HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread #5-- HALLOWEENTIME STARTS SEPT. 9!! SOLD OUT!!

[Kindermouse]

@Kindermouse do you have pics of your cake?

Here it is, though I wish that I had gotten better pictures of it-the Blue Bayou being so dark and all.

 

[LisaT91403]

We are back from the Halloween party from Friday night! We had lots of fun, but it was busy up until 10pm when the lines began to disappear! I have NEVER walked onto to Dumbo and Alice ride in my life.. that was quite a change! A couple notes from our trip as I find them helpful when I was looking for information!

1 Our party began at 4 pm. We were in line at the gates .by 3:30 pm and were the 5th group in line. They started letting us in at 3:45pm.
2. We were going to take our picture with giant Mickey pumpkin... upon seeing at least an hour wait... we said nope!
3. Walked over to Haunted Mansion for our fast passes as line was 85 minutes long... and had no idea if our young girls would be it past 9 pm... (bedtime back home is 7:30 pm..)
4. Butterscotch beignets were yummy! I was pixie dusted and received 4 instead of the 3 pack! Whoo hoo! They made a great breakfast the next morning!
5. Just as Toon Town had the pre-halloween celebration, they had it at critter country even though everything was closed (rides and stores). You could not go into the land unless you had a wrist band and we were led through around 6:15 pm. It was awesome... because there was NO ONE.... we had Pooh, Eeyore and Tiger to ourselves. The best photo opps as they were dancing with my girls and running with them! However, they were not in their Halloween costumes! I thought it was interesting that they had us in the land even though everything was closed... there was no set photo op for Pooh's gang as they were literally running around in circles! Fun!
5. We got in line for the Trials of the Temple Jedi training at 5 pm at the exit of Star Wars Launch Bay. They asked my girls if they could follow directions, not be afraid on stage and then were handed a pass to come back to the same spot at 7:10 pm for the 7:30 pm show. At 7:10 pm, they were robed and we the parents were taken to the priority seating section. After the kids were done, they gave back their robes and they received a badge for completing their training.
6. Umm.. so when I heard peeps candy.. I was stoked.. to see that it was literally a single piece of peep.. lol.. it was pretty funny!
7. The wait to see Jack (Sally was absent pretty much the entire night, was told she was re-stitching herself) was only 12 minutes long... even the CM was shocked! We stood in line at 10 pm.
8. Parade was great! My daughter commented that it was too short! Not scary at all! I have a 4 and 7 year old and they were both up and dancing.. for some reason, it looks much scarier when I watched it on Youtube.
9. They sold out of the dracula Mickey buckets.. the only thing I wanted...
10. Pumpkin twists are amazing.... I ate a bunch of them just as my girls did.
11. We all made it to midnight awake and alert!
12. Overall, it was a fun experience. Would I go again next year? Probably not as it was weird just entering the park for the first time that day at 4 pm and I did not like feeling rushed like we were picking between photo op lines, candy lines and/or rides.

Please ask me if you have any questions!

Thanks for the great report! I have 2 questions for you:

- What was your FP return time for HMH?
- Are you saying that the pre-party was in Critter Country instead of ToonTown? If so, how did you find out that it was moved?

Thanks!

 

[kiapepito]

Thanks for the great report! I have 2 questions for you:

- What was your FP return time for HMH?
- Are you saying that the pre-party was in Critter Country instead of ToonTown? If so, how did you find out that it was moved?

Thanks!

Of course!

Our FP was between 5:25 pm and 6:25 pm. There was a pre-party both in Critter Country and Toon Town. However, we were not informed of the Critter County pre-party until we were walking out of The Haunted Mansion exit when I saw the sign next to the CM! I grabbed our stroller in front of HM and walked right into Critter Country after flashing our wristbands.

 

[LisaT91403]

Of course!

Our FP was between 5:25 pm and 6:25 pm. There was a pre-party both in Critter Country and Toon Town. However, we were not informed of the Critter County pre-party until we were walking out of The Haunted Mansion exit when I saw the sign next to the CM! I grabbed our stroller in front of HM and walked right into Critter Country after flashing our wristbands.

Thanks! Do you happen to know if there were still Ghost Galaxy Fastpasses available when you arrived? And was there a treat trail in Critter Country, or just a meet and greaet?

 

[kiapepito]

I did not check for Ghost Galaxy FP as we have two little ones that I did not want to traumatize.. lol... Yes, there is an actual treat trail in Critter Country along with the meet and greet.

 

[LisaT91403]

I did not check for Ghost Galaxy FP as we have two little ones that I did not want to traumatize.. lol... Yes, there is an actual treat trail in Critter Country along with the meet and greet.

Ha! Yes, GG could be traumatic for little ones! Thanks again for the help. We are going on 10/29...can't wait!

 

[kiapepito]

Ha! Yes, GG could be traumatic for little ones! Thanks again for the help. We are going on 10/29...can't wait!

Enjoy!! The costumes that people wear are half the fun as well!!

 

[kyrkea333]

Any time the fireworks don't go off, there's a high likelihood it was a wind issue.

That's what I thought too, but it hardly seemed breezy that night, and there was no announcement. Oh well. Still had a great night!

 

[theluckyrabbit]

For those looking for the Monkey Bride, here is where you should look in the Haunted Mansion this year:

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This is great! Snake?? I know there is a snake under the casket before you enter the hallway, but is there another one? How did I not know this?

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

Well, it's the big Tim Burton Snake.




Now I have to look for the snake under the casket.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

LOL!

 

[mom2rtk]

That's what I thought too, but it hardly seemed breezy that night, and there was no announcement. Oh well. Still had a great night!

I'm certainly no expert, but have heard many reports over time just like yours. The explanation has been that it doesn't have to be windy near the ground for wind to be an issue with fireworks at DL.

Just as an FYI for future reference though, I also understand that if they are loaded for Halloween Screams and they don't go off, they will have to go off on the next day, even if it isn't a party day.

 

[longboard55]

Went Friday- We had fun, for some reason we saw a lot of Mary Poppins some were amazing, not too many Elsas, always many Twiddle Dees, Incredibles was popular, along with star wars, some very clever clown fish. Not sure to do with all the candy. We pretty did nothing other people watch. Halloween night has become sorta of a dud holiday so its fun to do a few things in advance. BTW we had fireworks

 

[mich311e]

Is the Toon Town pre-party the best place to get pics with the characters in costume? Or are they out on Main Street later? I also plan on stopping by Critter Country for Pooh & friends.

Thanks!

 

[Kindermouse]

The character are in different costumes in Toon Town so if your a character junky you could do both and get 2 sets with characters in different costumes. It can be a great place IF YOU SHOW UP EARLY ENOUGH. I tried to arrive at 4:30 for a 5:00 TT preparty opening and I was wayyyyy back so we only got pictures with donald and daisy (started out as Mickey and Minnie but we waited to long and they switched out) and goofy. After that the lines all over where crazy long.

We did a picture in front of the big Mickey pumpkin in costume and the line was rather long-had we skipped that picture we could have been in toontown way earlier but I did really want that one as well.

 

[mich311e]

The character are in different costumes in Toon Town so if your a character junky you could do both and get 2 sets with characters in different costumes. It can be a great place IF YOU SHOW UP EARLY ENOUGH. I tried to arrive at 4:30 for a 5:00 TT preparty opening and I was wayyyyy back so we only got pictures with donald and daisy (started out as Mickey and Minnie but we waited to long and they switched out) and goofy. After that the lines all over where crazy long.

We did a picture in front of the big Mickey pumpkin in costume and the line was rather long-had we skipped that picture we could have been in toontown way earlier but I did really want that one as well.

Thanks for the tips! Your pics are awesome!!

 

[Kindermouse]

Thanks for the tips! Your pics are awesome!!

Thanks I really got my monies worth out of the PhotoPass+ 1 week

 

[mich311e]

Thanks I really got my monies worth out of the PhotoPass+ 1 week

I completely understand. I upgraded my AP to the Signature to have PhotoPass. Totally worth it! (This is our 1 year of having APs so I'm making it count!)

 

[kiapepito]

Went Friday- We had fun, for some reason we saw a lot of Mary Poppins some were amazing, not too many Elsas, always many Twiddle Dees, Incredibles was popular, along with star wars, some very clever clown fish. Not sure to do with all the candy. We pretty did nothing other people watch. Halloween night has become sorta of a dud holiday so its fun to do a few things in advance. BTW we had fireworks
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My daughter stopped right in her tracks when she saw The Mayor and Oogie Boogie as she loved their costumes!.. how neat that it was your party!

 

[aidansmother]

Haven't been posting on the thread this year. My DD and I have a reservation at the Grand Californian for this coming Thursday the 13th through Sunday the 16th (DVC studio). Unfortunately I have to cancel our trip. This is a long shot, but if anyone wants to upgrade to the Grand by taking over my reservation, let me know. (Mods - if this isn't allowed, please remove).

I might be interested. Can you give me more details?