"Official" 2018 Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party - A Spooktacular Celebration!

[ninafeliz]

What are the chances that I will be able to get the AP pin and shirt at the October 26th party? Do they typically sell out? I hate to pay ebay prices if I can actually buy them in person, but am getting antsy waiting (not that I've even seen the shirt in my size on ebay anyway, but I did look a couple of times).

 

[scrappinginontario]

We arrive on Sunday 9/16 and don't have anything planned that day. We get in at like, 6am. Would it be ridiculous to get a party ticket that night, even though we already have one for 9/18?

You’ve mentioned that this is your first trip so for many reasons I would not personally add the party.

If you are arriving at 6am is it safe to assume you’ve been up travelling most/all of the night? Do you have children with you? Even with a down day on the Sunday I would want to be well rested and get my clock reset and ready to start our trip Monday! Disney trips are long, long days/nights and the times that we’ve tried to do too much on day 1, we’ve felt it by day 2 or 3 and it’s a tougher few days.

While excited to get started I think a good night’s sleep would better help you. If you go to the party Sunday you will be starting your trip with 2 nights of very little sleep. We left Tuesday’s party around 12:15 but didn’t get back to our room until almost 1:30am. I don’t think that travel time is unrealistic. I think it’s easy to underestimate how long it takes to get from A to B at Disney.

If you’re not doing the characters you would be doing rides and extras. The ‘extras’ parade, fireworks, stage show, trick or treating you will be be able to do in 1 Party.

And, this may just be me but, I would want to wait and do rides the first time with ‘normal’ wait times. On Tuesday the majority of rides were walk-on or close to it. If my first experience was that then when I had to wait in normal lines I would always find them long rather than realistic as I’d be comparing them to my party experience rather than regular park days. Does that make any sense?

Any way, these are just my thoughts and the reasons why I would choose not to add a second party.

Sounds like a near-perfect night to me (minus the early rain of course). Thanks for sharing your experience.

We did! Thanks!!

 

[IceQueen182]

Some of us are coming from far away (Oregon) for a once every couple of years event. We don't have the opportunity for a bad night. I have one shot at seeing the fireworks for the next 2 years and if that means a dessert party, so be it. We leave in 3 weeks and I'm doing 32 hours of overtime this week. Dinner will be on the cheap for a few weeks. It will all be worth it. I'm already shelling out over $10,000 for this trip......

billyjobobb, you don't need to defend your spending decisions. The fireworks are important to you, so you've chosen to spend some money to make them more enjoyable for you and your family. We also did the Hallowishes dessert party and, for us, it was the highlight of our party. The desserts were delicious, the CM's were wonderful and to be able to sit and just enjoy the event was great.

I really appreciate hearing from those who have good feedback on the dessert party! This is one thing I'm struggling with for our MNSSHP night on 10/5. My DD 6 really wants to try a lot of the party treats, and I think she'll be wiped out by 10 p.m., so I thought the Tomorrowland Terrace dessert party might be a good way for her to sample mini sized treats and have a seat to watch the fireworks.

Question for those who did the dessert party without parade viewing (which we don't have)- were you able to fit in watching the first parade, and still manage to get pre-fireworks treats before the fireworks started? Any suggestions for when to check in for the dessert party and how to make it all work? The logistics seem challenging. Thank you!!

 

[Rich M]

My bad for starting the weather talk in here. Didn't know people would get upset by that.

 

[RJstanis]

You can also book a breakfast at O’Hana. Stitch and Lilo are there. They come to each table so you can take pics and have them sign autograph books. They are only at the breakfast seating.

This is our favorite breakfast/character meal. Fun and relaxing meal, highly recommend. Food is nothing special but it is good and plentiful.

Is there enough to do to fill two parties? We have never been to WDW before so we just don't want to waste the money if not. We also were looking at adding a day to our tickets and maybe doing the night at one of the other parks.

There is absolutely enough to do two parties, it's just a personal opinion if there's a value in doing two or more parties is all subjective. I like what someone else said, commit to one and then decide after that if you want/need to do a second one, first.

Correct...BUT the Military MNSSHP tickets can NOT be bought online or over the phone. They must be purchased in person. When we arrive we will go buy these tickets with our son.

Unless you are staying at SoG, then I believe you can order your MNSHHP ahead of time as well as other discounted tickets. But obviously you need specific military backgrounds to stay there (veterans can stay there all next month fyi!)

 

[RJstanis]

My bad for starting the weather talk in here. Didn't know people would get upset by that.

I think it was an excellent topic to bring up and consider

No matter what your opinion is, ignoring the possibility doesn't mean it won't go away I say control what you can, prepare for the worst, and let the rest go

 

[grumpy28]

I think it was an excellent topic to bring up and consider

I agree. If people are bothered by it, maybe they should skip the posts. Like I have done for many, many times on topics that don't pertain to me (I'm looking at you dessert party!).

 

[AntimonyER]

This is our favorite breakfast/character meal. Fun and relaxing meal, highly recommend. Food is nothing special but it is good and plentiful.

Except the juice!

I'm kind of happy to hear there is a silver lining to the rain, ie shorter lines. We are going on Oct. 16th and it's not really flexible without really messing up our schedule.

 

[SaintsManiac]

I agree. If people are bothered by it, maybe they should skip the posts. Like I have done for many, many times on topics that don't pertain to me (I'm looking at you dessert party!).

Feel free to quote me directly next time. There's nothing wrong with discussing weather. There is something wrong with inciting panic about something that is not happening.

 

[sherlockmiles]

I went down 2 days earlier than planned last year so I'd be there when they closed the airport. That was really the best trip ever! I keep telling everybody I'm going to head back down as soon as I see another hurricane headed to Orlando! I'm scheduled for the exact same time this year and I'm planning to schedule again for the same time next year.

We ended up going down 1 day early - southwest was allowing certain reservations to be changed without penalty.
Disney handled the hurricane fantastically.
We had planned to attend that same week this year, too but had to cancel. We'll be there that same week (week after labor day) next year though! DH is already talking about the trip! I can't wait to make reservations...

 

[Rich M]

Feel free to quote me directly next time. There's nothing wrong with discussing weather. There is something wrong with inciting panic about something that is not happening.

That was not my intention at all. Sorry for anybody that might have panicked. Someone was kind enough to start a thread so if everyone doesn't mind if we can move on from this topic and discuss it there. https://www.disboards.com/threads/hurricane-watch-2018.3703825/#post-59680079

That way we don't get this thread shut down. This one is helping too many people.

 

[Elsaalltheway]

We went down for Irma last year - this was our attitude.
DH thinks it was our best disney trip.

Yes, me too. I was there for Irma too and I loved it. Went to the MNSSHP right after and it was so empty most rides were walk on. There was a long line at space mtn once and just skipped that but came out of there with four bags of candy. I watched a group of kids walk out with full pillow cases full of candy. They were holding them with both of their hands. It would have filled my whole carry on case. LOL. The parade was great, show was great, fireworks, great. All of it. Can't wait to go back.

 

[Haley R]

Is there enough to do to fill two parties? We have never been to WDW before so we just don't want to waste the money if not. We also were looking at adding a day to our tickets and maybe doing the night at one of the other parks.

This will be our first time doing the Halloween parties and I think there is more than enough to do in two parties, BUT we are planning on meeting quite a few characters so that will take up a lot of our time.

It also might be fun if you got a normal ticket instead and enjoyed one of the other parks. I think you’re the only one that can decide what is more important to you.

 

[Melanie230]

Not MNSSHP tickets. Per WDW site and conversations I had over the phone they must be purchased in person.

Where Can You Purchase These Specially Priced Tickets?

• Direct From Walt Disney World:
  • These special tickets must be purchased in person (with proper military ID) from Walt Disney World ticket or Guest Relations locations! They can not be pre-purchased over the phone or internet.
• From Shades of Green:
  • You may also purchase these special tickets in person at Shades of Green’s Ticket Office
  • Shades of Green will ship these tickets for a fee. You can call them at : (407) 824-1403 and they will email you the forms that you need

 

[RJstanis]

Not MNSSHP tickets. Per WDW site and conversations I had over the phone they must be purchased in person.

Where Can You Purchase These Specially Priced Tickets?

• Direct From Walt Disney World:
  • These special tickets must be purchased in person (with proper military ID) from Walt Disney World ticket or Guest Relations locations! They can not be pre-purchased over the phone or internet.
• From Shades of Green:
  • You may also purchase these special tickets in person at Shades of Green’s Ticket Office
  • Shades of Green will ship these tickets for a fee. You can call them at : (407) 824-1403 and they will email you the forms that you need

They must have changed it then. When I looked earlier in the year you could order them ahead of time via mail/fax after filling out a form so you could have the tickets in order to book FP. I had considered staying there next month but decided not to. Thanks for letting me know!

 

[SnowWhite2000]

Question for those who did the dessert party without parade viewing (which we don't have)- were you able to fit in watching the first parade, and still manage to get pre-fireworks treats before the fireworks started? Any suggestions for when to check in for the dessert party and how to make it all work? The logistics seem challenging. Thank you!!

This is my question, too! How can I watch the first parade and still do the dessert party? Two little kids, will do much better with seating for fireworks. Don't want to miss the parade, but probably unable to stay up for the second one. Is there a recommended parade viewing location that will allow us to get to the dessert party in time for treats, after the parade passes? I initially wanted to watch the parade from Frontierland, but I don't see any way to make it all the way back to Tomorrowland, get desserts and watch the fireworks. If we're in the Hub for the first parade, it seems like we could make it easier, but then how long do we have to stake out a spot for the parade in advance? My kids don't do great at night in heavy crowds, my party is on Sept. 28. Pros and cons of first parade plus dessert party (with no parade viewing included) seem to be a challenge for me. Thanks for any input.

 

[GirlDreamer]

They must have changed it then. When I looked earlier in the year you could order them ahead of time via mail/fax after filling out a form so you could have the tickets in order to book FP. I had considered staying there next month but decided not to. Thanks for letting me know!

I don’t know anything about military tickets, but looking at the post you quoted it looks like you still can. If you look at the second bullet point under Shades of Green it says:

• Shades of Green will ship these tickets for a fee. You can call them at : (407) 824-1403 and they will email you the forms that you need

 

[SquashBanana]

I don’t know anything about military tickets, but looking at the post you quoted it looks like you still can. If you look at the second bullet point under Shades of Green it says:

This is correct. My father-in-law is retired military and was able to purchase our tickets and have them shipped (shipping was $10 via FedEx I believe). He had to fill out the form with his military credentials and fax it back. Roughly a week later, the tickets were in his mailbox. He then gave them to me and I linked them in my MDE. This happened back in May shortly after they went on sale.

 

[princess_jamie]

I arrive on the 15th I'm hoping second weekend in September means it gets it out of its system between the 7-9th. I think it's just cross your fingers and keep checking back for now..

 

[WiWe]

Im not sure how to quote but as for the military MNSSHP tickets via Shades of Green they can be bought early. I bought ours via the form from Shades of Green and had our tickets mailed to us for our upcoming trip in Sept. If buying from WDW gates is when they have to bought in person