"Halfway to Halloween" Treats Announced.

[JAB]

Disney Parks blog just posted their first look at "Halfway to Halloween" specialty treats that start on 4/28 (because I guess August is too late to start Halloween this year ).

First Look at Disney’s Halfway to Halloween Eats and Treats

It’s almost spooky season – and by almost, I mean halfway! If you’re anything like me, you love this season all year long. As April 28 approaches, we are soon-to-be halfway to Halloween! And we all know it’s never too early to get in the

disneyparks.disney.go.com

 

[Touchdown]

More likely they got some late 2021 Halloween supplies off a slow boat from China and needed to get rid of them. If that’s true bet on a Christmas in July promo.

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

This is strange.

 

[Dear Prudence]

This has been slowly happening for years. Halloween is my favourite, and the influencerifizing, toxic consumerism of it now is literally ruining it. I don't even want to tell people it's my favourite holiday because I don't want to be associated with this. #Halloween365, using Halloween as a personality trait/one's whole personality, #CodeOrange all that ish has KILLED Halloween.

 

[Ayla]

More likely they got some late 2021 Halloween supplies off a slow boat from China and needed to get rid of them. If that’s true bet on a Christmas in July promo.

Yep.

 

[Dear Prudence]

Yep.

This has been happening since before this. The 'Halfway to Halloween' nonsense started at least circa 2017-2018. Shudder had a "Halfway to Halloween" celebration in 2020. Disney has only been hoping on this since about 2020, but, I assure it, this whole phenomenon has been annoying for way longer than "chain supply issues."

 

[Ayla]

This has been happening since before this. The 'Halfway to Halloween' nonsense started at least circa 2017-2018. Shudder had a "Halfway to Halloween" celebration in 2020. Disney has only been hoping on this since about 2020, but, I assure it, this whole phenomenon has been annoying for way longer than "chain supply issues."

Then I guess the supply chain issues worked in their favor this year, didn't they?

 

[Animaniac93-98]

With UNI selling HHN 31 shirts already too, I guess Halloween is whenever you say it is...

 

[Anteater]

With UNI selling HHN 31 shirts already too, I guess Halloween is whenever you say it is...

That's what we always said in retail. The Christmas season doesn't start on Black Friday. It starts when WE say it does!
OK now. Let's all circle the cash register and sing Fah-who foris, dah-who doris, welcome Customers, bring your cash!

 

[kalel8145]

Damn Disney and their.....shuffles deck.....putting out treats that I in no way have to buy or even look at.

 

[Tom P.]

Damn Disney and their.....shuffles deck.....putting out treats that I in no way have to buy or even look at.

It's not that you're being forced to buy them. It's that some of us think that this kind of thing dilutes the actual holiday experience. Our culture has done it for years with Christmas, to the point that by December 25th, many people are already sick of it. Now they're doing it to Halloween. It's irritating.

 

[kalel8145]

It's not that you're being forced to buy them. It's that some of us think that this kind of thing dilutes the actual holiday experience. Our culture has done it for years with Christmas, to the point that by December 25th, many people are already sick of it. Now they're doing it to Halloween. It's irritating.

1st world problems.

 

[Vacationeer]

There’s still a ways to go before it totally gets out of hand. 3/4s the way to Halloween still isn’t very popular yet.

 

[Anteater]

There’s still a ways to go before it totally gets out of hand. 3/4s the way to Halloween still isn’t very popular yet.

And, neither is The Day After Halloween. Well, except for the kids. And, the parents that "sample" the candy!

 

[Rambozo]

I don't like this idea, it makes Halloween not as special if your talking about it in April. They are just doing this to make money.

 

[Tom P.]

1st world problems.

You're on a Walt Disney World fan forum. There is literally nothing being discussed here that is not a first world problem.

 

[kalel8145]

You're on a Walt Disney World fan forum. There is literally nothing being discussed here that is not a first world problem.

Exactly my point. Being irritated by holiday treats being out too early for you is the epitome of ridiculousness. Just look away from them. LOL

 

[larryz]

That's what we always said in retail. The Christmas season doesn't start on Black Friday. It starts when WE say it does!
OK now. Let's all circle the cash register and sing Fah-who foris, dah-who doris, welcome Customers, bring your cash!

Wrong park...

 

[larryz]

Damn Disney and their.....shuffles deck.....putting out treats that I in no way have to buy or even look at.

1st world problems.

Exactly my point. Being irritated by holiday treats being out too early for you is the epitome of ridiculousness. Just look away from them. LOL

Who's grumpier -- the ones complaining about holiday dilution, or the one complaining about people complaining?

 

[Tom P.]

Exactly my point. Being irritated by holiday treats being out too early for you is the epitome of ridiculousness. Just look away from them. LOL

But you could make the same argument about any discussion we have here.