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

[sherlockmiles]

Check - grabbed a bag of cheerios (I eat them like chips) and a few packets of instant oatmeal. Good idea about picking up some stuff at Epcot.

MY current question is that we are supposed to change hotels sunday - not sure how that will go.

 

[sherlockmiles]

I don't have any experience with airport closures. We are due to arrive at MCO Tuesday morning at 9am. I am really hoping no changes happen to our flight since the weather is looking fine that day. Does anyone have a guess how long the airport could be closed?

personal opinion coming: I would think they would reopen sometime on Monday.

 

[The Sunrise Student]

Check - grabbed a bag of cheerios (I eat them like chips) and a few packets of instant oatmeal. Good idea about picking up some stuff at Epcot.

MY current question is that we are supposed to change hotels Sunday - not sure how that will go.

We check into the Disney resort on Sunday ourselves (staying at the close by non Disney hotel Saturday night)... I would ask on arrival, and probably change sooner rather than later. Current models have Irma hitting they Keys at 2 AM Sunday Morning.

 

[The Sunrise Student]

I don't have any experience with airport closures. We are due to arrive at MCO Tuesday morning at 9am. I am really hoping no changes happen to our flight since the weather is looking fine that day. Does anyone have a guess how long the airport could be closed?

Current Models of the storm out at NOAA have it hitting South Carolina area by Tuesday... so it all depends on where you are coming from.

 

[lovingeire]

I would definitely pack some snack foods in my luggage. Heck, I've even successfully transported wine in my checked bag quite a few times, however buying it at F&W or the resort is probably a safer, yet more expensive, bet. (I put mine in a kitchen trash bag and use packing tape to seal it up, bubble wrap it, and then wrap it in a bag again. My dad does the same trick.) . Fingers crossed everyone gets in and out of Orlando as needed and stays safe during Irma! She's a beast!

 

[sheila14]

We're flying from Baltimore I feel your pain. Hopefully it'll pass.

I didn't even know about Katia, I have never seen this many hurricanes in this short a time span before!

This is scary, 3 hurricanes brewing, wild fires on the west coast what is next??

 

[The Sunrise Student]

I would definitely pack some snack foods in my luggage. Heck, I've even successfully transported wine in my checked bag quite a few times, however buying it at F&W or the resort is probably a safer, yet more expensive, bet. (I put mine in a kitchen trash bag and use packing tape to seal it up, bubble wrap it, and then wrap it in a bag again. My dad does the same trick.) . Fingers crossed everyone gets in and out of Orlando as needed and stays safe during Irma! She's a beast!

We bought a case of different wines from IF&W last year when we ended up driving down because our flights got canceled for Mathew (you'd think we would learn not to plan WDW trips during this time by now but we are a sucker for IF&W event). So... with us flying in this year *fingers crossed* we are going to have to partake of our wine favorites during our stay Irma has defiantly been ugly to those islands for sure!!!! I am waiting for the 10 ish update at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov to see if they are still saying east coast..

 

[sheila14]

I would definitely pack some snack foods in my luggage. Heck, I've even successfully transported wine in my checked bag quite a few times, however buying it at F&W or the resort is probably a safer, yet more expensive, bet. (I put mine in a kitchen trash bag and use packing tape to seal it up, bubble wrap it, and then wrap it in a bag again. My dad does the same trick.) . Fingers crossed everyone gets in and out of Orlando as needed and stays safe during Irma! She's a beast!

I wonder how popular this name will be for a baby name?? A hurricane this size is well off the charts. I just missed Matthew last year by 2 days what will this year be?? I check in 38 days

 

[anricat]

This is scary, 3 hurricanes brewing, wild fires on the west coast what is next??

Nazis rallying in the streets of the US? Oh...wait.

 

[cuteandfluffy626]

This is scary, 3 hurricanes brewing, wild fires on the west coast what is next??

Never mess with Mother Nature

 

[FeralCatRogue]

I've read through and searched the thread, but can't find any more details regarding "weapons". My son will be dressed as a Jedi, and a lightsaber is required in his eyes. Are these ok? This is our first party, so I want to make sure I'm getting it right. I already know to leave Han Solo's blaster at home

When I saw them confiscating "weapons" last year it was things that were guns or knives, I didnt see them take any lightsabers and I was fine going around with a 4 ft broom.

 

[monorailrabbit]

If you are in Fl when there is a thunderstorm, please don't watch it from outside. It is dangerous. We get far more lightening than most of the rest of the country and multiple people are struck every year. Just in the past week, lightening from a single storm caused several house fires and struck multiple cars. You could watch the castle from Caseys, the Plaza Ice Cream shop, or the train station.

Oh good heavens please don't think I would be standing out in a storm getting pictures! I totally meant from inside, or even our view from the hotel room! We are from NE, so we know about dangerous storms, granted we tornadoes and not hurricanes or nearly the amount of lightning as you guys do! I was a meteorology major in college, and part of me just loves this kind of stuff!
NOTE: I do NOT wish this kind of catastrophe/damage/peril/hardship on anyone! Mother nature just fascinates me and I love storm watching/chasing! Keeping all of you guys who are going to be there during Irma in my thoughts and prayers! I hope you guys all make it safely and have an awesome time!!

 

[Jays2013]

My younger son is going to be Indiana Jones. Do you think a whip is OK? We're planning to leave it coiled and tied to his belt loop, so I figured it would be. (Otherwise, it would probably be used on his brother....)

 

[SilSprBea]

We went to the 8/29 party. It was beautiful weather, we were really pleased about that. Some thoughts:
*The fireworks and Hocus Pocus shows were great! I was surprised at how many people were still there for the second show but leaving the park was much easier than on a normal night in my experience.
*The parade was OK. I felt it was pretty short. I got to see the headless horseman, though!
*My DD and her husband stood in line for two hours to see Jack Sparrow and then PhotoPass added the picture of the people behind them in line instead of their picture to our account. I'm not sure if that's fixable? She's just glad that they asked someone to take pictures with her cell phone as backup.
*The line at the Haunted Mansion for the magic shots was long until after the second parade. I really wanted that ghost driver shot and I'm glad we kept checking back (DH doesn't do long lines). My focus was to get as many magic shots as I could and I'm pleased to report that we did so with minimal waiting in lines.
*It was a 'low crowd' night but was still more crowded than I expected.
*The best costume we saw was a young guy with a chef's hat on his head. It was lit up and you could see the shadow of Remy in it. Such a great idea!
*We walked on to Buzz Lightyear, It's a Small World, and Journey Under the Sea with no wait. Pirates of the Caribbean had a posted time of 20 minutes early in the night but it took us at least 40 minutes to go through. Later in the night we rode again and the posted 15 minutes was accurate.
*My recommendation is to eat dinner before 7pm if you can, so that you won't miss any of the party activities. We didn't experience any shortages of the special treats. I can say for sure that Sleepy Hollow had the Jack Skellington and pumpkin Mickey waffles with ice cream after 8pm and the Main Street Bakery had the Mickey cinnamon bun after 9pm.
Overall, we had a good time despite it being a very long day for us. We got to the park around noon and got back to our room after 1am.

I don't know if you already resolved your missing picture issue, but you can fix this. Something similar happened to me last time. If you're still in Disney you can visit one of the photo places (there is one in the Mickey Town Square Theater). They will be able to search for the photo and add it for you! If you're no longer there, you can either call for assistance or log onto the website and create a ticket. It's super helpful that you have the pictures for the people behind you because it will be easier to locate your pictures that way. Apologies if you already got an answer to this, but I'm behind on the thread!

 

[FeralCatRogue]

My younger son is going to be Indiana Jones. Do you think a whip is OK? We're planning to leave it coiled and tied to his belt loop, so I figured it would be. (Otherwise, it would probably be used on his brother....)

I'd think so considering they sell them on property for in Hollywood Studios.

 

[Jays2013]

I'd think so considering they sell them on property for in Hollywood Studios.

Thanks! I figured, but second opinions can't hurt!

 

[pjtoadie]

I finally received an email back from Guest Services this morning. I emailed them on Saturday night after attending the party on Friday. I basically just told them we were a little disappointed with all of the rain etc and I asked if there was anything they could do such as tickets to another party.

To my surprise they offered me five 1-Day Magic Your Way Base Tickets. I'm so glad that I emailed them! @FoxC63 I know that you wanted to know what was going on. Thanks for your help!

 

[cuteandfluffy626]

Honest opinions needed! So in order to age our costumes, ghost tourists, we were planning on throwing flour at each other before we go to the party. Would it look weird if I packed a small bag of flour in our suitcase? I'm seriously wondering if airport security will think it's drugs.

It may just be safer to do it before the trip but I'm not sure.

 

[DisneyMomma1216]

Hey everyone! I'm getting ready for our MNSSHP in October! We haven't attended since 2014, so I'm pretty excited! We plan on getting there around 4pm so we have a little time. Any suggestions on what we should do to kill some time? We plan on walking down the bypass for all they have to offer, and grabbing a QS dinner too. I only really want to meet Mickey, Lotso, and Ariel with Eric (since our family is dressing up as them). Any other characters will be a bonus, so I'm assuming we wouldn't have to line up for any of these characters immediately (we are skipping the major rare characters like Jack or Moana). And as for the magic shots - do we have to ask if the photographers have them like we normally do any other day, or will they be automatic since it's a party night? And can you use MDE during the party nights to see wait times of characters and such?

 

[Jarmo]

Honest opinions needed! So in order to age our costumes, ghost tourists, we were planning on throwing flour at each other before we go to the party. Would it look weird if I packed a small bag of flour in our suitcase? I'm seriously wondering if airport security will think it's drugs.

It may just be safer to do it before the trip but I'm not sure.

It's silly to think about, but no way would I bring a bag of flour on to an airplane unless you want your suitcase ripped open