Here now (Halloween) and crowds are fantastic!

[WonkaKid]

I’m here at DL now. Just as they were last Halloween, crowds are exceptionally low. I’d say they’re about half of what one would expect on a typical day. I didn’t get into the park until about 8:30 (long story) and even then Mr. Toad was about a three-minute wait. Dunno was the same. PP was probably only 29 minutes.

I flew in from Chicago last night and after my car hadn’t been started in eight days, I knew it would be dead. So I spent half an hour getting it charged, etc for this morning. Despite my efforts, when I came out to leave this morning, it was as dead as it could be. Ultimately, after about 90 minutes of sleep, I was able to get on the road. That was at about 7:20. I usually arrive at the park gates before that time. To my surprise, traffic was much lighter than expected and I walked into the park at around 8:30.

I dressed as Willy Wonka today... surprising absolutely no one. Here are a select few pics from this morning. You’ll all notice that I wore my top hat on Hyperspace Mountain ;-).




The line for Mr. Toad at around 8:40. Very short, in view of what it usually is


Tomorrowland around 9:00. So few people!


I rode Buzz abut nine times in a row because the line simply never got long. It’s 12:15 and I haven’t pulled a single FP yet.


Wonka: have top hat, will hyperspace travel.

 

[ImDMous]

Have fun for the rest of us! I am stuck at work, but at least I'm Belle for the day so I have a little Disney with me. I always love when you dress up, that is a great vest!

 

[WonkaKid]

Have fun for the rest of us! I am stuck at work, but at least I'm Belle for the day so I have a little Disney with me. I always love when you dress up, that is a great vest!

Thank you! I had to find the material and have it custom made .

 

[MychaelP]

for me, and especially before 9am on a weekday it's usually very low crowds. I've noticed that about 11am it gets a little more, then again around 4 or 5pm. Glad you are having a great time! Slow down and enjoy the atmosphere during the slow times, it's quite immersive.

 

[mich311e]

Great pics! Love the attire!

 

[twodogs]

YAY for low crowds!!! Have a fantastic Halloween!

 

[LoriLovesMickey]

Have fun for the rest of us! I am stuck at work, but at least I'm Belle for the day so I have a little Disney with me. I always love when you dress up, that is a great vest!

I saw a great Belle walking into my office today.

 

[azdisneylover]

Have a great time! You look so much like Willie Wonka in the pic!

 

[Aurora0427]

YAY for low crowds!

 

[pblack]

I'm also here today and my dh and I didnt get into the parks until close to 9 and toy story was basically a walk on. We did it twice in a row.

 

[AndrewC]

What’s your strategy with Buzz? Do you go for the Zurg in the last room, or just high value targets?

I finally got 1.4 million (which was enough for 3rd on that day) but got super lucky with like a 45 second ride stop in perfect place for some diamond/triangle hits...

I can’t seem to ever hit the Zurg target in the last room (do you have to hold the gun higher up to get a more straight on shot?) but I can hit the first guy... sometimes five or six times, but often that only results in a 700k-900k run...

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Welcome back, Rob!

 

[SeaDis]

A little nonsense, now and then, is relished by the wisest men.

 

[KPeterso]

Welcome back! Glad Disneyland was really nice for you yesterday.

 

[smartlabelprint]

It has been our experience that 10/31 is usually low crowd. We got there after 4 and things had picked up.

 

[WonkaKid]

Welcome back, Rob!

Thank you! It's good to be back. When I left LA a few weeks ago it was 90. Upon my return to LA, it had began to snow in Chicago and temps were in the low 30s. Good timing on my part .

 

[WonkaKid]

Welcome back! Glad Disneyland was really nice for you yesterday.

Thank you! As per usual, I aim to return on Sunday. Then I'll be far more rested and will be able to rope drop and see other people that I usually only see on Sundays.

 

[WonkaKid]

A few more pics:

A small portion of the wall has come down -- the part closest to Plaza Inn.


This was the line for POTC at around 2:00. The line for Buzz Lightyear was even shorter.


New pins for November.

 

[WonkaKid]

And one last pic. This is the homemade Wonka bar that usually accompanies my costume. But I didn’t want to carry it around all day. Then again, if I had, not as many people would have guessed that I was The Mad Hatter. And for anyone that’s interested, yes, there is a screen-accurate Golden Ticket inside. Also made it myself .

 

[ab21au]

This was the line for POTC at around 2:00. The line for Buzz Lightyear was even shorter.
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Today POTC was queued out the entry. I had not seen it so crowded.