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

[TheColtonsMom]

We are hoping and planning on a Tuesday/Friday TOTP as we will arrive early afternoon on a Tuesday and would love to go when we arrive!

 

[mvf-m11c]

rainy? it's like blue skys and sun here.....well happy st. patty's to you anyway brett..


...do you think they will change up the halloween party this year?

It was raining awhile ago, but now it is just cloudy. Happy St. Patrick's Day to you to Sara.

I thought MHP was great last year for a big event. Maybe they should do more treat stations around the park, but there were plenty of them. I'm hoping that they do a better parade than Mickey's Cavalcade Parade which is not that great except for the last float with all of those characters in costumes.

 

[jnjusoioa]

I am thinking of going this year Oct. 22-26 so that should work to be able to attend the party on Tuesday then. Really hoping that works out, because I would hate to plan a whole trip and not hit a party day. Does anyone know when they will release the dates? Also, how early in advance can you make your dining reservations? Can't wait to look at the thread a little more in detail at work tomorrow and find all the fun things to do.

 

[jnjusoioa]

Just curious when all you would recomend going to DLR for Halloween to be sure that I hit the Halloween party. Thank you.

 

[Sherry E]

Just curious when all you would recomend going to DLR for Halloween to be sure that I hit the Halloween party. Thank you.

October (not September, unless the party begins on 9/30).

And, again, I think we all agree that there will be parties held on Fridays. Fridays are always in the mix. It's just that when the party was held in DCA, there were other days added in towards the second half of October (such as a Wednesday and some Thursdays too). That was more manageable to do because DCA was not as popular and had typically short hours anyway.

BUT, seeing that the party is no longer going to be in DCA (I think we all agree on that - and if it is held in DCA again, it won't be this year) and is now held in DL, I'm sure they will stick to Tuesdays and Fridays and Halloween. They just don't have as much flexibility with days and hours in DL as they did in DCA, so that's probably why there are no extra nights like Thursdays or Wednesdays or whatever.

So just go in October, and try to get a Friday in your trip just to be on the safe side. If you cannot be there for a Friday and you have a Monday-Tuesday-Wednesay-Thursday in your trip, surely at least one of those days will be party days.

The dates for the party will probably not become public until at least May or so. Then again, we found out the dates for the Halloween season much, much earlier this year than normal so the dates for the party could come out earlier too.

Don't worry! You won't miss anything!

Sigh. I love reading through here but I think I have to admit to myself that I wont be getting in a Halloween trip this year. Maybe my cousin and I can try again next year. Phooey.

Jessica - Noooooo! I refuse to accept this! You've got to be there for at least a teeny bit of the Halloween season - you still have not done the party yet! You haven't seen Halloween Screams! You haven't gone on Ghost Galaxy! You haven't done the Happiest Haunts Tour! Is it just going to be too much to handle after the marathon trip so soon before that?

It's too bad you don't live close enough to just pop down for random day trips here and there.

Well, the one thing I can say is that, if you do, indeed, have to miss the entire Halloween season this year...as I told Jen (jnjusoioa), I think it will only be bigger and better next year and beyond. Right now DLR seems to be at that stage where they can't include DCA in the festivities because of all the construction work and ElecTRONica. Next year, that may be different. You never know. I think that 2012 could only be a step up from the current Halloween celebration, which is already scaled down a bit from what it used to be.

 

[jnjusoioa]

I think I am going to end up going the 25th - 30th of October, that puts me there over a Friday so I should for sure hit a party that Friday. Also hoping that at some point I can catch WOC and Fantasmic. If anyone is going to be there during that time and wants to have a meet, that would be great. Also have enjoyed reading through the thread, I am hoping they have even more villians out this year, some of the more rare ones, that would be great!!!

 

[evedein]

We're going to be at DL 10/2 - 10/5/11. We've been to WDW many times but are new to DL. I see that they've posted the start & end dated for the Halloween party, but I can't find which nights it runs or when the tickets go on sale. Does anyone know?

 

[6Smiles]

We're going to be at DL 10/2 - 10/5/11. We've been to WDW many times but are new to DL. I see that they've posted the start & end dated for the Halloween party, but I can't find which nights it runs or when the tickets go on sale. Does anyone know?

The actual days/dates for the party have yet to be announced.

 

[Funball]

We're going to be at DL 10/2 - 10/5/11. We've been to WDW many times but are new to DL. I see that they've posted the start & end dated for the Halloween party, but I can't find which nights it runs or when the tickets go on sale. Does anyone know?

there is no way they could of posted those already...

 

[funatdisney]

I think I am going to end up going the 25th - 30th of October, that puts me there over a Friday so I should for sure hit a party that Friday. Also hoping that at some point I can catch WOC and Fantasmic. If anyone is going to be there during that time and wants to have a meet, that would be great. Also have enjoyed reading through the thread, I am hoping they have even more villians out this year, some of the more rare ones, that would be great!!!

You can go to the October Check in thread I have started (click here "October 2011...Who's all going? Vacation dates and lodging".) The first post lists all the dates and lodging of DISers traveling in October. If you post there, I'll add your info to the list. Maybe you can arrange a meet with those vacationing at the same time you are. BTW, my dates (for now) are Oct. 27th - 29th.

 

[jnjusoioa]

You can go to the October Check in thread I have started (click here "October 2011...Who's all going? Vacation dates and lodging".) The first post lists all the dates and lodging of DISers traveling in October. If you post there, I'll add your info to the list. Maybe you can arrange a meet with those vacationing at the same time you are. BTW, my dates (for now) are Oct. 27th - 29th.

Thank you, will go and check out the thread. Hopefully I will be able to meet up with some other DISers, that would be fun.

 

[Sherry E]

I think I am going to end up going the 25th - 30th of October, that puts me there over a Friday so I should for sure hit a party that Friday. Also hoping that at some point I can catch WOC and Fantasmic. If anyone is going to be there during that time and wants to have a meet, that would be great. Also have enjoyed reading through the thread, I am hoping they have even more villians out this year, some of the more rare ones, that would be great!!!

Jen -

I think those sound like great dates for your trip. You chose wisely, so you have Friday covered (since we are assuming Friday will definitely be a party day again) and you have a Tuesday in there, so in case they decide to have parties on Tuesdays again you can switch to that night if you prefer! You have all your bases covered!

I have no idea what kind of date/dates I am looking at for Halloween Time at this point, but if I happen to be there at any point when you're there I will definitely meet up with you!

We're going to be at DL 10/2 - 10/5/11. We've been to WDW many times but are new to DL. I see that they've posted the start & end dated for the Halloween party, but I can't find which nights it runs or when the tickets go on sale. Does anyone know?

evedin - Welcome to the Halloween Superthread! We've been discussing dates a lot recently (and how soon we might find them out!) in this thread. We love to ponder and speculate!

This year we were fortunate to learn what the dates for the actual Halloween Time season are - September 16th - October 31 - very early on (thanks to Kim/jernysgirl). Normally, we do not find out the season dates this early in the year. The fact that the season dates have been released this early is almost unheard of by Disney standards!

As for Mickey's Halloween Party, the dates generally do not come out or become public until at least May, if not June or July. That's not to say that they won't be released earlier this year, just to allow for easier planning for out of state/out of country visitors. We just don't know yet what DLR will do. But in the past, we didn't know the party dates and when the tickets would go on sale until at least May or after.

I can tell you that the Halloween party usually begins on the first Friday in October every year. However, I don't think that will be the case this year, as October 7th seems way too late to start it.

My guess is that the party will begin on Friday, September 30, 2011. I could be way off base, but I think that will be it! The last party of the season will be on October 31st (Monday). In between September 30th and October 31, most likely every Friday will be a party night, so that would be 10/7, 10/14, 10/21 and 10/28. There will also be at least one earlier weeknight involved each week - last year it was every Tuesday. We can assume it will be every Tuesday again, but they may switch to another weeknight. So that at least gives you an idea of when to expect parties. Things are always subject to change, though - and Disney will occasionally totally change up their patterns and throw us all off course in the prediction game!!

Stay tuned to the first post/Page 1 of this thread, as I will be updating it with new information when it comes in, and, of course, we will all be discussing breaking news here!!

We have a little thing called the "Halloween Time Information Boogie" that we like to do to channel the powers that be to release information. We were doing that a lot last year! It involves the Creepy Dancing Guy -

So feel free to boogie anytime you like!

 

[Belle Ella]

Jessica - Noooooo! I refuse to accept this! You've got to be there for at least a teeny bit of the Halloween season - you still have not done the party yet! You haven't seen Halloween Screams! You haven't gone on Ghost Galaxy! You haven't done the Happiest Haunts Tour! Is it just going to be too much to handle after the marathon trip so soon before that?

It's too bad you don't live close enough to just pop down for random day trips here and there.

Well, the one thing I can say is that, if you do, indeed, have to miss the entire Halloween season this year...as I told Jen (jnjusoioa), I think it will only be bigger and better next year and beyond. Right now DLR seems to be at that stage where they can't include DCA in the festivities because of all the construction work and ElecTRONica. Next year, that may be different. You never know. I think that 2012 could only be a step up from the current Halloween celebration, which is already scaled down a bit from what it used to be.

I'm definitely hoping that things only continue to get better in 2012 and I'll definitely shoot for a trip then. Maybe I'll even be a local by then, you never know. I mean, I do want to move down there at some point but I'm not in a good enough place to do so right now. But I'm beginning to think that I have to limit myself to just the Labor Day weekend trip/birthday with the 5K in early September and call 2011 a year. At least I got good use out of my AP already and I believe I will be renewing considering the girls-only trip next February and wanting to run the actual 1/2 next year just to start off with so a Halloween and/or more could be a possibility next year. It sucks. I want it all! I want to be able to go whenever! But I can't. Deciding when to go and which time is better than the next is so impossible.

Who knows. Maybe something will happen and I can make it happen. I do have my AP so at least admission would be covered. But right now I just can't plan for it.

I hate real life sometimes.

 

[Belle Ella]

We have a little thing called the "Halloween Time Information Boogie" that we like to do to channel the powers that be to release information. We were doing that a lot last year! It involves the Creepy Dancing Guy -

Hey, hey, hey! I've missed my old pal, regardless of the creep factor.

 

[Sherry E]

Hey, hey, hey! I've missed my old pal, regardless of the creep factor.

Jessica -

He really is so creepy, isn't he?! There is just no good reason for anyone to be dancing that way...and let's face it, if we saw someone on the street who was moving like that we would run screaming into the night! But I guess that makes him the perfect mascot for Halloween Time - or at least, for this thread!

Yes, real life can be a pain - especially when it interferes with one's Disney life! (I've had that happen more times than I can count.) But if you get a new job (or not) and can't manage either the time or money to make a Halloween trip, I think will forgive you! You'll get back to DLR for Halloween & Christmas again at some point, if not this year.

One good thing is that, most likely, when you do the 5K/birthday trip, you will see some early, early traces of Halloween-ness. You will probably be one of the first to see a window display or two, a maybe some in-store displays or merchandise, some gingerbread cookies with mouse ears, etc. Maybe even some Fall foliage.

 

[funatdisney]

I'm definitely hoping that things only continue to get better in 2012 and I'll definitely shoot for a trip then. Maybe I'll even be a local by then, you never know. I mean, I do want to move down there at some point but I'm not in a good enough place to do so right now. But I'm beginning to think that I have to limit myself to just the Labor Day weekend trip/birthday with the 5K in early September and call 2011 a year. At least I got good use out of my AP already and I believe I will be renewing considering the girls-only trip next February and wanting to run the actual 1/2 next year just to start off with so a Halloween and/or more could be a possibility next year. It sucks. I want it all! I want to be able to go whenever! But I can't. Deciding when to go and which time is better than the next is so impossible.

Who knows. Maybe something will happen and I can make it happen. I do have my AP so at least admission would be covered. But right now I just can't plan for it.

I hate real life sometimes.

I am so sorry to learn that you have to cancel your Halloween Trip, Jessica. Life sucks sometimes and it is difficult to give up going to DL during Halloween Time that you so obviously love and enjoy. I hope you can make it in 2012. In the meantime, keep training for the 5k and savor every moment that you are in DL this year.

 

[Dizneydaz]

I'm hoping DD11 and I will be able to go to the party again this year. We went to it fairly late last year so I would like to go earlier.

Good thing is DD is going to a different school and she will be year round again. She will be off all of Oct.. However, that being said I want to go to WDW in early Oct. (maybe as early as 9-29 to get free DDP) so we won't be able to go to early in the season.

We went for the first time last year and had a blast getting as much candy as we could! We ended up, between the 2 of us, with something like 18 lbs. This year I want more! Oh, and the Craisins we got were a big hit with my DNephew2 so I plan on getting more, and more, of those.

We didn't see many villians last year, luckily we got in early (my AP were expired but the party ticket got us in!) and we saw a few villians before the official start.

We grabbed a pretty good location for the fireworks about 15-20 min. before and I would watch them from there again.

Watched the first parade. My nephew was in it. (that's why we went last minute). It was cute but I wish they would do the "Boo to You" parade like at WDW. That one is really good!

Once the dates come out and we know when we are going I will post it. Who knows, maybe we could get some PP taken together?

 

[jnjusoioa]

Hi Sherry & DisneyDaz, Would love to meet up with both of you ladies during my Halloween trip. This will probably be my last trip for awhile due to money and other issues so I am planning on doing it up big and you both have help me out so much, it would finally be great to meet you both and hang out for a little. Will be keeping my eyes open for all the updates, etc as the time gets closer.

 

[BELLEDOZER]

Bump!!!

 

[funatdisney]

Some pictures from 2010 Halloween Time.