It's already too hot for me! It's weird because, supposedly, the temperature is only in the upper 70s in L.A. right now, but I am sitting next to a big window and the sun beaming through the curtains feels especially harsh. A 79-degree day in winter feels less harsh than a 79-degree day in late spring or summer. It feels much hotter than upper 70s. I am trying to forget that summer begins in 3 days. I will keep reminding myself that winter and spring seemed to zip by rather quickly, and hopefully summer will do the same!
Thank you for the reply Sherry! Yes I was in both of those threads - I read a lot but don't post much. It has been a crazy year at work - too much to do and as I think is always the case, the administration has very little idea of what it is like down here in the "trenches" so the policies seem to come from left field somewhere and then have to be implemented and then repealed a month or so later - utter nonsense!!
I'm going to spend some more time reading through your posts to get an idea of what to expect. Hopefully there will be a halloween party while we are there - that would be awesome! I'll probably have more questions as the time gets closer...
We'll be here when you have questions or just want to jump on in at any old time!
Sadly this will be the first time in years we will not be making a DL trip in October. We are going to Florida to visit family instead. However, we decided to go to one of the WDW Halloween parties to get in a cheap Disney trip while we were there. The kids decided we should stay a few nights at the Port Orleans resort, since they will miss New Orleans Square. It's funny because I grew up going to WDW but we have been to DL so many times I feel like someone making my first trip to the Orlando park. For the first time in years I will have to actually plan some and look at a map.
Well, I'm glad that you will at least get some sort of Disney-Halloween fix, even though you will be missing Halloween Time at DLR. At this rate we don't even know exactly what Halloween Time or MHP will entail with all of the 60th anniversary stuff going on, but there probably won't be anything new and major added into the line-up.
Ok 1 more question. I'm renewing my AP in a few days but my current one expires in 7/28. So can I still get the AP discount even though mine expires before October?
If you're just about to renew your AP then you should have a valid, active AP by the time the MHP tickets go on sale, I would think. If the old AP expires and you don't have a renewed AP, then you might have a problem getting the discount. Are you planning on having a lapse of time in between July 28th and when you get your renewed AP?
I'm not sure if this has been asked yet or not and I know the dates haven't been released yet but I'm curious as to what people think regarding the dates around Halloween. With it being on Saturday this year, do you think they will do both the Friday and Saturday or just a regular park night on the Friday and do the party on the Saturday? We're trying to get our dates pinned down and since we are doing Vegas first and DL second, we're trying to figure out if we fly home on the Saturday or the Sunday....
I can't imagine there not being a party on Halloween night. That seems to be the tradition. It will be unusual to have a party on a Saturday, and I wonder if it will be held in DL or in DCA, but there should be one. I do wonder about back-to-back parties in
Disneyland on 10/30 and 10/31, though. Those are two nights when Disneyland would ordinarily have extended hours and would close later, and to close DL at 7 p.m. on both nights might meet with some outrage from non-MHP guests.
I suppose there is always a chance they could skip 10//31 and just have a party on 10/30, but not having a Halloween party on Halloween night would be disappointing. I think it would be easier to get away with closing DCA early on a Saturday than to close DL early on a Friday and a Saturday.
Ugh I'm getting so impatient! We originally booked our trip for the 21st-25th and had to move it due to a business trip that came up that my wife can't miss. We had to move it up to the 14th-17th. I have a feeling we are just going to miss Halloween...and it's her and my sons first time to DL. We are huge Halloween family and start celebrating in September. Hopefully it works out.
I'm impatient too! I found it amusing that, under the Parks Blog piece about Tokyo Disney's Halloween fun, most of the comments (including mine) were about Disneyland and Halloween Time! That should tell the Parks Blog people that people want to know about Disneyland's Halloween Time (and Holiday Season) dates before hearing about Tokyo's dates!
I hope it works out for you. I think you will definitely see some pumpkins in Disneyland during your dates, and my guess is that some part of Halloween Time will have begun by or during your trip -- even if it's just the Halloween Carnival, or Haunted Mansion Holiday. I don't think you will completely miss everything remotely Halloween-ish, but you will probably miss the Halloween party (if it sticks to its typical schedule this year).
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who looks up celebrities at Disneyland. My husband thinks I'm crazy.
He was slightly interested when we were there at the same time Travis Barker was, as he's a big fan of Blink 182. Never did see him though.
Travis goes there quite often, doesn't he? He is one of those -- much like Gwen Stefani and John Stamos -- who is spotted there several times a year.
I wouldn't have even thought to look up a page like that on Facebook, if not for my Facebook friend sharing a photo of Kim and Kanye at DLR. That's what drew my attention to the page, but once I found it then I couldn't stop scrolling through the photos to see who has been there recently!
It's fascinating for some odd reason.
I look at that site too. Wife is obsessed with John Stamos and has made it her mission to meet him there haha
Hopefully he will stay out of trouble with the law so he can return to DLR and meet your wife!
He has always been a celebrity who has stayed out trouble and scandals. His recent 'incident' made me a bit disappointed in him, as I'd hoped he was above that kind of thing -- it's dangerous for him and dangerous for everyone on the road. I hope it was a one-time mistake.
Another aussie here impatiently awaiting the halloween dates
we will be there from 25 sept until oct 2nd cant wait! We should know something soon right?
Welcome! Yes -- unless the Disney Parks Blog just wants to torture us, they should be revealing Halloween Time and Halloween Party details and dates between now and early July (like within the first several days of July).
I'm wondering this as well. I'm hoping the Party is on Halloween (Saturday) as we are hoping to Trick-or-Treat at Disneyland on the actual day.
Wonderful pictures, Kilala!
It would be very unusual to not have a party on Halloween night, but this is not a typical year simply because of all of the focus on the 60th anniversary. And it will be odd to close Disneyland early on a back-to-back Friday night and Saturday night. So there is a possibility that something out of the ordinary could happen, but we shall soon find out...
In my mind the build-up for Halloween is starting already! I need to start making costumes early as I can only do a tiny bit every day between work/baby/kids/house.
This year my 12 y/o wants to be Gordon Freeman from the game Half-Life (so lots of armor... again! Takes forever!). Last year he was Doomguy from the game Doom.
My 5 y/o wants to be an alien from the movie "Aliens", though he's changeable so probably not the final for him. He was Godzilla last year.
Husband not sure yet. He was Willy from Mickey and the Beanstalk last year.
My little baby will be Dumbo I think!
I will probably just be a frazzled mother with way too much to do. Costume already done. 
Anyone else have any costumes planned?
In my mind, as soon as anything remotely Halloween-ish or autumnal shows up in stores or in advertisements (which should be July), it's time to count down to fall. Hobby Lobby had Halloween things last month, but they're a craft store so they get a pass. Other stores -- non-craft stores -- such as Costco should have Halloween things on the shelves in July. That's what I have come to expect from them. And then the real Pumpkin Pandemonium begins, with the onslaught of all things pumpkin spice, caramel apple and candy corn hitting the shelves in every store in August and September.
{B]My costume planning consists of putting the girls into the BBB the afternoon of the MHP and letting them do it
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I'm going as Merida - I have the wig and I'm going to splurge on the dress. I'll pick up a fake bow at the BBB and be good to go. I have NO idea what DH wants to go as, but it'd better be something easy to pack.
That BBB idea sounds like my kind of costume plan!
Easy breezy!
we're doing Vegas first too (followed by a one night stop @
HHN @ universal). MGM has been showering us with great offers, combined with myvegas points a no brainer. I'm not a big gambler, hope to not do too much damage.
As much as I enjoy Vegas I'd be just as happy to spend 2 nights @ universal to enjoy both the park & HHN.
I booked DLH for 4 nights beginning Saturday, 10/3. Eagerly awaiting release of the party dates to decide between that Saturday (which I assume will be crazy crowded) or the following Monday or Tuesday (I hope one will be party date!)
Starting to think the costumes @ DL will put WDW's to shame. We have fancy pirate ones but so hot & humid over Columbus day weekend, rarely do they make the trip. Last year we wore Jason hockey jerseys & were still uncomfortable.
So, who is going to channel Madame Leota and tell me how warm it'll likely be in DL this year the first weekend of the month?
One of those days -- Monday or Tuesday -- should, indeed, be a party date.
I think the Halloween Horror Nights info should be coming out soon too, if I am not mistaken. All of the major Halloween attraction details for Knott's, Universal, the Queen Mary, Six Flags and the L.A. Haunted Hayride should be released before we hear anything about Disneyland's Halloween Time.
I am no Madame Leota -- nor am I a meteorologist -- but I can tell you that the last few months of the year can be unpredictable. There have been awful heat waves in October. There have also been nice, pleasant days in the mid-70s. There could be a lot of wind and dry air, resulting in wildfires. There could even be a sprinkle or two. More than likely it will be on the hot side instead of on the cool side, with temperatures at least in the 80s, if not hotter.
Our "fall weather" is delayed in SoCal. Sometimes it doesn't begin to feel like fall until late November or December, or it doesn't begin to feel like winter until February.
it has to be soon for the details to be released! Would just like to finalize the travel plans & the dreaded 'the budget' lol. Glad I booked SWA for the flexibility jik I need to tweak things. Especially need 
