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

Just back at room.

Those of us early had no hostess seating got to pick our own spots. I actually changed seats st the railing to move away from a noisy group.

It didn’t start to fill up until close to 8:30

Their were tables along rail a little over halfway down that only had 2 sears set up on same side. Guessing so there wound be decent view of castle

As for leaving food on table, the staff was quick to pick up plates & glasses. There were reserved signs available.

We went off after the fireworks and found a nice spot to view parade in frontier land, then grabbed front tie for Hocus Pocus

If you are there for character interactions/photo/rides, the cost of the dessert party would be difficult to justify imo[

Debating whether to book again for October. I have a feeling they may modify some things, especially as to viewing parafe
 
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Back to Dolphin at 1am...stayed for the final villains show...we watched the 2nd parade from Frontier Land and came back to hub via Adventure Land bridge, the parade was just finishing the hub and we got to front of castle and were about 10 rows back from front. But it filled up behind us pretty quick...at least half the hub was filled for show maybe more,couldn't tell. It was a large crowd heading out when it was all over. Not what was expecting from many posts indicating crowd wanes after Fireworks. However, despite crowd, we got on first bus back, it was full though. But Swan/ Dolphin line was shorter than other resorts.

It was first party for us...know it was more crowded due to being sold out...it felt more crowded than I expected..most ride waits weren't bad, but getting from place to place took time.

Didn't do any character meets...seems you have too choose if want to do that or rides..plus, know it was just our timing, but there were rarely characters out when we passed by locations...just lines of people. So we don't even know who was there or what they looked like.

Space Mountain was totally dark, not Halloween projections as advertised earlier. I really didn't care for it, don't understand the appeal of seeing nothing.

Pirates only had 3 actors with one just sitting in a barred area in line doing nothing. Other 2 were ok, but once again not what expected.

Didn't go on tea cups, but it was basically disco club lights on it.

The small trick or treat bags were filed thanks to one giver at Pirates...but it's probably only $3-5 worth in our 2 bags. Guess if you kept getting bags and going on lines you could get the 20 lbs others have mentioned.

Fireworks and villain show were very good.

Didn't care about merchandise,but saw people walking around with stuff.

Overall it was ok, probably not something I would do again.
 
rteetz said:
I’ve heard there is an allotment for each party. I really want one.
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Seems fair to me. I was surprised to see many open spaces in Main Street shelve whet Halloween items were located. No HP mugs etc.

I asked the girls at popcorn stand by jungle cruise around 6 how many popcorn containers. Was told they had 80 st that moment to go on sale at 7 sharp
 
SquashBanana said:
Now I'm thinking about dropping my FP for BTMRR and replacing it with Space Mtn. I've heard reports on Twitter that the "enhancement" is just loud rock music and not really Halloween themed. Don't know if I want to burn 30 minutes of party time just for that. Racking my brain on how I would make it work with Splash and Peter Pan FPs because I literally cannot think of 3 rides that are more spread out than those 3.
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If I had known that SM was just whipping you around in the dark, I would have totally skipped it. Really was a let down for me.
 




Cluelyss said:
In our experience, 15-20 minutes is the “normal” party wait for Space. Tonight being a sold out party, and with the new special effects, this seems quite reasonable!
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I think you are absolutely right. We wait until the end of the party to ride. Between 1130 and close we've rode it at least 3 times in a row the past MNSHHP and Xmas party we've gone to. First ride is maybe 10-15 min at most and then walkon until close.

SquashBanana said:
Now I'm thinking about dropping my FP for BTMRR and replacing it with Space Mtn. I've heard reports on Twitter that the "enhancement" is just loud rock music and not really Halloween themed. Don't know if I want to burn 30 minutes of party time just for that. Racking my brain on how I would make it work with Splash and Peter Pan FPs because I literally cannot think of 3 rides that are more spread out than those 3.
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In my 4+ experiences of both Halloween and Xmas parties, we've walked on Splash Mountain Everytime, maybe use that FP for something closer to PP and Space? Or ride Space near the end of the party if you're willing to forgo a last minute character or something.

rteetz said:
Looking at the videos of the ride "upgrades" it seems the Mad Tea Party is the best IMO.
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Ironically I assumed that would be the worst one lol. Oh well, the "upgrades" we're irrelevant to me anyway
 
chiisai said:
We had our popcorn inside the bucket. It is not difficult to get out- the back opens out so you can snag your popped kernels. They also offered to give you the popcorn separately, as @rteetz noted.
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TISHLOVESDISNEY said:
Quick recap.
Showed up to reserved parade spot about 5 minutes before headless horseman came. A TON of space for us, we sat facing the Mickey greet, but stood to watch as they came around the turn from Main Street.
When we were sat we got a table just on the edge of the roof so nothing blocked our view for the fireworks.
Don’t regret that purchase!!

The meet with grave diggers was fantastic. We took a few group shots then they motioned for all of us to go but my DS6 then they posed with him holding the shovel.

Trick or treat later!

Stitch was cute but we left the line when he took a break.

Space was freaky in the dark. Nothing like having your head snapped in all directions and you can’t see why, it was fun tho! :)
We rode it after fireworks with a posted wait of 25 but was only 15.

Pirates we felt was a let down.

Off to bed!
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For those of you who did the flagpole parade viewing for the 1st parade...any idea what time the flagpole area started filling up? I wasn't sure what time we should plan to be there in order to get a prime spot.
Also, was everyone at the Terrace party allowed parade viewing, or was it just a few people?
 
Ceilidhscot said:
Someone on twitter said Sally and Jack had come out at 5pm
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Anyone know what time people started lining up? I read somewhere the line was 3 hours long at 6:30. How?! We can't get in line til 4 so this has me nervous the line is starting earlier than normal. Could be the sell out crowd though
 
Looking for clarification...I see posters reporting arriving at Hallowishes Terrace Dessert Party before the first parade and reserving tables than leaving for parade and returning to dessert party following the parade to watch fireworks.
However our reservation time says 9:15 which is also parade time. So are you allowed to enter party area earlier than the 9:15 pm Start time??
 
Last night’s party was great! It was crowded, but manageable (depending on what your plans/expectations are). We did a lot, but I’ll just highlight some specifics.

There was a lot of formal cast member presence. I wondered if they were filming promos for advertising because I noticed quite a few cameras.

I found some of the trick or treat lines to be very generous pretty early on in the party.

I didn’t feel the merchandise was managed well. You had to get on line to see the merchandise (expected), they passed two papers down the line with the merchandise and prices so you can get an idea of what you want (unexpected), but after waiting in the line not all of the items were back there (unexpected) - they were in a different area of the store (for example, we wanted to see the Alex and Ani bracelets - if that was all you wanted you didn’t need to stand on that line at all). I never saw the Sanderson sisters passholder bag at all in the store, idk if I missed it or if it was in another different part of the store. I didn’t know about it before hand, so I was a little disappointed when I saw someone with one in the park, but I wasn’t willing to go look for it again as I had already bought the reusable bag.

Despite it being sold out we found a front row spot on Main St for the first parade. Cast members were announcing there were more front row spots in the front of the park as it got closer and closer to the parade, so I guess it wasn’t too difficult to find a good spot if you were willing to walk to the front of the park.

We went on Pirates and Space Mountain for the special overlays. I thought both were disappointing. For Pirates, there were 3 pirates, one on the line behind bars talking to/yelling at people, one by the loading area talking to people on both sides, and one during the actual ride. I expected more, especially because the second pirate made it seem like there was some sort of extra story line to follow. We went on Space as the second parade was going towards the hub. 15 min posted wait. It had new music, and was completely in the dark. I’m not a huge Space fan, but I didn’t enjoy it. Not being able to see anything made the ride much more jarring. When we left, the line was muchhhhh longer. Probably everyone that left the parade. We went in the trick or treat lines in that area afterwards, and then headed to the hub for the last Hocus Pocus show.

The midnight Hocus Pocus show was far less crowded than I expected, especially because we only got there about 5-10 min before 12. We were able to stand on the right side, in the street in front of the castle without being in front of anyone who had waited there longer than us! (I was fully prepared to stand far away because we got there last minute.)

Overall we had a great time! I wouldn’t be opposed to attending the first party again, but I wouldn’t choose it if I had multiple options. The only reason why is the unknowns. If we knew ahead of time we wouldn’t have done the overlays, and would’ve done more of the characters if we knew who they were and where they were.
 
keishashadow said:
Seems fair to me. I was surprised to see many open spaces in Main Street shelve whet Halloween items were located. No HP mugs etc.

I asked the girls at popcorn stand by jungle cruise around 6 how many popcorn containers. Was told they had 80 st that moment to go on sale at 7 sharp
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Good to know! I thought I read only Liberty Sq had the Oogie Boogie but sounds like they were all over the park? We plan to start party in that Jungle Cruise area so maybe we’ll try that one. Hopefully they really are holding back some for each party because we don’t go till Oct 11th!
 
Does anyone have any info on the Alice and Wonderland characters? Reports from last year said they come out right at 7 and getting in line around 6:30 is sufficient to see them with little wait. Is this still the case?
 
Livelovedance said:
Last night’s party was great! It was crowded, but manageable (depending on what your plans/expectations are). We did a lot, but I’ll just highlight some specifics.

There was a lot of formal cast member presence. I wondered if they were filming promos for advertising because I noticed quite a few cameras.

I found some of the trick or treat lines to be very generous pretty early on in the party.

I didn’t feel the merchandise was managed well. You had to get on line to see the merchandise (expected), they passed two papers down the line with the merchandise and prices so you can get an idea of what you want (unexpected), but after waiting in the line not all of the items were back there (unexpected) - they were in a different area of the store (for example, we wanted to see the Alex and Ani bracelets - if that was all you wanted you didn’t need to stand on that line at all). I never saw the Sanderson sisters passholder bag at all in the store, idk if I missed it or if it was in another different part of the store. I didn’t know about it before hand, so I was a little disappointed when I saw someone with one in the park, but I wasn’t willing to go look for it again as I had already bought the reusable bag.

Despite it being sold out we found a front row spot on Main St for the first parade. Cast members were announcing there were more front row spots in the front of the park as it got closer and closer to the parade, so I guess it wasn’t too difficult to find a good spot if you were willing to walk to the front of the park.

We went on Pirates and Space Mountain for the special overlays. I thought both were disappointing. For Pirates, there were 3 pirates, one on the line behind bars talking to/yelling at people, one by the loading area talking to people on both sides, and one during the actual ride. I expected more, especially because the second pirate made it seem like there was some sort of extra story line to follow. We went on Space as the second parade was going towards the hub. 15 min posted wait. It had new music, and was completely in the dark. I’m not a huge Space fan, but I didn’t enjoy it. Not being able to see anything made the ride much more jarring. When we left, the line was muchhhhh longer. Probably everyone that left the parade. We went in the trick or treat lines in that area afterwards, and then headed to the hub for the last Hocus Pocus show.

The midnight Hocus Pocus show was far less crowded than I expected, especially because we only got there about 5-10 min before 12. We were able to stand on the right side, in the street in front of the castle without being in front of anyone who had waited there longer than us! (I was fully prepared to stand far away because we got there last minute.)

Overall we had a great time! I wouldn’t be opposed to attending the first party again, but I wouldn’t choose it if I had multiple options. The only reason why is the unknowns. If we knew ahead of time we wouldn’t have done the overlays, and would’ve done more of the characters if we knew who they were and where they were.
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I’ve never shopped for party merchandise before. Is it a madhouse?
I was planning to go to Emporium right at 4.
Is Hocus Pocus spirit jersey in that main line?
 
abnihon said:
I’ve never shopped for party merchandise before. Is it a madhouse?
I was planning to go to Emporium right at 4.
Is Hocus Pocus spirit jersey in that main line?
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I’m not sure if the party merchandise is available at 4 or if like things like popcorn buckets, they don’t start selling until 7:00?

Can anyone tell us what time party exclusive merchandise went on sale last night?
 
What time did Pooh and friends come out and were they in Halloween outfits? DD is a massive Piglet fan. We have ADRs for Crystal Palace on another day but would line up for them if in costume

Thanks
 
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