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

[funatdisney]

Great photo Giselle22! I wish I was going on the same night as your group. It would be fun to see the whole group together trick or treating! Try to post a picture when you get back. I would love to see it.

 

[mom4princesses]

I like the them idea as well but my family can't agree on one. With 6 girls half who want to be princesses and the other half don't know, its hopeless. I may just have them pick something we already have and save the money to spend at DLR. It would just be fun for all of us to dress up togther and go tricker treat.

 

[Giselle22]

I like the them idea as well but my family can't agree on one. With 6 girls half who want to be princesses and the other half don't know, its hopeless. I may just have them pick something we already have and save the money to spend at DLR. It would just be fun for all of us to dress up togther and go tricker treat.

Haha yeah I guess that's an advantage of going with all adults, we can sit down and decide on a theme together, no unhappy kids being forced into costumes they hate

It's a lot of fun going with a group, other people really like seeing you all together. We got asked for a lot of pics. Last year we found a family with 4 or 5 young boys who were all flying monkeys so we took a pic all together

 

[funatdisney]

It's a lot of fun going with a group, other people really like seeing you all together. We got asked for a lot of pics. Last year we found a family with 4 or 5 young boys who were all flying monkeys so we took a pic all together

That must have been the cutest pic! How neat that they were there the same night.

 

[Diznygrl]

My name is on one of those big lists in IASW Holiday! I was so excited!

LOL, I think I heard Santa say my name once in the North Pole room of IASWH. I was pleased to know that I was on his Nice List! At least I THINK he was reading off the Nice List...

Yes it is. I'm still excited about my Cinderella pumpkin. I need to get a picture of it, so y'all can see!

I got the Tinker Bell version! (I collect Tink) Instead of the lightbulb that comes with it, I decided to tape a battery operated tea light to the hole in the back so the light flickers like a candle. Looks pretty cool.

 

[McQueenofHrts]

Just a lurker coming out to thank everyone for the great pictures!

 

[keahgirl8]

LOL, I think I heard Santa say my name once in the North Pole room of IASWH. I was pleased to know that I was on his Nice List! At least I THINK he was reading off the Nice List...

Haha! Same here.

I got the Tinker Bell version! (I collect Tink) Instead of the lightbulb that comes with it, I decided to tape a battery operated tea light to the hole in the back so the light flickers like a candle. Looks pretty cool.

I collect Cinderella! She's not always easy to find by herself. Ooh, that's a good idea about the tea light! What color is the Tink one?

 

[Shimmer]

So how busy should I expect 10/21-10/28 ish to be? We haven't ever gone in the summer because of the expectations of huge crowds. We usually go in early March (before spring break hits). This year we went in the beginning of May and the mornings and evenings weren't too crowded.

I know it is hard to explain but can someone try so I know what to expect. Like, how hard is it to walk down Main Street or New Orleans area? How long of lines for Buzz, Matterhorn, It's a Small World?

How tough is getting a view for Fantasmic and fireworks? How early will I need to stake out a spot?

Thanks!!

 

[Diznygrl]

Haha! Same here.

I collect Cinderella! She's not always easy to find by herself. Ooh, that's a good idea about the tea light! What color is the Tink one?

Yeah, it seems that all the princesses are bundled together these days! Tink's a lot easier to find by herself. Disneystore.com sells the exact same pumpkins, but they're $5 cheaper at Walgreens, plus no shipping & handling. I don't have my own picture of the Tink pumpkin, but here's one I found online:

 

[jennifur25]

Giselle- what great costumes! We are going the same night as you, so I will be on the lookout! My twins have changed their minds- they were going to be Batman and Robin but are now going to be Buzz and Woody! I am so excited- I bought the costumes the next day so they couldn't change their minds again LOL I am sure there will be quite a few Buzz and Woody costumes there, but I also had a feeling there was going to be tons of superhero boys this year.

I think I am going to be Mr Potato Head, my husband will be Captain America, and my mom is going to just wear her skeleton tshirt.

 

[Vala]

So how busy should I expect 10/21-10/28 ish to be? We haven't ever gone in the summer because of the expectations of huge crowds. We usually go in early March (before spring break hits). This year we went in the beginning of May and the mornings and evenings weren't too crowded.

I can't speak for the weekend (and hence not for Fantasmic of the fireworks), but the Halloween week the crowds seemed pretty low to me last year and the year before. It got a little more crowded starting Thursday afternoon, but the days before were practically dead. Buzz was a walk on for example.

 

[tksbaskets]

Giselle- what great costumes! We are going the same night as you, so I will be on the lookout! My twins have changed their minds- they were going to be Batman and Robin but are now going to be Buzz and Woody! I am so excited- I bought the costumes the next day so they couldn't change their minds again LOL I am sure there will be quite a few Buzz and Woody costumes there, but I also had a feeling there was going to be tons of superhero boys this year.

I think I am going to be Mr Potato Head, my husband will be Captain America, and my mom is going to just wear her skeleton tshirt.

Too cute! My twins were Batman and Robin one Halloween. Now they are sophomores in college. Time flies! Your boys will look adorable.

 

[sandgrace]

Just decided we are attending the Oct 5th Trick or Treat Party. Hubby and I are going as Jack Skellington and Sally dd(5) is going as Rapunzel from the movie Twisted which isn't even out yet, but she loves the dress and hair braid. Looking forward to this soooooooo much!

 

[keahgirl8]

Yeah, it seems that all the princesses are bundled together these days! Tink's a lot easier to find by herself. Disneystore.com sells the exact same pumpkins, but they're $5 cheaper at Walgreens, plus no shipping & handling. I don't have my own picture of the Tink pumpkin, but here's one I found online:

Here is the Cinderella one. You can't really see the glitter in this picture though!

 

[Halloweenqueen]

We don't do costumes. For years I was the beast of burden, carrying everyone's accessories, etc. My daughters like wearing costumes to character meals, but HATED wearing their costumes all night during MNSSHP.

Two years ago I started making matching shirts. First, it cut down dramatically on packing issues. We usually filled an entire suitcase just with costumes. Second they were easy to keep track of in a dark park.

I use blacklight reactive t-shirts. They are nice and bright under normal light...but, wow...you should see us on Pirates, or HM, etc!

 

[mom4princesses]

Totaly off topic but I had to tell someone......My DD 13 school called (my first thought was shes sick and I need to come get her), hi this is schools name Victorias school, we wanted to invite you to the assembly tomorrow because she is going to recieve an award. My responce wow an award for what? Well its a secret . and we don't want you to tell her. Okay so is it something a bunch of kids are getting? No she is the only ONE in 7th grade and then one other child from 8th. Mind you her school has something like 1,500 kids for 2 grades. Ugh so now my DD is going to get some type of award, I have no idea what, (did she win a drawing, getting reconized for good behavior, I could go on....) I can't tell her (it stinks because Im so excited for her and want to share the excitement) UGH its killing me. Just needed to share it with someone so I don't spill the beans to her. Thanks for listening.

 

[CaseyK]

Congrats on your daughters award!

Got a couple questions here;

1) Do the villians have a scheduled time for being out in front of IASW? Or do you have to just "hope" to run into them?

2) Are the characters out at certain times on Main Street? Or again, is this a chance thing?

Pretty much it! We'll be there in 4 days! I am so flippin excited! And judging by the pictures, I am going to spend a lot of money this trip!! That's what happens when a Halloween nut and Disney fan goes to Disneyland for their first Halloween visit!!

TIA

Casey

 

[smile4stamps]

I also have a question regarding the characters.

Are they all dressed in Halloween outfits or will I be able to find them in both Halloween and their regular outfits? I would love to be able to get pics of both!

Thanks!

 

[Sherry E]

Congrats on your daughters award!

Got a couple questions here;

1) Do the villians have a scheduled time for being out in front of IASW? Or do you have to just "hope" to run into them?

2) Are the characters out at certain times on Main Street? Or again, is this a chance thing?

Pretty much it! We'll be there in 4 days! I am so flippin excited! And judging by the pictures, I am going to spend a lot of money this trip!! That's what happens when a Halloween nut and Disney fan goes to Disneyland for their first Halloween visit!!

TIA

Casey

I'm sure that DLR probably has an informal time schedule when the characters in costume and the villains will be out and when they won't, but last year it seemed like they were always there during the daytime. The problem that we encountered was that we stood in a decent-sized line for these villains, and there were 3 of them, but by the time we got up there to take our photos, one of the villains had taken a break!! Beware of that!! They did not have a new villain to come in and replace the one who took a break, so we only had 2 villains to take pictures with.

Also, one thing to note - and I don't know if they have changed things this year - out of the 3 villains that were there, only one of them had a PhotoPass photographer. The other 2 didn't. And by the time we got up there, the PhotoPass guy was gone. I thought the whole villain was kind of poorly managed - again, this was last year. Maybe they have improved things this year. They should have had a PP photographer for all 3 of them, or one PP person who was taking photos of people with each Villain - and they should have had another villain there to replace the one who was taking a break right away.

And one other note - I see by VictoriaAndMatt's photos that the Villains are in that same exact shaded spot by IASW where they were last year. I found that the trees made it too shady and I didn't like the look of our photos too much because of it. VictoriaAndMatt's photos look a little less dark than ours did, but I just thought they should have put them in a good spot that was bright and sunny - like they did in 2008, when the villains were in the Hollywood area of DCA. That was a great spot because it was bright, clear and there were no random trees creating shadows in the photos!

I don't know what the crowds are like this year, but when we caught a glimpse of characters in costume last year, the mass of people waiting to get photos with them was pretty substantial, but then again, we were there on a Saturday and it was a very, very busy Saturday so that probably had a lot to do with it.

I also have a question regarding the characters.

Are they all dressed in Halloween outfits or will I be able to find them in both Halloween and their regular outfits? I would love to be able to get pics of both!

Thanks!

I think there are characters out who are not in costume sometimes. You just have to catch them at the right times. They might be in other areas and not on Main Street. They could be out by the Mickey floral at the entrance, or they could be back in ToonTown. The ones in specific Halloween costumes mainly stick with Main Street, I think. In DCA you can definitely see characters who are not in costume. Heck, even DCA itself is not 'in costume' this year, so the characters are all in normal clothes!!

 

[Sherry E]

Off topic - I thought you guys would be interested to know the update on the case of my 'stolen' photos.

First of all, the, ahem, person who stole my pictures and posted them around the Internet finally replied to my Facebook message. He simply said:

"Sorry. The pics are cool. I got exited."

And yes, that is how he spelled "exited," when he meant to spell it "excited," I'm sure.

Anyway, notice he didn't say, "I'll take them down." I don't give a hoot if he got excited - they are my pictures, my property, my memories - go get your own memories, dude, and leave mine alone. You were not invited to share mine, nor were you allowed to share them with other people. I don't want my face and my friends' faces plastered all over some band gossip site or elsewhere.

Anyway, Photobucket replied and they can, apparently, deal with removing photos that belong to you which other members are posting as their own. Even though I don't have watermarks on them or have official copyrights, because I own the photos they fall under "my copyright." BUT, the whole process they have you go through is based on singular photos - not an entire album full of photos. So I would have to go through this lengthy, convoluted process for each photo - and at last count, there were at least 126 of my photos in this guy's Photobucket album.

In the time it would take me to do all of that, who knows what this idiot will have done with the pictures?