Comments on: Disney Cruise and Walt Disney World 10/07 – Mickey’s Not-so-Scary Halloween Party

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:50:25 +0000

You should try going back on the last night! I had a friend mail me a couple of tickets, but they were for while we were on the cruise. I asked if Disney would exchange them, and they very nicely said no problem. I took a friend and the only night we could both go was on Nov. 2, the last night of the event. We each came home with two full bags of candy! We also rode every ride, and managed to see the headless horseman who wasn’t riding the night we went with Jeff & Ilene.

Oh, and I think I get credit for starting “Spider Chip!” Rats, now I’ve got that running through my head again.

Spider Chip, Spider Chip, does whatever a spider did!

By: jgraebner

jgraebner — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:34:13 +0000

I think Disneyland’s overall approach to Halloween (and Christmas) is better than WDW’s (at least at the Magic Kingdom) in that there is so much offered at DLR without having to pay extra for a hard ticket event. I definitely still think WDW’s Halloween hard ticket event is vastly superior to the one at DCA, at least as it was when we went last year.

Honestly, there really isn’t too awfully much done for Halloween at WDW other than the after-hours event. Yes, there are some decorations around the park (mainly just at the Magic Kingdom), but they are much less extensive than what we have had at Disneyland the last couple years. Much of the transformation for MNSSHP is really done via lighting and music, which isn’t used during regular park hours. The parade and fireworks shows are a pretty big deal as well, as they are really very large in scope.

I also didn’t describe all the offerings at MNSSHP in my post. There are quite a few additional shows and such that we didn’t find time to see, largely due to a combination of the fairly bad weather and the inherent limitations of visiting with a nearly 4-year-old.

At Christmas, there is a lot more offered without the extra cost event, of course. All the parks are pretty heavily decorated and there are significant shows and events offered at the other parks that don’t require extra admission. Both Disney/MGM Studios and Animal Kingdom offer Christmas parades while Epcot has the Candlelight Processional and Studios has Osbourne Lights. There are a lot of little Christmas shows and events as well. Also, even the parade and fireworks shows from the hard ticket party are offered to all guests during the week between Christmas and New Years.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:00:21 +0000

> For example, Chip & Dale were wearing spider and bat masks, respectively, causing us to occasionally amuse them with our renditions of the “Spider-Chip” and “Bat-Dale” theme songs.

OK, that’s just too funny!

I find your comments about WDW’s Halloween event interesting. When we were at Halloween Treat last year, you had commented that it was much less than what WDW does and that DCA’s event was ok, but that’s if you’ve never been to WDW’s. They did add a cavalcade with show stops this year to Halloween Treat, which was pretty cute, but it almost sounds like you’re saying it’s better the way it is here versus what WDW is doing. I guess other than the parade and fireworks and actual candy (no candy for the Christmas event, of course), I’m not sure what regular guests to the parks at WDW are missing out on if they don’t attend the hard ticket event. I would expect the parks are decorated and such in any case.