Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x We normally go for my kids' birthdays (October 6 & 8), but this year, because of the price hike, we'll be having real birthday parties (yes, I said parties! One for friends, one for family) for them. They're uber excited to have a pool party, too, plus, the day we would go (October 8, 9, 10) my sister's going to be in town. So the price hike makes it easy for me to miss it, because I can't justify paying that anyway. BTW, we STILL have candy from last year. It's going in the trash when we get home. I passed some of it out, but since we live in such a small town, we didn't get many T-o-Ters. So we ate all the good stuff and are left with the crappy candy.
Originally Posted By Fowley ^^ Any crappy candy left from ours is my workmates "I've been to Disneyland" pressie lol
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Hopefully with the new price increase, it'll make the event less jam packed. Nothing like ruining a day or a party when you're smack up against people constantly and you can't even take a step without thinking about how to do it without knocking into someone.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 LOL! Fowley! Put it in a Disneyland bag and voila! a gift. My sister did that once with the soaps and shampoos from the DLH. We are going to Mickeys Halloween Party. We canceled an entire vacation to DLR in August so October, here we come Plus we are Halloween nuts!!! Is it fair to have the Halloween fireworks only on the nights of the parties after having them every night last year? Hmmmm, fair? I vote no as I'd LOVE to see them every night too. But I'm still going. I'm still hoping that there will be some sort of Halloween fireworks every night with maybe special ones during the parties. I guess I have to check the calendar to see if they are having any fireworks that week.
Originally Posted By poohbear14 Last year was the first year they had Halloween fireworks. I think because of the newness and because the Halloween event was in DCA they didn't charge for it. It was sort of a test fireworks. This year with the Halloween event moved to DLR and the huge response to the fireworks last year they decided to make it an exclusive for the event. I do think crowd control has to be a part of it. Traffic around the park was crazy last year IMHO. But I still think it's priced a bit too high.
Originally Posted By Fowley UMMMM Amazed you don't buy a gift bag you place the candy in a Disney Resort shopping bag (which we always have plenty with the shopping we do) and then they KNOW you were there and it's all free lol. Hmmmm maybe this should be in the money saving thread
Originally Posted By onlyme Oh well. I guess I'm in the minority when I say, "Who cares". I saw the show last year, cramped into a 6"X6" space. The whole time I was thinking to myself, "eh, this show is not worth the effort". I really didn't get a thrill out of it. But, I can see why ppl might be upset. Paying for something that was "free" last year is never a popular idea. Now, if they do this with the Christmas show, look out. I'll start a letter-writing campaign.
Originally Posted By rockcow1 Since I am one of the crazy fools paying extra....Where is the best place to be for good viewing for the Halloween fireworks?
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x right in front of the castle, you will be able to see the Jack Orb on the top left of the castle
Originally Posted By Kathi K Saw the Halloween fireworks last year. Loved them more than any other. I am pretty unhappy about this. We have been thinking about skipping our premium passes. This just might tip us over the edge. (Bet that will make some people happy! )Wish we hadn't just bought a pass (not premium) for our granddaughter. Sigh, I guess we might no longer be the "Disneyland Grandparents".
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x If anyone wants to see the pics I have of the Halloween fireworks, they're posted on my Facebook page from our October trip
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 LOL! Fowley, I meant a FREE Disneyland bag of course I'm curious about the capped attendance numbers for the party. Does anyone know what they are for this year or remember what they were for DCA? I'd imagine that the number is much higher for DL. I know some nights in prior years have been sold out.
Originally Posted By doombuggy RE post #70 So just because you can't see 1 fireworks show your never going back to DL and going to punish your grandchild? I'm sorry but you sound just like an AP'er that thinks they are entitled to every thing. I wish I lived close enough to DL that I could go every day or every weekend. So what if you can't see 1 crummy fireworks show, at least you can go to DL when ever you want. And for every one else thats been whining about this, you can still stand at the gates and watch them. talk about taking some thing for granted
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I have been quietly thinking the same thing. I think DL was incredibly generous to offer so much free Halloween entertainment last year. I think offering it free again would be dangerously close to criminal negligence knowing how horrendous the auto traffic was and overcrowding on Main Street. I don't know if that is the correct term I should use but a fee will hopefully keep crowd behavior less intense for the guests and the castmembers working those nights. I have watched many years of castmembers trying to "ask" guests without the wristbands to exit the MK. It is not pleasant to casually observe so I can not even imagine working that position! Besides standing in the free section between DCA and DL to view fireworks...are there other recommendations. I know it could be watched from the PPHotel when they pipe in the music. Does anybody else want to volunteer free viewings?
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance <a href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/09/boo-hard-to-believe-but-its-almost-halloween-time-again-at-disneyland-resort/" target="_blank">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...-resort/</a> This is from the parks blog. Scroll down and look at the video for the Halloween fireworks show. Looks so awesome and looks like it would be well worth the extra money. You can also see some comments from others about their opinions on the matter.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I think the issue is DL taking something that was offered for 'free' (more accurately with any admission) and now charging an extra fee. I wasn't at DL last fall during the Halloweentime festivities, but I do know how crazy crowded it gets on Main Street during any pyro show in that park since Steve Davison created Believe ... and that was back in what ... 1999 or 2000? So, please put away any ideas this is being done to make a safer or more pleasant viewing atmosphere. It isn't. It's all about the bottom line. And Disney is going to make a bleep-load of money on this event. As to the comment about kicking folks out at MK ... that's another example of Disney's abject greed. At one time, when they were having a hard-ticket party that night, they did a hard-close at 6 p.m. ... park was cleared completely and then starting at 7 or 7:30, they let in ticket-holders. But this required a whole lot of labor (and that costs) and it also made for far less last minute impulse buys ... often after kids (and adults) have had meltdowns with their families over being 'left out of the fun' (I have witnessed this numerous times) ... and there was a time when the PA at MK was never used ... then only in dire emergencies ... now, they have regular announcements on park nights imploring guests to purchase tix for the evening's party. Very tacky all around. And then they started letting party ticket holders enter three hours early (in costume), which again drives home the SELL, SELL, SELL 'tude. ~Not very magical!~
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>but I do know how crazy crowded it gets on Main Street during any pyro show in that park since Steve Davison created Believe<< I've seen all of those shows several times, but none of them compare to the crowds I saw all last fall for the Halloween fireworks. Not even Remember on July 17, 2005. The one time I was actually able to snag a spot (after several times that it was just too busy to try, or the park's front gates were closed due to crowds), our group of 5 ended up sharing a spot that would typically be considered for 2 people, tops. Granted, I haven't been in DL on New Year's Eve, but the crowds I saw for that show last year surpassed any level of crowd I've ever seen at DL. And it did it on a weekly basis. I'm not denying that there is a very heavy money factor here, but I feel like it came as part of a solution to another problem.
