we also attended the mnsshp on 9/15 and it was our first time for a hard ticket event, we loved it and had a great time, we did not find the rain overwhelming or drenching that night although would have preffered no rain at all,we were waiting for the 10:15 performance of the villians in front of the castle and they cancelled that showing (i dont know about the other shows)but the villians did come out and mingled, etc, as far as the wristbands and nonpaying guests are concerned we have never been to a prior hard ticket event to judge by and we were worried after reading about the concerns here on the dis boards but we personally think disney handled the event very well, all in all we enjoyed the experience



you're making me blush!