"Official" 2017 Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party - Boo to You!

[Perelandra]

Thoughts on doing the party with a 2 and 4 year old? Wait until our next trip when they'll be 4 and 6?

It does depend on the kids. I went with 4 kids, the youngest being 2 and 5. I just plopped them in the double stroller, but we went from park open until midnight for 8 days straight without any breaks or going back to the resort. The two year old just took naps in the stroller. I wouldn't necessarily base your decision on us, though, we start taking our kids with us everywhere we go, starting at infancy. So, they don't know they're supposed to be cranky.

 

[rlessig]

Hello all, new person here!

My 180 days to make reservations for things are vastly approaching. Is there any rhym or reason to previous years to get a rough idea when the parties will be in October? I'm scared to make dinner reservations. We will be visiting from Oct 1st to the 9th.

If I make reservations, for instance to Be Our Guest.. and it just so happens a party is on that day, will my reservations be canceled or will it just not show up as an option?

Check the Park hours for MK on your dates. It's still just a guess, but the nights they show MK closing at 7:00pm are probably going to be party nights.

 

[vrajewski10513]

What is the best day of the week for the party? We will be there from a Friday to Friday so i know there will be plenty of opportunities for a party. Last time we did a party, it was on a Sunday but it was at the end of September rather then the end of October so I'm assuming the September date would have been a little less crowded on a Sunday vs a Sunday at the end of October.

Tuesday, definitely.

 

[ErinsMommy]

Thoughts on doing the party with a 2 and 4 year old? Wait until our next trip when they'll be 4 and 6?

I think if you go, you're going more for yourself than the kids as I would think they'll likely sleep through most of it since its 7 pm to 1 a.m. (or midnight?).

ETA: There's nothing wrong with going for yourself to enjoy an emptier park/walk on rides. Just saying.

 

[QueenGsMama]

Thoughts on doing the party with a 2 and 4 year old? Wait until our next trip when they'll be 4 and 6?

Agree with PP about it depending on the kids. We brought my DD at 3 her first time and she was dancing with Woody and Bullsye at midnight and I wasn't expecting that.

We didn't hit up a park that day and kept it pretty chill until Party time, so maybe that helped?

 

[Daniela Rose]

Thank you all for your responses. This past Saturday we had a party from 730pm-midnight and dd1 was up partying after she took a nap midday and she hasn't napped in a year.

I'm thinking we wait until our next trip in two years since it's a lot of money and we already have park hoppers every day we'll be there.

 

[s3058]

A bit of a random question that has been nagging me that somebody might be able to answer- can you use the merchandise collection service at the party? The one where you collect when you leave or is it too late?

 

[4Hawks]

Thoughts on doing the party with a 2 and 4 year old? Wait until our next trip when they'll be 4 and 6?

I'm in the same boat with a 2 and a 5 year old. My 5 year old would love it, but my 2 year old would have an epic meltdown. I'm considering leaving the 2 year old at the hotel with my hubby, who's not much into halloween (gasp!) and taking the 5 year old to the party.

 

[JeanfromBNA]

A bit of a random question that has been nagging me that somebody might be able to answer- can you use the merchandise collection service at the party? The one where you collect when you leave or is it too late?

We were able to send things back to our room, when we purchased items at the party. Maybe the other will work too.

 

[SDSorority]

Had a good time at MNSSHP last year... waiting to see if there's one of those Disney After Hours events going on in September. If there is, it's going to be a tough call between going to MNSSHP or that!

 

[sheila14]

I think if you go, you're going more for yourself than the kids as I would think they'll likely sleep through most of it since its 7 pm to 1 a.m. (or midnight?).

ETA: There's nothing wrong with going for yourself to enjoy an emptier park/walk on rides. Just saying.

The first time I went to Disney by myself was in 2014 and I thought I would not enjoy myself, I was wrong!!! There is nothing wrong with a mommy or daddy enjoying some free time at a Disney park. With your children being that young, you probably wouldn't last all night. Go and enjoy the Halloween party yourself, you will NOT be disappointed. Even though my girls are much older, being 46, I love going to Disney and enjoying some mommy time alone. I am doing 2 Halloween parties and they better announce dates soon so I can start planning my ADR's. I am hoping for a Tuesday and Thursday party date.

 

[jlundeen]

Since we are all taking educated guesses on this year's Party dates, what do you all think will happen the last week of October? We are going to arrive Sunday, Oct. 29, and leave Saturday, Nov. 4.

Last year, Halloween fell on a Monday, so the Party was scheduled for Sunday and Monday, with "normal" hours the rest of the week. This year, Halloween falls on Tuesday - so I'm thinking that the Party will be scheduled on Sunday and Tuesday, with regular park hours resuming on Wednesday...

What do you think?

 

[Jays2013]

I'm guessing that's the case. (We're going the exact same days!) But we're planning to go on Halloween itself, so at least the guesswork is taken out.

 

[Bex258]

Hi,

I have just got off the phone with Disney and got my Sleepy Hollow event ticket - they called it Return to Sleepy Hollow or something like that rather than Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I'm going to the 10pm on Fri 29th, I had that marked as an early night to rest (woops) but I plan to be in IOA that day and thought 8pm would be a bit risky getting back. I got the premium ticket, I did ask about what was in the goodie bag but she didn't know and no word on MNSHP either - thought I'd try while I was on the phone.

I'll be at Disney from Sept 17th to Oct 1st and I'm aiming to do two parties (I want to do a few of the popular M&G as well as the show, fireworks and parade) and Club Villain if they offer it. I'll be my first time for Halloween (And second ever trip) I already have half of my costume sorted for one party - Judy Hopps (Just ears, tail and wrist cuffs and belt to go). I'll be disappointed about Splash Mountain if those are the dates especially as I don't see a return trip happening till Star Wars land is open sadly and my last trip was 2011.

 

[lovemy2girls4eva]

I think tomorrow's the day!

 

[sheila14]

I think tomorrow's the day!

If not tomorrow then hopefully by end of the week

 

[HipsterPeterPan]

If not tomorrow then hopefully by end of the week

Fingers crossed! I'm hoping to snag two for 10/28 or 10/29.

 

[Kindermouse]

We are already more than a week later than last year-everyday feels like it should be the day at this point but with so many things going on at WDW with the opening of Pandora looming I feel like they dont want to deal with Halloween time.

 

[FeralCatRogue]

A bit of a random question that has been nagging me that somebody might be able to answer- can you use the merchandise collection service at the party? The one where you collect when you leave or is it too late?

They MAY allow it but it closes the service at like 5:00 or so from waht they told me when i wanted to. They also added a day on the wait time to pick it up in the hotel.

 

[mickey1968]

The word from Disney is no, but I did just that a few years ago. My reservations were all set and I had 3 party tickets purchased and ready to go. A few months out, my work rescheduled my leave, so I had to scramble with my Disney vacation and all my reservations (GRRR!). Disney CM adjusted all three tickets to new dates but said it was a one time deal. Not sure if that is true or not, but not planning on trying again.

I have done that a couple of years. I have even been able to change from Halloween to Christmas and vice versa before. The main thing is they didn't have to refund any money because the ticket prices were the same for the dates I switched.