MNSSHP need some help deciding

[Steelers0854]

Ok DVC fam. DW and I have been to the event twice before, and we do love it. We are going to WDW again in October for a long weekend (Thurs-Sun) and I’m having a hard time stomaching the cost with basically nothing new added. We have annual passes so I dont need it to have a park day. I know hardly anything at WDW is really “worth it”, but im curious how those of you that go often in the Halloween and Christmas season approach the holiday parties? Christmas for me is even worse, even though I think the Halloween party is objectively better, i love Christmas so much its basically an auto buy for me lol.

Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[tx911]

Ok DVC fam. DW and I have been to the event twice before, and we do love it. We are going to WDW again in October for a long weekend (Thurs-Sun) and I’m having a hard time stomaching the cost with basically nothing new added. We have annual passes so I dont need it to have a park day. I know hardly anything at WDW is really “worth it”, but im curious how those of you that go often in the Halloween and Christmas season approach the holiday parties? Christmas for me is even worse, even though I think the Halloween party is objectively better, i love Christmas so much its basically an auto buy for me lol.

Thanks for your thoughts.

I’ve been to MNSSHP and both Xmas parties many times. I agree they are always the same, yet I keep going if I’m there during the season. I don’t see that changing anytime soon.

 

[Brian Noble]

I saw my first Not So Scary this past Fall. I really enjoyed it. It is not an every-year thing for me. I can imagine seeing it once or twice more over the next 5-10 years, but there are a lot of other things I want to do in the World, and many of those are evening events.

For example, I still haven't seen Cirque in Orlando, though have seen several of their shows elsewhere and really enjoy them. Jaleo and Toledo are both still on my list, though I am going to check off Toledo in June. I haven't been to Citricos in a minute, and would like to see the remodel. I've never been to Scat Cat, and haven't seen Yee-Haw Bob in probably ten years or more.

I haven't been to Very Merry, and might never get to it---that time of year is not good for me, travel-wise. However, I would see Candlelight every single year if I could.

 

[Flash_Sloth]

I have fixed week contracts during Oct and Dec, and I'm an AP holder too. I do the parties, but try to focus not so much on the rides but on the party specific entertainment and events and photo ops etc that you don't get during normal days. Some rides have party specific overlays or enhancements, and I'll try to do those. Christmas theming of Space Mountain is pretty awesome. Interacting with the live character CMs at PotC and HM during Halloween is fun.

It is part of the Disney tax. It is just me + DW, so overall the price isn't too bad for just 2 tickets, but if we were a family of 4+, it'd definitely give me pause.