"Official" 2016 Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party - Trick or Treat Fun

[GraceMonica]

The Cowfish is delicious. I ate there on March 4th for the first time. Would love to go back.

Sushi and burgers....sounds amazing! I was looking over the restaurants at CityWalk and for some reason I didn't look into that one. I'm glad you mentioned it!

 

[COscrapper]

wow! I'm really encouraged by your reports of what you were able to accomplish at a sold-out party! We have 2 boys who will be 11 and almost 7 on our trip, and neither of them care about meeting characters - the only one I can see us waiting for at MNSSHP is Jack Sparrow. Seeing the shows and parade/fireworks would be great, and the boys will prob want to get some candy, but our #1 priority will be rides.

We check in to AKL on sat., Oct. 29, and leave on Sat, Nov. 5 - we also picked that week because we didn't want to deal with MK closing early a bunch of days and I was not sold on shelling out $375 for us to go to the MNSSHP. I read some real horror stories on here from people who said they couldn't even MOVE at the party and couldn't do ANYTHING, which just sounds horrible for that kind of money. HOWEVER, right now we have a day off from the parks during our trip because we only have 5-day hoppers, and going to the party would get us extra time at MK, plus we could still relax in the morning...pretty sweet that they let you in at 4, so....now we are thinking about it.

But obviously our only options would be Sun the 30 or Mon the 31..or I guess our arrival day the 29? Or if they do a Nov 1 party... I sure hope they release dates before I have to make ADRs...

 

[HappyGrape]

Hmm...very true...who knows, I guess we'll just have to continue to just wait and see when they put out the schedule! I think the poster I was replying to said she'd be there the first full week of November, so I'm assuming that would be the week of November 6 - 12th...definitely wouldn't be Halloween parties that week.

No, actually we will be there 22nd of October to 5th of November. I hope at least 1st to 4th are normal none MNSSHP days.

 

[siskaren]

Hmm...very true...who knows, I guess we'll just have to continue to just wait and see when they put out the schedule! I think the poster I was replying to said she'd be there the first full week of November, so I'm assuming that would be the week of November 6 - 12th...definitely wouldn't be Halloween parties that week.

I took first week of November to mean the 1st through the 7th, and while there may be a Halloween party on the 1st, I would not expect there to be one after that date, nor would I expect there to be a Christmas party before the 8th.

wow! I'm really encouraged by your reports of what you were able to accomplish at a sold-out party! We have 2 boys who will be 11 and almost 7 on our trip, and neither of them care about meeting characters - the only one I can see us waiting for at MNSSHP is Jack Sparrow. Seeing the shows and parade/fireworks would be great, and the boys will prob want to get some candy, but our #1 priority will be rides.

We check in to AKL on sat., Oct. 29, and leave on Sat, Nov. 5 - we also picked that week because we didn't want to deal with MK closing early a bunch of days and I was not sold on shelling out $375 for us to go to the MNSSHP. I read some real horror stories on here from people who said they couldn't even MOVE at the party and couldn't do ANYTHING, which just sounds horrible for that kind of money. HOWEVER, right now we have a day off from the parks during our trip because we only have 5-day hoppers, and going to the party would get us extra time at MK, plus we could still relax in the morning...pretty sweet that they let you in at 4, so....now we are thinking about it.

But obviously our only options would be Sun the 30 or Mon the 31..or I guess our arrival day the 29? Or if they do a Nov 1 party... I sure hope they release dates before I have to make ADRs...

There wouldn't be a party on the 29th - the only time they have a party on a Saturday is when Halloween falls on that day. And if your main priority is rides, a sold-out party shouldn't be bad for that (although I didn't read the posts from people who said they attended sold-out parties) because most people's priority at parties are the party-specific activities.

No, actually we will be there 22nd of October to 5th of November. I hope at least 1st to 4th are normal none MNSSHP days.

While there might be a party on the 1st, after that date is highly unlikely.

 

[DonaldDuck77]

Do you recall of they made an announcement stating it was a sellout while you were there? I can't find any info on that date being sold out last year.

Sorry. No. I just assumed it was sold out since it was on Columbus Day. It wasn't especially crowded, but I was staying away from main street anyway.

 

[asbyrneva]

Looking at Disney's site, I'm guessing that our dates in September that show Wishes Fireworks and 9pm closings are non-party days and the days the parks close at 7pm as party days. The exception is one day the park closes at 8pm with Wishes and Extra Magic Hours till 10pm. This would give 4 non-party nights and 3 party nights during our stay.

The site posts park days through 23-SEP today with our 180 mark coming up 4 days from now. (Today being 17-March.)

(Edited closing time to 8pm; incorrectly had 7pm for day with wishes and EMH)

I am going to be there before labor day in Sept. And they have 7pm for a couple days ( I think the 2nd and 3rd) - been hoping they would do a party one of those nights. Had to do ADR weeks ago !

 

[smitch425]

Sorry. No. I just assumed it was sold out since it was on Columbus Day. It wasn't especially crowded, but I was staying away from main street anyway.

Thanks. Last year they added a Tuesday party that week, and it seemed to help with the crowds all week.

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

In mid October, which day would be better for MNNSHP, Friday or Sunday? Sailing on the Dream on the Monday.

 

[smitch425]

In mid October, which day would be better for MNNSHP, Friday or Sunday? Sailing on the Dream on the Monday.

Which date range?

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Oct 14th or the 16th

 

[smitch425]

Oct 14th or the 16th

The 16th may be less crowded, but no way to know for sure. I'd just do whichever day fits your schedule best.

 

[smitch425]

So...I have no way to verify these hours being reported on The Dibb, but they claim them to be accurate. I can tell you that they are not on the TA calendar, and they are not in the CM Hub. They show 7pm closures on both Oct 30 and 31, and if that's truly the case, I do not expect a party on Nov 1. I cannot think of a time there were ever parties 3 days in a row, certainly not in the last few years that I've been running my guest list thread. Here is the link, but again I have no idea who their source is or if it's accurate, so don't shoot the messenger...

http://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/parkhours.php?hours=10+2016

 

[COscrapper]

So...I have no way to verify these hours being reported on The Dibb, but they claim them to be accurate. I can tell you that they are not on the TA calendar, and they are not in the CM Hub. They show 7pm closures on both Oct 30 and 31, and if that's truly the case, I do not expect a party on Nov 1. I cannot think of a time there were ever parties 3 days in a row, certainly not in the last few years that I've been running my guest list thread. Here is the link, but again I have no idea who their source is or if it's accurate, so don't shoot the messenger...

http://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/parkhours.php?hours=10+2016

Ooooh it's cool to see SOMEthing! What's the dibb and where do they get this info???

 

[smitch425]

Ooooh it's cool to see SOMEthing! What's the dibb and where do they get this info???

It's a planning site similar to this one. I have no idea where they get their info. I only use the site for their FP availability info.

 

[Janed]

So...I have no way to verify these hours being reported on The Dibb, but they claim them to be accurate. I can tell you that they are not on the TA calendar, and they are not in the CM Hub. They show 7pm closures on both Oct 30 and 31, and if that's truly the case, I do not expect a party on Nov 1. I cannot think of a time there were ever parties 3 days in a row, certainly not in the last few years that I've been running my guest list thread. Here is the link, but again I have no idea who their source is or if it's accurate, so don't shoot the messenger...

http://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/parkhours.php?hours=10+2016

In 2011, the most recent year in which Halloween was on a Monday, there were parties on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, October 30, 31 and November 1. That's what I'm hoping for this year.

 

[smitch425]

In 2011, the most recent year in which Halloween was on a Monday, there were parties on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, October 30, 31 and November 1. That's what I'm hoping for this year.

Thanks so much! I started my threads in 2013. I didn't even notice that when I was researching the last time Halloween was on a Monday because I was focused on the MVMCP start date at the time. Thanks for the info! Though, crowds overall have really increased since then, so I'm not sure people will be able to handle 3 early MK closures in a row without complaining about it. The October crowds of 2011 were sooo much lighter than they are now. I miss those days! Lol

 

[SugarRush]

Take the dibb with a pinch of salt! They have no more insider info than anyone else

 

[smitch425]

Take the dibb with a pinch of salt! They have no more insider info than anyone else

They actually might. The US travel agents get hours early, so it is entirely possible that UK agents get them even earlier. They already book deals much earlier than the US. They are typically a very good source for info. Their FP availability tracker is fantastic, so if they say they have a great source, it is in all likelihood correct. That being said, I wouldn't make any unchangeable decisions based on it. Lol

 

[SugarRush]

They actually might. The US travel agents get hours early, so it is entirely possible that UK agents get them even earlier. They already book deals much earlier than the US. They are typically a very good source for info. Their FP availability tracker is fantastic, so if they say they have a great source, it is in all likelihood correct. That being said, I wouldn't make any unchangeable decisions based on it. Lol

We most certainly don't get any information before you guys. Yes we can book earlier but that's the extent of it. I know a travel agent over here and they have the same access as the US to the hours.
In fact because of the time difference we never hear about it first.
I stopped using the site before the FP tracker after they were effectively ripping off another site. Might be different now though, but knowing the mods like I got to....no chance

 

[smitch425]

Oct hours are up on the TA site...
http://media.disneywebcontent.com/StaticFiles/ParkHours/WDWTravelAgent_october.pdf