HalloweenTime at DLR Superthread- 9/14-10/31; Mickey's Halloween Party starts 9/28!

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I do love my 15X telephoto lens...

 

[mvf-m11c]

I believe you are right Sherry, the Round-Up has been getting better and better everytime I go there during my visits. A lot of people don't know too much of the Round-Up at DL or even know that it exists. Like those time during Family Fun Weekend, it was like a ghost town out there. The Disney character pumpkins looked very neat and changes after a few weeks since they need to be replaced.

Very nice pictures Trish.

Here are some more pics of SB castle with Halloween images on it before HS on MHP night.

 

[TheColtonsMom]

I believe you are right Sherry, the Round-Up has been getting better and better everytime I go there during my visits. A lot of people don't know too much of the Round-Up at DL or even know that it exists. Like those time during Family Fun Weekend, it was like a ghost town out there. The Disney character pumpkins looked very neat and changes after a few weeks since they need to be replaced.

Very nice pictures Trish.

Here are some more pics of SB castle with Halloween images on it before HS on MHP night.

Oh we loved those! Best pics I have seen of the projections on SB castle at Halloween... colton wants to know if the spiders move their legs or just float across the castle (I am guessing there are no creepy moving legs but I promised to ask )

 

[mvf-m11c]

Oh we loved those! Best pics I have seen of the projections on SB castle at Halloween... colton wants to know if the spiders move their legs or just float across the castle (I am guessing there are no creepy moving legs but I promised to ask )

I'm sorry to say this that the spider projections on SB castle don't move their legs.

 

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I loved your shots of the castle at night Bret! Here's my pic of the day to get everyone hyped about the Nightmare Before Christmas overlay at HM....

 

[albertamommyof4]

it is so exciting to see all the halloween decorations. We have been to disneyland 1 time in april 2009 and that was our first family vacation, i promised to take them again after carsland is built lol. Halloween seems like such a great time but i did have a few questions that i couldnt find on this thread.
Can you see the special halloween fireworks from any area hotels( as not sure if we go during halloween if we can go to the halloween party)? also are the images on castle and mainstreet shown every night or just during halloween party nights? also what time is down town disney open during october?
thanks

 

[Sherry E]

it is so exciting to see all the halloween decorations. We have been to disneyland 1 time in april 2009 and that was our first family vacation, i promised to take them again after carsland is built lol. Halloween seems like such a great time but i did have a few questions that i couldnt find on this thread.
Can you see the special halloween fireworks from any area hotels( as not sure if we go during halloween if we can go to the halloween party)? also are the images on castle and mainstreet shown every night or just during halloween party nights? also what time is down town disney open during october?
thanks

Hi there, albertamommyof4!! Thank you for joining us here! I can tell you have read the thread because your questions are, indeed, things that have not specifically been addressed yet!

Well, let's see...as for the fireworks, I'm not sure about seeing them from the hotels unless you happen to be staying in a room that has a view of such things, but you may be able to catch a glimpse of the fireworks from outside the front gate at DL if you time it right.

The thing is, the Halloween Screams fireworks really are best seen inside the park, so you can see the effects and Zero from Nightmare Before Christmas flying across the sky and all that. There is a cool crystal ball type thing that plays a big role in the fireworks show - and you just won't get that full 'show' if you see it from any other location.

If I am not mistaken, I think the projected images on Main Street and the Castle are only during the party. They don't project any spider, etc. images during regular non-party nights.

Downtown Disney - I'm not sure what time the various places close. But I was in DTD on a Thursday night in October once and it was as busy as it would have been on a Saturday night. So something tells me that everything in DTD stays open pretty late.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Well, let's see...as for the fireworks, I'm not sure about seeing them from the hotels unless you happen to be staying in a room that has a view of such things, but you may be able to catch a glimpse of the fireworks from outside the front gate at DL if you time it right.

The thing is, the Halloween Screams fireworks really are best seen inside the park, so you can see the effects and Zero from Nightmare Before Christmas flying across the sky and all that. There is a cool crystal ball type thing that plays a big role in the fireworks show - and you just won't get that full 'show' if you see it from any other location.

If I am not mistaken, I think the projected images on Main Street and the Castle are only during the party. They don't project any spider, etc. images during regular non-party nights.

Another good view to watch the fireworks is at the top floor of Mickey's Parking structure. I have never try this before, but I have heard from other DISers that this is another way to see the fireworks at night. Mostly you would see a lot of people right in front of the front gate when the fireworks are playing at night.

You are absolutely right Sherry that Halloween Screams fireworks is only great if you see inside the park. Not only with Zero and the crystal ball projection right in front of SB castle, the music also makes a big difference when watching the fireworks. It is not the same when you watch the fireworks and don't hear the music.

I remember that DL did not do any Halloween projections on MS and the castle on a non-party day. So you are correct again Sherry.

Here are some pics of HS at night.

 

[Goofy_Mom]

Fabulous pictures are usually Bret!!! If you're staying off site, I do you can see the fireworks very clearly from the Camolot hotel.

 

[albertamommyof4]

thanks everyone i appreciate you answering so fast. Awesome pictures too.

 

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Another pic of the HM Halloween Overlay...

 

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And for something completely different...a pic from Frontierlands Day of the Dead display...
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[Sherry E]

I love all the recent photo additions! Thanks, Bret and Trish!

Bret, those fireworks photos (and the spooky Castle pictures too) are simply amazing!

Trish - I think you managed to capture the one part of the Dia de los Muertos display that I hadn't seen! I don't remember that one specific lady skeleton! And the little skeleton guy next to her (lower right hand corner) almost looks as if he is wearing Brer Bear or Brer Fox clothes!

 

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Glad that you are enjoying the pics Sherry. I'm a sucker for details, and she was on a table next to the 3 mariachi guys in the display. I'm going to see if I've got the time today to find that pic, and some others from the Dia de los Muertos display and will post them if I can find them. So many pics to sort through to find the ones I want, that at times it seems like looking for a needle in a haystack.

 

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Here's one that I just uploaded that gives you an idea of where the pic was taken...

 

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And another one from the same area...

 

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And lastly the HM in all it's spooky glory. Have a great day everyone!
Trish

 

[mvf-m11c]

Very nice photos of Dia de los Muertos Trish. I might have to go through more photos of the Halloween season, but I should do that on the Holiday thread first since Trish is showing all of us a lot of good photos.

TY Sherry. It would be nice to see HS this year, but I haven't decided it I want to go back during the Halloween season.

 

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Thanks Brett, going SOLO to DL during Halloween time meant that I could take pics all I wanted without the family constantly bugging me to move faster. Hence all the nice pics that I normally wouldn't have the time to take. I thought that I'd show the following pic of Georgina, one of the master pumpkin carvers at work, to show one of the CM's behind all the great pumpkins at the Big Thunder Mountain Roundup....

 

[Sherry E]

Trish - That's what happened to me.

When I was alone (during the holiday season) at DLR, that's when I got all the photos. Even though I enjoy being at DLR with friends, of course, if I want to get on a real photo-taking spree and get serious about it, I have to be alone. I just cannot get into a groove with it and start really getting into the details around DLR unless I am solo! I only had 2-1/2 out of 4 days completely to myself in December (the other days I was not alone the whole time) and I took about 1600 photos on those alone days (though some of them were blurry messes) because I had the time to do it! There were still many things left that I didn't have time to get photos of!

So, from now on, if I want to take a bunch of photos on any given trip and get deep into the details, I see that I have to carve out a couple of days (at least) just for myself. Otherwise, if I am with people I know I won't be taking too many photos.