We just got back and did the party on the 13th. It was a great time and we would do it again in a heartbeat! A few notes:
1) We got to Toontown at about 6:40 to line up for Mickey. The CM's were not especially helpful but we finally found one. He showed us where to stand (a pumpkin sign in the backyard). A line formed behind us and then the sky opened up. It poured BUCKETS but we didn't want to lose our spot as first in line. The line did decide to scoot back under the tree which helped. Well, they decided to move it into the judge's tent and the people that sought shelter there tried to be first. We stod up for ourselves (ratherly nicely) and got to be first again, but the other families got lost in the shuffle and ended up #4, 6, and 10. We tried to get people to let them in, but they wouldn't. I felt bad for them since they also got soaked to hold their position and then lost it. On the plus side, Mickey and Minnie were together in there so we were done with them both by 7:05!
2) Our plan was to see Alice and her friends but due to the rain they weren't out. We rode rides for a while instead. The rain stopped around 8:00.
3) It was a lot more crowded than I was expecting. It wasn't bad mind you, but we had read about riding Thunder again and again. When we were back there around 11:00, there was a 20 minute wait.
4) The parade was awesome! We watched in in Frontierland and loved it. We saw the second one since we assumed there would be no Headless Horseman in the first due to the wet streets. I am not sure if we were right, but that was the assumption. Again, we did not see the emptiness before parade time. Both sides were filled 3 deep 10-15 minutes ahead of time. We were down towards Splash Mt.
5) They are out of a lot of pins. They confirmed that they are selling them until they are out and not releasing a certain number each night. There is no merchandise in Tommorrowland like it says on the map. They sent us to the pin store on Main St for "all remaining merchandise.... if there is anything left." My DH got the spiderweb Mickey Head pin and I got the very last Tink pin. They took it off the board. They had the Chip and Dale pin, the AP pin, that spider Mickey pin, and the Stitch pin. So, with only 3 general public pins left, I doubt they will have anything left for that last week of parties. This was hugely disappointing.
We had a great time trick or treating and taking in the decorations. We didn't let the rain stop us too much and had a great time!