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

[Koz]

Just to confirm, even though BTMR is closed for the party, there's no reason why it should be closed at 4PM on a party day, correct? Crossing over to the dark side for the first time with a Universal-exclusive trip and we're adding one night for the party (Aug 28th). It's killing me that we can't get into the park until 4PM, because we'd normally make our MK and party day the same day in the past, maximizing the time in the parks. Also killing me that we can't arrange for fast passes until late July, but it is what it is. If we skip the trick or treating, skip the character meet and greets, we should be able to maximize time on rides and see the parade/show. For me, the best place to see the parade is still the flagpole.

 

[SquashBanana]

Just to confirm, even though BTMR is closed for the party, there's no reason why it should be closed at 4PM on a party day, correct?

Right now that's the million dollar question.

As of now BTMRR is listed to be open from 9-6 on your date, but not on the list of open attractions for MNSSHP. People that have emailed Disney for clarification have not gotten any definitive information... and I don't think we will until much closer to the first party, if not the first party.

So the 3 possible scenarios are:
1. It's closed during the party but open during the day.
2. It's scheduled to be refurbished though not yet publicly announced and will be closed all day/night.
3. Leaving it off the MNSSHP list was an oversight by Disney and will be open both during the day and the party.

It's up to each person to decide which of the 3 is the most probable.

 

[Koz]

Right now that's the million dollar question.

As of now BTMRR is listed to be open from 9-6 on your date, but not on the list of open attractions for MNSSHP. People that have emailed Disney for clarification have not gotten any definitive information... and I don't think we will until much closer to the first party, if not the first party.

So the 3 possible scenarios are:
1. It's closed during the party but open during the day.
2. It's scheduled to be refurbished though not yet publicly announced and will be closed all day/night.
3. Leaving it off the MNSSHP list was an oversight by Disney and will be open both during the day the party.

It's up to each person to decide which of the 3 is the most probable.

Thanks for the feedback. We missed it during our last trip to WDW a few years back when both BTMRR, RnR and Dinosaur were all down for refurbishment at the same time. If it is the case that it's open on the party day but only until 6, we can definitely work with that.

 

[Koz]

Silly question- but if I purchase a one night stay at at campsite and link my party tickets to the stay, would it allow me to book Fast Passes during the 4PM to 7PM window at the appropriate mark for on-site guests, even without having regular park tickets?

 

[GillianP1301]

Saw that Disney After Hours were just announced for one of the days of our trip. We are already scheduled for a MNSSHP, but would consider changing because it appears that BTMRR won't be open for the Halloween Party. I'd love to hear opinions from people that have done both MNSSHP and DAH about the relative merits of each party!

TIA!

Do both? That's what I'm going to do. May not be the answer you're looking for... I've been known to be a bit of an enabler where Disney obsession is concerned.

But, if you absolutely are looking to choose just 1, that's tough. I have not done DAH yet but I have done MNSSHP. If you are on a shorter trip and you're looking to really maximize your time at MK then DAH would probably be the way to go. But, if you already have a decent amount of MK touring time in your plan then I would stick with MNSSHP because it really is a unique opportunity to see some experiences you can't get at any other time.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Silly question- but if I purchase a one night stay at at campsite and link my party tickets to the stay, would it allow me to book Fast Passes during the 4PM to 7PM window at the appropriate mark for on-site guests, even without having regular park tickets?

That's the million dollar question that we don't yet have an answer to. I'm in a similar situation in that I'm booked at Pop for 3 nights but not going to any parks other than MK for MNSSHP.

I am going to try to book FPs for before the party 60 days prior to arrival. If that doesn't work I'm going to try to book FPs 60 days before the party. If neither of those work we'll arrive at the party and play what we call 'Spin the FP' and see what we can get!

Thankfully our party is one of the August ones so I should be able to report my findings here in late June at our 60 day from arrival mark.

 

[amw]

With the DAH party, you get to eat all the ice cream treats and beverages. I for one could not eat ice cream that late at night and at least with candy, you can eat it everyday. Also, I would not change my plans just because one ride might be closed. Look at cost vs. hours of party time. BUTi if BTMRR is open for the DAH, why is it closed for MNSSHP? Disney has something planned???

We went the second party night in August last year. I confirmed with my DDs cuz my memory is going ... BTMRR was open our entire trip, but they closed it promptly at 7 on the MNSSP night. There was just candy lines in that area. Maybe it’s just a staffing issue.

I had lined up for a pumpkin popcorn bucket in Frontierland (Around 6:30) while they went to ride it, and then came back when it closed.

 

[Koz]

We went the second party night in August last year. I confirmed with my DDs cuz my memory is going ... BTMRR was open our entire trip, but they closed it promptly at 7 on the MNSSP night. There were just candy lines in that area. Maybe it’s just a staffing issue.

It's just the kind of thing where you look at the other rides open on a party night, where they could easily close one or two of those to accommodate BTMRR. It's a headliner-ride. Why close it when you know demand for it is going to be so great?

 

[areno79]

It's just the kind of thing where you look at the other rides open on a party night, where they could easily close one or two of those to accommodate BTMRR. It's a headliner-ride. Why close it when you know demand for it is going to be so great?

Exactly! Why not close something else that's not as popular?

 

[Koz]

Exactly! Why not close something else that's not as popular?

Close the Swiss Family Treehouse. I can't imagine that you have any less people working at that attraction, but then again, what do I know?

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I believe it was last year that Disney left one or two of the big rides off the list for MNSSHP and it turned out it was just a mistake.

Actually went back to the 2017 thread to see what rides were left off initially and it looks like it was 7DMT and BTM. It was in error and both were open.

 

[FoxC63]

We went the second party night in August last year. I confirmed with my DDs cuz my memory is going ... BTMRR was open our entire trip, but they closed it promptly at 7 on the MNSSP night. There was just candy lines in that area. Maybe it’s just a staffing issue.

I had lined up for a pumpkin popcorn bucket in Frontierland (Around 6:30) while they went to ride it, and then came back when it closed.

Hmm, I went last year and rode BTMR for the very first time during MNSSHP. It was not closed during the party however, it most likely was temporarily shut down during HallowWishes. We were told by a CM they they were not allowed to run the ride during the fireworks even though we saw them shooting off while on the ride. As soon as our ride ended, no one else was allowed to board until after HalloWishes was done.

EDIT: I'm wondering if you meant the Haunted Mansion because that ride closed down a lot due to technical errors or something and it happened during several parties. One hour it would be open the next hour it was down, this dragged on for a spell.

 

[FoxC63]

I believe it was last year that Disney left one or two of the big rides off the list for MNSSHP and it turned out it was just a mistake.

Actually went back to the 2017 thread to see what rides were left off initially and it looks like it was 7DMT and BTM. It was in error and both were open.

And Splash Mountain was under refurbishment.

 

[sheila14]

And Splash Mountain was under refurbishment.

I agree with this

 

[FoxC63]

I agree with this

All refurbishments are recorded and leave a paper trail for anyone to find. The last time BTMR had one was in 2016.

 

[amw]

Hmm, I went last year and rode BTMR for the very first time during MNSSHP. It was not closed during the party however, it most likely was temporarily shut down during HallowWishes. We were told by a CM they they were not allowed to run the ride during the fireworks even though we saw them shooting off while on the ride. As soon as our ride ended, no one else was allowed to board until after HalloWishes was done.

EDIT: I'm wondering if you meant the Haunted Mansion because that ride closed down a lot due to technical errors or something and it happened during several parties. One hour it would be open the next hour it was down, this dragged on for a spell.

No. It was definitely BTMR — but maybe it reopened at some point that night — was definitely not open at 7, not open after the fireworks when we went trick-or-treating there. This was the second party night in August last year. I’m only speaking for that night.

Adding. Splash mountain was refurb. The whole section only had candy lines.

 

[FoxC63]

No. It was definitely BTMR — but maybe it reopened at some point that night — was definitely not open at 7, not open after the fireworks when we went trick-or-treating there. This was the second party night in August last year. I’m only speaking for that night.

Interesting, your the only one who's reported this.

 

[Jimmy Mouse]

Here is the ride data from the 2 MNSSHP 2017. No data showing offline either day but on the 25th you can see the 0 wait time a around 8:30 and 11:00 and on the 29th at 3:00 , 9:00 and 11:00 but those are the predicted wait times. The Blue is Disney wait times and if the ride was off line the blue solid line would be at 0 during the times it were off line.

 

[FoxC63]

Here is the ride data from the 2 MNSSHP 2017. No data showing offline either day but on the 25th you can see the 0 wait time a around 8:30 and 11:00 and on the 29th at 3:00 , 9:00 and 11:00 but those are the predicted wait times. The Blue is Disney wait times and if the ride was off line the blue solid line would be at 0 during the times it were off line.

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I'm not sure what I'm even looking at! Where did you even find this stuff? This is crazy!!!
All my years I have never seen anything like this before.

 

[pooh'smate]

I'm not sure what I'm even looking at! Where did you even find this stuff? This is crazy!!!
All my years I have never seen anything like this before.

It looks like the Touring Plans breakdown to me. There really is some awesome stuff on the site if you have time to dig around.