My family and I visited Disney World from Saturday, October 5, 2002 through Monday, October 14, 2002. Our entire party stayed at the All Star Music Resort; in total there were more than 20 people in our party. The only aspect of our visit that disappointed us was the Mickeys Not So Scary Halloween Party
The problem started with a call we placed to Walt Disney World regarding E-night dates for October. At this time we were informed there were no e-nights for October because of the Mickeys Not So Scary Halloween Party. The representative proceeded to explain that this is a limited ticketed event and went on and on about how the Halloween Party was so much better than an E-Night. According to the representative there were only a small number of tickets sold which would allow for shorter lines, less people, trick-or-treat opportunities for the children, a Halloween Parade, and fun in costume for the adults and children. He also explained to us that more rides, attractions, and food locations were opened during the Halloween party than during e-nights. By this time the representative had very us excited about the party and I immediately purchased six tickets; five adults and one child.
When we arrived at the Magic Kingdom about 6:30 PM for the event we were overwhelmed by the number of people at the park. Both of my parents require the use of electric scooters, which they bring with them. They were run over, pushed, shoved and basically trampled by the mass of people. My children (ages 7 & 10) waited in extremely long lines at two trick-or-treat locations before giving up on that. The lines for the rides were twice as long at the Halloween party than they were when we returned the following Saturday morning. We never even got to see the parade as there were far too many people in the way. We were unable to ride even one ride due to the pushing and shoving of the enormous crowd at this limited event.
It was our belief this was not the limited event it was billed as. There were far too many people for the number of employees on staff. The staff had no control over the guests skipping in line, the crowds trampling smaller children and/or disabled visitors.
About 7:30 PM we decided we had had enough of being shoved around, trying to get into lines, and the chaos in general. We couldnt wait to leave the Magic Kingdom. By the time we were able to navigate through the crowd we got out of the Magic Kingdom closer to 8:30 PM and we hadnt ridden one ride, seen one attraction, or eaten any food. We were tired, hungry, and extremely disappointed when we left the Magic Kingdom that night. We were also very upset with the amount of money we spent without an ounce of enjoyment out of it. We wasted our time and plenty of our money. In hindsight, we would have had a more enjoyable time either at Downtown Disney or swimming at the hotel.
