Win 2 Tix to Mickey's Halloween Party at Disneyland and You Might See Dudes Dressed as the Ghostbusters

Do you ever wake up in the morning and say to yourself, "I think I'll put on my Ghostbusters costume and head over to Disneyland so I can ride Space Mountain and go trick-or-treating,"? If you haven't, what are you waiting for? If you wear that costume anywhere else--OK, anywhere else but Hollywood Boulevard or Comic-Con--the people around you will start feeling nervous and call the cops. 

Avoid getting arrested and go to Mickey's Halloween Party, a special ticketed event on certain Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays in October--and, of course on Halloween night--instead. You'll have more fun there than at the police station, and you'll have an excuse to eat all the candy you normally don't eat because you want your pants to fit.

Disneyland invited my family down for the party's opening night last Friday night. I'd been sick with the flu all week but my sons would've probably tried to burn me at the stake if I'd been all, "Sorry, we can't go."

Despite my fatigue, the trip was totally worth it. The whole park gets tricked out with hundreds of carved pumpkins, Mickey pulls out his non-sparkly vampire costume, and several of the rides get a spooky makeover. We hit up Space Mountain first--it's turned into the "Ghost Galaxy" and has a scary monster chasing the rollercoaster. Just be aware that you will probably have one of two reactions to riding Ghost Galaxy: stunned shock and awe...or tongue out and making weird hand motions.

Exhibit A:

If your kid is over 3-years-old, have them get a makeover at the Pirates League in New Orleans Square. Eleven-year-old Mr. O got transformed into a pretty fierce pirate. With that beard my baby's looking really grown, isn't he?

Eight year-old Mr. T passed on the pirate makeover and stuck with the cowboy outfit he's been dying to wear. I was supposed to be a pirate fortune teller but I forgot my eyepatch and scarf at home. I'm feeling pretty well protected by Pirate Blue Steel and Cowboy T.

We spent the rest of the night riding rides, eating candy, watching the Halloween-themed fireworks, eating more candy, party rocking at the Pirate Disco, and interrogating the dudes dressed up as the Ghostbusters about how they made their costumes. My nosiness paid off--you can buy your own at their Etsy shop!

The good news is I get to pay the fun forward! Disneyland hooked me up with TWO tickets to Mickey's Halloween Party on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 and I'm going to give them away to one lucky Los Angelista winner.

Mandatory Entry: Leave a comment and a valid email on this post by 11:59 PM PST on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 telling me what your favorite Halloween costume was when you were a kid.

Extra Entries: 

1. Tweet the following: "I want to win @Disneyland tickets from @LosAngelista #MickeysPirateDisco" along with a link to this post. Each tweet will be a separate entry, so the more you tweet, the more chances you have to win. Let me know your twitter handle in the comments on this post.

2. Like the Los Angelista Facebook Page: Leave another comment on this post letting me know you liked it. If you already like it, leave a comment telling me that.

The Fine Print:
  • If you leave an anonymous comment or one that doesn't have a valid email attached to it, you'll get disqualified. (How am I supposed to tell who you are in case you win?) 
  • The winner will be chosen randomly. If the winner does not respond to my efforts to contact him/her via email, Facebook or Twitter by NOON Pacific Time on Thursday, October 4th, another winner will be chosen. 
  • Winners do not have to live in the Los Angeles/Orange County area, however they must provide their own transportation to Disneyland on October 9, 2012. Parking will not provided and hotel room or other travel/transportation costs are not included. 
  • If you win, I'm going to priority mail you the tickets.
  • This is a non-transferable give-away, and winners are not permitted to sell/donate/give-away their ticket.
  • Here are more rules you are agreeing to abide by if you enter. I don't want to be sued by anybody who gets to thinking that just because they enter, they've automatically won.  
Good luck to you. I know if you win you're SO gonna do this:
Update 10/4/12: We have a winner! Congratulations to Elizabeth Lee. She'll be going to Disneyland next Tuesday! Thanks to everyone who entered.

Comments

Jen said…
I love Disneyland! When I was a kid my favorite costume, which I wore million times, was a jack-o-lantern that my mom sewed for me and my little brother. When I got too tall, I just added tights! My e-mail is jafloyd_at_gmail.com.
Jen said…
I already "liked" your facebook page. Yay! Extra entry!
Jen said…
And I "tweeted." My twitter is @Jen_Floyd
Ileana99 said…
I love Disneyland!!! And I have never had the chance to go during the Halloween festivities, so this would be awesome to win! When I was a kid my favorite costume was a gypsy. And it wasn't a pretty gypsy, it was the ones that had the mole and scary vibe to it. My sister and I would pretend to read the future from our glass ball ( an actual soccer ball, haha) and it was just one of those costumes we never grew tired of.
Ileana99 said…
I also love your page and I am one of your biggest fans! I also follow you on your twitter! @ileanalopez99
The url to my tweet about your giveaway is
https://twitter.com/ileanalopez99/status/253163295270371328

Thanks!
SeeNev said…
When I was a kid, I had a dinosaur costume and went trick or treating, but I was so shy that I didn't want to keep doing it, so I told my parents my tail was too heavy and I wanted to stop.
Hi! I both love your blog (though I'm a lurker, not a commenter), and I love Disneyland. Hooray!
Haha, I just saw that I'm still labeled as in Chicago. I'm back in LA, and I also just liked your FB page.
EYL said…
Elizabeth
Hi! Favorite childhood costume was definitely a salt shaker, given that I had a pepper shaker with me as well...

Email: elee1216@gmail.com
EYL said…
Already "liked" your FB page! Duhh~
My favorite costume when I was a kid was a fairy princess costume that my aunt made me. She also made her a matching costume! Thanks so much for the chance. My daughter will be thrilled to go!
gigglesandlollipops at gmail dot com
Following on FB Michelle H.M
Jeff Partain said…
My favorite costume was definitely my old school Dracula (Bela Lugosi style) costume. I was into the old horror films as a child and wanted to look like the 1931 Tod Browning Dracula. My mom was never a big fan of Halloween, but she helped me achieve the black & white look I was going for.

jeffpartain@msn.com
twitter.com/jeffpartain
susie said…
My favorite costume was being a 50's girl
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susie said…
Likeed the Los Angelista Facebook Page
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boyzrule said…
I am going to date myself, but my fave costume was the homemade hobo costume. Hey the 70's had inexpensive costumes.

Dmoretti1967 at yahoo.com
boyzrule said…
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boyzrule said…
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Cara said…
I don't think my comment worked so I will try again. My favorite costume as a kid was a Witch! Loved all the makeup and would love to go to Disneyland for Halloween.
Thx - Cara76@gmail.com
GonePhishing said…
My favorite costume as a child was "yo ho let's go - a pirate". Nothing better. gonephishing@gmail.com
Cara said…
I just liked your page on facebook - thanks for the contest.
Cara76@gmail.com
boyzrule said…
Tweeted

https://twitter.com/boyzrule1/status/253228269133000704


@boyzrule1

Dmoretti1967 at yahoo dot com
mami said…
My Favorite Halloween costume was when I was a kid was Dracula
mami said…
Favorite costume when I was a kid was DRACULA
Unknown said…
I LOVE Disneyland and my son would have a BALL! I am already a FB Fan. You can find my Twitter post @UHeardMeRight
Ileana99 said…
I hope you know I've been twitting all day about this awesome giveaway!!! Good luck everyone! :D
Anonymous said…
The only costume I remember was something similar to a Barbie doll with the hideous plastic masks with large eye holes!

email is jacks508@sbcglobal.net
twitter @JAF508

Thanks!
Anonymous said…
Oh, and I "liked" your Facebook page.

Thanks,
cynthia
@JAF508
Bonnie said…
I once dressed up as a pilgrim and it has forever stuck out as my most memorable halloween ccostume!
Bonnie said…
I like you on FB. My user is Bonnie Owens
Bonnie said…
Here's my tweet :)@DecoBonnie

https://twitter.com/decobonnie/status/253305050812792833
FourPartains said…
I love Disneyland at Halloween time! My favorite costume is a toss up between the year I had the rainbow colored clown wig, red nose and crazy striped clown suit and the year I dressed up as a witch with a big, pointy, black hat and straw broom...keeping it traditional! Although, I would have loved to have been a Ghostbuster!

fourpartains@yahoo.com
FourPartains said…
I "liked" your facebook page! Thanks!

fourpartains@yahoo.com
trouble said…
My favorite childhood costume was Casper the Friendly Ghost.
boyzrule said…
New tweet

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Dmoretti1967 at yahoo dot com
timelesstotes said…
My favorite costume as a child was "Hazel" the maid. It was a sitcom show in the 1960's. I always loved to clean so maybe that is why I wanted to be her.
timelesstotes said…
Extra Entry - I tweeted https://twitter.com/DisneyMom917/status/253413131538292738

twitter handle - disneymom917
timelesstotes said…
Extra Entry: I liked your facebook page - Donna Pierson Wilson.

Douglas Wilson said…
Extra entry - I liked your facebook page. Douglas Wilson
Douglas Wilson said…
Mandatory entry - as a kid, our religion didn't let us celebrate Halloween so I never had a costume. That all changed when I had kids - celebrate every year!

wilson8d@hotmail.com
Douglas Wilson said…
My email on my previous entry was incorrect - wilson1d@hotmail.com
My favorite Halloween costume was being a ghost. Not very original.
Digicats {at} Sbcglobal {dot} Net
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/MsCarolsueA/status/253438518553083904
Digicats {at} Sbcglobal {dot} Net
I follow you on Facebook as Carolsue Anderson
Digicats {at} Sbcglobal {dot} Net
I follow you on Facebook as Carolsue Anderson
Digicats {at} Sbcglobal {dot} Net
Denise M said…
my fave costume as a kid was a homemade witches outfit

uclangel422 at yahoo dot com
Jeff Partain said…
I tweeted and liked your Facebook page too.

jeffpartain@msn.com
Ileana99 said…
I twitted about your giveaway today again!!! :D
Bonnie said…
I tweeted again
https://twitter.com/decobonnie/status/253561760152432640
boyzrule said…
Tweet

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April said…
Favorite costume when I was a kid was some wierd alien. It was a blowup alien hat that was huge and everyone wore one! For the life of me, i cannot remember what those costumes were called but it was fun.
April said…
I liked you on FB. :-)
April said…
Oops. Forgot to add my email. It's gotbears@cox.net
Terry said…
I just Liked Your Page, I hope we win the tickets to Disneyland, My Kids are overjoyed already:) I feel like I am 8 years old again at Disneyland. I have never been there during Halloween and would love it! My FB Username is Richard N Terry Carrillo. I also subscribed to your newsletter. What a great thing you are doing!
Sarah said…
Like done. Thanks for the chance to win.
boyzrule said…
Tweet

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@boyzrule1

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boyzrule said…
Tweeted again

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@boyzrule1

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boyzrule said…
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boyzrule said…
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New and different tweet :)

@boyzrule1

Dmoretti1967 at yahoo.com
boyzrule said…
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boyzrule said…
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boyzrule said…
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boyzrule said…
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Yara Rubio said…
When I was in 2nd grade I really wanted to be a unicorn for Halloween. After going to countless stores, and being unsuccessful my mother and uncle opted to make me the costume from scratch. I was over joyed, loved the costume, and won most original at school. I felt fab!<3 The magic of childhood. :)
Anonymous said…
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boyzrule said…
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boyzrule said…
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boyzrule said…
Me again

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boyzrule said…
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Ileana99 said…
There goes another tweet!

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boyzrule said…
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timelesstotes said…
I tweeted again:

https://twitter.com/DisneyMom917/status/253727899310493696

twitter handle: disneymom917
email: donnawilson917@gmail.com
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timelesstotes said…
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timelesstotes said…
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timelesstotes said…
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If you can't tell, I really want to win LOL.

twitter handle: disneymom917
timelesstotes said…
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my last tweet
Diane said…
My FAVORITE costume as a child was Casper. Remember those hot plastic face masks? The kind that never lined up with your eyes just right. It made walking and holding the heavy bag of candy a real skill.

I think I recycled that outfit for a few years. I am certain I wanted it because of the cartoon. Costumes have come a long way right LosAngelista? PS Your kids look so animated. I can't tell if they are enjoying themselves or not!

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