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

[bethbuchall]

Just a heads up....have read in several Facebook groups today that FPs booked with a MNSSHP ticket are being cancelled. Reports are the last day of FPs are being eliminated (regardless of which date your party falls on) due to a lack of active ticket media for the # of FP days booked. Apparently cancelling the last day of FPs is the arbitrary solution. Sadly, someone lost their FOP FP this way, and while a call to IT was able to reinstate the AK FPs (after cancelling the MK ones), the CM was adamant that party tickets could not be used for FP booking this year. YMMV, but for those of you who've had success booking on your tickets so far, watch your account!

We have a day on our Hopper tickets for party day which we'll use to rope drop another park before some rest time, but our FastPasses are set for Magic Kingdom (3:20-4:20, 4:25-5:25, 5:25-6:25). So, do I need to make sure that I enter MK using my regular ticket first to make sure that those FastPasses are valid? If I enter through a line that isn't marked for the party, will it use the regular ticket? Then I can check in for the party after that? Should I make sure that we enter before party guests are allowed in to make sure?

 

[Bex258]

So Fastpass day was today, got all my fastpasse's, even got a morning FoP.

Costume Update: I made my wristbands and then realised I'd made them too loose around my wrist. I have given spare fabric to a coworker who is really good a sewing so she can make some new ones because I got a bit fed up with them.

I've started making my Judy Hopps ears, just to add the fake fur to them.

Went to reset my Flickr account because I forgot the login and it gave me a second account.....

 

[MeghanTy]

Hey everyone... I've been reading this thread for a while now in preparation for our first MNSSHP!

We are doing October 27th-Nov 5th for our first visit to the F&W festival, the Halloween party on Halloween (!!!) and my DFTW planning session for my April 2018 Disney wedding

I read the first post and I understand no full length princess dresses are allowed, but does it have to be touching the ground to be considered "full length"? For example, I'm thinking about going as Rapunzel with maybe a tea length skirt (hits between the ankle and knee). Is that still considered too long? I don't want to be denied entry!!

TIA!

I do not have an answer to your question, but just wanted to say that we will be there on Halloween as well! lol

 

[DonaldDuck77]

Any word on when the last FP can be booked on a regular park day on a party night?

Awesome, so just to recap Disney eliminated the parade from the Dessert Package and their eliminating FP. Hmmm

Are they trying to make the parties less crowded?

 

[DonaldDuck77]

Just a heads up....have read in several Facebook groups today that FPs booked with a MNSSHP ticket are being cancelled. Reports are the last day of FPs are being eliminated (regardless of which date your party falls on) due to a lack of active ticket media for the # of FP days booked. Apparently cancelling the last day of FPs is the arbitrary solution. Sadly, someone lost their FOP FP this way, and while a call to IT was able to reinstate the AK FPs (after cancelling the MK ones), the CM was adamant that party tickets could not be used for FP booking this year. YMMV, but for those of you who've had success booking on your tickets so far, watch your account!

I wonder what will happen if you have ticket entitlements available, but do not use them to enter the park. We will still have NE tickets with days remaining that will work to book FP+, but we don't plan on using a regular ticket on our party day.

 

[kizmet311]

Sorry, newbie here...what is FOP? I need to learn these abbreviations!

 

[vinotinto]

Just a heads up....have read in several Facebook groups today that FPs booked with a MNSSHP ticket are being cancelled. Reports are the last day of FPs are being eliminated (regardless of which date your party falls on) due to a lack of active ticket media for the # of FP days booked. Apparently cancelling the last day of FPs is the arbitrary solution. Sadly, someone lost their FOP FP this way, and while a call to IT was able to reinstate the AK FPs (after cancelling the MK ones), the CM was adamant that party tickets could not be used for FP booking this year. YMMV, but for those of you who've had success booking on your tickets so far, watch your account!

Wow! Well, thanks for the heads up. I guess this means I will now be watching my FP+ like a hawk. My last day is AK and it's the day I was able to get FOP. It's still there. My MNSSHP is our arrival day. If FP+s with party tickets are not allowed, I would like to know so I can cancel my MNSSHP FP+. I certainly don't want my only FOP FP+ cancelled. There's no communication coming from Disney on this. They have not said if FP+ are or are not allowed with the party ticket.

I have a comp ticket from last year's hurricane park closings that I have not linked to my account because I did not want to deal with "prioritizing." I may need to add them to my account.

 

[cuteandfluffy626]

Sorry, newbie here...what is FOP? I need to learn these abbreviations!

Flight of Passage

 

[cuteandfluffy626]

So if I make FP+ for DHS in the morning before MNSSHP it may get canceled??

 

[vinotinto]

So if I make FP+ for DHS in the morning before MNSSHP it may get canceled??

Only applies to those who are using the MNSSHP ticket to make FP+. If you have a ticket to cover that day, you are OK.

 

[vinotinto]

I wonder if we'll still be allowed to enter at 4:00 pm? Otherwise, I don't understand why the party entrance ticket would not be allowed for FP+.

 

[prettypatchesmsu]

I will also be watching mine! My FP are still all there. I did a screenshot of my selections in case they disappear and have to fight about it! I have a 7DMT on our last day that I don't want to lose!

 

[MissMaryQC]

Stressing the FP thing! Do you guys think they're not gonna let folks in early this year???

 

[cuteandfluffy626]

Only applies to those who are using the MNSSHP ticket to make FP+. If you have a ticket to cover that day, you are OK.

That's a relief thank you

 

[Cluelyss]

I wonder if we'll still be allowed to enter at 4:00 pm? Otherwise, I don't understand why the party entrance ticket would not be allowed for FP+.

Wondering if this is the reason as well?

 

[Lesley Wake]

That FP issue is certainly worrisome. But it's weird that it has only happened to one person. I would have expected it to happen to everyone. Did they have any unique situations that could have caused that (reassigning tickets, etc)?

The whole early entry thing is also a concern. On the Disneyworld site it doesn't say anything about entry 3 hrs early (unless someone else has been able to find it). But the Disneyland party specifically mentions getting to be able to enter either park 3 hrs early (those tickets are more expensive but allow park hopping before the party because of the new Carsland Halloween decorations).

 

[Cluelyss]

That FP issue is certainly worrisome. But it's weird that it has only happened to one person. I would have expected it to happen to everyone. Did they have any unique situations that could have caused that (reassigning tickets, etc)?

The whole early entry thing is also a concern. On the Disneyworld site it doesn't say anything about entry 3 hrs early (unless someone else has been able to find it). But the Disneyland party specifically mentions getting to be able to enter either park 3 hrs early (those tickets are more expensive but allow park hopping before the party because of the new Carsland Halloween decorations).

It was more than one person. But the person I was specifically referring to, who first reported it, did not have any unique situations that I could tell. She even reported booking her party date last, as many of us have had to do. There were also others saying they have not been able to book FPs on their party tickets at all, no matter what order they schedule. So there's definitely something odd going on this year.

ETA: WDW has never "publicized" the early entry, its just always been something that's happened unofficially. It certainly helps with crowd control, to have party goers arriving over a 3 hour period instead of all at 7. And the "party dining" begins earlier than 7, so there will at least be folks allowed in at 6. But I'm wondering if that will be the new early arrival, especially since the park is scheduled to close at 6 on MVMCP days. And would also make sense why they are eliminating FPs on party tickets, since you'd only have a half hour of "park time" (6-6:30) during which to potentially schedule something.

 

[AngelDisney]

It was more than one person. But the person I was specifically referring to, who first reported it, did not have any unique situations that I could tell. She even reported booking her party date last, as many of us have had to do. There were also others saying they have not been able to book FPs on their party tickets at all, no matter what order they schedule. So there's definitely something odd going on this year.

ETA: WDW has never "publicized" the early entry, its just always been something that's happened unofficially. It certainly helps with crowd control, to have party goers arriving over a 3 hour period instead of all at 7. And the "party dining" begins earlier than 7, so there will at least be folks allowed in at 6. But I'm wondering if that will be the new early arrival, especially since the park is scheduled to close at 6 on MVMCP days. And would also make sense why they are eliminating FPs on party tickets, since you'd only have a half hour of "park time" (6-6:30) during which to potentially schedule something.

Does this mean that characters like Jack and Sally won't be out early for M&G if guests are not allowed in early with party tickets? If so, I can imagine very long wait for characters this year. I really hope not!

 

[vinotinto]

The thing is we are all speculating at this point because Disney has not indicated any information either way. Nowhere can I find that you *can* enter at 4:00 pm, or that you can *not* enter at 4:00 pm like previous years. Nowhere can I find that you *can* make 1 FP+ or 2 FP+ or 3 FP+ with your party ticket or that you can *not.* And that is what is bothering me about this. If they indicate it somewhere, then I make decisions accordingly. Maybe, I'll add a day to my tickets. Or maybe I will cancel my park ADR. Or maybe I will decide to do something different with my afternoon. But, the lack any information is what does not sit right with me.

My FP+ for the last day are still there. We are going to the party on Sept 1st. I wonder if they are deleting FP+ in the order of the party dates?

 

[Farro]

Wow! Well, thanks for the heads up. I guess this means I will now be watching my FP+ like a hawk. My last day is AK and it's the day I was able to get FOP. It's still there. My MNSSHP is our arrival day. If FP+s with party tickets are not allowed, I would like to know so I can cancel my MNSSHP FP+. I certainly don't want my only FOP FP+ cancelled. There's no communication coming from Disney on this. They have not said if FP+ are or are not allowed with the party ticket.

I have a comp ticket from last year's hurricane park closings that I have not linked to my account because I did not want to deal with "prioritizing." I may need to add them to my account.

I don't understand. Why they would they cancel your fast passes for Animal Kingdom on a different day than the party? I thought they were cancelling fast passes for those who made them during the party with their party ticket.