There really is no way to predict when a party may sell out. I don’t think it was on anyone’s radar that Oct 31st would sell out in just a couple of weeks.
I still can't believe it; I couldn't sleep last night. I have watching flights for weeks and was going to finalize the trip this week. I never imagined that with the bad economy and tickets going for $200 each that Halloween would sell out in a week. I'm the planner who snags the Beaches and Cream ADRs and never misses a virtual queue, so this really stings. I'm just kicking myself that I should have known better because of the way Election Tuesday lands this year, Jersey week is super early and coincides with Halloween. I live in Fairfax, VA and the kids have a half day on Halloween and don't go back to school until Nov 6. I guess a lot of people decided this was their chance to visit WDW on Halloween.I can't believe it. We have been talking about going to the Halloween party on Halloween for months and I knew that it hadn't sold out until July in previous years so I was in no huge rush and things got crazy at work this week and I'm just seeing this news. It is the only date that works. Everyone is going to be so disappointed.
And IIRC, starting at 6pm, the CMs at ride entrances will check to see if you have a party wristband. Without a wristband, you can't get in any of the lines. If you're already in the park on a day ticket and you also have a MNSSHP ticket, it is best to get your party wristband before 6pm.
Thanks! We have a ticket for Halloween that night too but will be in the park all day. Was wondering for stacking purposes if i could still get LL times at 6 or 7.
Both!
we will be in the park during the day and stay for halloween. Its gonna be a long day haha. But we have a 3 hr nap in between.
Thanks! We will do this as early as we can
Call Disney...sometimes a cast member can work a miracle. I'm not saying definitely they can...but they've helped me twice. Once with a Halloween party ticket and once with a sold out Epcot on New Year's Eve. It's worth a shot!
Park closes to day guests at 6 pm.
If you want party tickets you should buy them right now. Given how quickly Halloween sold out it's anyone's guess how long it will take the rest to. It could be weeks or months, it could be 5 minutes from when I post this.
FWIW...I really think G+ is unnecessary on party days. Last year I rope dropped with my AP to do rides and then came back for the party after my usual siesta (though my planned 3 hour nap turned out to be more like an hour and a half since I was staying at the Dolphin), and I basically got the entire park done by the time I left at around noon-ish. Granted, I was solo, but waits were extremely low all day until about 4ish when the first party guests started pouring in. It's very possible to use standby all morning.Both!
I called, no luck. I knew it would be a long shot. Our 6-night trip at the end of October will now be a 4-5 night trip in early October. The kids were bummed but preferred to switch dates rather than miss the party. We have been to the MVMCP but never MNSSHP. I'm still angry at the universe but also recognize these are first world problems. The cast member I spoke with said that demand was insane when the tickets first went on sale. I recommend a big note on the sticky letting people know to finalize their plans ASAP and lock in those tickets. I'll be finalizing today.Call Disney...sometimes a cast member can work a miracle. I'm not saying definitely they can...but they've helped me twice. Once with a Halloween party ticket and once with a sold out Epcot on New Year's Eve. It's worth a shot!
Thank you for sharing your experience with us here.
Yes, could be but, historically Halloween took almost 2 months to sell out in recent years and even longer in the past, so selling out in 2 weeks is extremely fast compared to many years of historical information:
I think the way school calendars worked out this year (and next year!) played a big part and I also just noticed that despite most of October being excluded from the bounce back offer, Oct 27-31 are eligible dates.
It seems like a perfect storm of factors this year. PP mentioned the race, Halloween falling on a Thursday this year, etc. But not surprised to hear that demand was crazy for tickets in general. This event is so incredibly popular and seems to get more so every year even as the prices keep going up.
