**** The Official October 2014 - Disneyland Resort Thread ****

[DenaRox]

Thanks for the add DenaRox!

Definitely my pleasure

I have added the link to the HalloweenTime super thread #4 to the first page. It is without a doubt the place to be for all things DL Halloween!!!!

I am really thinking of ordering some stuff online as well as a bit of stuff from Von's and having it delivered to the BWPPI for my arrival. If they will do that and hold it securely it would make my life oh so much easier

 

[Mouse Fanatic]

I am so excited about this thread. I am taking my nephew, checking in to GCH on October 7 and leaving on the 12th. We live in Orlando so we are AP holders at WDW and it will be my first trip to DL. I am a crazy planner so it is killing me that I can't make ADR's yet. We are planning to go to MHP and see WOC and one of the DL tours, if any one has any suggestions on which one that would be great. My nephew will be 7 so something kid friendly would be fun. I look forward to seeing other peoples plans and suggestions.

 

[Amilo]

I am so excited about this thread. I am taking my nephew, checking in to GCH on October 7 and leaving on the 12th. We live in Orlando so we are AP holders at WDW and it will be my first trip to DL. I am a crazy planner so it is killing me that I can't make ADR's yet. We are planning to go to MHP and see WOC and one of the DL tours, if any one has any suggestions on which one that would be great. My nephew will be 7 so something kid friendly would be fun. I look forward to seeing other peoples plans and suggestions.

I'll be there at the same time, so exciting to plan a Disney trip! My research thus far on tours has narrowed me down to 3: 1) walk in Walt's footsteps (you get to go inside his apartment on mainstreet & ride several rides, and lunch is included) 2) happy haunts. A Halloween themed evening tour. I'm also considering the welcome to Disneyland tour because it comes with tix for vip alladin show viewing and 6 fastpasses with no specified return time (at least that is what the tour lady told me). Hope that helps! I'm sure the veterans around here can add much more info!

 

[Newsiemj]

We will be there Oct 13-17, hopefully staying for the first time at DL Hotel!

 

[Cheshirecatty]

I am so excited about this thread. I am taking my nephew, checking in to GCH on October 7 and leaving on the 12th. We live in Orlando so we are AP holders at WDW and it will be my first trip to DL. I am a crazy planner so it is killing me that I can't make ADR's yet. We are planning to go to MHP and see WOC and one of the DL tours, if any one has any suggestions on which one that would be great. My nephew will be 7 so something kid friendly would be fun. I look forward to seeing other peoples plans and suggestions.

Sounds like a lot of fun!

If you are interested in a tour, and are already planning on attending a Halloween Party, you might want to consider the "Ultimate Experience", which is the "Happiest Haunts Tour", and "Halloween Party" combined.

The tour begins about 3:15(on a scheduled Halloween Party day), and is about 3 hours long. You begin in Disneyland, hop over to DCA, and end back up in Disneyland, where the Halloween Party is just beginning!

The last time we did it, the cost was about $140.00 per person(less $28.00 per AP holder).

I remember a few thought it was a bit cheesy, but we personally, enjoyed it and just had fun with it!

 

[Sherry E]

Thanks, Dena, for adding the link to the new Superthread! I am also going to be adding a link to this October check in thread in the Dates post, when I add in the other info for that specific post as well!

I am so excited about this thread. I am taking my nephew, checking in to GCH on October 7 and leaving on the 12th. We live in Orlando so we are AP holders at WDW and it will be my first trip to DL. I am a crazy planner so it is killing me that I can't make ADR's yet. We are planning to go to MHP and see WOC and one of the DL tours, if any one has any suggestions on which one that would be great. My nephew will be 7 so something kid friendly would be fun. I look forward to seeing other peoples plans and suggestions.

Since I have been preparing tons of information for the Halloween Time at DLR Superthread and had these links handy anyway ...

Here is some additional info on the Happiest Haunts Tour at Disneyland (to expand on what Cheshirecatty told you):


"Every Role a Starring Role – Disneyland Resort Tour Guide" -- Disney Parks Blog; posted on October 17th, 2013 by Kevin Rafferty, Jr., Communications Specialist, Disneyland Resort

"Disneyland Resort Guided Tours: Disney’s Happiest Haunts Tour" -- Disney Parks Blog; posted on August 28th, 2012 by Erin Glover, Social Media Director, Disneyland Resort

"Dining in Disneyland: Storytellers Cafe and the Happiest Haunts Tour" -- The Disney Food Blog; posted on October 13th, 2011 by Heather Sievers

"A Ghostly Tour at the Disneyland Resort" -- Disney Parks Blog; posted on October 15th, 2010 by Valarie Sukovaty, Disneyland Public Relations

 

[Mouse Fanatic]

Thanks for all your help!!! All the information I have gotten is awesome!!!

 

[DenaRox]

Welcome Mouse Fanatic and Newsiemj, so glad to have you join. I have added your travel info to the check-in post on first page

Sherry,
The super thread is seriously amazing and I can not wait to see all that you have planned and have been working on for so long and so hard. It is exactly the thing that people like me, who love to plan and be in the know beforehand, need to feel complete in their vacation planning process!!!! Thank you so much for all you do!!


I too plan to take part in a tour but already have my mind made up, just waiting for the time to come to be able to book it lol. We are going to do the ultimate Experience that Cheshirecatty was explaining. Best of both worlds and then hopefully, depending on actual party times, we would like to do the MHP a second time as well but will have to see about that once dates are released. Waiting can be soooooooo painful lol

 

[LUVMICKEY]

We will be there October 9 - 13 and staying at Paradise Pier. We cant wait. We are very excited. It will be my first time at Disneyland.

 

[DenaRox]

We will be there October 9 - 13 and staying at Paradise Pier. We cant wait. We are very excited. It will be my first time at Disneyland.

Welcome!! I have added your info to the check-in!I feel your excitement, my 1st time too!!! Luckily there are so many really wonderful people to plan with, talk to and just enjoy all things Disney

 

[Amilo]

Getting exciiited! I think I've pretty much narrowed down the parts of my trip that need to be planned (like tours and my Blue Bayou dinner)! Now they just need to officially book the MHP dates! 146 days to go!

Here's what I've got so far:
Day 1 (Mon) Welcome to Disneyland tour in am, dinner at blue bayou, rest of day free

Day 2 (assuming MHP is Tuesday)
Walt's footsteps tour, then Ultimate Halloween Experience tour/party

Days 3 4 & 5 free to do whatever I please. I just know that I must ride POTC several times, since it's my fave!

How is everyone's planning going? Is anyone else planning their days already? Any restaurants I absolutely should not miss?

 

[LUVMICKEY]

Welcome!! I have added your info to the check-in!I feel your excitement, my 1st time too!!! Luckily there are so many really wonderful people to plan with, talk to and just enjoy all things Disney

Thank you so much. The time can't come quick enough for us.

 

[meredith55]

Thanks for the add. It has been fun reading all of the forums and building my Disneyland vocab and knowledge!

Here are my tentative plans and I want your opinions! Family of 5, me, DH, DD6, DS4, DD2. Planning on 3 day, non hopper.

Monday, October 6- Drive into Anaheim, check into HOJO maybe swim. Character Dinner?
Tuesday, October 7- DCA, no MHP (not ready to pay extra and sure kids will be worn out)
Wednesday, October 8- DL
Thursday, October 9- MM at DL
Friday, October 10- Character breakfast?, LA zoo (we have our local annual pass and can get in for cheap)

I am trying to avoid EMH each of the days, but in doing so will only get to use our MM on the last day. Is this a bad idea?

Also, I want to do a character meal either Monday night or Friday morning at Goofy's Kitchen. I plan on doing photopass+ and won't have my card until Tuesday, so would it be better to plan on the meal on Friday?

Thanks!!

 

[Sherry E]

The "Frequently Asked Questions About Mickey's Halloween Party" are now up in post 3 of the Halloween Time at DLR Superthread! You can find them HERE!

If you have never attended the MHP, the 30 questions and answers in the FAQ/MHP post should give you most of the info you need to know. (I say "most" because someone will inevitably come up with a question that wasn't covered...but a lot of territory was covered!)

 

[DenaRox]

Getting exciiited! I think I've pretty much narrowed down the parts of my trip that need to be planned (like tours and my Blue Bayou dinner)! Now they just need to officially book the MHP dates! 146 days to go!

Here's what I've got so far:
Day 1 (Mon) Welcome to Disneyland tour in am, dinner at blue bayou, rest of day free

Day 2 (assuming MHP is Tuesday)
Walt's footsteps tour, then Ultimate Halloween Experience tour/party

Days 3 4 & 5 free to do whatever I please. I just know that I must ride POTC several times, since it's my fave!

How is everyone's planning going? Is anyone else planning their days already? Any restaurants I absolutely should not miss?

i so WANT to plan out the days already but still have a few decisions to make before i can even start. Seeing day plans already though is really making me happy

Thanks for the add. It has been fun reading all of the forums and building my Disneyland vocab and knowledge!

Here are my tentative plans and I want your opinions! Family of 5, me, DH, DD6, DS4, DD2. Planning on 3 day, non hopper.

Monday, October 6- Drive into Anaheim, check into HOJO maybe swim. Character Dinner?
Tuesday, October 7- DCA, no MHP (not ready to pay extra and sure kids will be worn out)
Wednesday, October 8- DL
Thursday, October 9- MM at DL
Friday, October 10- Character breakfast?, LA zoo (we have our local annual pass and can get in for cheap)

I am trying to avoid EMH each of the days, but in doing so will only get to use our MM on the last day. Is this a bad idea?

Also, I want to do a character meal either Monday night or Friday morning at Goofy's Kitchen. I plan on doing photopass+ and won't have my card until Tuesday, so would it be better to plan on the meal on Friday?

Thanks!!

Love seeing tentitve plans already. Being as i am a disneyland noobie I am zero help with all things Disneyland but i sure do enjoy seeing how people plan their time

The "Frequently Asked Questions About Mickey's Halloween Party" are now up in post 3 of the Halloween Time at DLR Superthread! You can find them HERE!

If you have never attended the MHP, the 30 questions and answers in the FAQ/MHP post should give you most of the info you need to know. (I say "most" because someone will inevitably come up with a question that wasn't covered...but a lot of territory was covered!)

Thanks so much Sherry for all you do. Coming from a first trip planner, your help and information is truly appreciated!! You rock!!

 

[Jennafoo]

So, I'm turning 45 on October 24, and it's been quite a year for me. Got a new job, started a successful blog and had my first short story published. I've always wanted to go to Disney, and never have been able to, so I've decided to go on my birthday this year. DLR is closer to me than WDW, so I'm going there.

I'm going to fly in on Wednesday night, October 22, and spend the 23rd, 24th, and 25th there.

I'm not sure on hotel; I'm thinking of splurging on concierge at DLH.

I want to go on the happiest haunts tour on the 23rd, and have a nice dinner at Blue Bayou and the MHP on my birthday (Friday). I'm also considering WOC or the dessert package at Fantasmic.

I'm thinking I'll spend most of my time at Disneyland, but do DCA on Saturday.

Any advice would be welcome!

 

[onederland]

We will be there. Oct 12-15 staying at Ho Jo's

 

[CashKeenanHenleysMom]

September Arrivals

• valiamo - Sept 27th-Oct 4th - Fairfield Inn
• heartse - Sept 28th-Oct 3rd - ???
• cinderbellasmom - Sept 28th - Oct 3rd - ???
• SusanMatt - Sept 28th-Oct 4th - DLH
• Oodalolly- Sept. 28th- Oct. 3rd - Park Vue Inn
• Autty40 - Sept 30th-Oct 2nd - BW Stovalls
• 2tinkerbell - Sept 30th-Oct 2nd - ???

Oct 1st -
Oct 2nd

• Jekyle - Oct 2nd-12th - Desert Inn & Suites & PPH
• ZombieDoofus - Oct 2nd-12th Desert Inn & Suites & PPH

Oct 3rd -
Oct 4th

• JDirrim - Oct 4th-11th - DLH
• ncarrier - Oct 4th - 12th - GC & DLH

Oct 5th

• Cheshirecatty - Oct 5th-11th - PPH
• Amilo - Oct 5th - 11th - GCH
• BieberFever - Oct 5th - 15th - Worldmark & HOJO

Oct 6th-
Oct 7th

• meredith55 - Oct 7th-9th - ???
• Mouse Fanatic - Oct 7th - 12th - GCH

Oct 8th

• Meg39 - Oct 8th-12th - GCH
• BuffyTheSlayr - Oct 8th-15th - BWPPI

Oct 9th

• LUVMICKEY - Oct 9th - 13th - PP

Oct 10th-
Oct 11th

• scrappyMel - Oct11-20th - HOJO
• Thumperears - Oct 11th - 18th- HOJO

Oct 12th-
Oct 13th

• Newsiemj - Oct 13th - 17th - DLH

Oct 14th

• pixiepirate - Oct 14th - 17th - GCH
• silver236 - Oct 14th - 18th - DLH
• RuthieT - Oct 14th - 22nd - ???
• jham - Oct 14th - 20th - HOJO

Oct 15th-
Oct 16th

• MOPtHA - Oct 16th - 19th - DLH
• aidensmom31 - Oct16th- 22nd - HOJO

Oct 17th

• momof6princesses - Oct 17th-24th - HOJO & GC

Oct 18th-
Oct 19th

• lilmisstude07 - Oct 19th-21st - ???

Oct 20th-
Oct 21st

• Sjwillia - Oct 21st-28th - HOJO

Oct 22nd

• DenaRox - Oct 22nd-29th - BWPPI (Best Western Park Place Inn)
• megus -Oct 22nd-Nov 2nd - HOJO

Oct 23rd-
Oct 24th-
Oct 25th

• Karin1984 - Oct 25th - 30th - Motel 6
• hellosue - Oct 25th - Nov 5th - Dessert Inn & Suites

Oct 26th-
Oct 27th-
Oct 28th-
Oct 29th-
Oct 30th-
Oct 31st -

We will be there Oct 5-11
So excited, we cannot wait!! We Are suprising our Little ones ages 5,4, & 2 for our 5 year old's bday. He turns 6 on Oct 7. We went to WDW in November and he has been asking to go to Disneyland for months now! We plan to tell them the day before we leave

 

[DenaRox]

So, I'm turning 45 on October 24, and it's been quite a year for me. Got a new job, started a successful blog and had my first short story published. I've always wanted to go to Disney, and never have been able to, so I've decided to go on my birthday this year. DLR is closer to me than WDW, so I'm going there.

I'm going to fly in on Wednesday night, October 22, and spend the 23rd, 24th, and 25th there.

I'm not sure on hotel; I'm thinking of splurging on concierge at DLH.

I want to go on the happiest haunts tour on the 23rd, and have a nice dinner at Blue Bayou and the MHP on my birthday (Friday). I'm also considering WOC or the dessert package at Fantasmic.

I'm thinking I'll spend most of my time at Disneyland, but do DCA on Saturday.

Any advice would be welcome!

Welcome! I will add your info to the check-in. On my bucket list is to be at Disney on my birthday!! So cool that you get to do that

We will be there. Oct 12-15 staying at Ho Jo's

Welcome to our happy little group Adding your info to check - in now.

We will be there Oct 5-11
So excited, we cannot wait!! We Are suprising our Little ones ages 5,4, & 2 for our 5 year old's bday. He turns 6 on Oct 7. We went to WDW in November and he has been asking to go to Disneyland for months now! We plan to tell them the day before we leave

Welcome!! What a wonderful surprise for your children to be getting. Having a birthday IN Disney would just be the best!!!

 

[hellosue]

[*]hellosue - Oct 25th - Nov 5th - Dessert Inn & Suites
Oct 31st -

Alteration to my dates now arriving for Halloween Oct 26 - Nov 5th Desert Inn & Suites, Las Vegas and Kentucky then returning to DLR for Xmas Deco's Nov 19 - 22 Desert Inn & Suites