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

[sonjaandsue]

Does anyone know when restaurants close for the party? I think there are trick or treat stations in some of the restaurants so I assume they have to close before the party starts to set up?

 

[rentayenta]

I have a friend going to Disneyland next week and is grabbing me the Jack and Mickey ghost popcorn buckets. My level of excitement is totally ridiculous I know!

 

[figment_jii]

The final installment of my Halloween photo report. No trip to DLR during Halloween would be complete without seeing Haunted Mansion Holiday. Overall, it's grown on me over the years; I still like the regular Haunted Mansion better, but the holiday one is still fun to see. It had a pretty steady crowd throughout the trip (with stand by wait times ranging from 15 to 60 minutes). We ended up using Fast Pass pretty often.

Entrance to the Fast Pass distribution location. One of the few times, I've ever seen the FP area open

The gate over the entrance

The sign on the entrance wall

The outside of the Mansion has been redecorated with Halloween/Christmas decorations

Even the pet cemetary was decorated. Each animal got a giant bow. There was an Oogie Boogie topiary in the center.

The kitty with her birds

Freddie the bat

Oogie Boogie

Inside the Mansion:

Stain glass in the stretching room...

...Open to reveal a new picture

Jack's giant face in the ceiling

The spiderweb sign in front of the statues

Characters of the town as you load into the Black Christmas Sleigh

Man-eating wreath

Madame Leota

A slightly unfriendly looking gingerbread house. The scent of gingerbread is really strong in this section

A toy in the attic

The snack with the checklist

Jack in the graveyard

Zero, next to Jack, in the graveyard

The singing busts in the graveyard have been replaced by singing pumpkins

And finally, at the end is Oogie Boogie

 

[Sherry E]

Another question about the area where the Halloween Roundup is...Last year there was a photo op with Mickey and Minnie in costume back there, did you see something like that this year @ the Party?
Thanks,
Sue

Sue -

Yes. At the party there was a photo op with Mickey out in front of the Round-Up, in his Halloween outfit. Mickey was the only one there at first. Later, Minnie joined Mickey at that same spot.

 

[Sherry E]

A slightly unfriendly looking gingerbread house. The scent of gingerbread is really strong in this section

Great shots of the gingerbread house! There are lots of Haunted Mansion Holiday photos floating around in the world, but I know the gingerbread centerpiece is tremendously hard to capture on camera for most people! You did a wonderful job!

It's funny you mention the scent being strong. I didn't go on HMH a few days ago, but we rode it on 9/16, and I found the gingerbread scent to be really faint compared to previous years. However, I have noticed in the past that the gingerbread scent seems to fade and then get stronger, fade and get stronger, throughout the entire period of time that it's up, which is until January. So while it was really faint on 9/16 (at least it seemed that way to me), when I go on it again next month during the holiday season it could be very strong again.

The same thing seems to happen on IASW Holiday - during the 'candy factory' scene, the smell of peppermint is sometimes quite noticeable, while other times it is barely detectable at all. I guess they have to freshen up the aromas periodically!

 

[Goofy_Mom]

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[MattsPrincess]

It's looking more and more like this is going to work out for us, like 98% sure at this point. We'll be in the parks from the 18th to the 20th. Attending the MHP on the 18th as Doctor Who and a Crayon. Not sure on the tour yet, might not be in the budget. Goofy's bfast on the 21st before heading home. Staying at the Fairfield on Harbor.

I'm going to go hit Target in the next few days to get us some trick-or-treating bags, and start keeping an eye on the weather so I can start deciding what to pack. Just thought i'd share the good news!

Oh, and this trip I get to make the happy edition of my new DSLR, so hopefully i'll be able to share some really good pics when I get back!

 

[Sherry E]

It's looking more and more like this is going to work out for us, like 98% sure at this point. We'll be in the parks from the 18th to the 20th. Attending the MHP on the 18th as Doctor Who and a Crayon. Not sure on the tour yet, might not be in the budget. Goofy's bfast on the 21st before heading home. Staying at the Fairfield on Harbor.

I'm going to go hit Target in the next few days to get us some trick-or-treating bags, and start keeping an eye on the weather so I can start deciding what to pack. Just thought i'd share the good news!

Oh, and this trip I get to make the happy edition of my new DSLR, so hopefully i'll be able to share some really good pics when I get back!

Yay! I'm so glad a Halloween trip is finally in the works for you!! I'll be anxious to see the photos from your new DSLR, as well as hear your opinions of Halloween Time vs. Christmas time at DLR!

 

[MickeyEars4Me]

We are going to Mickey's Halloween Party on Tuesday (10/11) and while I have been to Disneyland a few times (most of them as a kid) I am not very familiar with the park. I'm starting to get nervous that we're going to miss something. Is there a schedule for the party and parade? When does the trick-or-treating start? How do we know where to find the characters? And how do we know where to trick-or-treat at?

We'll be getting to Disneyland at 3pm. Is that a good time to ride a ride or two and not miss any of the Halloween activities? (My son is 3 and I know he'll want to go on a few rides at least)

Can anybody give me a "schedule" of things we should do or try to see so I can use it as a guideline please?

I'm feeling super overwhelmed right now. Please help!

 

[SnowWhite09]

As for the 6 Day Hopper into the 8 Day, we just went to the ticket booth on day 3 and said we heard you can make add a 7th day for $5 and they give you the 8th day free. They said that actually Day 7 & 8 are $5 together.

Night evveryone! Magic morning tomorrow!

Thanks so much for this tip nik76 as we will be getting 6-day hoppers for our Halloween trip next year.

 

[krispin41]

Oh, and this trip I get to make the happy edition of my new DSLR, so hopefully i'll be able to share some really good pics when I get back!

I'm also bringing my new DSLR! I'm hoping to get some good pics too!!

Kristan in NorCal

 

[pudinhd]

Inside the Mansion:

Stain glass in the stretching room...

...Open to reveal a new picture

Jack's giant face in the ceiling

The spiderweb sign in front of the statues

Characters of the town as you load into the Black Christmas Sleigh

Man-eating wreath

Madame Leota

A slightly unfriendly looking gingerbread house. The scent of gingerbread is really strong in this section

A toy in the attic

The snack with the checklist

Jack in the graveyard

Zero, next to Jack, in the graveyard

The singing busts in the graveyard have been replaced by singing pumpkins

And finally, at the end is Oogie Boogie

Great pictures!!!! How in the world did you get such good pics inside of the mansion?? Thanks for sharing!!

 

[SnowWhite09]

Bumping this up from page 2.

 

[SueTGGR]

Any new reports or pictures??? Maybe a scan of a map?

@ MickeyEars4Me - Don't stress too much. The way they have the party laid out, you won't miss anything. My tip that I repeat over and over is to take a backpack to haul candy in. The little bags are great but fill fast. We put a grocery bag in the backpack and dump in between stations. But as a family we always talk about our "must do's" before hand so no one leaves disappointed. We will have Grandma with us so DH and I can go on all the fun rides! Our son is not so brave, even at 11 years old.

Now....scan of a map, anyone?
Later,
Sue

 

[StyledSugar]

Does anyone happen to have pictures of the treat stations or CM's handing out the treats? Just trying to get an idea of what we're looking for.

 

[disneychrista]

Maybe a scan of a map?
Now....scan of a map, anyone?

This Thread has a Scan of the map.

 

[rentayenta]

Sherry, do you want us to post Halloween photos? I just found a ton from 2009.

 

[Sherry E]

Sherry, do you want us to post Halloween photos? I just found a ton from 2009.

Jenny -

Yes! I would love for you to post your 2009 photos (or from any year)!

 

[SueTGGR]

This Thread has a Scan of the map.

Thank you so much!
I guess I just assume all things DLR Halloween will be on the Super Thread. Plus, I get lazy and don't venture anywhere else on the DIS boards but here when I don't get much computer time. I have permanent tabs on Firefox for this thread, Aulani owners and a few other ones.
Thank you again

 

[rentayenta]

These are all from October 2009:

Sorry some are grainy. And notice the Ears, pins, plush Zero and Jack etc...I am truly the biggest sucker when it comes to souvenirs.