***Official DLR October 2021 Check-in Thread***

[abent]

We just booked our flights! Now I am off to fret about if we will be able to get our park reservations!!

 

[jcourtney]

We're booked for Oct 8-12! It's probably wishful thinking at this point since we're coming from Canada but I have flight credits and tickets that are going to expire from last year so I'm crossing my fingers.

 

[kikismom]

We're booked for Oct 8-12! It's probably wishful thinking at this point since we're coming from Canada but I have flight credits and tickets that are going to expire from last year so I'm crossing my fingers.

Oh I so hope the borders are open by then. We're not that far from the Canadian border where I am.

 

[AlohaNow]

Still no definite plans, but today I saw on Costco's website that they are selling DLR packages once again. Just seeing that made me giddy!

 

[kikismom]

I bought my tickets today. Now I'm wondering if I should have waited to see if they are going to do an after hours party for Halloween. Ugh! I really hope they have something for Halloween. We're taking newbies and I've talked Halloween up so much I don't want to disappoint.

 

[taaren]

I bought my tickets today. Now I'm wondering if I should have waited to see if they are going to do an after hours party for Halloween. Ugh! I really hope they have something for Halloween. We're taking newbies and I've talked Halloween up so much I don't want to disappoint.

I'm wondering the same thing. Especially since the introduction of Boo Bash at WDW it seems plausible they might add some sort of scaled-back party at DLR. I'd rather pay for a party ticket than a one-day one-park ticket. For us, the other part of the equation is when they'll be bringing APs back. I have a Thanksgiving week DVC reservation that if APs (or the new pass/whatever they're called) are back 30 days prior we'll keep, otherwise we'll probably cancel that reservation and wait from this October trip until Feb to go again. Originally we had APs that were supposed to take us 6 months from reopening, so that would have been spring-mid fall.
So hard to plan without knowing what the options are, esp since with VGC you have to book early or you won't have a room.

 

[abent]

I so want something extra for Halloween and Christmas. I know I will be grateful just to be in the park...but I really want those extra events available too!

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

Hey all! I think DD and I will be there Oct 7-10th... it’s her senior year and likely our last girl’s trip for awhile. Hoping for a party, not holding my breath. We also have magic mountain tickets we need to use, so I am not sure how that will shake out. If we fly down Thursday and get magic mountain out of the way, or do it Sunday before we leave or in the middle somewhere. We did get to do Touch of Disney and had so much fun. But we miss the rides!

 

[kikismom]

Hey all! I think DD and I will be there Oct 7-10th... it’s her senior year and likely our last girl’s trip for awhile. Hoping for a party, not holding my breath. We also have magic mountain tickets we need to use, so I am not sure how that will shake out. If we fly down Thursday and get magic mountain out of the way, or do it Sunday before we leave or in the middle somewhere. We did get to do Touch of Disney and had so much fun. But we miss the rides!

Welcome to the planning group. I have the first page updated I believe with everyone.

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

I booked my flights this morning... have a ton of flight credits, so used some of the AK ones today. Coming in Thursday the 7th, depending on what Disney does, we will likely do the parks Thu-Fri and then uber up to six flags on Sat and finish with the parks on Sunday with a late flight out Sunday nite.

 

[Buson808]

Will be there Oct 5-12 on points. 1 bedroom villa! Purchased my plane tickets and 5 day hoppers! Just gotta book lanksys and Im good to go!

 

[kikismom]

Eight days until October people can start booking if you are going on the 1st. I am going to start making my reservations daily beginning in nine days! So exciting!

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

Eight days until October people can start booking if you are going on the 1st. I am going to start making my reservations daily beginning in nine days! So exciting!

isn’t it 60 days out? Omg... I just checked and saw it’s 120.... eeek! Almost messed that up!

 

[jcourtney]

isn’t it 60 days out? Omg... I just checked and saw it’s 120.... eeek! Almost messed that up!

For park reservations? I just checked the Disneyland site and it says 60 days.

Ah! But if you go into where you make the reservation it says 120. They need to fix that on their website!

 

[Buson808]

Good to know!! Question is it better to reserve disneyland first or dca? I have 5 day park hoppers.

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

Ugh, I am so, ugh... lol... okay right now we have 3 day hoppers and I have pre-covid Magic Mountain tix we need to use... land around 10:30 am on Thursday and don’t fly out till late on Sunday. Seriously considering moving us to an earlier flight on Thursday, does it really make a difference if we are up at 3 or 5 am?

Will there or won’t there be anything for Halloween... in all honesty, I kinda hope not... even though we have done MHP many times and quite enjoyed OBB. But if there is a party, I wouldn’t doubt it being on Thu and Sun while we are there. Which means the night we would go is Thu... which means, landing at 10:30, we won’t be in the parks till noon, can do whichever side does not have the party with half the world that has already been there for hours and then switch to the party... OR I have contemplated dumping our stuff at the hotel and going to MM that day, but who knows what their hours will be, and they could close at 6, which legitimately means about 4 hours of park time, for a park we have never done.

So, I am leaning toward rolling the dice and doing DLR on Thu, Fri and Sunday... with MM on Saturday... which with reservations in place, it shouldn’t matter, the parks should all be equally busy every day, right?

OR my latest nuts idea is to get a 4 day hopper and watch flights and literally fly down on some random day at the crack of dawn and doing MM and taking the last flight home... and using those tickets that way. DD is 17, so that may be a crazy fun thing to do...

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

Good to know!! Question is it better to reserve disneyland first or dca? I have 5 day park hoppers.

If it were me, I would do a mix... historically, DCA opened an hour after DL... but they haven’t been doing that... but with the virtual queues and not being able to hop till afternoon... I would switch it up to get a chance to ride the VQ rides each day.

 

[taaren]

Ugh, I am so, ugh... lol... okay right now we have 3 day hoppers and I have pre-covid Magic Mountain tix we need to use... land around 10:30 am on Thursday and don’t fly out till late on Sunday. Seriously considering moving us to an earlier flight on Thursday, does it really make a difference if we are up at 3 or 5 am?

Will there or won’t there be anything for Halloween... in all honesty, I kinda hope not... even though we have done MHP many times and quite enjoyed OBB. But if there is a party, I wouldn’t doubt it being on Thu and Sun while we are there. Which means the night we would go is Thu... which means, landing at 10:30, we won’t be in the parks till noon, can do whichever side does not have the party with half the world that has already been there for hours and then switch to the party... OR I have contemplated dumping our stuff at the hotel and going to MM that day, but who knows what their hours will be, and they could close at 6, which legitimately means about 4 hours of park time, for a park we have never done.

So, I am leaning toward rolling the dice and doing DLR on Thu, Fri and Sunday... with MM on Saturday... which with reservations in place, it shouldn’t matter, the parks should all be equally busy every day, right?

OR my latest nuts idea is to get a 4 day hopper and watch flights and literally fly down on some random day at the crack of dawn and doing MM and taking the last flight home... and using those tickets that way. DD is 17, so that may be a crazy fun thing to do...

I've seen a few people post online who have done the MM/last flight home from where I am (Northern California). It sounded like a blast. Wonder if I could justify adding that into my vacation budget ...

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

I've seen a few people post online who have done the MM/last flight home from where I am (Northern California). It sounded like a blast. Wonder if I could justify adding that into my vacation budget ...

The more I think about it, the more I like it. Uber from the DLR and back will cost me about $250 including a tip to and from, flights would be ~$400 RT for the two of us, and we would still have to Uber, but not from Anaheim, and I have some credit on Alaska still... and we would get another day in DLR to try and ride the new cool rides... it would be exhausting to do a one day trip, but I think DD would love the bragging rights... oh, yeah, my mom and I flew to Cali just to ride some rollercoasters for the day

 

[kikismom]

Good to know!! Question is it better to reserve disneyland first or dca? I have 5 day park hoppers.

I am planning on doing DL, DCA, DL, DCA, DL for our parkhoppers. I'm just so excited to go back I feel like I'd take anything.