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

[aidensmom31]

When do the dates for the party get released? I just got my promotion at work so as long as my tax return is decent we are going back in October

 

[crazycatlady]

This thread is awesome! We have gone to DW the last 10 days of October for the past three years, but thought about giving DL a try this year. Our trip dates would be 10/19 to 10/29, with not all of that time spent at DL. We have never been to DL, so I was really bummed when I read about all the rumored refurbs going on this fall, most notably the Indiana Jones ride, and had pretty much decided to stick with DW. Now after looking at this thread for the last couple of hours, I am really excited for Halloween Time at DL! I just have a couple of questions.

-When does IASM usually go down for it's overlay, and does it affect the exterior of the building?

-I saw a picture of Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh in pp's photos. Is he a common character in DL?

Thanks for any help!

 

[Aussie Princess]

Hi, Stacey! I'm so glad to see you here in this thread too (I know you were following the Christmas Superthread in the past)!

Well, the season will either begin on 9/14, 9/17 or 9/21, I think. Either way, if you start your trip on 9/20 and leave on 9/26, you will get to experience everything.

Everything decoration-wise, food-wise and merchandise-wise is up and out as soon as the season begins in September - and, actually, most of the decor is up several days ahead of time.

The only thing that does not begin on the season start date is the Halloween Party, and that will start on either 9/28 or 10/5 this year, I think.

At that time of year, yes, the fireworks are generally weekends only.

There is no Halloween parade available to the general public (so far - who knows about the future?) of any kind. The only thing close to it is the Cavalcade that is part of the party.

The Villains should be out at their usual Halloween photo spot in Fantasyland, and Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, etc. should be dressed in Halloween attire (such as Pumpkin Donald and Skeleton Goofy) on the season start date (they tend to hang around Main Street). At the Halloween party, there will be different outfits on the characters, and different characters too!

Hi Sherry

I have a quick question..

my sister and i are coming Oct 13-21 and we def want to do a halloween party but i am unsure how to book this?

Do we have to call disneyland for this? or is it something that can be done online.

 

[Vala]

You can book Halloween party tickets on the phone and online. Usually we post details here when they are published.

Well... as of an hour ago my planned WDW trip for 2012 has fallen through. That means: Halloween Time at DLR is back on again for me! Currently looking at coming over on October 26 and staying until the 13th of November.

 

[Sally_fan]

You can book Halloween party tickets on the phone and online. Usually we post details here when they are published.

Well... as of an hour ago my planned WDW trip for 2012 has fallen through. That means: Halloween Time at DLR is back on again for me! Currently looking at coming over on October 26 and staying until the 13th of November.

YES! The awesome members of the DISBoards are always quick to give us the heads up on when tickets go on sale as soon as any info is available.

Vala~I am sorry that your WDW plans have fallen through but hooray for Halloween at the DLR!!! We will be there too (Oct 27-Nov4). Can't wait!!!!!!

 

[skiingfast]

You can book Halloween party tickets on the phone and online. Usually we post details here when they are published.

When do the dates for the party get released?

Waiting to hear the dates for the Halloween Party ....

As Vala said you can book ticket over the phone or online.

If history repeats in early Summer they will offer them first to AP holders then a week or two to the general public. Like Vala said when word is out, it's sure to hit the DISboards quick.

Also don't worry about getting your tickets ASAP. Usually the first party to sell out is Halloween day and historicall that doesn't happen to September. So you can probably figure out dates and other plans before you get the tickets.


The main reason I came to the popular Halloween Thread was to share something from the Disney Parks Blog.
NBC merchandise for sale this Spring, seem fitting for this thread more than anywhere else.
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/03/spring-merchandise-is-a-scream-at-disneyland-park/

 

[Sherry E]

Hmmm...it seems there are quite a few posts I have to reply to, and I have not been getting any e-mail alerts about them until tonight (when skiingfast posted the NBC/Parks Blog link). I had no clue there were questions coming in here. And now, of course, I am just about to shut down the PC for the night so I will have to just tackle this subject of dates and tickets now, and then come back tomorrow to tackle the other stuff I wanted to address!








About the dates of the Halloween party - last year we first got news of the dates on the AP holders section of the Disneyland Resort website at the end of May, because the AP holders, Disney Visa holders and DVC members could pre-order their tickets (with a discount) shortly after that. The general public, if I recall, could buy their tickets in July (wasn't it July? Someone correct me if I am wrong).

The party dates were not officially announced in the Parks Blog at that point in May. Someone (I believe it was smile4stamps) actually spotted the dates in the AP section and told us, so it wasn't like a big, splashy announcement anywhere online - she just happened to be looking in the right place at the right time. And then the dates popped up in other places as the months went along.

The Disney Parks Blog could always announce something about the party well in advance, if there is anything new to report about it, but last year this did not happen.

So keep your eyes peeled on the AP section of the DLR website, as the party dates will most likely appear there by late May. If you are not an AP holder, someone will spot the dates and report about them.

Typically, the first night of the Halloween party - which is always a Friday - sells out at some point and Halloween night will probably sell out sooner or later.

Keep in mind that 'selling out' may only extend as far as just the pre-sale online tickets that you can get for a discount (with AP's, DVC or Disney Visa), but you could probably still buy tickets on the day of the event at the ticket booths, if you really had to go on a particular date. You wouldn't get a discount by purchasing the tickets on the same day, but you can buy them on the same day in an emergency, I think.

You can almost pretty much figure out what the party dates will be - it's easy to kind of narrow them down, unless DLR just does something totally out of the norm! Sure, DLR may switch things up on us and change a date or two here and there, but most likely this is what will happen:

1. The Halloween Time season itself will likely start on Friday, 9/14/12, Monday, 9/17/12 or Friday, 9/21/12. I am thinking that it will probably either be 9/17 or 9/21, but we will see...

2. Mickey's Halloween Party generally happens on 10 nights. It will either start on Friday, 9/28/12 or Friday, 10/5/12. It will take place on every Friday in October and on Halloween night, which is a Wednesday this year. Most likely the party will also occur on most Tuesdays in October, with the possibility of a Monday replacing one of the Tuesdays.




Another DIS'er (jernysgirl) was the one who first saw the actual Halloween Time season dates appear on the Disneyland website last year - and those were released before the party dates appeared anywhere. So...I am thinking we should be learning the Halloween season dates before the end of May, hopefully.

 

[disneychrista]

2. Mickey's Halloween Party generally happens on 10 nights. It will either start on Friday, 9/28/12 or Friday, 10/5/12.

Here's hoping to 9/28/12. We have plans to go on 10/5/12 and would prefer to not do the first party.

Our AP's expire 10/15/12, so if needed, I guess we could do 10/13.
**just thinking out loud**

 

[Stephiebee]

Does anyone know if they do the villains disney name paintings throughout the entire Halloween season or is it a more specific time frame?

 

[Vala]

Can someone refresh my memory? What special characters were out for the Halloween parties only last year? I am pretty sure Phineas and Ferb were mentioned, but were there others?

I'm aware this may well change this year. But I have started doing my drawings for autograph and want to be prepared. 2010 some days before I left someone reported seein Hades and Maleficent out of the blue and getting those two drawings done last minute was not a pretty thing.

 

[skiingfast]

Can someone refresh my memory? What special characters were out for the Halloween parties only last year? I am pretty sure Phineas and Ferb were mentioned, but were there others?

I'm aware this may well change this year. But I have started doing my drawings for autograph and want to be prepared. 2010 some days before I left someone reported seein Hades and Maleficent out of the blue and getting those two drawings done last minute was not a pretty thing.

Do you many as in new for last year?
Jack Sparrow.

Or all villians total wether new or not?

 

[Vala]

Do you many as in new for last year?
Jack Sparrow.

Or all villians total wether new or not?

Anyone out exclusively at the party last year. But if you have some info about which villains are generally out that would be cool too. Villains are my main focus. I remember the standards Cruella, Queen of Hearts and Evil Queen. Also I think Gideon, Foulfellow, Facilier and the Sheriff of Nottingham were mentioned.

 

[I'm mikey]

Bumping from page 15.

 

[GrandBob]

I know all this information is in here somewhere, but somebody please refresh my memory.

1. When did MHS tickets go on sale for AP holders last year? Sometime in May?

2. What days of the week were the party held last year? Think it will be the same this year?

3. What time of day did the tickets allow you to get into DL?

Thanks!
Bob

 

[sweethannah]

Thank you Sherry for the info on the previous page and thank you " I'm Mickey " for bumping this thread. I'm going to sit with some tea... or a glass of wine depending on the time and give this a read in full.

We are arriving the 26 Sept, a Wednesday and hopefully we can catch either the Friday MHP or the Monday/Tuesday one. I'm not sure if I want to do the party my last night there but it would be a memorable day to end our trip!

 

[nicolispicoli]

1. When did MHS tickets go on sale for AP holders last year? Sometime in May?

May, last year I think it was towards the end of May, I think May 17th.

2. What days of the week were the party held last year? Think it will be the same this year?

Last year it was Tuesdays and Fridays and Halloween, except the first week where they swapped Monday with Tuesday because of some event that was being held.

3. What time of day did the tickets allow you to get into DL?

Tickets for the event let you in at 3:00PM.

 

[sweethannah]

I'm not sure if my questions have been answered already and my apologies if they have but ....

How are the events 'busy'-wise compared to regular weekdays and weekends? I guess I'm wondering about average attendance vs. number of MHP tickets available.

Also, would a weekday Halloween party be less busy than a weekend Halloween party or because it's a special ticketed event would they be about the same?

I'm torn between a Friday and a Tuesday

 

[disneychrista]

3. What time of day did the tickets allow you to get into DL?
Tickets for the event let you in at 3:00PM.

A slight correction to the above. The tickets let you in 3 hours before the start of the party. Which was 6pm/3pm on Tuesday and 7pm/4pm on Friday.

 

[nicolispicoli]

I can't answer about how busy they are because I have never been, this year will be my first time.

I will say that a lot of the events sold out last year and I don't think it's known if each date had the same amount of tickets sold. If they did, then I think they were all pretty comparable. Maybe someone who went to more than one last year can answer. Sorry i can't be of more help

 

[nicolispicoli]

I am wondering if anyone knows about the Ultimate Experience tickets and if they are offered same time AP presales are. We planned on buying party tickets when the AP ones go on sale next month, but now I am thinking we should do the tour too and if the cost is similar to last year, it would be cheaper to do the Ultimate Experience (where you do the tour and party on the same day).

Did anyone do this last year?