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

[specialks]

WooHoo!! Our MHP tickets have been purchased. We will be truly experiencing Halloweentime at DLR!

 

[Belle Ella]

That's awesome!! I be slightly jealous, lol

 

[where's_my_prince]

I posted a question on the MHP thread, but no response yet, so I am posting here...
For those who have done the MHP, what do people do for dinner? Any tips/recommendations for what to do for dinner while we are "attending" the party?

last year for dinner we had bread-bowl clam chowder...while in line for Jack skellington LOL but it's yummmmmy

 

[aribelle]

ipdenc - The phone number is 714-781-4400. The tickets go on sale to the general public tomorrow. But you can pre-order on that number today with an AP, a Disney Visa or a DVC membership!

Are the discounts the same for each group? I have an AP and a Disney VISA so wondering if one has a better discount than the other.

Also...do the early dates (like the 1st week of October probably weekday not weekend) typically sell out? We are only about 80% sure of our dates so far, so I don't want to buy non-refundables until I'm positive. How long can I wait?

 

[iKristin]

I miss my Halloween planning I am happy to say that my trips are going back to normal next October. Back to Halloween only trips lol. I went a few weeks ago and have learned never to go during May/June again!!! The crowd is so different as is the weather!!! October trips all the way

 

[iKristin]

I posted a question on the MHP thread, but no response yet, so I am posting here...
For those who have done the MHP, what do people do for dinner? Any tips/recommendations for what to do for dinner while we are "attending" the party?

Not all restaurants are open during the MHP but there is still places to eat. I usually eat at the Royal Veranda because Chicken Gumbo in a bread bowl is just delicious!!! But there are a few other places open. I sadly cannot locate a map for last years MHP to give you more info

 

[CMG1]

Any body know why the pricing of the tickets for the Halloween party cost more to go on Friday? Is there something more that you get than if you go on a Monday or Tuesday? Also, will they be offering the tour package this year?

TIA for any info!

 

[iKristin]

No there's nothing Special on Fridays, it's just busier and the MHP is a few hours longer since the park is open longer.

 

[CMG1]

No there's nothing Special on Fridays, it's just busier and the MHP is a few hours longer since the park is open longer.

Oh, ok! Thanks for clarifying!

 

[Bert Chimneysweep]

boked our tickets yesterday for Friday 28th can not wait

one question how quickly are e-tickets sent out as mine hasn't come through?

 

[iKristin]

I would check your junk mail folder and if it doesn't come by the end of the day today then call and have them resend them. They are usually immediate.

 

[specialks]

How did you get e-tickets? I was told I had to pay $5 for shipping!

 

[MychaelP]

Does anyone know if you can get in 3 hours early on the Monday they have tickets for? The site just says 3pm for Tuesdays and 4pm for Fridays. It doesn't mention that one Monday they have.

Thanks!

 

[Sherry E]

Does anyone know if you can get in 3 hours early on the Monday they have tickets for? The site just says 3pm for Tuesdays and 4pm for Fridays. It doesn't mention that one Monday they have.

Thanks!

MychaelP - Yes, according to the Disney Parks Blog piece from yesterday, the Monday parties (both 10/3 and Halloween night) will begin at 6 p.m., which means you can get in at 3 p.m.

 

[MychaelP]

MychaelP - Yes, according to the Disney Parks Blog piece from yesterday, the Monday parties (both 10/3 and Halloween night) will begin at 6 p.m., which means you can get in at 3 p.m.

Thanks, sorry I didn't see it before. I need to read this site more often for the Blog pieces. My wife and I will go this year at Halloween to save some $ in this crazy job market we have here in CA. Especially since the normal ticket cost is so high now. We still have ticket stubs from 98 when it was $29 for So Cal residence in the Spring.

Thanks again!

 

[Sherry E]

Thanks, sorry I didn't see it before. I need to read this site more often for the Blog pieces. My wife and I will go this year at Halloween to save some $ in this crazy job market we have here in CA. Especially since the normal ticket cost is so high now. We still have ticket stubs from 98 when it was $29 for So Cal residence in the Spring.

Thanks again!

MychaelP -

Oh, it's no problem at all - to be honest, I didn't even see the Disney Parks Blog piece about the party until this morning! It wasn't all that exciting of a blog - nothing new, really - but it was fresh on my mind because I had just read it a couple of hours ago and noticed that Monday had a 6 p.m. start time for the party.

Yes, definitely stay tuned to this thread for any breaking news!

I live in Southern California (in L.A.) and have had my share of job problems in the last 4 years since the economy tanked, so I can totally relate to what you're saying about saving money and prices going up, up, up. I think I can remember a time (when I was a kid) when Disneyland cost $15 to get in, and when it got to the $30 mark over the years we thought that was crazy! Now look at the prices!

 

[Sherry E]

Bump!

There are lots of random Halloween threads popping up on the DIS, so I know people are out there planning!

 

[specialks]

How did you get e-tickets? I was told I had to pay $5 for shipping!

Can anyone answer this for me?

 

[thelittletiffany]

Originally Posted by specialks View Post
How did you get e-tickets? I was told I had to pay $5 for shipping!

Can anyone answer this for me?

When I ordered my tickets from the Disneyland website, it had eTicket as an option and it was free. The tickets were sent to my e-mail as a PDF and you print them out and bring them with you. I just double checked: if you go to Disneyland.com and buy your ticket there, there's a "Delivery Information" section and you can choose from multiple delivery options like Disney eTicket, Will Call, U.S. Standard Mail, etc.

 

[Sherry E]

specialks -

I'm not sure if you remember, but when you were asking a couple of weeks ago about getting the tickets with your Disney Visa (and thus, getting a discount), I was saying that you can call the main ticket phone number (which is what I think you did, right?) and order them with your Visa that way. That was the same phone # used by AP holders and DVC members to pre-order tickets and get their discounts. But I also said that if you got the discount, there would be a shipping fee of some kind which would cancel out some of the discount.

Ordering over the phone means there will be a shipping fee involved. But there was no way to get the Disney Visa discount online, as I understood it - and also as you were told by a CM online. (Didn't you say that you had chatted with a Disney person on the DLR website and they told you that you could not get a Disney Visa discount? And then I subsequently called the ticket phone # and spoke to CM Amy, who said that if you called the number you, indeed, could pre-order tickets and get the Disney Visa discount.)

So, basically, you can order online with whatever form of payment you want to use and get e-tickets and no shipping charge. However, I don't think you can apply a Disney Visa discount to online orders (someone correct me if I'm wrong), which was confirmed by that CM you spoke to. But when you order over the phone - and in your case, get the Disney Visa discount - there will be a shipping charge.

I don't know if that all makes sense, but I think that's what the explanation would be for why you were charged shipping and what it means!