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byejou
02-22-2009, 04:21 PM
We r camping Oct 31st to Nov 8th for first time at FW. Just upgraded from pop-up to hybrid TT. Can not wait to come down. Need to get passes to MNSSHP on Halloween night, may be impossible. Anyone know when tickets go on sale? Please let me know. I called Disney but they can not help at this time.:tink:
laurainsem
02-22-2009, 05:34 PM
I've heard through the grapevine they should start coming out around April. I don't know for certain, but this is what I heard. Hope it helps, we can't wait to get ours!
byejou
02-22-2009, 06:19 PM
Thanks for that. I will call them again April 1st.

We actually need tickets for 10/31, imagine that.....it is going to be soooo busy that night. We will be arriving at camp around 3-4p, hoping to get set-up quickly and have dinner in MK, then trick-or-treat.
team bradfield
02-22-2009, 06:20 PM
We went to MNSSHP in '04, booked 5 months in advance. It was fantastic!

Whatever you do, don't miss the headless horseman carridge ride at FW, wow was it cool! It departs from PH.....I won't say anymore
byejou
02-22-2009, 06:33 PM
Thanks.....sooo excited. My sons r 7 & 5 and I am not sure how they will react but there is nothing in the world that can put a twinkle in their eyes like WDW!
laurainsem
02-23-2009, 12:26 PM
I just read on another thread reservations actually begin May 1st (at least in previous years). Now i'm wondering if its April or May! Oh well, guess we'll try both months.
zakerdog
02-23-2009, 04:41 PM
They usually go on sale May 1st.

Here's a question for the October experienced campers, looks like we will be coming down for the last 2 weeks of October this year instead of our usual 1st 2 weeks of December. We will be able to pick from several party nights including Oct. 31st. But from what I have read, it sounds like it is more fun to stay at the campground on the 31st and go to a party one of the other nights. Any comments on this?
Pinkee77
02-23-2009, 06:00 PM
Last year we stayed at The Fort and went to MNSSHP on the 31st. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. However, I felt that we missed out on a lot of fun things to do at The Fort - activities at the Meadows and a fun movie night at the campfire. We are going back this year, but will go to MNSSHP on the 30th instead.
zakerdog
02-23-2009, 06:02 PM
Last year we stayed at The Fort and went to MNSSHP on the 31st. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. However, I felt that we missed out on a lot of fun things to do at The Fort - activities at the Meadows and a fun movie night at the campfire. We are going back this year, but will go to MNSSHP on the 30th instead.

That's what I was thinking too :woohoo:
Tri-circle-D
02-24-2009, 11:27 AM
For those interested in Halloween at the Fort, you might enjoy this trip report:

Halloween 2008 at the Fort (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2000297)

I agree with those who are thinking about staying at the Fort on Halloween night, as opposed to going into the MK for MNSSHP. The party will be very packed on Halloween night. Save your money and enjoy the fun at the Fort. I guarantee that you will have fun.

TCD
byejou
02-24-2009, 02:50 PM
Well we had to change ressies from Oct 31st to Sept 26th. DH needed these dates off. Kids were actually okay not trick-or-treating in MK, they want to go with friends at home. I told them MK is still decorated for halloween ..... am i wrong?

Plus get to go to WDW a month sooner.....:cool1:

Does anyone know if FW does anything other than Oct 31st?:confused:
Tri-circle-D
02-24-2009, 03:15 PM
Well we had to change ressies from Oct 31st to Sept 26th. DH needed these dates off. Kids were actually okay not trick-or-treating in MK, they want to go with friends at home. I told them MK is still decorated for halloween ..... am i wrong?

Plus get to go to WDW a month sooner.....:cool1:

Does anyone know if FW does anything other than Oct 31st?:confused:

In 2008, the MNSSHP dates began in September, right after Labor Day, if I recall correctly. The MK was decorated early in September, and chances are you could still take in the party during your trip. The big benefit to you will be much smaller crowds! The Haunted Carriage ride at Fort Wilderness started the first weekend in October last year, so perhaps you could catch that, too.


TCD
mrsscooter
02-24-2009, 03:49 PM
We are going down the last week of October and the first week of November, and had debated about doing the MNSSHP on Oct 31st but friends talked us out of that date because they had gone one year on that day and it was mobbed.....beyond mobbed. They went again and did the Fort on Oct 31 instead and enjoyed that better.
Whipperwhirl
02-24-2009, 06:30 PM
We will be going to MNSSHP on the 30th also! Do adults dress up at the Fort?
2goofycampers
02-24-2009, 08:42 PM
We will be going to MNSSHP on the 30th also! Do adults dress up at the Fort?

Absolutely at The Fort and The MNSSHP. :thumbsup2
team bradfield
02-25-2009, 04:04 PM
http://s595.photobucket.com/albums/tt36/teambradfield/disney%20trips/th_pirates.jpg


Whipperwhirl---There are no "adults" at Disney
Pinkee77
03-04-2009, 01:56 PM
We will be going to MNSSHP on the 30th also! Do adults dress up at the Fort?

Did you see the 2009 dates for MNSSHP that were just posted? We not going the 30th.:sad2:

That really throws a wrench in my plans!
BigDaddyRog
03-04-2009, 01:58 PM
Im planning to dress up...but plans sometimes change, as for now, I plan to be callin my wife "me beer wench", she should really hate that by the end of the first hour!!
zakerdog
03-04-2009, 02:11 PM
Did you see the 2009 dates for MNSSHP that were just posted? We not going the 30th.:sad2:

That really throws a wrench in my plans!


Where did you see the dates?
Pinkee77
03-04-2009, 02:21 PM
Where did you see the dates?

here: http://www.wdwinfo.com/holidays/halloween.htm
zakerdog
03-04-2009, 04:19 PM
here: http://www.wdwinfo.com/holidays/halloween.htm


thank you for the information. We plan to stay at the campgrounds on the 31st, so I am thinking we will catch the party on the 29th :banana: :banana:
Mickey Mobile
03-04-2009, 04:53 PM
Thanks for the information on the dates. Thinking about the party on the 29th also.
2goofycampers
03-04-2009, 09:01 PM
Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party

September: 4, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29, 2009
October: 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 2009

Tickets go on sale May 1, 2009
Hours: 7:00 p.m. – midnight, Parade at 8:15 and 10:30, Fireworks at 9:30



They will let you in The MK at 4:30PM.
RetAF
03-05-2009, 07:26 AM
We will be at Ft Wilderness 18-24 Oct. We will have 5 day park hopper tickets. Will we have to buy an additional ticket for MNSSHP?
Tri-circle-D
03-05-2009, 07:38 AM
We will be at Ft Wilderness 18-24 Oct. We will have 5 day park hopper tickets. Will we have to buy an additional ticket for MNSSHP?

Yes. The MNSSHP is what they call a "hard ticket" event. Everybody, passholders included, has to buy a separate ticket.

TCD
Goingtoseethemouse
03-08-2009, 08:24 PM
We have been to the MNSSHP of the last 6 years in a row. We always went ON Halloween because we liked how they only allowed a small number of people in (limited ticket sales.) It was great because the lines for the rides and candy were short. BUT THIS PAST HALLOWEEN WAS DIFFERENT!!!!!!!!! About 2 weeks before Halloween they opened up ticket sales again and increased the number of people/ guests in on Halloween. It was very very very disappointing! We waited over an hour for bunch of rides.......candy lines were extra long and there was NO room to watch the parade! We were bummed! NEXT year (yes, I already have ressies) we are going to the NNSHP a few days before Halloween and are STAYING ON THE FORT on Halloween night! My friends that stayed back at the fort said that the trick or treating was great! This was the first year the fort handed out "Trick or TReating" signs to post at sites (for those interested in handing out candy.) I do know the daytime activites were a blast as well!