This is Magical, this is Horrific, and this is Epic! TR 8/27-9/7/25, updated 10/12*

[disneyAndi14]

Hope they have it!! I might look for a Figment sweater when there.

I was surprised she actually liked a Figment shirt, hope they have it for her! I have seen Figment sweaters very cute

Oddly excited to see this for myself.

It is a cute area and lots of seating! Love the muppets!

Mistake? Even if I didn't like beer, I'd take it and share or give away.

Haha very true anything for free especially at Disney is a plus!

I'll try it and reserve judgement.

TT is not a favorite of mine at all so for me it is just meh! New overlay or not

Ironically, that is the ONLY one I've ever had.

That is one of those at the top of my list.

Delicious!

As much of a bummer as it all was, I kinda miss going to Disney during CoVid. FAR less people-y!

Very true, I miss the low crowds and I don’t miss the phrase fill in all the space!

Yeah, I thought too!

<"I'll have an ice tea, please.">

I thought about a Diet Coke in there , haha

I'm impressed with how many of the food booths you did! we always talk about trying more items, but never seem to do it. And the fried pickle needed much more sauce.

Thank you! This was our plan for today and yes Disney is stingy with dips!

 

[disneyAndi14]

Tonight was the Halloween Party at MK.

Initially our plan was to have dinner at Wailulu Bar and Grill at The Polynesian Resort.

Our timeframe for dinner was dwindling and we were not very hungry so decided to skip it this trip. We really wanted to check out this restaurant, oh well, it will be another thing to put on our list.

We got ready for the party and headed out to the bus stop.

I have us entering the party around 6pm. This is the time the park closes for day guests. We took the special walkway for party guests. We got our trick or treat bag with a full size caramel M&M in it. Andi posing for me! I have so many pictures through the years of her standing at the MNSSHP inflatable!

We saw Mother Gothel out in this area! There was also a DJ out there interacting with the guests.

The plan was to get a few pictures and head over to the Diamond Horseshoe restaurant because I had heard the 3 hitchhiking ghosts would be in there.
Castle Picture along the way

This is a trick or treat
spot. It wasn’t quite 7pm yet so we waited in the line.
A lady was with several young kids in front of us and she had given them some M&Ms to eat and one of the kids dropped one on the ground and the lady picked it up and gave it to him, haha I guess the 5 second rule even counts at Disney. Andi, who is a germ aphobe thought this was the worst thing ever! I just laughed! She eventually did as well!

The line started moving right at 7pm and we walked through the restaurant but no hitchhiking ghosts, boo we did get a huge scoop full of candy.

Oh and by the way trying to get a few PP pictures before this was a no go, the lines were crazy and Andi hates waiting in long lines so no pictures.

At this point, we could tell this was a very busy sold out party. Andi and I have a great perspective because we have been doing MNSSHP since 2013 and wow, Disney oversells the parties now. It is way more busy than during the day at MK on a party day. The walkways were so crowded, ugh We decided to head to Friar Nooks for the chili bean loaded tots with ranch jalapeño dip and a spicy Buffalo chicken hand pie.

I guess we weren’t paying much attention because the chili on the tots had meat in it. We thought since it said bean chili it was vegetarian but it was ground beef and beans. Andi ate a few of the tots along the side and she ate the hand pie.

I really liked the chili loaded tots except it was way too much just for me.

Tots

Hand pie

We decided to head over to Storybook circus and ride Dumbo. We also trick or treated at the train station.

Here I am on Dumbo, haha

Both of us on Dumbo!

The path to Tron behind Barnstormer was blocked off so we headed back into Fantasy Land. We rode Under the Sea, Tea Cups with the overlay, spooky music and orange/purple lights.

We also did Speedway, ugh this ride needs an update!

We did more tick or treating stations. We were getting a ton of candy. Our plan was to go into Tomorrow Land and check out the exclusive park merchandise at Star Traders.

I wanted the cute Mickey ghost shirt but that was sold out.
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[disneyAndi14]

We got more candy and rode one of our favorites the PM.

It was time to work our way back to Fantasyland, we went into Princess Hall to get candy and Maleficent was in there. I got a quick picture.

We went on WtP next and into Philharmagic for more candy. we watched some of the fireworks in Fantasy Land, we also went on PPF, HM, and Pirates
Waiting on the parade in Frontier Land


I finally saw the Hitchhiking ghosts in Frontier Land yay

We were shocked how many people were already lined up for the 11:15 parade. Andi got us a spot and I headed to the restroom. I did see the Cadaver Dans performing on my why back. I got a quick picture.

We had to line up 45+ minutes before the parade. In the past, we would be able to line up for the parade about 15 minutes before hand. Frontier Land was packed. We did have a good spot and stood our ground because people did try to come stand in front of us.

I love this parade, it is my all time favorite parade ever! The parade alone is worth the party cost to me.

Here are some awesome parade pictures!
Headless Horseman riding by

First part of the parade




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[disneyAndi14]

We were at the start of the parade which was really nice.
More parade pictures, love the gravediggers, ballroom dancers, and my all time favorite pirate Captain Barbosa!




Captain Jack

Goofy

Villians and the best Halloween band ever!



We were able to head over towards Adventure Land and trick or treat a few more times, get a Dolewhip, and work our way out of the park.

Overall we had a wonderful evening but the crowds really make it difficult to enjoy all the offerings of the party. In the past you could do a sample of everything in the 5 hours, now you have to pick and choose certain things, and the parade, walkways, and fireworks are so crowded!

We arrived back to the YC around 12:30am. It was our last night at the YC. Here is just my candy haul and Treat Bag




Tomorrow we move to the Horror and Epic portions of the trip, please stay tuned for our first day at Universal, coming soon!

 

[amazingact21]

It's such a shame that Disney oversells these parties now. It's probably one of the many reasons they cost so much. You'd think at a certain point the cost would be so high not as many people would attend. Do you think the After Hours is less crowded?

I would have been grossed out by the M&Ms off the ground, too. Especially because there's ample candy to be had at the party! Just throw those out and get more for free.

Glad you managed to find the Hitchhiking Ghosts, and you enjoyed the parade. Having to line up 45 minutes before a party parade is rough, though.