HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #4

[mommy2mrb]

We are also going Friday night. Haven't gotten our email yet either. We did get an email reminding us of our reservation, but it says nothing about picking entrees or anything.


We are officially in Anaheim!! Went to downtown disney for a little bit this afternoon and will be in the parks tomorrow morning .

I got that email too. Hopefully they get sent tomorrow!
Have fun!

 

[lorijohnhill]

It's such a small world! My daughter (who is feeling much better now) and I ran into dolphingirl47 (Corinna) this morning in the PPH lobby! How fun to meet someone from the DIS!

 

[Tablefor5]

Autographs are a priority for us at the party for the Tremaine family, Maleficent, and Sparrow.
Please someone tell me there is a chance.....

 

[theluckyrabbit]

...Does anyone know if they ever meet together on Town Square in their Halloween costumes?

I never saw that :-/ They were always separate.

Mickey & Minnie are together in their Halloween costumes during MHP. Their M&G is in TT, then after the preparty it is by Big Thunder Ranch. CMs have the line follow the Big Thunder Trail.

 

[mrsw94]

So we had been trying t work out how to get DD4 who all of a sudden changed from the girl that jumps off our room into a bit of a scaredy cat onto some rides she is now tall enough for and this is what we have come up with.

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT!! I may even have to steal it!! Our 7 year old tends to be a bit anxious, so is not sure about some things. However he LOVES charts, I have a feeling that may be JUST the ticket!! thanks for sharing your idea!!

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Do we know if they are doing special photo pass pics? And can anyone tell me which princesses are out? We want Pocahontas. Thanks x

I've heard that there are 2 special PP pics (one with Zero and one with a cauldron). Ask the PP CMs if they can do the special photos for you. Usually the CM at the pumpkin in Town Square will do it.

Pocohontas sightings seem to be rare. The last time we saw her posing for photos was at last year's CHOC Walk.

 

[mom2rtk]

Autographs are a priority for us at the party for the Tremaine family, Maleficent, and Sparrow.
Please someone tell me there is a chance.....

I was really hoping for a Maleficent autograph also. I hope others will chime in and let us know if there's a chance.

Mickey & Minnie are together in their Halloween costumes during MHP. Their M&G is in TT, then after the preparty it is by Big Thunder Ranch. CMs have the line follow the Big Thunder Trail.

Thanks! We're hoping to catch both of those as well.

I hope 2 parties is enough for all my big plans!

 

[BigCheese]

Do we know if they are doing special photo pass pics? And can anyone tell me which princesses are out? We want Pocahontas. Thanks x

You can see her on stage at the Mickey and Magical Map show but unfortunately no regularly scheduled M&G appearances in the parks. Reviews of the Disneyland Family Thanksgiving Feast at DLH indicate she makes regular M&G appearances there every year.

 

[JadeDarkstar]

They signed for us when we were there a few years ago. We wanted to tear it out rts book and frame it with a pic of his fav bad guys

 

[Sherry E]

I know that many of you already read the Kenny the Pirate review of MHP. Here is another good review (with a lot of photos) of last Friday's MHP, courtesy of Character Central - http://www.charactercentral.net/B4768_MickeysHalloweenPartyatDisneylandAReport.aspx.

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[BigCheese]

I know that many of you already read the Kenny the Pirate review of MHP. Here is another good review (with a lot of photos) of last Friday's MHP, courtesy of Character Central - http://www.charactercentral.net/B4768_MickeysHalloweenPartyatDisneylandAReport.aspx.

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Another great review, thanks. Glad to hear that Bullseye was out all night and Woody/Jessie rotated at BTR. A bummer that there wasn't a sixth character/group in TT and Pluto was the one who stayed out the whole time and not Mickey and Minnie. Maybe they might change this for future parties? One can hope.

 

[seobaina]

I may be wrong but I thought Pocahontas was no longer in the parks? Some one may be able to confirm or correct me.

I've heard that there are 2 special PP pics (one with Zero and one with a cauldron). Ask the PP CMs if they can do the special photos for you. Usually the CM at the pumpkin in Town Square will do it.

Pocohontas sightings seem to be rare. The last time we saw her posing for photos was at last year's CHOC Walk.

You can see her on stage at the Mickey and Magical Map show but unfortunately no regularly scheduled M&G appearances in the parks. Reviews of the Disneyland Family Thanksgiving Feast at DLH indicate she makes regular M&G appearances there every year.

Thanks guys. I knew she was rare normally but I thought she was out at Halloween though? A couple of years ago when we went she was in one of three groups of princesses swapping over during the party. Does this no longer happen?

 

[kappyfamily]

So we had been trying t work out how to get DD4 who all of a sudden changed from the girl that jumps off our room into a bit of a scaredy cat onto some rides she is now tall enough for and this is what we have come up with.

The chart is cool but noticed some of these are WDW rides. Also, personally I think 4 is a little young for space mountain, dinosaur and ToT. Of course every 4 yo is different but if she's already scared not sure those three are good for her to go on to make her feel less scared, you could end up making it worse. Of course only you know your child best. Maybe you can word it "if you complete 5 you get....." " if you choose to complete them all you get.....". Then you are rewarding her for still being brave even if there are a couple she doesn't want to do. 4 is pretty young.

 

[mummabear]

The chart is cool but noticed some of these are WDW rides. Also, personally I think 4 is a little young for space mountain, dinosaur and ToT. Of course every 4 yo is different but if she's already scared not sure those three are good for her to go on to make her feel less scared, you could end up making it worse. Of course only you know your child best. Maybe you can word it "if you complete 5 you get....." " if you choose to complete them all you get.....". Then you are rewarding her for still being brave even if there are a couple she doesn't want to do. 4 is pretty young.

I have been on them all, her older sister has been on them all at 3yo.
Our rule is you have to try it once to decide if you like it or not, if you don't like it you never have to ride it again if that's is what you chose.
She loves watching the ride videos of these on you tube so has an idea of what to expect.
The WDW rides are on there as our trip is to WDW, DLR is just a stopover on the way this time

 

[stephanie22]

I have been on them all, her older sister has been on them all at 3yo.
Our rule is you have to try it once to decide if you like it or not, if you don't like it you never have to ride it again if that's is what you chose.
She loves watching the ride videos of these on you tube so has an idea of what to expect.
The WDW rides are on there as our trip is to WDW, DLR is just a stopover on the way this time

We have a similar rule with our three year old. He decides things based off of the name alone, for example he is scared to ride btmr because of the word thunder. I showed him video of the ride and he said it looks fun, told him what the name was and he said no I'm scared to ride it. But he would ride ghost galaxy because the name isn't scary to him (he won't be riding it, because I've been on it and know it would scare him.).

 

[tkitty]

Tonight is our party night, yay! We are more the type that hit the rides and save the treat trails til' later, when the lines die down. This will be the first time us adults will dress up. We are hoping Pirates will be open because we will all be going as pirates!

 

[Sith]

Wow. I just tried to book 3 spots for Happiest Haunts on Oct 30. Today was the 30 day mark. I called right at 7am. I was on hold for 20 min and they were all sold out.

 

[KrisRose821]

Wow. I just tried to book 3 spots for Happiest Haunts on Oct 30. Today was the 30 day mark. I called right at 7am. I was on hold for 20 min and they were all sold out.

Would it be worth it to periodically try back in case there are cancellations?

I was told when I called in yesterday that cancellations are very slim to none. I was on hold for a solid 30 mins and apparently got the last two slots and I called 10 mins before the phone lines "opened" for the Happiest Haunts Tour on Oct 29th. Couldn't believe it!

 

[Topazjewel]

We are going to the Halloween party tonight. We are planning on being there at 3 pm. I was wondering if we will be able to pick up fast passes to use before the party starts at 6 pm.

Thanks

 

[Metalliman98]

Wow. I just tried to book 3 spots for Happiest Haunts on Oct 30. Today was the 30 day mark. I called right at 7am. I was on hold for 20 min and they were all sold out.

Would it be worth it to periodically try back in case there are cancellations?

You said you called at 7? My understanding was that the line opened at 6 or 7 but that reservation spots for the 30 days out tour did not become available in the system until 8 am DL time.

I called in a bit early for mine (maybe 5 or 10 minutes) and got them no issue but I was booking on 9/5 for 10/5. Sorry to hear that you couldn't get in. Is 10/31 a possibility?

We are also going 12/27-1/1, I guess I better be on the phone bright and early to get spots for the holiday tour!