This year Halloween is on a Monday night, even for locals you'd have to get out of work, pick up the kids from school and get over there -- that may have a lot to do with it. Last year it was on a Sunday night.. you could go spend the day in the parks and go to the party at night. Also, last year they had the Happy Haunts Ball, and lots of folks came from out of town just for HHB and MNSHHP.
--h