Originally Posted By tinkerbell77 Hi all, we have become AP holders now and would like to use them as much as possible. I am thinking of taking the kids during Halloween. Has anyone done it? Is it worth it? Halloween is my favorite holiday and I would love to see my favorite place all decorated. Was the trick or treat thing good? Does anyone have any pictures from last year. Thanks so much. I cant wait, trying to plan as many trips as possible this year! Thanks in advance!
Originally Posted By GMLSKIS I went last October and totaly loved it. I didn't do the treak or treat thing. The Halloween decorations in the park are worth seeing. I have lots of pictures but they are not online for viewing at this time.
Originally Posted By momofbuzzfan A great collection of DLR Halloween pictures can be found by looking at Darkbeer's photo galleries. I remember looking at these pics last year and being amazed at the decorations.....looks like a wonderful time to go. To see the pics go to: <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/Theme" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/Th eme</a>%20Parks and scroll down to look through the following 3 galleries: Disneyland Resort - 9/29/06 Disneyland Resort - 9/28/06 Disneyland Resort - 9/27/06 We had these bookmarked because we wanted to carve a Buzz Lightyear pumpkin like the one at DL. I hope its ok for me to post this link.....I first discovered it on these boards!
Originally Posted By momofbuzzfan ^Ooops.....the whole link isn't comping through...so you'll have to scroll down a bit on the page that does open up. Under "gallery categories" select Theme Parks. Then scroll down to the 3 galleries I mentioned above.
Originally Posted By stagemomx3 We were at Disneyland/DCA Oct. 31-Nov. 4 this year and it was wonderful. Mickey's Halloween Treat on Halloween was so much fun. The kids had a great time trick or treating, going on rides, and partying. There were three different bands playing with different themes. We hung out at the 50s theme one for awhile. Also the games on the boardwalk section of DCA were free so the kids got to do those that night too, which was nice because then we didn't have them begging us to let them play the games the rest of our time when they cost money! I think Halloween is a great time to visity Disneyland!
Originally Posted By godalejunior We were supposed to go 11/1-11/5 and my son got ill and we had to cancel. What were the parks like on these days since you were there? What were wait times for rides? We ended moving our trip to 1/30-2/3 and we had walk on rides 95% of the trip.
Originally Posted By GoofBall Has anyone gotten an AP rate at the resort hotels in October before? I've about given up on those. Has there been any new info about adding to Halloweentime, like fireworks? I can't imagine the crowds if they do.
Originally Posted By stagemomx3 We had walk on rides 95% of our trip as well it was great! The only line that was bad was Indy and that is because the ride kept breaking down.
Originally Posted By godalejunior Thanks for the info. I really wanted to go around Halloween time. I am inclined to go at the same time we did this year, next year, but the weather in November is warmer.
Originally Posted By stagemomx3 One of the great "disney" moments of our trip was to come around the corner on November 1st and see that overnight all the letters that spell out California had been changed from candy corn to candy canes. So if you want to see Halloween stuff be sure you get there before November 1st!
Originally Posted By cstephens I have a number of trip reports and articles about Halloween activities and decorations from 2006. <a href="http://www.colddeadfish.net/dlr/dlr081306tr.html" target="_blank">http://www.colddeadfish.net/dl r/dlr081306tr.html</a> - This has pictures of early decorations and the really cute merchandise that was released. <a href="http://www.colddeadfish.net/dlr/dlr091106tr.html" target="_blank">http://www.colddeadfish.net/dl r/dlr091106tr.html</a> - This has pictures at the beginning of some tucked-away decorations <a href="http://www.colddeadfish.net/dlr/dlr092306tr.html" target="_blank">http://www.colddeadfish.net/dl r/dlr092306tr.html</a> - This has more pictures of Halloween decorations, the ones that were put up along the tram route. <a href="http://www.colddeadfish.net/dlr/dlr100106tr.html" target="_blank">http://www.colddeadfish.net/dl r/dlr100106tr.html</a> - This is the most extensive and picture-heavy report of all the Halloween decorations and festivities. <a href="http://www.colddeadfish.net/dlr/dlr100806tr.html" target="_blank">http://www.colddeadfish.net/dl r/dlr100806tr.html</a> - This has a little mention of some Halloween related things. <a href="http://www.colddeadfish.net/dlr/mht2006.html" target="_blank">http://www.colddeadfish.net/dl r/mht2006.html</a> - This is a full review of Mickey's Halloween Treat from 2006. <a href="http://www.colddeadfish.net/dlr/mht2006.html" target="_blank">http://www.colddeadfish.net/dl r/mht2006.html</a> - This is a full review of Mickey's Halloween Treat from 2005. <a href="http://www.colddeadfish.net/dlr/dlr10223106tr.html" target="_blank">http://www.colddeadfish.net/dl r/dlr10223106tr.html</a> - This has final Halloween updates and some Christmas info. Hope those help. /cs
Originally Posted By tinkerbell77 Thank you so much. That helped me 100%. It has made me decide to take the kids and go. I cant wait!! I love getting dressed up and my daughter and I are always matching. I cant wait to take them here and share this with them. Does anyone know when it starts? Around what weekend? It looks like last year started around the 13th. Thank you everyone for your responses. Please keep them coming. Thanks again.
Originally Posted By momofbuzzfan Wow cstephens......those picture are GREAT! I loved looking through them. Halloween looks like such a wonderful time to go. I also really enjoyed the pics of the flag retreat ceremony. I just recently heard about this from these boards, and am looking forward to seeing it in person.
Originally Posted By tinkerbell77 In all of your expert opinon's which is better. To go The 18th-22nd or the 11th - 15th? Im not to sure when the Trick or Treat with Mickey is happening. So I think that that will have a factor. But does it get really busy during this time? I usually go either in Sept or Dec. So not to sure about this. Thanks so much in advance.
Originally Posted By bobiascastle We loved it (my fav holiday too). We didn't get to do the trick-or-treaten because it was full but one of our friends did it & the kids loved it. I am sure every year it will get better. Here are our pics from last year. We are going again every Oct from now on. ) <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/I" target="_blank">http://www.kodakgallery.com/I</a>. jsp?c=kmr80hl.9j4vniq5&x=1&y=hqyf5x
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains We've been on for the Trick or treat in DCA and it is wonderful. Adults get to dress up also and you see families in complete themes - incredibles, Nightmare, Alice, etc. Also if you go to TOT late enough they will let your group ride alone - so the picture is great. They only sell 5000 tickets for each night and it is worth it to go.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 GoofBall, we went around the 25th of Oct. for 4 nights. Expedia and other sites, including Disney Travel were offering buy 3 nights get 4th free. I don't believe there were any AP rates at that time but I could be wrong.
Originally Posted By GoofBall ^^^ Thanks. One night free is pretty good. We just never seem to time it right with those AP nights.
