Food, Frights, & The Fortieth: A Trip Report of Epic Proportions. *11/28*

[BerrysGirl]

That seems to be the going explanation, from what I've heard...I don't quite understand why that would be, though

Loving all the pictures of the party! You guys look great, giant bow and all

It's funny, I was actually discussing our sold out party tonight with Matt's parents over dinner. Matt's mom offered an interesting hypothesis. The price of the party changes depending on when you go and our party was the very last party for the cheapest rate... I'm guessing that might have something to do with it

I will admit, the giant bow got pitched the instant we got back to the hotel room I did not miss it.

You guys look great and I'm glad someone recognised your outfits! I have to admit I wouldn't have had a clue but my little sister who adores Phineas and Ferb would have been very excited about your costumes! I'll have to show your pics to her.

Yay on getting to meet the seven dwarfs. Your pics of the party are bringing back memories - it sure is a great event!

MNSSHP has to be my favorite thing I've ever done at Disney. Now I'll admit, I haven't done Star Wars weekend yet and that may replace it, but I loved Flower and Garden, Food and Wine, and Christmas (I haven't done that party yet though). But nothing has beaten that Halloween party. It was just awesome!

Great trip report so far! It looks like you guys had a great time at MNSSHP. I can't wait until we go next year for the first time. I have to admit, I thought your halloween costumes were supposed to be piglet and tigger I've never seen Phineas and Ferb so I don't know any of the characters. Don't worry about the pictures. You look adorable!

and thanks for the warm wishes. I like your artistic interpretation of our costumes... it's very fitting considering Piglet is my all time favorite character :

I love the costumes! You guys looked great!

Thanks!

 

[BerrysGirl]

While we were walking away from the mix-n-mingle I did get this shot, and I couldn't help but giggle when he turned and looked right at me for the picture!

P.S. That's one Catholic clergyman who can get down!

We still had plenty of time before the fireworks so we decided to head over to the Haunted Mansion.

Love the added decor.

Matt hadn't been through the new queue so ladies and gentlemen, I now present the obligatory Haunted Mansion-line photos found on every TR:

I think this was Matt's favorite part.

This is MY favorite!

Once we got inside we were beside a little boy who was very scared. We felt bad and were trying to make him feel better but he was truly terrified. To be fair, the outside is much spookier than it normally is. We got our second opportunity to hand out glowsticks and soon he and his brother and friends were sporting glow bracelets too. We saw them after the ride too and, while he looked a little shaken, you could see him getting braver by the minute. I hope he had a fun rest of the party!

With still a long while until the fireworks started I had a daring plan. I knew the first parade was going on so I was guessing the line to meet Mickey and Minnie at Town Square in their Halloween costumes would be next to nonexistent. However, that would mean fighting through the parade crowd. Matt thought I was crazy but we were pleasantly surprised to see well-marked paths to walk behind the spectators with little congestion. Our biggest problem was averting eyes to not see the parade! We wanted to keep it a surprise.

The wait for Mickey and Minnie said 5 minutes... Ha!

There was not another soul in line! We got to the door that leads into the greeting area and we had a quick stop to wait for Mickey and Minnie to be ready (secretly I think they were fixing their "faces"... if you know what I mean). Here was the conversation the CM on our side of the door had with the CM in the greeting room:
"Do you think Mickey and Minnie can handle 2 guests?"
(Sarcastically) "Oh 2? I don't know..."
"No really, there are just 2 people out here."
"Wait... really?"
"Yes. Please just let these two guests in."


Soon we were meeting Pirate Mickey and Princess Minnie.

Matt thinks Minnie was drawing a diamond and pointing to me like "where's her ring?" but the CM thought Minnie was forming a square and started to give Minnie a hard time for calling Matt a square.

We never did find out who was right...

On the way out of the Theater, there was a small trick or treat station and the source of our only candy procurement of the night.

We headed back to the front to see the entrance gate at night:

We came back inside MK and the parade had ended so we decided to stake out spots for the fireworks.

We made it back to the hub and found a curb to kick back. Matt thought about getting popcorn but all the carts were crazy busy so we just sat for a while. At this point I also got a call from my BFF where she revealed she got engaged that night! I was so excited for her and she asked me to be her Maid of Honor! It's weird excitedly making wedding plans in the middle of the Magic Kingdom during a Halloween party but I was so happy!

Soon after our conversation the fireworks began...

And I got no pictures! I'm not a fireworks photographer. I prefer to enjoy the fireworks and I'd be too stressed photographing so I just put the camera away and enjoy!

Those fireworks are the best I've ever seen! With the music and the fireworks wrapping around the entire park... wow. Just wow. I’m so glad Matt knew nothing about the party before we entered because the fireworks were a massive shock and I could tell that it basically was the best part to him.

Once the fireworks were over we headed back to Tomorrowland and just wandered a bit more. We saw the carriage in fantasyland at night, which was quite pretty and somehow ended back at Casey's Corner resting before the parade. We decided to share another bottle of water. Matt went to get it while I relaxed and caught up on my TR notes.

Soon Matt came back with the water... and a brownie! It was just one of the prepackaged ones but it was surprisingly good.

With about 10 minutes before the parade started we decided to snag a spot... I had heard hundreds of times that the second parade was essentially dead but that was not the experience we had! There were people everywhere! I think it had something to do with our party being sold out but I think we probably should have just stayed where we were after the fireworks. Oh well, live and learn and we did manage to get a fair spot near the Partner's Statue.

Coming Soon: The Parade!

 

[kokotg]

Soon we were meeting Pirate Mickey and Princess Minnie.

Matt thinks Minnie was drawing a diamond and pointing to me like "where's her ring?" but the CM thought Minnie was forming a square and started to give Minnie a hard time for calling Matt a square.

Poor Minnie! It's so hard to make yourself understood when you can't talk

I love the Halloween party. sigh. I want to go there right now. Second parade was far from empty on our (not at all sold out) party night, too. I think maybe word's gotten out about the second parade!

 

[shan23877]

Great update! I'm really enjoying the MNSSHP pictures. I doubt that we'll ever get there in the fall, so these TRs are my only chance to enjoy it!

 

[TanzUnited99]

Love the Haunted Mansion pics - oh no on the small boy being scared. I'm glad you tried to make him feel better.

on meeting Pirate Mickey and Princess Minnie - we also went on our MNSSHP night but they had different attires on. Great interaction - a shame you never got to find out who was right with the guessing.

That is awesome news about your BFF getting engaged whilst you were in Disney World. I have to agree in that Hallowishes was amazing.

 

[teekathepony]

Mickey and Minnie in their costumes are soooo cute!!!

 

[ifightfortheusers]

Hey there everybody. Thank you so much for following BerrysGirls TR. I have some updated photos from a second trip to MNSSHP.

I found where they hang the 40th Anniversary flag. You can see it from the top of the train station.

I tried 3 pictures of the SM spider web. This is the best one I got.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAAXM/2NUA-7VNsK8/s640/Disney%2520026.JPG

These little beauties are available at the Beach Club QSR. They are $6.50 each.

I believe the MNSSHP is one of my favorite events at WDW. It was so much to dress up as Phineas.

 

[melmar136]

Hey there everybody. Thank you so much for following BerrysGirls TR. I have some updated photos from a second trip to MNSSHP.

I found where they hang the 40th Anniversary flag. You can see it from the top of the train station.

I tried 3 pictures of the SM spider web. This is the best one I got.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAAXM/2NUA-7VNsK8/s640/Disney%2520026.JPG

These little beauties are available at the Beach Club QSR. They are $6.50 each.

I believe the MNSSHP is one of my favorite events at WDW. It was so much to dress up as Phineas.

The spider webs on SM look really cool, and I would love to try one of those yummy looking cupcake things from the Beach Club. I'm really going to have to make it to WDW for MNSSHP one year!

 

[poisonapple_PRINCESS]

aww, Mickey and Minnie are SO cute! Love all your photo's!

 

[TanzUnited99]

Thanks for sharing the pics of Space Mountain with the spider web - it looks very cool!

Also them treats are very yummy - I want one!

 

[BerrysGirl]

Poor Minnie! It's so hard to make yourself understood when you can't talk

I love the Halloween party. sigh. I want to go there right now. Second parade was far from empty on our (not at all sold out) party night, too. I think maybe word's gotten out about the second parade!

Ugh. Why oh why do we share all our secrets on the dis. People are finding out I think the same thing's happening for the soft opening of Food and Wine. There were sooo many people! (*hint* that's foreshadowing for pretty much my entire trip).

Great update! I'm really enjoying the MNSSHP pictures. I doubt that we'll ever get there in the fall, so these TRs are my only chance to enjoy it!

Haha live vicariously my friend, live vicariously

Love the Haunted Mansion pics - oh no on the small boy being scared. I'm glad you tried to make him feel better.

on meeting Pirate Mickey and Princess Minnie - we also went on our MNSSHP night but they had different attires on. Great interaction - a shame you never got to find out who was right with the guessing.

That is awesome news about your BFF getting engaged whilst you were in Disney World. I have to agree in that Hallowishes was amazing.

Thanks so much :
Did you get a picture of your Minnie and Mickey? I can't wait to see them in your TR if you did!

Mickey and Minnie in their costumes are soooo cute!!!

That was one of the best parts, IMO. I loved seeing all the "normal" characters in not-so-normal costumes. Pooh and the gang were def my favorite!

Hey there everybody. Thank you so much for following BerrysGirls TR. I have some updated photos from a second trip to MNSSHP.

I found where they hang the 40th Anniversary flag. You can see it from the top of the train station.

I tried 3 pictures of the SM spider web. This is the best one I got.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAAXM/2NUA-7VNsK8/s640/Disney%2520026.JPG

These little beauties are available at the Beach Club QSR. They are $6.50 each.

I believe the MNSSHP is one of my favorite events at WDW. It was so much to dress up as Phineas.

I do NOT remember Space Mountain like that... and we were looking up when we were over there! Although we didn't really wander back there... do you think we missed them?

The spider webs on SM look really cool, and I would love to try one of those yummy looking cupcake things from the Beach Club. I'm really going to have to make it to WDW for MNSSHP one year!

If you go to MNSSHP you should bring me too! Then Meg and I could be Dr. Evil and Mini-Me! Or 2 Megans could be Thing 1 and Thing 2 Ok, I'm having waaay too much fun with this same name thing

aww, Mickey and Minnie are SO cute! Love all your photo's!

Thanks so much! Trust me, there are more to come!

Thanks for sharing the pics of Space Mountain with the spider web - it looks very cool!

Also them treats are very yummy - I want one!

Yeah, me too! Although the coffee cups were saved for us so at least I have cute Halloween cups now!

 

[BerrysGirl]

Warning I took a picture of every float.

This has to be the most chill dog in this history of dogs.

I love that I got the sparks from the shovels

I have no idea why but the chicken cracked me up!

I loved seeing Pain and Panic!

He's back!

They're hard to make out but those are the 3 hyenas from the Lion King

 

[BerrysGirl]

The Boo to You Parade is so cute. Definitely my favorite parade EVER. Although just seeing those pictures has gotten the song stuck in my head again!

After the parade we had pretty much run out of things to do. I wanted to go back to Adventure Land just because we hadn't been to that area since the party started. There weren't really decorations up but we stopped in to the other dance party at the Diamond Horseshoe Saloon. I wanted a picture of Bullseye but he wasn't out so we headed out of there fairly quickly. But if I remember correctly Matt did also get some candy at the exit so I guess we technically had two trick or treat experiences.

On the way back to Adventure Land we saw:

Abu!
He was with Aladdin but I wanted a picture with Abu so badly. When we got in line though the CM announced that Abu and Aladdin would shortly be replaced with Jasmine and the Genie. I already have a picture with the Genie so we decided to forgo the line and move on.

I think Matt was really dragging at this point so we decided to call our MNSSHP a success and head for the door. Once we got down Mainstreet USA, however, I saw these guys:

ohmygosh how cute! I immediately HAD to have a picture but their line was already closed Wah. So I too decided that my wonderful Halloween night had come to an end and we headed for the door.

Bye MK! We'll see you in a few hours!

We had a bit of a wait for the bus and we ended up standing which made DBF a little grumpy but we got off on the first stop at CBR and walked back to our room. Shortly after we collapsed into bed and were fast asleep.

I LOVED the Halloween party and I wouldn't definitely do it again... if only for those spectacular fireworks and parade. I'm really happy we got as much done as we did and also left well before the official close of the party. I really felt like we utilized our time well and did and saw most of what the party offered with minimal waits. And that was on a sold out night!

I've read some complaints on other threads of parties where wristbands were not enforced and people who did not pay were allowed to stay and I have to say that was NOT our experience. The first few hours of the party we constantly walked passed a literal wall of CMs asking us to hold up our wrists to make sure everyone had a wristband. They did the same thing while we were waiting in line for the carriage. We also saw people caught not wearing a wristband being told to leave the park. Nothing nasty or dramatic, just simply this is a ticketed event, I'm sorry the tickets are sold out; you'll need to leave the park. And everyone was very calm about it.

 

[wdwgirl03]

Awesome parade pictures!! Ahhh I can't wait...hard to believe I'll be at the party in just a couple days!

Matt, hope you are enjoying the CP!

 

[shan23877]

ABU!!!!! I would have been so sad if I couldn't get my picture with him!

Looks like a really fun night. Can't wait to read more.

 

[PirateKate]

Hi! We were there around the same time as you and for a second, I was certain that I saw my husband and I sitting on Main Street, but then I realized there were no strollers, so it couldn't have been us.

I love your costumes! Those are awesome and I'm kind of surprised only one person recognized you. I bet lots more knew who you were and didn't comment. I was impressed with how much you got done at the party on a sold out night.

 

[TanzUnited99]

Great parade pics - you sure got some great shots!

Did you get any of the headless horseman - we tried but it was a struggle.

Yay on seeing Abu and the rest of the characters!

 

[teekathepony]

Love the parade pictures! Too bad about not getting a pic with Abu, still fun to see him though

 

[Nermel9]

Love the parade pictures! What kind of camera do you have? I just got a new camera that was pretty expensive, and I'm still not thrilled with the parade pictures I got!

I wanted a picture with the Genie soooo bad, but every time I went to Adventureland, the line was crazy! I like meeting characters, but I'm not wasting all my party time standing in line!

Getting out of the party was crazy, the line for the boat to WL was ridiculous!!! We decided to skip it and use the buses for the first time and luckily, we were the 2nd ones in line for the WL bus, since everyone else was waiting for the boat I guess! The lines for the other buses were crazy, though, I can see how waiting for a while might make people a little grumpy!

 

[BerrysGirl]

Awesome parade pictures!! Ahhh I can't wait...hard to believe I'll be at the party in just a couple days!

Matt, hope you are enjoying the CP!

I know you're already back from your trip so I hope it was awesome and you enjoyed the party too! :

ABU!!!!! I would have been so sad if I couldn't get my picture with him!

Looks like a really fun night. Can't wait to read more.

I was a little sad that he was going away... I'm admittedly sadder about not getting to meet Pooh and the gang though. But to be honest, Abu was a little creepy! I can't really put my finger on it but it was just a weird costume. It was so neat to see him out and about though!

Hi! We were there around the same time as you and for a second, I was certain that I saw my husband and I sitting on Main Street, but then I realized there were no strollers, so it couldn't have been us.

I love your costumes! Those are awesome and I'm kind of surprised only one person recognized you. I bet lots more knew who you were and didn't comment. I was impressed with how much you got done at the party on a sold out night.

I have an awkward secret to share with you... once upon a time I stumbled across one of your completed trip reports... you know, the one where you trade vinylmations for the first time? Well, YOU are my inspiration for trading vinylmations this trip. I had no idea the mystery boxes existed before you! So thanks for making my trip so much fun, you really shared the pixiedust with us

It's so awesome we were there at the same time. I'm stopping by your TR now to see if I'm in the background of any of your pictures

Great parade pics - you sure got some great shots!

Did you get any of the headless horseman - we tried but it was a struggle.

Yay on seeing Abu and the rest of the characters!

I tried to get a shot of the headless horseman but it was so bad I deleted it right away... it wasn't even worth saving! The headless horseman is an elusive photographic catch. Maybe someday we'll get it

Love the parade pictures! Too bad about not getting a pic with Abu, still fun to see him though

I loved the rare characters that were out and about for the party. To me, it was the reason I wanted to go in the first place. Obviously once I got there I fell in love with many other things that MNSSHP has to offer but I loved those characters!

Love the parade pictures! What kind of camera do you have? I just got a new camera that was pretty expensive, and I'm still not thrilled with the parade pictures I got!

I wanted a picture with the Genie soooo bad, but every time I went to Adventureland, the line was crazy! I like meeting characters, but I'm not wasting all my party time standing in line!

Getting out of the party was crazy, the line for the boat to WL was ridiculous!!! We decided to skip it and use the buses for the first time and luckily, we were the 2nd ones in line for the WL bus, since everyone else was waiting for the boat I guess! The lines for the other buses were crazy, though, I can see how waiting for a while might make people a little grumpy!

I just bought the Canon PowerShot ELPH 100s. I hadn't bought a new camera for 5 years and I was tired of having sub-par photographs. I'm not sure how I got so lucky with this particular camera but I would definitely recommend it! It's amazing

Leaving Magic Kingdom late at night became a bit of a trend for us during this trip so one late night insanity is blending with the others. I'm not sure if DBF will ever trust me to take the buses late at night again. His parents are definitely the driving type at WDW and I think this trip Matt realized he was a little more like them than he realized. I could tell he kinda missed the car!