The 17th will be our party day. If I said the 19th somewhere that was a mistake. It will be interesting to see what our family decides to focus on. The availability of rides is what got me interested in
MNSSHP but once I started doing more research I fell down the rabbit hole and realized there is SO much to do. It's too bad there are 7 of us because that makes it impossible for us to afford two parties.
Already our family has shown a disinterest in character meet and greets. I know a lot of people love them and I think it is great that MNSSHP has so many unique and "rare" characters. On my first trip to WDW as a child (when I was 6ish) my mom retells the story of how all I wanted was to meet characters and get autographs - I had no interest in rides.
But at least for us on this trip it may turn out to be one less thing we will have to do during the party so that we will have more time for other activities. In past trips to WDW parades haven't been a huge focus, but maybe this time will be different.
I for sure want to check out the Hocus Pocus show and HalloWishes though.