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

[stitch4336]

I like Cruella too. I used to have this in my sig. I thought it was funny:

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That cartoon is GREAT!

 

[tksbaskets]

Had to share my magical day at work today! I work in the media and we were one of the stops for the Halloween Most Evil Villain Voting. Cruella stopped by and we shot some promotional video of her stumping for votes! The best part was that she was in character the ENTIRE time she was here! From the moment they walked in, she WAS Cruella. I wore my Villains T-Shirt and she was hysterical threatening to cover up all the other characters with duct tape! The CMs with her gave out campaign buttons, signs and cupcakes with little chocolate "vote for" icons on them.

Just had to share the magic I'll post the link to the video after it's mastered I haven't posted pics too oftern, so I hope I did this right!

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab111/morrishouse/Cruella.jpg

Great picture! What a fun day indeed

 

[mvf-m11c]

I am very excited to hear that my DB is going to DL during MHP on Halloween day on Oct. 31. He is going to take his DGF to MHP for her birthday. It's a surprise birthday present for his DGF. I am very excited for him and his DGF to go to DL during MHP. After I told him everything about MHP when my DA, DC and I were there last weekend, his GF loves DL so much and wants to surprise her for her birthday. This is my DB first time to DL since 2004 and he is really excited to go during MHP. When he is down there, his goal is to see Halloween Screams Fireworks and ride SMGG. He also would like to go to different treat stations around the park and go to the different character locations around the park.

He will be leaving on Friday night and will come back on Monday morning for school. I have ordered his tickets for MHP on Oct. 31st and waiting to get the tickets. He knows what to expect at MHP since I gave him all the updates from the Oct 1st MHP and it will give them time to plan of what to do during MHP.

 

[Cali Dis Kid]

wow just wow, what a great time tonight! Just to give you some background my group was DW, DW’s BBF, DW’s BBF Husband and myself. We are all 33 years old and I am an AP holder. We got to DL at 4PM, went inside got our green wristbands and trick or treat bags. We first hit SW, next picked up a FP for BTMMRR and then on to POTC. The park was fairly crowded so the wait for SW was 15 minutes and POTC about 25 minutes. We then went to Big Thunder Ranch and checked out all the pumpkin carvings and spoke to the lady sculptor who was making a new pumpkin face, the talent of these people really amazes me and the creations they make are spectacular! We then used our FP for BTMRR. After that we had dinner at TT and then the party started at 7pm. We walked over towards ROA and the scarecrow outside of Frontierland was really making some funny comments. We walked along ROA which was awesome with all the “eerie smoke” that was going on, really put our group in the Halloween mood. We then hit up HMH which was a walk on. The gingerbread house is amazing and we really appreciated the amount of work that went into it. Then went on IJ which was a walk on and next onto JC where we had a boat all to ourselves with a great skipper. Next we waited by the MB for the 8:15pm Cavalcade which was delayed about 15 minutes, after the Cavalcade walked over to the hub and got a great spot for the fireworks right in front of SB’s Castle. We waited about 45 minutes and the fireworks went off at 9:30pm. All I can say is WOW again, what a great show, the floating Zero is really cool! After the show we headed over to the Subs which were a walk on, next was MB which was also a walk on, next Alice which was about 10 minute wait, next Mr. Toad walk on, next SW walk on, next Pinocchio walk on and finished up Fantasyland with the SB Castle walk through exhibit. Our group then headed over to SM GG which was a 10 min wait and then onto Buzz which was a walk on. It was getting to around midnight so we grabbed some ice cream and then picked up a few Halloween souvenirs and headed back to the Westside. I have been to the Halloween party at WDW which is a ton of fun as well but it was so nice to go the Halloween party at DL. We did not trick or treat that much, just picked up some candy here or there but some folks really went to town and we saw lots of people walking around with huge sacks of loot so the candy was definitely plentiful. Only minor issue I had was I wish some of the restaurants were open, specifically BB since I love having dinner there. However, overall this party was worth every cent in my book, free parking is a nice touch with the party tickets, DL really cleared out after 7pm, almost all of the rides had little to no wait time, fireworks were absolutely spectacular, Cavalcade was fun, and seeing everyone’s costumes was a ton of fun as well, plus the decorations in the park really put everyone in the Halloween spirit. If anyone has any questions please let me know.

 

[JH87]

^^ great review!! glad you had a good time. How were crowds? People who attended the first party said it was too crowded, but from what I read on your review, since most rides were walk ons it didn't sound to terribly crowded at the party.
How were lines for candy/character pictues?

 

[All American]

Wow! Great review. It sounds like you had a great time. I have been to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party also and am looking forward to Disneyland's version of it. I am happy to hear it is just as fun. It's great you were able to walk on so many rides, and I can't wait to see Zero in the fireworks.

Thanks for the report!

 

[Cali Dis Kid]

^^ great review!! glad you had a good time. How were crowds? People who attended the first party said it was too crowded, but from what I read on your review, since most rides were walk ons it didn't sound to terribly crowded at the party.
How were lines for candy/character pictues?

it really did not seem that crowded, the only time it seemed very busy was at fireworks time which is to be expected. the longest line i saw was for PP which always seems to be the case at DL, most of the rides had little to no wait. the CMs really a great job clearing the park at 7pm, when the party first started it seemed like someone wanted to check our wristbands every 10 feet. i do have to say that i was very surprised at how long some of the TOT lines were especially by ROA at the beginnning of the party, i think it had to do with the Pirate Pals being down there as well. as for character lines the longest we waited was for mickey and minnie. it seemed as the character lines and TOT got shorter as the night went on. so my "advice" would be to wait to do the TOT and charcters later in the night if you can since everyone seems to flock to these lines in the beginning but as with everything DL related it is about choices since one can't possibly do everything in one night. i do have to say i was a little worried about crowds after reading the reviews of the earlier parties but last night felt very comfortable to me. Also they give candy on the way out if you wish and the dance party at club skellington was a lot of fun.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Great TR on MHP Cali Dis Kid.

It seemed you had a better MHP than the first group on Oct. 1st. It was a zoo with both the ticket holders and the non-ticket holders for the first few hours in the park and than when time goes by in DL during the party, it got smaller and smaller. The only part seemed so heavy during the party when everyone went over to the Hub and was waiting to see HS fireworks at 9:30. The ToT stations were long, but they moved very well. I was very impressed on how the CMs handled all the non-ticket holders to leave the park if they don't have a wristband and if they do want to stay in the park, DL announce they can get a wristband at the Plaza Pavilion.

 

[iKristin]

all they check for is the plain purple bracelets? They're selling the exact same bracelets at the dollar tree right now...don't get any ideas btw lol

 

[barefootmomma]

all they check for is the plain purple bracelets? They're selling the exact same bracelets at the dollar tree right now...don't get any ideas btw lol

I think they're actually a different color for each party.

 

[mvf-m11c]

I think they're actually a different color for each party.

I agree with barefootmomma, I know that the first night of MHP DL used a plain purple wristband, but I would expect them to use another color than the same one. It wouldn't make sense to use the same color for another night and have guests come back for free the next party.

 

[iKristin]

That'd be smart, I wish they would have printed pictures on them

 

[Cali Dis Kid]

last night's wristbands were green. i can see how the 1st party on Oct. 1would have been very busy since it was the very first time MHP was at DL. i second mvf-m11c thoughts on how well the CMs did clearing the park. it was very orderly and they had signs everywhere that said tickets were still available for MHP. i had such a good time i am thinking about going again on a Tuesday since i want to see the fireworks again. next time i would spend more time at the dance parties, the one on NOS was a lot of fun!

 

[mom4princesses]

We are here. Busy but we have done tea cups, snow white , Mr toad, , big thunder, pirates, Winnie the pooh and 2 more can't remember. Any questions let me know. We are having a blast.

 

[Sherry E]

We are here. Busy but we have done tea cups, snow white , Mr toad, , big thunder, pirates, Winnie the pooh and 2 more can't remember. Any questions let me know. We are having a blast.

Woo hoo!! Keep having a blast!!

 

[Sherry E]

I just wanted to reiterate - to any of those folks out there who are hesitant to post photos simply because they think the quality is not that great OR because we've already seen certain things in this thread and they don't want to post similar photos...

POST THEM ANYWAY!!!

There are not enough decorations in DLR for each person to post totally different things that have not already been seen, so inevitably people will post multiple photos of the same decorations! That is 100% OKAY! WE WELCOME ALL PHOTOS!!

As I have said before, everyone has a different perspective, a different imagination, a different photographic eye - not to mention different kinds of cameras! So you may take photos of something that we've seen, but your photo may show us something about a subject that we have not noticed before. Every photo is interesting in its own way.

And then there are new subscribers. I think there are people who are new to this thread, who are not going all the way back to Page 1 but who may tune in and want to see photos of the giant Mickey pumpkin, etc. - not realizing that it is already featured in this thread in earlier pages. So it helps to keep posting photos throughout the thread - whether we have already seen the subject or not, and whether the photo is perfect or not.

For example, in our Christmas Superthread, there are a million pictures of the giant tree on Main Street and the nighttime Winter Castle - but that doesn't mean that people shouldn't continue to post those photos in the thread. We also have a combination of professional-level photos in the Christmas thread, along with the less than perfect shots (the latter mostly being mine!!). All photos are welcome there and here!!

 

[Belle Ella]

<-- Still waiting until I finish editing all of mine before I start posting them here. I wonder when that will be ...

 

[mvf-m11c]

Here is the MHP map during MHP. Sorry it has to be in separate pics.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Just like what Sherry said on her post, we got to post more pics on the thread.

RAY BRADBURY HALLOWEEN TREE @ Night

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS @ Night

 

[barefootmomma]

Love the nighttime photos Bret!! Thank you so much for posting a scan of the map too. That is going to help me tremendously with planning! I think the only time I really make a plan is for special events like this.