Heading in October

I don't know if you were thinking about checking out Universal's
Halloween celebration, but we did last year and my advice is - don't
bother! It was so crowded we could only do one of the haunted houses
and even that wasn't done very well (myself, daughter and her fiance
are haunted house fanatics). I am not going to go into a lot of
detail, but overall it was an awful experience. The only thing good
any one of us had to say about it was it made us appreciate Disney all
the more.

One bit of advice when you go to the Halloween party - we found the
crowds cleared out after the first parade/fireworks, and it was much
easier to do things. So that day you may want to consider having your
daughter take a nap and then stay up late, so you can do everything
you want without battling the crowds. Of course since we went on
opening night, the crowds were pretty substantial. I don't know if
it's that way all the time. Be sure to bring (or buy) a Halloween
costume for her.

Have a great time. I know you will love it. And the Caribbean Beach is
a wonderful hotel.

Gretchen
TDC Keeper of Stormalong Bay

"Steve Chap" <saachapm> wrote in message news:<0W_Oa.19741$N7.2329@sccrnsc03>...
> We are planning our first , yes I did say our First, trip to WDW with our 6
> year old daughter...We will be attending Mickey's not-so-scary Halloween
> party as well. Any great ideas from you old timers as to what to see and
> what to skip...we have 10 days to entertain ourselves there...staying at
> Caribbean Beach...

If she enjoys the princesses, you might want to check out the Princess
Breakfast too. We went in November last year (my daughter was 9 and still
enjoyed it a lot). It was held at Epcot in a Norway section building. The
food was great and the Princesses were a lot of fun.

One of the best parts for us, was that the breakfast was held before the
park opened. How often do you get a family picture at disney where - at a
distance, it's JUST you and your family? Pretty cool!

Scott

"Steve Chap" <saachapm> wrote
> Thank you for the advice! My daughter has already requested to be
> Cinderella of course! I just finished sewing it up! I think we will end
up
> taking lots of naps to be able to stay up late! Good idea!

We called and booked that today! We can hardly wait for Halloween to
arrive...I'm not sure who is more excited me or my daughter!!!
"Scott Barnes" <sfb@iaw.on.ca> wrote in message
news:MbmPa.582$rq2.74756143@mantis.golden.net...
> If she enjoys the princesses, you might want to check out the Princess
> Breakfast too. We went in November last year (my daughter was 9 and still
> enjoyed it a lot). It was held at Epcot in a Norway section building.
The
> food was great and the Princesses were a lot of fun.
>
> One of the best parts for us, was that the breakfast was held before the
> park opened. How often do you get a family picture at disney where - at a
> distance, it's JUST you and your family? Pretty cool!
>
> Scott
>
> "Steve Chap" <saachapm> wrote
> > Thank you for the advice! My daughter has already requested to be
> > Cinderella of course! I just finished sewing it up! I think we will
end
> up
> > taking lots of naps to be able to stay up late! Good idea!
>
>
>