HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #4

[lorijohnhill]

Does anyone know if the Annual Pass trick-or-treat trail will be back this year? We loved it last year, and are keeping our fingers crossed!

I missed it last year, so I'm really hoping it will be back!

 

[jammyjam25]

Kind of random but my order from Kohl's of shirts and shorts to wear (including my orange striped shirt to match the Halloween ears I plan on purchasing) on my trip arrived today! Being able to cross one more "to do" off my list just makes it feel that much closer!

 

[Sherry E]

I just bought our tickets for the party on October 9th. Woo hoo! Now we're really excited for our fall break trip. Still have to purchase our military salute tickets, which is such an amazing deal. Only $132 for 3-day hopper passes!!! Sweet, right? We arrive early morning on Thursday, Oct 8th, which will be our first full day in Disneyland. Staying at the Best Western Raffles Inn for the first time. Friday we're doing party only. I think we'll just sleep in that morning, maybe cruise around downtown Disney a little before we get into costumes for the party. Saturday and Sunday full days at the parks. Head back to Gallup, New Mexico on Monday, Columbus Day. Best part is that we racked up enough Disney rewards to pay for all of our tickets in full. Eight of us going on this trip: me, DH, DS 17, DS 14, DD 11, DD 7, SisIL, niece 8. First time for niece, so extra special trip. Plus Halloween is my favorite holiday! I love disboards. Helped to make our Christmas trip in 2013 a huge success! Thanks, Sherry!

You're very welcome! : Halloween Time and the Holiday Season at DLR are my two favorite DLR subjects, so I love to share the fun with people on this board!

It sounds like everything is falling into place for you -- you are getting a great price on the Hoppers, you can use your Rewards to pay for tickets, you have a nice group going with you, and you'll be celebrating your favorite holiday at DLR (as well as Disneyland's 60th anniversary)! It will be a wonderful trip!

Does anyone know if the Annual Pass trick-or-treat trail will be back this year? We loved it last year, and are keeping our fingers crossed!

My feeling -- and, of course, I could be completely wrong -- is that there will be another AP-only treat trail this year. Whether or not it is in the same location is anyone's guess -- maybe it will be somewhere else -- but I think there will be something like that again.

Kind of random but my order from Kohl's of shirts and shorts to wear (including my orange striped shirt to match the Halloween ears I plan on purchasing) on my trip arrived today! Being able to cross one more "to do" off my list just makes it feel that much closer!

It's nice when everything begins to get squared away, and the trip becomes more of a reality! And, really, I think that time is flying by (as much as the part of me who thinks summer drags on disagrees with that idea)! It seems like it was just a couple of weeks ago that summer officially began, and that the 60th anniversary kicked off. Now, Disneyland is already slowly preparing to wind down summer and usher in Halloween Time. Last week those Halloween pins appeared (which lorijohnhill kindly showed us). This week I would bet that there is some other bit of Halloween merchandise that has appeared -- if not in the parks, then possibly in World of Disney. By the end of this month there should even be some fall/Halloween-ish treats somewhere in DL.

And... Halloween Time begins in a mere 5 weeks and 2 days! It's hard to believe it's that soon when it's hot and summery outside, but it's coming soon!

Sadly, fall doesn't begin for another 7 weeks -- which seems like an eternity -- but it will get here eventually.

 

[tjcrabb]

Was the AP "extra" just a exclusive trail or was it a special item last year? We are talking about purchasing APs this year but I still haven't decided.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

It was an exclusive trail with a special item. There was a rice krispy treat and a cinch bag for Big Hero 6.

 

[lconn]

I apologize if this has already been talked about but I just wanted to confirm that regular fireworks and fantasmic will only be done on Saturday and sundays in October....even though it's the 60th anniversary?

 

[only hope]

I'm going to DL for the first time in October and purchased MHP tickets through the Disney Visa discount. Are the tickets that arrive in the mail ready to use at the gate, or do we need to activate them first? Thanks!

 

[RichP1269]

I apologize if this has already been talked about but I just wanted to confirm that regular fireworks and fantasmic will only be done on Saturday and sundays in October....even though it's the 60th anniversary?

Fantasmic on Friday, Saturday and Sunday if there is no MHP. Paint the Night and Disneyland Forever fireworks on all non party nights, including weekdays.

 

[Sherry E]

I apologize if this has already been talked about but I just wanted to confirm that regular fireworks and fantasmic will only be done on Saturday and sundays in October....even though it's the 60th anniversary?

This is the first time in 6 years that the fireworks are going to be nightly in the off season (Halloween Time is technically considered the off season, although it is very popular). As RichP1269 said, Paint the Night will be nightly (and also part of Mickey's Halloween Party) and Disneyland Forever will run on any night that is not a party night -- even weeknights! The last time this happened was when Halloween Screams debuted to the public in 2009. This is a special year, so I think that Disney got special approval for more nights of fireworks. More than likely, those fireworks will continue to run all through the holidays too.

I'm going to DL for the first time in October and purchased MHP tickets through the Disney Visa discount. Are the tickets that arrive in the mail ready to use at the gate, or do we need to activate them first? Thanks!

The tickets that you receive in the mail should be ready to use at the gate/turnstiles. If you are already in Disneyland and don't have to leave the park for any reason, you can bring your ticket to the wrist band distribution station that should be set up somewhere in Disneyland.

 

[lconn]

Wow, that's really cool that they'll be doing fireworks during the week!!! Thanks!

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Didn't the Parks Blog say that the only night PNT and DF wouldn't run in Oct. is the 10th (because of the media event)? I would hate for someone to plan for that to be their big night when DL closes early that night.

 

[Sherry E]

Didn't the Parks Blog say that the only night PNT and DF wouldn't run in Oct. is the 10th (because of the media event)? I would hate for someone to plan for that to be their big night when DL closes early that night.

September 10th is the Cast Member party/ceremony (not a media event). That's the night with no fireworks.

 

[bigb83]

Ugh it looks like pirates is going to be closed the first week of Halloweentime and of course this is when we are going

 

[Sherry E]

Ugh it looks like pirates is going to be closed the first week of Halloweentime and of course this is when we are going

I'm glad you mentioned that -- I had been meaning to bring it up earlier today and promptly forgot. If it still has the same refurb schedule I saw last week, it will be closed for the first MHP too. I don't know if the schedule has changed since I last looked at it.

 

[only hope]

The tickets that you receive in the mail should be ready to use at the gate/turnstiles. If you are already in Disneyland and don't have to leave the park for any reason, you can bring your ticket to the wrist band distribution station that should be set up somewhere in Disneyland.

Thank you.

 

[Kilala]

I hope the first day of the party dosen't sell out before October 3rd. I have an opertunity to go 3 times this year. I hope with more parties this year that not all parties will sell out this year or right before the party. I just to have too keep checking the tickets for which days will sell out. If I can't go on the 25th I might get a ticket for the 12th and the 16th parties.

 

[HopLow1968]

So its confirmed that there will NOT be any Fantasmic showings during MHP nights? We're going on a weekend that has parties on both Friday and Sunday.

 

[princesszelda]

We purchased our tickets on 7/22 and we still have not gotten ours et. We were told 7-10 days. Has anyone else recieved theres?

 

[Sherry E]

Pumpkin Pandemonium is creeping in more and more each week...

Today we have Kellogg's Pumpkin Spice Frosted Mini Wheats!! http://www.theimpulsivebuy.com/word...ed-edition-frosted-mini-wheats-pumpkin-spice/

So its confirmed that there will NOT be any Fantasmic showings during MHP nights? We're going on a weekend that has parties on both Friday and Sunday.

Fantasmic doesn't happen on any MHP nights -- neither as part of the party, nor before the party begins.

We purchased our tickets on 7/22 and we still have not gotten ours et. We were told 7-10 days. Has anyone else recieved theres?

From what I've been reading here and around the Internet, it sounds as though there are still quite a few people who have not gotten their tickets. We're still at the beginning August, basically, and the 7-10 days are probably business days (not weekends). So, just counting Mon-Fri, the 10-day point should have been yesterday, 8/5 (if I counted correctly).

 

[jammyjam25]

Sherry I saw this yesterday and thought of you. Pumpkin spice, caramel apple, and candy corn PEEPS will be out starting August 31! - http://time.com/3985460/pumpkin-spice-peeps/