F&W, Mickey Not So Scary Party

[TreesyB]

Just bought the MNSSHP tix for October 13. We'll be having dinner at Narcoosee before hand - regular clothes there and then changing into our costumes after dinner. I'm gonna dress like Wonder Girl (I hope that's appropriate). And DS wants to be Link from Zelda games which means dressed in green, with a sword and shield. I'm thinking people will think he's Peter Pan with a sword and shield!

 

[Punchy]

We're going on the elusive October 4th. I'm hoping that because they just announced that date there won't be so many people.

 

[DearDaisyinDurham]

We are going to MNSSHP on Sept.16 and dressing up like tourist in WDW.....

LOL. I'm kinda leaning towards not on the costumes. Especially if it may rain.
So we may be wearing the same costumes as you!

 

[Squawkers]

Hi we will be at hhn Oct.16 and mnsshp Oct.21

 

[braydensmom]

We will be at Saratoga Springs from Oct 20 - 26, and will be going to MNSSHP on the 21st and FW on the 24th!
We are from London Ontario

 

[b-1]

mnsshp oct 2 ( 15 people) everyone in costumes, even grandma and grandpa!
f&w throughout the whole trip. we like to do the f&w booths for lunch and then head to the pool.

 

[Joann]

I just booked flight and dvc hotel today and bought our HHN and our MNSSHP today !! * deep breath* Dvc was fully booked took the guy 50 mins to find me something but he got me into SS and OKW 2 nights each! We arrive Oct 2 and leave 6:30 pm Oct 6! YAY!!! This will be our second stay as DVC we stayed first time in may at AK and SS split stay for 11 days. This is a get away to use up some points expiring Nov 3 and a SW credit I needed to fly by Dec 3 LOL Anyone else going to be there at this time?? We do MNSSHP Oct 4 and HHN Oct 2 and OCT 5!

 

[Cottager]

I just booked flight and dvc hotel today and bought our HHN and our MNSSHP today !! * deep breath* Dvc was fully booked took the guy 50 mins to find me something but he got me into SS and OKW 2 nights each! We arrive Oct 2 and leave 6:30 pm Oct 6! YAY!!! This will be our second stay as DVC we stayed first time in may at AK and SS split stay for 11 days. This is a get away to use up some points expiring Nov 3 and a SW credit I needed to fly by Dec 3 LOL Anyone else going to be there at this time?? We do MNSSHP Oct 4 and HHN Oct 2 and OCT 5!

We'll be going the exact same dates as you out of Detroit on Spirit Air. Tickets were $55 taxes in each way so I couldn't resist. We'll be at MNSSHP on Saturday the 4th as well. I'm squeezing in a birthday weekend for my 8 year old which works out cheaper than a weekend at Great West Lodge in Niagara Falls. We stayed at AKL back in July but I'm saving a few dollars this trip and staying at POP ($54/night AP rate) for the first time. We'll be returning for another week in December to try out the new pool at CBR (Bounceback Offer). I'm trying to get the most mileage out of our AP's....lol.

 

[Joann]

Cool! We bought AP's when we went in May of this year knowing we were going to go around this time and again in april/may 2009. Our flights were 64$ each way without tax, I think 160 something return each with tax ... so after my credit I only charged 300$ for 4 return flights out of Buffalo.A guy who comes to my husbands work flys Spirit, he gets flights for 10 bucks sometimes!!! I am sooo excited I am dressing up I think as the wicked witch from the wizard of Oz , not 100% sure yet tho I change my mind often LOL.

 

[Jen M]

I just got back from Disney. We did the party on Sept 5th and it was the best part of the trip. I made shirts for everyone to wear. Way to hot for costumes. Alot of people did wear a costume. If you are going soon bring bug spray. They normally don't have a problem with mosquitoes but because of all the rain they do this year. I found toontown to be the worst spot.

We did the second parade got to Mainstreet around 10:20 and it was empty. Perfect for the kids to get a front row seat.

If there are any rides you want to go on the night of the party is a perfect night because there are no line ups. We did a few rides that night but most focused on trick or treating and the parade. There is also free face painting in toontown and Frontierland. If you aren't planning on buying the photo CD make sure you get a new photopass that night as it has 40% off all party pictures.

 

[DearDaisyinDurham]

I just got back from Disney. We did the party on Sept 5th and it was the best part of the trip. I made shirts for everyone to wear. Way to hot for costumes. Alot of people did wear a costume. If you are going soon bring bug spray. They normally don't have a problem with mosquitoes but because of all the rain they do this year. I found toontown to be the worst spot.

We did the second parade got to Mainstreet around 10:20 and it was empty. Perfect for the kids to get a front row seat.

If there are any rides you want to go on the night of the party is a perfect night because there are no line ups. We did a few rides that night but most focused on trick or treating and the parade. There is also free face painting in toontown and Frontierland. If you aren't planning on buying the photo CD make sure you get a new photopass that night as it has 40% off all party pictures.

Hi Jen,
We did the party on Sep 16 and it was the opposite for us, sorry to say. When we first arrived, not too crowded, but then it grew busier & busier as the night wore on. The ride lines got longer, the 2nd parade was more crowded. Eeeek.

I wish I would have read your photo pass tip, we would have gotten it then if I had read your great advice.

Does anyone have more tips/memories/feedback on the party or F&W?
We booked bounce back for this same time next year. TIA.
xoxoxo

 

[Luhts]

We just got back, too, but we just did F&W, not the halloween party.
I enjoyed the F&W, although most portions were smaller than I expected so ended up spending more than expected. But take a guess as to what my boys chose to eat: McDonald's french fries!

 

[SaraMc]

We did the party on the 2nd of Oct. Not too busy. Got lots of Candy would defiantly go back at this time of year again and go to the party again. Went to Epcot on a Saturday to do world showcase and during F&W probably wont do that again. At least not with the kids. Lots of drunk people, and when your not drinking its just not as much fun.

Did anyone else see the ghost on the liberty belle??

 

[DearDaisyinDurham]

We did the party on the 2nd of Oct. Not too busy. Got lots of Candy would defiantly go back at this time of year again and go to the party again. Went to Epcot on a Saturday to do world showcase and during F&W probably wont do that again. At least not with the kids. Lots of drunk people, and when your not drinking its just not as much fun.

Did anyone else see the ghost on the liberty belle??

No!!!! The night of our party (Sep 16) the boat was not "in use" & the CM said he thought it was due to cutbacks.

That's a big reason why we bought party tix, b/c in the passporter the author talked about how great the Liberty Belle experience was for their family.

So though we booked bounce back we won't do the party again. We'll be there for f&w and will try that instead.

 

[jmann]

We went to the party on September 19th. It was a last minute decision to go and we are glad we did. My little one was Cinderella and Mom and I did not dress up. We saw the villains and got a couple photos with them. I took my daughter to meet the Evil Queen and she was great, she said "I see you dare to present a princess to me. Does she know how to curtsy to a Queen?" My daughter curtsied to her. She then ask my daughter to tell Snow White that she should behave as well as her. It was a great moment.

We also were able to get some autographs from the Princes which thrilled my daughter(wife too!).
The parade is great and starts with the a surprise, have your camera ready because it goes by very quickley. Lots of candy to be had as well.
It was not cheap(what is at Disney) and if we had not spoke to another family who had been earlier in the week and said how much they enjoyed it we might have missed it.
There is a special fireworks show as well.