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

[LKD]

Those dolls are so cute! I want one!!

 

[tksbaskets]

We just got back and had an amazing time. MHP was a lot of fun and the park looked great. Three full days from 8am to midnight, and we're exhausted. Rode every single attraction in both parks, including a couple we've never ridden. One of the best trips. I'm working on a separate thread of a detailed trip report, heavily loaded with pics which I should have done in a couple days. We took about 600+ pics, some great, others not so great. Still struggling getting night time photo's to look decent and WOC is difficult to photograph. I need to buy a better camera.

For those who have tons of free time on their hands and want to browse through 600+ photo's, here is the link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeitzeuge/sets/72157624976733115/

Thanks for sharing. Can't wait for the TR

 

[mommaU4]

I also uploaded Mickey's Costume Party Cavalcade on my youtube account so you guys can watch it.

Thank you so much for posting this! I loved it. Last time I was there for the Halloween party was the one in DCA and the cavalcade they had there was honestly pretty pathetic. This is a huge improvement.

Maybe one day they will actually do a full blown parade like in MNSSHP. I love the headless horseman they have over there that rides down Main Street to start the parade. Would be very cool to see that at DL too.

 

[Carolwoodpr]

Check out my trip report. I'll be adding days 2 and 3 over the next couple days. here are the photo highlights:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2570089



An spooky Columbia

Sleeping Beauty's Castle

I love the Spooky Columbia picture! Did you get a chance to see Halloween Screams - the best fireworks display EVER? I am going to read your trip report tonight and can't wait.

 

[zeitzeuge]

I love the Spooky Columbia picture! Did you get a chance to see Halloween Screams - the best fireworks display EVER? I am going to read your trip report tonight and can't wait.

Yes we got to see it on Friday during MHP. LOVED it! We enjoyed pretty much everything about MHP and hope to do it again.

We also took lots of videos, so we have vids of Halloween Screams, Remember and the Cavalcade, so I'll be uploading those to Youtube or Google video probably tonight. I'll provide the links later. Plus, we took lots of short vids which I'll be putting together a montage.

The TR is complete with all three days now.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2570089

 

[mvf-m11c]

Here are some pics of HS from MHP on Friday. All of these pics were all taken on my video camera. I was taping HS that night in front of SB castle and took each frame and capture the frame to be a pic. I would say that HS is now my 2nd favorite firework show at DL. RDCT is 1st, HS 2nd, Believe...In Holiday Magic 3rd, and Magical.

 

[Sherry E]

Wow - great photos, Bret & Mark!!

Bret, those fireworks shots are amazing!!


I love all the nighttime photos from everyone because they are so mysterious and moody! The creepy Columbia from Mark is excellent!!

Mark, I love the photo of you guys in your ears!! Where is that Jack, Sally and Maleficent display? Is that in New Orleans Square? I've never seen that.

See, now I am thinking I want to go to the party again. I was leaning towards maybe skipping Halloween Time this year and going next year, but those pictures are luring me in.


Of course, it doesn't help matters any that the Disney people are trying to trap me into getting another AP - today I received a free Halloween issue of Backstage Pass magazine with an invitation to get another AP, and I haven't been an AP holder for a year!! Some of the current AP holders don't even get the magazine and yet I got a free one! They know how to get me - send me free magazines and goodies!!

 

[Funball]

Very nice bret!

 

[PrincessMaleficent]

I can not wait to go. only 24 more days ughhhhh!

 

[Funball]

IM THINKING disneyland needs to hurry it up and send my new pass!! RFLOL

 

[mvf-m11c]

Wow - great photos, Bret & Mark!!

Bret, those fireworks shots are amazing!!

Very nice bret!

Thanks Sherry and Sara.

I used my Sony HDR-XR520 HD Video camera during MHP. I was so impressed how the video quality and pictures from each capture frame turned out so well. Did you two see my videos of HS and Mickey's Costume Party Cavalcade?

 

[zeitzeuge]

Here are some pics of HS from MHP on Friday. All of these pics were all taken on my video camera. I was taping HS that night in front of SB castle and took each frame and capture the frame to be a pic. I would say that HS is now my 2nd favorite firework show at DL. RDCT is 1st, HS 2nd, Believe...In Holiday Magic 3rd, and Magical.

Those are some great photo's. I just use a cheap Canon Powershot point and shoot, but it seems to do a decent job for most pictures, except low lighting.

Wow - great photos, Bret & Mark!!

Bret, those fireworks shots are amazing!!


I love all the nighttime photos from everyone because they are so mysterious and moody! The creepy Columbia from Mark is excellent!!

Mark, I love the photo of you guys in your ears!! Where is that Jack, Sally and Maleficent display? Is that in New Orleans Square? I've never seen that.

See, now I am thinking I want to go to the party again. I was leaning towards maybe skipping Halloween Time this year and going next year, but those pictures are luring me in.


Of course, it doesn't help matters any that the Disney people are trying to trap me into getting another AP - today I received a free Halloween issue of Backstage Pass magazine with an invitation to get another AP, and I haven't been an AP holder for a year!! Some of the current AP holders don't even get the magazine and yet I got a free one! They know how to get me - send me free magazines and goodies!!

Thanks Sherry!
That spooky shot of the Columbia is my favorite. The others were a little blurry. I was shaking too much. Maybe it was a sugar rush due to too much candy. We had a different pair of ears each day. There were so many new ones to choose from! That display with Malificent, Jack and Sally is in NOS, across the way from Cafe' Orleans. It was our first MHP and we loved it. SO glad that we decided to buy the tickets and go.

 

[Funball]

Im so disappointed, I tried to get some kick butt photos of inside the umm HMH décor.., and the buggies were moving and all I got was blurry photos.. I don’t know how ot not let that happen ..and if anyone says to use a tripod I will make them ride ISMW 10 times in a row!

 

[Funball]

Im so disappointed, I tried to get some kick butt photos of inside the umm HMH décor.., and the buggies were moving and all I got was blurry photos.. I don’t know how ot not let that happen ..and if anyone says to use a tripod I will make them ride ISMW 10 times in a row!



..and I just got my new Nikon L22 coolpix and the thing does great.. just the user can’t use it well!

 

[funatdisney]

Maybe one day they will actually do a full blown parade like in MNSSHP. I love the headless horseman they have over there that rides down Main Street to start the parade. Would be very cool to see that at DL too.

I have seen the Halloween party creeping more like the MNSSHP over the years. I would love to see not only the Headless Horseman, but the whole parade much like the one at MNSSHP. Hopefully it will.


BTW, I was reading the AP Backstage Magazine the other day. I found an interesting statement: "...Mickey's Halloween Party promises to be more magical then ever as it moves to its new home - in Disneyland Park!" So I take this to mean that MHP will be at Disneyland for now on. Others?

 

[amamax2]

Well, we're back. Thanks to whoever wished for hot weather during the last week of September. (Yeah, that's sarcasm.) It was over 100 degrees most of our trip. That will be the LAST trip we make this time of year. We knew we'd risk running into hotter temps (upper 80's) but had no clue we'd end up with miserable record highs.

We had a decent time even though the weather was really, really bad. However, I didn't take very many pictures of Halloween stuff. Why? Well, two reasons. 1. It was so hot that we found ourselves going quickly from air conditioned building to air conditioned building. 2. It just didn't feel like Fall or Halloween time at all so it was hard to enjoy the decorations.

Overall, it was a less than ideal Disneyland trip. Kind of sad since it will be our last trip for many, many years. I wish we would have waited and gone in January or February instead since the main reason we chose this time of year was to see the Halloween/Fall stuff which we didn't really get to enjoy anyway.

AmyPond,

I am so sorry that your trip was less than you had hoped. Believe me, THAT was not typical weather for end of September (or really, any time of the year), but SoCal weather this year has been anything but typical.

Many of us were thinking about you while you were here and hoping you were finding some magic despite the heat.

I truly hope that with time, the bad will fade and you will be left with only happy memories, or at least be able to laugh at "our trip to DL h*ll."

 

[amamax2]

Check out my trip report. I'll be adding days 2 and 3 over the next couple days. here are the photo highlights:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2570089QUOTE]

Zeitzeuge - FABULOUS pictures!!!! Great eye, great composition, great colors!

May I ask what kind of camera you use? Always curious, although I know much comes from a good photographer, not the camera.

 

[skiingfast]

I'm curious as we just saw a lot of HS photos of the castle. Are the same or any of the projections on the Matterhorn too like in RDCT?

 

[iKristin]

Only 11 more days until my trip!! Which means only 8 more days of HELL (aka work)

 

[mvf-m11c]

Those are some great photo's. I just use a cheap Canon Powershot point and shoot, but it seems to do a decent job for most pictures, except low lighting.

I liked all of your photos from this weekend. I didn't take much pictures during MHP, but I wished I had more pics.

Its good to hear that you guys had a good time during MHP and Gay Days weekend.