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

[funatdisney]

Hey I just wanted to share this really cool (and photo full!!) page on the Disneyland Halloween Time!!! http://www.family-vacation-getaways-at-los-angeles-theme-parks.com/Disney-Halloween-Pumpkins.html

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed it, too.

 

[Funball]

nice..

 

[disneyfaninaz]

We were able to ride everything we wanted to with minimal waits. I can't remember if we tried HMH, though, since we'd ridden on it several times earlier that day. I'm pretty sure we did, though. We were at the hub on Main St for the fireworks (and the 1st parade), then went on rides until midnight. The subs were a 5-min wait, as was Autopia.

From around 5:30 - 7 it was absolutely crazy, though.

Things thinned out before the parade when the CMs started checking for wristbands and asking people to leave.

Hope this helps.

There's a parade at the Halloween Party?

 

[mvf-m11c]

Here are pics of the special merchandise that you can buy during MHP.

Halloween Screams Fireworks Sweatshirt

Halloween Screams Fireworks T-Shrit

MHP T-Shirt for Ladies

Orange Spider Web Witch Hat with the MHP 2010

MHP 2010 picture frame

 

[Eeee-va]

There's a parade at the Halloween Party?

They call it a cavalcade, but it has I believe three floats and several other elements, and quite a few characters. I saw a video of it; it's about 8 minutes long.

By calling it a "cavalcade," I think they hope people don't get disappointed by its length or simplicity. Some comments I read said they preferred it to Celebrate! A Street Party. I'd personally classify it as a parade, but not a terribly extravagant one.

 

[mvf-m11c]

There's a parade at the Halloween Party?

MHP does have a parade. It is called "Mickey's Costume Party Cavalcade". I would say it is better than Celebrate! A Street Party.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Here are some pics from Mickey's Costume Party Cavalcade Parade. The quality is not as good as I thought, but it is a start.

The gingerbread house in HMH

 

[mmmears]

There's a parade at the Halloween Party?

Sorry, I should have said "cavalcade" like the pp's mentioned. It was nice, but nothing amazing IMO. We wanted a good spot for the fireworks, so we were already on the hub when the cavalcade began.

 

[funatdisney]

Brett, thank you for posting pictures. Keep them coming!

 

[funatdisney]

Brett, thank you for the merchandise pictures. I especially like this one. The colors are stunning. I just hope that they have them in stock when I go at the end of the month.

Here are pics of the special merchandise that you can buy during MHP.

Halloween Screams Fireworks T-Shrit

 

[mom4princesses]

Can't wait to hear about Tuesdays party. We have tickets for the 12th and I'm wondering if the Tue part's will be less crowded. Come on Tuesday. We are leaving on Friday! My DH works nights 7p-7a, thursday being his last work day before we leave so we planned on leaving around 3pm. Well he called a co-worker, asked if he would take his shift so we can leave in the early am and he said, YES. So we will most likely get to go Friday for a few hrs before the party then head over to CA. Might try to get FP for WOC if they have any left when we arrive. Im so excited, we leave in 4 more days.(four creepy dancing guys, 4 days, lol)

 

[Sherry E]

Can't wait to hear about Tuesdays party. We have tickets for the 12th and I'm wondering if the Tue part's will be less crowded. Come on Tuesday. We are leaving on Friday! My DH works nights 7p-7a, thursday being his last work day before we leave so we planned on leaving around 3pm. Well he called a co-worker, asked if he would take his shift so we can leave in the early am and he said, YES. So we will most likely get to go Friday for a few hrs before the party then head over to CA. Might try to get FP for WOC if they have any left when we arrive. Im so excited, we leave in 4 more days.(four creepy dancing guys, 4 days, lol)

I'm curious to hear about Tuesday's crowds, too. Logically, it seems like Tuesday's MHP would have to be less crowded than Friday's MHP. I would assume that a lot of folks just don't want to take the kids out on a Tuesday night when they have school work, or when the parents have work the next day. Friday would be an easier day to go out for a party. That seems like sound reasoning, but who knows?

Also, I'm guessing that what some folks may view as being really crowded may not be what other people view as really crowded. I think there are different crowd tolerance levels. So we might get a report that it was packed and someone else might say it wasn't that bad.

What would be great is if one person who attended the MHP this past Friday could also attend the MHP tomorrow night - the same exact person - and tell us if it appeared that there was a visible decrease in crowds. Anyone who went to both parties could directly compare the crowds and tell us if there was a difference.

There could be lots of folks who are thinking that Fridays are going to be extra-busy party nights and then decide to go on Tuesday instead to avoid crowds, basically making Tuesday nights pretty crowded as well!

 

[funatdisney]

What would be great is if one person who attended the MHP this past Friday could also attend the MHP tomorrow night - the same exact person - and tell us if it appeared that there was a visible decrease in crowds. Anyone who went to both parties could directly compare the crowds and tell us if there was a difference.

Hey, Sherry, you are giving me an idea....

 

[Sherry E]

Bret, thank you for posting all the great MHP merchandise and Cavalcade photos!! I think the Cavalcade photos are really helpful to people so they can see exactly what it entails.


For those who are wondering why it's called a "cavalcade" and not a "parade" - it's not a parade in the usual DLR tradition of parades. It's not an extravagant, lengthy, grand spectacle that you plan a chunk of your evening/day around. It's short. It's under 10 minutes, correct? It's a scaled down "mini-parade." A cavalcade is a mini-parade, so by calling it that they are being technically accurate in their terminology and also, as Eeee-va pointed out, "people don't get disappointed by its length or simplicity."

If you advertise it as a parade, then people expect an extravagant, lengthy, grand spectacle in the DLR tradition, or they expect what WDW does - with Boo to You and the Headless Horseman and all that - and are disappointed to discover that it's very brief. By advertising it as what it is - a cavalcade, which is a mini-parade - DLR probably hopes that people will realize before they get there that it will be short and sweet and not too elaborate.

 

[mom4princesses]

Sherry E, I believe there is someone going to 2 parties. I want to say its iKristen or BELLEDOER, but not sure. Would love to hear what they have to say about the crowds, great thinking on your part.

 

[mom4princesses]

I just looked it up on the Halloween party, anyone list and both of them are going to two parties. BELLEDOZER on the 5th and the 8th. iKristen on the 19th and 22nd. BELLEBOZER goes before I do so I can't wait to hear her take on the party. Wow so much to do in so little time. Felt like this vacation would never get here now it's knocking at the door, so excited.

 

[Sherry E]

Sherry E, I believe there is someone going to 2 party's. I want to say its iKristen or BELLEDOER, but not sure. Would love to hear what they have to say about the crowds, great thinking on your part.

Kristin is doing 2 parties and I think Trish/Belledozer is, too, now that you mention it. That's really the only way to directly compare differences in crowd levels, is for the same person to attend 2 parties - one on Friday and one on Tuesday. Now that's not to say that what that "one person" considers crowded or uncrowded is the same as what anyone else considers crowded or uncrowded, but at least they can say "X night was more crowded or less crowded than X night."

ETA: Hee hee! I see you just posted at the same time I was posting about Kristin, Trish and the 2 parties!

I was also going to say that the party on Halloween doesn't count because I think we can all guess that that night will be very crowded!

 

[barefootmomma]

Just a few more photos from yesterday. I hope there aren't too many repeats here. There is something I have noticed about Halloweentime, even when it is massively crowded (I mean, we waited 10 minutes for the Pooh ride ) it's a good time. Thank goodness for HMH fastpasses also, the standby line was up to 70 minutes yesterday!

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[mom4princesses]

Kristin is doing 2 parties and I think Trish/Belledozer is, too, now that you mention it. That's really the only way to directly compare differences in crowd levels, is for the same person to attend 2 parties - one on Friday and one on Tuesday. Now that's not to say that what that "one person" considers crowded or uncrowded is the same as what anyone else considers crowded or uncrowded, but at least they can say "X night was more crowded or less crowded than X night."

Agree 100%. But like you said it will give us some idea as to one being more crowed over the other or maybe even the same.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Here are some pics of the carved pumpkins from Halloween Round-Up from Big Thunder Ranch when I was there on Saturday.

I'll post more later and Videotape of Halloween Screams later tonight.