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

[MAF]

Just booked Be Our Guest for 6:20! This is going to be awesome!!!

 

[FeralCatRogue]

Just booked Be Our Guest for 6:20! This is going to be awesome!!!

Grats there special MNSSHP desert is DELICIOUS!

 

[Miss Frankie J]

Im excited that tickets have gone on sale! This will be my first time going with my boyfriend and I am trying to figure out if it is worth it now with the much higher price.

how crowded are the mid October parties? We plan on going the 18th on a Tuesday. when I went in 2014 and skipped the party the day we went to MK on a non party night was almost nightmarish. I see posts that there is little to no wait for rides and no huge crowds but then other posts I see people saying it was just as crowded and the lines were crazy. Also how important is it to find a viewing spot for the parades and fireworks? usually we don't make that a huge priority to have perfect viewing so long as we can see. I don't want to waste time during the party waiting 2 hours to find a spot.

The main draw for us going is avoiding the non party crowds in MK during our trip and staying in MK till Midnight to experience the special events too of the the party since we have never been. But we are wondering for a couple with no kids is this party worth it?

 

[SBWB48]

We're booked for September 29th with no issues. Thought about the 25th as well since they are a few dollars cheaper (72 vs. 79), but in the grand scheme of how we've planned out our week and ADRs, I think we can deal...
Having the tickets mailed for the same reason a PP mentioned - just a great little keepsake

Nervous about purchasing this far ahead given the uncertainty of weather , but this is our first party, so couldn't help myself!

 

[Miss Frankie J]

Grats there special MNSSHP desert is DELICIOUS!

We currently have a 6pm BOG ressie for a party night, if we go will we still be able to try any special dining treats at BOG with that time? or should we change it to 6:20?

 

[COscrapper]

You need to have a ticket for MNSSHP for that reservation time....

Oh, I thought I had read here that you could make reservations up to 6:30 on party nights. Odd wording - why wouldn't it say a ticket is required for MNSSHP instead of "BOG dinner"? Oh well.

We were hoping to go to the party on Halloween but with prices over $100, I'm not sure what to do. Either switch it to the 30th (which is our first day at the parks - EVER, for my family - not exactly what we wanted our schedule to look like - and try to move BOG reservation to Halloween somehow), or keep our schedule as is and just take an off day on Halloween - maybe trick or treat at Ft Wilderness and/or do Hoop de Doo? Or maybe just add a day to our park tix?

I think I'm gonna make like Elsa and let it go for awhile. I'm growing weary of all this planning.

 

[anpeck]

I just got our tickets as well! I did the dessert party too, that I didn't even know existed and honestly not sure about it (5 day cancellation policy thankfully). For anyone who has done this party before and done the dessert event - how did that work out for you timing wise. I'm concerned that it may take too much time out of the night because you gather before 8:30 for the parade and then you go directly to the dessert party for fireworks that don't start until 10:00. So all in all it will be 3 hours for everything? It sounds like a lot to me. But am I going to be spending that much time staking a spot for fireworks and parade anyway? Decision, decisions...

My DH, myself and my DS1 did the dessert party last year. DH had never been to a dessert party at all, and I had but not a Halloween one, so he wanted to give it a try. The special viewing area for the parade was great. We were given lanyards after checking in and the CM's did a great job of monitoring the area for people that didn't have them and asking them to leave. After it was over the CM's led us to the dessert party through a back way so we weren't fighting with the rest of the crowds that were dispersing from the parade. I'm trying to think what time the parade finally made it's way up to us since we were in the front of the park... I'm thinking it was around 8:45ish. Once we got to the dessert party we were held outside in line for a good while, probably another 10-15 minutes. Once we got in we had about half an hour to eat, maybe a little more, but on that night they did not have the Celebrate the Magic due to technical difficulties so that gave some extra time before the fireworks began. Our son fell asleep on the way to the party in his stroller and they allowed us to bring in the stroller so he could stay sleeping which we greatly appreciated.

All in all we had a good time but we won't be doing it again this year, but I'm sure we will when DS is older. I did feel like we lost some time at the party, but it was nice not having to battle for a good viewing spot for the parade and fireworks and the desserts were yummy. I don't remember of them running out of anything either which I've heard is one of the big complaints. After HalloWishes we spent the rest of the night getting candy and just wandering around (couldn't ride rides since the little guy was sleeping). We had two bags full by the end of the night, and you could tell the CM's were trying to unload as much as possible.

 

[THEDISNEYTHREE]

Got our tickets! Yay!! We did the dessert party last year. Obviously, we felt it was worth it since we are doing it again this year. Like others have stated the parade viewing area is wonderful because you are not smushed in with a ton of people. That right there makes it worth it to me.

 

[anpeck]

I'm hoping you guys can answer two questions for me about the dessert party. This will be our very first MNSSHP, buying tix for Coulmbus Day. So excited! It's the whole reason we planned an October trip this year.

#1 For those of you who have done the dessert party before, how did you enjoy the parade viewing from the flag pole? We were planning on watching it in Frontier Land bc that's where we typically prefer normal parades. Was the flagpole area packed like sardines? Did you have a good view of everything even if you weren't lucky enough to land a curb side spot?
#2 Now that Disney is shrewd enough to "sell" the Wishes FP areas by adding them as a secondary viewing location for Wishes dessert parties, do we know if it will be the same for the Hallowishes dessert parties? Hats off to them for their money making skills (lol). Since this will be our only MNSSHP for quite awhile, I'm basically only interested in paying for the dessert party for hub viewing of the fireworks (or rather, hub viewing in which we don't have to arrive 2hrs early to stake out a spot and get smothered in a mob).

I can't help with #2, but here's my input on #1. We loved the parade viewing area! The CM's were awesome about making sure people didn't sit there that weren't going to the dessert party, and there was plenty of room. At no point did I feel like we were squished together. We did have a spot on the curb but honestly I don't really remember too many people standing behind us. From what I remember it seemed like everyone had a good view of the parade.

 

[anpeck]

Bought my MNSSHP for September 8th! This is my first Halloween party, been to MVMCP many times. I will be going solo, while my family takes the night to relax. I was the only one who wanted to go, so I figured why not?! Very excited!

We will be there on the 8th as well!!

 

[Shroog]

Grats there special MNSSHP desert is DELICIOUS!

What is the special MNSSHP dessert?

 

[KelleyMaire]

We are booked for the 31st! This question might have been asked before.. not sure. Can you book fast passes at 4pm when you first go in? I know you cant book them for the party itself

 

[frannn]

Do you think if I wait till this weekend to buy our tickets for the first party on 9/2 they will be sold out? I think it will eventually sell out, but not for a while, right?

 

[FeralCatRogue]

We currently have a 6pm BOG ressie for a party night, if we go will we still be able to try any special dining treats at BOG with that time? or should we change it to 6:20?

Should be able to I had it when I made a reservation at 5pm.

What is the special MNSSHP dessert?

Blood orange chocolate cupcake....mmmmm....Now I want it and am not going to BOG this time.

We are booked for the 31st! This question might have been asked before.. not sure. Can you book fast passes at 4pm when you first go in? I know you cant book them for the party itself

You can book 4 to 7pm FP with the party ticket in advance if its linked to MDE.

 

[Huff]

Has Disney released a schedule of events so I can plan our day, make ADR's etc? Do times for parades, shows etc. vary each night or are consistent?

 

[tam rockspal]

New here
I just got a ticket for the event going on sept 16th first time ever. hope its worth it.

 

[sunshinemelody]

New here
I just got a ticket for the event going on sept 16th first time ever. hope its worth it.

Welcome to the Dis! It's our first time going to MNSSHP as well; so we're in the same boat!

 

[tinkerbella16]

Do you think if I wait till this weekend to buy our tickets for the first party on 9/2 they will be sold out? I think it will eventually sell out, but not for a while, right?

You have plenty of time. The parties that do sell out, don't sell out until closer to that party date. The only party that sells out early is 10/31 - it sold out in August last year. You should be fine.

 

[kpearl]

Just bought tickets for DF & myself for the 9/18/16 party - hopefully it won't be too busy with it being on a Sunday. Already had BOG ressies booked for 5:40 PM This will be our 2nd MNSSHP visit. So excited!!

 

[michelepa]

Yay! Got mine as well-September 2 for us.

First Halloween party for me and DD(12).

This is turning into a really awesome second trip for DD. Not only do we have MNNSHP tickets but we are also staying at the posh GF, having tea there, going on the Wild African Trek and horseback riding at FW along with everything DD loved last year.

We are feeling blessed and grateful to be able to afford to do it up big time on our last Disney trip til DD is old enough to join me for Food and Wine!!