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

[Belle Ella]

Maybe I'll see you there

No idea at all yet, when we'll be going. Just sometime in October so we can go to the Halloween party.

 

[Goofy_Mom]

our plans aren't set in stone either. I was a little dishearten that fireworks weren't included with admission like in 2009. But when I saw what could be had for the money, I may pony up for the party.

what are you thinking for your costumes? I was thinking Jessica Rabbit (cause I should be skiny by then), but don't think I will because of the shoes. Walking around in 4in heals at DL does't sound like a good time.

 

[Sherry E]

I just have to say a big thank you to everyone who shared information, stories, photos -- you name -- you all rock!!

I have finally finished the ToC for 2010!! I can't wait until we all get to start planning for 2011

That's great!

Except - just so no one gets confused - the Table of Contents and this whole thread in general were not just for 2010. It's an ongoing, year-round Halloween info/planning/photo thread until we run out of pages. It stays in the main Info sticky at the top of the page even after it reaches its page limit (unlike the check-in threads which get removed when the new year begins). The reason it stays there is so that people can still refer to it for planning and info.

So I just wanted to clarify that so no one thought this thread was only for 2010. It will continue on this year!

 

[mvf-m11c]

Very nice ToC Jazz. I would like to go back to DL during the Halloween season so I can attend MHP. But we will wait and see. I would like to go during the first week of MHP, but it was just crazy during the first day of MHP last year. It would be nice to try it in the middle of the month and go back to DL.

You are right about that Sherry that this is an ongoing year-round thread. Just like the old Christmas thread before you started a new one was a good way to find info and plan for future Holiday trips.

 

[Belle Ella]

Didn't mean to make it sound like that. Just may way of saying that what everyone has added so far should all be up. I am totally stoked to rely on this thread for 2011 and add more as more comes up.

For an all-inclusive Halloween thread!

Kisten - We're brainstorming right now. I might add a poll for my TR at a later date, but right now we've got Pooh and Piglet, Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket, or Rapunzel and Mother Gothel. We're going all out, this much we know. I posted a photo of my cousins Buzz Lightyear costume she made back in 2008 on my TR the other night.

 

[deejdigsdis]

I don't know about that. M&Md sounds good, too

You have only one piece of candy left? I still got bags and bags of candy. I even took it out for our NYE party which had lots of kids in attendance. Thry hardly put a dent in it!

I didn't get as much candy as I was expecting! I think there was something like 20 minutes of party time left when I looked in my bag and noticed I had around 12-15 pieces. So we spent the last 20 minutes getting in as much trick-or-treating as possible. I had promised my 3 boys who weren't with me that trip that I would bring tons of candy home for them.

I just have to say a big thank you to everyone who shared information, stories, photos -- you name -- you all rock!!

I have finally finished the ToC for 2010!! I can't wait until we all get to start planning for 2011

Wow, the ToC looks great! Thanks to all those who put time and effort into organizing this thread. I have tons more Halloween pics to share later -- maybe in a few months when this thread sinks again and more people are thinking Halloween-y thoughts.

 

[BELLEDOZER]

I ended up with close to 20lbs of candy from the 2 MHP parties that I went to on Oct 5 & 8th. I brought a backpack with me, and as the bag got heavy, dumped it into the bag I had inside the backpack to even out the weight. I never did weight it, but it felt close to 20lbs, and I really felt the weight coming home as I put it in my Backpack (carryon), as I thought my suitcases were close to being overweight (they weren't). I loved visiting DL during Halloweentime, and was glad that I had an opportunity to do so thanks to DH. Am planning to visit the mouse at the end of the month as a surprise for the kids, driving down this time (although my DS7 smells a rat...me, but I keep throwing all sorts of diversions at him to throw him off the track). What he doesn't know is that I've got a character brekki planned for while we are down there, as this will be the last trip we take to the mouse for quite a while, as our finances are too tight to go as much as we would like to.

 

[funatdisney]

I didn't get as much candy as I was expecting! I think there was something like 20 minutes of party time left when I looked in my bag and noticed I had around 12-15 pieces. So we spent the last 20 minutes getting in as much trick-or-treating as possible. I had promised my 3 boys who weren't with me that trip that I would bring tons of candy home for them.

Oh that is so funny! I, on the other hand, had two in my family that couldn't get enough and made it a mission to get as much as they could. DD(15) wouldn't be caught dead trick or treating in our neighborhood, but was very comfortable trick or treating at MHP, and looking forward to her share of the loot. "This is going to be my special sash for the next year since I am not tricking or treating at home! (She stomps her right foot for a full effect) DH: "You mean this cost me $44 per person? I had better get $44 worth of candy." DD(13) and I had a great time laughing at them with their efforts to walk by every treat station at least three times. I think they were getting dizzy with walking around and around empty stations we came across. I tried to get as much of the healthy stuff as I could and is why I still have cranberries left.

I am looking forward to going back and doing it again this October, but I am going to try not to get so much candy this time.

 

[iKristin]

My trip is 272 days away haha

 

[iKristin]

Alright here they come finally...My Halloween photos. I won't post them all cause I took a thousand pics this last trip haha. But I'll post the good/fun ones They aren't all Halloween...just Halloween Time )

 

[iKristin]

 

[rune_74]

I'm planning a halloween trip...from the 17th to the 28th...any idea when HOJO will put up it's oct entertainment rates?

 

[iKristin]

Got the HoJo booked for my trip!!! October 10th through the 18th Another day longer haha, the trip gets longer and longer each year. Can't wait!!! 270 days to go

 

[Vala]

I'll miss being at the park during Halloween. Right now it looks like I'm coming over for the start of the Christmas season this year.

 

[funatdisney]

Bumping with a picture.

 

[ForTheLoveOfDCL]

I hope that the party starts mid-late Sept. We are coming out to DL and wanting to hit the MHP before getting on the Wonder for the Mexican Riviera. Normally we go to Port canaveral for our cruise and hit MNSSHP before we leave. i prefer the special events versus going during the day. Lines are so much lighter at MK at least during the party. I really don't understand why WDW MNSSHP tickets go on sale in May and DL's not till Aug. They are both Walt's parks Anyhow I can't wait to read all your info...maybe tonight after the kids go to bed!!

 

[Belle Ella]

Got the HoJo booked for my trip!!! October 10th through the 18th Another day longer haha, the trip gets longer and longer each year. Can't wait!!! 270 days to go

Nice!! I'm excited to see so many ET dates up for October. I'm hoping to narrow down dates with my cousin tonight so we can get a tentative booking in just so we can snag the rate before it disappears. Maybe we'll be there the same time, lol.

Totally spacing though, the ET dates are also the dates for the full AP discount, right?

Haha, nevermind. Just answered my own Q by searching through their boards. I was having a spazz moment.

 

[funatdisney]

Bumping with a picture.

 

[funatdisney]

Thanks Sherry for adding the 2011 October Check in and Halloween Party threads links to the Welcome post.

 

[Sherry E]

Okay, folks, I'm going to be adding some extra goodies to Post #1 of this thread - I want to do it over the next week so I can make sure everything is in place before people start coming here to plan their Halloween Time trips. We've already got some great info in Kristin's post (fantastic job on updating the Q&A, Kristin!) and in Liza's Halloween parrty post, and, of course, Jazz did a bang-up job with the ToC.

For those of you who also subscribe to the Christmas Superthread, you know that I've been tweaking the first few posts on Page 1 to include links to holiday-oriented Trip Reports, Check-In/Meet threads, and also links to any other specific holiday-related threads or posts (here or on one of the other message boards), such as Candy Cane threads, Holiday Tour threads, etc. Those are subjects we get asked about all the time, and so it's good to have links to relevant threads right there on Page 1. I also posted some press release-type info about the season from 2010 and will change/update that when we get the Halloween Time info for 2011.



So...I am going to do a similar thing in Post #1 of this thread. While I'm leaving the Q&A to Kristin, I'm going to be adding in a section of my first post for Halloween-related Trip Reports or blogs. If you have a Halloween Time Trip Report that either has lots of details or lots of photos - or both! - please direct me to it so I can post the links...that is, if you would like your TR to be included! I'm already planning on adding Jazz's Halloween TR, deejdigsdis' TR and Tksbaskets' TR, but I know there are more that I am forgetting!!

Also, I cannot recall where to find YellowMickeyPonchos/Nancy's Halloween Time blogs and HydroGuy's Halloween Time blog (even though I have read both of them). I've lost them! If anyone knows where they are off-hand (without having to seek them out) and can point me in the direction of those, I will link those too. If you don't know where they are, that's okay. I will hunt them down!


Any Halloween-related videos, I think, should stay with the photos in the Table of Contents, and Jazz can add those in.



I will also be adding in a category for Halloween-related threads, such as any good thread I can find about the Happiest Haunts tour, etc.


The October Check-In/Meet threads have already been added to the first page, and whenever a September thread gets going I will add that in too.