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Have you attended
Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom
in the past? If so would you recommend this event to
others? What about the Halloween party did you find
enjoyable? Any tips you can suggest for people to get the
most out of Mickey's Halloween Party?
Answers posted to the list:
We have been twice now, and plan to go again on our upcoming trip,
so I guess you could say we enjoy it!
Fun things...
- Seeing MK all decked out for Halloween. If you've been to the park
many times, its like seeing it again for the first time when its
decorated differently!
- Seeing the characters dressed up in their Halloween costumes. We
have a Pooh lover, and she especially likes seeing the characters in
costume - makes them that much more real, LOL.
- Hearing the Haunted Mansion music in the background everywhere you
go. Puts some tune other than It's A Small World permanently in your
head!
- The fireworks. Now that the Wishes fireworks have taken over, the
Halloween fireworks are nicely reminiscent of the show MK used to
have.
- The parade. Another not-your-normal-everyday event.
- The trick-or-treating... We definitely end up with plenty of candy
to nibble on for the rest of the trip!
- Our kids (5 and 7 the first time, 6 and 8 the second) have always
gotten a blast about being allowed to stay up until midnight! I
don't think they've ever truly made it, but they do have fun
trying...
Tips...
- Arrive early. The party doesn't officially start until 7 but they
start letting guests in with their MNSSHP ticket around 6, and that
time between 6 and 7 is pure heaven - virtually no lines on the
rides, and not very busy walking around.
- Get rest beforehand. An afternoon nap (or rest/down time, at the
very least) is
- Take it easy the next day. It is a late night, and if you have
young kids like we do they probably won't sleep in the day after, so
we try and plan something that doesn't have to last all day long.
Our typical thing is to go to a water park around 10:30, leave
around 2:30/3, early dinner, then bed.
- Wear a costume. The kids have always gone in costume - they have
fun. The second year, I also went in costume (Jedi) and it was more
fun for me - the CMs notice and usually have something fun to say.
Jeff
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I've been 4 times in the
last 6 years. I absolutely LOVE it. And would recommend it.
I love seeing MK decked out in holiday decorations. And of
course Disney just really does awesome decorations. Seeing
the characters in their Halloween costumes. Trick or
Treating for candy.
The fireworks show is great. For me though the best part it
the parade, the headless horseman is not to be missed. It
is so cool sounding hearing the horse's hooves echoing down
Main Street.
Arrive early. The party doesn't officially start until 7
but you can
enter the park early with your MNSSHP ticket. I think it is
after 4
or 5 that you can enter. If you can get one, make a PS for
LTT or CP. The characters are in their Halloween costumes
for this. And it is alot of fun.Take a break during the
afternoon. Just rest - nap or down time.
Wear a costume. I'm an adult and I go by myself. Sometimes
I do a costume and sometimes I don't. I seem to have more
fun when I'm in a costume.
Pam
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MNSSHP is great! I would definately recommend it to
anyone. My wife and I went a few years ago and had a ball.
We are going again this year with my 2 1/2 year old son.
The thing I like most about it is they only sell a certain
amount of tickets each night so it's never too crowded.
When we went, there was hardly any wait for any of the
rides and alot of times they would ask if we wanted to ride
a second time without getting off the ride. Unlike an E
Ticket night, almost everything is open.
Another thing I like is seeing the Magic Kingdom done up
for Halloween. They do a great job decorating. The castle
is lit up with purple lighting and looks spooky. The parade
is awesome too. The characters are dressed in costume. It
wasn't mobbed with people trying to get a good spot.
We bought our tickets in advance this year because I've
heard it's gotten popular over the years and we didn't want
to get shut out.
Pirates Of the Caribbean
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Arrive early stay late and plan to see all the events
and trick or treat, make doing rides secondary!
Dennis
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We went last year and there
was many adults dressed up most Disney some not. My husband
(age 33) and I (age 32) were Woody and Jessie our son was
Buzz (age 5) and our daughter (age 9) left the Toy Story
theme and dressed as Pocahontas. We also took my parents
(age 52 & 50) and my grandmother (age 68). They also
dressed up. At first they threatened me that if we were the
only adults dressed up I was dead. They even tried to back
out at the last minute but when we out to the bus stop and
other adults were dressed up then they started enjoying it
and started playing their parts which were Captain Hook,
Sally and Cruela DeVill. Dad loved the Pirate ride. The
kids all thought he was part of the attraction and asked
him questions about peter pan. It was funny. We got a
picture of him next to the treasure chest. That's a great
memory.
Crystal
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We did the party in 1997, when
there were only two or three parties limited to right
around Halloween night. It poured on that trip (our first)
and we were soaked most of the time. The day of the party
it rained harder than any other day and we were worried
that we would be rained out. We had our two nieces with us
and the five of us all had costumes for the party.
Fortunately, the rain stopped just before the party
started. We had a blast going trick or treating at the
party. However, our son was only 4 at the time and he got
tired out, so I took him back to the Polynesian to go to
bed while my husband stayed with our two nieces. They got
back about midnight. But we didn't see the Headless
Horseman, so that's one of my main things that I'm doing on
Oct 12 this year.
Deborah
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My friends and I have gone to
the Halloween Party the last three years. We are all
adults, ranging from 25-40 years old, but are all still
kids at heart. We have all dressed up, planning costumes
for a month before our trip. We have had so much fun there
racing each other to the trick or treat stands, going on
the rides and taking pictures with the characters. We have
even gotten kids we have me involved with candy trading on
the monorail as we made our way to our next destination,
Pleasure Island. This is the first year that we were not
able to schedule our "girls trip" during Oct so to everyone
that is going to the party enjoy it for us!!!
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We did MNSSHP last year with
my two (plus two grandparents). Nicholas was 3 at the time.
Nicholas had never had issues
with dark, scary before - loves It's a Small World.
However, he
came unglued when we entered
MNSSHP. (Of course, it didn't help that after walking in,
he
got lost in the "fog" and was
separated from us for a few mintues due to the que for the
strollers.)
Then within minutes of putting him in the stroller, he was
sound asleep (due to the fact we'd
done early entry that
morning). We were unable to awaken him, so he went around
asleep in the stroller for a while until my parents felt
pity and started to take him back to the hotel.
He was awakened by the noise of the parade going by and
then enjoyed staying there. My
parents only made it back with
him about 20 minutes before we returned with Madeline (then
6) after the fireworks.
They both enjoyed it, but not so much that we'll be doing
it again this year. It was much more
crowded than we expected, and
neither of our kids really got into the trick or treat
element
(they both have a nut allergy,
so we have to really watch their candy).
If your kids are really big on costumes and trick or
treating, it would be great. Mine did really like seeing
the characters in costume - thought the Pooh guys dressed
up like different characters were especially great. They
loved the parade too, and they've almost worn out tape out
watching it over and over.
However, it just made for too long of a day for us. We'll
probably do it again when they getolder, just not this
year.
D'Ann
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