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

[pjtoadie]

I bought party tickets for September 1 before I realized it was Labor Day weekend. It looks as if a lot of us are planning on coming that date.

My question is, do you think it's more "serious" Disney fans that will go at that time, like the kind of people here on the Dis? Do you think that the overall crowds that day will be large, or does it just look that way because a large proportion of DisBoarders are going then?

I looked at the TouringPlan estimated rankings of crowd levels, but that just ranks them in order with earliest dates being least crowded and late to dates being more crowded with no consideration for day of the week or anything, so that doesn't make sense to me.

I guess it's too late to change my party date anyway, but I'd like the know what to expect.

So my question basically is do you think the high number of DisBoarders attending on September 1 gives an inaccurate estimation of what the actual crowd will be?

The TouringPlan estimates for the parties are based on historical data of when previous parties have sold out, ride wait estimates, and crowd level predictions for days that have parties on them. It's no mistake that the earlier parties are less busier than the parties closer to Halloween. Think about it, most people don't want to attend a Halloween themed party two months before Halloween. Having said that there are a ton of us hard core fans that won't mind going 2 months in advance lol. It's predicted as the 2nd least busiest party so hopefully it'll be right! I also believe Labor Day weekend is no where near as busy as July 4th weekend and Memorial Day weekend.

Update: I just looked and September 1st has a CL1 at Magic Kingdom so that's one of the main reasons why it's predicted to be the 2nd slowest party.

 

[Farro]

I am trying to talk my husband into going. We are headed down without kids for the race weekend and food and wine. He thinks it's odd to go without kids. Our first night Nov. 1 is the last night if the party. Will it be more crowded since it is the last night? There will be plenty of adults without kids, right?

Myself and my guy go on all our Disney trips without kids since we don't have any! We don't plan to have any so it will always be this way. I never felt weird, lots of adults w/out kids. We love the party.

This year my brother and sisters are joining us later in the trip. 5 adults having a blast at Disney!

 

[1GoldenSun]

I'm trying to get the hang of this quoting other people thing! Sorry!

Apparently I posted something twice, sort of? How do you delete a post altogether?

 

[1GoldenSun]

The TouringPlan estimates for the parties are based on historical data of when previous parties have sold out, ride wait estimates, and crowd level predictions for days that have parties on them. It's no mistake that the earlier parties are less busier than the parties closer to Halloween. Think about it, most people don't want to attend a Halloween themed party two months before Halloween. Having said that there are a ton of us hard core fans that won't mind going 2 months in advance lol. It's predicted as the 2nd least busiest party so hopefully it'll be right! I also believe Labor Day weekend is no where near as busy as July 4th weekend and Memorial Day weekend.

Update: I just looked and September 1st has a CL1 at Magic Kingdom so that's one of the main reasons why it's predicted to be the 2nd slowest party.

Thanks! It makes a lot of sense that most people wouldn't be interested in Halloween in August or September, so the parties would be less crowded.

I just thought it was kind of weird that the TouringPlan rankings were exactly in order from August through the end of October, 1,2,3,4,...all the way to Halloween. I would have thought that when you got into late October a Friday would be busier than the following Tuesday but they're ranked exactly in order by date. I don't understand this, but hey, I don't have to! I'm going to my first MNSSHP, and that's what matters!

 

[pjtoadie]

Thanks! It makes a lot of sense that most people wouldn't be interested in Halloween in August or September, so the parties would be less crowded.

I just thought it was kind of weird that the TouringPlan rankings were exactly in order from August through the end of October, 1,2,3,4,...all the way to Halloween. I would have thought that when you got into late October a Friday would be busier than the following Tuesday but they're ranked exactly in order by date. I don't understand this, but hey, I don't have to! I'm going to my first MNSSHP, and that's what matters!

I'm not sure if we're going off the same list but the blog post on TouringPlans that ranks the parties aren't in order by day. For instance the October 9th party is predicted to be the 3rd busiest party after October 31st and October 29th because it's on Columbus Day and it's the only Monday party. Also the least busiest party isn't the first party but actually the second party on August 29th. Here's the blog post:

http://blog.touringplans.com/2017/05/12/find-least-crowded-halloween-party-2017

I hope this helps!

 

[Farro]

Uh oh, ours is ranked 4th busiest!

Still going to be great!

 

[mburstein]

The TouringPlan estimates for the parties are based on historical data of when previous parties have sold out, ride wait estimates, and crowd level predictions for days that have parties on them. It's no mistake that the earlier parties are less busier than the parties closer to Halloween. Think about it, most people don't want to attend a Halloween themed party two months before Halloween. Having said that there are a ton of us hard core fans that won't mind going 2 months in advance lol. It's predicted as the 2nd least busiest party so hopefully it'll be right! I also believe Labor Day weekend is no where near as busy as July 4th weekend and Memorial Day weekend.

Update: I just looked and September 1st has a CL1 at Magic Kingdom so that's one of the main reasons why it's predicted to be the 2nd slowest party.

Gotta ask: "CL1"?

ETA: N/m. Must mean "crowd level 1" on TP.

 

[pjtoadie]

Gotta ask: "CL1"?

Crowd Level 1 out of 10.

 

[FoxC63]

I'm trying to get the hang of this quoting other people thing! Sorry!

Apparently I posted something twice, sort of? How do you delete a post altogether?

I don't believe you can delete an entire post but you can use the "Edit" function to remove what you wrote. You can then write something else like "Delete double post" or add an emoji like this

 

[1GoldenSun]

I see what I was doing wrong! No need to go into the details of my stupidity, just suffice it to say I was reading the ranking list wrong!

Thanks, pjtoadie, that really helps a lot and I feel so much better! This is our first MNSSHP, and I really hope it's not too crowded while we learn the ropes. I'm kind of at a loss regarding creating a touring plan, and I'm afraid we will be those people standing at the entrance to the park, looking at our map and wondering where to begin. But we will have fun regardless, I'm sure of it!

Thanks to you too, FoxC63. I didn't try to quote anyone this time but I'm sure I'll give it a try again soon. Last time I erased my double post but didn't know what to do with the blank space; next time I'll know!

 

[pjtoadie]

I see what I was doing wrong! No need to go into the details of my stupidity, just suffice it to say I was reading the ranking list wrong!

Thanks, pjtoadie, that really helps a lot and I feel so much better! This is our first MNSSHP, and I really hope it's not too crowded while we learn the ropes. I'm kind of at a loss regarding creating a touring plan, and I'm afraid we will be those people standing at the entrance to the park, looking at our map and wondering where to begin. But we will have fun regardless, I'm sure of it!

Thanks to you too, FoxC63. I didn't try to quote anyone this time but I'm sure I'll give it a try again soon. Last time I erased my double post but didn't know what to do with the blank space; next time I'll know!

You're welcome! I understand

I'm going to the 9/1 party as well! Maybe I'll see you

 

[vinotinto]

The issue with TP is they don't control for weather in their predictions. So rained out parties will indeed have lower waits and not sell out, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be busy if the weather was nice.

 

[pjtoadie]

The issue with TP is they don't control for weather in their predictions. So rained out parties will indeed have lower waits and not sell out, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be busy if the weather was nice.

Of course they can't control for weather in their predictions. They predict what happened in previous years and the trend of what the days of the parties are like. This is from the blog I attached earlier:

"We made a few adjustments to our projections last year and they seem to have worked more than they didn’t–our top four selection were indeed 4 of the best 5 to attend. The only oddity in our top 5 is that October 4 party, and that was a weird one; it was the party 2 days before hurricane Matthew hit on October 6 (cancelling the October 6 & 7 parties)."

That's pretty good if you ask me! Of course the weather can play a part in the parties but their predictions are a good tool. It's not 100% accurate but what is lol.

 

[Travelgrrl]

This is our first MNSSHP, and I really hope it's not too crowded while we learn the ropes. I'm kind of at a loss regarding creating a touring plan, and I'm afraid we will be those people standing at the entrance to the park, looking at our map and wondering where to begin. But we will have fun regardless, I'm sure of it!

Don't worry, you could just wander into the Halloween party and have a great time! Do you like to see people in costume? Check! Short lines for rides? Check! Free candy from fun CMs? Check! Terrific decorations? Check!

The parades are cool and you can likely see one without too great of a plan. Ditto the fireworks and so on. If your main interest is not meeting rare characters, you'll have roughly 8 hours to do all of the above.

People on these boards are planners to the Nth degree (which can be a very good thing) but it's certainly possible to not plan for the MNSSHP and still have a wonderful time. Just reading the first page of this thread and keeping up on new ones, you'll find lots of fun tips. A few pages back, someone posted a great place at the very start of the parade where fog is pumped in for a spooky effect and I had never heard that before!

 

[1GoldenSun]

Don't worry, you could just wander into the Halloween party and have a great time! Do you like to see people in costume? Check! Short lines for rides? Check! Free candy from fun CMs? Check! Terrific decorations? Check!

The parades are cool and you can likely see one without too great of a plan. Ditto the fireworks and so on. If your main interest is not meeting rare characters, you'll have roughly 8 hours to do all of the above.

People on these boards are planners to the Nth degree (which can be a very good thing) but it's certainly possible to not plan for the MNSSHP and still have a wonderful time. Just reading the first page of this thread and keeping up on new ones, you'll find lots of fun tips. A few pages back, someone posted a great place at the very start of the parade where fog is pumped in for a spooky effect and I had never heard that before!

Thank you; you really make it all sound amazing!

I think just looking at all the costumes and the decorations will be a party unto itself. I've never seen more than a handful of aduls in costume at any given time before, and it sounds like a lot of people really put a lot of effort and creativity into their ensembles.

I like a parade, but I don't need to be front and center to enjoy it. Ditto for fireworks. And I enjoy seeing the characters but unless it's at a character meal and they come to us I don't care about "meeting" them.

We love the rides, and we love candy, and I think we're really going to enjoy the atmosphere and the environment.

I feel very reassured that we're going to have a great time without a plan! Thank you!

 

[Cluelyss]

Think DH will be allowed in wearing a dress? He'll have shorts under, but I thought maybe pants, just in case? The skirt is knee length... odd question, I know, but DD wants him to be Winifred Sanderson. Here's a pic: https://flic.kr/p/WGUxy5

He looks FANTASTIC!!!

 

[mamapenguin]

Will Lilo and Stich be there? My daughter is going as Lilo. TIA

 

[Travelgrrl]

I've never seen more than a handful of aduls in costume at any given time before, and it sounds like a lot of people really put a lot of effort and creativity into their ensembles.

Because people are in costume , and everyone's in an especially happy mood , we found other guests to be super friendly, as if they were all pals and we were at the same private party ! (Until someone steps in front of you at a parade, Arrrrg! )

 

[MissMaryQC]

That is hilarious! Did you make that or purchase it? My hubby would love to be Winnifred!

I made it! Actually my first attempt at sewing a garment. I've done bunting before, but that's about it. I found a dress and a giant t-shirt at Salvation Army, dyed them purple and green, respectively, took them apart and sewed them together. Then I added the gold stuff. I've since made some decals and painted gold symbols along the purple on the dress.

In case you can't tell I'm super proud of this craft. Lol! But it was honestly quite simple, once I got the hang of the machine down.

 

[FoxC63]

I see what I was doing wrong! No need to go into the details of my stupidity, just suffice it to say I was reading the ranking list wrong!

Thanks, pjtoadie, that really helps a lot and I feel so much better! This is our first MNSSHP, and I really hope it's not too crowded while we learn the ropes. I'm kind of at a loss regarding creating a touring plan, and I'm afraid we will be those people standing at the entrance to the park, looking at our map and wondering where to begin. But we will have fun regardless, I'm sure of it!

Thanks to you too, FoxC63. I didn't try to quote anyone this time but I'm sure I'll give it a try again soon. Last time I erased my double post but didn't know what to do with the blank space; next time I'll know!

You're more then welcome to create an itinerary on my planning thread a few have already take a look see over [URL="https://www.disboards.com/threads/mnsshp-2017-my-party-plan-strategy-in-the-making.3604086/"]here[/URL].