Since my Ralphs came up empty-handed in terms of any and all signs of Fall/Harvest/Halloween packaging, I shall head back to CVS this weekend (and possibly Target too) and stalk the aisles. If the Twix Ghosts are at CVS (and they have been reported to be), I know that there have to be other items too -- just not as wide of a selection of seasonal goods as what would be in the supermarket.
But, at this point, even the 99 Cents Only store has some Halloween stuff in stock. Ralphs is really dragging its heels.
By the way, am I the only one who is slightly annoyed by the fact that the Parks Blog continues to do blogs about all of the wondrous Halloween happenings at MNSSHP at WDW, and on the Disney Cruise Line, but they seem to be giving us very little news about our Halloween Time and MHP? Today there was yet another Parks Blog about the extra Villains and "enhancements" being added into MNSSHP! Are we getting more Villains and "enhancements" at the MHP too?
The lack of/delay in information/news this year (on both the Halloween and Holiday season fronts) is very odd.
pattyduke34 -- I love your photos! They're always so much fun!
I'm not changing my ticker just yet, but there is a possibility that my Imagineer buddy will be able to get my family in to DL Park this Saturday to play Legends of Frontierland! Fingers crossed...
Kristina4109 --
That's wonderful!
Get in there and play it before it goes away! I have a feeling that Legends will be back at some point, or a similarly themed, interactive game will be back, with a new story, but who knows when?
Here is a link to about a dozen photos from Halloween season two years ago:
http://s930.photobucket.com/user/laura_fam/library/Halloween DL 2012
Some photos, mostly the night ones, are from MHP and the rest are during regular park hours. I loved the pumpkin carving at the carnival area so there are a bunch of photos from that.
laura&fam --
Those are great pictures! I agree. The pumpkin carvers are amazing. It's hard to believe they can get so creative with pumpkins and gourds of various shapes and sizes. I also love the fact that those pumpkins change as the season rolls along -- what is there one week will not necessarily be there the following week, as some of the pumpkins have a longer lifespan than others. So they have to keep replenishing the supply of carved pumpkins.
I won't be able to go shopping again untill the 3rd of September. I'm pretty sure that at least Wal-Mart will have some decorations up. For some reason the Target in my city is always 2 weeks behind Wal-Mart. They are across the street from each other. I will take pics with my digital camera since it is easy for me to upload them here. I'm so excited
I can't wait untill I get my tickets!!! I might try to sqeezz in a 3rd date.
Kilala --
I don't have any Walmarts in my area, so that is not even an option for me, but they do seem to be getting in exclusive seasonal products every year -- while Target gets the other exclusive products.
Sherry, yes, I'm over on micechat, usually more than here as the DL section seems to be more active there than here. I did spend a lot of time here planning my WDW vacay and now try to keep up with both sites if I have time!
We were there for the 7dwarfs Monday....it was totally unplanned but a character host on Main Street gave us the hint so we were able to line up and be the very first! Plus she happened to be wearing her Snow White shirt! It just worked perfectly! If only they had Snow and the Evil Queen out with them for a complete set!
Yes, my ongoing trip report is fun....plus it gives me motivation to diversify my activities so I have different pictures to post, although if there's a villain there we usually spend most of our day meeting her!
I did look over the first page and the info posted. It looks like we'll have to head over to the pre party for extra character costumes (I know Roger was a big draw last year but we met him at Easter) and then meet Mickey and friends again during the party. We'll have the daytime outfits done for sure, since we'll be spending a LOT of time up at conjure a villain!
We may end up going to a second party, depending on the schedule of a few villain friends...
Only three more weeks to go!!!! I'm quite excited for Halloween and especially for the return of the Evil Queen! My niece is going to be so happy!
Cassie --
I do notice that MiceChat seems to be very active and the DL forum pages turn quickly, but a lot of the threads seem to be "how would you change X, Y and Z" sorts of subjects or "what if..." sorts of topics rather than discussions about what is actually happening or going to happen at DLR. We put most of the just-for-fun stuff that doesn't directly have to do with planning DLR trips over in the
Disneyland Community forum, so that kind of breaks up some of the posts and threads that come in.
I think that we definitely tend to get more in-depth with the year-round Halloween Time and Christmas/Holiday Season discussion on this forum than what I've seen on MiceChat.
I wonder if the Toontown pre-party will even be happening this year. There has been so little information about what is taking place at the MHP that it's anyone's guess!
I love your pictures -- your little niece is so cute! She will love the MHP, I think.
I have to admit -- I just had to do a double take. I have been leading the charge to Fall, Halloween and the Holiday Season in this thread and in my Holiday/Christmas Superthread, monitoring all of the early signs of seasonal products appearing on shelves and waiting for news from any and all Disney sources.
But when I saw your sentence that said "
Only three more weeks to go," it didn't seem possible. I had to re-read the sentence and then look at my calendar to confirm to myself that, indeed, Halloween Time is starting in THREE WEEKS!
I couldn't believe it. It seemed unreal. I have spent all of this time trying to wish summer away and pray for the sweet relief of Autumn, that it somehow escaped me that Halloween Time is starting in 3 weeks!
Where has the time gone? I feel like I have been locked in a vault and lost track of time, only to come out and realize that the giant Mickey pumpkin will be winking at people in Town Square in the blink of an eye! It's a very odd feeling, because everything seemed sooooo far away at one point -- and now it doesn't!
I know it may only be 6am but when I saw these on my desk I had to break into them! Amazing!!
Davidg83 --
Yay!
So are they on the shelves at Target now? And, do they taste anything like caramel apple? I like the lemon Oreos, but I wonder how the apple flavor would taste.
I wonder if the Candy Corn Oreos will be returning this year, or if they have been replaced by Caramel Apple.
Lurker here, finally able to provide unique information!
We've attended MHP 2 of the last 3 years. In 2011 the Monorail CMs had a small table with the wristbands and goodie bags, and did allow us entrance into the park with our MHP tickets. Unfortunately, that option was not available in 2012. I can't answer for last year, but I would guess that there were solid business reasons for no longer allowing that practice, and we will all have to check in through the main gates for the MHP.
HTH!
jessicaerv --
Thank you so much for stepping in to answer that question! I wasn't sure if anyone would know because I had never seen it mentioned before. I am thinking you're probably right and that the Monorail won't be an option this time around.
So they just added this year's Halloween in-room celebration package to the website - has anyone done this? Was it worth it?
http://disneyland.disneyfloralandgi...lainous+halloween.do?sortby=ourPicks&from=fn#
briggscreek --
DIS'er
Lucrezia ordered it last year. In
this post, she shared some photos of what she got with the in-room celebration.
Lucrezia also did a
trip report, and in
this post and
this post she included some amazing, detailed photos of the in-room celebration.
Oct. 3rd party Sold Out!!
Pigletears --
Wow! Thanks for letting us know. DIS'er
figment_jii is going to keep a list of the sellouts as they happen, but I can add a note about 10/3 being sold out in the MHP post on page 1.
If anyone is interested in the party call the Tickets and Reservations line. We had the same issue with this party last year and in a last ditch attempt I called them. It turned out that while the tickets through the website were gone they still had a small number of tickets sold over the phone. I don't know if that is still the case this year but it would be worth a call if this is the party you want to attend.
That Friday party tends to sell out early because it is during Gay Days, so the demand tends to be higher.
Diszona --
Very true. Gay Days is a big factor in that particular night selling out. When Gay Days has been closer to the first night of the party in the past, the first night sold out faster.
True, even last year when it sold out, if I remember correctly it was only a few weeks before the party, not August. We got our tickets this year for the Sep 30th party instead and will probably use Friday as our relax day before finishing our trip on Saturday. I will say that even with the sell out last year the party itself didn't seem too crowded to me (the 3 hour early entry is another story
)
Diszona --
Traditionally, it used to always be that the very first party night and Halloween night would sell out first. Then, the Gays Days party night (when it was no longer falling on the night of the first MHP) began to sell out fast.
Last year, there were 8 parties that sold out over a couple of weeks between late September and mid-October, and one of the parties right before Halloween night did not sell out. Out of the 13 parties that took place last year, that means that 4 of the parties sold out earlier on, before late September.
It's really happening!
Remember my Imagineer friend? He was on the team who designed the Legends of Frontierland role playing game/show at Disneyland. Of course he couldn't tell me anything while it was in development, but now that it's "live" he's really proud of his "baby."
Well, turns out he has to work on site tomorrow, and they're getting my family in there FREE so that we can play Legends! We haven't told DD8 yet; we're going to wake her up, convince her to wear her cowgirl dress that her Aunt made her and her cowgirl hat, and get her in the car. It's so hard to keep the surprise.
Kristina4109 --
Have a great time playing Legends of Frontierland, and at Disneyland in general!
So I went to Target today and the only holiday offerings I found were Pumpkin Spice M&Ms and Candy Corn M&Ms.
Jamie --
Thanks for reporting back! You may have only seen two things, but those are two major seasonal goodies! Neither version of M&M's was at Ralphs, and so now I have to stalk the aisles at Target and CVS! I couldn't even find the Pumpkin Pie Spice Jif Whips at Ralphs!
