Halloween is a HUGE holiday for celebrating. 2021 spending on costumes, candy, decor and cards was $10.1 Billion, with 2022 hitting $10.6 Billion. That is with 65% of households celebrating. That is just monies spent. I have an attic full of decor so while I might not be spending much, there is def celebrating happening. Parties go on for weeks, Disney Parties go on for months, Haunted Houses are built all over, stores are full of decor that flies off the shelves, communities have Trick or Treat and businesses/churches do Trunk or Treat. There are festivals, corn mazes, neighborhood parties, adult parties everywhere, pop up Halloween stores. If a weekday some parents take off work to avoid the horrible traffic congestion of parents trying to get home on time. Traffic and Events are much bigger issues at Halloween than Christmas.
It's July...just blah.
Does any of that start before October?
and Halloween is not religious... so really anyone can participate in Halloween as opposed to Christmas.
Spirit Halloween stores are opening now in my area. People whpo make their own costumes might start planning. I know I will decorate as soon as late september happens. Halloween and the Christmas season are my decorating times. Perhaps the parties etc does not start until Octobre, but places like Salem,MA will be very busy in Sept and October.
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$$$$$$$$$$$$$ especially if you think about how Halloween is paywalled in Florida as aside from decour in order to see characters decked out for the season you have to pay for the party or a mediocre buffet at Hollywood & Vine
The shopping has already started, the stores are full. The Halloween cash is flowing freely. The costume and entertaining planning has started for some who get creative. Tik Tok and IG are full of Halloween DIY decorations. Home parties can start by Oct 1 since there is competition for dates so invites must get out soon. Halloween involves lots more planning and commitment of time for many more than Christmas does so the work starts early.
Umm, I think F&W has a little to do with that.
Yes now it does, but way back when they started the two events, F&W was not that big and didn't draw families. It also wasn't an added ticket. Disney has no doubt filled hurricane season so full of events that it changed their bottom line for sure. I remember booking FREE DINING to begin just before F&W starting Oct 1 ... and using all our snacks there. Now it's insanely crowded and I avoid it.Umm, I think F&W has a little to do with that.
We do it on week nights and also during the day. Not busy.
In my experience, Halloween is mostly for children and drunk college students. Nobody else cares all that much.The shopping has already started, the stores are full. The Halloween cash is flowing freely. The costume and entertaining planning has started for some who get creative. Tik Tok and IG are full of Halloween DIY decorations. Home parties can start by Oct 1 since there is competition for dates so invites must get out soon. Halloween involves lots more planning and commitment of time for many more than Christmas does so the work starts early.
Christmas for us is two days, we don't go to any parties. We might go see a light display or like this year we have a Disney trip in December so we'll see some decor. Other than gift shopping which is more about the gift than the holiday we don't begin preparing until the day we put up our decorations. I decorate a lot but it's pretty much the same each year so no preplanning.
Halloween can involve lots of preplanning and that likely changes for families as their kids get older. I have no issue with there being Halloween stuff in the stores now.
NOW if what you mean Disney World specifically because there are almost three months of parties - it is purely a business move for them. People love those parties and were always asking for them to be in summer which is only time some families can go. It's a slower time anyway so exactly why Disney is okay with doing them. The daytime decor is not that much if you aren't into Halloween it isn't a big deal. Every extra Disney has added over the years is to get guests to come, and spend. Halloween is highly successful for them.
We used to go every October and the parks were great - only thing happening was a big golf tournament. They added the Halloween Party and October totally changed, now not the slow time it was.
You don't see Halloween decorations all over? Like Christmas, it enjoys a "season" not limited to the one day. Events are planned that aren't beholden to the calendar date.
Yes on the fact that Christmas is now celebrated by non-Christians as well, nope on the idea that Christmas started out as Saturnalia. But, that's not an allowed discussion on the 'boards I don't think...
