HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #4

[CassieF]

When I read this (thanks, Sherry!) it made me wonder if Maleficent and the Evil Queen will appear with Snow White & Sleeping Beauty at PFF like they are doing at MNSSHP... Not that there is anything wrong with them, but I would be really disappointed if Cruella De Vil, the Queen of Hearts, Judge Frollo and Lady Tremaine were the only villains around.

That's what I noticed too! Hopefully they will be easily accessible and not locked away with the princesses, although, for Maleficent, I guess that would make it easier to control the lines...

 

[Kilala]

Thank you Sherry for all the food info. I will let everyone here know what I find.

 

[briggscreek]

briggscreek --

Did you see my response to your question about the in-room celebration a while back? I provided links to posts with photos of last year's in-room celebration. If you didn't see my response, let me know and I will find it and re-post it!

I just went back and found it - thank you for the links! It looks like so much fun, but I don't think that my kids would love all of the stuff in the current package, so I decided to make one myself! I just went on disneystore.com and bought a bunch of Haunted Mansion and Jack Skellington stuff and am going to decorate the room myself while they're off with my husband, I'll bring along some lights and spider webs too. I also got the coolest Jack Skellington ornament at Hallmark today, it lights up and plays music. Then I'll probably pick up some candy in the parks to put in the Jack coffin popcorn bucket I just found on ebay. I'm super excited, I LOVE decorating for Halloween.

 

[Sherry E]

The Disney Parks Halloween Collection seems to be expanding on the Disney Store website. Every time I check it more things have been added in -- HERE.

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[Kilala]

The 26th just sold out online. I will call them on the 3rd to see if they have any tickets left. If not I will go on the 30th.

 

[Sherry E]

The 26th just sold out online. I will call them on the 3rd to see if they have any tickets left. If not I will go on the 30th.

Thanks for letting us know, Kilala! I will make a note of it on page 1, in the applicable spots, and figment_jii can update the Sell Out list.

 

[briggscreek]

The Disney Parks Halloween Collection seems to be expanding on the Disney Store website. Every time I check it more things have been added in -- HERE.

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I keep checking it to make sure that I don't "need" anything else for my homemade in-room celebration! I love the Haunted Mansion stuff, but I wish they still had the Tomb Sweet Tomb pillow. Has anyone seen those in the park lately?

 

[Davidg83]

Hello from Disneyland! After getting checked in for my runs this weekend I went into the parks and I've found a few signs of Halloween popping up.
Some pumpkins are starting to show up in windows:

And this adorable Mickey pumpkin is going home with me!

I'll keep my eyes open this weekend and report back!

 

[Sherry E]

Which beignet do you prefer? The regular Mickey beignet? The gingerbread beignet? The pumpkin beignet? Or the regular, non-Mickey-shaped beignet at Jazz Kitchen? Here is a blog from the Disney Food Blog to help you sort it all out:

"Disneyland Duel: Battle of the Beignets!" -- Disney Food Blog; posted on August 28th, 2014 by AJ.

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Thank you for posting the photos, Davidg83!!

I definitely think you will see more things appearing in the window displays and shops over the weekend. Maybe even by tomorrow. For some reason, all of a sudden Halloween Time seems like it is happening incredibly soon -- like it just sneaked up out of nowhere -- so I think that Disney will be using the "after hours" as much as possible to get all the signs of Halloween in place!

I am realizing that some of the Main Street pumpkins are new each year. Many of them have looked the same to me in the past, but now it seems like they are adding in a couple of new ones (based on what I saw last year and in your photo above).

Have fun!

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[TulipsNZ]

I adore that teapot pumpkin! I want one!

Wow our party sold out! I'm glad we have tickets now but how exciting.

 

[mikana876]

The 26th just sold out online. I will call them on the 3rd to see if they have any tickets left. If not I will go on the 30th.

So glad I got my tickets already!

 

[KOUKLI]

I hopethat Mickey pumpkin is still available by the time I get there

 

[WendyTJ]

*waves from Sydney Australia *
Husband and I are having are first visit to WDW this Oct. We have our tickets for the Mackey party.
Just waiting on the date we want for the other Halloween party

Thank you for this thread it is great Sherry
Ps I have read the beginning and the first twenty pages

 

[figment_jii]

The 26th just sold out online. I will call them on the 3rd to see if they have any tickets left. If not I will go on the 30th.

Thanks! I've updated the tracking post on page 85.

I adore that teapot pumpkin! I want one!

I'm pretty sure the Mickey pumpkin in Davidg83's photo is a candle holder. I have one from last year and it's pretty cute.

I hopethat Mickey pumpkin is still available by the time I get there

I'm pretty sure the Mickey pumpkin is the same one that is also available via the Disney Store's online website.
http://www.disneystore.com/mickey-mouse-jack-olantern-candle-holder/mp/1313861/1000401/

Which beignet do you prefer? The regular Mickey beignet? The gingerbread beignet? The pumpkin beignet? Or the regular, non-Mickey-shaped beignet at Jazz Kitchen?

My preference: regular Mickey beignets, Jazz Kitchen beignets, gingerbread beignets, pumpkin beignets. I like the Mickey shapes and they taste great! The Jazz Kitchen are also good, but the Mickey shape gives the ones inside DL the edge. The gingerbread ones were okay and I'm not a big pumpkin fan (although, the flavor is very light).

Another Disney Parks Blog Entry: http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...eetly-spook-tacular-at-the-disneyland-resort/
This one is on the treats that should be showing up next month! They only described the returning items, but the post does say there should be some new treats.

 

[Sherry E]

In case you need a bit of energy to get you through the day, don't forget to reach for your... Pumpkin Spice Monster Trail Mix from Archer Farms, including pumpkin spice peanuts and pumpkin spice M&M's!

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Also, I suppose that Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen will soon announce the (limited) dates for this year's Haunted House Gingerbread Workshop in October (they will probably announce it on their Facebook page), but the special Jazz Kitchen Haunted House event for D23 members has already been announced -- HERE.

The date for D23 members is Sunday, October 19th but, again, there should be at least 3 other days open for booking for the general public when the dates are announced.

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*waves from Sydney Australia *
Husband and I are having are first visit to WDW this Oct. We have our tickets for the Mackey party.
Just waiting on the date we want for the other Halloween party

Thank you for this thread it is great Sherry
Ps I have read the beginning and the first twenty pages

Welcome, WendyTJ!

Thank you so much for joining us, and for wading through the first 20 pages (which wasn't necessary, but it is much appreciated)! Thank you, also, for the kind words. I just updated several of the posts on page 1 past night, adding in little bits and pieces of things that I had been saving. I'm still adding more -- but I'm just trying to put in links to things that I think will be useful or interesting.

Are you going to be visiting both WDW and DLR, and attending the Halloween parties in both locations? That will be a busy Halloween season! As I am learning from all of our friends in Australia on this board, Halloween is not really a big deal over there -- or not as much as it is here in the U.S. I wish that DLR would do a bit more with Halloween Time and invest a little more in it, but it is still great fun in many ways!

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[dolphingirl47]

New, as of today:

"Sneak Peek at Much-Anticipated Gingerbread Creation for Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland Park" - Disney Parks Blog; posted on August 28th, 2014 by Pam Brandon, Disney Parks Food Writer

I can't wait to see this in person.

Corinna

 

[Sherry E]

Thanks! I've updated the tracking post on page 85.


I'm pretty sure the Mickey pumpkin in Davidg83's photo is a candle holder. I have one from last year and it's pretty cute.


My preference: regular Mickey beignets, Jazz Kitchen beignets, gingerbread beignets, pumpkin beignets. I like the Mickey shapes and they taste great! The Jazz Kitchen are also good, but the Mickey shape gives the ones inside DL the edge. The gingerbread ones were okay and I'm not a big pumpkin fan (although, the flavor is very light).

Another Disney Parks Blog Entry: http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...eetly-spook-tacular-at-the-disneyland-resort/
This one is on the treats that should be showing up next month! They only described the returning items, but the post does say there should be some new treats.

figment_jii --

Thank you again for keeping up with the list of sellouts as they happen. It's good to have a post with just that information only (and nothing else), to be able to link it out in other threads if people are wondering about when dates are selling out! Plus, it's just interesting to really study the sellouts and see how much time passes between one sellout and the next one!

There is a teapot pumpkin in Davidg83's photo above (which TulipsNZ mentioned) -- it's not the Mickey candle holder. In fact, it's not even Mickey's face (or...is it? It's hard to tell! Lol). It looks more like Mrs. Potts, in pumpkin form (sort of)! I am guessing it is one of the display pumpkins for decoration, but not one that is for sale.

I was hoping you would weigh in on the beignets, as I knew you had tried all of them! I have tried none of them so far. Is it true that the gingerbread beignets are very dense? I seem to recall hearing that some people did not care for them because they were not light and airy, like other beignets. I would have assumed that the pumpkin ones would be a bit dense too, but maybe not?


Thank you, also, for posting that treats blog link! (We knew there would be a treats blog -- and there will probably be another Halloween/Fall food blog from the Parks Blog later in September and/or in October!) I had not yet checked the Blog this morning for anything new -- though they had better get hustling and give the start date of the holiday season! The delay on that announcement is just bizarre, based on how they did it the last few years.

 

[figment_jii]

There is a teapot pumpkin in Davidg83's photo above (which TulipsNZ mentioned) -- it's not the Mickey candle holder. In fact, it's not even Mickey's face. It looks more like Mrs. Potts, in pumpkin form (sort of)!

Oh, when TulipsNZ said she wanted to take the teapot pumpkin home, I thought she meant the candle holder (it was the wanting one that threw me!). I'm pretty sure the Mrs. Potts pumpkin is a window display (i.e., not something sold in the stores). Although...with a few of the foam pumpkins and a foam gourd from a craft store...some glue...and some paint...one might be able to re-create it!

I was hoping you would weigh in on the beignets, as I knew you had tried all of them! I have tried none of them so far. Is it true that the gingerbread beignet are very dense? I seem to recall hearing that some people did not care for them because they were not light and airy, like other beignets. I would have assumed that the pumpkin ones would be a bit dense too, but maybe not?

You know, I don't remember them all very clearly, but, yes, I think they were denser than the normal beignets. The flavors weren't very strong, so it's not like they were overwhelmingly gingerbread-y or pumpkin-y. The seasonal ones are worth trying once (especially if you like either flavor).

I had not yet checked the Blog this morning for anything new -- though they had better get hustling and give the start date of the holiday season! The delay on that announcement is just bizarre, based on how they did it the last few years.

I almost wonder if with the popularity of Frozen and the addition of the Avenger's Marathon, if they aren't scrambling a bit to figure out what to do and when to start it all.

 

[mikedoyleblogger]

The 26th just sold out online. I will call them on the 3rd to see if they have any tickets left. If not I will go on the 30th.

Confuzled. Are you wanting to go on the 26th? Pretty sure if you call right now there will still be some tickets for 9/26 left available by phone.

 

[Sherry E]

Oh, when TulipsNZ said she wanted to take the teapot pumpkin home, I thought she meant the candle holder (it was the wanting one that threw me!). I'm pretty sure the Mrs. Potts pumpkin is a window display (i.e., not something sold in the stores). Although...with a few of the foam pumpkins and a foam gourd from a craft store...some glue...and some paint...one might be able to re-create it!


You know, I don't remember them all very clearly, but, yes, I think they were denser than the normal beignets. The flavors weren't very strong, so it's not like they were overwhelmingly gingerbread-y or pumpkin-y. The seasonal ones are worth trying once (especially if you like either flavor).


I almost wonder if with the popularity of Frozen and the addition of the Avenger's Marathon, if they aren't scrambling a bit to figure out what to do and when to start it all.

figment_jii --

Yes, I was thinking along the same lines (about the delay in announcing the season start date). It would be really easy to just say, "Okay, everyone, the holidays begin on such-and-such date." However, that wouldn't necessarily mean that all of the holiday events were running yet. Because of the marathon, the people who plan out the seasonal schedules may have had to rethink when things like Viva Navidad begin. If they were to put in a Frozen area of Hollywood Land, as suggested by MiceAge, would they have time to get that in place and ready before the marathon weekend?

In fact, if the ice rink is removed from DTD, I wonder if that has to do with the marathon as well. Maybe they wanted to keep DTD more open and spacious, without the rink in the way near Earl of Sandwich, so the marathon folks have more room to mill about in their off-time. Who knows? All I know is that we have a weird Tuesday end date for the holiday season...but no start date!

I love gingerbread, and don't love pumpkin (don't hate it, but don't love it). I have been curious about the gingerbread beignets, so I may have to give in and try one.

Confuzled. Are you wanting to go on the 26th? Pretty sure if you call right now there will still be some tickets for 9/26 left available by phone.

mikedoyleblogger --

If I am not mistaken, I think Kilala meant that when she gets paid on the 3rd she will call and ask about tickets for the 26th (to see if any tickets are left)! I may be totally off base with that one, but that's my guess!