HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #4

[Self-Rescuing Princess]

We brought one of those shopper bags you can get at the Disney store, it was filled to the brim, and we did not even hit every line. They give handfuls and then even insist mom and dad have some. They also have healthy treats at ever area.

Those tiny bags the give out tear very easily.


The Plaze Inn is a good place for dinner. It has both pasta and chicken meals for kids. Or Pizza port. I have one little minion and she loves the chicken meal at the plaza inn. Comes with apples and carrots.

 

[StyledSugar]

That's wonderful! You'll have a great time.

Well, one tip that many people suggest is to hold off on collecting candy at the treat trails until the end of the night. They say that the lines for treats are really short or non-existent at that point.

I would suggest that, in case you plan to collect a lot of candy, bring an extra bag with you -- like a tote bag or backpack or something -- because the little plastic bag that you will get when you get your wristband is kind of small and doesn't hold a lot, It's fine for those who don't need a lot of candy, but it fills up very quickly.

I second both of these tips. When we went a few years ago, the later it got, the lines were pretty much non-existent for the treat trails later in the evening and the cast members would give you HANDFULS of candy the closer it got to the end. We did go on Halloween night though, so that might have had something to do with them dumping the candy into our bag at every station. Maybe trying to get rid of it since it was the last party of the season? Either way, we had way more than we could handle and the kids LOVED it! lol

WE BOOKED OUR TRIP!!! We are going to Vegas for a few nights first and then heading to DL on October 26. We're staying at the DLH, which is our first time! We stayed at GCH in February and loved it, so we sure hope we love the DLH just as much!

We are doing MHP on the 27th. I purchased these over the phone while booking my room and I was told something that I haven't read yet in this thread. The cast member told me that I will be receiving a hard ticket and they will be sending it out three weeks prior to my party date.......? Anyone else hear that? I've seen people being told 10-14 days from date of purchase but haven't seen three weeks before the actual party.

She also said I wouldn't get an email receipt for the MHP tickets and gave me a confirmation number instead. 45 minutes later......I got an email receipt. Just found it strange. Happy to have it but strange lol

 

[lorijohnhill]

WE BOOKED OUR TRIP!!! We are going to Vegas for a few nights first and then heading to DL on October 26. We're staying at the DLH, which is our first time! We stayed at GCH in February and loved it, so we sure hope we love the DLH just as much!

We are doing MHP on the 27th. I purchased these over the phone while booking my room and I was told something that I haven't read yet in this thread. The cast member told me that I will be receiving a hard ticket and they will be sending it out three weeks prior to my party date.......? Anyone else hear that? I've seen people being told 10-14 days from date of purchase but haven't seen three weeks before the actual party.

She also said I wouldn't get an email receipt for the MHP tickets and gave me a confirmation number instead. 45 minutes later......I got an email receipt. Just found it strange. Happy to have it but strange lol

Three weeks prior to your trip is the standard for receiving travel documents and tickets, etc... while booking a package. Did you book as a package? If not, she may have just said that by habit.

 

[keishashadow]

I was looking at the Halloween Haunts tour and noticed that they still don't have dates listed. Does anyone have an idea of when that tour might begin? I know they are having the tour this year, because I was talking with a CM that is developing it.

Also, any idea how fast they sell out? I was planning to schedule it at the 30 day Mark, but may have to wait now as my husband has become unemployed this week. Ugh! (Prayers will be gratefully accepted).

Hang in there!!! DH is dealing with labor dispute for last few months over contract negotiations here, it's starting to get really ugly as neither the company or international union is budging. pixie dust

 

[mommy2mrb]

Ordered our MHP tickets yesterday for 10/2 and made all our dining reservations and ordered our photopass! just need to book shuttle and park tickets and pick up the remaining supplies for our costumes!

arriving 10/1 around 5:30 - dinner at Catal at 8:00 and DTD shopping
10/2 Disneyland & MHP!! late lunch at Carnation Café
10/3 DCA WOC lunch at Carthay Circle
10/4 DCA again until 3:00 - flying home

 

[Spyral]

The holiday season is not to be missed -- well, usually... I'm not sure what it's going to look like this year, but normally it is great!

I suspect that the reason why Disney keeps hiking up the prices of the MHP tickets is because a lot of people are starting to do that very thing -- use the MHP tickets as their park tickets for that day, and not buy tickets for earlier in the day. I think that Disney wants to eventually make the MHP ticket almost the price of a one-day/one park ticket, just so they don't feel they are losing anything!

That's what we did! Our flight is arriving on 9/28 just before noon. So we got MHP tickets for that day. We'll see if we can get an early check-in at GCH, hang out for a bit, then off to MHP. We'll use regular park hopper tickets for rest of the days This will be our first time in Disneyland for Halloweentime. Worked out great this year as far as traveling goes (school switched to modified year round, so have 2 weeks off for fall break, and got a good deal on a flight, so don't need to spend so much time driving (coming from AZ)).

 

[Jeff314]

I guess you guys that bought your tickets on the 22nd weren't kidding about not receiving them in the mail on time. I bought mine right away when I could on the 29th, supposed to arrive BY the 8th and still aren't here.

 

[Lauren1027]

I bought my tickets on the first day available for Disney Visa members and just got my tickets on Monday.

 

[tjcrabb]

I guess you guys that bought your tickets on the 22nd weren't kidding about not receiving them in the mail on time.

I am one of those people that bought them on the 22nd. I finally received mine on Monday, the printed receipt had a printed date of August 8. next year I am waiting until general purchase so I can get digital tickets. There was no discount for the day I am going so I basically paid 5.00 for the privilege of buying them a week early. It's not worth it particularly since they don't sell out that fast.

 

[Jeff314]

I am one of those people that bought them on the 22nd. I finally received mine on Monday, the printed receipt had a printed date of August 8. next year I am waiting until general purchase so I can get digital tickets. There was no discount for the day I am going so I basically paid 5.00 for the privilege of buying them a week early. It's not worth it particularly since they don't sell out that fast.

Haha yeah. I know they'll get here before we go but yeah paid the $5 for the tickets to come in the mail. I don't know, I'm a little old school and like the actual hard copy ticket in my hand haha

 

[DisneyloverinWA]

We ordered our tickets on the first day that AP's could order and I just got them in the mail on Friday.

 

[disnygirl55]

I guess you guys that bought your tickets on the 22nd weren't kidding about not receiving them in the mail on time. I bought mine right away when I could on the 29th, supposed to arrive BY the 8th and still aren't here.

I am relieved we are not the only ones. We also bought on the 22nd - and to be fair - I think they told me 10-15 business days, and today is business day 15. I figure I'll give them until the end of NEXT week, since we don't need them until October 9, before I call them back to figure out next steps. I'll report back here if I receive them before then.

 

[maltdizzy]

Haha yeah. I know they'll get here before we go but yeah paid the $5 for the tickets to come in the mail. I don't know, I'm a little old school and like the actual hard copy ticket in my hand haha

You can print e-tickets. I always have a print out as back-up, plus I like being able to print them again or use the phone if I left my copies at home or wherever.

 

[Oswald23]

Super excited! I´m going to 2 Parties! One with the family and 1 One on my own. Scoring Characters!!

 

[StyledSugar]

Three weeks prior to your trip is the standard for receiving travel documents and tickets, etc... while booking a package. Did you book as a package? If not, she may have just said that by habit.

No, just hotel and MHP tickets. Oh well, I'm sure I'll find out sooner or later lol

 

[Sherry E]

WE BOOKED OUR TRIP!!! We are going to Vegas for a few nights first and then heading to DL on October 26. We're staying at the DLH, which is our first time! We stayed at GCH in February and loved it, so we sure hope we love the DLH just as much!

We are doing MHP on the 27th. I purchased these over the phone while booking my room and I was told something that I haven't read yet in this thread. The cast member told me that I will be receiving a hard ticket and they will be sending it out three weeks prior to my party date.......? Anyone else hear that? I've seen people being told 10-14 days from date of purchase but haven't seen three weeks before the actual party.

She also said I wouldn't get an email receipt for the MHP tickets and gave me a confirmation number instead. 45 minutes later......I got an email receipt. Just found it strange. Happy to have it but strange lol

That is the first time I've heard of a CM specifically stating that the MHP tickets will be sent out 3 weeks prior to your party date. Even if it has worked out that way in the past, I've never heard of the CMs stating that, so I'm glad you mentioned it to us! That's interesting to know.

I also had to chuckle at the CM telling you that you wouldn't get an email receipt, and then, of course, you got an email receipt! I just kind of shook my head and thought, "Why is it that the phone CMs seem to always be in the dark about what's going on?"

 

[DZNEE4US]

Sherry, I was reading my Disney Rewards newsletter that came today, and it had some Halloween news about Disneyland! "Stop by Big Thunder Ranch to meet your favorite Disney Villains at the Halloween Carnival and try the candy corn flavored cotton candy in yellow, orange, and white like the traditional Halloween treat. Thirsty folks can wet their whistles with a specialty drink brewed up and served in a new Poison Apple Mug."
So maybe there is some hope for the area after all!?!

 

[Mr. Bastos]

Glad I found this thread, I haven't gotten our tickets either. This will my fiance and my first MHP, we'll be going on the 31st. Not sure what we're going to be. We have some thinking to do haha.

 

[Sherry E]

Sherry, I was reading my Disney Rewards newsletter that came today, and it had some Halloween news about Disneyland! "Stop by Big Thunder Ranch to meet your favorite Disney Villains at the Halloween Carnival and try the candy corn flavored cotton candy in yellow, orange, and white like the traditional Halloween treat. Thirsty folks can wet their whistles with a specialty drink brewed up and served in a new Poison Apple Mug."
So maybe there is some hope for the area after all!?!

Kuilima mentioned that here yesterday -- http://www.disboards.com/threads/ha...t-mhp-sold-out.3270919/page-205#post-54222695. I don't know what to make of it -- unless this is a whole new Carnival without many of the existing elements. It's also possible that Disney/Visa printed up that info before things changed.

All I know is -- no Pirates League, no pumpkin carvers, no Conjure a Villain tent (though I expect that there could be Villains in the general area or close by to meet people), AND a CM on Facebook reported that the decorators were told that they're not having anything there. Add to that the fact that the Carnival is not mentioned on the DLR website, and people asked both Erin and Michelle at the Disney Parks Blog if the Halloween Carnival was returning, and neither of them answered the question -- or, if they did, they gave a vague, non-revealing answer that told us nothing.

There could be a surprise in store, which I've said all along, with some new roster of events at a new Carnival. It just seems like all signs are pointing to no Carnival -- or at least a very different Carnival from what has happened for the last few years. And if that area of DL is on the chopping block because of a future Star Wars Land, maybe Disney wasn't sure what they would do with that location this year, if anything, and now have to try to scramble to put something there.

I am hoping there is a Carnival -- or something like it -- because Halloween Time needs it... badly! I'm just not going to be shocked if it doesn't happen.

Glad I found this thread, I haven't gotten our tickets either. This will my fiance and my first MHP, not sure what we're going to be. We have some thinking to do haha.

I'm glad you found us too!

 

[Sherry E]

Oh, I almost forgot!

Today's Pumpkin Pandemonium installment is not really Pumpkin at all... nor is it Caramel Apple... nor is it Candy Corn.

That's right -- M&M's came up with a new seasonal flavor! Pecan Pie!!!! http://www.theimpulsivebuy.com/wordpress/2015/08/12/spotted-on-shelves-pecan-pie-mms/ Just when I think there could not possibly be anymore seasonal flavors for Halloween-Fall-Holiday M&M's, they surprise me! What's next? Pecan Pie Oreos'?

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