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

[KAT4DISNEY]

Suffering from information overload here so sorry if this question has already been answered... I understand that it is not uncommon for character lines to be closed off before 12 am, but is the same true for rides? Could I get into the 7DMT line at 11:55 and have a good chance of getting on... or any ride for that matter? Thanks!

Lines stay open until midnight and once in line you will be allowed to ride.

 

[Haley R]

Can’t answer for Minneapolis but here in Cleveland they only offer nonstops to/from Orlando once a week, on Saturdays, which really surprised me.

Right now we are booked to fly out of Chicago, but it's almost a 5 hour drive for us! Minneapolis is a little closer, but I don't see any non stop flights. We may have to just stick with Chicago unfortunately.

 

[MischaOz]

Right now we are booked to fly out of Chicago, but it's almost a 5 hour drive for us! Minneapolis is a little closer, but I don't see any non stop flights. We may have to just stick with Chicago unfortunately.

Hi, I’m not sure where you’re from, but Southwest does fly direct from Milwaukee to orlando and there are daily non-stop flights. MKE airport is smaller and nicer than MDW (just my opinion - no offense to MDW fans!) and I believe parking is cheaper. Not sure if that would be an option for you.

 

[Haley R]

Hi, I’m not sure where you’re from, but Southwest does fly direct from Milwaukee to orlando and there are daily non-stop flights. MKE airport is smaller and nicer than MDW (just my opinion - no offense to MDW fans!) and I believe parking is cheaper. Not sure if that would be an option for you.

I just looked and Milwaukee is actually closer (I didn’t know that) but the plane tickets were still better out of Chicago. I’ll just keep waiting and see if they have any good sales this summer

 

[Rich M]

I just looked and Milwaukee is actually closer (I didn’t know that) but the plane tickets were still better out of Chicago. I’ll just keep waiting and see if they have any good sales this summer

It is just so nice that you can purchase with Southwest and then be able to change something and only pay the difference in price. It allows you to pull the trigger a lot quicker than with other airlines.

 

[Planner2012]

There are 3 parties while we’re there, and originally we planned to do the 3rd one (works into the plans better). I’m starting to question though whether we should do the second one (or even both...eek!). Worrying that if we only plan to go to the last one of our vacation, and the weather is awful, there’s no chance to “try again.”
Should we go with the second one? Both? Or should I just relax?

 

[Haley R]

It is just so nice that you can purchase with Southwest and then be able to change something and only pay the difference in price. It allows you to pull the trigger a lot quicker than with other airlines.

That’s really why we ended up going with them over frontier. That and I had a lot of choices for nonstop flights out of Chicago. I’ll keep checking so hopefully we can get something cheaper or closer!

 

[Haley R]

There are 3 parties while we’re there, and originally we planned to do the 3rd one (works into the plans better). I’m starting to question though whether we should do the second one (or even both...eek!). Worrying that if we only plan to go to the last one of our vacation, and the weather is awful, there’s no chance to “try again.”
Should we go with the second one? Both? Or should I just relax?

You could plan on the third one but just know that you might have to do the second. We are thinking about waiting until the week of to see what the weather predictions are (as long as none sell out)

 

[Cluelyss]

There are 3 parties while we’re there, and originally we planned to do the 3rd one (works into the plans better). I’m starting to question though whether we should do the second one (or even both...eek!). Worrying that if we only plan to go to the last one of our vacation, and the weather is awful, there’s no chance to “try again.”
Should we go with the second one? Both? Or should I just relax?

BOTH! We always do 2 parties when we can! I’m actually quite disappointed we’ll only get 1 in this year!

 

[FoxC63]

There are 3 parties while we’re there, and originally we planned to do the 3rd one (works into the plans better). I’m starting to question though whether we should do the second one (or even both...eek!). Worrying that if we only plan to go to the last one of our vacation, and the weather is awful, there’s no chance to “try again.”
Should we go with the second one? Both? Or should I just relax?

I'm not sure when your planning to attend the party and that's important information to know. Here's some food for thought:

Touring Plans MNSSHP Crowd Calendar 2017:
https://blog.touringplans.com/2017/05/12/find-least-crowded-halloween-party-2017/

In the right hand column under "notes" it shows what parties sold out and when. This year's crowd calendar, which isn't out at this time, will look a bit different considering the impact hurricane Irma made. Reading through last years thread many reported rain before and after the hurricane which caused other parties to be sold out and/or more crowded. There were also reports about parties being less crowded. Knowing your dates is important.

EDIT: For those interested in reading about last years party it starts here:
[URL="https://www.disboards.com/threads/official-2017-mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party-boo-to-you.3580223/page-323#post-58108018"]"Official" 2017 MNSSHP" Post #6449[/URL]

 

[Haley R]

I'm not sure when your planning to attend the party and that's important information to know. Here's some food for thought:

Touring Plans MNSSHP Crowd Calendar 2017:
https://blog.touringplans.com/2017/05/12/find-least-crowded-halloween-party-2017/

In the right hand column under "notes" it shows what parties sold out and when. This year's crowd calendar, which isn't out at this time, will look a bit different considering the impact hurricane Irma made. Reading through last years thread many reported rain before and after the hurricane which caused other parties to be sold out and/or more crowded. There were also reports about parties being less crowded. Knowing your dates is important.

EDIT: For those interested in reading about last years party it starts here:
"Official" 2017 MNSSHP" Post #6449

I’m able to see my dates for the crowd calendar on touring plans. If you create a trip you can see the dates that match your own for the crowd calendar.

 

[Best Aunt]

Question about park hours: for the night of the first Halloween Party, I see that the Magic Kingdom closes at 6:00 pm. I also see that the Magic Kingdom has Extra Magic Hours from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Does the Magic Kingdom normally have morning Extra Magic Hours on Halloween Party nights?

 

[FoxC63]

Question about park hours: for the night of the first Halloween Party, I see that the Magic Kingdom closes at 6:00 pm. I also see that the Magic Kingdom has Extra Magic Hours from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Does the Magic Kingdom normally have morning Extra Magic Hours on Halloween Party nights?

It's nothing new or unusual.

 

[Raya]

I didn't go this past year to Disneyland I believe they moved it to both parks if I am not mistaken but not 100 percent sure. Maybe they just let you into both parks with the ticket.

Hi! We did DL Halloween last year (2017). There was no Halloween Party in DCA. Changes to the park for the Halloween time period were:
- projection overlays (Oogie Boogie at the park entrance, bats projected on Carthay Circle Restaurant)
- several nice decorations in Carsland
- a special overlay at the new Guardians of the Galaxy ride making it Guardians of the Galaxy Monsters After Dark.
- food options were added to various menus through out the park - our favorite being the Pan de la Muerto at the CoCo section.

However, the park was not part of a hard ticket event, there were no costumes for guests, no special shows, no special fireworks, and no trick'or'treating. Basically, as a perk you could enjoy some time at DCA with your party ticket. We got over there to use a fast pass for GotG:After Dark, but the crowds were huge - probably because locals could get into DCA with their regular season passes.

I adore DL, but loathe the Haunted Mansion Holiday overlay. It pushes Christmas into my Halloween season too early, something I can only tolerate that once every few years.

 

[FoxC63]

Does anyone remember meeting or seeing Br'er Rabbit & Br'er Bear between 4-7pm on a party night? Thank so much!

 

[hereforthechurros]

Just got off the phone with a CM (was booking a cabana) who asked if I was attending MNSSHP and I said yes and that we were buying tickets this week! She mentioned to make sure to add memory maker as they were adding new photo opportunities for this year. Not sure if this is news but thought I would share

 

[sheila14]

I like that they are adding new photo opportunities. I am planning on buying MM just for the one day so let the fun begin

 

[scrappinginontario]

Question about park hours: for the night of the first Halloween Party, I see that the Magic Kingdom closes at 6:00 pm. I also see that the Magic Kingdom has Extra Magic Hours from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Does the Magic Kingdom normally have morning Extra Magic Hours on Halloween Party nights?

I noticed last year during MVMCP, on the days of the party the park closed at 6:00 and EMH were added in the morning.

 

[Haley R]

I noticed last year during MVMCP, on the days of the party the park closed at 6:00 and EMH were added in the morning.

We are planning on doing our normal mk day on a party day so that’s good news for us to get that emh in the morning.

 

[wisteria1019]

I'm considering October 19 for the party (it's my birthday and last day at the World). Are Fridays significantly more busy than say, Sunday or Thursday?