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

[Sherry E]

I mentioned it way back in the Halloween at DL thread (part 1) - I found the lines to be long in certain areas at the TOTP 2 years ago. Everywhere where you would ordinarily expect to find lines on any given day (such as TSMM), we found lines. There seemed to be quite a lot of people congregated in certain spots in DCA, making it seem very crowded here and there. Other spots were not bad.

There were very long lines for some of the character photo ops and for some of the treat stations at the 2008 TOTP. Not all of the treat stations had lines, but some had very lengthy ones. The crowd surrounding Mickey and Minnie was daunting and that's why we never got photos with them in their Halloween finery. My friend was not willing to wait for most of the characters. I finally managed to get her to wait for Jack Sparrow - but it was a loooooonnnng line - and for Woody.

I thought it was funny because I knew that there were not as many folks at the TOTP as there would have been at the park during regular admission hours, and yet the same rides that would have lines in the daytime still had them at the party.

I guess I didn't bring up the lines for the party again too much here because I was hoping that the larger size of Disneyland, the different layout of DL (as opposed to DCA's layout) and the 50 treat stations to occupy guests would be advantageous in making wait times for rides and photo ops at the MHP more bearable.

Overall, I didn't find the crowds to be unbearable at the 2008 TOTP, but they were definitely heavy in spots. Because there were enough areas to escape to where the crowds were not that bad, I guess it balanced out. But I would say that anyone wanting photos with characters should expect long lines. Certain rides & certain treat stations will most likely have substantial lines too, while others will have no lines at all.

I also think that a Friday night party is much more likely to have heavier crowds than a Tuesday night party. It just makes more sense.

 

[dizneedoll]

I have to say that last year at DCA's party I got pretty much nothing but junk candy. Seriously, just massive amounts of lemon heads, tootsie rolls, and gross gummi things. Very little of the good stuff. And it wasn't just my bad luck, because when you walked up to a treat station you could clearly see that the mix in the bins was 99% cheap and 1% good. I had to compensate by going through the Ghiradelli line a couple extra times. So to hear that this year they're doling out more of the quality candy is very good news indeed.

Even the Ghiradelli wasn't the good kind, it was dark chocolate and I think a mint. Where's the milk chocolate or carmel filled I ask?? Sorry you got lame candy too but I'm glad I wasn't the only one. And now that you mention it, I remember looking in the barrels and most of it was junk.

I mentioned it way back in the Halloween at DL thread (part 1) - I found the lines to be long in certain areas at the TOTP 2 years ago. Everywhere where you would ordinarily expect to find lines on any given day (such as TSMM), we found lines. There seemed to be quite a lot of people congregated in certain spots in DCA, making it seem very crowded here and there. Other spots were not bad.

There were very long lines for some of the character photo ops and for some of the treat stations at the 2008 TOTP. Not all of the treat stations had lines, but some had very lengthy ones. The crowd surrounding Mickey and Minnie was daunting and that's why we never got photos with them in their Halloween finery. My friend was not willing to wait for most of the characters. I finally managed to get her to wait for Jack Sparrow - but it was a loooooonnnng line - and for Woody.

I thought it was funny because I knew that there were not as many folks at the TOTP as there would have been at the park during regular admission hours, and yet the same rides that would have lines in the daytime still had them at the party.

I guess I didn't bring up the lines for the party again too much here because I was hoping that the larger size of Disneyland, the different layout of DL (as opposed to DCA's layout) and the 50 treat stations to occupy guests would be advantageous in making wait times for rides and photo ops at the MHP more bearable.

Overall, I didn't find the crowds to be unbearable at the 2008 TOTP, but they were definitely heavy in spots. Because there were enough areas to escape to where the crowds were not that bad, I guess it balanced out. But I would say that anyone wanting photos with characters should expect long lines. Certain rides & certain treat stations will most likely have substantial lines too, while others will have no lines at all.

I also think that a Friday night party is much more likely to have heavier crowds than a Tuesday night party. It just makes more sense.

That was my experience last year. Some areas were fine to walk around and some areas were just crammed. The lines for chracters were very long for us too. I was disappointed that I was not able to get photos with the characters. Well, I could have but the lines were very long and I knew my then 3 year old wouldn't have dealt with the wait very well. I remember seeing Anastasia, Drizzila and the Step Mother and I really wanted to take a picture with them. I was bummed that I missed out on that one.

This year my party goals are to get photos with characters, especially ones that aren't normally out, to trick or treat, see the cavalcade and watch the fireworks. We'll be there for 4 days that week so I'm not too concerned about riding rides on party night. I just need to come up with a plan that will minimize my waits.

 

[Funball]

What does everyone seem to have against tootsie rolls? I love those!!

i hate them ..ewwwwwwww


sow hat kind of cany did they give out?

i have more photos of DLR in halloween and stuff BUT i forget my card reader at the office . so you all will have to wait till monday! sorry..

 

[McNic]

Thanks everyone for the photos and updates of the party. Some great costumes there. I am in the single digits tomorrow and cannot wait!

Question about the special fireworks. Is there anything "ground level" that we need to see, or is it all in the sky? I'm thinking if this is just a firework show, do I need to rush to get a "front row" seat? I'm a bit of a shorty and don't want to miss out.

 

[tink929]

I haven't read all the way back, but yes jack sparrow was out. He was alternating with capt hook, Peter, and Wendy, at the frontierland dock redone as Pirate's Wharf. We didn't get a picture, but saw him with some other guests - he was hilarious. Some ladies in front of us got mad and stomped off when the CM announced he was leaving in five minutes. Too funny.

It was somehwhat crowded, but we managed to get on the handful of rides we wanted to, and DD got to show off her Hannah Montana costume to one and all. We got tons of good candy too! Bmtrr was walk on, as was buzz, Matterhorn, and pirates. We didn't want to wait the posted 30 min for HM, but we did wait 20 in a posted-35-min line for SMGG.

It was great, we loved it!

 

[mikayla73]

I just made my reservations for the end of the month. DH is staying at home and just the girls are going! I hope that Tues parties will be less crowded. I wonder though if later in the month it gets the more crowded it'll be ...

 

[Sherry E]

I haven't read all the way back, but yes jack sparrow was out. He was alternating with capt hook, Peter, and Wendy, at the frontierland dock redone as Pirate's Wharf. We didn't get a picture, but saw him with some other guests - he was hilarious. Some ladies in front of us got mad and stomped off when the CM announced he was leaving in five minutes. Too funny.

It was somehwhat crowded, but we managed to get on the handful of rides we wanted to, and DD got to show off her Hannah Montana costume to one and all. We got tons of good candy too! Bmtrr was walk on, as was buzz, Matterhorn, and pirates. We didn't want to wait the posted 30 min for HM, but we did wait 20 in a posted-35-min line for SMGG.

It was great, we loved it!

Thank you for telling us that. I was hoping they'd bring Jack out again for the party since they removed him from appearances in the park during the rest of the year!!

 

[where's_my_prince]

does anyone have a photo of pumpkin fudge and the mickey pumpkin mug? the old photos are gone

 

[dizneedoll]

I just made my reservations for the end of the month. DH is staying at home and just the girls are going! I hope that Tues parties will be less crowded. I wonder though if later in the month it gets the more crowded it'll be ...

The closer it gets to Halloween the more crowded it will probably get. I'm going on a Tuesday too (the 19th) and am hoping that it won't be too crazy. Tuesdays will definitely be better than Fridays.

 

[dizneedoll]

Awesome news about Jack Sparrow! I definitely would love to have a photo with him! Thanks for letting us know where he can be found.

 

[Sherry E]

does anyone have a photo of pumpkin fudge and the mickey pumpkin mug? the old photos are gone

I went to the Table of Contents and pulled this post by Kenttz for the mug photo:

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38329030&postcount=188

VictoriaAndMatt's photos are in Photobucket bandwidth jail, so they will start appearing again soon. I can't recall if she had pumpkin fudge photos.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Thanks everyone for the photos and updates of the party. Some great costumes there. I am in the single digits tomorrow and cannot wait!

Question about the special fireworks. Is there anything "ground level" that we need to see, or is it all in the sky? I'm thinking if this is just a firework show, do I need to rush to get a "front row" seat? I'm a bit of a shorty and don't want to miss out.

You want to see the special effects on SB castle. If was amazing last night with the projection on the castle and the globe. You also want to see Zero flying in the sky.

My group is waiting in the viewing area of WoC and I am excited to see it again, but I am sad that I won't see RDCT fireworks. but it is a weird day today, not only did it rain in the morning and part of the afternoon, the park is crowded today.

 

[mikayla73]

The closer it gets to Halloween the more crowded it will probably get. I'm going on a Tuesday too (the 19th) and am hoping that it won't be too crazy. Tuesdays will definitely be better than Fridays.

That's totally what I figured, but at lesat I'll be going on the last Tues instead of the last Fri!

 

[smiley_face2]

does anyone have a photo of pumpkin fudge and the mickey pumpkin mug? the old photos are gone

We have a Sweet Shoppe here where I live about 3 blocks away from my house...they make pumpkin fudge that is exactly like Disneylands! It's my favorite all time fudge, followed closely by candycane, vanilla and maple in that order! I read somewhere here they have pumpkin lattes in DL now too.... I hope they keep them till Christmas!

 

[inluvwithbuzz]

We attended the Halloween party on Friday. I found it to be very overwhelming and a lot more people than I expected. Kind of left disapointed.

Jack was rotating with Sally at the french market in NOS. They also had a Jack themed disco party there. And it was neat cause the CM were grabbing the kids from the crowds and getting them to dance.

Captain Jack was at the dock rotating with Captain Hook, Wendy and Peter Pan. The line didnt seem to be that long. I heard from a CM it was about 15 minute wait.

As for Critter Country the only character we seen there was Tigger dressed as a Super Sleuth. Everytime we went by it was only Tigger. So I am not sure what Pooh dressed as.

Mickey and Minnie were at Big Thunder Ranch along with Wooody, Buzz and Jessie. When we talked to a CM they stated that the line for Mickey and Minnie was around 25 minutes.

As for the Candy lines. We found them to be extremely long along the dock. But everywhere else seemed to be light. The only Ghiradelli station we seen was on the dock close to the Haunted Mansion. We actually ended up with quite a bit Ghiradelli milk chocolate with caramel filling squares. We only hit about 10 treat stations. But we ended up with 3 of the bags the give you filled with candy. So I highly recomend you come with a bigger sturdier bag.

Other than disneyland being a little unorganized at the start of the party and us being a little disapointed. I would still attend this party in the future. It was fun. And we enjoyed seeing all the little kids in their costumes.

 

[barefootmomma]

mvf-m11c just posted photos of the infamous Mickey popcorn buckets! It appears they have reappeared!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42656047@N06/5045904005/

 

[gkrykewy]

Yeah, we passed by that popcorn stand tonight. The line was insane (!!) and conflicted with our WOC fastpasses. Hopefully when we check back tomorrow they'll have the buckets again.

 

[tjcrabb]

Sherry look what I found:



Sorry for the glare over the important part but I think you can at least get the idea. I can't have gluten but I will definitely be bringing some home for my Mom who has a serious sweet tooth. I have been wanting to find them since you mentioned them a while ago.
Tricia

 

[srauchbauer]

Yeah, we passed by that popcorn stand tonight. The line was insane (!!) and conflicted with our WOC fastpasses. Hopefully when we check back tomorrow they'll have the buckets again.

oh I really want a popcorn bucket but I don't want to wait in line for popcorn. But might have to since the kids just saw the bucket and they fell in love with it And when we are at Disney the kids are in charge

 

[Woodduck]

October 19 i going to be horrid day to go to the TOT party. Total horrible day, stay away. lol We want the part all to ourselves.