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

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Everyone keeps mentioning the Orange Bird Sorcerers Card. What's so special about this card?

Also, what's the advantage of going through the bypass versus going down Main Street? I will have 3 first time visitors with me and I want them to experience the magic of seeing the castle for the first time down Main Street.

Orange bird card is an exculsive card made just got this year's mnsshp, so it's the only time to get it.

The bypass has some special photo opportunities, like posing with a frame for the party. You also get a starter bag of candy, if you go back one page you can my picture of what's included in the starter pack.

 

[pearlieq]

One thing that I noticed when I was there for the August party was although MK closes at 6 for day guests, I rarely (never) seen a CM tell that person/party hey it is after 6 please leave. Personal witness was pictures in front of castle and my time stamp was 6:30pm. I believe people are still staying until told to leave. It was more crowded this past August date than the other parties I have attended in the past.

That's a good point. I didn't see anyone being encouraged out either. We were asked to show bands to enter lands and rides, but there could definitely been a lot of "leftover" people for quite a while, contributing to the overall feeling of crowding.

 

[Roxyfire]

We attended on 10/4 as a party of 8 adults. DH and I have done a handful of parties in the past, but don't recall them well enough to remember if this felt different.

It was CROWDED, but in a weird way. There was an unpleasant number of bodies filling the streets, but lines for actual experiences seemed fair/reasonable for the most part. We wound up doing pretty much everything we wanted without too much hassle, but the overall feel in the park was unpleasantly congested. It's very strange.

We were there the same night and I totally agree, the pathways were totally congested as well as a lot of trick or treat lines.

My overall report from the night is that it was fun for rides and e were able to get quite a bit done before the fireworks but sadly we didn't get to do everything we wanted to do this time. We tried to head over to do Haunted Mansion before the first parade and there were so many people between Frontierland and Liberty Square it was impossible to get over there. But luckily we were on Space Mountain twice, once just before it went down (lights came on as we made it to the bottom) and once right after fireworks. After that we watched the second parade and decided to just leave as I had not been feeling well all evening.

It definitely cemented my plans to do something else next October break, either stay home or visit some friends in another city.

 

[CMNJ]

That's a good point. I didn't see anyone being encouraged out either. We were asked to show bands to enter lands and rides, but there could definitely been a lot of "leftover" people for quite a while, contributing to the overall feeling of crowding.

In the past at 7 (when the party started) there was an announcement over the loudspeaker from the ghost host announcing the start of the party. I noticed this did not occur Friday when we were there. I will post more later but we had a great time Friday night and I think we lucked out as I know people who attended Thursday and were not happy about the crowds.
Our fireworks view...
Edited to add it put the pic at the top lol

 

[Haley R]

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In the past at 7 (when the party started) there was an announcement over the loudspeaker from the ghost host announcing the start of the party. I noticed this did not occur Friday when we were there. I will post more later but we had a great time Friday night and I think we lucked out as I know people who attended Thursday and were not happy about the crowds.
Our fireworks view...
Edited to add it put the pic at the top lol

I wonder why they didn’t make the announcement this year?

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Yeah I didn't hear an announcement either on Tuesday, and at 7 pm we were standing outside waiting for the Queen of Hearts and the Tweedles, so we should have been able to hear it.

 

[greg9x]

Yeah I didn't hear an announcement either on Tuesday, and at 7 pm we were standing outside waiting for the Queen of Hearts and the Tweedles, so we should have been able to hear it.

Depends on where you are... the speakers are not very loud or clear in some areas. We were in the Splash Mountain area when the announcement was made and couldn't really hear or understand any of it.

 

[sheila14]

I wonder why they didn’t make the announcement this year?

I don’t remember hearing it in August when I went

 

[anomamatt]

I was keeping up to date on the dessert party / parade situation but lost track... what is the earliest they let you into the dessert party if you have parade viewing? I found one older post that said 8:30. Is that still accurate?

 

[hereforthechurros]

One thing that I noticed when I was there for the August party was although MK closes at 6 for day guests, I rarely (never) seen a CM tell that person/party hey it is after 6 please leave. Personal witness was pictures in front of castle and my time stamp was 6:30pm. I believe people are still staying until told to leave. It was more crowded this past August date than the other parties I have attended in the past.

I’ve seen quite a few comments on another forum from people saying they have stayed in the park even though they didn’t have a party ticket. Tacky, I know. If you avoid rides and M&Gs I imagine it would be fairly easy.

 

[DisneyKeepsUsYoung]

I’ve seen quite a few comments on another forum from people saying they have stayed in the park even though they didn’t have a party ticket. Tacky, I know. If you avoid rides and M&Gs I imagine it would be fairly easy.

In years past I have been asked for my band when waiting for parades, stage shows, and fireworks. I have witnessed families be escorted out trying to stake out spots for these things. I would hope the CM are as diligent as they have been in the past. I was hoping that was the purpose of the earlier day closure, to make it easier to get day guests out.

 

[Dean1953]

If the number of Cast Members remains the same but the attendance goes up by one third, I can see a lot of people not getting checked for a wristband, unless they get in a line.

 

[sheila14]

If the number of Cast Members remains the same but the attendance goes up by one third, I can see a lot of people not getting checked for a wristband, unless they get in a line.

Maybe this is why we have seen crowds lately???

 

[kyomagi]

So question, there will probably be a hurricane hitting the panhandle wednesday afternoon. We are flying from michigan and supposed to be landing around 11:45 am in orlando. While the storm will miss the disney area, it will be close to our flight path. Has anyone flown near a storm before? I dont think they will cancel, but would they go around it?

 

[bpesch]

That's a good point. I didn't see anyone being encouraged out either. We were asked to show bands to enter lands and rides, but there could definitely been a lot of "leftover" people for quite a while, contributing to the overall feeling of crowding.

We saw CM's actively checking bands after 6 pm at the party on Tuesday. Not sure how effective it was, but they were definitely checking people.

 

[Livelovedance]

Yeah I didn't hear an announcement either on Tuesday, and at 7 pm we were standing outside waiting for the Queen of Hearts and the Tweedles, so we should have been able to hear it.

Depends on where you are... the speakers are not very loud or clear in some areas. We were in the Splash Mountain area when the announcement was made and couldn't really hear or understand any of it.

I don’t remember hearing it in August when I went

We attended the first party and definitely heard the announcement. I hope they haven’t stopped using it because it was a fun way to kick off the party!

 

[dachsie]

So question, there will probably be a hurricane hitting the panhandle wednesday afternoon. We are flying from michigan and supposed to be landing around 11:45 am in orlando. While the storm will miss the disney area, it will be close to our flight path. Has anyone flown near a storm before? I dont think they will cancel, but would they go around it?

The only effect on Orlando will be rain. You will be fine

 

[fairestoneofall]

We were never asked to show our bands. Granted, we had on short sleeves, but I also tried to pay attention to see if there were CMs stationed anywhere checking. I never saw any who looked like they were checking. In the past, I have seen CMs at entrances to different lands checking (and telling people to show their bands). DH said he saw people who were not wearing bands well after 7 pm.

Our party was not one of the more crowded ones, but it's disappointing to think that WDW is not enforcing day guests being asked to leave.

 

[Best Aunt]

We were never asked to show our bands. Granted, we had on short sleeves, but I also tried to pay attention to see if there were CMs stationed anywhere checking. I never saw any who looked like they were checking. In the past, I have seen CMs at entrances to different lands checking (and telling people to show their bands). DH said he saw people who were not wearing bands well after 7 pm.

They made me show my band to go into Fairytale Hall to meet Cinderella sometime between 6:15 and 6:45. I don't recall being asked to show my band after that, but I was wearing a sleeveless blouse so my band was visible. It has been so hot in Orlando, I would think a lot of people would be in sleeveless or short-sleeved tops, which would make their bands visible. But I was not paying attention to whether there were CMs who were looking at people's arms. This was the first party.

 

[Disneylover99]

Depends on where you are... the speakers are not very loud or clear in some areas. We were in the Splash Mountain area when the announcement was made and couldn't really hear or understand any of it.

Yes, to this. We went to two August parties and we were outside both times when the announcement was made. One time we were by the Storybook Circus area and the other time we were right outside Peco Bills. Both times the announcements were not loud and kind of distorted. I would imagine there are many areas, you would not hear it at all.

Friends who were at one of the parties, did not hear any announcement.