Here are a few general things - Tickets go on sale May 1st. - bying in advance is cheaper than buying on the day. (fridays can't be booked in advance) - closer to Halloween is busier. - parties are usually on sundays, tuesdays, thursdays and fridays - sundays and tuesdays are usually the less crowded parties of the week (not an absolute rule) - fridays are the busiest - dressing up is fun. Not dressing up is equally fun. - MNSSHP ticket gets you into MK at 4PM, don't think that since parties start at 7 you need to be at the gate at 7, be there at 4 and line up for rare characters at 6:30 - if you don't have a "day" ticket for that day, take the opportunity to do something else in the morning and be in MK as early as your MNSSHP ticket will get you in. (4PM) - read the MNSSHP threads on the general (US) forum, there a wealth of information.