Could we please get some of your
MNSSHP touring tips? There will be 10 of us, 6 adults, kids 2-9, no party experience, likely our only party... picked a Tue in mid Sept. We aren't able to be inside MK prior to party (I may be able to separately get in before 4pm). Watched Fri & Sun party wait times to see how the 3 posted character greets and rides progressed. My initial thoughts are that our priorities will generally be 1) select characters 2) parade, fireworks, Hocus Pocus 3) trick or treating and rides (a tie). We intend to figure out which characters we want before hand (don't know yet but think Jack and Sally will scare our 2 yr old even though I think we won't ever see them again). I do think yes to Elvis Stitch and M/M at Townhall. Possibly able to skip Goofy/Daisy/Pluto and maybe the Pooh/friends with going to Crystal P.
Initial Thoughts:
I think I would try to eat dinner around 6 ish so that we're ready for party, hope to eliminate a 2nd dinner like at 10. Maybe wait to get there at like 4pm and miss the huge lineup at like 3pm, and walk in as we get there without a long wait. Especially if skipping Jack/Sally. Thinking we aim for rides from 4-6pm dinner, and shortly after dinner rides as well, all of the ones that are under 30 (skipping Tron, 7D, Tianna's, HM, Pan, and Space), while getting in a character line if it's short enough (i.e. Aladdin or some character that isn't long). Wait until after 7pm for Mickey/Minnie at Townhall, as I saw it drop starting around then down to about 35. Go to first parade but from Frontierland, and go to Tianna's right when parade passes. HM/Pan could be next if reasonable. I'm sort of thinking with 10 of us, 2 strollers, we might want to not even try to go in front of castle for fireworks, and look for spots from behind such as Pinnochio wall, Tomorrowland by Speedway. The issue is even if someone were to wait to save us a spot for 1-2 hrs, our size makes that difficult to work. Trick or treating starting around 10, store bags in strollers, maybe take a mostly empty backpack for candy bags. Try for last Hocus Pocus if the kids don't need to be awake to see it since the 1st one will likely be popular like anything else. Be flexible on Tron. Would it be cool if it were lit up, yes. Would I rather get it done when it's 35 min when it's light out over 60 at night, yes. Hoping to skip most of the themed snacks and merch browsing.
