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

[FoxC63]

It's not included this year either. No mention on this page
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/magic-kingdom/wishes-fireworks-holiday-dessert-party/

I believe it was posted on their site that the parade was included via email from Disney and it was posted here as well.

 

[FoxC63]

wooosah

let's all relax until the first Halloween party comes around. no use in worrying over something we don't know for sure is going to happen. have a backup plan just in case and hope Disney doesn't pull a fast one on us. btw none of my FPs have been deleted.

I agree, nothing has been reported here.

 

[kizmet311]

Sorry if this has already been asked, but when will Disney list times for the party events such as the parade and the Hocus Pocus Villain Spectacular? I booked a BOG ADR for 8:55, because it is all that's available and I wonder if that is an ok time to eat. If we're coming out of BOG after dinner, are we going to be able to find a good spot to view HalloWishes? Would we miss the parade or villain show? Is it worth it to spend 45 minutes to an hour eating dinner during a special event when we could be enjoying short ride lines or meeting special characters? I didn't even realize you could do ADRs with the party ticket or I would have bought my ticket as soon as they went on sale and done an ADR at 6:30 or 7.

PS - I was able to get a breakfast ADR for BOG, but only for half of my party, so technically two of us could eat at BOG at a different time if we should forego the party dinner ADR. I know the Beast won't be there for breakfast, but I'm not sure my 5 yo would care. She might even be scared of him.

 

[Lesley Wake]

Wait, what?! Where are you seeing this? Many have MDE account with only a party ticket and were able to book FP. So far I'm being told their FP's have not been affected and this is not what @Cluelyss is seeing on FB, not sure where you're coming from.

Hmm, maybe it's just my account then? I tried to create another profile on MDE, reassign my party ticket to that person, and "push" my FP into that profile. That way if the FP got taken away, they wouldn't start with my final day (which is AK). But if I did that, it would say there wasn't valid ticket media attached.

 

[Texans_loyal]

Can you meet Hades at the party? he's my favorite

 

[AngelDisney]

If your kid hasn't been to BOG, maybe it's worthwhile to have dinner there.

In 2014, DD and I went to Villains Unleashed at DHS. Hollywood Brown Derby was villain themed with special party themed food and drink. The decor was cool and the food was wonderful. We really enjoyed the atmosphere. But we had to line up a bit before 6 for the restaurant to open at 7. After dinner, all the character M&G lines were already 1-2 hours long. It was advertised that we might get to ride rides with villains. We did ToT and TSM. There's no villain and TSM had a long line. We tried to line up for Captain Gantu whom was the only character DD wanted to meet but his line somehow was closed early. We watched a show and used zoom to take pictures of villains from afar. Fantasmic's villains preshow was very lame and we wasted time watching that as well. I felt we didn't do much at all. DD was disappointed of not being able to meet Captain Gantu. I felt I had failed her with a poor party plan.

A few months ago I asked DD about the experience and told her that we should not have wasted party time on a meal and missed out on the party fun. She replied, "But that was the best part of the party!" I was surprised to hear that but had to admit that that dining experience was the most memorable for us both. We indeed enjoyed that the most. We Disney parents tend to overplan and want to do it all. To avoid future disappointments, I don't tell DD details of things we would do, so she won't feel disappointed if things don't happen as planned. If I hadn't told her that Captain Gantu would be there, she would not have been disappointed. What made it worse was Captain Gantu was meeting in a enclosed area. We could even get a peek of him. Kids think quite differently than adults.

 

[kizmet311]

If your kid hasn't been to BOG, maybe it's worthwhile to have dinner there.

In 2014, DD and I went to Villains Unleashed at DHS. Hollywood Brown Derby was villain themed with special party themed food and drink. The decor was cool and the food was wonderful. We really enjoyed the atmosphere. But we had to line up a bit before 6 for the restaurant to open at 7. After dinner, all the character M&G lines were already 1-2 hours long. It was advertised that we might get to ride rides with villains. We did ToT and TSM. There's no villain and TSM had a long line. We tried to line up for Captain Gantu whom was the only character DD wanted to meet but his line somehow was closed early. We watched a show and used zoom to take pictures of villains from afar. Fantasmic's villains preshow was very lame and we wasted time watching that as well. I felt we didn't do much at all. DD was disappointed of not being able to meet Captain Gantu. I felt I had failed her with a poor party plan.

A few months ago I asked DD about the experience and told her that we should not have wasted party time on a meal and missed out on the party fun. She replied, "But that was the best part of the party!" I was surprised to hear that but had to admit that that dining experience was the most memorable for us both. We indeed enjoyed that the most. We Disney parents tend to overplan and want to do it all. To avoid future disappointments, I don't tell DD details of things we would do, so she won't feel disappointed if things don't happen as planned. If I hadn't told her that Captain Gantu would be there, she would not have been disappointed. What made it worse was Captain Gantu was meeting in a enclosed area. We could even get a peek of him. Kids think quite differently than adults.

This is my 5 yo daughter's first trip to Disney, so she hasn't done anything before. I have been to MK once for one day 6 years ago so I really haven't done anything either, other than People Mover, Philharmagic and the Monsters Inc Comedy Show. I don't think I rode anything else the day we were there and we didn't do any character M&Gs. We didn't do any dining that day other than grabbing some quick service for lunch. We ate dinner outside of the park.

My husband and step-D (age 15) really only care about rides, although we will be doing most of our dining, parades, nighttime shows together, but split up for shows or M&Gs that they might not want to do. So they would be hoping for some shorter ride lines at the party for attractions that may be extra busy during regular park hours. Is there virtually no wait for the rides during MNSSHP?

So, for this trip, while my DD may want to trick or treat and I would want to watch the parade and Hocus Pocus show, I don't think she (or I) will care about meeting special Halloween characters UNLESS there are princesses at the Halloween party that aren't normally at MK or if the lines for say, Rapunzel and Elena are shorter than usual. When will they announce or when can we find out which characters will be available for M&G? Since our ADR for BOG wouldn't be until almost 9, we would have a good two hours of the party for rides and M&Gs, maybe some trick or treating, although I'm not sure how much we can get done in two hours. Then assuming we can eat by 10 or so, we would have almost two hours after dinner. If I knew that we could quickly meet Rapunzel and Elena during the party, then I might skip getting FP for them on another day. I mainly don't want to miss any of the special parades, shows, or fireworks because of the time of my dining reservation, but there are no times out for Hocus Pocus or the Parade yet, just HalloWishes.

We are also doing Minnie's Seasonal Dine (Fantasmic package) the day before the Halloween party and it's my understanding that during October, Minnie and friends may be dressed in costume and the decor will be Halloween-themed so we'll get a little dose of Halloween there as well.

 

[Travelgrrl]

Something I did notice, if you have a MDE account with only a party ticket, you cannot book FPs with it. The only way to book FPs (for now) is the way we have been doing it-book all FPs on regular days, then book on the party day, all with the same account.

This will be the case for three of us. We're only going to Universal and 2 MNSSHPs. However, we're staying at Shades of Green so won't be able to book FP until mid-August for our Sept trip - but I was wondering if there is anyone else on this thread who has ONLY MNSSHP tickets and was able (or not able) to book FP with them.

Last time, I booked FP for about 15 people, all doing different parks on different days (it was new and no one else wanted to deal with it). I took a giant piece of posterboard and made a matrix of everyone's days and places and made the reservations. This time, I was going to make the 18 people in our party place their own FPs!

Since we're all dressing as 1950's Mouseketeers, I was hoping to get fast passes for everyone to see Mickey right away when we enter. Guess I'll find out in August when I go to book FP with nothing but MNSSHP media...

 

[Travelgrrl]

Kids think quite differently than adults.

Boy, isn't THAT the truth! I took my son, his best friend (both age 11) and the best friends' mom to Disney once for a week. Gifts and attention were showered on the boys all week, mostly due to the friend requiring a wheelchair due to his disability. They rode all the major rides, spent time playing video games at EPCOT (a big deal back then), met Chewbacca, the Toy Story guys, and a bunch of new characters, rode Star Tours 4 times in a row without getting unbuckled once, and were lavished with attention from all the characters from Hercules during their parade.

I have a video where the boys are sitting in a hot tub at the end of the week and I asked them their favorite things. Son's friend's three favorite moments were: Hall of Presidents, American Adventure at EPCOT, and the nightly magic shows at our offsite hotel! My son's were equally nerdy, with Hall of Presidents getting a shout out, too.

Kids. You never know what'll delight them.

 

[FoxC63]

Can you meet Hades at the party? he's my favorite

Nope

 

[River Country]

I don't know why I thought they did. Thank you! Also, it may be a dumb question but I can use my ddp credits for dinner, right?

I don't know if anyone else commented on this but 2 years ago I was at the last MNSSHP and the first MVMCP. DD wanted Jack and Sally so that's who we lined up for at the Halloween Party and the Dwarves for Christmas. The party started at 7 but the Dwarves came out at 6:30 and wristbands were required to get a picture.

Same went for Jack and Sally that year they came out about 40 minutes early and needed a wristband to get in. That's when they were at the big top

 

[waydownunder]

How long are those of you who snagged Hallowishes Dessert Party reservations but are disappointed parade viewing is not included going to hang onto them? If it's a 100% done deal that there is no parade viewing (which unfortunately it sounds like it is), then I'm cancelling. And I guess I might as well do it now rather than later. Any reason to keep it at this point?

We are keeping ours. This is our first and only party and it is still worth it to us to get good viewing for the fireworks. It does stink that they have removed the parade viewing but we are still excited to be going.

 

[Cluelyss]

I believe it was posted on their site that the parade was included via email from Disney and it was posted here as well.

I remember reading that when both dessert parties were announced, but the dining page makes no mention of parade viewing. Simply to check in at the terrace an hour before the start of the party (when the parade was included, you were escorted to the terrace from the parade area). So if it was included originally, it's not now. At least they are being consistent with both parties.

 

[FoxC63]

I remember reading that when both dessert parties were announced, but the dining page makes no mention of parade viewing. Simply to check in at the terrace an hour before the start of the party (when the parade was included, you were escorted to the terrace from the parade area). So if it was included originally, it's not now. At least they are being consistent with both parties.
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WOW! What a drag! I hope the Christmas Party goers are aware.

 

[FoxC63]

Heads Up:

I started a new thread called [URL="https://www.disboards.com/threads/magic-shots-current-listings.3619546/"]Magic Shots - Current Listings[/URL] I still have a little more work to do but for the most part it's available. Please feel free to stop by and check it out.

 

[AngelDisney]

Boy, isn't THAT the truth! I took my son, his best friend (both age 11) and the best friends' mom to Disney once for a week. Gifts and attention were showered on the boys all week, mostly due to the friend requiring a wheelchair due to his disability. They rode all the major rides, spent time playing video games at EPCOT (a big deal back then), met Chewbacca, the Toy Story guys, and a bunch of new characters, rode Star Tours 4 times in a row without getting unbuckled once, and were lavished with attention from all the characters from Hercules during their parade.

I have a video where the boys are sitting in a hot tub at the end of the week and I asked them their favorite things. Son's friend's three favorite moments were: Hall of Presidents, American Adventure at EPCOT, and the nightly magic shows at our offsite hotel! My son's were equally nerdy, with Hall of Presidents getting a shout out, too.

Kids. You never know what'll delight them.

I totally concur!!

 

[FoxC63]

I remember reading that when both dessert parties were announced, but the dining page makes no mention of parade viewing. Simply to check in at the terrace an hour before the start of the party (when the parade was included, you were escorted to the terrace from the parade area). So if it was included originally, it's not now. At least they are being consistent with both parties.
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@monique5 host of this thread and MVMCP has also stated she received info that the Christmas Dessert Party is getting the parade Post #1036

Wish we could say the same about the Halloween Dessert Party.

OH NO! I should have read the remaining thread - still not sure, sorry for the confusion. AGAIN

 

[monique5]

@monique5 host of this thread and MVMCP has also stated she received info that the Christmas Dessert Party is getting the parade Post #1036

Wish we could say the same about the Halloween Dessert Party.

I did receive that info. However, the website states otherwise and other CMs have since stated no. As of date, no updates/adding parade to description on website. So I'll say no parade & patiently waiting (NOT) to see if added/included. So Post #1 on MVMCP thread doesn't state parade viewing.

 

[FoxC63]

I did receive that info. However, the website states otherwise and other CMs have since stated no. As of date, no updates/adding parade to description on website. So I'll say no parade & patiently waiting (NOT) to see if added/included. So Post #1 on MVMCP thread doesn't state parade viewing.

This has been one messed up ordeal. Thanks for responding and have a great time at your party!

 

[Amunet]

Hey guys Just wanted to reassure that not everyone has their FP+ deleted with just Party tickets.
I ONLY have MNSSHP tickets for my short trip. I made 2 FP reservations with just the party tickets and they are still showing in my MDE. I made my FP reservations
on 7/10.
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