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

[JadeDarkstar]

ok after reading though this thread i saw something I wanted to ask on.

I read something about the party ticket getting you in at 3pm so you can play three hours before the party Is this true?

With out a park ticket that day we could still get in?
we may be ariving at noon or so the day of the party if it all works out to be on the date were looking at (sons bday)

I didnt want to waist a day ticket for us not getting there till after 1pm. so if this is true it would work and then a two day hopper for huuby and son and one day for me (useing one free day too) and we could make it all work cheap small two day 3night trip) back home before school lol

 

[disneychrista]

I read something about the party ticket getting you in at 3pm so you can play three hours before the party Is this true?

In the past you could get in 3 hours before the party with just your party ticket. The partys were 6pm on Tuesdays, so you could get in at 3pm. On Fridays the party was at 7pm, so you could get in at 4pm.

 

[PatMcDuck]

Just to post that the only time I did the DL Halloween party, it was at California Adventure. We have done the MNSSHP a few times at WDW.

The California Adventure party was only so-so. We found it confusing, could not figure out where to go, missed the short parade. Weather was much better than at WDW though, WDW at Halloween can be brutally hot.

I am hoping to catch the DL version on my late Sept trip this year. Looking forward to seeing Buena Vista St decorated for Halloween.

 

[dhorner233]

Thank you, Sherry for the photobucket tip!

Here are some pics of when my son met Jack Sparrow at last years party. This guy was amazing! Not only did he look like the real deal, he acted like him, too!

That is the best Jack Sparrow I have seen!

 

[JadeDarkstar]

ty ty and i wish it were in both parks but if one i hope its dl park we saw dca 4years ago i think it was ok but my son was sick so we didnt do as much as i planed or hoped for. I hope this one will make up for the other and show me it is as good as every one says it is. It looks to have got better the last few years

 

[revwog1974]

What are your favorite strategies for the candy trails? The quantities of candy some folks say they get is amazing and while that is great if you're local, I can't imagine flying home with so much. Is there any hope at all of cutting my daughter off or am I better off just letting her go crazy and dumping it before we fly home? That just seems so wasteful to me.

 

[JadeDarkstar]

ill help my son go though the stuff we like keep it and try give the rest away before we leave (we would be riding a bus there and home so we couldn't carry to much with us.

 

[All American]

ty ty and i wish it were in both parks but if one i hope its dl park we saw dca 4years ago i think it was ok but my son was sick so we didnt do as much as i planed or hoped for. I hope this one will make up for the other and show me it is as good as every one says it is. It looks to have got better the last few years

That's a bummer your son was sick. It can be so disappointing to plan for such an adventure only to have the experience altered by an illness. I hope you have better luck this time. I did the one in WDW and said I'd never do it unless it was in Disneyland (of course with the new and improved California Adventure, I'd give it a try if the party were held there); when it moved to Disneyland, I gave it a try and had a blast. It really is a fun party!

What are your favorite strategies for the candy trails? The quantities of candy some folks say they get is amazing and while that is great if you're local, I can't imagine flying home with so much. Is there any hope at all of cutting my daughter off or am I better off just letting her go crazy and dumping it before we fly home? That just seems so wasteful to me.

I have no candy strategy. If we see a candy station with a fairly short line (15 people ), we hop right in. That's probably the extent of it. Even if the lines were long, which they can be, we'd wait if we felt like it because the lines do move quickly.

One thing you can do to limit the amount of candy is limit the size of the bag you collect it in. (You can bring your own.) When you enter the park for the party and receive your wristband, the cast members will give you a very small bag for trick-or-treating that you can use. It is probably 9" high x 6 " wide -- that is just a very random and from my memory guess. (It might actually be smaller; I'll try to find some pictures.) You could just use that and once it's full, you could be done trick-or-treating. It probably would fill up after a few candy stops. It just depends on how much candy the cast member hands out. Sometimes, it hands full, and at the next station it could be just a few pieces.

ETA: Couldn't find a picture of the trick-or-treat bag, but trust me, it's small and would solve your problem. However, I did find a picture of a Mickey ghost, so I hope that's good enough.

 

[iKristin]

Only thing I've noticed so far that has been updated...the date to the right of the Halloween page says September 14th through October 31st 2012. That's starting earlier than usual

http://disneyland.disney.go.com/events/halloween-time/

 

[disneychrista]

Only thing I've noticed so far that has been updated...the date to the right of the Halloween page says September 14th through October 31st 2012. That's starting earlier than usual

Thats about right for "Halloween" to start, based on previous years. The partys will likely start 2 weeks later.

 

[KittyKat1978]

I just called both the AP line and the ticket line and they both told me July/Aug. Neither knew about AP's getting an early jump on tickets.

I wonder if they will make us wait until July?

I also asked how/if I would be notified about the AP advance sales and was told to look on the AP section of the website under Special events or that I would get an email.

Still impatiently waiting.

 

[nbliss]

Here are a couple of pictures of the bag from last year, very small, 7" x 9".

 

[revwog1974]

Nbliss, thank you so much for the pictures and measurements of the bags! I think that's the perfect answer to my dilemma. When the bags are full, we're done getting candy. Now I just have to keep her from noticing that some kids have bigger bags!

 

[JadeDarkstar]

im calling to book my room today i hope 1-5th oct will be good enough to catch at least one night Halloween party's are offered s of now i'm saying we are going but we all know financial stuff can happen and i may have to um give up m,y trip lol but i can try. I even told my son if we go its a 2 day trip not long at all. few cars land rides a few favs in dl and the Halloween party and his bday dinner (what ever we do ) he said ok he understands lol

 

[nbliss]

There are four of us, and last year we brought bigger bags, ended up flying home with 15 pounds of candy. I put some if it in the carry ons, some of it in suitcases. I then used that candy for the tons of trick or treaters that we get.

 

[mmlover74]

That is one cute Halloween bag.

 

[JadeDarkstar]

room booked and may be ordering from getaway today for tickets before June 10th to be started paying that off. yea haw here we go planing has begun, last trip for a while but will be a blast. Btw the old prices at getaway let us go long enough for morning Magic. My hubby says 2 days is such a waist for the money to gt there, lets go normal time just less spent (no chr meals) except for sons bday maybe) and share meals we don't all need our own.

I also got away with a kids meal at golden horseshoe and it filled me up just fine

 

[All American]

I just called both the AP line and the ticket line and they both told me July/Aug. Neither knew about AP's getting an early jump on tickets.

I wonder if they will make us wait until July?

I also asked how/if I would be notified about the AP advance sales and was told to look on the AP section of the website under Special events or that I would get an email.

Still impatiently waiting.

Same here. My sister is coming over on Wednesday to work on some Halloween at Disneyland plans. Maybe I'll go ahead and book our room just to get one reserved and crossed off the list.

Here are a couple of pictures of the bag from last year, very small, 7" x 9"

D'oh! I was *this* close.

 

[iKristin]

Yeah cause they always sell the fabric bags for around 5 to 6 bucks They're actually pretty cute, I buy one every year anyway

 

[Elk Grove Chris]

If you don't want to spend a lot of time waiting in line for candy, they basically fill your bags up as you leave for the night.

Last year I went with my son for a party night, got in maybe 2 lines for candy the whole night, then as we left they had several carts to fill you up. We got to spend a lot more time on rides, fireworks, the parade, etc.

We got around 15 pounds of candy without really trying.