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

[KdKyA]

Just got Garden Plaza viewing for Oct. 5th. We did Terrace seating for MVMCP last year and it was not worth paying more IMO. Excited to try for the Garden Plaza this time.
What is this after party thing I keep reading about? Does that occur on the Halloween party nights too?

 

[anneboleyn]

Booked Tomorrowland Terrace party for September 7th! Looking forward to seeing the parade from Main Street...I have only ever seen it in Frontierland.

Does anyone know how the pre-assigned seating works? Is it based on when you book or some other random way?

 

[anneboleyn]

Just got Garden Plaza viewing for Oct. 5th. We did Terrace seating for MVMCP last year and it was not worth paying more IMO. Excited to try for the Garden Plaza this time.
What is this after party thing I keep reading about? Does that occur on the Halloween party nights too?

Well as of now it appears as though Terrace seating costs more because of reserved parade viewing.

And the after party is for HEA fireworks, not the Halloween party ones.

 

[stralkeral229]

Woohoo....booked the Terrace party for Halloween night Oct. 31st! Going to do a second night earlier in the week, so when they announced the party I was excited to do it Halloween night since I figured it would be sold out and super busy and the party would be a way for us to still enjoy without waiting forever or being in huge crowds the WHOLE night. We'll try to do all the meet and greets that we want to do at the first party and then be more leisurely now at the Halloween night party.

 

[Euby]

Can someone tell me what the crowd prediction is for the 11th October as I can’t get the touring plans website to load that page. Thanks

It's currently ranked 26th least crowded out of 34 parties. Their note states "Sold out 2 days in advance in 2013 and 1 day in advance in 2014. "

Other than that no other indications as to why it's expected to be crowded.

 

[areno79]

Just booked the Terrace party for Sept 16!

 

[KdKyA]

Well as of now it appears as though Terrace seating costs more because of reserved parade viewing.

And the after party is for HEA fireworks, not the Halloween party ones.

The wording is very confusing. It says reserved seating and then seating not included under the "know before you go"
odd

 

[KdKyA]

Maybe that just means chairs are not available

 

[areno79]

It didn't include any parade viewing for the Christmas parties last year and the wording is the same as it was then. Not sure what they plan to do. The Terrace view costed more than Garden last year as well. It says in the "Know before you go" that seating is not reserved for the parade for Terrace seatings.

I think it says that because with parade viewing, there is no seating. You either stand or sit on the ground.
It seems to me that the Know before you go section is just a copy and paste that someone didn't pay attention to.
I think it's more telling that under the main section of Break out your broomsticks it mentions parade viewing for the Terrace party but not for the Plaza Garden party.

 

[Araminta18]

For the terrace it currently says Descend upon Magic Kingdom park for a spook-tacular evening during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. You’ll kick off your night with a viewing of Mickey’s “Boo-To-You” Halloween Parade from a reserved location along Main Street, U.S.A. Then, drift over to the Tomorrowland Terrace Restaurant

 

[KdKyA]

We weren't happy with our view last year from the Terrace since we had booked as a party of 5. The bigger groups don't get great views because the overhang from the roof ends up blocking a lot of the fireworks. So I recommend to everyone to break up your group size if you have more than 4 people. A lot of people left last year asking for refunds because the view was not good at all. It was nice to have a place to sit at least.

 

[anomamatt]

Maybe that just means chairs are not available

That is what makes sense. So far. Of course, WDW is known to change these things on the fly. I forget at what point they dropped the parade wording last year. I know when I booked it the parade was included and I cancelled it once they dropped all mention of the parade. Could happen this year, with WDW we won’t know for sure until the first party, sadly.

 

[GillianP1301]

I went ahead and booked the terrace party for 8/28, but I find it odd that it is still a 9:15 start time. That either means they are going to drop the parade viewing from the description, or they are going to have to adjust the time in which case they will need to notify everybody with an ADR. So it's booked, but it's still a Disney mess at the moment.

 

[GillianP1301]

This is the wording on the confirmation email. There is no mention of a parade anywhere in that confirmation which makes me start to think that the parade viewing may not be happening again this year:

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.
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I'm curious about the garden viewing package and what the wording is in that email, if it's a cut and paste of the one above or slightly different.

 

[Cluelyss]

I went ahead and booked the terrace party for 8/28, but I find it odd that it is still a 9:15 start time. That either means they are going to drop the parade viewing from the description, or they are going to have to adjust the time in which case they will need to notify everybody with an ADR. So it's booked, but it's still a Disney mess at the moment.

I’ve booked it as well, mainly for the parade viewing (assuming it’s actually included). I much prefer the view from the garden, but we’ve seen Hallowishes so many times I’ll suck it up this year if I can get a reserved seat for the parade - particularly since we are going halloween night. But I’m not convinced yet.

 

[Cluelyss]

This is the wording on the confirmation email. There is no mention of a parade anywhere in that confirmation which makes me start to think that the parade viewing may not be happening again this year:

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.
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I'm curious about the garden viewing package and what the wording is in that email, if it's a cut and paste of the one above or slightly different.

Yep - when parade viewing was included before there were instructions on where to go for that in the email I’m almost certain.

 

[Cluelyss]

Well as of now it appears as though Terrace seating costs more because of reserved parade viewing.

And the after party is for HEA fireworks, not the Halloween party ones.

Terrace costs more on a regular HEA night too, due to the seating. This is no indication that parade viewing will be included.

 

[anneboleyn]

Terrace costs more on a regular HEA night too, due to the seating. This is no indication that parade viewing will be included.

Yes, I am aware that it always costs more. But I am going by what the website says (which I understand may be incorrect). It says it includes parade viewing at an additional cost so I am going to hope whoever is responsible for writing these descriptions for Disney isn’t a total moron and that it actually does include parade viewing as advertised.

 

[GillianP1301]

Yep - when parade viewing was included before there were instructions on where to go for that in the email I’m almost certain.

You are correct. And because I never delete anything, I was able to find my 2016 confirmation and the wording there was:

Guests may check-in at the Will Call booth outside the magic Kingdom® park main entrance from 4:00pm- 7:00pm. Starting at 7:30pm, Guests will check-in at the parade viewing area located by the flag pole in Town Square, inside the park after you pass under the train station. Guests will receive a credential for identification upon check-in.

If Guests miss the parade viewing, they may check-in at Tomorrowland Terrace 9:30pm
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It was then followed by an itinerary email 1 week before the party with the following, more detailed info:

Your Itinerary
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM:
Check-in at Guest Relations outside the Magic Kingdom® Park main entrance.
Pick up your credentials at the Guest Relations window, also known as Will Call, outside of the Magic Kingdom® Park main entrance on the east side.

Guests who miss the parade viewing can check-in for the Dessert Party directly at Tomorrowland Terrace at 9:30 PM.

7:30 PM
Gather at Your Special Parade Viewing Area
Meet fellow spirits by the flag pole in the middle of Town Square, located inside the Park once you pass under Walt Disney World Railroad train station.

8:35 PM
Experience Mickey’s “Boo-To-You” Halloween Parade
Experience frightful floats and kooky-spooky characters as you watch from an exclusive reserved location on Main Street, U.S.A® Area

9:00 PM
Enjoy Dessert Party and Happy HalloWishes Fireworks Viewing
You’ll be escorted with the other ghosts and goblins to the Tomorrowland Terrace and enjoy a magical display of fireworks while you feast on Halloween-themed sweet treats and specialty beverages.​

 

[Cluelyss]

Yep - when parade viewing was included before there were instructions on where to go for that in the email I’m almost certain.

Found my email from 2016: