Thank you for bumping the thread, PHX!
I can't believe it had sunk to page 3! That is especially not good since we are ever-so-steadily creeping up on the start of the Halloween season. It's not like it's 6 months away anymore. We're not far away from 9/13, really!
Does anyone know when the Halloween parties for Halloween night usually get sold out or is there usually enough tickets to last until that night? I ask because we are going with some family friends for Halloween so we were thinking about going to the Halloween party which would be a first for all of us.
How soon should we all buy the tickets? We could buy them this week if need be but if we can, I rather wait until another pay period. Does anyone know how soon they usually sell out?
Thanks!
HeyItsNick --
I think you'd be fine waiting another pay period if you're talking about waiting another couple of weeks or so. Some nights sell out faster than others. The first night of the party and Halloween night seem to be among the first to sell out -- but there's no telling when that will happen. I would say that you probably have until next month before one or both of those nights sell out...but you never know.
Sometimes there are tickets available on the day of the events. Sometimes the tickets sell completely out and there are no day-of-event tickets. Last year the 3 hotels had some day-of-event tickets at their front desks and those were available to onsite guests.
This year there are also going to be 13 parties -- up from 11 parties last year and 10 parties in the previous years. That could help a bit in terms of some nights not selling out. People may spread out to different nights.
Another thing to consider is that, last year, the Villains were suddenly made more "exclusive" to the parties, whereas in previous years they had been very accessible in the daytime at their designated photo spots. Last year the daytime access to the Villains was limited to "conjuring up one Villain at a time" in the Halloween Carnival area, but they were out in full force at the actual Halloween party. I suspect that this 'Villains exclusivity' element contributed to the popularity of the parties of 2012.
This year, while I think the Villains will still be limited in the daytime during the bulk of the Halloween Time season, there is the "Unleash the Villains" Friday the 13th event in September (for Limited Time Magic) and I suspect that a lot of people will head to DLR on that day/night to meet the Villains without having to pay extra money for a party ticket to do it.
So, it would be interesting to see if there is a surge in MHP ticket sales
after 9/13. If enough people come out to meet Villains on 9/13, that could possibly cut down on some of the tickets sold for the MHP...possibly.
Last year, all but one of the party nights were sold out by Monday of Halloween week (and I think that remaining night sold out at the last second). If I recall, I think we figured out in this thread that there was a sudden surge in which a bunch of nights (like 8 parties) sold out over the course of 3 weeks between late September and early October or something similar to that.
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I just have a question about the fireworks, more specifically if I wanted to watch the fireworks from the hub, front and center, how early would I need to show up? In the past, I've never been concerned about watching the fireworks and needing to be in front of the castle, but the Halloween fireworks look fantastic and I want to be there in front of the castle to watch them. I'm sorry if this question has been asked and answered, but I really don't want to slog my way through 128 pages. Thanks a bunch! 
