or Treat at Legoland. Thinking about costumes for the 5 of us I had an idea of Doctor Who characters. How many people really know about Doctor Who? I'm a huge fan but that doesn't mean anyone else will be. Doctor Who has a pretty good following around here but I don't know about anywhere else.

There a lot of Whovians.... There was even Doctor Who day at the resort a few months ago.