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

[Disney1fan2002]

I attended the 8/25 party and can I just say, if that was the party to have the least attendance, then those of you with tickets for Sept, and especially Oct...I feel for you. The place was PACKED on 8/25. We didn't get any candy because we refused to stand in a line for 15 minutes just to get candy. We got no pictures with the characters, because again, the party is only 5 hours long,,,we would have been in lines all night getting pictures. the bridge to Tomorrowland was wall-wal people.

We went to a MNSSHP back in the early 2000's. 2004? It was SWEET! Walked on every ride, walked up to every character and got a picture, and walked up to every candy station and got candy. In any given area it would be us with maybe 15 other families in that area. The park felt empty. Disney sold this event as limited admission and that was what it was. They went up on the price over the years and they also went up on the maximum number of tickets to be sold.

I was told that the party on 8/25 was not sold out. If that was truly the case, I would hate to be at a sold out party.

 

[AngelDisney]

Does anyone know if they were doing the lantern photo during the party?

ETA: Rapunzel's, not the HM Magic shot

I saw that out on 8/29. DD was too tired to get a shot. She was near River Boat while I went to Fantasyland for some ToT. Saw the photopass photographer with quite a long line once I stepped into Fantasyland from Liberty Square. But they were not out last night due to the rain.

 

[Farro]

I attended the 8/25 party and can I just say, if that was the party to have the least attendance, then those of you with tickets for Sept, and especially Oct...I feel for you. The place was PACKED on 8/25. We didn't get any candy because we refused to stand in a line for 15 minutes just to get candy. We got no pictures with the characters, because again, the party is only 5 hours long,,,we would have been in lines all night getting pictures. the bridge to Tomorrowland was wall-wal people.

We went to a MNSSHP back in the early 2000's. 2004? It was SWEET! Walked on every ride, walked up to every character and got a picture, and walked up to every candy station and got candy. In any given area it would be us with maybe 15 other families in that area. The park felt empty. Disney sold this event as limited admission and that was what it was. They went up on the price over the years and they also went up on the maximum number of tickets to be sold.

I was told that the party on 8/25 was not sold out. If that was truly the case, I would hate to be at a sold out party.

That sentence I put in bold is presented as fact, but no one knows that to be true.
Sorry you didn't have fun at your party. We were at a sold out party in 2014 and found it to be really fun and while it was crowded in the areas of people waiting for a parade, etc. the rest of the park was amazing!

 

[AngelDisney]

Can anyone get allergy friendly treats?

You can just ask for the teal allergy friendly bag to get the tokens. I did that last night.

 

[iujen94]

Apologies for what I'm sure is a really dumb question. I've seen people mentioning having paper tickets and/or card tickets. I bought my party tickets online and linked them to MDE. I never got any kind of physical ticket. We have magic bands - I'm assuming I can just tap my magic band and they'll "see" my party ticket - or do I also need some physical ticket as well?

 

[mesaboy2]

Apologies for what I'm sure is a really dumb question. I've seen people mentioning having paper tickets and/or card tickets. I bought my party tickets online and linked them to MDE. I never got any kind of physical ticket. We have magic bands - I'm assuming I can just tap my magic band and they'll "see" my party ticket - or do I also need some physical ticket as well?

Your magic bands are enough, assuming they are linked to the same MDX profiles as your party tickets.

 

[JayLeeJay]

One more thing I wanted to mention about the 9/1 party. The candy lines looked really long but moved quickly. The longest wait we had was 10 minutes right at 7pm. We also waited 10 minutes in tiki room but that was because they had to refil the candy and brought out boxes to pour in the barrel instead of a new barrel. We were put off by the length at first but they really did move quickly and by the end of the night there were no waits at all. Right before midnight we had some cast members completely filling the bag or giving us a new bag that was already full. We weighed our bag when we got home and had 20lbs of candy. The only disappointment is that my husband loves peanut chews and they didn't have any this year. I think he might be the only one who was upset about this

 

[only hope]

I am planning to hold off on buying my party tickets until about 5-7 days before so I can opt for a different night in the event that the weather forecasted for my preferred night is bad but how reliable are weather forecasts 5-7 days in advance? Would I do better to cross my fingers that it wont sell out and purchase the day of?

Floridian here- forecasts are frequently wrong the night before. I wouldn't even bother looking at 5-7 days out. Information in the morning for that afternoon and evening is frequently unreliable also. Nor can you always tell by looking up! It can sometimes look like it will rain but it doesn't. Other times, there won't be too many clouds, the sun is out, but we get a brief sun-shower. That being said, day before is of course more reliable than days before...but don't be surprised if they predicted incorrectly. Our rule in the rainy season is always be prepared for it to rain, no matter what the forecast says.

 

[KristenB17]

Following - definitely want to see if we can make it this year!

 

[garthbarth1]

Looking for one (or more!) parties to share a One-Day memory maker on October 15th (just going to the party!) I am going Oct 13-16 (park tickets 14-16) if anyone is also going at that time that I could pay a portion to be on as well.

How much is a one day MM? We will also be at the party that friday...

 

[jenhelgren]

You can just ask for the teal allergy friendly bag to get the tokens. I did that last night.

Did you just ask for the teal allergy bag at the bypass when you entered or is there a special location to get it at?

 

[Anal Annie]

They're not on break they were pulled due to the weather. Rumor has they will return at 7pm.

We waited for nearly 3 1/2 hours last year for Jack & Sally bcuz there was over an hour storm delay in the middle of our wait. We had already waited over an hour when it started storming so we hated to leave the line & waste that 90 minutes or so we'd already waited. We just stood there in our ponchos during the storm. Luckily our costumes were simple T-shirt ones. I forget what time we got in line (but TOO late - probaby around 5:00ish). It was nearly 9:00 by the time we finally met them. We won't make the same mistake this year. We want to meet the 7 Dwarves, Queen of Hearts & Cruella....we're going all out on our costumes this year and I'm looking forward to it so much. I'm praying we don't have the same kind of storms. Ponchos would really ruin the fun....

 

[JacknSally]

They will not have this one available in October? I hope they do!

Not sure if anyone answered you already, but what I read said these would be replaced with Oogie Boogie buckets in October.

 

[FoxC63]

Not sure if anyone answered you already, but what I read said these would be replaced with Oogie Boogie buckets in October.

Where did you read this, can you post a link. Thanks!

 

[FoxC63]

How much is a one day MM? We will also be at the party that friday...

One Day MM is $59. This is posted on a new thread: [URL="https://www.disboards.com/threads/magic-shots-current-listings.3619546/"]Magic Shots - Current Listings[/URL]

 

[FoxC63]

Do you know if they can change the tickets at your resort concierge window?

Yes. There is no reason to go to Disney Springs to have this done unless your planning a day there.

 

[mazdabug]

We just moved to Panama City Florida in Feb. Booked a little trip in 2 weeks for MNSSHP on Sept 15th. My 3 year old is so excited about it.

 

[FoxC63]

We got no pictures with the characters, because again, the party is only 5 hours long

Thanks for your insight but the party is 8 hours long 4pm-12am and a few that posted their experiences on the same day were not only able to get their priorities done but other items off their wish list. The mantra "We went to a MNSSHP back in the early..." does not equate to current times. It has been posted repeatedly that the "Fall Crowds have Arrived". Your experience sounds like your "plan of attack" was faulty. My family and I only attend the last week in October and have been to several sold out parties without issue. If you ever attend another party I sincerely hope you come back to the DIS Board early on to get the insights when creating an itinerary.

 

[heartpumper]

I attended the 8/25 party and can I just say, if that was the party to have the least attendance, then those of you with tickets for Sept, and especially Oct...I feel for you. The place was PACKED on 8/25. We didn't get any candy because we refused to stand in a line for 15 minutes just to get candy. We got no pictures with the characters, because again, the party is only 5 hours long,,,we would have been in lines all night getting pictures. the bridge to Tomorrowland was wall-wal people.

We went to a MNSSHP back in the early 2000's. 2004? It was SWEET! Walked on every ride, walked up to every character and got a picture, and walked up to every candy station and got candy. In any given area it would be us with maybe 15 other families in that area. The park felt empty. Disney sold this event as limited admission and that was what it was. They went up on the price over the years and they also went up on the maximum number of tickets to be sold.

I was told that the party on 8/25 was not sold out. If that was truly the case, I would hate to be at a sold out party.

I so agree with you! We went on 8/29 and I couldn't believe how crowded it was compared to our party we attended 5 years ago. I had convinced a friend and her family to join us. I feel badly about that now. I told her how empty the park was compared to a normal day. We stayed until the end of the party and the crowds never left. I remember everyone leaving after the fireworks last time so it was even emptier. Pretty sure this will be our last disney party.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Thanks for your insight but the party is 8 hours long 4pm-12am and a few that posted their experiences on the same day were not only able to get their priorities done but other items off their wish list. The mantra "We went to a MNSSHP back in the early..." does not equate to current times. It has been posted repeatedly that the "Fall Crowds have Arrived". Your experience sounds like your "plan of attack" was faulty. My family and I only attend the last week in October and have been to several sold out parties without issue. If you ever attend another party I sincerely hope you come back to the DIS Board early on to get the insights when creating an itinerary.

The party itself is only 5 hours long though - 7pm to 12am. Until 7 pm all the day guests are in the park as well.

No doubt it's different than it used to be - Disney almost certainly increased the allowed attendance. Like most things at WDW these days it requires planning to get the same value and it could be debated if it's still the same actual "value" even if it can still be fun.