"Official" 2015 MNSSHP thread

[disneyfantotheend]

Looks like the 29Th party is sold out now too. Not sure if that is new information or old information that I missed.

 

[Joe'sgirl]

If you think characters might be important, I would not do a 5:50 dinner reservation. By that point, you could have already met Jack and Sally(who have been coming out at 5 or 5:30, and be getting in line for the Dwarfs). We did multiple parties last week and did a 4:30 reservation at BOG on a NON Jack/Sally night, and that worked out great. We were done with dinner and in line for dwarfs right around 6:00. We felt like there were more restaurants open during the party, than there had been in the past. Our first party night, DH and DD had the nerve to actually want to be fed dinner, after meeting Jack and Sally and doing a few other things, so we went to Pinocchio Village Haus right after the party started. DD really liked the chicken parmesan off the adult menu. I think they have a recent new menu because I think it used to be a chicken parm sandwich, and now it is real chicken parmesan over pasta.

As far as what to do that day, it really depends on your family's energy level and preference. We usually do go to a park on party days. DD has always been high energy so that is fine for her. On our trip last week we attended 3 parties (I just love MNSSHP). Each day we hit MK around rope drop, then in the afternoon we would run back to the resort and change into costumes, and then we would go right back to MK. DD is high energy, so that schedule works fine for her. We have been to a couple of MVMCP where we got to MK at 9:00 a.m. and didn't leave until midnight!

The memory maker will have all your MNSSHP photos. We really enjoyed the fact that the photos are showing up in MDE within an hour or two after being taken now. It was great to be able to look and know whether the photos were so bad we needed to go back places and take more photos. We had some morning photos that got lost at MK one day, and went by the photopass counter late that afternoon and they were able to locate them and add them to the account.. It can take a while for the magic shots to show up- so you may not be able to see the hitchhiking ghost or ghost carriage photos until the next day. They might show up on the regular website before that though. If you don't see them in 24 hours, you might want to drop by a photopass counter to check on them.

Thank you!!

 

[Joe'sgirl]

if you have purchased the memory maker for your trip already no you do not need to buy the separate party night one. Personally we prefer to sleep in, swim a bit and relax at the hotel, eat a big late lunch, be ready early and in the gates as close to 4 as possible. Unless it is the only time on your trip you could get a "must do" ADR (ie BOG/CRT/CP) I would't spend party time on a TS meal. Just grab a QS meal or snack on the go, and we make sure to have something to eat back in the room for afterwards (leftover pizza the kids prefer). A day of true down time for us means even the youngest among us can make it late late and have no meltdowns! Hope you have a great time!

THX!

 

[jenf22]

Looks like the 29Th party is sold out now too. Not sure if that is new information or old information that I missed.

I think that's new info. I checked a day or so ago since that's our party date. Guess we knew it was going to sell out...

 

[vtwep]

Yep totally allowed!

I don't believe it will be an issue. They sell them in HS, so I'd wager it wouldn't be frowned upon.

Thank you for the replies!

 

[angel0321]

Can you buy them for a cheaper price w/o popcorn?

I asked this, and the answer was "no". Vampire Mickey was $12.50. Zero was $13.50. We just had them "donate" the popcorn to another customer, since we didn't want it. Afterwards I thought I should have taken it & just handed it to a family waiting for the upcoming parade.

 

[LilJennaBell]

Quick question - is it frowned upon to 'save seats' for the parade. We're doubting our 2 year old will make it till the second parade so I volunteered to save (hopefully) front row seats in Frontierland for the 3 of us while my husband takes her to go on rides/shop/walk around, etc... The plans sounds great in my head but I just don't know if I'll encounter any push back from other guests...? Thanks!

 

[5Hfan]

Quick question - is it frowned upon to 'save seats' for the parade. We're doubting our 2 year old will make it till the second parade so I volunteered to save (hopefully) front row seats in Frontierland for the 3 of us while my husband takes her to go on rides/shop/walk around, etc... The plans sounds great in my head but I just don't know if I'll encounter any push back from other guests...? Thanks!

yes its ok and people do it but...be prepared to be pushy to defend your ground. People will practically sit on you, really forward ones have even asked me to move and give up my space before! I've found laying a small towel I'm sitting on and then the diaper bag/backpack next to me on one side and the stroller on the other helps define your space for others visually.

 

[mjmouse77]

Is anyone there tonight (10/14)? I'm scoping out the wait times, and most of them are between 1 to 2 hours long! We wanted short lines, that's why we purchased event tickets.
What is going on
*****just realized tonight is in fact Wednesday and not Thursday. ..my bad!

 

[PAdislover]

Is anyone there tonight (10/14)? I'm scoping out the wait times, and most of them are between 1 to 2 hours long! We wanted short lines, that's why we purchased event tickets.
What is going on?

Tonight is a non party night.

 

[Disneymom1126]

Is anyone there tonight (10/14)? I'm scoping out the wait times, and most of them are between 1 to 2 hours long! We wanted short lines, that's why we purchased event tickets.
What is going on?

There isn't a party tonight and my guess is lots of ppl are at MK because it's one of only 3 nights in the week right now that MK is open late and has the MSEP for those that aren't doing a party.

 

[mjmouse77]

There isn't a party tonight and my guess is lots of ppl are at MK because it's one of only 3 nights in the week right now that MK is open late and has the MSEP for those that aren't doing a party.

I just realized it's not a party night! Still crazy for mid October though, isn't it?

 

[bookgirl]

Fall Breaks are this week in my state.

 

[ebpak]

Fall Breaks are this week in my state.

Depending on the district you are in here, the next 3 weeks are Fall break. We are heading to Orlando next week

 

[HLAuburn]

Any chance of making it to a 4:20 POTC FastPass on a party night??

 

[jtowntoflorida]

I just realized it's not a party night! Still crazy for mid October though, isn't it?

Nope it's pretty typical for a non-party night, unfortunately. I think this year non-party nights will be particularly bad because they added more parties in October. We're leaving today and the only non-party days are Saturday (always busy at MK), Monday (ditto), and Wednesday (evening EMH day). Wednesdays used to be marginally better than the other days but they took that advantage away when they moved EMH to Wednesday. So now every non-party day is peak crowd summer crazy. The good thing is if you're willing to go to the MK during the day on party nights you'll have a pretty good experience crowd-wise.

 

[Madteaparty001]

Nope it's pretty typical for a non-party night, unfortunately. I think this year non-party nights will be particularly bad because they added more parties in October. We're leaving today and the only non-party days are Saturday (always busy at MK), Monday (ditto), and Wednesday (evening EMH day). Wednesdays used to be marginally better than the other days but they took that advantage away when they moved EMH to Wednesday. So now every non-party day is peak crowd summer crazy. The good thing is if you're willing to go to the MK during the day on party nights you'll have a pretty good experience crowd-wise.

Was in MK yesterday, crazy busy, crazy hot, very miserable for my family so we left after 2 rides and some food. On the upside when we stopped at Sleepy Hollow we saw the apple stein and asked if we could buy it, they said yes (WTH right?). So we did and fought our way out of the park, it is way to hot for October.

 

[Dracoa Dragoon]

Sadly looks like it is thunderstorms and rain for the last week of October! >_<

Was hoping for a bit of sunshine!

 

[5Hfan]

Sadly looks like it is thunderstorms and rain for the last week of October! >_<

Was hoping for a bit of sunshine!

Wouldn't be worried about the weather 2 weeks out yet, will very likely change!

 

[5Hfan]

Any chance of making it to a 4:20 POTC FastPass on a party night??

Good chance if you're at the turnstiles by 4...and pirates isn't down!