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

[monique5]

Anybody know when Halloween sold out last year? Despite life issues, I may have my wife convinced we should go to Orlando from Oct 31st (hitting the last MNSSHP), then hit the next to last HHN on the 2nd, then hit the first MVMCP (Or first one ever after MANY HPs) on the 8th. Can't believe they start that so early this year.

Got an awesome deal on Cabana Bay room. I'm not worried about that HHN selling out. Do MVMCPs ever sell out? And when does Halloween usually sell out? We're not 100% yet, but I also don't want those to disappear on us. I'd think with the higher numbers they seem to be allowing in this year that it won't sell out soon, maybe not until October. I'd love to know the earliest its ever sold out, which was likely 2015.

Also any reviews on the Kid's Nite Out babysitting. We just don't use babysitter, and it would be the first time for our DD who is 2 and a half.

Thanks.

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[IceQueen182]

Is there a good strategy post or thread from those who purchased the dessert party with parade viewing and have experience to report back on? Trying to get as much insight as i can before we get to do this on Sunday night

Not a strategy thread per se, but I started a thread to ask about people's experiences with the dessert party earlier in the week since it's easy for the posts to get lost in the main thread. Feel free to come over! I'd love to hear about your thoughts on the dessert party since people seem mixed. Hope you have a great party!!

https://www.disboards.com/threads/thoughts-on-hallowishes-dessert-party.3705703/#post-59734013

 

[Best Aunt]

Does anyone who has been this year know about the availability of candy? My husband and I went in 2016 and it was hot. Not having bags to carry, we opted not to get candy early because we didn't want it to melt in our pockets, lol. By the time we decided to get some, the locations we checked were out of candy and we never did find any. Although getting candy is the least of our goals for this trip, we will have our granddaughters who will want a little candy. We are not big trick or treaters and only visit a few houses on Halloween, but we'd like them to experience getting candy from the Magic Kingdom. Just wondering how this year was so far.

Confused about your bag situation. You didn't have a bag? Or you didn't want to carry a bag?

You don't have to bring your own bag - you can get a free bag there.

But I think you are asking people who attended - was there a point in time when cast members ran out of candy? I can't answer that one because I didn't try to get candy near the end of the party.

 

[jsmla]

You need to check in at the terrace first and get the dessert party lanyard as your credentials for the parade and dessert party. Check-in at the terrace begins as early as 4 pm. You can stop there on your way in if you are entering at 4 pm for the party and going through the bypass.

I wasn't aware that we also get a reserved spot for the parade. How does this work? I have the dessert party with Plaza Garden viewing. Thanks!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Does anyone who has been this year know about the availability of candy? My husband and I went in 2016 and it was hot. Not having bags to carry, we opted not to get candy early because we didn't want it to melt in our pockets, lol. By the time we decided to get some, the locations we checked were out of candy and we never did find any. Although getting candy is the least of our goals for this trip, we will have our granddaughters who will want a little candy. We are not big trick or treaters and only visit a few houses on Halloween, but we'd like them to experience getting candy from the Magic Kingdom. Just wondering how this year was so far.

They hand out bags when you arrive, or if you miss it they are usually available at any treat station.

Running out of candy is not an all that common report among these threads, but it does occasionally happen.

 

[Lsdolphin]

Confused about your bag situation. You didn't have a bag? Or you didn't want to carry a bag?

You don't have to bring your own bag - you can get a free bag there.

But I think you are asking people who attended - was there a point in time when cast members ran out of candy? I can't answer that one because I didn't try to get candy near the end of the party.

We have attended many parties and they have never ever run out of candy! Also each candy station has empty bags you just have to ask for one.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

I wasn't aware that we also get a reserved spot for the parade. How does this work? I have the dessert party with Plaza Garden viewing. Thanks!

It's not available to everyone. Originally there was a website error that included parade viewing language in the description of the Tomorrowland Terrace party and vague references for the Plaza Garden party. Disney later removed that info but is honoring anyone who made a reservation before the change with parade viewing for those folks only. You should have received a phone call from Disney if you were eligible - I can't remember the cut-off date off the top of my head. Hope that makes sense.

 

[jsmla]

It's not available to everyone. Originally there was a website error that included parade viewing language in the description of the Tomorrowland Terrace party and vague references for the Plaza Garden party. Disney later removed that info but is honoring anyone who made a reservation before the change with parade viewing for those folks only. You should have received a phone call from Disney if you were eligible - I can't remember the cut-off date off the top of my head. Hope that makes sense.

Thanks! I just booked last week so after the cut off. I'll plan on watching the second parade.

 

[ksromack]

So we are Lee’s than six weeks out from our party, and I have managed to tear my MCL. It shouldn’t require surgery, but I am worried that I will not be up to the amount of walking necessary. Can I rent an ECV just for the party? Will they still be renting them out after the party starts if we happen to arrive late?

I cant help you with the ECV but I did find out I have a torn one as well.....my cortisone shot worked wonders the first time (about 2 months ago) and I plan on getting another right before we leave in two weeks.....I'm not sure the tear is the culprit or the arthritic knee

Honestly, I have been wondering whether we should cancel too, given the crowds and negative reviews. However, I’m aware that many people have been multiple times, whereas I don’t have any “good old days” memories to compare it to. So I’m setting my expectations low, and going just to enjoy the atmosphere. If we get anything else done, that’s wonderful. But if all we do is see the fireworks and soak up the unique atmosphere, that can be enough. If I have a long itinerary of things I want to do, that just means it’s a list of possible things that can go wrong or ways I can be disappointed.

I realise that it sounds quite bleak and I don’t mean it to. I just think that, by going with no expectations, I won’t be taking on the baggage of other people’s experiences, positive or negative. It’s better than sitting in our hotel room, and if it’s not, then we will go back to our hotel instead, or take a break at one of the monorail hotels and go back an hour later.

I still believe in looking for the silver lining in any situation. Expect the worst then you aren't disappointed when the worst happens and are pleasantly surprised when it doesn't (and THAT is almost always the case)!

Actually, it was the 5th least crowded ranking per TP.

Glad you had a fun evening, despite the heat and crowds.

Our party night doesn't have great projections either.....thought I was smart by choosing Columbus Day....but I'm also thinking that maybe folks spent a long weekend and will head out Monday afternoon thus leaving the park empty for MNSSHP

Yes. There are no allergy police. Nor should there be.

I DO believe that disney should up the amount of allergy free candy available though......I think it's a shame that people who just *want* this kind of candy could be taking away from the diabetics and peanut allergy folks, kwim? I did see right here on this board that when they turned in their tokens there wasn't a whole lot available. Disney should take notice of this and provide enough for everyone regardless if they have a dietary restriction or a self imposed one.

Well, I did some research online, and it seems it has sold out in the past on the 16th and 17th. I really wish they were doing Nov 1st this year, for price alone, but that must not have done well for them last year. SO, I pulled the trigger. I can always resell if I have to. The prices are always nutty.

I've heard it can clear out during the week, since a lot of locals go on Halloween night, so we'll see.

NOw I have to decide about MVMCP

I would NOT wait to purchase your MVMCP tickets!

We are going to the MK all day the day of our party. Just bad timing the one day I got BOG breakfast ended up being the best day for the party. My girls are older (13 and 15) so Im not really too worried, but I have a quick question about costumes. I was not going to wear a "real costume" but I did get a solid yellow knee length skirt with a fitted blue shirt. Can I wear that all day or is it too close to a costume, so I should wear something different and change later on?

I think that is fine and probably fun for folks who like to people watch but aren't able to go to the party! We are just wearing Halloween shirts and plan to wear them all day.

 

[Redhead5]

We attended the party on September 7th. We were already in the park that day but went back to the front to get our wristband so we could go through the bypass. I had not known about the bypass (although we have attended other Halloween parties) until I read about it here. Once we were through the bypass, we checked in for the dessert party. We each got a lanyard and were told to return at 8:45 pm. We had dinner at Be Our Guest at 5:30 pm. This took close to an hour and a half. It was a wonderful experience. The food was excellent and a huge improvement from the old menu. It was well worth the price. After that, we rode a few rides, went trick or treating, and saw a few characters. We just like to see the characters. We don't feel the need to actually get in line and pose with them. By then it was time to go back to the dessert party. When we returned there was a short line they told us to join. A cast member said that we should wait, get our assigned table (yes, assigned - no one picked out their table) get a quick bite and/or drink, and then she would take us to the parade viewing area. I'm pretty sure I booked after the parade viewing was included but somehow we had it. Maybe a little pixie dust. I don't know. I was just thrilled to have it. The cast member took us back through the bypass to the parade viewing area by the flagpole. It was a great spot. My husband likes to film the parades and was very happy. Chip high fived me. I'm a big Chip and Dale fan so it was the highlight of my night. After the parade was over the cast member took us back through the bypass to the dessert party. We had plenty of time before the fireworks to enjoy the food. There were mini versions of the specialty Halloween desserts (saving me the trouble of having to go find all of them during the party), fruit, mini cheeseburger eggrolls, smores, and my favorite, ooey gooey toffee cake with vanilla ice cream to go with it. Our table had a great view of the fireworks. My husband loved the view of the fireworks and filmed it all. We were not rushed out after the fireworks as some have reported. On our way out the cast members who staffed the party formed a line and each thanked us for attending. I thanked them in return for making the experience so wonderful. I think the dessert party was well worth the money. The views were great, the food was really good, it saved me a lot of walking around to find the specialty desserts, and gave us a place to sit after a long day in the park. I thought the crowds were light. We didn't have to wait long for anything and did not have trouble getting around. In the past, we've attended some really nightmarishly crowded Halloween parties so I was happy to see a lighter crowd.

 

[gillep]

That's the nature of The Dis period. It's just a place where folks come and post more negative comments/reviews, than positive. It used to really get to me too. I didn't understand why there was so much negativity on a board that I thought was to help people plan trips. I just finally realized it's not Disney, it's something about this board. Negativity spreads here like nowhere else. Disney itself isn't worse or more negative, just Dis is. I stopped letting it get to me, I read past it and learned to enjoy the board more and realized Disney wasn't anywhere near as negative as The Dis makes it sounds. If it was, it would have shut down ages ago.

Concentrate on the unique things about the party, which is what we do. All but the M&G. We tend to skip those but never miss the shows, parades or fireworks. The great thing about Hallowishes is they are not projection focused like HEA so you don't need to be in front of the castle. We watch from in back.

I always find it a little funny when people say that the DIS is negative, it is pretty well known to be one of the most positive Disney message boards, and the people who post here as extreme Pixie Dusters, some of the other boards out there are just brutal. It seemed that most of the reports of the first parties on this thread were mostly positive then a few other threads appeared that were much more negative and then it snowballed into more negative than positive posts, which is the nature of the internet I guess. I am not too worried about crowds for our party (two weeks!!!!!!!) we have gotten used to the parks being pretty crowded basically all the time now, so we will just do our thing and have fun. My Spaceship Earth dress is supposed to be delivered tomorrow, our costumes will then be complete, and we will be ready for our trip.

We are going to the MK all day the day of our party. Just bad timing the one day I got BOG breakfast ended up being the best day for the party. My girls are older (13 and 15) so Im not really too worried, but I have a quick question about costumes. I was not going to wear a "real costume" but I did get a solid yellow knee length skirt with a fitted blue shirt. Can I wear that all day or is it too close to a costume, so I should wear something different and change later on?

You will be completely fine, no need to change unless you think you may be too hot or uncomfortable wearing it all day. Have fun!!!!

 

[Mambo Junkie]

Confused about your bag situation. You didn't have a bag? Or you didn't want to carry a bag?

You don't have to bring your own bag - you can get a free bag there.

But I think you are asking people who attended - was there a point in time when cast members ran out of candy? I can't answer that one because I didn't try to get candy near the end of the party.

No, we were offered the candy bag. What I was referring to was bypassing the bag check to get into the park, so we didn't have a backpack or anything to carry the candy bag in, and we chose not to have to carry a candy bag while we roamed about.

 

[AngiTN]

We are going to the MK all day the day of our party. Just bad timing the one day I got BOG breakfast ended up being the best day for the party. My girls are older (13 and 15) so Im not really too worried, but I have a quick question about costumes. I was not going to wear a "real costume" but I did get a solid yellow knee length skirt with a fitted blue shirt. Can I wear that all day or is it too close to a costume, so I should wear something different and change later on?

That's nothing more than Disney Bounding, perfectly fine.

 

[AngiTN]

No, we were offered the candy bag. What I was referring to was bypassing the bag check to get into the park, so we didn't have a backpack or anything to carry the candy bag in, and we chose not to have to carry a candy bag while we roamed about.

Note to your future self, never refuse the candy bag. It's needed to carry the candy, even when you don't carry any other type of bag.

 

[Sakigt]

Hi, going in October and have reservations for The Jungle Canteen before the party starts. Am I better off using this “pre-party” time on rides? Our main interest for the Halloween party are the parade and fireworks right now. My kids would love to meet 7ds, but since they are young and may not make it late, I’m weary to spend time waiting on line for characters. That being said, is the dessert party worth it for the fireworks view or is there a nice, uncrowded spot that would offer a good experience? I’m afraid the dessert party would make us miss the first parade, which is unfortunately a must. Any other must do’s for young kids? Sorry if I’m asking any questions that have already been addressed.

We’ve done it two years in a row starting with a 5 month old, a 3 year old and a 4 year old. We’re going for the third year straight with a 6,3 and 5er. If you want a rare character shot (Jack and Sally or 7D) you must focus on lining up early for that then let everything else follow. They’re worth the wait for the shot but bring snacks and a positive attitude. My youngest lost it in the 7D line because he was hot and miserable and 1.5 but we held it together in the end.

 

[Sakigt]

Third year in a row and the vibe of the trip is chillll so that’s how we’re doing the party. But I’m seeing at least one rare character!! (I started running more than 5ks just so I could run Disney races and pose with rare characters and even ran the marathon so I’m super serious).

4pm: Enter and Orange Bird Sorcerer card
3:20-4:20 BS FP
4:25-5:25 HM FP
5:25-6 SM FP
5:50-6:45 Elvis Stitch!!!!
6:45-7:45 Dinner at Cosmic Rays
7:45-8 Dis Jr Dance Party
8-8:45 Popcorn bucket hunting, rides and character greetings. Hoping Tarzan’s line is short, my 6 and 3 year old loooove that move for some reason
8:45-9:45? Parade!!!! Was thinking Main Street for Zootopia gang but I’m a Frontierland viewing kind of girl so not sure. Also not sure how easy it will be to get past the crowds to get back to the rides. Maybe through the gift shop to Adventureland?
9:45 Escape fireworks craziness (can watch from Ft Wilderness beach later) and do the teacups and maybe Big Thunder

The kids are super durable these days so hoping to stay until 11 accounting for the possibility of a long ride back on the Ft Wilderness boat

 

[Sakigt]

Anyone grab the poison apple ice cube thingy yet at the Boardwalk? I need it.

 

[K&T]

I DO believe that disney should up the amount of allergy free candy available though......I think it's a shame that people who just *want* this kind of candy could be taking away from the diabetics and peanut allergy folks, kwim? I did see right here on this board that when they turned in their tokens there wasn't a whole lot available. Disney should take notice of this and provide enough for everyone regardless if they have a dietary restriction or a self imposed one.

I was completely satisfied with the quantity and variety of allergy candy we received at MNSSHP. I am grateful that Disney provides allergy candy at all, and I think they did a great job with the items they chose and what they had on hand. On 9/9/18, each member of my family collected 14 tokens, and we exchanged our tokens at the end of the night for what amounted to one completely full bag of treats per person. That was more than enough and more than we expected, and we've all been enjoying our candy ever since. There were at least a dozen different treats we could choose from, and we could request whatever we wanted, and then the CMs loaded up our bags. I haven't heard of nor read any complaints of allergy-candy shortages this year.

 

[Best Aunt]

The kids are super durable these days so hoping to stay until 11 accounting for the possibility of a long ride back on the Ft Wilderness boat

I stayed at Wilderness Lodge last month, not Fort Wilderness, but my experience with the buses was much better than my experience with the boats. The Magic Kingdom bus came faster and the ride was shorter than the Magic Kingdom boat. If there is a bus from Magic Kingdom to Ft Wilderness, you might want to consider that rather than the boat. (Also there were a lot of bugs when I took the boat at night.)

 

[cakebaker]

I'm pretty sure I booked after the parade viewing was included but somehow we had it.

Honestly, I can't imagine how they would discern who was entitled to the viewing and who wasn't. My guess is, if they're taking anyone to the parade viewing, everyone can go regardless of when they booked. I just don't see how they'd be able to separate them or why they would want to. Has anyone reported not being allowed to go?