HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #4

[Sherry E]

I'm actually still wondering if one of my original theories about why the Carnival (and possibly the Jingle Jangle Jamboree) isn't happening is correct. Rehearsal. The Candlelight Processional people rehearse in Disneyland. Specifically, they usually rehearse in Tomorrowland, in the Magic Eye Theater. Since I think that we might see something Star Wars-related popping up in that theater this year (a movie preview, a movie premiere, or something), before the new movies opens, I am wondering if the Candlelight folks can't rehearse there. Maybe something is being done to the theater to get it Star Wars-ready?

In that case -- IF my theory is correct -- maybe the Candlelight folks will need to rehearse in the Festival Arena area of the Ranch. They have a lot of songs to practice and a lot of rehearsal to go through to be ready by the beginning of December, and they have to practice the actual "procession." So, perhaps they need that space to rehearse and it was decided that trying to decorate it would be too intrusive? It's just a guess and a theory, but it could make sense.

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Not Halloween-specific, but since this will be going on during the Halloween Time season I will report it here....... It looks like.... in all probability....

Star Wars Launch Bay is beginning on or by... Sunday, October 11th???!!!! Sunday is a weird day to start it -- but that is CHOC Walk day and Columbus Day weekend, so there is a method to the madness. I just read official Disney info that indicates the Launch Bay will be up and running by 10/11.

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Yep, two receipts.....when I was told I wouldn't receive one at all Makes no sense at all. Just want to know if hard copy tickets are being received or if what I got is all I will receive. I'm assuming they are actual tickets, since that's what people keep saying.

You're supposed to get actual tickets in the mail, unless something has drastically changed. One person did mention (I think it was in this thread?) receiving two envelopes, and there were tickets for an MHP that they are not going to in one of the envelopes. Clearly they were sent someone else's tickets.

 

[DisneyloverinWA]

You're supposed to get actual tickets in the mail, unless something has drastically changed. One person did mention (I think it was in this thread?) receiving two envelopes, and there were tickets for an MHP that they are not going to in one of the envelopes. Clearly they were sent someone else's tickets.

We DID NOT receive a receipt but we did receive our hard tickets in the mail about a week ago. We are going to the Halloween night party on October 31st. I bought them on the first day you could purchase with an AP,

 

[only hope]

I've never been to DLR before and because of my job, can't visit during the Christmas season which is my first choice. I was so looking forward to all the Halloween offerings and now much of it isn't happening! I'm looking forward to the Diamond Anniversary things and the overlays. I do hope for other people that next year once the celebration is over they bring back some things in one form or another but that doesn't help people like us who can't afford frequent trips.

 

[Sherry E]

I've never been to DLR before and because of my job, can't visit during the Christmas season which is my first choice. I was so looking forward to all the Halloween offerings and now much of it isn't happening! I'm looking forward to the Diamond Anniversary things and the overlays. I do hope for other people that next year once the celebration is over they bring back some things in one form or another but that doesn't help people like us who can't afford frequent trips.

I know exactly what you mean. It's very expensive to go, and many people carefully select the times they can go so they can enjoy certain seasons. As I've said all along, there are people out there who don't necessarily follow discussion boards and blogs. They may not be that invested in whether or not it's the 60th anniversary. They will just want to go to Disneyland for Halloween Time and/or for the holidays. They will want to see decorations for those seasons and eat holiday treats and hear holiday music. Let's hope the pumpkins are there on Main Street, at the very least.

I don't know if the lack of Halloween things in the daytime this year is because of the 60th, because of the Star Wars Land preparations, or because they need the Festival Arena space for rehearsals. But it's looking pretty sad unless there is a surprise coming. I guess the introduction of the Star Wars Launch Bay is supposed to make up for it.

I was just discussing this with someone earlier today -- she accurately pointed out that the decorations for the 60th (the blue bunting, the faux diamond accents here and there) are pretty.... but they are just decorations, and they're not the reason why you would make a visit to DLR for the 60th. The entertainment is the real reason. The overall celebration. It's not a case like with the holiday season, where there are layers upon layers of themed decorations in almost every land, so you could literally walk around all day and look at the different, detailed décor. The 60th décor is not like that -- it's not like it's themed to each land, and that you would walk around and see different details. It's just some very pretty décor that complements the 60th anniversary festivities.

So if the holiday season gets cut back too, aside from the expected loss of the Jingle Jangle Jamboree, I will be really, reallllllllly annoyed.

 

[CassieF]

So I was at Company D yesterday and they had all sorts of Halloween stuff in the cage...from what looked like window decorations to the spider web and orange banners around the park to some "vote for" villain posters (a promo from something?) as well as the round popcorn buckets at the Zero ones ($2!).

It was cool to see them there until i then realized they'd no longer be used in the park. Perhaps that means next year we'll get fun new Halloween decor?

 

[Sherry E]

So I was at Company D yesterday and they had all sorts of Halloween stuff in the cage...from what looked like window decorations to the spider web and orange banners around the park to some "vote for" villain posters (a promo from something?) as well as the round popcorn buckets at the Zero ones ($2!).

It was cool to see them there until i then realized they'd no longer be used in the park. Perhaps that means next year we'll get fun new Halloween decor?

You mean they might not even have the Halloween window decorations this year? And the orange bunting is gone too? Sigh.

Well, the Parks Blog said a while back that there would be some "sparkling" new décor for Halloween Time, but they didn't make it sound as though there would be a lot of it.

Maybe next year they will move MHP back to DCA and there will be brand new décor in that park! I just really hope that the pumpkin carvers/egg decorators come back and end up somewhere next year, and that all of the CMs at the Ranch will find other Disney jobs. I will miss those cute goats!

 

[gottalovepluto]

Mmmmmm Dunkin's Pumpkin Donuts....

Pumpkin DONUTS?! *mind blown* (I guess it's obvious I have never lived in a Dunkin Donuts area lol)

 

[Oswald23]

Thanks for the reply on the pre-party. If Toon Town shuts down early we should know in a couple of days

Not Halloween-specific, but since this will be going on during the Halloween Time season I will report it here....... It looks like.... in all probability....

Star Wars Launch Bay is beginning on or by... Sunday, October 11th???!!!! Sunday is a weird day to start it -- but that is CHOC Walk day and Columbus Day weekend, so there is a method to the madness. I just read official Disney info that indicates the Launch Bay will be up and running by 10/11.

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Will the Marvel meet and greet also move back inside at that point?

 

[Sherry E]

Thanks for the reply on the pre-party. If Toon Town shuts down early we should know in a couple of days



Will the Marvel meet and greet also move back inside at that point?

You're very welcome!

Yes, it looks as though the Marvel meet & greet is taking up residence in the same spot with the Launch Bay (and they will both be in the Innoventions building, I think).

From the Disneyland News press release I linked several days ago, it says:

"Star Wars Launch Bay will be located in the Animation Courtyard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and in Tomorrowland at Disneyland park. Also at Disneyland park, Star Wars Launch Bay will share the space with the reimagined Super Hero HQ, featuring opportunities to meet and take photos with super heroes like Captain America and Thor, as well as experience the returning Iron Man Tech Presented by Stark Industries. Both experiences will be available for guests later this year."

 

[Oswald23]

Thank you again

We are there 17 oct till 24 oct hope it is ready very curious.

 

[Doctor Who]

I have received 3 envelopes all with hard tickets in them!

 

[stephanie22]

I've never eaten there either -- I have procrastinated -- but I had always planned to eat there sooner or later, because it gets such great reviews. Of course, now I am making sure to eat there before the end of the year. I want to try one of their desserts (they always have seasonal desserts as well as some year-round things).

Now that you're going to be moving, do you think you will visit WDW more often than DLR? Or no Disney trips at all for a while?

Both actually. It'll probably be at least a year before we will be able to afford to visit WDW after the move, because we are buying a house for the first time yay! I'm super sad it will be the first time since 2006 that my husband haven't been to a Disney park at least once a year. (Spoiled I know)

But then yeah we hope to start visiting WDW after that, it'll be the same six hours away that Disneyland is from us now. There is a special place in my heart for Disneyland though because I've been going there since I was a little girl. It will forever be my home park lol.

 

[briggscreek]

So the Carnival won't be there, but do we think the Ranch area with the goats will still be open along with the BBQ? I know my DD would love to see the goats one last time.

 

[CassieF]

So the Carnival won't be there, but do we think the Ranch area with the goats will still be open along with the BBQ? I know my DD would love to see the goats one last time.

Yes, the (rumored) planned date for the BBQ closure is 1/11 so you should be fine through the holiday season

 

[mummabear]

Weird for some reason Disboards isn't altering me of new posts here even though it is a watched thread.
It sure sounds like the Halloween offering this year will be a little thin-especially during the daytime since Erin has confirmed no Villians except at the party-what kind of Halloween time doesn't allow day guests to meet the Villians?

 

[gottalovepluto]

We have a date fellow Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte lovers- due to hit all stores Sept 8!
http://fortune.com/2015/08/21/starbucks-pumpkin-spice-latte-release/

 

[jammyjam25]

We have a date fellow Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte lovers- due to hit all stores Sept 8!
http://fortune.com/2015/08/21/starbucks-pumpkin-spice-latte-release/

Dang! My husband and I had a pool going and I guessed August 31! Maybe that will be the "early release" date, LOL!

 

[mummabear]

Pirates League is not supposed to be coming back this year, and that was a good place for a pirate makeover!

I honestly don't understand why they don have it year round like the do at WDW. BBB is open all year and think it could be sustained year round-what do you think?

 

[Sherry E]

In this piece from MiceAge/MiceChat -- http://micechat.com/109304-disneyland-update-4/ -- notice the photo that shows that a "Fall centerpiece" has been installed at the China Closet, and accented with faux "diamonds" (crystals). Is this part of the "sparkling new décor" that Erin told us about in her Halloween Time announcement blog last month? Do diamonds/crystals and Fall/Halloween go together well? Look at the Fall centerpiece and decide.

I wonder if they are just going to hang crystals on anything that looks Fall-ish and call it sparkling new décor.....

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Both actually. It'll probably be at least a year before we will be able to afford to visit WDW after the move, because we are buying a house for the first time yay! I'm super sad it will be the first time since 2006 that my husband haven't been to a Disney park at least once a year. (Spoiled I know)

But then yeah we hope to start visiting WDW after that, it'll be the same six hours away that Disneyland is from us now. There is a special place in my heart for Disneyland though because I've been going there since I was a little girl. It will forever be my home park lol.

It will be exciting to move into your first house, but sad to not be able to visit a Disney park for a while -- especially Disneyland because you have been going there for so long. Houses can eat up a lot of money!

So the Carnival won't be there, but do we think the Ranch area with the goats will still be open along with the BBQ? I know my DD would love to see the goats one last time.

I could be completely wrong, but my feeling is that the goats will not be there for the rest of the year. I think the goats will be gone. The BBQ will, of course, be open for a while longer, but I am getting the sense that Disney wants to just shut the doors on that whole Ranch area outside of the restaurant and be done with it. Otherwise, if they left the goats there it would seem like they could have the Carnival, and the pumpkin carvers.

I will miss the goats. They are so sweet.

Weird for some reason Disboards isn't altering me of new posts here even though it is a watched thread.
It sure sounds like the Halloween offering this year will be a little thin-especially during the daytime since Erin has confirmed no Villians except at the party-what kind of Halloween time doesn't allow day guests to meet the Villians?

I have that issue with not getting alerts quite often.

Halloween Time was already a little thin, but now it is hanging on by a thread! I saw Erin's response about the Villains, and I wondered if stephanie22 saw it, as she wondered about the Villains. Can you believe that not only are the regular characters in Halloween costumes being relegated to party-only status, but the Villains too? I can't believe that. There has to be at least one or two "regular" Villains out somewhere in the daytime. What kind of Halloween Time season is this? Good grief! I am very disappointed in how this season is shaping up, and I don't know if it's all happening because of the 60th anniversary or because of Star Wars plans, or what. It's sad, though.

We have a date fellow Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte lovers- due to hit all stores Sept 8!
http://fortune.com/2015/08/21/starbucks-pumpkin-spice-latte-release/

Okay, maybe I have become jaded by the early signs of Pumpkin Pandemonium in July (or May!!), but September 8 seems -- dare I say it -- late to me. My mind has been programmed to expect Halloween things in July and August. September 8th seems like a late arrival. Maybe the fact that they are using actual pumpkin puree this year requires a more time-consuming process?

I'm still trying to get over the fact that Oreo was unable to come up with a new Fall flavor this year. They let me down. Gevalia came through, however, and fulfilled their pumpkin spice requirement for the time being -- http://www.theimpulsivebuy.com/wordpress/2015/08/21/spotted-on-shelves-8212015/.

Dang! My husband and I had a pool going and I guessed August 31! Maybe that will be the "early release" date, LOL!

Last year it appeared early, didn't it?! It appeared/previewed in August, or something seasonal from Starbucks appeared in August. I'm telling you, I have been brainwashed to think that something is not right with the world if Halloween things don't appear until September!

I honestly don't understand why they don have it year round like the do at WDW. BBB is open all year and think it could be sustained year round-what do you think?

I don't understand it either. It seems like it could be a great year-round thing. At the very least, they could have relocated it to somewhere else in the parks.

 

[seobaina]

Star Wars launch bay?