"Official" 2019 Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party - A Frightfully Festive Celebration

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Your flight leaves at 6:30AM? Or you'd need to leave for the ariport at 6:30AM? Either way, that's an early morning for you!

My opinion is any crowd difference between the two (if there is one) will just be shades of grey that would be really hard to distinguish one way or the other, so that leads me to think that I'd lean towards what works best in your schedule. So for you, that sounds like Sunday. If you do the Sunday party, then you'd have the Tuesday party as a possible backup in the unlikely event that Sunday were to be a total washout and/or experience unusually poor weather.

Good luck deciding!
We're going 10/1. I do believe a Tuesday will be less crowded, but I'm sure it's negligible. I would not want to go the night before my 6:30am flight...which means you're probably getting up at 3am?
Thank you! I had been leaning towards Sunday because of the early flight out on Wednesday. (Magical Express will be coming at 3:30 am-ish!)

Just curious, though, when do you think I need to buy my tickets by? Is there much of a chance that Sunday would sell out?
 
@Cluelyss If we want to be near the partner statue for the fireworks show, how early should we get a spot before they start? I mainly want to try and have a fence in front of us so no one can stand in our way
 
@Cluelyss If we want to be near the partner statue for the fireworks show, how early should we get a spot before they start? I mainly want to try and have a fence in front of us so no one can stand in our way
I’ve honestly not been following fireworks info much, as we have the dessert party booked, so hopefully others here can report back on how early that space is filling up!
 
Thank you! I had been leaning towards Sunday because of the early flight out on Wednesday. (Magical Express will be coming at 3:30 am-ish!)

Just curious, though, when do you think I need to buy my tickets by? Is there much of a chance that Sunday would sell out?
None have been reported BY DISNEY as selling out yet (someone said that someone said that someone said one sold out the other day but that's not confirmed). I wouldn't be too concerned. If you're on the fence I would wait till a couple days out to check the weather and see how 9/29 is looking.
 


I’ve honestly not been following fireworks info much, as we have the dessert party booked, so hopefully others here can report back on how early that space is filling up!
Well shoot lol. I'm thinking like an hour in advance, but I'm not sure.
 


I have a dilemma. We decided to go on impromptu trip this weekend! Just decided 2 days ago.

I am in the navy and just found out there are military prices for the party. I called SOG and they said since it is within 2 weeks they won't sell over the phone. We will be driving and arriving Saturday morning, looking at buying tickets for Sunday's party. We can go straight to SOG to buy the tickets, they open at 8am. I am just nervous about this party selling out after reading that last night's party was sold out. I did see that it was the last night for CM discount, it IS a Sunday night, I'm guessing a lot of people staying for longer vacation come in on the weekend or leave on a weekend which *might* mean they wouldn't choose a Sunday night party.

Do we just buy the tickets from Disney direct or roll the dice and wait until Saturday morning. It is a significant savings for our family of four...to the tune of $100. BUT this is the reason we are even heading down. We are also going to Typhoon lagoon (Saturday) and have a trip planned for January, so we won't miss the other parks too much.

What do you all think the chances are of Sunday's party selling out before Saturday morning? Thanks for your expertise input.

Wait. Even IF the party is sold out, you will still get the military discounted price if you go to the MK front gate guest relations window. We’ve done this for sold out parties years ago and Steve’s military Disney tips website confirms it’s still true this year.
 
Bypass question: we will be in MK around 3 (we are not DVC but are using a park day ticket in the morning) - we will be at CRT at 4pm. Is it worth our going to see the bypass and if so, do we have to go back to the front gate? Is the bypass open before 4pm?
 
Well we decided tonight and bought tickets for tomorrow’s party! Can’t wait! Here’s our rough plan:

Lunch at Garden Grill-2:30 pm
HM fp 3:55-4:55
PPF fp 5:05
Line up for Winnie the Pooh characters-5:30
Find fireworks spot-9:15 pm (or earlier)

In between will just be trick or treating, walking around enjoying the atmosphere, and trying some special snacks
 
Sweet! I hope you post photos!!! Are you going to Disney Springs PhotoPass Studios after your makeover?
Most definitely! And thanks for posting this tip as well. Sephora is like right next door to the PPStudios so it would be silly not to!
Thanks again!
 
The regular characters in Pete’s Silly Sideshow stop at 4:30pm on party nights.

What are your dinner plans? I consistently make the mistake of not eating a real dinner, then just spend the evening chasing my hunger with candy, which I regret later. So maybe grab something to eat during that time?

Or use it to hit lower priority rides?

No need to read all 264 pages, you got this! :-)
The “eat dinner” part is literally the best advice! I understand it doesn’t seem like a big deal but when adrenaline starts running out towards the middle of the party and food lines are long and you don’t want to waste time eating during the party... you will thank yourself for taking care of this earlier.
 
Wait.... what?!? A backdrop for my Orange Bird MNSSHP costume? I think we might have to take the boat from POFQ to DS for lunch before the party now...
:eek::hyper:

Disney Springs Unveils a Snazzy New Mural Featuring Orange Bird

View attachment 437203Located at The Landing area of Disney Springs near The Boathouse and be sure to hunt for the Hidden Mickey while you’re there!

Thanks Disney Food Blog! :thumbsup2
 
Wow! Thank you so much for all the details, it will help guide us when giving advise and planning our own parties. Again, so sorry you had a bad experience but you aren't alone. Are you going to write Disney?
Yes, I think I will write to Disney. Funny, but I'm the one to usually write and tell them all the extraordinarily good things we had happen while here and in fact I already stopped at guest services in Epcot for a "Frozen Ever After" dessert party to compliment cast members....but I never think to write when something is amiss. This time though I think I will - thanks for putting the thought into my head.
 
I am in desperate need of parade/firework advice.!! We want to watch the 1st parade and my favorite spot to watch from is in front of Country Bears. I am semi claustrophobic and love that there are small spots that only allow for one row of viewing so you don't get 5 rows pushing in on you like in the hub, but after looking at times and considering we would be following the parade-I don't think we will ever find a decent spot for fireworks! Has anyone watched from Frontierland and found a fireworks spot that could share their tips? The party is our only park visit this trip so I am torn on what to do. We want to at least experience the parade and fireworks but also want to hit some rides and have some wandering time.

Is it possible to walk around behind the castle and find a spot near Stitch's Great Escape exit or can most of the show not be seen from that area?
 
Can anyone help me figure out why my MNSSHP tickets are not showing up on my Disney App but my two fastpass reservations for the same day are? Because we are only going to the party we don't have magic bands, so do I just show them the bar code in the confirmation email on my phone?
 
Well we decided tonight and bought tickets for tomorrow’s party! Can’t wait! Here’s our rough plan:

Lunch at Garden Grill-2:30 pm
HM fp 3:55-4:55

I'm a pessimist. I would wonder if you would make that fastpass time. Maybe you won't be seated late because you are eating at an off time. But you have to leave time to eat, walk to the front of Epcot, wait for a monorail, ride the monorail, go through security, go through the tapstiles, get your wristband, and walk partyway through MK to get to HM. Hopefully nobody has to go to the bathroom until after you ride HM because I don't know if you would have time!

I am in desperate need of parade/firework advice.!! We want to watch the 1st parade and my favorite spot to watch from is in front of Country Bears. I am semi claustrophobic and love that there are small spots that only allow for one row of viewing so you don't get 5 rows pushing in on you like in the hub, but after looking at times and considering we would be following the parade-I don't think we will ever find a decent spot for fireworks! Has anyone watched from Frontierland and found a fireworks spot that could share their tips?

At the first MNSSHP, I waited until 5 minutes before the fireworks were supposed to start, then I wandered over to a spot across from Pecos Bill. There was a path which was perpendicular to the walkway in front of Pecos Bill, along the water. I stood in front of the water so that I was facing the water and the castle. If the castle was in the 12:00 position, the fireworks went off in the 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 and 12:00 positions. A few people behind me, but not rows of people. Great view of the fireworks, but I couldn't see the projections on the castle. I could see that there were projections, but I couldn't see what they were. I'm claustrophobic. I would rather watch from there than be crammed in like sardines near the castle.
 
Did anyone do a dessert party during one of the crowded events? I am considering one, but would hate to still not be able to get a good view of the fireworks.
 
I'm a pessimist. I would wonder if you would make that fastpass time. Maybe you won't be seated late because you are eating at an off time. But you have to leave time to eat, walk to the front of Epcot, wait for a monorail, ride the monorail, go through security, go through the tapstiles, get your wristband, and walk partyway through MK to get to HM. Hopefully nobody has to go to the bathroom until after you ride HM because I don't know if you would have time!



At the first MNSSHP, I waited until 5 minutes before the fireworks were supposed to start, then I wandered over to a spot across from Pecos Bill. There was a path which was perpendicular to the walkway in front of Pecos Bill, along the water. I stood in front of the water so that I was facing the water and the castle. If the castle was in the 12:00 position, the fireworks went off in the 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 and 12:00 positions. A few people behind me, but not rows of people. Great view of the fireworks, but I couldn't see the projections on the castle. I could see that there were projections, but I couldn't see what they were. I'm claustrophobic. I would rather watch from there than be crammed in like sardines near the castle.
It’s just Dh and I so we should be good holding our bladder lol. We are driving our own car from Epcot to mk. If we miss the fp we really won’t care. I just kind of threw it in as a just in case. We might even go to our hotel first to check in instead

ETA: Our HM fp goes until 4:55 and I know there’s a buffer after that. I feel like we should have enough time but like I said it won’t be horrible if we miss it
 
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