Plz help critique my initial plans for Oct

[Shell4624]

My biggest delimma is deciding whether to go to MNSSHP Monday upon arrival or on 10/31... what are your thoughts?

Saturday, October 27, 2012 Depart: Denver (DEN) at 8:10 AM
Arrive: Los Angeles (LAX) at 9:42 AM

• Pick up Rental car from Airport
• Drive to and check in to Courtyard Marriott Los Angela Burbank, CA
• Lunch, Beach, Dinner, sightsee

Sunday, October 28, 2012
• Breakfast on the go
• 10am – 7pm Universal Studios, Lunch
• Dinner

Monday, October 29, 2012
• Check out of Courtyard 9am.
• Drive 1.5 hour to Disneyland
• Check into Disneyland hotel
• Swimming
• Head to Mickey’s Halloween Party @3pm – Access to Disneyland Park only

Tuesday, October 30, 2012
• Disneyland (early entry) and California Adventure

Wednesday, October 31, 2012
• Disneyland and California Adventure (early entry)
• Have to be out of Disneyland at 6pm for Halloween Party,
• Hop over to California Adventure for the rest of the night

Thursday, November 01, 2012
• Disneyland (early entry) and California Adventure

Friday, November 02, 2012
Check out at 5am
Depart: Los Angeles (LAX) at 8:22 AM
Arrive: Denver (DEN) at 11:41 AM

 

[Goofy_Mom]

In either case, DL closes early for the party. Those without tickets are going to flood to DCA and DTD for the remainder of the night. Also, Halloween day party tickets cost a little more but there is something to be said about going trick or treating in DL on Halloween. If I had the money, I'd do both

 

[Shell4624]

Thanks GoofyMom! Are you saying that if you had the money you'd do the party both nights?

Unfortunately we can only do one party. Our budget will allow us to purchase 3-day PHs and tickets to the party... doesnt matter which one as the price diff is relatively minimal.

But we are flexible enough to do the party either Monday or day of 10/31. The only advantage I can think of for doing it on Monday is that is our arrival day... so unless we want to get up super early, drive from a hotel near US, check in DLH, drop off bags and try to make an EE, we loss the value of early entry and being at the park early. So my thought was that we could sleep in take our time driving over, check in, hang out near the pool and DTD and head to DL around 3pm on the first night.

Any additional thoughts?

 

[GrandBob]

The MHP tickets are the same price for Monday 10/29 and Wed 10/31. So I'd go ahead and book Halloween night - it's got to be special! We've got tickets for 10/29, but that's just because we're flying out in the early afternoon of 10/31, so can't go then. My hope, though, is that 10/29 will be less crowded, as Halloween night will probably be popular. So that's a thought. But never having been, I don't know that for a fact; just a speculation.

-Bob

 

[Shell4624]

Thanks GrandBob! I agree 10/31 has a bit more magic

 

[Goofy_Mom]

The good thing about the hopper passes is that you don't have to use your 3 days back to back. So, you could on your Monday go the parks and on Halloween sleep in, go swimming, and take you time to get ready for the party. Of the two partys the one on Halloween will defiinatly be busier, but you're trick or treating in DL on Halloween