9/26: HalloweenTime is here, Repaving projects, refurbs, Knott's Scary Farm, +more
Posted 09-25-2008 at 10:23 PM by Dateline Disneyland
Updated 09-26-2008 at 12:06 AM by Dateline Disneyland
Updated 09-26-2008 at 12:06 AM by Dateline Disneyland
It's once again time for Dateline Disneyland. I'd like to thank David "Darkbeer" Michael for once again sharing his excellent photos for this week's update. Let's get to it!
WELCOME TO DISNEYLAND!
HalloweenTime officially begins today at the Disneyland Resort.
The orange HalloweenTime bunting is strung up on Main Street Station, but Floral Mickey will still sport his Year of a Million Dreams theme throughout HalloweenTime.
Over in New Orleans Square, Haunted Mansion Holiday is back for its annual stint.
The gingerbread "house" is in the shape of a coffin this year.
Across the esplanade, Candy Corn Acres is back at Disney's California Adventure.
REPAVEDLAND
New Orleans Square and Tomorrowland have both gotten some repaving work done lately, and both lands recently revealed some of the new groundwork.
The Star Tours side of the main Tomorrowland walkway is now mostly open, and construction walls have moved over to the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters side of the walkway.
In New Orleans Square, the French Market is back open after the inside got some work done as well as the dining patio getting repaved.
The area around the Haunted Mansion got repaved as well.
REFURB ROUNDUP
Work on the upcoming Pixie Hollow continues along...
"it's a small world" is out from behind painting tarps..
The Frontierland Shootin' Exposition is getting some work done up on its roof
and over at DCA, Burger Invasion is now behind tarps...
KNOTT'S SCARY FARM
And finally, a quick look around Knott's Scary Farm...
Alright, that should do it for this week. Thanks once again to David "Darkbeer" Michael for all of the photos in this week's update. More photos from David can be found in his Smugmug gallery at darkbeer.smugmug.com.
Thanks for reading!
- Andy
WELCOME TO DISNEYLAND!
HalloweenTime officially begins today at the Disneyland Resort.
The orange HalloweenTime bunting is strung up on Main Street Station, but Floral Mickey will still sport his Year of a Million Dreams theme throughout HalloweenTime.
Over in New Orleans Square, Haunted Mansion Holiday is back for its annual stint.
The gingerbread "house" is in the shape of a coffin this year.
Across the esplanade, Candy Corn Acres is back at Disney's California Adventure.
We'll have more on the Disney's HalloweenTime festivities next week, so be sure to check back here for next week's update.
REPAVEDLAND
New Orleans Square and Tomorrowland have both gotten some repaving work done lately, and both lands recently revealed some of the new groundwork.
The Star Tours side of the main Tomorrowland walkway is now mostly open, and construction walls have moved over to the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters side of the walkway.
In New Orleans Square, the French Market is back open after the inside got some work done as well as the dining patio getting repaved.
The area around the Haunted Mansion got repaved as well.
REFURB ROUNDUP
Work on the upcoming Pixie Hollow continues along...
"it's a small world" is out from behind painting tarps..
The Frontierland Shootin' Exposition is getting some work done up on its roof
and over at DCA, Burger Invasion is now behind tarps...
KNOTT'S SCARY FARM
And finally, a quick look around Knott's Scary Farm...
Alright, that should do it for this week. Thanks once again to David "Darkbeer" Michael for all of the photos in this week's update. More photos from David can be found in his Smugmug gallery at darkbeer.smugmug.com.
Thanks for reading!
- Andy
Total Comments 16
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 |  WOOHOO 1st post! Great update, gotta love Halloween time. Heading to WDW in 6 hours for the big 4-0  |
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| |  Great update! Glad to see Halloween event starting all over! |
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| | Thanks so much for another great update. I really don't feel like the weekend has really started until I read the Friday update. Thanks again. Time for fun! |
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| |  i love your guys post every week i cant wait to see it my self again hehe gona be going to disneyland October 4th and 5th |
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| |  I love the creativity that flows with the Halloweentime decorations. I love all the different pumpkins on Main Street.  Wonderful update!! |
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| | Great pics. Halloween is the 2nd best time to visit the Disneyland Resort (1st Christmas). I really hope that one day, Disney bring something like Mickey's Not So Scary over here with a parade, fireworks all that good stuff. Thanks again for the great pics. |
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| |  Hooray for the update! I'm really excited about going to Disneyland this weekend to check out the Great Pumpkin. Halloween rocks! |
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| |  Aw darn, I was hoping they would change the IASW color scheme. |
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| |  Loved the post. I have never been to DL during Halloween time, so I totally enjoyed seeing all the photos! I can never get enough pics from the parks, thanks for posting!  |
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| |  I do love Halloween time at DL. Thanks for another great update! |
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| |  It's nice to see how well DL is maintained lately it seems. All the re-paving work being done etc.. I wish they did the same at the MK at WDW, but they don't. |
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| |  Great update! |
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| | While DL does have a MUCH better track record in regards to upkeep than the MK, I did notice a few 'troubling' issues there last week. There were some effects on PoC that weren't working (something I expect in FLA). Worse, the lightbulb situation in the esplanade era is starting to resemble Queen Cyn's evil reign of terror. The booth closest to DCA (no. 14 I think) had about a third of its lights inoperable and many had just been removed and not replaced. The marquee entrance to DD at the esplanade exit has about half of its lighting non-functional. This is awful show and I am shocked Al hasn't mentioned it yet. For $94 a day for a hopper, people pay for a premium product. Again, these are relatively small issues but I'm not as sold on Michael O'Grattan as Al has been (he IS a FLA guy despite starting out at DL, no matter the spin). He is no Emmer or Ouimet and is much more likely to let things slip so long as the numbers are looking good. |
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| | Oh, there are also already 'issues' in the Midway Mania queue due to the materials used not being able to withstand daily use/abuse by guests. That shouldn't be on an attraction that opened three months ago. |
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| | Yeah, Midway Mania closed the morning I visited the park last week. I'm thinking about hitting it tomorrow to catch Halloween time before my AP expires. I imagine the crowds are still light. |
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| |  I was at Disneyland Friday night. I was so excited to ride HMH. It was great. |
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