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

[RJstanis]

Just like other parties. Jack and Sally out at 5, dwarves at 615

 

[ravenclawtrekkie]

I'm at my second party (as a guest anyway) and I'm doing characters only tonight. Did Jack & Sally first - someone passed out in the queue shortly after they came out and there was a bit of a bottleneck as a result. (Not complaining, glad the person's ok.) Just got in for the first set of Pooh & friends. Now I'm waiting on Minnie, Donald, and Daisy. I feel like I'm making decent time, but I did stop to eat dinner at Cosmic Rays.

It feels a little more crowded than last Sunday but not horribly so.

 

[RJstanis]

Yeah we were right next to the lady that passed out. She was out maybe 5 sec but seemed fine before they shooed us up. I heard all kinds of crazy reasons. I'm sure it was just from overheating bc it was insanely hot.

 

[CyndiLouWho]

Small change in my costume. I happen across a shirt with fireworks in the clearance at Khols today. It will be more comfortable and look better than the Christmas lights. Still wearing the Glowby's in my hair. I am getting more and more excited each day! 5 more days! Haven't decided my full party plan, but since it's just me, it isn't as critical.View attachment 195583

Friday? We'll be there then. We'll wave if we see you!

 

[RJstanis]

Overall we had a decent party. The weather ruined the 2nd half.

Got in park a few minutes before 4. No time issues with security or turnstiles or whatever they're called at Disney.

Went straight to Jack and Sally. Maybe 10 people back by then, but of course before J&S got there at least another 10 came up through the line to meet with their party. I have no issues with it, especially if it's a group session anyway. The people I take exception that do that, are the ones who do that and then want individual photos. Or even better was the two guys who wanted their photos and then decided to literally have a fashion photog session with 3 of their own cameras between the two of them after that. The guy who brought those jackalopes up in line is a cast member on top of that too (bc I'm quiet and just listen to everyone), but whatever. It is pretty rude though.

Jack and Sally were out a hair after 5p and were fantastic with my kids, and they loved it. I'm sure waiting in the Sahara for an hour wasn't what they had in mind but they at least understood why.

If you can, and can tolerate it, I'd recommend getting there before 430. The line swelled before then, and continued to swell after that.

We finished with Jack and Sally by 525. Used our FP for Mine Train at its expiration at 530p (we ended up not using our PP FP for 330-430 since the rest of our party, for the party, were late). And then went to stand in lines for Dwarves. My oldest was a trooper and stayed with me. I tried to explain to my wife that even though the CM told her they wont come out until 7 that the CM was false (I possibly could have chosen a more inappropriate adj but we'll just give me the benefit of doubt shall we), so she and the youngest still bailed on us (for the Laugh Stop no less...that still stings a little). We lined up prob around 545 and were well inside the tent at the end of the third turn. By 555 or so the line was way out of the tent and making its way to the stairs of the splash pad area. I'd recommend being there ideally between 515-530.

Dwarves were out exactly at 615 (like I told the wife... sigh). We missed their first set but maybe a 2-3 minute lull before the next batch came. We were done by 650 and decided to make our way to the Queen and Tweedles. We had maybe a 15 min wait there. Then we wandered a bit before stopping in Cosmic Rays and grabbing food to go and stopping in Liberty Square to claim a spot for the parade. We prob got there around 750 and there was a ton of empty front row spots. By 8ish they began filling up quickly and by 810 the spaces behind us started filling in too.

Our spot was about 15 feet away from the Hitchhikers magic shot. Sometimes the line would be 15 deep, and then dwindle to one or two. We jumped in real quick when it dwindled for a bit for the shot. Didn't seem like alot of people knew about that spot.

After the parade we went to Merida and jumped in line about 15 secs before they opened up the queue to get in. Within 5 min it was pretty full again. I thought it was a waste of party time, but you try to explain to a 4 yr and 6yr old boy why they can't shoot a fake bow and arrow. As close to the end of the parade as possible will give you the smallest wait for her...if she's a priority. "Priority" made me vomit a little.

From there we trick or treated (overruled again) at Tomorrowland and Circus town or whatever the name the cool kids call it, and got some rides in. By then the lightning shut down all outdoor rides and characters. We rode Pooh, IASW (overruled, yes became the trend to my night), and Mermaid when it then started to pour. When we got off ride, the CM offered us to just jump back in line again if we wanted. But the kids were done, my wife I'm sure was done before the party even started (at least she wore makeup for the first time in for-never), so we ponchoed up, and threw in the white towel. On the bus at 1130p the fireworks started going off as we pulled away. I'm sure that's Disney's way of saying yeah right on your chance of getting something free from us. Overall good time and hope this helps in any strategies.

 

[monique5]

Only 5 more MNSSHP left in September! Who's going?

 

[MAF]

Only 5 more MNSSHP left in September! Who's going?

Me! Only 6 more days!!!

 

[shameless3]

Overall we had a decent party. The weather ruined the 2nd half.

Got in park a few minutes before 4. No time issues with security or turnstiles or whatever they're called at Disney.

Went straight to Jack and Sally. Maybe 10 people back by then, but of course before J&S got there at least another 10 came up through the line to meet with their party. I have no issues with it, especially if it's a group session anyway. The people I take exception that do that, are the ones who do that and then want individual photos. Or even better was the two guys who wanted their photos and then decided to literally have a fashion photog session with 3 of their own cameras between the two of them after that. The guy who brought those jackalopes up in line is a cast member on top of that too (bc I'm quiet and just listen to everyone), but whatever. It is pretty rude though.

Jack and Sally were out a hair after 5p and were fantastic with my kids, and they loved it. I'm sure waiting in the Sahara for an hour wasn't what they had in mind but they at least understood why.

If you can, and can tolerate it, I'd recommend getting there before 430. The line swelled before then, and continued to swell after that.

We finished with Jack and Sally by 525. Used our FP for Mine Train at its expiration at 530p (we ended up not using our PP FP for 330-430 since the rest of our party, for the party, were late). And then went to stand in lines for Dwarves. My oldest was a trooper and stayed with me. I tried to explain to my wife that even though the CM told her they wont come out until 7 that the CM was false (I possibly could have chosen a more inappropriate adj but we'll just give me the benefit of doubt shall we), so she and the youngest still bailed on us (for the Laugh Stop no less...that still stings a little). We lined up prob around 545 and were well inside the tent at the end of the third turn. By 555 or so the line was way out of the tent and making its way to the stairs of the splash pad area. I'd recommend being there ideally between 515-530.

Dwarves were out exactly at 615 (like I told the wife... sigh). We missed their first set but maybe a 2-3 minute lull before the next batch came. We were done by 650 and decided to make our way to the Queen and Tweedles. We had maybe a 15 min wait there. Then we wandered a bit before stopping in Cosmic Rays and grabbing food to go and stopping in Liberty Square to claim a spot for the parade. We prob got there around 750 and there was a ton of empty front row spots. By 8ish they began filling up quickly and by 810 the spaces behind us started filling in too.

Our spot was about 15 feet away from the Hitchhikers magic shot. Sometimes the line would be 15 deep, and then dwindle to one or two. We jumped in real quick when it dwindled for a bit for the shot. Didn't seem like alot of people knew about that spot.

After the parade we went to Merida and jumped in line about 15 secs before they opened up the queue to get in. Within 5 min it was pretty full again. I thought it was a waste of party time, but you try to explain to a 4 yr and 6yr old boy why they can't shoot a fake bow and arrow. As close to the end of the parade as possible will give you the smallest wait for her...if she's a priority. "Priority" made me vomit a little.

From there we trick or treated (overruled again) at Tomorrowland and Circus town or whatever the name the cool kids call it, and got some rides in. By then the lightning shut down all outdoor rides and characters. We rode Pooh, IASW (overruled, yes became the trend to my night), and Mermaid when it then started to pour. When we got off ride, the CM offered us to just jump back in line again if we wanted. But the kids were done, my wife I'm sure was done before the party even started (at least she wore makeup for the first time in for-never), so we ponchoed up, and threw in the white towel. On the bus at 1130p the fireworks started going off as we pulled away. I'm sure that's Disney's way of saying yeah right on your chance of getting something free from us. Overall good time and hope this helps in any strategies.

I was there with my niece last night and we left as the fireworks just started. Walking past guest services and a cast member stopped us and gave us tickets to Tuesdays party to make up for the rain.

 

[Cluelyss]

Overall we had a decent party. The weather ruined the 2nd half.

Got in park a few minutes before 4. No time issues with security or turnstiles or whatever they're called at Disney.

Went straight to Jack and Sally. Maybe 10 people back by then, but of course before J&S got there at least another 10 came up through the line to meet with their party. I have no issues with it, especially if it's a group session anyway. The people I take exception that do that, are the ones who do that and then want individual photos. Or even better was the two guys who wanted their photos and then decided to literally have a fashion photog session with 3 of their own cameras between the two of them after that. The guy who brought those jackalopes up in line is a cast member on top of that too (bc I'm quiet and just listen to everyone), but whatever. It is pretty rude though.

Jack and Sally were out a hair after 5p and were fantastic with my kids, and they loved it. I'm sure waiting in the Sahara for an hour wasn't what they had in mind but they at least understood why.

If you can, and can tolerate it, I'd recommend getting there before 430. The line swelled before then, and continued to swell after that.

We finished with Jack and Sally by 525. Used our FP for Mine Train at its expiration at 530p (we ended up not using our PP FP for 330-430 since the rest of our party, for the party, were late). And then went to stand in lines for Dwarves. My oldest was a trooper and stayed with me. I tried to explain to my wife that even though the CM told her they wont come out until 7 that the CM was false (I possibly could have chosen a more inappropriate adj but we'll just give me the benefit of doubt shall we), so she and the youngest still bailed on us (for the Laugh Stop no less...that still stings a little). We lined up prob around 545 and were well inside the tent at the end of the third turn. By 555 or so the line was way out of the tent and making its way to the stairs of the splash pad area. I'd recommend being there ideally between 515-530.

Dwarves were out exactly at 615 (like I told the wife... sigh). We missed their first set but maybe a 2-3 minute lull before the next batch came. We were done by 650 and decided to make our way to the Queen and Tweedles. We had maybe a 15 min wait there. Then we wandered a bit before stopping in Cosmic Rays and grabbing food to go and stopping in Liberty Square to claim a spot for the parade. We prob got there around 750 and there was a ton of empty front row spots. By 8ish they began filling up quickly and by 810 the spaces behind us started filling in too.

Our spot was about 15 feet away from the Hitchhikers magic shot. Sometimes the line would be 15 deep, and then dwindle to one or two. We jumped in real quick when it dwindled for a bit for the shot. Didn't seem like alot of people knew about that spot.

After the parade we went to Merida and jumped in line about 15 secs before they opened up the queue to get in. Within 5 min it was pretty full again. I thought it was a waste of party time, but you try to explain to a 4 yr and 6yr old boy why they can't shoot a fake bow and arrow. As close to the end of the parade as possible will give you the smallest wait for her...if she's a priority. "Priority" made me vomit a little.

From there we trick or treated (overruled again) at Tomorrowland and Circus town or whatever the name the cool kids call it, and got some rides in. By then the lightning shut down all outdoor rides and characters. We rode Pooh, IASW (overruled, yes became the trend to my night), and Mermaid when it then started to pour. When we got off ride, the CM offered us to just jump back in line again if we wanted. But the kids were done, my wife I'm sure was done before the party even started (at least she wore makeup for the first time in for-never), so we ponchoed up, and threw in the white towel. On the bus at 1130p the fireworks started going off as we pulled away. I'm sure that's Disney's way of saying yeah right on your chance of getting something free from us. Overall good time and hope this helps in any strategies.

Appreciate the detailed write up. Sorry the weather wasn't better and that you were overruled all night

 

[Claire&TheBoys]

Only 5 more MNSSHP left in September! Who's going?

Me!! Going Sunday night - 6 days! Can't wait!

 

[beesly]

I was there with my niece last night and we left as the fireworks just started. Walking past guest services and a cast member stopped us and gave us tickets to Tuesdays party to make up for the rain.

That was nice! It amazes me how people have such wildly different experiences with "recovery" efforts from Guest Relations, though. At one party, people stopping in at GR are more or less told "Sorry about your luck," and at another party, people are simply stopped while walking and handed tickets to another party. Maybe Tuesday's party hasn't sold well, so they're able to be more generous?

 

[BlueMickey8]

Are they still letting people in at 4pm for the party?

 

[DiannaVM]

I still got a little over a month to go!!! I can't take the wait anymore!! Lol

 

[dmc6469]

13 days until I'm 'home' and 15 days until my first MNSSHP

 

[brnrss34]

Only 5 more MNSSHP left in September! Who's going?

Me 11 more days!!

 

[attain]

Friday? We'll be there then. We'll wave if we see you!

Yes, Friday! Do say hello if you see me! Always nice to meet new friends!

 

[ammag]

13 days until our MNSSHP!

 

[Artax]

Just got home last night. We were at the party on tuesday that got rained out. We got a few things done but not alot. We did manage to see the fireworks but didnt stick around to see if the second parade would start or not. Everyone in our party was tired, wet and a bit annoyed. This is our second time going to the halloween party (went in 2012 I think) and that party got a ton of rain too. We have decided from now on, if we ever decide to do a paid even party, we will buy tickets day of. Just not worth it with the risk of rain. Maybe we are just unlucky but I am a little jaded now.

I apologize in advance if this has already been posted, I wasn't at home yesterday so couldn't check the thread
For those that were rained out on Sept. 13 if you didn't switch your party ticket to another night you will automatically get a one day one psrk ticket linked to your MDE account. Valid for one year
Here are a couple of things to keep in mind:
This ticket is blocked out of the 2 weeks of Christmas/New Years and Easter week
You cannot do fp in advance, have to make them same day you are visiting
On your MDE it will continue to show as you have an event ticket, just to differentiate from a regular one

We didnt get any notification from any CM they were doing any comp tickets or refunds or anything that night. We started hearing rumblings from people a couple days after the party. My mom ended up going to guest services and they told them about the automatic expiring tickets. After explaining we live over 20 hours away she finally got them to give her a code that can be redeemed at guest services when she returned and was told the code would never expire. I ended up going to guest services a day later and was able to get a code for myself. I believe the code is for a 1 day park hopper and can only be used by the individuals that were at the party. Does anyone know if these tickets can be upgraded? the women at guest services said she didnt think so but didnt seem to sure. I plan to keep the code and just use it in the future if we ever do a cruise or a universal trip. Give us a good reason to hit disney for a day. But would be nice if I knew for sure if the tickets could be upgraded before we show up.

Oh also. My brother did not get the code as they didnt want to complain. Their event tickets are not showing up in MDE. Originally the guest service lady said nothing would show in MDE and to just show up and the tickets would be there for a year. I wasn't fond of that idea and didnt think we would be back within a year. Thats when I pushed the issue for non expiring code

 

[mdb78]

Are they still letting people in at 4pm for the party?

Yes, they are.

 

[Nicole N.]

Only 5 more MNSSHP left in September! Who's going?

Me and my husband on the 25th, can't wait!!!