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

[FoxC63]

I posted this on MNSSHP 2017 - My Party Plan strategy in the making on Post #515 so I thought I should here as well.

MNSSHP UPDATE via Guest Services:

With all the confusion regarding MNSSHP I wrote Guest Services with need of clarification on the following:

1. Do I need a Regular Park Ticket AND MNSSHP Ticket to pick up my credentials at Tomorrowland Terrace at 4pm as described on WDW Dinning site?
2. What time are guests able to enter for the MNSSHP?
3. Are we able to make FP on our Party Tickets?

This is the response I received today, July 26, 2017:

Thank you for your reply. For any dining reservations (including the Dessert Party) that occur after 7pm on the date of the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, it is necessary that you have an event ticket for it. A regular ticket for the Magic Kingdom won't allow you to be in the park for the event which begins at 7pm.

All you need for the Dessert Party is a dining reservation. However, if that occurs when Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party begins, you'll need an event ticket to enter the Magic Kingdom. I hope that helps a bit. I apologize for any confusion.

If you have an event ticket, you can enter the Magic Kingdom as early as 4pm despite the event not officially occurring until 7pm.

You can set up Fast Passes between 4pm and 6pm if you like. It will essentially allow you to be able to set up 2 Fast Passes at that time (which is an unadvertised perk). Fast Pass times aren't allowed to go over 7pm. If you have a regular park day, you can set up Fast Passes from the time of opening until 6pm on day's when the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party is occurring.

We look forward to seeing you soon, Kirk! Have a magical time!

If you have questions or need further assistance, feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

Holden Dooly

According to this we ARE able to enter at 4pm so again be at MK no later than 3:30pm and for SOLD Out parties I recommend 3:15pm. For those who have had issues with cancelled FP's I recommend contacting IT and have them reinstate or give you "Anytime FP".

EDIT: On my first letter I sent I too received robotic answers @Cluelyss pointed out "You may be able to enter at 4pm", I was not satisfied with this response and asked them to clarify. I plan on printing this and taking it with me, should I run into any issues I will respond accordingly.

 

[FoxC63]

So instead of booking 3 FP as we have done in the past which could be the glitch some of you have been experiencing, just book 2 FP on your Party Ticket.

 

[prettypatchesmsu]

Perfect - I didn't think about using flickr. Okay - excuse the mess...it's summer and we have two kids plus my daughter all day every week day at the house!

Here's the pieces of my Mushu Costume...I'm going to wear red capri-length leggings with the top and hat:




My daughter's Mulan Costume:



Clearly these were craft projects, but I think that's part of the fun for Halloween!

Those look so awesome!! Great job!

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

My daughter's Mulan Costume:



Clearly these were craft projects, but I think that's part of the fun for Halloween!

I love Mushu and I love that costume! Great job

 

[Farro]

I love it!

 

[FoxC63]

Dear Summer,

Thank you for contacting the Walt Disney World® Resort.

Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is from 7pm until midnight, this is what time your ticket covers. The only way to guarantee early entry is with a Magic Your Way® ticket for Magic Kingdom® Park.

However, as long as Magic Kingdom® Park is not overcrowded the day you will be attending, you will be able to enter the park as early as 4pm. But this is not guaranteed.

You can reserve Disney FastPass®+ from around 4:20-6:30pm but if the park is overcrowded, you would need to cancel the Disney FastPass®+ selections. As you probably know, since the number of party tickets sold is limited per night, we do not need to offer Disney FastPass®+ during the party.

Remember www.disneyworld.com is our official site, and you cannot always believe what you read on other sites.

Sincerely,

Bart May
eCommerce Sales and Service Team

PLEASE NOTE: All information is subject to change without notice and should be confirmed just prior to your visit.

I posted this on MNSSHP 2017 - My Party Plan strategy in the making on Post #515 so I thought I should here as well.

MNSSHP UPDATE via Guest Services:

With all the confusion regarding MNSSHP I wrote Guest Services with need of clarification on the following:

1. Do I need a Regular Park Ticket AND MNSSHP Ticket to pick up my credentials at Tomorrowland Terrace at 4pm as described on WDW Dinning site?
2. What time are guests able to enter for the MNSSHP?
3. Are we able to make FP on our Party Tickets?

This is the response I received today, July 26, 2017:

Thank you for your reply. For any dining reservations (including the Dessert Party) that occur after 7pm on the date of the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, it is necessary that you have an event ticket for it. A regular ticket for the Magic Kingdom won't allow you to be in the park for the event which begins at 7pm.

All you need for the Dessert Party is a dining reservation. However, if that occurs when Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party begins, you'll need an event ticket to enter the Magic Kingdom. I hope that helps a bit. I apologize for any confusion.

If you have an event ticket, you can enter the Magic Kingdom as early as 4pm despite the event not officially occurring until 7pm.

You can set up Fast Passes between 4pm and 6pm if you like. It will essentially allow you to be able to set up 2 Fast Passes at that time (which is an unadvertised perk). Fast Pass times aren't allowed to go over 7pm. If you have a regular park day, you can set up Fast Passes from the time of opening until 6pm on day's when the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party is occurring.

We look forward to seeing you soon, Kirk! Have a magical time!

If you have questions or need further assistance, feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

Holden Dooly

According to this we ARE able to enter at 4pm so again be at MK no later than 3:30pm and for SOLD Out parties I recommend 3:15pm. For those who have had issues with cancelled FP's I recommend contacting IT and have them reinstate or give you "Anytime FP".

EDIT: On my first letter I sent I too received robotic answers @Cluelyss pointed out "You may be able to enter at 4pm", I was not satisfied with this response and asked them to clarify. I plan on printing this and taking it with me, should I run into any issues I will respond accordingly.

I did not see @anricat post before posting the response I received today so I sent both and asked them to explain it.

 

[pjtoadie]

Ok I need ideas! We're going to the 9/1 party and we don't know what to do for costumes. It's still going to be really hot so we were thinking of doing more of a bounding thing than full costumes. When we went two years ago we did Star Wars costume t-shirts and hats. There's me, DW, DD9, DD6, and DS2. Thanks!

 

[Jays2013]

Question! Our very first MNSSHP will be this Oct. 31. We have park tickets for that day too (trying to pack a lot into this trip).

I see recommendations that people with tickets for sold-out parties get there by at least 3:15 p.m. Why is that? Just to get every minute of time out of party tickets only, or for crowd reasons? We were planning to get there between 4 and 5 p.m. after taking a break midday to recharge everyone's batteries for the later night.

Thanks!

 

[Roxyfire]

I did not see @anricat post before posting the response I received today so I sent both and asked them to explain it.

Another poster received a voicemail with a similar explanation. I'm hoping that this is now what their position is and stick with it.

 

[Disneymom1126]

Adorable - and 'craft project' costumes are the BEST!

Also: Dang girl, that's some Lego collection. I want to come play!

Thanks! And...I'm cracking up about the legos...we've been collecting for a few years and basically all she asks for at birthday, Christmas, etc...so yeah we have a few legos

 

[Disneymom1126]

I love Mushu and I love that costume! Great job

Thanks! Love Mushu too! B1G love to ya...(Nittany Lion here)

 

[BigMommaMouse]

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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Love the idea of Mrs. Potts!

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

I wish they would, I love to see that in person.

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)

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I use to say when I grew up I was going to be Wonder Women.

Perfect - I didn't think about using flickr. Okay - excuse the mess...it's summer and we have two kids plus my daughter all day every week day at the house!

Here's the pieces of my Mushu Costume...I'm going to wear red capri-length leggings with the top and hat:




My daughter's Mulan Costume:



Clearly these were craft projects, but I think that's part of the fun for Halloween!

Your so talented. I love the costumes.

 

[Disneymom1126]

Your so talented. I love the costumes.

Thanks, you are too nice! - if you look closer you can see that none of it will hold up beyond the party lol, but it was fun! I totally copied the hat after finding a picture of it - google images is my friend lol

 

[wehrengrizz]

Question! Our very first MNSSHP will be this Oct. 31. We have park tickets for that day too (trying to pack a lot into this trip).

I see recommendations that people with tickets for sold-out parties get there by at least 3:15 p.m. Why is that? Just to get every minute of time out of party tickets only, or for crowd reasons? We were planning to get there between 4 and 5 p.m. after taking a break midday to recharge everyone's batteries for the later night.

Thanks!

Just that there will be a huge line to get in for the party (at 4pm when they let partygoers in who did NOT have a regular ticket at MK that day). You'll likely have a longer wait to get in at 4-5 on Halloween, but if your priority isn't to get in character lines right away, that might not be a big deal to you. Nice thing is if you're there in the morning you might be able to knock out some "must dos"--without having to focus party time on them.

 

[FeralCatRogue]

Question! Our very first MNSSHP will be this Oct. 31. We have park tickets for that day too (trying to pack a lot into this trip).

I see recommendations that people with tickets for sold-out parties get there by at least 3:15 p.m. Why is that? Just to get every minute of time out of party tickets only, or for crowd reasons? We were planning to get there between 4 and 5 p.m. after taking a break midday to recharge everyone's batteries for the later night.

Thanks!

I've been there on halloween 4 times now, your gonna wanna be on the bus line by 3:15 or so to get there for 4pm shoild have no issue entering they have tons of turnstyles its the bus wait that gets ya.

 

[Amunet]

I love all of your costume ideas (and already put together for some)!!!

Thanks to help, many pages back, from you guys ... my boyfriend and I have decided to go as Marie and Toulouse from Aristocats
This will be a goodwill costume project and will be my first time sewing with fur and making ear headbands.
It's going to be a partial costume; I'm planning on a white dress with a big bow/sash, $1 gloves turned paws, ears with a pink bow and my Marie socks. My boyfriend is similar with the paws and ears, but his bow will be around his neck (towards the front) and will be wearing orange ... hopefully we can find orange shorts, socks and a tshirt/tank.

So instead of booking 3 FP as we have done in the past which could be the glitch some of you have been experiencing, just book 2 FP on your Party Ticket.

They did that last year with more then 2 FP for just the party tickets. That's the reason, as I posted before, why I only had two booked

 

[FoxC63]

Another poster received a voicemail with a similar explanation. I'm hoping that this is now what their position is and stick with it.

Agreed. Disney should get their act together and end this confusion. Planning a Disney vacation should be easy but so far it's been the opposite. At least we know we're able to get in at 4pm.

 

[FoxC63]

They did that last year with more then 2 FP for just the party tickets. That's the reason, as I posted before, why I only had two booked

From my understanding and experience last years MNSSHP we had 3 FP as many others did. There was never talk of only having two.

 

[bluecastle]

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.

Thank you!! That is an excellent explanation. I wasn't planning on wearing a costume, maybe just a HM tshirt, but this idea is intriguing.

 

[Stuarotra]

I love it!

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Wow!! Perfect!! Good job!!