"Official" 2017 Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party - Boo to You!

[dolewhipdreams]

I am SO excited to start seeing everyone's costume ideas! You all are so creative and it will be so much fun.

I just ordered my socks yesterday so the only thing left to do is make a quick canvas bag and mine will be complete. I'll be sure to post when I get everything assembled

 

[jvattes]

I may be wrong here, but I was at MVMCP last November and there were no FP lines even open during party hours. Once the clock struck the beginning of the party (don't remember what time it was), FP were unavailable. I remember saying, let's get a FP for
7DMT and it wouldn't even come up as an option on MDE.

Right.

Nobody is questioning that. But people have always been able to book FPP for 4p-7p - three hours before the start of the party but within the window of when party-goers are invited to enter the park.

 

[Travelgrrl]

Oh, and what does Disney bounding mean?

There is a fantastic blog about Disneybounding where she shows possibilities (and people in 'costume') and she even hits up many esoteric characters. The great thing about Disneybounding is that you can do it when it's NOT a MNSSHP. You can wear these things during regular park days.

I'm not sure if we're allowed to link to other websites, so I'm going to err on the side of caution and say that her Instagram, blog, etc are called "Disneybound". To find it this time, I just googled "Disneybounding blog" and it came right up. It's all about accessorizing with little clues to who you are.

One could wear a red top and a blue skirt , with maybe a bit of yellow for accent, and carry an apple purse, and be Snow White, or wear a white dress with a pink scarf and white kitty ears and be Marie. CMs, in my experience, adore seeing Disneybounds and love to guess who you are.

The idea is to be wearing regular clothes, but in the correct colors, and a few accessories to hit home the character.

 

[BigGoof81]

Right.

Nobody is questioning that. But people have always been able to book FPP for 4p-7p - three hours before the start of the party but within the window of when party-goers are invited to enter the park.

Yes. It's been clarified already. Sorry. I'm new to Disney (as an adult). Wasn't aware initially what was going on with MNSSHP and the FPs.

That 3 hour window probably wouldn't affect us because we are doing MK same day as MNSSHP...so our FPs will be earlier in the day.........hopefully.

 

[kizmet311]

My 5yo DD will be going to BBB at 5:15 the day of the party and "should" be dressing up as Belle for the party. I have already purchased her Belle dress, tiara, wand, and a pair of gold Belle crocs (assumed those would be comfortable for walking around for just the evening). Of course, I am hoping that she doesn't see all of the other princess dresses and beg for something different. I honestly wanted to let her pick something out at BBB and she could wear her Belle costume the next morning for breakfast at Cindy's, but DH was opposed to buying multiple costumes. I kind of wish I had planned costumes out a little better, because DD is getting a Moana costume for her birthday and we could have all dressed up as Moana characters for MNSSHP (more like Disney bounding, though, not actual costumes). But I only got BBB reservations on the day of the Halloween parties and I really want her to get to experience that and it's doubtful I could get a BBB reservation now for our breakfast day at Cindy's, although I haven't tried. It would seem kind of pointless to do BBB to dress up as Moana - they don't exactly go together, lol.

Anyway, if things go as currently planned and DD is Belle/does BBB the day of the party, then I am thinking about trying to convince DH/stepD to do Disney bounding with me. Most likely DH would be the Beast or Gaston, I think I would choose Mrs. Potts, and then let stepD choose Beast/Gaston/Lumiere/Cogsworth most likely. DH didn't say no when I mentioned it last night, so I'm hoping he'll go for it, lol. I mean, at least I'm not asking him to wear a true costume.

 

[alisonslp]

If you have other ticket media, they system doesn't know where/when you're using them. Perhaps you're at MK that day before the party. If all you have is a party ticket AND if Disney really is saying no FP+, then you're right, it shouldn't let you make FP+ at all.

This is what we have - just the party tickets - and I was able to book the FP+ no problem. booked them last week, way after the supposed change in system. Honestly, I think there is a glitch in the system that is causing problems for a few who have lost their last day FP, but I am doubting it is a system wide effort to take them away. of course, having said that, I personally wouldn't risk FOP FP over MK FP on a party night.

 

[LadyRayado]

Just ordered our tickets for 10/3!!! So excited! Time to get started on our costumes I guess...

 

[kizmet311]

Just ordered our tickets for 10/3!!! So excited! Time to get started on our costumes I guess...

That's when I'll be there! Very excited as this is our first MNSSHP and really our first "real" Disney trip as a family, other than 1 day in MK 6 years ago.

 

[kizmet311]

Do you think these shorts would work for Mrs. Potts? I could wear a white shirt and I found a purple/gold fascinator headband on Amazon. Any other suggestions? I won't be able to do cute shoes. I have to do tennis shoes if I'm walking a lot or a previously injured foot acts up. Should I do something dressier? I want to be comfortable, but I'm not sure how much I should accessorize or if it's ok to just keep it simple.

 

[Mollymovacca]

This is also me. I'm going to a September party, so I have a little time for a few actual party reports before I make a decision whether to cancel mine. I also have a 7DMT FP on my last day, which I would rather not lose but I'm ok with risking it for now. Everything is still there this morning. I am periodically checking though.

I do check multiple times a day now myself! Oh the things Disney does to me!!

 

[Roxyfire]

Right.

Nobody is questioning that. But people have always been able to book FPP for 4p-7p - three hours before the start of the party but within the window of when party-goers are invited to enter the park.

That's because the park is still open to day guests. One could book FP at any time of the day but you wouldn't be able to get in and use them until 4. It's a very important thing to remember. Just because party goers can enter the park at 4 does not mean they are the only people in the park at that time. The early entry is a courtesy to the guest and likely easier on staff.

 

[dolewhipdreams]

Do you think these shorts would work for Mrs. Potts? I could wear a white shirt and I found a purple/gold fascinator headband on Amazon. Any other suggestions? I won't be able to do cute shoes. I have to do tennis shoes if I'm walking a lot or a previously injured foot acts up. Should I do something dressier? I want to be comfortable, but I'm not sure how much I should accessorize or if it's ok to just keep it simple.

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This is so cute! I think you should wear exactly what you would be comfortable in. There's also lots of room for accessories to do some work- maybe some pink or purple earrings? I've even seen some that are shaped like teapots!

 

[jvattes]

That's because the park is still open to day guests. One could book FP at any time of the day but you wouldn't be able to get in and use them until 4. It's a very important thing to remember. Just because party goers can enter the park at 4 does not mean they are the only people in the park at that time. The early entry is a courtesy to the guest and likely easier on staff.

I'm quite clear on that.

In years past party-goers have entered the park at 4 and have been able to book and use FPP from 4-7.

I'm not sure what you're getting at?

 

[Roxyfire]

I'm quite clear on that.

In years past party-goers have entered the park at 4 and have been able to book and use FPP from 4-7.

I'm not sure what you're getting at?

I guess I'm confused on what you're confused about. The FPs likely intended for people using regular tickets. I've said in other comments, there's nowhere on the party page, as of now, that states you get 3 FP from 4-7. Of course there's nothing stating you can't either. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they restrict party tickets from being able to redeem fastpasses. That's what I'm referring to. If it was an unintentional perk, then I would guess they want that to go away. My guess, and 2c. People can do whatever, I'm still curious to see if they'll let me book FP on a profile that only has halloween party tickets, and keep those FP. I'll have to wait until the 30day mark to see though.

 

[sickshotbri]

You don't suppose they'd let me in like this, do you?

 

[DonaldDuck77]

I guess I'm confused on what you're confused about. The FPs likely intended for people using regular tickets. I've said in other comments, there's nowhere on the party page, as of now, that states you get 3 FP from 4-7. Of course there's nothing stating you can't either. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they restrict party tickets from being able to redeem fastpasses. That's what I'm referring to. If it was an unintentional perk, then I would guess they want that to go away. My guess, and 2c. People can do whatever, I'm still curious to see if they'll let me book FP on a profile that only has halloween party tickets, and keep those FP. I'll have to wait until the 30day mark to see though.

Here's a FP+ redemption (coding?) question for you. Are FP+ reservations connected to an individual's ticket entitlement, or are they connected to an individual's MDE (with the number of days of "eligible" ticket entitlements being the maximum number of days that can be booked)? If the first, I can see how this will be enforced. If the 2nd, I don't see how it can be in certain circumstances, even if it is an unintentional perk. Assuming someone is using one MDE (no phantom accounts), and has extra non-party ticket entitlements that can be used to reserve FP+, is the coding set up to stop FP+ redemption when a party ticket was used at the entrance rather than a regular ticket?

 

[anniebean]

Not Disney, but I'm going as Wonder Woman and husband will be Steve Trevor. We have tickets to the 9/17 party. My hair is naturally a light brown/dirty blonde, but I plan on darkening it between now and then (won't be my first rodeo with hair dye so it's all good)

 

[Roxyfire]

Here's a FP+ redemption (coding?) question for you. Are FP+ reservations connected to an individual's ticket entitlement, or are they connected to an individual's MDE (with the number of days of "eligible" ticket entitlements being the maximum number of days that can be booked)? If the first, I can see how this will be enforced. If the 2nd, I don't see how it can be in certain circumstances, even if it is an unintentional perk. Assuming someone is using one MDE (no phantom accounts), and has extra non-party ticket entitlements that can be used to reserve FP+, is the coding set up to stop FP+ redemption when a party ticket was used at the entrance rather than a regular ticket?

Your scenario is that sticking point. The FP FAQ thread might have a definitive answer but here's my thought. If I go and buy a ticket, it will ask me who it belongs to. I have to assign it to a person on my MDE. The ticket entitlement belongs to that person on MDE. Of course it can be switched around if necessary but the profile will show the ticket entitlements. If that profile has multiple tickets at 30 days, they can begin booking FP for those tickets, as it hits 30 days for each one. If it's 60 then length of stay up to 10, I think? My hunch, and it's only a hunch based on SDFP, is that if you redeem only the party ticket, and not a regular ticket, then they could reject the fastpass if you try to redeem it because you are not there on a "valid" entry for FP. Does that make sense? I'm confusing myself even typing it out.

 

[yoda22]

Okay go with me on this....we gave up on costumes for the party. But Disney bounding is much easier...
I said before my hair is dark brown and curly with awesome natural gray streaks that are really noticeable when I wear it down. Soo....my dress I already planned on wearing, hair loose and curly, dark lipstick, find a little green lantern.

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Mother Gothel!

And I thought Micky could just wear a t-shirt that says "I'm Malicious, Mean and Scary"!!! Would anyone get it? I would have to get the t-shirt made, but that's not hard. Can just get a brown one, close to the color of the character's outfit.

thoughts?

I think it's an awesome idea! I'll be Disney bounding for one party as Merida, with a green t-shirt dress, brown braided belt, and brown sandals. My hair isn't as long as Merida's but it is curly and reddish. Love Disney bounding!

 

[sharonabe]

FP+ aren't on "the ticket", they are on your MDE. I don't have extra phantom accounts or anything.

Now, with the changes this year, you may be correct that I won't be able to use them (who knows how everything will be coded).

I finally figured out what I was trying to say when I said you needed to have the FP+ attached to the ticket. If you make FP+ with the NE ticket in your profile (no party ticket there), then buy the party ticket later, and prioritize the party ticket for your entry that day, does the system have any way of knowing you made FP+ with a ticket that is not "in the park?"