"Official" 2017 Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party - Boo to You!

[FoxC63]

What if I plan to pay for the party tickets with a gift card??

You gotta keep them even if they have ZERO balance. Go here:
https://www.disneygiftcard.com/

Create an account. You'll see three blue lines on the upper left corner, click it. Go to transfer balance. This will allow you to combine all your gift cards into one at $1000. increments. Once this is done you can trash the others.

When you pay for party tickets online, it must be done in a single transaction. Disney's website does not have the ability to add several. Keep this card, label it and take it with you and yes to the park as well.

 

[FoxC63]

The party tickets are supposed to be non-refundable. Last year was an exception because of the storm, but I'd say just like if you cancel your resort reservation that you paid for with gift cards, it gets refunded back to the gift card(s) you paid with.

Edited: (because I can never stop talking) You don't need the physical card for a refund, just keep a note of it somewhere, then you can go to disneygiftcard.com and transfer the money to a physical card.

This is partially true; My party tickets were 100% refunded when we cancelled last year. Disney even put it back to the original Disney GC. You don't need the physical card for a refund however not everyone makes spreadsheets or the like so keeping them is way better than tossing them.

 

[FoxC63]

 

[IrishNYC]

This is partially true; My party tickets were 100% refunded when we cancelled last year. Disney even put it back to the original Disney GC. You don't need the physical card for a refund however not everyone makes spreadsheets or the like so keeping them is way better than tossing them.

The refund isn't a guarantee though. Yes, they often do refund them, but you can't count on it.

Btw, do you (or does anyone) know whether TA's get commission on party tickets? My feeling is no, but I don't want to short change my friend if they do.

 

[FoxC63]

The refund isn't a guarantee though. Yes, they often do refund them, but you can't count on it.

Btw, do you (or does anyone) know whether TA's get commission on party tickets? My feeling is no, but I don't want to short change my friend if they do.

Totally agree it is NOT a guarantee on Party Tickets but it is on Room Only reservations (speaking from experience).

Oh, I didn't know TA's could sell them - Good to know, thanks for that bit of information!

 

[IrishNYC]

I'm assuming they can! I think I asked my TA/friend about it and she said yes she can book it. I know I bought Memory Maker through her last trip and I know she didn't get commission on that.

 

[tinkerbell1991]

I had to go back to replace something (chewing gum in my throw blanket) so I went and picked up two more so I can decorate those. I haven't worn them before but I shall make an effort I did spent £30 on a pair from etsy after all. I have a pair from Asda's kids section I found a few years back on sale for £1 as well. They have although sometimes I don't like the fabric they use or the colours (a good thing as well as it stops me buying so much) I got a Mickey head chalk board a while back and started my Disney count down on it.

I swear you're a long lost family member of mine how many similar things we have haha. I too have the chalkboard and also a hanging wooden decoration of a Mickey head, heart and Minnie head.

We're at 169 days today, how many days are you away?

 

[lovingeire]

The refund isn't a guarantee though. Yes, they often do refund them, but you can't count on it.

Btw, do you (or does anyone) know whether TA's get commission on party tickets? My feeling is no, but I don't want to short change my friend if they do.

TA's don't get commission on party tickets so no short changing happening with those, just like Memory Maker! (Unless that changes this year, but it's been a few years since TA's got commission on them.)

 

[FoxC63]

@IrishNYC I'm going to follow along to see what others say. I think it would be great if TA's had this availability to sell Party tickets to their clients. I wonder why they don't get a commission on selling MM. I've never worked with a TA not even on our Tokyo Disney trip in 2015. This is all very interesting.

 

[Jays2013]

In all the stuff I've read on the party, I've seen little on the Monsters Inc. dance party. Anyone have any stories/details to offer?

My oldest will dance to...really, just about anything, really. Dance parties are his thing. The other one will be into rides and trick or treat, but I'm hoping DS1 will dance up a storm there.

We have our basic itinerary. We're going to the party on Halloween itself and plan a Garden Grill breakfast that morning at Epcot with a few Epcot rides. Then a break at the hotel to rest and get costumes, etc., then to Magic Kingdom at 4 or 5 p.m. I don't know if we'll do dinner at AoA or MK, but just planning a quick counter service.

I have to start thinking about a good way to put together DS2's Indiana Jones costume. Right now just thinking a scuffed-up white shirt, khakis, a fedora and a satchel.

 

[monique5]

She forgot to mention a great perk, they received goody bags! Make sure you take photos as Minnie and her guests will be in Halloween attire! This would be a great opportunity to scratch them off the "Halloween Must-Do Character List"!

Glad you remembered what I posted before. Yes, the kids received goody bags. I guess I'm adorable, CM gave me one too.

 

[FoxC63]

Glad you remembered what I posted before. Yes, the kids received goody bags. I guess I'm adorable, CM gave me one too.

Are their Halloween costumes different than the ones they wear during the party?

 

[Bex258]

I swear you're a long lost family member of mine how many similar things we have haha. I too have the chalkboard and also a hanging wooden decoration of a Mickey head, heart and Minnie head.

We're at 169 days today, how many days are you away?

Haha could be. I almost got the hanging wooden decoration but by the time I got the big Primark they were in clearance and all damaged. (It's not that far but to get to it involves a very traffic heavy road - almost an accident everyday so I don't go often).

I'm at 131 days today

 

[monique5]

Are their Halloween costumes different than the ones they wear during the party?

Yes, Minnie's MNSSHP and H&V costumes are different.

 

[Bex258]

Are their Halloween costumes different than the ones they wear during the party?

For the Minnie's seasonal dine?

From what I've seen they are different, Minnie and Mickey have a different colour and style outfit but same costumes (witch and vampire) Daisy is different, Donald was in a space outfit and Goofy was a Cowboy.

 

[ErinsMommy]

Glad you remembered what I posted before. Yes, the kids received goody bags. I guess I'm adorable, CM gave me one too.

do adults not get goody bags??

 

[monique5]

do adults not get goody bags??

Only saw giving them to the kids. The little ones, not the "big" kids.

 

[FoxC63]

For the Minnie's seasonal dine?

From what I've seen they are different, Minnie and Mickey have a different colour and style outfit but same costumes (witch and vampire) Daisy is different, Donald was in a space outfit and Goofy was a Cowboy.

Shoot! I'd like to get these pictures for sure but I have only one day at HS. Currently they are on my ADR's list but I'm really hoping to go to Club Villain instead. We are planning on doing QS for the afternoon.

 

[ErinsMommy]

Only saw giving them to the kids. The little ones, not the "big" kids.

Well that's lame.

 

[CMNJ]

In all the stuff I've read on the party, I've seen little on the Monsters Inc. dance party. Anyone have any stories/details to offer?

My oldest will dance to...really, just about anything, really. Dance parties are his thing. The other one will be into rides and trick or treat, but I'm hoping DS1 will dance up a storm there.

We have our basic itinerary. We're going to the party on Halloween itself and plan a Garden Grill breakfast that morning at Epcot with a few Epcot rides. Then a break at the hotel to rest and get costumes, etc., then to Magic Kingdom at 4 or 5 p.m. I don't know if we'll do dinner at AoA or MK, but just planning a quick counter service.

I have to start thinking about a good way to put together DS2's Indiana Jones costume. Right now just thinking a scuffed-up white shirt, khakis, a fedora and a satchel.

Monsters dance party is exactly like the incredibles one if you have ever seen that. The night we were there we saw/danced with Boo, Mike, and Sully. I've seen others mention another monster but those were the only ones we saw.