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

[mlnbabies]

We went to the party on 9-7 and had a great time. Since we only flew in for the party, our goal was to do rides.

My teenage girls didn't want to meet characters or see the parade.

Our longest wait was 20 mins for Space, HM, and mine train. The other rides were less than 5 minutes.

We hit a couple of treat stations. We didn't do any photos expect for the lantern photo. We saw the fireworks from the Rapunzel area.

We thought the crowd level was great. We did see long lines for the meet and greets.

We used Lyft from the Doubletree on I-drive to the Contemporary hotel and it was great.

 

[loki_d]

Epcot we only saw the standard popcorn Halloween themed bucket.

AK we saw cauldron and poison apple stein in africa
HS saw cauldron by little mermaid.
Did not see tire straw anywhere

So annoying! Why does the Disney parks blog post items with no dates of when merchandise will be available!

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

I think the worst things about these parties is the roll of the dice for crowd levels. Besides Halloween night and the parties around it, it's really just a gamble whether the crowds will be low or not.

And no matter how many people can say 'oh you're at Disney, every situation is a good one!'...that's simply not true. For people who want to do party exclusive things like characters, it's really just the luck of the draw. Which I think is an unfortunate situation. Very frustrating.

 

[MommaBerd]

Just started following this thread as we *may* have a chance to go to a party before our cruise. Have any DVC members been to the party and checked in at 2:00? If so, did they just ask to see your card?

 

[FoxC63]

Who is this and where do you meet him??

He is out with Madame Carlotta in front of HM. They are hilarious, and one of the best parts of the party. She is awesome, but he showed up with her last year (at least it was the first time we saw him), and they play off each other SO well.

Butler Broome is hilarious, he meets with Madame Carlotta and Madame Rinotta at the front lawn of Haunted Mansion. We were walking in Liberty Square when I spotted him and it was after his set with one of the ladies. We had a fun meet and I did not ask for his autograph. I hope to see him again this year!

 

[FoxC63]

These are amazing! I just printed them out for our October trip- thank you!!! Just to clarify though, if there is not an ending time listed on the character PDF (i.e. Mickey is listed from 7-1130), then that character typically meets until Midnight. Is that correct? Thanks again.

During the last hour I believe CM's will start estimating a cut off time for character lines so guests remaining in the queue are guaranteed to meet them. The only consistent report of an earlier closing time this year has been Elvis Stitch. Thanks for the kudos!

 

[FoxC63]

Special thanks to @Pdollar88 , @TNGirlwCamera and @j2thomason for reporting details during last nights party Friday, Sept. 7th. You are truly amazing and we greatly appreciate your time and energy!

And thanks to @Mollymovacca for her awesome post on her experience!

We need more DISer's like you!

 

[disxlovee]

During the last hour I believe CM's will start estimating a cut off time for character lines so guests remaining in the queue are guaranteed to meet them. The only consistent report of an earlier closing time this year has been Elvis Stitch. Thanks for the kudos!

Thank YOU for the additional information! You’ve been such a wealth of knowledge in the planning process.

 

[Tigger in a kilt]

This may get me shunned from the thread but I just don’t really understand the Hocus Pocus show. I tried to watch the movie for the first time last week and gave up as it was awful. I have tried not to watch too many event and ride videos for our upcoming trip as I want to be surprised, but I have watched enough to get the gist of the Hocus Pocus stage show. Basically, the witches summon various Disney villains, including some of my favourites (Hades!), as I understand it.

If you are not into the Hocus Pocus characters, is the stage show worth watching? I’m not a total grouch - I’m really excited about everything else, but I am just finding it hard to care about the show when I’m planning out my night. I’m thinking about catching the midnight one if we have time - does that sound like a good compromise? Thanks!

 

[FoxC63]

Thank YOU for the additional information! You’ve been such a wealth of knowledge in the planning process.

Thank you for the shout out!

 

[FoxC63]

This may get me shunned from the thread but I just don’t really understand the Hocus Pocus show. I tried to watch the movie for the first time last week and gave up as it was awful. I have tried not to watch too many event and ride videos for our upcoming trip as I want to be surprised, but I have watched enough to get the gist of the Hocus Pocus stage show. Basically, the witches summon various Disney villains, including some of my favourites (Hades!), as I understand it.

If you are not into the Hocus Pocus characters, is the stage show worth watching? I’m not a total grouch - I’m really excited about everything else, but I am just finding it hard to care about the show when I’m planning out my night. I’m thinking about catching the midnight one if we have time - does that sound like a good compromise? Thanks!

The Hocus Pocus show is the only time you'll be able to see some of the rarest characters in one place. I would plan for the midnight show and if you're still not feeling it, there are Magic Shots and other photo opportunities you can do prior to leaving for the night. Just saying.

 

[Tigger in a kilt]

The Hocus Pocus show is the only time you'll be able to see some of the rarest characters in one place. I would plan for the midnight show and if you're still not feeling it, there are Magic Shots and other photo opportunities you can do prior to leaving for the night. Just saying.

Thank you! Do you think you need to know/like the Hocus Pocus movie in order to enjoy the show, or are the other villains enough on their own?

 

[Madame]

Hate couldn’t post last night but.... PARTY WAS AMAZING (despite us missing both parades super sad bc it’s my all time favorite) after attending two sold out parties last year this was seriously just like a dream!! Crowds were insanely low! Here is our breakdown. Bc of our grumpy Mickey we mostly rode rides and pin traded, and it is fine bc that is what he loves!!

Rode: BTMR twice, Splash twice, Buzz, Space (we loved the ride overlay), Pirates, teacups, barnstormer and 7D.... I do not think we waited more than 15 minutes for anything!!

Got tons of pics... I FINALLY GOT PICS WITH THE GRAVEDIGGERS! Waited maybe 5 minutes! It’s the hitchhiking ghosts outside CHH right? If so we are missing those! I will call today! (We are missing many pics this trip, so I am making a list in my phone) tons more pics with no waits at all!

We walked upon Vampirina at 11:45pm and I was completely shocked since she wasn’t supposed to be there until Sunday. Several people tried to her to stop and take pics, but CMs stopped you real quick when we were there and she continued dancing! We also stopped by dance party with Monsters inc guys and it’s always fun and cute!

Walked up to a CM beside the dance party and hubs asked who was there and she said 7D and there was no wait! WHAT!! So we walked in and maybe 4-5 families in front of us.if you could have seen the shock on my face! Ha! Our grumpy mickey wouldn’t get out of his stroller so we parked him and hopped in the back! I will say the couple of front of us got pics made in the back and once sitting down in front of Dopey!

We made it to I think every treat station once! Weighed our candy and got 13.6 between the 3 of us. I felt most stations only handed out a few pieces. Last year between 2 sold parties we had 37lbs!

We passed JS and Tarzan/Jane/Turk line twice and both times looked to be less than 10 minute waits! We never saw any roaming characters.

Overall, we took it slow and basically let our little one direct the night. And it turned out great! I just still can’t get over the low crowds! About to enjoy some coffee while my boys sleep a bit longer. Our little guy is finally getting to go to TSL this afternoon and I may cry seeing the excitement on his face! Have a great day guys! Can’t wait to hear about the rest of party season!!!

We had several pics missing throughout our trip Aug 26-Sept 2. The longest was our first shot in MK Aug 26 & it finally showed up Aug 31. Give it a bit & they should show up; all of ours did. This was the first trip with that length of delay though.

 

[Livelovedance]

Thank you! Do you think you need to know/like the Hocus Pocus movie in order to enjoy the show, or are the other villains enough on their own?

I agree with watching the midnight show! In my opinion, I think knowing the movie makes the show make more sense, but you don't need to know or like the movie to enjoy it. It's fun to see the villains because you don't get to see them regularly.

 

[Tigger in a kilt]

I agree with watching the midnight show! In my opinion, I think knowing the movie makes the show make more sense, but you don't need to know or like the movie to enjoy it. It's fun to see the villains because you don't get to see them regularly.

That’s good to know, thanks. I did watch enough of the movie that I know who the sisters are, but I’m certainly more interested in the villains.

 

[DisFam4]

Walked up to a CM beside the dance party and hubs asked who was there and she said 7D and there was no wait! WHAT!! So we walked in and maybe 4-5 families in front of us.if you could have seen the shock on my face! Ha! Our grumpy mickey wouldn’t get out of his stroller so we parked him and hopped in the back! I will say the couple of front of us got pics made in the back and once sitting down in front of Dopey!

What time was this? I could only dream of being so lucky, lol....

 

[jcdeberry]

Last night was our first party but we had low expectations going in after the reviews from the first parties. We can’t compare, but we had a great time and thought crowds were very good. It seems that the longest lines were for candy!! We were Disney bounding as Pooh characters and had an extra day ticket, so we got to the park at 1:00 for a Crystal Palace lunch-absolutely LOVED! My usually stoic kid loves Eyeore and she was actually excited. Between 2:30 and 6, we rode 10 rides including all TL and Teacups, Philharmagic, and 7DMT (30 min wait only). We checked in for party at 5:15 at philharmagic (easy peasy). We got in line at 5:50 for Elvis Stitch and they immediately showed us inside. So, even though he didn’t come out til 6:30, the wait was indoors which was very pleasant. We were finished by 6:45 and started ToT (cosmic rays started early), magic shots (hitchhiking ghosts across from CHH and ghost carriage), HM (5 min wait); Gravediggers (great meet and so interactive), Cadaver Dans, Madame Carlotta, and Splash (5min) before lining up for parade in Frontierland at 8:30. Parade was great!! Loved the Gravediggers! We rode BTMRR (5 min) and ToT some more before finding a spot for fireworks. Btw, BTMRR at night is AWESOME! Also, it was easier finding a spot for these FWs rather than HEA earlier in the week. We decided to leave because my family was beat!
Thanks for everything. Everyone on these boards contributed to our good time!
As an aside, to the people behind me during the FWs speaking another language: when the fireworks and music start, just zip it. There is nothing to talk about that can’t wait til the show is over! And to the parent whose child screamed the entire time: she didn’t like them (I had one too once upon a time).

 

[Disneybiginner]

We, my DH and myself, DDs age 5 and 3, will be in Orlando during the week of October 13-20th, we are planning to go to the party, so which date will be lower crowd, 14th or 16th? It will be our first time to attend the party. We probably will be hitthe Fantasy land most of the time, plus HM for jack and sally. I have some questions, hopefully someone can help me figure out. Thanks a lot!

1) if we get into the park at 4:00, are those magic shots available then? Or they are only available after 7:00?

2) if we head to Jack and Sally’s line right after we get into the park, and head to 7 dwarfs right after that, how long the waiting line will be at the dwarfs? Will Snow White be there as well?

3) if we wait for the dwarfs for the meet, do we have time for Queen of the heart and the Pooh, or even a few rides before the first Parade? Or we better wait till the second parade and doing those during the first parade? We also want to do the Disney junior dance party, who will be there besides Doc and Vampirina?

4) as of the first parade, how early do we need to be there to be able to snap a good spot for the parade and the fireworks? Where is the good spot for both?

 

[missnic]

That’s good to know, thanks. I did watch enough of the movie that I know who the sisters are, but I’m certainly more interested in the villains.

I don't get the love for Hocus Pocus either. I've tried watching it, and just can't. The show is pretty good though, you don't really need to know much about the movie to enjoy it. It's more than just them though, so that helps.

I liked the previous show much better, especially when they let the you meet the villains right after the shows.

 

[Pdollar88]

Is the Headless Horseman straw clip’s pumpkin supposed to light up? Mine only has horse eyes lighting up, and I just noticed!