HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #4

[Amilo]

Halloween Carnival news...

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/09/halloween-carnival-returns-to-big-thunder-ranch-jamboree-at-disneyland-park/

The magic show sounds really cool!

 

[TinkerJR]

TinkerJR --

In my opinion, the costume looks fine (as far as being acceptable by Disney's standards)! I can't see that there would be any problem with it (though hopefully figment_jii and Kilala will chime in on this too).

It's a really cute costume! I would expect that this year there will be a wide variety of Olaf costumes of all sorts, so your DH should fit right in! I think some of them will be more subtle nods to Olaf, while others will be crazy, elaborate 'presentations.' I am curious to see what's out there!

I think the costume looks fine! I don't see anything about it that would go against the MHP costume rules. In fact, given the popularity of Frozen, I expect to see a lot of Elsas, Annas, and Olafs (and maybe a few Kristoffs) at MHP.

The only caveat I have (and it has nothing to do with the rules of Disney) is to have something in mind in case you're there on one of those hot/warm nights! That costumes looks like it could get pretty warm. One of my favorite costumes stories is of this fellow dressed up in full body Sully costume. This was at MNSSHP in Florida (where it's usually still hot and humid in Sep/Oct). I saw him at the start of the party in the full costume (PJ like outfit (like the Olaf costume) with head piece). The rest went something like this: by the start of the first parade, he had taken the head piece (a hoodie like thing) off. By the end of the parade he had unzipped the top half of the costume (he had a shirt one underneath). Later he had taken the top off and it was tied around his waist. By the second parade, he had taken the entire costume off and it was draped over the stroller's handlebars!

I think you will be just fine with your costume. It's a hoddie so you can take the hood down if the CM's need you too

Thanks Ladies! The idea of wearing a full suit (especially made of fleece) does not thrill DH. He tends to run warm anyways, and we are afraid that he would last only moments in it before he would be miserable. Ain't nobody got time for that!

So off to the next idea. I REALLY would love to have us all wearing a group costume, and we are leaning towards The Incredibles. It would be a pretty easy set of costumes to get together and pretty comfortable also.

Also, the Target near me was already setting up the Halloween candy isles! WooHoo!

 

[figment_jii]

So off to the next idea. I REALLY would love to have us all wearing a group costume, and we are leaning towards The Incredibles. It would be a pretty easy set of costumes to get together and pretty comfortable also.

The DisneyStore.com has a Mr. Incredible t-shirt 'costume' that might work. I bet that a t-shirt would be cooler than a full body Olaf costume (although, that sure looked cute). Add in some red pants and black shoes and you'd be pretty close without having do to anything too elaborate.
http://www.disneystore.com/mr-incredible-costume-tee-for-men/mp/1355647/1000228/

 

[briggscreek]

We're leaving next weekend, I've started tossing stuff in the suitcases so I don't forget anything important! Reservations are made, cannot wait to be back at DL!

I do have a question though. My DS will be 10 in October, but he's really big, people usually think he's 12 or so. Do I need to take proof of his age or will they not question it?

 

[figment_jii]

I do have a question though. My DS will be 10 in October, but he's really big, people usually think he's 12 or so. Do I need to take proof of his age or will they not question it?

That's kind of touchy subject...(not meaning you asked anything wrong, but some folks get pretty riled up when they get asked to provide proof that there child is a certain age). I think in general the CMs will take your word for it that he's still 9 and therefore qualifies for the child's ticket. I have had a CM ask a child how old they were when she did not yet have a ticket (she was 2 years and eleven months old at the time and proudly stated she was 9 and held up five fingers (or something like that)). Aside from that one instance, no one asked if she was 2 or 3 or gave us a hard time. So some CMs at the ticket gates may ask your son when he was born or his age, but that's probably the extent of it.

I suppose if you have something handy with his birth date on it, it probably wouldn't hurt to have it with you. However, I don't think you need to have it because, as I said, I do think most CMs will trust that you are honest.

 

[Jaina]

The park has reportedly been pretty dead lately. I'm sure it will be busy Friday as everythiing kicks off, but what about this Thursday? We are taking an extremely last-minute trip (just found out yesterday) just to Disneyland (no hopper) for the day, and I'm wondering if it will already be starting into the busy-ness... Excited to see some decor, even if the HM is probably still closed. (We're doing a baby-toddler-pregnant ladies trip, so we'll be sticking to the tame stuff and soaking in the atmosphere!)

 

[figment_jii]

The Parks Blog has another short entry on some upcoming HalloweenTime and MHP pins:
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...-merchandise-coming-to-the-disneyland-resort/

The pin info has been available via the Disney Pins website for a while now, so nothing really "new" in terms of the merchandise in the photo (although the dates differ from the pin page, but I'd go with the Blog entry on that one). There was mention that there would a t-shirt (youth, ladies, and adult sizes) and a zip fleece.

The park has reportedly been pretty dead lately. I'm sure it will be busy Friday as everythiing kicks off, but what about this Thursday? We are taking an extremely last-minute trip (just found out yesterday) just to Disneyland (no hopper) for the day, and I'm wondering if it will already be starting into the busy-ness... Excited to see some decor, even if the HM is probably still closed. (We're doing a baby-toddler-pregnant ladies trip, so we'll be sticking to the tame stuff and soaking in the atmosphere!)

I haven't been at the start of HalloweenTime, but my guess is that Thursday will still be on the quiet side. With HMH and Space being closed (I don't think they do a soft opening, but I could be mistaken), and the Halloween Carnival not yet started, I think most folks will wait for Friday and/or the weekend to go to DLR. There might be a slight bump in crowds (compared to last Thursday, for example) due to early arrivals for Dapper Days, but that's about all I can think of that would impact Thursday crowds.

 

[Sherry E]

No worries! HMH works great in both threads.

pudinhd only gets an entry into the contest to win a Disney gift card if the HMH photos are posted in the Disneyland at Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread (which, of course, has been taken care of now).

So, even though -- thematically -- the Haunted Mansion Holiday theme certainly works in this thread, and the photos are greatly appreciated, it actually makes a difference that the photos are posted in the actual Christmas/Holiday Superthread. (And I say that as the person in charge of both the Halloween and the Christmas/Holiday Season threads, and as the one who is giving away the gift cards!)

So, anyone here who wants to throw their hat into the ring to possibly win a $25 Disney Gift Card in early November, post your Haunted Mansion Holiday photos in the Disneyland at Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread this week (until Sun., 9/14/14, 11:59 p.m., P.S.T.)!!!!

 

[figment_jii]

Sorry for any confusion! I only meant that photos of HMH are very fitting for the HalloweenTime thread - HMH is as much a Halloween attraction as it is a Christmas attraction. It would have been odd for photos of Christmas Trees or things like that to show up in this thread, but luckily HMH works well. I was not implying that the countdown drawing entries would be earned by posting to this thread.

 

[Sherry E]

Not to be outdone or upstaged by the Wrigley's Extra Pumpkin Spice gum that popped up last month, Trident has released its own Pumpkin Spice version of its Layers gum.

However, on the cookie front, Nestle has released its Pumpkin Spice Cookie Dough, as well as its "Halloween morsels."

BUT wait! What is that I see? I will have to go over to the Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread to reveal that Nestle has apparently also put out its Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cookie Dough, with "creamy peppermint chunks"!!!!!!!

As someone who really has no issues with Halloween and Christmas colliding for a while, and as someone who occasionally partakes in pepperminty products (such as Dreyer's Peppermint Wonderland ice cream -- Grand, not Slow Churned), I really don't have a problem with this turn of events. I figured that the holiday things would start moving in early, as there are probably even more of them coming up than there are Halloween/Fall things.

However, I do have to admit that -- even without trying a single Halloween/Harvest/Fall/Maple/Pumpkin Spice/Caramel Apple/Candy Corn-flavored/scented/shaped/colored item this year (yet) -- I already feel like I am going to need to go through seasonal product withdrawals when 2015 begins. I may have to go to Pumpkin Spice & Peppermint rehab....if there is such a place. (This is Los Angeles -- where anything is possible, of course.)

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Sorry for any confusion! I only meant that photos of HMH are very fitting for the HalloweenTime thread - HMH is as much a Halloween attraction as it is a Christmas attraction. It would have been odd for photos of Christmas Trees or things like that to show up in this thread, but luckily HMH works well. I was not implying that the countdown drawing entries would be earned by posting to this thread.

Oh I know what you meant, and I know that you understand how it works. No worries. It's important to me to be specific about it because I know there are lurkers out there -- people who have not gone back to the beginning of the Theme Week Countdown in the other thread, or people who don't understand that there is a Countdown -- who may get confused and think that if they post photos here in this thread they will be entered into a random draw, or that if they post HMH photos at any old random time in the Christmas/Holiday thread (beyond this week), that it will be okay.

I just wanted to make sure that it's clear about where and when the HMH photos are supposed to go this week (in order to enter the contest, that is).

HMH photos can be posted in this Halloween thread at any time of year, but not with an entry into the Disney Gift Card random draw.

22 days!!

My DD had/has the 2014 Birnbaums Official Guide to Disneyland. I know she did because I purchased it for her and stuck it in her Christmas stocking as we went in January 2014. Well, the other day I asked her where it was. Poor girl couldn't find it to save her. She even clean out the underneath of her bed. Well, I was resigned to purchase her a new one. She likes to read up and to study everything, multiple times. Yesterday she came into my room laughing because she finally found it! She spent most of the afternoon studying it. Oh will she ever be surprised! She keeps talking about the DLH. She even commented that we never seem to go swimming while at DLR because we are too busy with the parks. We have a swimming pool so we don't really make it a priority. Little does she know that I've worked in some swimming time so she can enjoy the Monorail slides.

2tinkerbell --

I used to buy those Birnbaum guides every year, back in the '80s and '90s. I used to do what your daughter does -- read them multiple times and study up!

I think your DD will be thrilled with the upcoming trip -- all of it, from the Halloween fun to the hotel fun and everything in between. Chances are you will get some great weather for swimming.

Really sorry if this has already been discussed...but with 99 pages in the thread, it's a little hard to get through them all! I really appreciate all the information.

My dd (14) and I are headed to DL Oct 15-17. We have tickets to the Halloween Party on 10/17. Trying to plan when it's best to be in the park. Right now, I was thinking we would spend the morning in DCA (she prefers the rides there) and head over to DL for the party at...what time? Is it best to get there at 3:00 or closer to 7:00 (or does it not make a difference.)

She's dressing up as the Mad Hatter. Not sure what (if anything I'll be.)

cmpeter --

figment_jii already took care of answering your questions (thank you, figment_jii!), but I just wanted to say please don't hesitate to just jump in and join us, ask questions, share your Halloween experiences, etc.! You don't need to read all of the pages in any of my threads! It's not necessary. Sometimes the info that people want can be found in the posts on page 1 of the threads, but if it's not there or if you need further info, please feel free to join us at any time and we will try to answer or point you in the direction of where to find the answer. The more the merrier!

Yay!! I guess we can just pretend I meant to post it here...

pudinhd --

You're not the first person to accidentally post Theme Week Countdown photos in a thread other than the Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread. I think that people see "Superthread" in the title and they forget which one they are posting in, so the photos end up going elsewhere!

not literally FROZEN, but from the movie Frozen. Haha. The packages have olaf, anna, and elsa on them.

scrappymel --

I'm glad you cleared that up! Originally I was wondering if you meant "frozen" as in Cheese Puffs in the freezer aisle, next to the ice cream and DiGiorno pizza. My first thought was, "That sounds horrible!" Then, when I thought about it, I realized that you meant Frozen cheese puffs (which, I guess, is a relief)!!!

Good Lord, let's hope that someone doesn't get the wild idea to start making frozen Cheese Puffs or Cheetos. No good could come from that. It might be the end of civilization as we know it.

The magic show sounds really cool!

Amilo --

I think that, for those who love magic and magicians, it will be cool. For newcomers to the Halloween Time season, it will be cool. I can even understand how sticking some magic into the Halloween Carnival makes sense.

However, I must confess that I am not a huge magic fan, for some reason. (Don't judge -- I hate clowns too.) I even turned down a chance to go to the Magic Castle here in L.A. when it was presented to me. So, other than forcing myself to stand there and take some photos of the stage at the Carnival for the purposes of this thread, I will probably be ignoring the magic and juggling.

I loved the Carnival in its former version, when there was toe-tapping music playing in the background -- which really set the tone and kept up a lively atmosphere around the whole area. However, once Billy Hill and the Hillbillies left Disneyland (or whatever happened) I wondered if Disney would replace them with another musical act. But It appears they have been replaced with a magical act!

Thanks Ladies! The idea of wearing a full suit (especially made of fleece) does not thrill DH. He tends to run warm anyways, and we are afraid that he would last only moments in it before he would be miserable. Ain't nobody got time for that!

So off to the next idea. I REALLY would love to have us all wearing a group costume, and we are leaning towards The Incredibles. It would be a pretty easy set of costumes to get together and pretty comfortable also.

Also, the Target near me was already setting up the Halloween candy isles! WooHoo!

TinkerJR --

It is funny that so many things were/are out so early, and yet I am enjoying hearing about everything that pops up! Target seems to be the hub of Halloween treats! They get exclusive seasonal products that other places don't get.

I was really surprised that I didn't see full page or 2-page Halloween/Fall layouts in the Sunday coupon inserts of the newspaper this past weekend. Even the store circulars (CVS, Walgreens, Rite-Aid, Target) didn't have big, splashy ads. Now that August is behind us and summer will be over in 2 weeks cheer2:), I really expected the coupon people to start ramping up the sizes of the seasonal ads. Back in August there was a 2-page spread for Glade's Fall Collection, but since then all of the references to Fall, Harvest and to Halloween that I have seen have been in small photos or on coupons.

It seems like the actual products are coming out and hitting the shelves at lightning speed, but the people who put together the print ads are holding back.

The park has reportedly been pretty dead lately. I'm sure it will be busy Friday as everythiing kicks off, but what about this Thursday? We are taking an extremely last-minute trip (just found out yesterday) just to Disneyland (no hopper) for the day, and I'm wondering if it will already be starting into the busy-ness... Excited to see some decor, even if the HM is probably still closed. (We're doing a baby-toddler-pregnant ladies trip, so we'll be sticking to the tame stuff and soaking in the atmosphere!)

Jaina --

I agree with figment_jii. Other than maybe some early Dapper Days arrivals, I wouldn't expect it to be terribly crowded in DL on Thursday, 9/11. You will probably see most of the decorations in Disneyland, though I am not sure if the giant Mickey Pumpkin in Town Square will be out yet, or if he will show up overnight before Halloween Time begins.

I think that there is even a good chance that most of the Fall foods and drinks will already be out on Thursday, as well as the Halloween Time merchandise.

There is always a slight chance that Haunted Mansion Holiday may soft open late in the afternoon or that night. It has soft opened in the past, though I cannot recall if it happened last year. I think it just depends on how quickly the overlay can be installed. If all the work is done by Thursday and HMH is just sitting there doing nothing, the CMs could very well decide to open it early.

Have a great trip!

The Parks Blog has another short entry on some upcoming HalloweenTime and MHP pins:
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...-merchandise-coming-to-the-disneyland-resort/

The pin info has been available via the Disney Pins website for a while now, so nothing really "new" in terms of the merchandise in the photo (although the dates differ from the pin page, but I'd go with the Blog entry on that one). There was mention that there would a t-shirt (youth, ladies, and adult sizes) and a zip fleece.


I haven't been at the start of HalloweenTime, but my guess is that Thursday will still be on the quiet side. With HMH and Space being closed (I don't think they do a soft opening, but I could be mistaken), and the Halloween Carnival not yet started, I think most folks will wait for Friday and/or the weekend to go to DLR. There might be a slight bump in crowds (compared to last Thursday, for example) due to early arrivals for Dapper Days, but that's about all I can think of that would impact Thursday crowds.

figment_jii --

What I am noticing from the assorted Parks Blogs that have come out is that there are very few truly "new" offerings of any kind for Halloween Time this year. There may be a few new designs of the standard cupcakes, cake pops and apples, and there are a few pieces of merchandise with different designs, but everything else is the same as always -- or just barely qualifying as new.

The magician, fortuneteller and juggler seem to be thrown into the Carnival to fill the void left by Billy Hill and the Haunted Hillbillies, but not really anything "extra" added in on top of the existing festivities.

Even Duffy appears to be getting kicked out of his California Adventure Pumpkin Patch photo spot -- and we know how lacking in Halloween décor DCA already is. All that seems to be left of Halloween in DCA this year is the Mad T Party -- which a lot of people won't even see or notice.

I wonder if the lack of anything new being added in -- no new Halloween World of Color and no new TSMM Halloween overlay -- is due to Disney wanting to push everyone into buying MHP tickets. Or, maybe they are holding back (reserving funds) only because they are gearing up for the 60th anniversary activities in 2015.

I would have said (hoped) that if Halloween is going to stay as is and not evolve, maybe this means that the holiday season will be bigger and better. And yet, here we are on SEPTEMBER 9th, without even as much as an official start date to the holiday season (unless I overlooked something)? Something tells me that the holiday season is not going to evolve all that much this year either, and that taking the existing Frozen elements of the season and grouping them together in Hollywood is going to be the big "new" highlight for 2014.

 

[figment_jii]

I wonder if the lack of anything new being added in -- no new Halloween World of Color and no new TSMM Halloween overlay -- is due to Disney wanting to push everyone into buying MHP tickets. Or, maybe they are holding back (reserving funds) only because they are gearing up for the 60th anniversary activities in 2015.

I do get the sense that things are kind of in a holding pattern this year and the main focus is on the 60th anniversary next year. If MiceAge is accurate then there is also some "holding pattern" mentality due to the budget issues from WDW. So, all-in-all, I'm not totally surprised that there isn't really anything "new" for MHP or HalloweenTime in general. It could also be a little of "things went so well last year (i.e., almost all of the MHP sold out), so why change things?" mentality.

I would have said (hoped) that if Halloween is going to stay as is and not evolve, maybe this means that the holiday season will be bigger and better. And yet, here we are on SEPTEMBER 9th, without even as much as an official start date to the holiday season (unless I overlooked something)? Something tells me that the holiday season is not going to evolve all that much this year either, and that taking the existing Frozen elements of the season and grouping them in together in Hollywood is going to be the big "new" highlight for 2014.

Again, I think the budget considerations come into play here. While, they are consolidating the Frozen elements, I do think you can consider this relatively "new" for the holiday season. The meet & greet already exists and they did the ice rink last year, but the stage show would be new. I am hopeful that this combination of elements will look good (though...I do wonder what it will mean for Mad T Party...). You could look at it on the positive side: it's seem less likely with each passing day that they'll do a hard ticket Christmas party this year.

 

[Sherry E]

I do get the sense that things are kind of in a holding pattern this year and the main focus is on the 60th anniversary next year. If MiceAge is accurate then there is also some "holding pattern" mentality due to the budget issues from WDW. So, all-in-all, I'm not totally surprised that there isn't really anything "new" for MHP or HalloweenTime in general. It could also be a little of "things went so well last year (i.e., almost all of the MHP sold out), so why change things?" mentality.


Again, I think the budget considerations come into play here. While, they are consolidating the Frozen elements, I do think you can consider this relatively "new" for the holiday season. The meet & greet already exists and they did the ice rink last year, but the stage show would be new. I am hopeful that this combination of elements will look good (though...I do wonder what it will mean for Mad T Party...). You could look at it on the positive side: it's seem less likely with each passing day that they'll do a hard ticket Christmas party this year.

I did think of that aspect of it (the lack of a hard ticket Christmas party)! Although... if Disney decided to have a hard ticket party in DCA with all of the Frozen elements as the 'star' of the party, along with Winter Dreams and Viva Navidad -- which are still fairly new -- that makes sense to me.

The Mad T Party -- if left uninterrupted by all of the Frozen madness nearby -- could provide some additional music, as well as party-exclusive drinks, and snowfall. Cars Land would be less crowded, and there could be party-exclusive snacks served at the Cozy Cone, as well as over near Viva Navidad. It could work. DCA is where I thought they should have a Christmas party anyway, rather than disrupting what has been happening in DL for many years (which will probably be disrupted next year, when the 60th anniversary stuff goes on).

Well, at least we still have the 2 ride overlays, the Halloween Carnival, the Ray Bradbury Halloween Tree, the Dia de los Muertos display and the pumpkins on Main Street...and the Halloween display along the tram path. Duffy's Pumpkin Patch may have been abandoned, but a pumpkin patch photo spot on an otherwise not-decorated-for-Halloween Paradise Pier made very little sense to begin with. Duffy's holiday photo spot on the Pier made more sense, as there were at least some other decorations nearby in the area!

 

[briggscreek]

That's kind of touchy subject...(not meaning you asked anything wrong, but some folks get pretty riled up when they get asked to provide proof that there child is a certain age). I think in general the CMs will take your word for it that he's still 9 and therefore qualifies for the child's ticket. I have had a CM ask a child how old they were when she did not yet have a ticket (she was 2 years and eleven months old at the time and proudly stated she was 9 and held up five fingers (or something like that)). Aside from that one instance, no one asked if she was 2 or 3 or gave us a hard time. So some CMs at the ticket gates may ask your son when he was born or his age, but that's probably the extent of it.

I suppose if you have something handy with his birth date on it, it probably wouldn't hurt to have it with you. However, I don't think you need to have it because, as I said, I do think most CMs will trust that you are honest.

Thanks, that's kind of what I thought. I might bring something just to make me feel better, although I'm not sure I have anything besides his birth certificate!

 

[pudinhd]

pudinhd --
You're not the first person to accidentally post Theme Week Countdown photos in a thread other than the Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread. I think that people see "Superthread" in the title and they forget which one they are posting in, so the photos end up going elsewhere!

Phew! I was a little embarrassed.

I think I am so focused on Halloween, I keep going to that thread! I was just so excited to post my Cadaver Dans on the Haunted Mansion photos, I didn't stop to think.

I do get the sense that things are kind of in a holding pattern this year and the main focus is on the 60th anniversary next year. If MiceAge is accurate then there is also some "holding pattern" mentality due to the budget issues from WDW. So, all-in-all, I'm not totally surprised that there isn't really anything "new" for MHP or HalloweenTime in general. It could also be a little of "things went so well last year (i.e., almost all of the MHP sold out), so why change things?" mentality.


Again, I think the budget considerations come into play here. While, they are consolidating the Frozen elements, I do think you can consider this relatively "new" for the holiday season. The meet & greet already exists and they did the ice rink last year, but the stage show would be new. I am hopeful that this combination of elements will look good (though...I do wonder what it will mean for Mad T Party...). You could look at it on the positive side: it's seem less likely with each passing day that they'll do a hard ticket Christmas party this year.

If the rumor is true, and Anna & Elsa will be meeting in CA, I am really curious to see what they do with the current space in Fantasyland...

 

[Jaina]

Thanks for the replies. I've never seen any of the Halloween decorations, and I'm super excited! (only been once in November, so I've seen a lot of the Christmas stuff - otherwise, just during the "normal" part of the year!

 

[Sherry E]

Well...this is new (and expensive...and limited!!!!)...

"‘Mahaloween Luau’ Coming to Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar at Disneyland Hotel September 29" -- Disney Parks Blog; posted on September 9th, 2014 by Pam Brandon, Disney Parks Food Writer

 

[figment_jii]

I thought it was interesting that it was a Monday...not a Friday or Saturday or even Sunday, but a Monday!

 

[Sherry E]

I thought it was interesting that it was a Monday...not a Friday or Saturday or even Sunday, but a Monday!

Yes -- a very odd choice for a day! It sounds like an interesting, fun event -- and the most shocking thing is that it actually brings a tiny bit of Halloween into Trader Sam's! That is quite a price tag on the event, but I have a feeling it will book up in minutes when it opens up for reservations tomorrow!

 

[ten6mom]

The first party has not yet happened, but from what folks have been told and reported back here, that is correct. You needed to have a valid AP to purchase the tickets at the AP price, but you do not need an AP to use the ticket..

Thank you!

 

[figment_jii]

Yes -- a very odd choice for a day! It sounds like an interesting, fun event -- and the most shocking thing is that it actually brings a tiny bit of Halloween into Trader Sam's! That is quite a price tag on the event, but I have a feeling it will book up in minutes when it opens up for reservations tomorrow!

Well according to the blog, there are 100 spaces per seating and four seatings, so that's 400 people. My guess is the later times (6 and 7:30 pm) will fill up first, but they'll all probably sell out. I'm trying to imagine how they will get 100 individuals into Trader's Sam...it wasn't that big! Or will they be using part of Tangaroa Terrace? I can't quite picture how this will work out. It's be pretty neat if someone goes and reports back! For me, it's an interesting sounding event, but I don't know if I would go (if I was at DLR at that time).