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

[iKristin]

20 MORE DAYS UNTIL MY TRIP!!!! That means only 13 more work days YAAAAY!!

 

[JH87]

20 MORE DAYS UNTIL MY TRIP!!!! That means only 13 more work days YAAAAY!!

YAY!!! I am so excited too! I think I'm about 20 days from my trip as well!

 

[BELLEDOZER]

I'm 6 days to go, and can't wait to visit the mouse! I'm packed, but keep slightly changing the items in the suitcase. Trying to make it as light as I can so I can bring more goodies back.

 

[mvf-m11c]

I'm 6 days to go, and can't wait to visit the mouse! I'm packed, but keep slightly changing the items in the suitcase. Trying to make it as light as I can so I can bring more goodies back.

I'm just 5 days away and can't sleep until we leave on Friday.

 

[BELLEDOZER]

I probably could have gotten away with my small London Fog suitcase for this trip, but want to Christmas shop, and do a major shopping binge, so am taking it nested in my 26in Delsy Lime Green suitcase (DIS colours!), for back reasons, and the fact that I know I'm going to be over weight flying back, so it makes sense to pack this way. Good luck on your packing!

 

[stubby]

I'm just 5 days away and can't sleep until we leave on Friday.

Me too...and me too. I keep checkin the board all the time...and my dh is so sick of hearing about disney...lol. Come on Friday!

 

[McNic]

I am in the same boat with you. We leave in about 19 days, and I am getting over one of the worst colds I have had in years. I get bronchitis a lot, but this has been just a very mean and nasty cold.

I have been getting a real chuckle out of all the talk about the high temps. We have those high temps all summer long here in North Carolina and we are very used to it, but we also have extreme humidity, which makes it even worse. I was looking forward to cooler temps during our temps, and that may happen some, but at least not having humidity will be a treat. I feel for you folks that are not used to dealing with the higher temps.

Hope you feel better soon. I am thinking if I have a cold now, the less likely I am to get one right before I go

Up in Canada, we can get pretty hot summer days, but because we are in the prairies, it's usually dry heat. I like a good 20 C day (not sure what that is in F) but I am crossing my fingers that it isn't smokin hot in DL.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

I've got just 2 more days to go!!! I'm almost all packed up and ready to go!! I've got a crappy cold, but the Cold FX I am taking for it seems to be knocking me out at night, so I am having no trouble losing sleep so far. We'll see how I do tomorrow night though. I can't wait until Friday, which will be our first day in the parks.

 

[mvf-m11c]

I've got just 2 more days to go!!! I'm almost all packed up and ready to go!! I've got a crappy cold, but the Cold FX I am taking for it seems to be knocking me out at night, so I am having no trouble losing sleep so far. We'll see how I do tomorrow night though. I can't wait until Friday, which will be our first day in the parks.

Hope you feel better in a few days.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Hope you feel better in a few days.

Thank you.

 

[CoriCW]

Hi all,

I've been lurking for a week or two now. We're going to DL 10/27 (night) - 10/30! I am so excited! First time for the kids - 6, 8 & 9 - and I haven't been in over 20 years. We've been to WDW twice with the kids in the past 6 years, but not DL.

We are using all our saved up miles to pay for the plane tickets, and staying at my parents' timeshare, so all we have to pay for are tickets, food and souvenirs. I am so excited that we are going to be able to go on a nice trip for not a huge amount of money!

I know we want to go to Mickey's Halloween party Friday night 10/29, so that would be $59/person. But I'm trying to figure out if which ticket package we should get. We get in late Wednesday night and our flight leaves at 4 pm Saturday afternoon, and money is a consideration. Also a consideration - DS6 has special needs and doesn't always do well in large crowds/waiting, although the increased stimulation actually calms him. So, knowing that we may not get to go back for a few years, I am asking all you experts for advice!

Choices:
2 day- 1 park each @ $136/151 = $710 + 295 Halloween party
2 day- park hoppers @ 146/161 = $760 + 295
3 day- park hoppers @ 165/186 = $867 + 295

We will definitely go to the parks Thursday & Friday. With us leaving Saturday mid-afternoon, I'm not sure about the 3 day - especially with the 3rd day being on a potentially crowded Saturday before Halloween. We can swim at the timeshare, and go to Rainforest Cafe or somewhere else at DTD on Saturday. How much would we use park hopper compared to 1 park tickets?

What would you recommend?

TIA!
Cori

 

[where's_my_prince]

19 days to go!!!, finally out of the 20's!

 

[canadadisney]

Single Digits Today!!!!! I went for a bike ride yesterday and the fall colours here are amazing. It really made me even more excited!

 

[Sherry E]

Hi all,

I've been lurking for a week or two now. We're going to DL 10/27 (night) - 10/30! I am so excited! First time for the kids - 6, 8 & 9 - and I haven't been in over 20 years. We've been to WDW twice with the kids in the past 6 years, but not DL.

We are using all our saved up miles to pay for the plane tickets, and staying at my parents' timeshare, so all we have to pay for are tickets, food and souvenirs. I am so excited that we are going to be able to go on a nice trip for not a huge amount of money!

I know we want to go to Mickey's Halloween party Friday night 10/29, so that would be $59/person. But I'm trying to figure out if which ticket package we should get. We get in late Wednesday night and our flight leaves at 4 pm Saturday afternoon, and money is a consideration. Also a consideration - DS6 has special needs and doesn't always do well in large crowds/waiting, although the increased stimulation actually calms him. So, knowing that we may not get to go back for a few years, I am asking all you experts for advice!

Choices:
2 day- 1 park each @ $136/151 = $710 + 295 Halloween party
2 day- park hoppers @ 146/161 = $760 + 295
3 day- park hoppers @ 165/186 = $867 + 295

We will definitely go to the parks Thursday & Friday. With us leaving Saturday mid-afternoon, I'm not sure about the 3 day - especially with the 3rd day being on a potentially crowded Saturday before Halloween. We can swim at the timeshare, and go to Rainforest Cafe or somewhere else at DTD on Saturday. How much would we use park hopper compared to 1 park tickets?

What would you recommend?

TIA!
Cori

Welcome, Cori!! Thank you for coming out of lurkdom to join us!!

I would go with your second option (2 day- park hoppers @ 146/161 = $760 + 295), if not the third option. I think that it will be busy in those days you are at DLR because the Halloween season is coming to a close and many folks will want to get there for one last look.

I think Park Hopping is really advantageous most of the time. Many folks feel that there is not enough to keep them occupied in DCA for an entire day (that's kind of open to argument, though), but they believe that Disneyland alone cannot be tackled in one day because there is just too much to do. Even though I have spent an entire day in DCA with no problem, there are definitely more things to do in Disneyland and those things will take up a lot of time - more than one day. You may spend 3/4 of a day in DCA and then find that you want to head back over to DL for the last 1/4 of the day. And you may spend 3/4 of the day in DL and then decide to head over to DCA to eat or see WoC. It just helps to have the option of Hopping so you can kind of have more flexibility.

It's so easy to hop at DLR, too - it's nothing like Hopping at WDW. Everything is very close together and walkable. If DL gets a little too congested, you can walk right across the Esplanade to the entrance of DCA, and it takes all of a couple of minutes. Then, if DCA gets too congested, you can hop on back to DL easily. Downtown Disney is right there as well, as are the 3 DLR hotels.

I would say if you can swing it without much difficulty, get the 3-day Hoppers and squeeze in some extra park time on that Saturday before you head home in the afternoon. Otherwise, if that's not possible, get the 2-day Hoppers.

 

[funatdisney]

Hi all,

I've been lurking for a week or two now. We're going to DL 10/27 (night) - 10/30! I am so excited! First time for the kids - 6, 8 & 9 - and I haven't been in over 20 years. We've been to WDW twice with the kids in the past 6 years, but not DL.

We are using all our saved up miles to pay for the plane tickets, and staying at my parents' timeshare, so all we have to pay for are tickets, food and souvenirs. I am so excited that we are going to be able to go on a nice trip for not a huge amount of money!

I know we want to go to Mickey's Halloween party Friday night 10/29, so that would be $59/person. But I'm trying to figure out if which ticket package we should get. We get in late Wednesday night and our flight leaves at 4 pm Saturday afternoon, and money is a consideration. Also a consideration - DS6 has special needs and doesn't always do well in large crowds/waiting, although the increased stimulation actually calms him. So, knowing that we may not get to go back for a few years, I am asking all you experts for advice!

Choices:
2 day- 1 park each @ $136/151 = $710 + 295 Halloween party
2 day- park hoppers @ 146/161 = $760 + 295
3 day- park hoppers @ 165/186 = $867 + 295

We will definitely go to the parks Thursday & Friday. With us leaving Saturday mid-afternoon, I'm not sure about the 3 day - especially with the 3rd day being on a potentially crowded Saturday before Halloween. We can swim at the timeshare, and go to Rainforest Cafe or somewhere else at DTD on Saturday. How much would we use park hopper compared to 1 park tickets?

What would you recommend?

TIA!
Cori

We are going to DL from Oct 26 to Oct 29 and attending MHP on the 26th. We go every year at this time of year and you will it!

IMHO, I would go with the 3-day hopper pass, since you have time on Saturday before you fly out. I don't how your 6 year will handle a full day, but if he can't and you have to end a day early, the third day (on Saturday) will give you a chance to go to some of the attractions you may have missed on the other days. When we go to WDW we always fly out at 4pm or later and have the morning to do one or two things we couldn't get to during the full days at WDW. Also, if you want to go back and enjoy your timeshare, the extra day will go you breathing room to do just that. Afterall, your stay at the timeshare is part of your vacation.

If money is something to consider, the two-day hopper pass will work, if you can use the MHP ticket to get into Disneyland for the party only. You can get into the park three hours earlier than the start of the party (4pm on Fridays). Use the morning and early afternoon of the 29 to enjoy the timeshare, swim and relax before the big night ahead. Anyway, that is my 2 cents.

 

[mmmears]

Cori -- Congrats on booking a trip to DL!!!

As for tickets, I'd go for the 3-day hoppers if possible, and if you have the kind of family that is at the parks when (or a little before) they open. There is just so many things you can do and see in that first hour or two before they get crowded. So it would be worth the extra $$$ to me for that extra 1/2 day. It really depends on whether or not you'll be able to use it, though.

As for park-hopping, I totally agree with Sherry:

It's so easy to hop at DLR, too - it's nothing like Hopping at WDW. Everything is very close together and walkable. If DL gets a little too congested, you can walk right across the Esplanade to the entrance of DCA, and it takes all of a couple of minutes. Then, if DCA gets too congested, you can hop on back to DL easily. Downtown Disney is right there as well, as are the 3 DLR hotels.

I would say if you can swing it without much difficulty, get the 3-day Hoppers and squeeze in some extra park time on that Saturday before you head home in the afternoon. Otherwise, if that's not possible, get the 2-day Hoppers.

Park hopping at WDW involves a lot of time and planning. At DL, it only requires a one to two minute walk across the way. We've gone back and forth several times during one day (something I would never do at WDW).

 

[DisneyMax74]

20 MORE DAYS UNTIL MY TRIP!!!! That means only 13 more work days YAAAAY!!

We are 13 days from our trip!!!!


My 7 yr old twin daughters have no idea. They think we are not going this year. I cant wait!

 

[Sydneymum]

2 more sleeps to go before our 15 hour flight to DL!!! Is it still smokin' hot there at the moment? Coming from Australia I was looking forward to some cool weather...........

 

[Sydneymum]

Oh by the way,you guys have been the best ....it's been a blast following this thread.....yaay for Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[funatdisney]

2 more sleeps to go before our 15 hour flight to DL!!! Is it still smokin' hot there at the moment? Coming from Australia I was looking forward to some cool weather...........

Yes!! Miserably Hot!! 101 Monday! 93 on Tuesday Should cool down by Wednesday with 88 (according to weather.com)