"Official" 2018 Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party - A Spooktacular Celebration!

[FoxC63]

Has anyone contacted Disney directly to question the dessert party descriptions?

Disney Food Blog has been trying to confirm if the Plaza package includes the parade:

"The price for the Happy HalloWishes Dessert Party with Plaza Garden Viewing is $69 for adults, and $41 for children ages 3-9 (not including tax). The Happy HalloWishes Dessert Party with Plaza Garden Viewing includes a reserved standing area in the Plaza Garden during the fireworks . Please note: we are currently trying to confirm whether a reserved standing viewing area for the Boo-To-You Parade is included in the Plaza Garden Viewing package, and we will update this post accordingly.

Link: http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2018/...-for-mickeys-halloween-and-christmas-parties/

 

[Rich M]

I was just looking at dining for Oct 10th and both packages were available to be purchased. Oct 16th was not though and that is the one I need. Looks like maybe slow loading.

Edited: My mistake it was a different dessert party. I got so excited too lol

 

[AlisaMom]

It looks like it's live on the website as I just booked the terrace party for 8/24. I'm really only doing it for the parade viewing, which it still clearly states it includes (I took a screenshot of the description as well). I hope we get some reports back from the 8/17 party!

You are lucky! I was looking for the same date and checking every 20 minutes from 7:00 a.m. with no luck .

 

[DisneyWishes14]

Lucky you! Not up at the moment and I'm also looking for 8/24. I think it's a pretty safe bet the terrace version will have the parade viewing and if it doesn't, you'll have a good case for a refund if/when the description gets updated.

I'm hoping that your little blip of opening is a sign that it will be open for good very soon.

I'm just curious, did the email confirmation you get not anything different than the website about check-in time, etc... that may point to confirming the parade viewing?

The e-mail confirmation for the Terrace party states the 9:15 pm start time. It also states this, "Guests who have purchased the HalloWishes Premium Package may check-in beginning at 4:00 PM at Tomorrowland Terrace, where they will receive a credential for identification. Guests are advised to return to Tomorrowland Terrace as early as 90 minutes prior to the Happy Hallowishes fireworks showing which begins at 10:15 PM," which isn't very heartening as it doesn't mention anything about going to a reserved parade spot . . . argh.

I'll keep checking this page and the website to see if anything changes. I'm also interested in seeing if anyone can get confirmation on the Plaza viewing getting the parade viewing as I'd rather do that than the terrace party.

I think it's strange that I was able to snag this as soon as it went live and then they pulled it down again. I'm hoping my reservation doesn't get cancelled or something

 

[Haley R]

The e-mail confirmation for the Terrace party states the 9:15 pm start time. It also states this, "Guests who have purchased the HalloWishes Premium Package may check-in beginning at 4:00 PM at Tomorrowland Terrace, where they will receive a credential for identification. Guests are advised to return to Tomorrowland Terrace as early as 90 minutes prior to the Happy Hallowishes fireworks showing which begins at 10:15 PM," which isn't very heartening as it doesn't mention anything about going to a reserved parade spot . . . argh.

I'll keep checking this page and the website to see if anything changes. I'm also interested in seeing if anyone can get confirmation on the Plaza viewing getting the parade viewing as I'd rather do that than the terrace party.

I think it's strange that I was able to snag this as soon as it went live and then they pulled it down again. I'm hoping my reservation doesn't get cancelled or something

I think that's super weird that you were able to get a reservation lol

 

[areno79]

The e-mail confirmation for the Terrace party states the 9:15 pm start time. It also states this, "Guests who have purchased the HalloWishes Premium Package may check-in beginning at 4:00 PM at Tomorrowland Terrace, where they will receive a credential for identification. Guests are advised to return to Tomorrowland Terrace as early as 90 minutes prior to the Happy Hallowishes fireworks showing which begins at 10:15 PM," which isn't very heartening as it doesn't mention anything about going to a reserved parade spot . . . argh.

I'll keep checking this page and the website to see if anything changes. I'm also interested in seeing if anyone can get confirmation on the Plaza viewing getting the parade viewing as I'd rather do that than the terrace party.

I think it's strange that I was able to snag this as soon as it went live and then they pulled it down again. I'm hoping my reservation doesn't get cancelled or something

I just called Disney dining to see if it was one of those things that they could book but we couldn't yet. The CM said they haven't received any information about it and at this point it is still not available to book. She couldn't even confirm if parade viewing was included.
The CM was very surprised you were able to book, and suggested you call because it could/would very likely end up being cancelled.

 

[GillianP1301]

The e-mail confirmation for the Terrace party states the 9:15 pm start time. It also states this, "Guests who have purchased the HalloWishes Premium Package may check-in beginning at 4:00 PM at Tomorrowland Terrace, where they will receive a credential for identification. Guests are advised to return to Tomorrowland Terrace as early as 90 minutes prior to the Happy Hallowishes fireworks showing which begins at 10:15 PM," which isn't very heartening as it doesn't mention anything about going to a reserved parade spot . . . argh.

I'll keep checking this page and the website to see if anything changes. I'm also interested in seeing if anyone can get confirmation on the Plaza viewing getting the parade viewing as I'd rather do that than the terrace party.

I think it's strange that I was able to snag this as soon as it went live and then they pulled it down again. I'm hoping my reservation doesn't get cancelled or something

Probably wouldn't hurt to call and confirm your reservation once it goes live for real. I suspect you probably caught it right when an update was being pushed and/or retracted. It will likely be fine, but can't hurt to verify.

 

[ColoradoMom12]

Probably wouldn't hurt to call and confirm your reservation once it goes live for real. I suspect you probably caught it right when an update was being pushed and/or retracted. It will likely be fine, but can't hurt to verify.

Excellent advice.

I just discovered that a special dining event I had booked for July got cancelled, and no one ever notified me!! It was a fluke I discovered it. I went to the website to read the description again, and on a whim, I checked to see if there was any availability. I was quite surprised to see the date greyed out. I called Disney Dining (the event is the Perfectly Princess Tea Party) who connected me to Guest Services, who had idea idea how I was able to book something on a date it wasn't even being offered. He said at the very least, I should have received a phone call to let me know they were cancelling it, especially as I had to prepay $330 for it! As of right now, I still have the reservation for the tea party that isn't, and the CM has reached out to a planning office who is due to call me by the end of the week. Needless to say, I am very, very upset.

Moral of the story: keep an eye on your special event reservations. Double and triple check they are, in fact, still happening. Calling and confirming is a great idea!

 

[DisneyWishes14]

Probably wouldn't hurt to call and confirm your reservation once it goes live for real. I suspect you probably caught it right when an update was being pushed and/or retracted. It will likely be fine, but can't hurt to verify.

I'll wait for it to go live, again, and see what happens. At this point, the reservation is in my MDE account with a reservation number and the charge is pending on my credit card. It sounds like the phone CM's have zero information, so I really don't want them messing around with the reservation at this point. Why does WDW do this stuff? I wish they would get their act together before putting things like this up on their website.

 

[DisneyWishes14]

Excellent advice.

I just discovered that a special dining event I had booked for July got cancelled, and no one ever notified me!! It was a fluke I discovered it. I went to the website to read the description again, and on a whim, I checked to see if there was any availability. I was quite surprised to see the date greyed out. I called Disney Dining (the event is the Perfectly Princess Tea Party) who connected me to Guest Services, who had idea idea how I was able to book something on a date it wasn't even being offered. He said at the very least, I should have received a phone call to let me know they were cancelling it, especially as I had to prepay $330 for it! As of right now, I still have the reservation for the tea party that isn't, and the CM has reached out to a planning office who is due to call me by the end of the week. Needless to say, I am very, very upset.

Moral of the story: keep an eye on your special event reservations. Double and triple check they are, in fact, still happening. Calling and confirming is a great idea!

Wow. Did they refund your money?

 

[TISHLOVESDISNEY]

I had this happen to me a couple years ago. I some how got access to book the villains dinner at DHS. Well, they weren't going to have it, and it wasn't suppose to be open for booking (only a few people on the Dis got it) so they called me and gave us each 3 extra FPs. THEN, they did offer the party, at a higher price, but called me back to give me the original price plus I got to keep my Fps. Disney silly....

 

[scrappinginontario]

I had this happen to me a couple years ago. I some how got access to book the villains dinner at DHS. Well, they weren't going to have it, and it wasn't suppose to be open for booking (only a few people on the Dis got it) so they called me and gave us each 3 extra FPs. THEN, they did offer the party, at a higher price, but called me back to give me the original price plus I got to keep my Fps. Disney silly....

Glad they made it right for you! They normally do.

 

[FoxC63]

Glad they made it right for you! They normally do.

Agree. Disney is very generous.

 

[ColoradoMom12]

Wow. Did they refund your money?

Not yet. I full expect the planning office, or whatever they are, will do that for me when they call me back later this week. I am SO upset. This was a really special thing I had planned to do with my daughter as a surprise (she wanted to go to Disney for her birthday in June, but that wasn’t in the cards for us). Now there’s no way we can do it unless we extend our trip another day...which, unless Disney offers to us (if they offer FPs, I’ll suggest that instead, lol) is also not in the cards. At the very least, it was going to be a surprise for my DD. She doesn’t know I was planning it so won’t be sad that we can’t do it.

 

[FoxC63]

Just dropping in a note to all you newbies and/or those recently popping in, there is a Costume thread with great links, addresses and more. If you care to share we'd love to hear and see your ideas there!

Link: [URL="https://www.disboards.com/threads/%E2%80%9Cofficial%E2%80%9D-2018-mickey%E2%80%99s-not-so-scary-halloween-party-costumes-guidelines.3671354/"]“Official” 2018 Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Costumes & Guidelines[/URL]

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[DisneyWishes14]

Not yet. I full expect the planning office, or whatever they are, will do that for me when they call me back later this week. I am SO upset. This was a really special thing I had planned to do with my daughter as a surprise (she wanted to go to Disney for her birthday in June, but that wasn’t in the cards for us). Now there’s no way we can do it unless we extend our trip another day...which, unless Disney offers to us (if they offer FPs, I’ll suggest that instead, lol) is also not in the cards. At the very least, it was going to be a surprise for my DD. She doesn’t know I was planning it so won’t be sad that we can’t do it.

Oh no! I hope they can think of some alternatives. I'm so sorry that happened. We all put so much effort into the planning. I'm sorry to hear your special surprise for your daughter was cancelled

 

[DisneyWishes14]

I had this happen to me a couple years ago. I some how got access to book the villains dinner at DHS. Well, they weren't going to have it, and it wasn't suppose to be open for booking (only a few people on the Dis got it) so they called me and gave us each 3 extra FPs. THEN, they did offer the party, at a higher price, but called me back to give me the original price plus I got to keep my Fps. Disney silly....

That's nice!

We'll see what happens with my party booking!

 

[Dug720]

If anyone is interested, Touring plans released crowd calendar for party this morning

Link please

Agree on link please request. I just looked at anything I could easily find on there for MNSSHP and I only see the crowd levels for last year. Granted, their site is not the easiest to navigate, but I'd think the link would be on their page about it. It's not.

 

[TISHLOVESDISNEY]

I am not the original poster, but:
https://blog.touringplans.com/2018/05/30/least-crowded-mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party-of-2018/

 

[lorilclevelandrn]

Agree on link please request. I just looked at anything I could easily find on there for MNSSHP and I only see the crowd levels for last year. Granted, their site is not the easiest to navigate, but I'd think the link would be on their page about it. It's not.

I apologize for delay in posting link. I see someone graciously posted for me, thank u! I had a family emergency immediately following my post and just getting back around to it! I follow tp on twitter which is where I saw it w/ link attached.