Things have slowed down on this thread quite a bit! Probably like me all the people visiting in October are busy with last-minute preparations! We leave this Friday and after the last few months at work, I'm SO READY for a vacation!
We've basically finalized our plans for the party, though were hoping to hear more October reports before finalizing our plans. Our priorities are (1) FUN, (2) the parade, CTM, and Hallowishes, (3) rides, and (4) meeting a few characters, (5) trick-or-treating/party snacks. We won't be lining up for J&S and we have a pic with the 7D's from a Christmas party a few years ago, so not worried about meeting them either. We also won't likely watch the Hocus Pocus show, at least from anywhere close to the stage - any of the times we've tried to watch a stage show from anywhere around the stage it's ended with negativity and frustration because my experience is that there are always people in the crowd that have no concern for anyone but themselves...so we just don't put ourselves in the situation to get upset by it anymore (cause I know my temper
We've finished our last 3 trips with a party our last night (either
MVMCP or MNSSHP) and so it's sort of a tradition for us at this point. We just like that one last special night in the park before heading home the next day.
Here's what we are planning:
We are going to attempt to rope drop the morning of our party (7am open) if we can get out of bed, we'll definitely get there by 8
We have a lunch reservation at The Plaza, then will take an afternoon break
4:00 - enter, get SoTMK party card
4:15 – FP+ for Splash Mountain
5:00 – FP+ for SDMT
5:30 – dinner (probably Columbia Harbor House or Pinocchio’s
6:45 – FP+ for Haunted Mansion
7:15 – Explore Frontierland/Adventureland (rides, candy, magic shots, etc.)
7:45 – Get spot for parade (Liberty Square on riverboat side of street)
8:15 – Boo to you parade
8:45 – Candy Corn Ice Cream
9:30 – Get spot for CtM & Hallowishes (grass area in HUB)
10:00 – Watch those shows
10:30 – Explore Tomorrowland & Fantasyland (rides, candy, magic shots, characters) - we'd like to meet the costumed characters (Minnie, Daisy, Donald, maybe the hundred acres crew)
12:00 – Hocus Pocus Show (maybe from grass area or even farther back to avoid crowds)
In general, that is kindof where we will be at various points of the night, but we’re mostly going to go with the flow and do whatever we feel like. We’ll have spent a few days at MK prior to this, so that may figure into what want to do (e.g. DD’s favorite rides, things we didn’t get to, etc.)
) I have gotten everything else done (hotel and tickets rebooked) and the HHN tickets refunded. This is all I am waiting on. I went ahead and bought new ones for the 30th.
