"Official" 2015 MNSSHP thread

[Jfine]

Does anyone know what interaction is like with the old hag? She's technically not a face character
But I want to meet her just curious how she interacts with guests and what I should expect lol

She was very interactive with us. She made DH propose to her and teased me about it. Lol. It was a lot of fun and the photo pass photographer got a lot of photos.

Give them a call. I remember someone mentioned that her family already bought tickets then the mother-in-law wanted to join in. The party was sold out so she thought she was off the hook. But MIL called them and got the tickets!!! Of course, it just depends on your luck and how persuasive you are.

You can also buy tickets from other people. Maybe they’ve bought tickets but have to change their plans. I’m not familiar with this topic but I’m sure someone in this forum can advise you.

Thanks! I'll hope for a little pixie dust!

 

[TISHLOVESDISNEY]

She was pretty funny! We met her on 2 different nights and both times there was no wait and she was a little silly. She turned out to be one of our favorites! We found her right before the first parade one night and she was trying to get people that were waiting for the parade to interact with her, because she was all alone. Tiana is empty at this time too. Fun to pop in and say hi.

So glad to read this, we've decided she is our M&G priority and hope to be there right at 7. Does anyone know are her waits low then?
Also, anyone know what Donald, Minnie & Daisy waits are like after Hallowishes? We are doing the dessert party and hope to hit them after the party.
TIA

 

[Martyboy08]

We went to the party last night and I have to say it really was an amazing time!It was myself,mom, and sister and we went as White Rabbit, Cheshire, and Queen of Hearts. I had been so nervous going into it this year due to all the bad party reports and weather so I was afraid that it would end up being a waste of money this year...but all in all it turned out to be a pretty close to perfect night..in our opinion at least. I had been watching the weather and knew it was *suppose* to clear out by 7..but all of us Floridians know the weather people are rarely right..mother nature does as she wishes..so we were all praying to her wishing she'd clear out and come back Monday lol. We managed to get all of our must haves done which was a long list that I didnt expect to get all done..esp. depending on the crowd level.

The day started off behind schedule..I wanted to be in the park by 1:30 at the lastest..and we strolled in at about 4:15 to the turnstiles..which I was very unhappy over...I wanted to come early and be able to get photos and such around the park and since were going as wonderland characters I wanted to meet as many as we could pre-party. Plus I was White rabbit and he doesnt meet during the party..so needless to say I wasnt the happiest person..and it was raining (well like a heavy drizzle at best) but still enough to damper the mood..but I didnt want it to effect the party..cant change whats done..so we got our sorcerer card after we came in at about 4:30 and then headed towards fantasyland at about 4:40 and did pictures and the teacups (wonderland characters were already gone for the day) and such for awhile til it started to drizzle again. We then got in line for the dwarves and *enjoyed* sitting in the rain in costumes. By time the rain stopped it was to late to run to main street to get food so I just went into Pinocchio's and spend $20 on fries&drinks that we barely finished by time it was 6:45 and they started prepping the line for the dwaves to come out...so here's a list of what we ended up getting done:

Dwarves

Pooh Gang -which ended up being the only really sucky part of the party..when they came out last night Eeyore "couldn't find his tail" so he wasn't out so it was just the other 3 which was very upsetting for us since we wanted to meet all 4 and Eeyore is mom's favorite and I know i'd have been devastated if my favorite (Tigger) wasn't there...I know things happen but its just really sad that Eeyore couldn't have gotten himself ready in time...but if we didn't meet them now then we wouldn't have had time later.

QoH
Lotso
Dance party x2
Alice&Hatter -Which was one of 2 of the long lines we ended up doing all night..they were a must for us due to our costumes...but it was about a 30min wait...They are probably one of the most interactive characters so its normal for them to take a long time with each family which you want when its your turn so its understandable but we were so afraid they'd go in before we got to them even though we were told we'd make it in time aswell as the family behind us. but when it got to the last 3 (family ahead,us, and behind) the cm said they were only out for 6 more mins and since they were spending 4-5 with each family so it started getting really frustrating..We all would have been quite upset if we waited 30 mins and were told we'd meet them and then not be able to but we all ended up meeting them..we met them at about 8:50 and I know they were to go in at 8:45 so i'm glad they let them stay out to get to the people they promised seeing as never once did a cm motion to them to hurry..but the meeting and interaction with them was priceless..it was a little rushed by time it was our turn plus we were rushing ourselves because we wanted the family behind us to have time aswell..but a greet character greeting indeed

Light ToTing
HM for photos
Hitchhiking PP -Splash mountain area right were Woody/Jessie meet during the day
Cadaver Dans -Which has been on our MNSSHP bucket list esp. my sisters who absolutely loves the dans..and we always miss them..so we were so happy when we happened to be going by and heard them..and we managed to catch them on there last song.

Donald/Daisy/Minnie - This was the only other slightly long line we waited in..it took us probably about 20 mins from getting in line to finishing with them..and there was 1 set change about half way thru but they did it very quickly and they were gone probably less than 5 mins..so I give good props to Disney on that.

Hocus Show
Parade
Cauldron shot- on MS after close (it&the hitchhiking photo is still not in our account so I have to write them so not sure if either shot came out decent or not lol) we also got a video of the dancing ghosts..which i'm probably the only one but its just weird and dumb to me

i'm uploading my like 800 pics now..i'm excited to see them and I hope they turned out well..it was my first time taking my new lens to Disney and really my first time getting to play with the lens aswell..so hopefully there good photos

but all in all we got all our whole must do list done and I didn't feel we really rushed at any point except going from frontierland to Casey's to get in line for Minnie...and the weather turned out perfect!! Not a drop of rain after like 6:30ish and it was quite chilly actually by time 10 rolled around..it was kinda nice..til after parade then we were all shivering which is like unheard of for us so early in Oct here lol. Crowd levels werent insane..at times there would be a lot in one area but never unmanageable..but I think everyone has different opinions on whats crowded.
I didn't really pay too much attention to crowd levels during 2nd parade but it looks like it was 2 rows deep in most areas down MS but not insanely packed. Also didnt really pay attention to non-banders..Only time we were checked was in line for dwarves and walking through fantasy land later on..mom did say she was checked at a candy spot but she had long sleeves on so maybe thats why since they couldnt see it...but most everybody I saw was dressed up so I think Disney is doing a whole lot better on clearing them out.

We ended up getting quite a lot of candy for people who weren't even going to ToTing last night After we went 2 years ago and did lots of ToTing and then found that every chocolate candy in the bag tasted disgusting (which we figured could have just been some unlucky chance or something) but then a coworker brought her pounds of it in last year from her party and it tasted the same to me so we decided to never ToT again...but we hit the peter pan spot for the heck of it and I do like there lollypops...and I got a snicker and it tasted just fine so we ended up doing light ToTing through the night..the candy lines we saw or did were averagely long but moved swiftly..except for one..because the Cm was letting people pick what they wanted out of it *facepalm* but at one point during the night a very sweet CM got a empty bag and filled it up and gave it to my sister..which was very kind of him I did see what a lot of people were talking about that the cms were only giving a few pieces..most spots we hit we were given 4-8 pieces and it just depended on what they grabbed if it was 4-8 bite sized candies or something bigger..and when we went 2 years ago when we hit the the spots the last 5mins of the party they were filling bags with them since it was the end but last night they just gave a slightly bigger handful..but honestly it wasn't a big deal to us..we weren't there for candy this year..and we still came home with a good sized bag full.
We didn't hit all the different spots but we hit one by Tom Sawyer and it was mini chocolate peeps. Mom hit one in tomorrowland and got craisins, and we hit one across from Ariel and it was werthers. We did the Caseys to tomorrowland trail which ONLY goes from from Caseys to tomorrowland..you cant go both ways. Also I thought Splash was still a trail..when we went last night it was just 1 stop it was our favorite spot from 2 years ago that we did.

I didn't do any shopping or get any Halloween food but I did see the the cauldron cup and the haunted souvenir cup and popcorn bucket along with the vamp mickey popcorn bucket..there was a cm walking down MS before parade showing it off and I heard her say they were at the popcorn stand by the entrance. ..and a Cm told us/was promoting the 1 day memory maker and that we could get it at city hall..so for those wondering if it was active yet..and she said it was $39

Does both the cauldron and dancing ghosts magic shots must be taken on MS or can they done elsewhere?

 

[Dracoa Dragoon]

Man what have I gotten myself and my new wife into?

We went to WDW 2 years ago (I proposed to her on main street) and are going back this year for a week with tickets to MNSSHP on October 31st! @_@

Thought it was a good idea, but after reading so many post, it looks like we're about to experience some disney level chaos!

 

[AlexsMom29]

Can someone tell me how much the poison apple steins are and what comes in them?

 

[tinkerbell1991]

Hi everyone,
I'm loving reading all these reviews and tips

I was wondering though, what's the earliest you can queue for the 7 dwarves?

I've seen comments about what time they come out but I can't seem to find anything about how early people start queuing.

Thanks in advance

 

[houseofmouse5]

I keep reading about "the old hag". I hope this doesn't sound too stupid but who is she?

 

[FeralCatRogue]

Shes the crone from snow white that gives her the apple.

 

[bc7ate9]

Hi everyone,
I'm loving reading all these reviews and tips

I was wondering though, what's the earliest you can queue for the 7 dwarves?

I've seen comments about what time they come out but I can't seem to find anything about how early people start queuing.

Thanks in advance

We got in "line" around 4:15 PM. It wasn't even an official line yet, but there were 4-5 parties ahead of us.

 

[bc7ate9]

I keep reading about "the old hag". I hope this doesn't sound too stupid but who is she?

We met her last year and she didn't have a line - or even an official spot - and she didn't do anything. We just got our picture and moved on. Sounds like we just got her on a lame night.

 

[TISHLOVESDISNEY]

We wont get to MK until close to 7 (Ohana dinner @ 5). We are not needing any character pics, but I'm dressing with a whole female villains theme. My shirt has all the villains all over it, and I also have Evil Queen Mickey ears to wear, with Hag earrings, and villains fingernail decals.
So, I think it is only fitting I get a pic with the Hag, since none of the other villains will have M&G.
DS3 would like to see Donald, but if the line is too long, we'll just as we walk by.

 

[MC0810]

first time going to MNSSHP this friday, do they give out treat bags or should we bring our own?

 

[bookgirl]

They give out small themed bags, when you get your wristband.

 

[melana]

I am getting so excited for my party on the 25th!! I can't wait.

 

[melissainwonderland]

Im going on the 13th! Hopefully it being a tuesday it wont be as chaotic. Super excited!!

 

[ktlm]

Seems much more crowded tonight than it was Sunday. Line for Minnie, Daisy and Donald is an hour currently. Not sure what Jack and Sally are now, but at 7:00 they were 2 hours

update: they told us 45 minutes when we got in line and it took an hour and 20 minutes.

 

[melissainwonderland]

Well thats dissapointing

 

[5Hfan]

first time going to MNSSHP this friday, do they give out treat bags or should we bring our own?

They give them out but the handles ripped off ours last year so we brought some this time.

 

[MomRN]

Has anyone got official word on using paper (email) tickets and fp+? Wondering if they switch it out at guest relations, and if so will I need to somehow link those tickets to mde?

 

[Dgypsy]

Hello everyone! We went to MNSSHP on Friday, and we did a little video "vlog" about it. (Don't worry, we mostly show the parks and festivities and not ourselves - and we don't talk through everything!). We also have a few tips included in the video that will hopefully be useful to some. If this isn't the appropriate place to post this, I apologize, but I thought some might find it useful or fun to watch. If you do watch it, let me know what you think!!

What a great video! We will be there in 3 weeks and this helped give us a little perspective of what's going on. It looks like so much fun! Thanks for sharing!