HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #4

[Drnifer]

The only characters we saw that wouldn't sign were Pooh & friends.

Did the Villains sign? KTP said no, but last year they did. I wonder if it depends on crowd levels.

 

[Tablefor5]

We were in the parks already (lunch at Carnation Cafe to surprise our kids with the MHP tickets). After lunch hubby and the kids rode a few rides and then we got in line to get our wrist band and bag from a Halloween stand set up right when you enter Frontierland on the right side, (before you get to the shooting arcade). Very easy to get, very organized. The map was in the bag. Front of the bag is Aladdin (sad because they are closing the play, which we saw twice, and the back is promoting their latest dinosaur animated movie).

Thanks!
We decided to be in the park prior to 3p that day so this sounds like a great plan of attack to get checked in and started! Now I just need to attack, I mean find, Jack Sparrow!
Oh, and the Tremaine family!

 

[Sherry E]

"House of Cards – Haunted Mansion Holiday Style – at Disneyland Park" -- Disney Parks Blog; posted on September 28th, 2015 by Shannon Swanson, Public Relations Manager, Disneyland Resort - http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...ted-mansion-holiday-style-at-disneyland-park/.

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NEED One Ticket to MHP for Wednesday, October 7th for a very motivated teen, in acknowledgement of good grades!
I've called DLR directly & posted on FaceBook's Mickey Halloween Party Fans, with no luck. StubHub currently has only a minimum purchase of two or more tkts for that day, at a steep premium, of course! If you've an MHP ticket for the 7th that won't be used, please consider us. Thank much.

There are no sales or financial transactions allowed on this board, but I agree with JadeDarkstar's suggestion to go to the ticket booths on the day of the event (go early) and see if they have gotten in any tickets.

 

[ricardol]

Is the reserved seating that is going to be there already roped off when the party starts?

I'd love to hear other reports about this area as more people attend. I think the problem to the left is that it might not offer a view of the parade.

Yeah I also want more clarification from this roped area too!..... I won't do MSBB so I need to come up with a good strategy for getting a spot. With the info I have seen, seems like if you get in front of a roped area they will ask everybody to sit down in front so this might be to our advantage too!!!

 

[seobaina]

Ok thanks. I've seen some of this stuff, such as a lady wearing stretch pants that had shiny green scales like a mermaid.

We do Disney bounding. We have it planned for this trip. We keep it representative though not costume. For example I went once as daisy with purple converse, yellow tights, white shorts, purple top, green bangle and pink bow necklace. It's fun

Viviana seemed to have had a terrible time at MHP, that's for sure!

I missed it. What happened?

This is a pretty good review if your objective is meeting characters.
http://www.kennythepirate.com/2015/09/27/disneyland-mickeys-halloween-party-review/
He has a lot of pictures on his actual Facebook page as well

Thank you

Does anyone know if the princesses are out? I was hoping to see Pocahontas?

 

[Davidg83]

Just when I thought that I could no longer be surprised by pumpkin spice items I came across this... Pumpkin spice sandwich bread.

 

[BigCheese]

Any thoughts on whether you think I can get photos with all the characters at the TT pre-party in one night?

The Kenny the Pirate write up helped a lot. But I still have about a million questions.

This is based on last years party, but I think it's doable (and I agree, Kenny the Pirate's review is excellent and is very helpful). Last year I waited in line about an hour before the start of the pre party while the family did other things. This year I might wait in line 1.5 hours prior to the PP (maybe 2 because we're going to be there on Halloween). Our goal was to get as many characters as possible and being one of the first in line will be a huge advantage. They had three sets of characters out at a time and switched every 30 min (so both sets were present twice during the PP). If the crowds this year behave the same as last year, everyone wanted treats first, then characters second. We easily got the first three sets without any issue. Then we got 2 of the last 3 during the second rotation. The only one we didn't get was Mickey & Minnie (they are grouped together). We wanted to get Wizard Donald, Horace, and Clarabelle most of all. This year we will target Mickey and Minnie early because their line was by far the longest and we were unable to get them before the first hour was up. We could have stayed during the second hour to try and get them but we wanted to explore the other parts of the park and get other characters like the Pirates and Villains before lines got too long. If your goal is to get everyone at the TT PP, I think you can do it in the first hour if you get there early and target Mickey and Minnie right when they appear (or better yet, stand in their line before the first rotation is over). Kenny the Pirate offers a terrific strategy. It sounds like Mickey and Minnie are in the second rotation again this year, so I would stand in the line where they're scheduled to meet before they get there. You'll have to time it right, but if you start in that line about 5 to 10 min before the first rotation is over, you'll probably be able to get M&M during their first rotation, then get the other characters with shorter lines after.

 

[stephanie22]

Does anyone know if there were any special or rare characters out at the toontown pre party? I'm trying to decide if we should try to get into it or spend that time doing something else.

 

[Sherry E]

Just when I thought that I could no longer be surprised by pumpkin spice items I came across this... Pumpkin spice sandwich bread.

It's for those times when regular sandwich bread just isn't enough for ham, turkey, roast beef or PB&J! I guess we just have to be careful not to accidentally put any of the Fall Frolic kitty litter on the bread.

Does anyone know if there were any special or rare characters out at the toontown pre party? I'm trying to decide if we should try to get into it or spend that time doing something else.

I'll be interested to see if anyone different is spotted there tonight. It sounds like the only rare ones who were out on Friday were the "witches" (they seem to be in ToonTown every year for the event) - http://www.disboards.com/threads/ha...s-now-sold-out.3270919/page-268#post-54484602.

Otherwise, the characters you will see -- Mickey, Minnie, Chip, Dale and Pluto -- should be wearing special Halloween outfits or accessories (like Pluto's candy corn collar or tag).

 

[stephanie22]

I'll be interested to see if anyone different is spotted there tonight. It sounds like the only rare ones who were out on Friday were the "witches" (they seem to be in ToonTown every year for the event) - http://www.disboards.com/threads/ha...s-now-sold-out.3270919/page-268#post-54484602.

Otherwise, the characters you will see -- Mickey, Minnie, Chip, Dale and Pluto -- should be wearing special Halloween outfits or accessories (like Pluto's candy corn collar or tag).

Who are the "witches"? Also I think it'd be great if they had Pete out! He's kind of a Villian so he'd fit with Halloween and toontown.

 

[Sherry E]

Who are the "witches"? Also I think it'd be great if they had Pete out! He's kind of a Villian so he'd fit with Halloween and toontown.

I have never figured out who the witches are and why they are in TT -- are they a part of a story that I somehow don't know? - but they wear colorful outfits. They're not scary witches.

Here is a photo (courtesy of a blog found through Google Images) of the witches from a previous year - https://wishuponablogwithcody.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/cimg3079.jpg.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Does anyone know if most characters at the party have Photopass?

Last year there were hardly any PP CMs around at our first party, but there were plenty at our second party. Regardless, there were always CMs available to take photos with your phone.

Does anyone know if there were any special or rare characters out at the toontown pre party? I'm trying to decide if we should try to get into it or spend that time doing something else.

Last year we got photos with Clarabell Cow and Horace Horse. We don't usually see them around.

 

[stephanie22]

I have never figured out who the witches are and why they are in TT -- are they a part of a story that I somehow don't know? - but they wear colorful outfits. They're not scary witches.

Here is a photo (courtesy of a blog found through Google Images) of the witches from a previous year - https://wishuponablogwithcody.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/cimg3079.jpg.

Oh they're cute! We didn't see them last year.

Last year there were hardly any PP CMs around at our first party, but there were plenty at our second party. Regardless, there were always CMs available to take photos with your phone.



Last year we got photos with Clarabell Cow and Horace Horse. We don't usually see them around.

Yeah we got to see them too, my son was so funny, he was scared of Horace for some unknown reason, but wouldn't stop hugging Clarabelle. I hope they have other rare characters this year.

 

[MilitaryMouse]

We went on Friday and loved it! Tickets were sold out, but we got ours at the Grand where we stayed. If you get to the front desk at 6am, you're almost guaranteed a ticket. For those not staying onsite, try the ticket window at the park right when they open. We met a couple people who got tickets on Friday that way.

And just FYI, Jack Skellington and Sally stopped signing autographs around 8:30pm. CMs said it was to help move the line along. Before that though, they were signing autographs. So if you definitely want autographs, maybe meet characters early.

Also, I'd skip treat trails until the last hour. The first few we did took a long time due to crowds, and we only got 3 pieces of candy at each station, so we only did two treat trails, then went to meet characters. The last hour, CMs were handing out fistfuls and there were no lines. We got 2 backpack fulls in 15 minutes.

 

[CassieScraps]

We are down to 10 days before we are there! Anyway, BIG Thank you's! to those that are posting tips for the party. We are there Fri-Sun & party Mon (Due to the CHOC walk, I'm now scared of Sunday), but I've learned that we want to do rides during the day, not during the party so much, and meet Jack & Sally during our regular days.

We only really have 4 "goals" this trip. Ride HM, ride Splash Mountain, meet Jack&Sally and meet Maleficent. Second to that is the WoC show, PTN and Fireworks. I'm confident all of that will be do-able now. This is a 5 year old led trip, and these are my goals. They may differ from hers, hahaha.

I am debating changing my breakfast reservation on Friday morning. We have an 8:10 reservation, but I've noticed that first thing in the morning is slower in regards to rides like PoC, HM and TMRR. I'm thinking I might want to change it to 9:30 or so, and try to squeeze those rides in first thing. What do you think? We have BBB reservations on Saturday morning, and I want that to happen before we start doing things for the day, so I can get pictures throughout the day.

One more question - Do the characters come out in their Halloween costumes or Halloween themed clothing during the day? Especially Mickey & Minnie. I've heard both now, and I figured people have now had a chance to visit this year and would have accurate reports.

Thanks!

 

[BigCheese]

One more question - Do the characters come out in their Halloween costumes or Halloween themed clothing during the day? Especially Mickey & Minnie. I've heard both now, and I figured people have now had a chance to visit this year and would have accurate reports.

Thanks!

Yes, the Fab 5 plus C&D are in their normal Halloween outfits in Town Square during the day. Mickey and Minnie have three Halloween outfits each. Mickey is in his normal Halloween purple tux and top hat during the day, his Zorro outfit at the TT PP, and his orange Halloween tux and top hat at BTR during MHP (MHP outfits confirmed by Kenny the Pirate's pics). Minnie wears her normal Halloween witch costume in the day, her candy corn outfit at TT PP, and her orange witch outfit at BTR during MHP (MHP outfits confirmed by Kenny the Pirate).

Of your 4 goals, they're all very doable. Meeting Maleficent will require the most patience. Since there's no carnival and no conjure a villain this year, she's no longer meeting during the day like in the past. Meeting villains in Town Square during MHP can be a crap shoot. Since they rotate, and since lines can be long, timing needs to be right. Last year those lines wrapped to the front of the park by the floral Mickey. Accounts from Friday indicate the same thing happened during the first party as well. Based on our past experience, it took us around 20-30 minutes to get from the floral Mickey where the line wrapped around to actually meeting the villains. I would stand in line about 20 min through the 'other' character group (per Kenny, the other group was Hades, Gov Ratiffe, and Jafar). They'll probably switch out when you start to approach the front of the line. If you stand in line and notice she's already meeting guests, and the line is wrapped around to the front of the park, you probably won't meet her during that rotation. Again, timing needs to be right, but since they rotate throughout the night you'll have ample opportunities to meet her.

 

[JadeDarkstar]

To meet Maleficent will be the one that takes the most time. Since shes out in the first rotation make sure you are in town square when the party starts and ask a cm where she will be. We went about three years ago and she was the one we had to have. (DH and DS are huge fans) we almost missed her too but we got to her right before the switch.

 

[lorijohnhill]

Did the Villains sign? KTP said no, but last year they did. I wonder if it depends on crowd levels.

We haven't seen the villains yet, so I don't know.

 

[mom2rtk]

Yes, the Fab 5 plus C&D are in their normal Halloween outfits in Town Square during the day. Mickey and Minnie have three Halloween outfits each. Mickey is in his normal Halloween purple tux and top hat during the day, his Zorro outfit at the TT PP, and his orange Halloween tux and top hat at BTR during MHP (MHP outfits confirmed by Kenny the Pirate's pics). Minnie wears her normal Halloween witch costume in the day, her candy corn outfit at TT PP, and her orange witch outfit at BTR during MHP (MHP outfits confirmed by Kenny the Pirate).

Of your 4 goals, they're all very doable. Meeting Maleficent will require the most patience. Since there's no carnival and no conjure a villain this year, she's no longer meeting during the day like in the past. Meeting villains in Town Square during MHP can be a crap shoot. Since they rotate, and since lines can be long, timing needs to be right. Last year those lines wrapped to the front of the park by the floral Mickey. Accounts from Friday indicate the same thing happened during the first party as well. Based on our past experience, it took us around 20-30 minutes to get from the floral Mickey where the line wrapped around to actually meeting the villains. I would stand in line about 20 min through the 'other' character group (per Kenny, the other group was Hades, Gov Ratiffe, and Jafar). They'll probably switch out when you start to approach the front of the line. If you stand in line and notice she's already meeting guests, and the line is wrapped around to the front of the park, you probably won't meet her during that rotation. Again, timing needs to be right, but since they rotate throughout the night you'll have ample opportunities to meet her.

Thanks for that!

I'd like to meet all the villains. Would our odds be good if we just get in one group, wait through and meet them, then get right back in line? Do they care if you let others pass you in line if you're waiting for them to swap out?

I've heard Mickey and Minnie switch to their Diamond Anniversary costumes during the day. Any idea when they do that?

It was already roped off on the 9/25 party.

Thanks! That will help. I'd still love to hear reports from others attending parties over the next few weeks on how much space is available in the hub for non-reserved viewing.

This is based on last years party, but I think it's doable (and I agree, Kenny the Pirate's review is excellent and is very helpful). Last year I waited in line about an hour before the start of the pre party while the family did other things. This year I might wait in line 1.5 hours prior to the PP (maybe 2 because we're going to be there on Halloween). Our goal was to get as many characters as possible and being one of the first in line will be a huge advantage. They had three sets of characters out at a time and switched every 30 min (so both sets were present twice during the PP). If the crowds this year behave the same as last year, everyone wanted treats first, then characters second. We easily got the first three sets without any issue. Then we got 2 of the last 3 during the second rotation. The only one we didn't get was Mickey & Minnie (they are grouped together). We wanted to get Wizard Donald, Horace, and Clarabelle most of all. This year we will target Mickey and Minnie early because their line was by far the longest and we were unable to get them before the first hour was up. We could have stayed during the second hour to try and get them but we wanted to explore the other parts of the park and get other characters like the Pirates and Villains before lines got too long. If your goal is to get everyone at the TT PP, I think you can do it in the first hour if you get there early and target Mickey and Minnie right when they appear (or better yet, stand in their line before the first rotation is over). Kenny the Pirate offers a terrific strategy. It sounds like Mickey and Minnie are in the second rotation again this year, so I would stand in the line where they're scheduled to meet before they get there. You'll have to time it right, but if you start in that line about 5 to 10 min before the first rotation is over, you'll probably be able to get M&M during their first rotation, then get the other characters with shorter lines after.

Thanks for that. If I'm understanding you and Kenny the Pirate correctly, the spot to start is Donald/Daisy then immediately get back in the same line knowing Mickey/Minnie will return there. Do we know who is switching off for who in the other lines?

Last year there were hardly any PP CMs around at our first party, but there were plenty at our second party. Regardless, there were always CMs available to take photos with your phone.



Last year we got photos with Clarabell Cow and Horace Horse. We don't usually see them around.

Thanks! It sounds like the situation is very fluid. We'll have my DSLR along, but since I'm wearing a costume I'd like to get in some of the photos too.

 

[BigCheese]

Thanks for that!

I'd like to meet all the villains. Would our odds be good if we just get in one group, wait through and meet them, then get right back in line? Do they care if you let others pass you in line if you're waiting for them to swap out?

I've heard Mickey and Minnie switch to their Diamond Anniversary costumes during the day. Any idea when they do that?

Since Halloweentime started, I've only seen the Town Square characters doing M&Gs in their Halloween outfits during the day (EDITED: Missangelalexis confirmed seeing Mickey & Minnie in their 60th outfits in the late afternoon/early evening after Soundsational).

If meeting the villains is your top priority, I would probably do as you suggested. From your previous post, it sounds like meeting all of the TT characters during the PP is a priority. If you're able to do that during the first hour (or even if you spend the whole two hours there), I would then get to Town Square right after and get in line for the villains. Whomever is there, I would time your wait in line from a reference point to see how long it takes. It sounds like Maleficent/Cruella/Queen is in the first set and Hades/Jafar/Ratcliffe are in the second set. Just remember that the villains pause doing M&Gs during the parade. Then if you get in line again right after you meet your first set of villains, you can gauge where the line is versus how long it took you from a certain spot the first time around. The wrinkle is that I would think it takes the line a tad bit longer to cycle through the ladies than it would the guys (since all three ladies are face characters and all three guys are not). Guests may be more inclined to strike up a short conversation with the ladies than the guys.