Klayfish
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 19, 2016
You will probably find the weather in October is similar to that in May. Both can/will be pretty hot (unless you're talking the very end of October, which is still rather warm). Yes, the special event you're talking about is probably Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party (MNSSHP). It's a separate ticketed event. Never gone, so I can't tell you about it, I don't think it's worth the money. For those, MK will usually close around 6pm.
Only you can decide if now and October are too close together. It probably would depend on how much you like/love WDW. If you do a one week trip now and have never been before, you will barely scratch the surface of what WDW has to offer. So your trip in October can be 100% different with all new things. And the one after that, and the one after that. We have gone many times over the past years and still to this day find new things to do. When we have annual passes, we will go for Thanksgiving and come right back a month later for Christmas. We look forward to it every time. This is the first summer since 2014 that we are not going and everyone is very sad about it...the kids mention it often.
You really can't compare WDW to a small local park, even Six Flags. WDW truly is a small city, think of it that way. Imagine a city where every single building is something you want to spend time in exploring. It will take weeks or months to see EVERYTHING.
Only you can decide if now and October are too close together. It probably would depend on how much you like/love WDW. If you do a one week trip now and have never been before, you will barely scratch the surface of what WDW has to offer. So your trip in October can be 100% different with all new things. And the one after that, and the one after that. We have gone many times over the past years and still to this day find new things to do. When we have annual passes, we will go for Thanksgiving and come right back a month later for Christmas. We look forward to it every time. This is the first summer since 2014 that we are not going and everyone is very sad about it...the kids mention it often.
You really can't compare WDW to a small local park, even Six Flags. WDW truly is a small city, think of it that way. Imagine a city where every single building is something you want to spend time in exploring. It will take weeks or months to see EVERYTHING.