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

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FoxC63 said:
And the other thing to keep in mind and check on is the weather. Do you remember how many parties saw so much rain last year in August & September? Not trying to be a downer here, this is my first time attending so early in the season. Typically we attend Oct 31, and have done so for years. We've never had to deal with rain, hurricanes, crazy heat and humidity. I feel like I'm talking myself out of going but no can do! Airline, hotel and tickets have been purchased.
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Yes last year was HOT HOT HOT and rainy for sure. We were lucky last year for Labor Day MNSSHP it was super hot and I think it did rain just before party but then temp cooled off just enough and rain stopped in time for party. Hoping for same luck this year. I also attended party in mid Oct. and I think I actually remember being cold that night!
 
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Just watched a video of the fireworks. MAJOR let down. They absolutely ruined it. Instead of Halloween songs it’s just a narrative talking the whole time with instrumental music mixed in. The fireworks were good, the projections could have been better. But MY GOD how can Disney put on a Halloween show without playing Grim Grinning Ghosts??? They butchered This Is Halloween. Barely any Halloween music at all. Biggest letdown in decades. Instead of letting the vocals tell the story we now stand quietly for story time with Mickey. HUGE disappointment.
 
I watched the stream of the fireworks show and agree it’s not the same type of sing a long as HalloWishes. Which I will miss.

There’s actually a middle section I think I get the connection but it seemed to not have the music I would have associated that sequence with. While a pretty projection, why not tie it in with its associated song?

A lot more narration and projection, not a lot of audience singing and participation.

I’m still keeping the Dessert Party to have a spot to see the fireworks, and I like having smaller sizes of the specialty desserts.

It’ll provide a good sit down break from the rest of the night. We can do it once, then not have to worry about seeing it again in the future.

Thanks everyone for providing details of the first party!
 


We’re not big on fireworks or characters, so we’ll be focusing on rides when we go to the party. I’d love to hear more about how people found wait times for the rides during the party. And thanks to all the “first party” goers for all of their reviews & reports!
 
Does the new show have perimeter fireworks? I’ve read through the last ten-ish pages and if someone already confirmed/denied, sorry I must’ve missed it!
 


Had a good time last night overall. Def seemed fairly crowded. Think almost all the waits we had on the rides were 30+ minutes, some closer to a hour.

So.much.candy. As I said last night, got too excited, ate it, didn't feel like trying anything else. Really wanted the dirt cake.

Parade was neat, enjoyed that. Caught the tail end of the fireworks, we were on space mountain when it started, walked to the very beginning of Main St as we were gonna leave right when it's done (dang work schedule). Never got to do Pirates with the overlay. Trick or Treat lines were long, but moved at a decent pace. I think the longest one was in Frontierland where the jamboree is. I completely forgot the Hocus Pocus show, so was pretty upset with myself for missing that.
 
I find it interesting that the complaints about the dessert parties were the same ones that we had two years ago at the Christmas dessert parties. For the life of me I can't understand why Disney can't get these right. It's what has kept me from scheduling any dessert parties for the past two years and with tonight's reviews, looks like I won't do any anytime soon.
 
I have been worrying that our littles might not make it until the fireworks. After seeing the show on the live video last night at least I won't be crushed now if we have to leave after the parade, which I DID think looked wonderful!
 
Ok, having watched the fireworks again, I’m thoroughly confused about one projection portion in the middle. Shot from a distance I thought it involved certain characters - but looking at a video more up close, it’s not what I thought it was.

Fireworks projection question for those who have seen it:
During the Haunted House that Mickey/Minnie/Goofy are in - first the skeletons appear - then I thought it was the ballroom dancers from the Haunted Mansion dancing, a closer video shows costumes ghost dancers with masks? Is this a Disney reference I’m missing? Or is it dancers from the Haunted Mansion?
 
The dessert party issue has me worried. So did they not let anyone check in until 8:45? Or they didn’t even start checking people in until after? Was really counting on an early check in for this so we could catch the parade. I wonder if a later check in would work better.
 
Klinger13 said:
We’re not big on fireworks or characters, so we’ll be focusing on rides when we go to the party. I’d love to hear more about how people found wait times for the rides during the party. And thanks to all the “first party” goers for all of their reviews & reports!
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This is us too. We love the parade, but aren't big on characters or fireworks. Mostly we just want to enjoy the Halloween atmosphere and hopefully get in some rides with shorter waits.
 
bpesch said:
I find it interesting that the complaints about the dessert parties were the same ones that we had two years ago at the Christmas dessert parties. For the life of me I can't understand why Disney can't get these right. It's what has kept me from scheduling any dessert parties for the past two years and with tonight's reviews, looks like I won't do any anytime soon.
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I wonder if they plan on emailing Disney to prevent this from reoccurring.
 
ForEver2016 said:
The dessert party issue has me worried. So did they not let anyone check in until 8:45? Or they didn’t even start checking people in until after? Was really counting on an early check in for this so we could catch the parade. I wonder if a later check in would work better.
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I thought I read the Terrace guests were signing in at the same time Plaza guests were and the CM's didn't handle it well.
 
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