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

[Kristina G.]

Thanks Cluelyss, that's exactly what I'm hoping to do --> Visit a different park in the morning, use our regular ticket FPs there, take a break, then hop to MK later and potentially use FPs associated with the MNSSHP tickets...

I realize Disney may change its mind and not allow this, and that's OK (I just want to set things up in advance so I can take advantage of this option, if it's still available this year).

If fastpasses operate the same as last year then yes you should be able to do that...you could end up with 4 fastpasses at MK...add your additional 1 after using first 3 in the morning + the 3 with the other MDE accounts/Halloween tickets.

 

[gumbo1009]

If fastpasses operate the same as last year then yes you should be able to do that...you could end up with 4 fastpasses at MK...add your additional 1 after using first 3 in the morning + the 3 with the other MDE accounts/Halloween tickets.

Great! I will definitely set up extra MDE accounts (sounds like one for each MNSSHP ticket). And thanks for reminding me about getting a 4th FP after we use our first 3 in the morning...

Have never been to a special party before - looking forward to the evening parade and to low(er) attraction waits!

 

[Haley R]

I’m a little confused how to fit in fast passes when we want to meet characters. It seems like we shouldn’t even book FPs.

 

[sdk1231]

Having a devil of a time linking my MNSSHP tickets to MDE. I have 6 tickets for 2 different parties - a total of 12. I received my hard tickets via UPS and all 12 are there. However, when trying to link to MDE, only 10 tickets show up. I phoned and Tickets verified my purchase of 12 tickets, then transferred me to an MDE tech "because more than 10 tickets can be a problem on MDE". MDE tech said they needed to confirm my ticket purchase... and I've been on hold for about 15 min. Oh joy! Update - yes, MDE confirmed that the system can only add 10 tickets at a time. They are manually adding the missing tickets.

 

[Kristina G.]

Great! I will definitely set up extra MDE accounts (sounds like one for each MNSSHP ticket). And thanks for reminding me about getting a 4th FP after we use our first 3 in the morning...

Have never been to a special party before - looking forward to the evening parade and to low(er) attraction waits!

The Halloween parade is my favorite parade at WDW!

 

[Kristina G.]

I’m a little confused how to fit in fast passes when we want to meet characters. It seems like we shouldn’t even book FPs.

Fastpasses can only be booked before park closing, so your last fastpass will end before 6 PM, most characters do not meet before the party starts. If you want to see characters then I would skip fastpasses, for example, last year the line for Moana started at 4 PM and I think she started meeting at 5:30 but I'm not 100% on that one, we didn't wait in line to see her.

 

[Cluelyss]

Oh...gotcha, yea that would work for AP holders, would it still work for regular ticket holders that were not planning on using park ticket on the party day?

There’s be no point in doing this if you weren’t planning to go to a park in the morning.

 

[Kristina G.]

There’s be no point in doing this if you weren’t planning to go to a park in the morning.

Yes, I got that in her reply

 

[Cluelyss]

I’m a little confused how to fit in fast passes when we want to meet characters. It seems like we shouldn’t even book FPs.

Depends who you want to meet. If it’s anyone that requires lining up prior to 6, then you won’t use your FPs (unless your group tag teams waiting/riding). If it’s anyone where you don’t need to line up until after 6, you can easily fit in a few rides before the party officially starts. We often do this so we don’t “waste” party time riding if there’s a ride we really want to do or if it’s our only stop in MK that trip.

 

[Cluelyss]

Yes, I got that in her reply

Just clarifying for anyone else considering this.

 

[gerryrobinson]

This was asked earlier by someone else but no answers were given so reasking. What time do the characters meet and greet till? Or, what is the latest time I need to be in line to meet a character. Thanks all.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

This was asked earlier by someone else but no answers were given so reasking. What time do the characters meet and greet till? Or, what is the latest time I need to be in line to meet a character. Thanks all.

It depends. Some will cap their lines when the CMs estimate that they have enough people to meet up until midnight. Some end at 11:30. Some meet right up until midnight if their line is shorter.

I would not save favorites until the end of the night, leave that space for characters on your secondary list in case the line is already shut.

And before you ask for further clarification, I've heard of people getting in line for Jack and Sally at 11:45 and I've also heard of their line closing at 11. It is very hard to predict when certain character's lines will close.

 

[FoxC63]

This was asked earlier by someone else but no answers were given so reasking. What time do the characters meet and greet till? Or, what is the latest time I need to be in line to meet a character. Thanks all.

You might want to check this post:
[URL="https://www.disboards.com/threads/%E2%80%9Cofficial%E2%80%9D-2018-mickey%E2%80%99s-not-so-scary-halloween-party-%E2%80%93-strategy-and-itinerary-thread.3672288/"]“Official” 2018 Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party – Strategy and Itinerary Thread[/URL]

I will be adding the Character pdf soon which has location, photopass & whether they sign autographs. The itinerary thread is open for anyone to use, you do NOT have to post an itinerary to access this information.

 

[FoxC63]

I’m a little confused how to fit in fast passes when we want to meet characters. It seems like we shouldn’t even book FPs.

Unfortunately since you're choosing not to split up using FP's will not work for you.

 

[Haley R]

Depends who you want to meet. If it’s anyone that requires lining up prior to 6, then you won’t use your FPs (unless your group tag teams waiting/riding). If it’s anyone where you don’t need to line up until after 6, you can easily fit in a few rides before the party officially starts. We often do this so we don’t “waste” party time riding if there’s a ride we really want to do or if it’s our only stop in MK that trip.

Well we are planning on all of the popular characters I think so we just won't use FPs.

 

[Haley R]

Unfortunately since you're choosing not to split up using FP's will not work for you.

I don't think DH and I would want to go off and ride something alone lol. We probably just won't use FPs then, which is fine since we can try to squeeze rides in at night or on our actual MK day.

 

[gerryrobinson]

It depends. Some will cap their lines when the CMs estimate that they have enough people to meet up until midnight. Some end at 11:30. Some meet right up until midnight if their line is shorter.

I would not save favorites until the end of the night, leave that space for characters on your secondary list in case the line is already shut.

And before you ask for further clarification, I've heard of people getting in line for Jack and Sally at 11:45 and I've also heard of their line closing at 11. It is very hard to predict when certain character's lines will close.

Thanks. I'm asking because I wouldn't mind meeting up with a few characters (Jack Sparrow, 7 Dwarves, Moana). I'm not willing to spend hours potentially waiting in line and thought that just like all the other popular stuff, wait times might die down later in the night for M&Gs.

 

[hswillia07]

Hi guys! For the long character lines, ie Moana, is it frowned upon to have one person in your party wait in the line while the others go and do something else and then come back and re-join? My kids would love to meet Moana, but they're young and it's a pretty long wait! Thanks

 

[Cluelyss]

Hi guys! For the long character lines, ie Moana, is it frowned upon to have one person in your party wait in the line while the others go and do something else and then come back and re-join? My kids would love to meet Moana, but they're young and it's a pretty long wait! Thanks

You’ll likely get mixed opinions on this, but we’ve done it many times as have others around us and in this thread. It’s a pretty common practice at parties for characters with open queues. We do generally all line up together, though, so that everyone around us knows our party size. Then I’ll send DH and the kids away for a bit.

 

[FoxC63]

Hi guys! For the long character lines, ie Moana, is it frowned upon to have one person in your party wait in the line while the others go and do something else and then come back and re-join? My kids would love to meet Moana, but they're young and it's a pretty long wait! Thanks

I have zero issues with this especially when it comes to kids. My son has ADHD & Autism and I will never let him stand for a couple of hours in line with other guests. It's a vacation for us his parents and him and everyone around us. otherwise it would be too stressful.

We refer to it as: “Tag Team"