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

Just wanted to mention, we got photos with Winnie the Pooh and friends and were towards the end of their first set. We also saw Cruella in the walkway behind the carousel that leads to Be Our Guest with no line.

So Cruella still looked relatively stationary and gave the appearance of being available for photos? Also, does anyone know what time she appeared?

I am really hoping to meet her. It sounds like I shouldn't count on a Photopass photographer, but perhaps I can get a bystander to snap a photo or take a selfie.
 
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So in general it seems obvious that a Tuesday party is recommended over a Friday night party. However Touring Plans park crowd tracker is showing MK crowds at a level 1 on Friday, 8/31 and MK crowds at a level of 4 on monday, Sept. 3rd So would it better to attend the Friday, 8/31 party instead of the Monday 9/3 party????
9/3 is Labor Day, that is the problem.
 
That’s my plan with Moana - to get in line about 5:45 and be done by 7.
Good to hear it’s doable!

I would recommend lining up by 5’ish (or at least have a person in line from your party) and I would think you would be done by 6-6:15’ish. (We has several families around us where mom or dad was in line and kids were riding rides, getting food, etc - no biggie to us.
 


Thanks for the info - especially about Moana. Meeting her is my primary goal - did you line up at 4? (She, the parade, and the fireworks are my only must-dos. Well, and having fun. :P Haunted Mansion is up there also. Everything else is pretty optional for me.)

I got in line about 5:10 pm - had to stop at Tortuga Tavern to get my wrist band. She came out at 5:45 and we were done by about 6:05. I’d allow for about an hour if you get there around 5 pm.

And have fun!! We enjoyed it despite the crowd and heat!!
 
Has anyone been able to rent a Minnie Van at the end of the August 17th party?

I am asking because there was a strong shortage last year, many guests, including myself, were not able to book one. This year, DW and I made a reservation at the CR to “skip the hassle”, and I wondered if the situation improved (which I hope it did, especially given the fact that party was sold out).

Thanks for your feedback!
 


All about our Trick or Treat Haul - 4 people in total, no allergies.

Candy / Quantity
AppleApple GoGo Squeeze 3
AppleCinnamon GoGo Squeeze 7
Twix (Fun Sized) (White) 16
Skittles (Fun Sized) (Original) 95
Skittles (Fun Sized) (Sour) 36
M&Ms (Fun Sized) (Peanut Butter) 25
M&Ms (Full Sized) (Caramel) 16
Twix (Fun Sized) (Dark) 16
Maltesers (Fun Sized) 27
M&Ms (Fun Sized) (Peanut) 55
Snickers (Fun Sized) (Crispers) 64
Snickers (Fun Sized) (Peanut Butter) (Squared) 28
Snickers (Fun Sized) (Real Peanut Butter) 8
Dove Circles (Mocha & Latte) 15
Dove Circles (Peanut Butter) 1
Skittles (Fun Sized) (Wild Berry) 57
M&Ms (Fun Sized) 81
Lifesaver Gummies (Big Rings) 53
M&Ms (Fun Sized) (Caramel) 47
Lifesaver Gummies 67
3 Musketeers (Fun Sized) 44
Snickers (Fun Sized) 7
Snickers (Minis) 105
Dove Minis 83
Twix (Fun Sized) (Left) 78
Milky Way (Minis) (Midnight) 16
Milky Way (Fun Sized) 43
Milky Way (Minis) 79
Twix (Fun Sized) (Right) 71
Starburst (Original) 106
Starburst (FaveREDS) 123

Total Pieces: 1472
Total Weight: 49.5 pounds

Went to most stations, sometimes multiple times. Did not get to Country Bears. Best stations for volume were Philharmagic and Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor. Cast members were generous with candy, energetic and very excited about the different costumes they recognized - especially those that were not typical or showed creativity.

Sorcerer cards were easy to get - out in front of the firehouse and the castmember marked your wristband with a sharpie.

Ride overlays were unimpressive -
SM in the dark was even more jarring and the music did not plus the experience as it was not Halloween themed, just thumping.

POTC - There was a pirate in the load area announcing to be on the lookout for Gunpowder Pete. Gunpowder Pete was a live pirate on a bridge towards the end. I had to laugh as the interaction went something like this. GPP: Yo Ho, Yo Ho, I am Gunpowder Pete...And then we sailed under. We didn't see any other evidence of live characters. Overall this seemed like a distraction to me and a way to lure people into rides.

Teacups - visibly striking lighting effects but the music wasn't themed when we passed. It was cool to see though.

A highlight is the Haunted Mansion lighting and watching the characters on the lawn. That is the best ride plussing that is done!

The special snacks that we tried were fine. We had the Hades Nachos that were nothing special but you could fix them any way you wanted at the fixins bar at Pecos Bill. My kids said the cider donuts and caramel pretzel were fine. Their favorite was the frozen apple cider. All of these were available at the Outpost behind Pecos Bill's. It was a hot night so we didn't eat much but had our share of ice water, soda and a LaFou's Brew as well.

The merch was plentiful as far as we could tell but we usually only get what we really want BADLY. I found headless horseman and light up gargoyle ornaments to buy. Neither are party specific. We are past tshirts, popcorn buckets and pins, but everything we saw was well designed/themed.

The parade and fireworks are amazing as always and the Halloween themed music and lighting in each area of the park really set the stage for a fun evening. We have done all of the characters so we don't wait in line for them anymore, but it is always exciting to have their presence in the park. At one point Cruella was back by Be Our Guest with no line (close to the end of the party) and she was a hoot to watch.

If you need an air conditioned escape, I highly recommend the Philharmagic Theater that plays spooky cartoons on a loop - catch Spooky Scary Skeletons or Mr. Toad if you can.

Can't wait to go back next year!!!
Excuse my ignorance but what does one do with 50 lbs of candy?
 
We will be honeymooning from 10/1-10/9 and we've never been to the MNSSHP. What do you veterans recommend we do to really EXPERIENCE the party? We aren't concerned with attractions, as we're pretty confident that we'll get those in. We live in CA, and I worked at DLR in college, and have literally been to DLR more times than I can count. Both of us have only been to WDW once (him in 94 me in 07), so we new to WDW, but not new to theme park touring. We really want to get the most out of the party specifically.
 
Not everyone loves ghost galaxy. Dark will be just fine for Space. I do wish they would do the Holiday Haunted Mansion overlay that DLR does.

Wow it’s hard to believe that someone wouldn’t like Ghost Galaxy unless they were scared of it. For me it’s the very best Space Mountain followed by Hyper Space Mountain. I just went on Space Mountain classic version while at DL this weekend and honestly it was just plain for me. One of my other favorite Space Mountains of all time was the Red Hot Chili Peppers one.
 
We will be honeymooning from 10/1-10/9 and we've never been to the MNSSHP. What do you veterans recommend we do to really EXPERIENCE the party? We aren't concerned with attractions, as we're pretty confident that we'll get those in. We live in CA, and I worked at DLR in college, and have literally been to DLR more times than I can count. Both of us have only been to WDW once (him in 94 me in 07), so we new to WDW, but not new to theme park touring. We really want to get the most out of the party specifically.
Id recommend hopping over to the 2018 MNSSHP Itinerary and Strategy thread as it is designed for exactly your type of question and I know you’ll get lots of help there.
 
So in general it seems obvious that a Tuesday party is recommended over a Friday night party. However Touring Plans park crowd tracker is showing MK crowds at a level 1 on Friday, 8/31 and MK crowds at a level of 4 on monday, Sept. 3rd So would it better to attend the Friday, 8/31 party instead of the Monday 9/3 party????

I thought the Touring Plans crowd tracker is only for the regular park hours and they don't track the crowds for hard ticket party nights.
 
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Thx for replying...that's the 2nd resort I've heard only have the regular ones...it's a bummer they don't have them in time for their start of the season.
The resorts never have the Halloween themed length of stay cup only normal ones. The cups with Halloween themed are at the parks. I’ve been 4yrs in a row and I’ll eat my shirt if it changes this year.
 

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