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Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Tips

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party (MNSSHP) is an exciting annual event for us. As soon as dates are announced, we feel a buzz of spooky anticipation! Lots of thoughts go through our heads. What will we wear? Will there be special food options? Which unique characters will be meeting guests? Will there be special party merchandise? Should we wear fake eyelashes or just mascara? Ok, maybe not that last one, but you all get our drift. 
Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party map for 2017 in the Magic Kingdom!
Regardless of the zillions of thoughts flitting in and out of our brains, one stands out in boldfaced type: do everything necessary to have a great time! Because, after all, this is a special night that comes around once each year, so we want it to be fantastic. And because we’ve learned from party mistakes in the past, we want to share with you our top tips for having a spookytacular time!

1. Make a party plan ahead of time

This might seem unnecessary, but MNSSHP is unique. Along with the usual exciting attractions, characters, and shows that you’ll find on any regular day or night at the Magic Kingdom, on party nights that number is doubled. There’s the Boo To You Parade, Hocus Pocus Villain Spectacular show in front of Cinderella Castle, HalloWishes Fireworks show, Monstrous Scream-O-Ween Ball in Tommorowland, Cadaver Dans in Frontierland, Madame Carlotta and her Butler Broome in front of the Haunted Mansion, special characters meeting guests, lots of distinctive Halloween foods, and 14 treat locations. Whew! That’s a lot!
In reality, you won’t be able to do it all in one night. While the party officially runs from 7pm to midnight, you’ll want to make choices about what’s on the top of your party list in advance. With long lines for some characters and long waits for some shows, priorities are your friends.
Having a plan — especially a flexible one — will help you get what you want out of the party while avoiding stress and disappointment.

2. Plan to arrive early

Although MNSSHP officially runs from 7pm until midnight, your party ticket can actually get you into the Magic Kingdom at 4pm. That’s three whole hours before the party starts. That’s a great time to go on a few rides, or get in line for meeting either Jack & Sally or the Seven Dwarfs before the lines get too long. Make sure you get your party wristband when you enter the park as CastMembers weed out anyone not wearing one just before 7pm.

3. Eat a full meal before the party

Not all of the restaurants or quick services are open during the event, but even so, taking 30 minutes to an hour away from the party for dinner may not be the most efficient use of your time. Instead, we recommend you eat an early dinner before 4pm at a restaurant or quick service on the monorail route. That way you’re just a quick ride away from the Magic Kingdom when dinner is over. For a sit-down meal, we highly recommend the Grand Floridian Café or the California Grill. But if you’d rather not make dining reservations, the quick services at each of the three hotels (Gasparilla Grill at the Grand Floridian, Captain Cook’s at the Polynesian, and Contempo Cafe at the Contemporary) are very good as well.
Jack and Sally meeting with us in 2015 at Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party!

4. Check out your favorite characters right away

Even though the party starts at 7pm, you can get in line as early as 4pm for some popular characters. For example, if you’re like us and love the Pumpkin King and his Queen, we strongly recommend getting in their line, which is located behind Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe in Liberty Square, soon after you arrive at 4pm. Jack and Sally won’t start meeting guests until 5 or 6pm, but joining the line early will be a benefit to your schedule. This meet is hugely popular and fills up quickly, meaning your wait will only increase as the night goes on, so be sure to jump in early. The Seven Dwarfs are also very popular as they are only out for parties. However, don’t forget about Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Pooh and his pals as they are all dressed to impress in their special Halloween costumes. 

5. Trick or treat once if at all

Each of the trick or treat spots are all basically the same in that they offer the same kind of candy. This year’s candy sponsors are Mars, Werther’s, and Enjoy Life. If getting candy is high on your to-do list, visiting a couple of spots are fine, just don’t spend a lot of time getting candy and miss out on the other party offerings. Candy lines can be extremely long and eat up your party time.
Princess Minnie Statue at Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party!

6. Be sure to visit Trick or Treat Lane

Okay, that may not be its official name, but we like the way it sounds so we’re going with it. Trick or Treat Lane is the side street Disney opens for special events, just after you pass Tony’s Town Square Restaurant on the right in Town Square. CastMembers are here handing out treat bags and starter candy kits to get you going. They also have special event merchandise to purchase like shirts and pins as well as Mickey pumpkin treat buckets. PhotoPass CM’s are also available to take regular and Magic Shot pics, and the cute Halloween character statues located here are a great backdrop.

7. Ride the Haunted Mansion, skip other rides

Ok, we admit this sounds a little snobbish. But if your goal is to go on rides and skip over the actual Halloween activities, this party isn’t for you. None of the rides change during the party except the Haunted Mansion’s queue which gets extra spooky with ghoulish cast members, different lighting, fog machines, and funny characters like Madam Carlotta or Lady Renata. The whole attraction just feels that much more haunted during the party and enhances the whole experience. If you really want to do other attractions during your party (like Seven Dwarfs Mine Train), we suggest riding during one of the parades or Hocus Pocus shows towards the end of the night.

8. Be sure to see special entertainers 

Because they are not listed on the party map, it’s easy to forget about special entertainers. However, you can find the show times for the Cadaver Dans on the My Disney Experience app. The undead quartet is actually the spookyfied Dapper Dans in Frontierland who sing Halloween songs with ghoulish delight. If you like barbershop quartet singing, they are definitely a must see! Madame Carlotta and Lady Renata can be found in the front part of the Haunted Mansion’s queue and are hilarious ghostly characters who have impromptu conversations with waiting guests. This year they are joined by a deadpan butler, Broome, who makes the performances even funnier! 

What we did in 2017

Seeing shows, the parade, and special characters is something we always look forward to, so we focused on that while interspersing some tasty special event foods. We ate a meal at home, but we chowed down on some quick hot dogs and fries from Casey’s while we waited for the parade. Trick or treating was not high on our list as there were so many other things we wanted to do, so we skipped all the candy lines. Walking down Trick or Treat Lane was a blast! Halloween music was playing (“Thriller” and “This Is Halloween” were just a couple on Disney’s playlist), we got to take lots of photos, and that starter candy bag was perfect for us.
This year the parties run from August 25th through November 1st, and tickets are still available on the Disney World website.
Are you thinking of going to MNSSHP? What are you most looking forward to?
Need more Halloween inspiration? Check out our vlog of Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party below!

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Fall at Walt Disney World means pumpkins, leaves, and Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party! We had the best time hanging out at Magic Kingdom for MNSSHP and wanted to share some highlights with you!
 
Entering early at 4pm, we were able to swing by the Firehouse in Town Square and pick up our special event card for Sorcerer’s of the Magic Kingdom. Minnie looks so cute on her broom!
 Sorcerer's of the Magic Kingdom special event card | Mickey's not So Scary Halloween Party | PixieDustChicks.com
 
Next, we scooted straight back to Storybook Circus where we got to meet Jack Skellington and Sally! Since Jack and Sally are only out during these parties, we had heard that lines for them were running 2+ hours on most party nights. Since we got in line early, we waited a mere 45 minutes. And we want to give props to Jack and Sally…not only were they wonderfully charming and interactive with us, but they never took a break during the whole time we waited to see them. They were amazing!
 
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Hey there! We are Shawnee and Susan, a daughter and mom duo. We’re into a lot of things, but it’s way too much for this tiny square. Feel free to pour a cup of something tasty and hang out with us for a while! For more about us, go here…

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