{"id":5637,"date":"2015-10-19T12:40:04","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T19:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/?p=5637"},"modified":"2020-01-17T20:33:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T04:33:14","slug":"the-magic-of-disneyland-at-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/19\/the-magic-of-disneyland-at-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"The Magic of Disneyland at Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wrsol.com\/usatravelguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/hauntedmansion.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"237\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Villains boldly claim Disneyland every year during Halloween.\u00a0 This year I took my family to enjoy the fog filled lagoon, tasty scary treats, and to trick or treat all around Disneyland dressed up in their Halloween costumes.\u00a0 In between the spooky rides we saw villains not normally seen during the day at Disneyland.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8185\/8103510891_6835a7386a_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"262\" \/> Special event tickets only allow those who planned (paid) for this Halloween event into Disneyland and you have the whole park to run and hide from these evil characters, but beware of those devilish souls waiting to claim your dalmatian puppies, curse you into a never ending sleep, or wait for you in disguise with a perfectly poisoned red<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">apple<\/span>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt; color: #ff9900;\">Halloween Treats<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rg_i alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR2j4GBqIjl5SSYq8375ztOKlMySB6tCC4wrA4wuZbldsbvltjw\" alt=\"Image result for disneyland halloween treats\" name=\"hftteT9K7285pM:\" data-src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR2j4GBqIjl5SSYq8375ztOKlMySB6tCC4wrA4wuZbldsbvltjw\" data-sz=\"f\" \/>Speaking of apples, one of my favorite treats during the fall season in a caramel apple.\u00a0 There is no such thing as a plain caramel apple in October at Disneyland.\u00a0 I love watching as these special\u00a0 apples are created right in front of my eyes.\u00a0 The Maleficent apples were creative and the horns are made out of rice crispy treats.\u00a0 We bought chocolate covered marshmallows on a stick (sooo good!), the Mickey Mouse Bat cookie with little orange fangs,\u00a0 and the Minnie Mouse witch since the Maleficent apple departed with other souls wandering the park in need of refreshment.\u00a0 Look at all these Halloween treats!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"tumblr_lightbox_center_image\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/40.media.tumblr.com\/bdf5f0304272180023dd181d8bab34ed\/tumblr_n7xsypuTEZ1rjiu2eo1_500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"344\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/land.allears.net\/blogs\/lauragilbreath\/dl1014\/dl1014_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"306\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parksandresorts.wdpromedia.com\/media\/disneyparks\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CAMAPL351455612.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"334\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cf.lovefromtheoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1918-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt; color: #ff9900;\">Disneyland Decorations<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As you wait in the lines you can feast on all the Fall decorations that Disney excels at. Check our the Death Star balloons, and how the castle turns into a creepy haunted castle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/savingupfordisney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mickeyhalloween3-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ayreshotels.com\/resourcefiles\/blog-small\/mickey.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/GwOH0vjMQhI\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"567\" height=\"319\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mommymusings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/mnsshpballoons.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"348\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/236x\/25\/6b\/4f\/256b4f2191f45c5c6c90cb40920223f6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"177\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/exploregram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Thats-no-moon...thats-a-Death-Star-balloon-Disneyland-StarWars-Photo-@frncissdominc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"392\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mut aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSN8d4MLTv91e3ot7keySmWRmhechZWTUSmrUHxjsRfzFuBkCVe\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/disneyexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/mommy-mouse-baby-knightly-mickeys-halloween-party-2013-disneyexaminer-sleeping-beauty-castle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"651\" height=\"434\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 36pt; color: #ff9900;\">Halloween Ride Make-Overs<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/thedisneyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/disneyland-halloween-haunte.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"243\" \/>Two rides in Disneyland get a make over for Halloween.\u00a0 Space Mountain and the Haunted Mansion.\u00a0 My favorite was the Haunted Mansion and the restaurant right next to it was exactly the same, and even the invoices where as the theme, it’s a great idea to get a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prowess.org.uk\/crucial-business-tools-during-startup\/\">free invoice maker<\/a> for a business like this !<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Jack Skellington makes an annual appearance to take over the Haunted Mansion and change it like he tried to do with Christmas in his movie.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/img.csfd.cz\/files\/images\/user\/profile\/159\/022\/159022527_4a3206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" \/> I swear that during the ride when you get to the dining room scene it suddenly smelled of pumpkin spice.\u00a0 Yum!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">One of my favorite parts of going to Disneyland which has been true since I was a little girl, wearing those wonderful matching family black and white striped t-shirts, is being able to live in the dreamworld of a beloved movie.\u00a0 Disney still makes this happen for me. I love feeling like a princess as I tour Sleeping Beauty’s castle, join the rebellion in Star Wars,\u00a0 and sail the ocean with the Pirates of the Caribbean as I pick out a favorite piece of treasure from the dead pirate captain’s loot.\u00a0 He looks long dead after all, and he won’t need that emerald adorned crown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.w3rkshop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/star-wars.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"272\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tombricker.smugmug.com\/Disney\/Tokyo-Disneyland\/i-xhwKccL\/0\/M\/tokyo-disney-resort-christmas-067-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WcQFjmPEs-A\/VVO6IVhvwOI\/AAAAAAAAKSs\/AlVHzZizpi0\/s1600\/HatboxGhost.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tombricker.smugmug.com\/Disney\/Tokyo-Disneyland\/i-vTVHLTQ\/0\/M\/tokyo-disney-resort-017-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"395\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.insidethemagic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/9_14_DL_000994-742x520-400x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"302\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tombricker.smugmug.com\/Disney\/Disneyland\/i-J7r4G3H\/0\/M\/haunted-mansion-holiday-disneyland-night-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"395\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tombricker.smugmug.com\/Disney\/Disneyland\/i-KLD2mbV\/0\/M\/20111120_890-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt; color: #ff9900;\">Costumes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/jamieutt.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/07\/family-brave.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"272\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Now we get to the real reason I’m writing this blog.\u00a0 The costumes were fantastic!\u00a0 You can probably tell that our family likes to dress up.\u00a0 We get that from our sweet mom who dreamed of being an actress. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Out of all the costumes I saw my favorite by far was a family dressed up like the family in the Brave movie.\u00a0 They had three little brothers with red died hair, the dad totally owned the fur shall he was wearing. The costumes of the mother and little Merida were so precious.\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/originals\/f3\/37\/e3\/f337e357b41c3c6194b23671d243d6c6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"384\" \/>I felt creepy wanting to take a picture, so I didn’t, but the little girls hair was long red and curly just like Merida’s. This picture doesn’t do justice to the little family I saw but you get the idea as you look at the little kilt adorned triplets.\u00a0 So freaking cute!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/2\/1116\/5102088287_368199212a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"434\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/736x\/f4\/89\/26\/f48926e413c2747f3f8ec291f6fefa4d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"434\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/236x\/5e\/14\/a6\/5e14a6819fe2ea0df2e8d2d52feaf0d7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"417\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This is an annual event.\u00a0 I didn’t know this but with our Mickey’s Halloween Party tickets came a little reminder that those guests over the age of 9 may wear costumes.\u00a0 “Otherwise, costumes are not permitted at either theme park for Guests\u00a0 ages nine and older.”\u00a0 I’m guessing that’s because they don’t want those with really awesome costumes being mistaken for the actual characters Disney hires to meet little guests.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/parksandresorts.wdpromedia.com\/media\/disneyparks\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/HTET4805891.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"476\" \/>It was a Disney quality event and walking home to our room at <a href=\"https:\/\/disneyland.disney.go.com\/hotels\/grand-californian-hotel\/\">Disney’s Grand Californian<\/a> made the trips back and forth to the park so easy.\u00a0 Look at this wicked confection Halloween tree that was in the lobby.\u00a0 It made the lobby smell sweet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We had the best room ever!\u00a0 Room<strong> #6001<\/strong> on the concierge level.\u00a0 It was right by the food room where the kids walked over to get breakfast and every other meal every day, it was around the corner from the\u00a0 elevators, 15 steps away from the concierge staff where we rented movies every day (I introduced my kids to Goofy and they love him), and we watched the fireworks from our balcony every night.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I writing this blog while I nosh on the candy from the trick or treat part of the vacation…ooh a dark chocolate Kit Kat, score!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Now I’m off to adorn my old minivan with the sweet Cinderella antenna ball that I spoiled myself with. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/thedisneyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/01-mech-shoe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"244\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Don’t forget to dress up in costumes, take pictures and add them to this blog so we can all enjoy the magic of this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Have you seen the Disney Villian make-up? <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drugstore.com\/wet-n-wild-disney-villians-cast-a-spell-beauty-book-maleficent\/qxp563603?catid=190976\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Wet n Wild creates these little beauties.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pics1.ds-static.com\/prodimg\/563603\/500.Jpg\" alt=\"Wet n Wild Disney Villians Cast a Spell Beauty Book, Maleficent - 1 ea\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pics1.ds-static.com\/prodimg\/563601\/500.Jpg\" alt=\"Wet n Wild Disney Villains Cast a Spell Beauty Book, Ursula - 1 ea\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pics2.ds-static.com\/prodimg\/563602\/500.Jpg\" alt=\"Wet n Wild Disney Villians Cast a Spell Beauty Book, Evil Queen - 1 ea\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Villains boldly claim Disneyland every year during Halloween.\u00a0 This year I took my family to enjoy the fog filled lagoon, tasty scary treats, and to trick or treat all around Disneyland dressed up in their Halloween costumes.\u00a0 In between the spooky rides we saw villains not normally seen during the day at Disneyland.\u00a0 Special event tickets only allow those who planned (paid) for this Halloween event into Disneyland and you have the whole park to run and hide from these evil characters, but beware of those devilish souls waiting to claim your dalmatian puppies, curse you into a never ending …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"class_list":["post-5637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5637"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8557,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5637\/revisions\/8557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}