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

[sanibellife]

DisneySos,
There was a monsters dance party in Tomorrowland when we were there. It was the cutest thing ever! My kids are adults and they just thought it was so cute! It was between space mountain and buzz ride, or somewhere in that area. Mike, Sully, Boo and I think another character too. There was a Dj and the kids and parents were having a great time.

 

[MIAMouseketeer]

What time does Mickey switch to Vampire Mickey in Town Square?

 

[Neverbeast]

DisneySos,
Mike, Sully, Boo and I think another character too. There was a Dj and the kids and parents were having a great time.

Any chance it was the big furry orange guy with the sock on his back? (George Sanderson- no relation to the Hocus Pocus sisters)

 

[MonaMN]

Any chance it was the big furry orange guy with the sock on his back? (George Sanderson- no relation to the Hocus Pocus sisters)

We saw George last Sunday - didn’t get up close but saw the sock.

 

[rlessig]

Back home now and wanted to report on our party. We were there last Tuesday 10/1, which was a sold out party. We had a great time and really managed the crowds well. I think this was mainly because we avoided Main St and the hub most of the night.
The fireworks and the Hocus Pocus show were not a priority for us.
This is a rundown of our night....

• Arrived at MK about 3:20 and got in line to enter with the masses
• Approx 3:45 gates opened. Got through tapstiles and received bracelets
• Straight to Town Square to line up for Jack & Sally in line at 4:00 with approx 30 groups in front of us. Line continued to get long very quickly. About 4:30 the line started to move but went very slow. 5:00 i snapped a picture of the crowd in line behind us and the room looked full.
• 5:35 we got into the pre-meet room
• 5:50 we were done our meet. Went to Firehouse for SOTMK cards and proceeded up the bypass for our first treats.
• Stopped in Emporium to do some shopping.
• Made our way to Adventureland. Mobile ordered from Aloha Isle and had a treat @ 6:20.
• Worked our way around to Frontierland and waited for Hitchhiking Ghost buckets near Pecos Bills.
• @ 6:50 they started to sell them so we tagged teamed the lines and got the buckets and sipper.
• We rode Splash Mt and hit the TOT spot there twice after the ride since there was no line
• 7:50 We backtracked and rode POTC with approx 15 minute wait.
• 8:10 rode Magic Carpets and hit Jungle Cruise TOT
• 8:40 got our parade spot in Liberty Square 2nd row of people back. first parade ran a little late. 9:13 Headless Horseman rode by. 9:23 parade reached us.
• 
• 9:40 parade done and we headed straight to HM for ghost driver magic shot. (Ended up with someone else's photo when it showed up on our MM so i still need to get that straightened out.)
• 9:52 in line for HM done ride @ 10:06
• Hit Philharmagic treat trail then lined up to ride Peter Pan as fireworks were starting.
• Approx 10:35 off Peter Pan and hit Philharmagic TOT a second time.
• Making our way to Tea Cups spotted Cruella roaming. Stopped in Cosmic Rays for water and hit TOT (no line)
• 10:49 in line for Tea Cups. 10:55 Done ride
• Between 11:00 and 11:30 we managed to meet Donald and Daisy (No wait) Minnie (No wait) Rode barnstormer, hit Fantasyland train station TOT, and more shopping at Storybook Circus
• 11:30 checked 7Dwarfs line CM said 20 minute wait. Got in line behind about 5 groups and met them at 11:40 ( this was something we weren't even expecting to get to do so we were very happy)
• 11:46 got in line for 7DMT 12:10 got on ride.
• Slowly made our way out of the park and exited at approx 12:40
• All in all we had a great time despite it being Sold out. We hit 8 TOT locations and ended up with an entire large ziploc bag stuffed with candy. We managed to meet more characters then we expected to. We never made it to Tommorowland and never saw the Hub until the end of the night when final Hocus Pocus show was wrapping up.

 

[MinnieSweetheart]

Lastly, something fun for your little ones...

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The “Disney Bedtime Hotline” is back and guests can use it anytime from now until September 30, 2019.

All you have to do is call 1-877-7-MICKEY or 1-877-764-2539 and you can hear a special bedtime message from one of seven Disney characters:

• Mickey Mouse
• Anna and Elsa
• Spider-Man
• Jasmine
• Yoda
• Woody

When you call in, you’ll be given a short set of instructions before being given prompts to determine who you’d like to hear from for your bedtime phone call.

Does this only work from Disney hotels?

 

[Neverbeast]

We saw George last Sunday - didn’t get up close but saw the sock.

Yay! He’s one of my favorites.

 

[FoxC63]

Does this only work from Disney hotels?

Valid until September 30, 2019. This is expired. It was available to anyone throughout the United States.

 

[DOrlo]

I would say that no, you aren't of a different mindset than those of us on here who love MNSSHP. The problems are that 1. Disney is overselling tickets, 2. your party date was sold out, and 3. there are the "party pass" people to deal with at the party so it's over-crowded. To the point that there have been announcements at the parties asking for party pass people to voluntarily leave. I don't think they expected the massive crowds they are currently experiencing.

I'm sorry that your experience was negative because MNSSHP is a really fun time under normal circumstances. I would absolutely email Disney with your experience and disappointment. Whatever they are doing this year is definitely not working and causing many first-timers to walk away in disgust....and a lot of party veteran feel the same. They need to know what party goers think of this year.

I must also say I love this website and the wealth of information that it gives us all but websites like this also have a negative effect on crowds. For example, These websites say to go on tuesdays because it always a lighter crowd. When too many people follow this advice then everyone goes on Tuesday and suddenly Tuesdays start selling out. Disney is also to blame with different prices on different days. Oct 1 was $10-15 cheaper than oct 3 and 4. A large amount of people are here for the entire week so why would you pay the extra money for the Thursday when you can go on Tuesday and save money.

 

[Skallywag Steph]

I must also say I love this website and the wealth of information that it gives us all but websites like this also have a negative effect on crowds. For example, These websites say to go on tuesdays because it always a lighter crowd. When too many people follow this advice then everyone goes on Tuesday and suddenly Tuesdays start selling out.

I agree with this 100%. What Im having trouble with is why are there discussions about how low the overall disney crowds are right now but the parties are so crowded? Are people buying party tickets and using them as their MK day since you can get in at 4? I don't know what gives with these parties.

 

[hereforthechurros]

When I flew home, I had multiple bags in my carry on along with 2 apples and was informed to pull it all out and place in a bin.

Same. I kept all of my candy in the same bag they gave out at WDW. They didn’t go through every piece but do need any food out of your luggage.

 

[teach22180]

Same. I kept all of my candy in the same bag they gave out at WDW. They didn’t go through every piece but do need any food out of your luggage.

Can you pack food in the checked bags? I dont fly much so I don't know the rules.

 

[hereforthechurros]

I think the norm now is crowds for these parties. I’m sure some will be slightly more crowded then Others but if you go in knowing it is going to be crowded, some wait time for rides, lines for treats and meet & greets etc all will be fine. The days of uncrowded parties i think is long gone.
Our party was very crowded but we still had a great time and enjoyed the atmosphere a

Can you pack food in the checked bags? I dont fly much so I don't know the rules.

Yes. If they need to check the food they’ll open your suitcase and leave a note from TSA saying they inspected your bag. But yes checking food is fine.

 

[DOrlo]

I agree with this 100%. What Im having trouble with is why are there discussions about how low the overall disney crowds are right now but the parties are so crowded? Are people buying party tickets and using them as their MK day since you can get in at 4? I don't know what gives with these parties.

I think as a whole, Disney isn’t crowded but there is a giant herd of people that are overwhelming a single park everyday. Its as though we all made the exact same plans. I continued with my morning plans because of my FPs but before we’d pick a park for the night we would check the wait times on MDE and you’d be able to see where the herd was for the night. We were supposed to go to MK on Wednesday but the wait times looked unbearable so we went to HS instead because it was basically walk on for every ride. SDD was only about 15-20 minutes too. Wednesday everyone went to MK because it was one of the few nights it was open because of so many parties this week. Epcot was busy last night and tonight because MK had the parties and AK and HS and been almost empty the past few nights.

 

[Mikey15]

I agree with this 100%. What Im having trouble with is why are there discussions about how low the overall disney crowds are right now but the parties are so crowded? Are people buying party tickets and using them as their MK day since you can get in at 4? I don't know what gives with these parties.

Party season is interesting to plan around. My group enjoys the different nighttime shows (fireworks, Hocus Pocus) and the ride layering (Pirates actors, dark Space Mountain) so instead of a 6 day ticket we do 5 days plus a party. The party is our second MK day, albeit at a ~$100 cost instead of ~$15, but with some unique experiences. But that also means the Wednesday we go to MK (normal day for Fantasy parade and HEA) will be busy as fudge. That’s the planning tradeoff.

All I can add is “crowded parties” must be a matter of perspective. 10/31 party was actually nice and quiet last year. 10/3 party this year went great and had nothing on the crowd after 5pm at Epcot tonight. Now that’s a crowd but today’s the day that made sense to do it.

 

[mckennarose]

I agree with this 100%. What Im having trouble with is why are there discussions about how low the overall disney crowds are right now but the parties are so crowded? Are people buying party tickets and using them as their MK day since you can get in at 4? I don't know what gives with these parties.

I can only speak for my family, but we will use the party as our MK day. Confession time: MK is NOT our favorite park and going to the party gives us a different experience and a full 8 hrs in the park. But we won’t schedule another day for MK that is not a party day. This is our 3rd WDW trip this year and the second during party season. We did “regular” MK in the spring and that was plenty for us.

Part of the overcrowding issue this year seems to be the party pass and with it a lot of unpredictability of crowds. I would like to know if/how the new ticket kiosks impact the crowds and overselling.

 

[Lyons Family]

I must be out of the loop.

Can someone explain to me what a party pass is and how do you get one?

Ty

 

[simnia]

For those that have already done the plaza garden party this year, did they allow to to check in early or hold it to the 8:45?

Also interested in this.

 

[jina]

When is a good time to go to the Deacendance dance party? It’s a big priority for DD9. Other priorities are overlays, fireworks, SotMK card, HP, cadaver dans and some TOT. Will see parade by walking up at last minute- don’t mind being a few rows back.

 

[Ngwira]

Went to 10/4 party and it was excellent. Low crowds and wait times. Had a blast!