So many updates, can't remember enough to comment on each.

My memory is awful. So just some random observations: umm too gross about the Epcot stuff

The chocolate sculptures are fantastic, wow! I love your new bag, can't believe they didn't check for your tickets at MNSSHP, everyone's costumes look great, miss those days when making friends was that easy

The pictures of Anakin and the girls are adorable!
Yes, very gross at Epcot. Not something you'd expect at Disney. Very shocked about the tickets. I wonder if anyone snuck in, with that cm it would have been easy. Thanks!
happy you got to see the dwarfs, (we did the same thing and waited early) we didn't get to see Mickey & Minnie though

or anyone else...
love the photo dueling with Darth! he looks like he was enjoying the evening to the fullest! love that he is engaging with the other kids in the queues!!!
sorry you got rained on too, not as much fun!
BTW - I finished up my TR...
I don't remember reading about MNSSHP on either yours or Judy's TR, but I remember you telling us it did not go well with the downpour.
Sorry you missed Mickey and Minnie. It was in our favor that their M&G is now indoors. So sad you didn't see anyone else either. Did you ask where they were meeting in inclimate weather? I read on the tip thread many will meet in another location.
Everything we did was excellent. We ALL enjoyed ourselves to the fullest. The rain really didn't dampen our experience. Anakin was more than thrilled to hold an umbrella. Probably one of the highlights of his night. Never saw anyone so proud to hold an umbrella. The only thing the rain did was affect the first parade and make us miss the Villians show. But it did not get us wet.
That's what my mil told me too. And then when she was here and watched me make it, after I dropped it in the water she looked at me with a look that said, "Well?" Then she said, "Now you have to take it out of the water and roll it between your fingers and see if it makes a soft ball." Well, duh, no one ever told me that part! I would just look at it in the water and think, "I guess that looks like a soft ball."
I'm going to WW meetings with my daughter. Joined in March. My other dd was doing it online but quit, she didn't like the points, would rather count calories.
There is a WW thread here. I like that group because we can talk Disney and WW.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2949554
Ahhhhh! So that's what the step about the ball means. ROFL, no wonder mine never formed a ball in the water!!!!!
That's so wonderful that you have someone to attend meetings and do the program with you.
Thanks for the link. I will go check it out!
What a great update!
I love the pictures of the Seven Dwarves. It's been years since I have seen them. How great that Anakin had so much fun trick or treating. I think that Disney makes it so that you want to go to more than one party, more money. Mickey is so cute in his pirate outfit. What was Minnie dressed as?
It had been years since we saw all 7 too!! In fact, I think Grumpy was in kindergarten then. We were walking past Germany and there they were with no wait!!
I'm not sure. I guess I will have to check out Kennythepirate's description of the costumes. Here is his description
http://kennythepirate.com/2012/10/0...umes-at-mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party/ For the parade, they worse another outfit.
Apparently they have 3 costume changes. One is the pirate,
Agreeed!
I love the photos of you and the kids over the years!!! Blond is a good color on you, btw!!! And Anakin... such a cute little guy!
I totally missed the festival center.

I would have loved to see the ghiradelli stuff...and the donald merchandise.. we searched high and low for donald stuff but gave up...
I love your bag! Next time I am getting a bag!
I am so glad you got some pixie dust at Pop!!!
Anakin is so able to make friends. He has such a neat personality! I can see why the kids all are able to play so nicely with him.

Zoe had the best time waiting in line with him and Audrey

scratchin I wonder if Audrey's mom or dad is a dismember...hard to tell since we never really even spoke with them, or at least I didn't)
It was so nice to meet with you and your family, btw!!! I really regretted it not working out in December!
Trick or Treating near splash mountain was very cool! Sadly we had been near the front of the line to see the dwarfs when it rained....and there was a total mishap (I will have to share on my TR...WHEN I finally start it

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The platinum blonde eventually happened because I kept getting my hair highlighted. And she kept trying to cover my gray. At some point I should have had low lights put in, but didn't. Now I color my own hair.
Next time you are searching for something, drop me a text!
It's girls that he is able to get along with instantly. He has trouble with boys sometimes. The kids at church bully him, which is where I would not expect bullying to occur. He can't keep up with them in the games, physical things they do or reading.
I'm so sorry to read there was a mishap!! I'm so sorry!
The rain cancel a parade at Disney? Never!!! The best parade I saw at Disney was in lashing rain
I love the dwarf pics and I think it really depends on the CM and photographer you get at the dwarves as to how much time you get. When we went to MNSSHP we had the grumpiest photographer ever who was like one photo then get out. At
MVMCP they were lovely and let us spend as long as we wanted there. But definately you need to queue before the party starts.
If there is thunder in the mix, they will cancel. Thankfully there was no thunder but it did affect the parade.
Thanks. We didn't get to see that many characters, but the ones we took their time with us.
Great pix of the 7 dwarfs and Anakin!!! I agree there is sooooo much to see at do at The Halloween Party!! I have gone twice and have not seen it all !!!
Thanks! How fun!
Back when we first started going when we moved here, I know we did almost everything. And back then they had more shows. A castle show and one at tomorrowland's theater, and possibly there was another show at the Horseshoe Saloon too. I guess it's good they offer more. That way there is something for everyone.
Loved seeing the Dwarf pictures! And M&M all dressed up! Ani was so cute playing with DV too!
So, where do they line up exactly? I know next year will be different, I am sure. And how long did you wait in total? It seems like it was a long time?
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Thanks! It was the exact same line as the Woody and Jessie meet. We waited exactly 2 hours. Got in line at 5:15 and they came out at 7:15. It was a very long wait. But as I mentioned before it's better to spend 2 hours before the parade waiting than 2 hours during the parade.
Just FYI, they let party goers into the park at 4pm with their party ticket! So if there is a day you were saving you can use the party ticket to enter and save a park day for another day on your MYW tickets.