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

[idkmybffminnie]

If you're doing early entry, how long of a wait is it at the gate to get in and do you get your wristband right then?

 

[mvf-m11c]

If you're doing early entry, how long of a wait is it at the gate to get in and do you get your wristband right then?

The gates open at 3pm on Tuesdays and 4pm on Fridays and Halloween day. There will be guests waiting at the MHP entrance turnstile when it is time to go into the park during MHP. When you enter the turnstile the CM's will scan your ticket and stamp the ticket. Than they will lead you to the right side of the park and there will be a lot of CM's ready to wristband the guests for the party. There will be different colors for each party night so don't expect the same color if you came during a different night. When you get wristband, you go to get your candy bag than you enjoy your day at DL.

 

[iKristin]

I'm curious how it's working with the wristbands for those that are already in the park?? I don't feel like waiting in line

 

[Vala]

yes the maleficent is a cast member she is out for the party butonly for a short time

*faints*

Okay, that's it... I am not moving away from the villains line!

 

[Priory]

I don't have time to post a full report, but I went to the MHP on 10/5 and 10/8, and I can't praise it highly enough. Almost every ride was a literal walk-on (I rode Splash twice without getting out of the log), I strolled up to the castle on the first night and watched the fireworks comfortably near the front. The second night I watched from IASW with about 20 other total people. That was absolutely magical. No huge crowds for the parade to fight. Getting to the mind-blowingly generous amounts of candy was easy. The character meet and greets were mixed, some waits long, some short, but all were wonderful. The lighting and fog effects around the park, as well as the music, was great. The costumes of the guests were fantastic too. My favorite was three guys in elaborate Ghostbusters costumes. I have never had such a fantastic time in Disneyland. It was worth every penny to me, and I would have happily paid double to experience the park under such unique, magical, circumstances.

 

[JH87]

I don't have time to post a full report, but I went to the MHP on 10/5 and 10/8, and I can't praise it highly enough. Almost every ride was a literal walk-on (I rode Splash twice without getting out of the log), I strolled up to the castle on the first night and watched the fireworks comfortably near the front. The second night I watched from IASW with about 20 other total people. That was absolutely magical. No huge crowds for the parade to fight. Getting to the mind-blowingly generous amounts of candy was easy. The character meet and greets were mixed, some waits long, some short, but all were wonderful. The lighting and fog effects around the park, as well as the music, was great. The costumes of the guests were fantastic too. My favorite was three guys in elaborate Ghostbusters costumes. I have never had such a fantastic time in Disneyland. It was worth every penny to me, and I would have happily paid double to experience the park under such unique, magical, circumstances.

This short little review has thoroughly convinced me to go next year

 

[BELLEDOZER]

I was also at the MHP on Oct 5 and 8th and loved it. I came back with at least 14 lbs of candy home, and was encouraged to go back and get more candy multiple times. The parade was great, and there was lots of things to see and do there. I loved the fireworks. The crowds the last couple of hours before the party started were very heavy, with waits on HM, Splash mountain, Indy, and the Materhorn around the 60 min mark. But once the park offically closed in order to get anywhere in the park you had to show your wrist band, otherwise you were directed to the enterance. Once the party started the waits for the rides were minimal. The waits for the candy lineups were long, but moved fast, and I had a blast at both parties. Would definitely go again.

 

[srauchbauer]

I'm curious how it's working with the wristbands for those that are already in the park?? I don't feel like waiting in line

Was thinking the same thing - nobodies said anything about that hope we don't have to leave the park.

Can you believe it 4 days and counting

 

[BELLEDOZER]

So long as you have your wrist band, and show it to the CM's there shouldn't be a problem. I did use a tip I found on the board and it worked very well for me. Bring a backpack to the party with a tote bag inside of it. As you TOT bag get's full and heavy, trasfer the candy into the backpack, it gives you more room to get candy, and redistributes the weight on your back. So long as I showed my wrist band to the CM's I could go anywhere in the park during the MHP party.

 

[amamax2]

Belledozer - I think some are wondering how it works if you are planning on attending the party the evening, but are also spending the entire day at DL. At 4 p.m., do you have to leave the park, and re-enter to get the wrist band? Or is there someplace within DL to get your wristband?

Do you have any insight from your experience there?

 

[BELLEDOZER]

If you go first thing on a Saturday morning, the waits on the rides are not that bad, but towards noon the crowds start to get very heavy and stay that way for the remainder of the day. And the last 3 hrs before the party starts I find to be very heavy as the 2 crowds mingle and the line ups for the rides get really long.

 

[BELLEDOZER]

What I did was to go in the parks for the morning for 5 or 6 hrs then took a brief 2 to 3 hr break at the hotel before heading to the parks for the party to give my bad back a break from the walking. I would think that you would have to leave the park, then reenter showing you e-ticket for the party. At that time you will be given your wristband, and as you enter the tunnel towards the enterance to Main St, you will get your treat bag. It's very small, so bring a backpack with you to dump the candy into, so you can fill it many times. Also as you are leaving the party at the end of the night there are stations near the enterance where they give you even more candy as you leave. It's got TS3 on one side of the bag, Beauty and the Beast on the other, and on the sides it's got the Halloween logo on it. It's very small, but it's amazing how full and heavy it can get really fast once you start the trick or treating.

 

[BELLEDOZER]

I would like to add to this that you can get a brochure when you enter with the trick or treat areas of the park, when the parades are, etc. They also give you where the MHP merchandise is going to be sold, etc. The map is decieving when it comes to the TOT stations. There are 6 stations in each area of the park, and you can go back multiple times. So there are 50 TOT stations in the park, but sometimes you have to hunt them down, as some are in wierd areas, the Frontierland stations are on behind the Big Thunder Mtn railroad, and the Fantasyland are near the Materhorn bobsleds. The MHP shirts are of the Halloween Screams and loved the shirt for the party. They don't put out the Halloween shirts till the party starts, and went to the shop in frontierland to get mine to avoid the lineups at the Emporium on Main Street.

 

[JH87]

Was thinking the same thing - nobodies said anything about that hope we don't have to leave the park.

Can you believe it 4 days and counting

4 days for me too

 

[silence]

Belledozer - I think some are wondering how it works if you are planning on attending the party the evening, but are also spending the entire day at DL. At 4 p.m., do you have to leave the park, and re-enter to get the wrist band? Or is there someplace within DL to get your wristband?

Do you have any insight from your experience there?

I read reviews on other message boards that say if you are in the park you can exchange your ticket for a wristband at the Plaza Pavillion. Not sure it is completely accurate since I haven't been yet myself, but I think that is what we are planning on doing if the lines are bad.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Nice details on the MHP BELLEDOZER. Everything that you have said is like the same thing that I have experienced during MHP on Oct 1st. Just like what you said that those first few hours when DL lets the MHP ticket holders in the park with the regular guests is just a mess and the lines were very long until the party started. It would be better to just wait until the party starts at the schedule time that it starts so you won't have to deal with the other guests in the park. It you are in the park for the first few hours it would be a good idea to have dinner at that time.

I filled up my bag that DL gave us when we entered the park and I had to use my WoC Tote bag to put all the candy that we had received at each of the TOT stations. It is easier to get the candy later during the night since you won't have to carry it around the park.

 

[funatdisney]

I filled up my bag that DL gave us when we entered the park and I had to use my WoC Tote bag to put all the candy that we had received at each of the TOT stations. It is easier to get the candy later during the night since you won't have to carry it around the park.

That is a great idea to use the WoC tote bags. They are very colorful and big enough for the amount of candy I plan to get. I have some bags from when I was it last August. I do not plan to get a lot of candy. I am trying to lose weight and have loss 6lbs , and I don't want to gain weight on this trip.

 

[funatdisney]

Was thinking the same thing - nobodies said anything about that hope we don't have to leave the park.

Can you believe it 4 days and counting

4 days for me too

Lucky!! I have two weeks. Have fun and post TR and pictures.

 

[iKristin]

As of this moment...rain is scheduled to hit the park Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. It's still supposed to be 71 degrees and Tuesday is only a slight chance of rain but Wednesday is supposed to rain all day. This is still a week away so of course will more than likely change but just thought I'd toss that out there

 

[I'm mikey]

A few more pics from 10/5/2010