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

[anricat]

Well, this is confusing. I sent an email to Disney about the issue and this is what I got back. It's pretty confusing. I love the last part about "you cannot always believe what you read on other sites." Except that Disney has told some people that they cannot have FP reservations so now I'm pretty confused.

Dear Summer,

Thank you for contacting the Walt Disney World® Resort.

Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is from 7pm until midnight, this is what time your ticket covers. The only way to guarantee early entry is with a Magic Your Way® ticket for Magic Kingdom® Park.

However, as long as Magic Kingdom® Park is not overcrowded the day you will be attending, you will be able to enter the park as early as 4pm. But this is not guaranteed.

You can reserve Disney FastPass®+ from around 4:20-6:30pm but if the park is overcrowded, you would need to cancel the Disney FastPass®+ selections. As you probably know, since the number of party tickets sold is limited per night, we do not need to offer Disney FastPass®+ during the party.

Remember www.disneyworld.com is our official site, and you cannot always believe what you read on other sites.


Sincerely,

Bart May
eCommerce Sales and Service Team

PLEASE NOTE: All information is subject to change without notice and should be confirmed just prior to your visit.

 

[dolewhipdreams]

Thanks! I can buy the shorts and fascinator pretty cheap. Maybe a pink or blue scarf for a belt and some cute gold accessories like you said. Is it overkill to wear a Mrs. Potts shirt or is the point of Disney bounding to not make it so obvious?

With Disneybounding it's usually a little more subtle but this is Halloween! If you want to wear a Mrs Potts shirt to make it clear what your outfit is, then there's nothing stopping you I do think, though, that since it sounds like your squad is going to be all decked out in BATB then a plain white shirt would be very cute as well.

 

[yoda22]

Do you think these shorts would work for Mrs. Potts? I could wear a white shirt and I found a purple/gold fascinator headband on Amazon. Any other suggestions? I won't be able to do cute shoes. I have to do tennis shoes if I'm walking a lot or a previously injured foot acts up. Should I do something dressier? I want to be comfortable, but I'm not sure how much I should accessorize or if it's ok to just keep it simple.

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Ooh, those shorts are a great color, and the headband is perfect. Nice!

 

[DonaldDuck77]

Well, this is confusing. I sent an email to Disney about the issue and this is what I got back. It's pretty confusing. I love the last part about "you cannot always believe what you read on other sites." Except that Disney has told some people that they cannot have FP reservations so now I'm pretty confused.

Dear Summer,

Thank you for contacting the Walt Disney World® Resort.

Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is from 7pm until midnight, this is what time your ticket covers. The only way to guarantee early entry is with a Magic Your Way® ticket for Magic Kingdom® Park.

However, as long as Magic Kingdom® Park is not overcrowded the day you will be attending, you will be able to enter the park as early as 4pm. But this is not guaranteed.

You can reserve Disney FastPass®+ from around 4:20-6:30pm but if the park is overcrowded, you would need to cancel the Disney FastPass®+ selections. As you probably know, since the number of party tickets sold is limited per night, we do not need to offer Disney FastPass®+ during the party.

Remember www.disneyworld.com is our official site, and you cannot always believe what you read on other sites.


Sincerely,

Bart May
eCommerce Sales and Service Team

PLEASE NOTE: All information is subject to change without notice and should be confirmed just prior to your visit.

That sounds like it came from a stereotypical, notoriously clueless phone CM. Guest services can't even keep their story straight. Clear this up, Disney.

I love the part where it is seems to be up to the guest to judge how crowded the park is and determine whether or not to cancel his own FP+.

 

[anricat]

I love the part where it is seems to be up to the guest to judge how crowded the park is and determine whether or not to cancel his own FP+.

Right?! So I'm going to look around and say, "hey, this place sure is overcrowded, I'm going to cancel these puppies!"

I don't really know what's fair or right or whatever, I'm kind of done trying to argue that out. Nobody will ever be 100% happy with whatever Disney decides. I just want to be within the guidelines set forth. I just want guidelines to BE set forth!

If we're allowed to have them, I will probably book one or two, if not, it's fine, I'll rework my plans to do things that don't require them like ride the Riverboat or see Mickey's Philharmagic or watch the Tiki show or something then I'll ride some other things during the party, like BTMRR or 7DMT.

 

[kizmet311]

We have a 5:00 BBB appointment for our 4yo DD on a party night, and she wants to be "witch" Minnie. We are splurging on this BBB experience and getting the Castle package (we figure she'll wear it for actual Halloween this year, too, and maybe next year, haha!), but the last time we went we brought a dress with us and it worked out great. I do worry that they may not have the witch costume in stock in her size when we go, so I'm contemplating purchasing the witch Minnie costume ahead of our trip if they sell the same dress at the Disney Store or through the parks app. It's crazy how quickly BBB appointments fill up, I probably sound so desperate on the phone at 7am 180 days out!

Sounds like fun! My DD doesn't know about the trip yet - for her birthday we are giving her a suitcase filled with things for the trip (autograph books, Minnie ear headband, Belle dress/accessories, etc). I'm hoping that as long as she knows going in to the BBB that she will be Belle coming out of it, she will be ok, lol. Otherwise, it would be difficult to plan our Disney bounding when we wouldn't know which character she might pick at BBB.

So, yeah, my only other option would be attempting to get BBB the morning of Cindy's (which is probably unlikely at this point) and us doing something completely different for MNSSHP, which would still result in her not being able to pick out a costume at BBB, because we would still have the Belle dress she would need to wear. She will get to dress up as Moana for her birthday party and then she can pick between Moana or Belle for actual Halloween back home. So, I guess we should stick with B&tB as our theme for the party.

 

[kizmet311]

With Disneybounding it's usually a little more subtle but this is Halloween! If you want to wear a Mrs Potts shirt to make it clear what your outfit is, then there's nothing stopping you I do think, though, that since it sounds like your squad is going to be all decked out in BATB then a plain white shirt would be very cute as well.

Thanks! Yes, hopefully with DD in a full-out Disney store Belle costume and the rest of us Disney bounding, it will be obvious who the rest of us will be!

Ooh, those shorts are a great color, and the headband is perfect. Nice!

Thanks! I should probably hurry up and order them, because my luck is I generally find something I like and then it's gone!

 

[DonaldDuck77]

Right?! So I'm going to look around and say, "hey, this place sure is overcrowded, I'm going to cancel these puppies!"

I don't really know what's fair or right or whatever, I'm kind of done trying to argue that out. Nobody will ever be 100% happy with whatever Disney decides. I just want to be within the guidelines set forth. I just want guidelines to BE set forth!

If we're allowed to have them, I will probably book one or two, if not, it's fine, I'll rework my plans to do things that don't require them like ride the Riverboat or see Mickey's Philharmagic or watch the Tiki show or something then I'll ride some other things during the party, like BTMRR or 7DMT.

Yes. I have no problem understanding that eliminating FP+ from a party ticket benefits those who entered with a regular ticket, especially those not staying for the party. There are some I have had discussions with who know doubt would celebrate the recent chaos of this thread. And I also understand that the party will have no need for FP+ due to lower crowds at the attractions. None of that answers the questions we all have.

 

[DonaldDuck77]

Just got a voicemail (didn't answer the call because I never answer calls that don't have names on them anymore). Rather than respond to the email, "Disney Guest Experience services" called back.

From the message: "There are no changes...situation will continue as it has..." A party ticket would allow FP+ reservations between 4-7 grace period (assume 3:30-6:30, but whatever). The only change is that MVMCP will have day guests leaving at 6 (I didn't mention MVMCP, so he brought this up on his own). So...if you wanted a little more confusion to the situation, there you go.

 

[Travelgrrl]

Do you think these shorts would work for Mrs. Potts? I could wear a white shirt and I found a purple/gold fascinator headband on Amazon. Any other suggestions? I won't be able to do cute shoes. I have to do tennis shoes if I'm walking a lot or a previously injured foot acts up. Should I do something dressier? I want to be comfortable, but I'm not sure how much I should accessorize or if it's ok to just keep it simple.

The shorts are great, a white shirt would be fine. Have you considered a Chip purse? I don't know if I'm supposed to link, but $3.99 gets you one of these from Ebay if you have 4-6 weeks to get it from China: (There are probably US sellers who have the same one, or others, for more.)

Thanks! I can buy the shorts and fascinator pretty cheap. Maybe a pink or blue scarf for a belt and some cute gold accessories like you said. Is it overkill to wear a Mrs. Potts shirt or is the point of Disney bounding to not make it so obvious?

Usually Disneybounding is more subtle than a T-shirt explaining the character, which is half the fun! But a T-shirt would be fine as well.

 

[kizmet311]

The shorts are great, a white shirt would be fine. Have you considered a Chip purse? I don't know if I'm supposed to link, but $3.99 gets you one of these from Ebay if you have 4-6 weeks to get it from China: (There are probably US sellers who have the same one, or others, for more.)

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Usually Disneybounding is more subtle than a T-shirt explaining the character, which is half the fun! But a T-shirt would be fine as well.

Oh, that's cool! I will look into it! We do have time for it to get here, I think. We aren't going until the first week of October.

 

[Roxyfire]

Just got a voicemail (didn't answer the call because I never answer calls that don't have names on them anymore). Rather than respond to the email, "Disney Guest Experience services" called back.

From the message: "There are no changes...situation will continue as it has..." A party ticket would allow FP+ reservations between 4-7 grace period (assume 3:30-6:30, but whatever). The only change is that MVMCP will have day guests leaving at 6 (I didn't mention MVMCP, so he brought this up on his own). So...if you wanted a little more confusion to the situation, there you go.

Well I like that answer. My worry is if you contact enough disney reps you'll find the answer you want to hear eventually. No doubt the only way to make some anti-hard ticket people happy (and I do get their POV) is to reduce the amount of party nights. Which is probably not gonna happen at all.

 

[vinotinto]

Just got a voicemail (didn't answer the call because I never answer calls that don't have names on them anymore). Rather than respond to the email, "Disney Guest Experience services" called back.

From the message: "There are no changes...situation will continue as it has..." A party ticket would allow FP+ reservations between 4-7 grace period (assume 3:30-6:30, but whatever). The only change is that MVMCP will have day guests leaving at 6 (I didn't mention MVMCP, so he brought this up on his own). So...if you wanted a little more confusion to the situation, there you go.

I wish they would have sent it in writing...

 

[DisneyToni]

Right?! So I'm going to look around and say, "hey, this place sure is overcrowded, I'm going to cancel these puppies!"

I don't really know what's fair or right or whatever, I'm kind of done trying to argue that out. Nobody will ever be 100% happy with whatever Disney decides. I just want to be within the guidelines set forth. I just want guidelines to BE set forth!

If we're allowed to have them, I will probably book one or two, if not, it's fine, I'll rework my plans to do things that don't require them like ride the Riverboat or see Mickey's Philharmagic or watch the Tiki show or something then I'll ride some other things during the party, like BTMRR or 7DMT.

So my take on it was that if the park is "closed" due to overcrowding for the pre-party time (i.e. it has hit one of the phased park closures) that having a Fast Pass will not get you automatic entry into the park due to having a fast pass reservation. That instead you will have to cancel your fast pass reservation.

Again, the same thing with the CM's answer on being granted entry at 4pm. That if by some small miracle on a party date that MK hit capacity during regular operating hours, that party guest will only be guaranteed entry at 7pm. Hence why the CMs that have answered this question, have always said "may" enter at 4pm. That way they are protected if it is a phased closure happens and they cannot grant party guest entry at 4pm.

 

[DonaldDuck77]

Well I like that answer. My worry is if you contact enough disney reps you'll find the answer you want to hear eventually. No doubt the only way to make some anti-hard ticket people happy (and I do get their POV) is to reduce the amount of party nights. Which is probably not gonna happen at all.

I wish they would have sent it in writing...

He did leave his name and his personal number. He said that I could email back using "attention his name" in the subject line. I am going to hold onto the voice mail for now. He also used the legalese "policy for now...could change at any time". So I will email him back later on and get him to confirm in writing. Then print it out and take it with me to the FP+ checkpoint

 

[yoda22]

Sounds like fun! My DD doesn't know about the trip yet - for her birthday we are giving her a suitcase filled with things for the trip (autograph books, Minnie ear headband, Belle dress/accessories, etc). I'm hoping that as long as she knows going in to the BBB that she will be Belle coming out of it, she will be ok, lol. Otherwise, it would be difficult to plan our Disney bounding when we wouldn't know which character she might pick at BBB.

So, yeah, my only other option would be attempting to get BBB the morning of Cindy's (which is probably unlikely at this point) and us doing something completely different for MNSSHP, which would still result in her not being able to pick out a costume at BBB, because we would still have the Belle dress she would need to wear. She will get to dress up as Moana for her birthday party and then she can pick between Moana or Belle for actual Halloween back home. So, I guess we should stick with B&tB as our theme for the party.

A surprise trip is so exciting! The suitcase full of treasures is such a great idea. We did the same thing for our last BBB appointment where we brought a dress - we kept talking about the princess she would be dressed up as if there were no other options, and it seemed to work. I hope it works for you, too! Although DD still says she wants to be witch Minnie, I'm half expecting her to change her mind once inside BBB and choose something different. Should be interesting!

I have heard that some people have had luck scoring an appointment a week or two before their trip due to cancellations, but you would probably need to call often to check, which can be a pain but might be worth a shot.

 

[Disneymom1126]

I gave up with my photobucket, too many adverts. I use flickr.com not had a problem so far (apart from when I forgot my login). Can't wait to see your pics, the costumes sound awesome.

Perfect - I didn't think about using flickr. Okay - excuse the mess...it's summer and we have two kids plus my daughter all day every week day at the house!

Here's the pieces of my Mushu Costume...I'm going to wear red capri-length leggings with the top and hat:




My daughter's Mulan Costume:



Clearly these were craft projects, but I think that's part of the fun for Halloween!

 

[Bex258]

The shorts are great, a white shirt would be fine. Have you considered a Chip purse? I don't know if I'm supposed to link, but $3.99 gets you one of these from Ebay if you have 4-6 weeks to get it from China: (There are probably US sellers who have the same one, or others, for more.)

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Usually Disneybounding is more subtle than a T-shirt explaining the character, which is half the fun! But a T-shirt would be fine as well.

Such a cute purse, its funny they are going so cheap now, that was a sell out item at Primark same with the Chip cup. Apparently the Winnie the Pooh honey pot mug is the next big thing.

 

[Bex258]

Perfect - I didn't think about using flickr. Okay - excuse the mess...it's summer and we have two kids plus my daughter all day every week day at the house!

Here's the pieces of my Mushu Costume...I'm going to wear red capri-length leggings with the top and hat:




My daughter's Mulan Costume:



Clearly these were craft projects, but I think that's part of the fun for Halloween!

Oh wow I love them, they are so cool and well done on crafty them!

 

[Travelgrrl]

Clearly these were craft projects, but I think that's part of the fun for Halloween!

Adorable - and 'craft project' costumes are the BEST!

Also: Dang girl, that's some Lego collection. I want to come play!