Disneyland: Halloween and new attractions

 

Even with things that were hard about this trip, and us not being likely to go at Halloween again, I did still love the decorations.

There was lots to look at and fun options like doing a pumpkin scavenger hunt:

https://disneyland.disney.go.com/events-tours/plutos-pumpkin-pursuit 

There were also some rides that were changed for the holiday. 

Two that I was able to try this year were Mater's Graveyard Jambooree and Luigi's Honkin Haul-o-ween, both in Cars Land.

In that case, in addition to the decorations, they change the music to something that is both Halloween and cars-themes, like a purple fender bender instead of a purple people-eater.

Decor may be best in Cars Land anyway.

As it is, I really wish that for Halloween the Haunted Mansion would stay the same, because it is perfect for that holiday and I am not a big fan of The Nightmare Before Christmas. 

That being said, there were some changes that were amazing.

Well, consider it one ride overhaul and one completely new ride.

I only have pictures from the line, because in both rides they advised not having anything in your hands and I am a rule follower.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure is adorable, working in the changes between human and frog size and giving us lots and lots of Louis, as it should be.

I told my sisters that they better have Ray's grandmother with her walker, and they did.

Then Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway honored their history in the line, previewed where things were going with a cartoon feature that broke the fourth wall and allowed you to step through it, then kept being surprising and fresh.

When I was getting ready to go, I saw that there were going to be things related to The Emperor's New Groove and Big Hero 6, neither of which I had seen.

I watched them very close to when we left, so Big Hero 6 was pretty fresh in memory when we watched a feature about Walt Disney and saw interview footage with Bob Iger. I thought he looked a lot like Alistair Krei. Coincidence?

Regardless, while I have concerns about some of the things that happen corporate-wise and with the movies, and certainly pricing is going up, Disney parks are still really good at creating magical experiences.

COVID: This has all been said in the previous posts, but Halloween is pretty crowded. That is getting to be true for any time of year. 

For the specific rides, the Runaway Railway is indoors so I masked for that. Tiana's Bayou Adventure is partially in and outdoors. I just kept the mask on for that. The two Cars Land rides are both outdoors, but the lines can be pretty crowded and indoors for part of Luigi's line. 

Accessibility: Disney is pretty good about accommodating various needs on rides, but check the information on specific rides, link shown for Tiana's Bayou Adventure:

https://disneyland.disney.go.com/attractions/disneyland/tianas-bayou-adventure/