Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party/Dining Dilemma

[mdcousins]

Question:

We have tickets to the Halloween Party on a Friday night. We were planning on keeping Friday morning free/exploring/pool, and using our ticket to Magic Kingdom on Saturday.

The problem: The only time that we can get into Cinderella's Royal Table is Friday at 4:10

Can we get in for that reservation with just our Halloween Party tickets?
Do we need to use our tickets for Magic Kingdom that Friday to get to the reservation? I hate to waste a full day ticket on Magic Kingdom, when we will be there for the party that night, but the kids really want to eat at the castle.

HELP

 

[tourguide81]

Unless something has changed this year, your party tickets get you into the MK at 4! So if you are there early and book it to the castle I guess you'd be okay?

 

[rlma]

I have read in several places that the cast members start letting people in at 4:00pm. We are planning on doing the same thing and not using a ticket that day. We plan on spending the morning at Typhoon Lagoon and then resting until 4pm when we can get in.

 

[mdcousins]

I have read that you can get in at 4 as well, but when I called they said 7. Makes me nervous.

 

[Goldilocks07]

They let ticket holders (for the MNSSHP) in the party at 4pm.

We are also going on Friday (by chance will you be there September 19th??) and have dinner at CRT at 5:30.
Though we typically do a quickservice meal on the nights of the events, our DD had such an AMAZING experience last time that it's worth sitting for dinner.

Plus, we were literally the last ones in the place and the last to leave- my husband couldn't decide what he wanted to eat- he told them to ask the chef to bring out whichever he thought was the best-tasting. Well, they brought him ALL THREE dinner entrees!

Enjoy your dinner, we are making it a MUST DO for every trip going forward.

***now....on to finding a costume that won't melt me in the September heat!

 

[Claire&TheBoys]

I have read that you can get in at 4 as well, but when I called they said 7. Makes me nervous.

They are required to tell you that on the phone, but it's not the actual policy. You can get in at 4:00 with just your park ticket.

 

[MSSANDRA]

The official party ticket time is 7:00pm. I have never known them NOT to let people in at 4:00pm. They could change that but if you follow the boards, it should be pretty well advertised by the first party of two and give you time to re-plan. The gates at 4:00pm however will be packed and you are going to have to time it just right to get in right at 4:00 to get to the castle, through what could be very crowded main street. It can be done, but it might be a bit stressful.

 

[mdcousins]

Thanks! I can't wait!