BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 From WDW Magic... Changes this year for Halloween at Downtown Disney Sep 16, 2011 This year will see some changes made to the Halloween offerings at Downtown Disney. Instead of handing out candy, there will be enhanced entertainment. If you are looking for candy, an available option is "Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party" at the Magic Kingdom.http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Marketplace/News/16Sep2011-Changes-this-year-for-Halloween-at-Downtown-Disney.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Oh joy, I just hope folks looking for candy are NOT told to take a bus to the Fort :-( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted September 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 When I read this I did wonder how much this will increase traffic to the Fort for ToT.I guess we'll find out just how good the new Fort management REALLY is at enforcing the "this event is for guests of FW" rules... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LORNADUCK 261 Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Or how many from other resorts used to go there and now will come to the fort? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted September 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Yup. Although apparently the "rules" state that ToT at the Fort is for Fort guests only.Time will tell... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted September 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 From the Daily Disney...Disney World ends free trick-or-treating event at Downtown Disney A Mom and The Mouse, Kristin Ford — posted by kristin ford on September, 22 2011 12:10 AM Discuss This: Comments(11) | Add to del.icio.us | Digg it Walt Disney World's Happy Haunting at Downtown Disney featured a kids' dance party. (Kristin Ford/Orlando Sentinel) A longtime Halloween treat at Downtown Disney will be but a ghostly memory this year. Walt Disney World has discontinued its free two-day trick-or-treating event at Downtown Disney, a spokeswoman confirmed. Happy Haunting will not take place Oct. 30 and 31. The event has become so popular — and crowded — that it has outgrown being a good guest experience, said Zoraya Suarez, a Disney World media relations manager. As a parent, I was disappointed to hear Happy Haunting has ended. For the last several years, my family has enjoyed the trick-or-treating, cool photo backdrops and live entertainment with friends. It’s something we look forward to each year — a spooky dance party, a live storyteller, a magician and more. Some guests report trick-or-treating at Downtown Disney as far back as nine years ago. But I understand why Disney has chosen to end the event. In just three years, we’ve seen the trick-or-treating change from candy spots positioned inside stores to stations placed outside with roped lines for candy seekers. And when the dates fell on weekend days, the crowds increased, of course. Although Happy Haunting is not on the calendar, Downtown Disney is not forgoing the autumn season. Restaurants will have fall menu items, and there will be seasonal decorations and enhanced entertainment during October. Some entertainment will be listed in a special Times Guide, and some will be designed to surprise guests, Suarez said. “We hope this will make it possible for guests to enjoy the offerings at Downtown Disney over a longer period of time,” she said. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/disney-a-mom-and-the-mouse/2011/09/disney-world-ends-free-trick-or-treating-event-at-downtown-disney/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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