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

[HHMcG]

Hey everyone, not sure if this is the best place to post this but it is important for airline travelers!

Your candy or any goodies from Disney and MNSSHP are now considered dangerous and if in your carry on's all the candy will need to be inspected so I suggest putting in your checked luggage. This is new and not all airports are doing this yet but Orlando is, it started two weeks ago. We had tons of candy from our party and some other snacks and it all was searched and wiped down so a big pain! The TSA worker was very nice and said unfortunately bomb making material is now being hidden in candy, snacks, books, magazines, and IPad devices.

We did get all our candy back and it was not real busy yesterday at the airport so did not detain us long and we were there super early thanks to ME!

We had a great party on 8/29/17!

We had this happen also on 8/30. DH caught a glimpse at the X-ray image and it is obvious why they need to inspect the bag. The the xray does not penetrate the candy wrapping. It looks like lots of little gadgets and gizmos. Great advice to pack it in your checked baggage.

 

[scrappinmom]

I know I've seen this here before...isn't there a list of all the party magic shots? like in a list format not just a post?

 

[cuteandfluffy626]

You need to have at least one photo in your PhotoPass account, that's how the system knows to select and limit you to that one specific day. On the MDE app, tap on the three bars at the top left of the screen. Select "PhotoPass" (NOT Memory Maker) and then choose a photo. The next screen will give you three options: 1. Unlimited downloads of Your Vacation Photos for $169.00, 2. Unlimited downloads of Your Photos for This Day for $59.00 and 3. Unlimited downloads of This Photo for $14.95. Choose the second option and make sure the date you want is the one that is listed.

It's all posted over here: Magic Shots - Current Listings Might want to check out this site

Thank you I appreciate it!

 

[cuteandfluffy626]

Hey everyone, not sure if this is the best place to post this but it is important for airline travelers!

Your candy or any goodies from Disney and MNSSHP are now considered dangerous and if in your carry on's all the candy will need to be inspected so I suggest putting in your checked luggage. This is new and not all airports are doing this yet but Orlando is, it started two weeks ago. We had tons of candy from our party and some other snacks and it all was searched and wiped down so a big pain! The TSA worker was very nice and said unfortunately bomb making material is now being hidden in candy, snacks, books, magazines, and IPad devices.

We did get all our candy back and it was not real busy yesterday at the airport so did not detain us long and we were there super early thanks to ME!

We had a great party on 8/29/17!

I find it sad how this doesn't surprise me.

 

[sherlockmiles]

I received plastic card tickets. Wasn't expecting them but I'm going to use them just for peace of mind.

When I got my email confirmation of purchase for both of my party tickets, they had a pdf attachment to print. I didn't know selecting "hard tickets/cards" was an option or I would have done that, but I have the PDFs printed which is fine for us.

 

[disneyAndi14]

We took our candy through the Orlando airport in our carry on bags on 8/31 (Thursday) without an issue. 4 travelers, with 4 bags of candy and no one was stopped. Two travelers went through PSA Pre-check, and two others through the regular line.

That's great for you all, I can just report what was happening on 9/4/17 and the TSA staff stated it is a new procedure now.

 

[JayLeeJay]

We took our candy through the Orlando airport in our carry on bags on 8/31 (Thursday) without an issue. 4 travelers, with 4 bags of candy and no one was stopped. Two travelers went through PSA Pre-check, and two others through the regular line.

This was our experience as well. We attended the party on 9/1 and had to fly out of Orlando on 9/2. We live in Florida but didn't want to leave 20lbs of candy to melt in the car so we took it with us. There was no issue with the backpack full of candy. The candy has since been on multiple flights and through multiple security check points without issue. If we had to pack our candy in a checked bag we would be way over weight! Sometimes bags that are packed very tightly are difficult to scan regardless of what is in them.

 

[disneyAndi14]

TSA was asking everyone in line to remove candy, snacks, books, magazines, and iPads, these were all be inspected separately not even going through the X-ray machine. I fly a lot and this was totally new to me!

 

[athunter]

I know I've seen this here before...isn't there a list of all the party magic shots? like in a list format not just a post?

https://www.disboards.com/threads/magic-shots-current-listings.3619546/#post-57930856

 

[luckystar2]

Hey everyone, not sure if this is the best place to post this but it is important for airline travelers!

Your candy or any goodies from Disney and MNSSHP are now considered dangerous and if in your carry on's all the candy will need to be inspected so I suggest putting in your checked luggage. This is new and not all airports are doing this yet but Orlando is, it started two weeks ago. We had tons of candy from our party and some other snacks and it all was searched and wiped down so a big pain! The TSA worker was very nice and said unfortunately bomb making material is now being hidden in candy, snacks, books, magazines, and IPad devices.

We did get all our candy back and it was not real busy yesterday at the airport so did not detain us long and we were there super early thanks to ME!

We had a great party on 8/29/17!

On our way down to Florida our home airport made us take out any food out of carry on to inspect. I was prepared todo the same at Orlando airport and had all Halloween candy together ready to take out. But nobody asked us to or said anything. This was just yesterday on 9/4. Seems to be hit or miss. My husband has been flying frequently and hadn't heard about the food before.

 

[monique5]

I know I've seen this here before...isn't there a list of all the party magic shots? like in a list format not just a post?

Post #1 - Magic Shots Section

 

[JayLeeJay]

TSA was asking everyone in line to remove candy, snacks, books, magazines, and iPads, these were all be inspected separately not even going through the X-ray machine. I fly a lot and this was totally new to me!

I think Orlando likes to keep things interesting. We when flew out on 9/2 we didn'thave to take anything out of our bags (liquids, computers, food all stayed in bags) and we didn't have to take off shoes or jackets. This was through the regular line, not a pre-check line and everyone was doing the same. They had everyone pass a dog though. My family uses Orlando frequently and they say there is something different with security every couple of flights.

 

[mab2012]

Would appreciate some help planning for character meets please.

I have one kid who wants to see the dwarfs, and one who wants to meet Jack Sparrow. We probably won't bother with other characters that night, and might split up for these two (depending on answers here). I know that the dwarfs typically come out at 6:15 and advice is to line up around 5. Someone in a PP mentioned that they lined up for dwarfs between 5:30 and 5:45 in a previous year, and waited about an hour. So lining up at 5 for 6:15 seems reasonable (inasmuch as waiting over an hour to spend two minutes getting a picture with a character could ever be considered "reasonable").

I haven't seen much about Jack Sparrow, besides that he is popular and the page one advice to line up starting at 5. I haven't seen any specific information about Jack's start time, so I assume he comes out at 7 pm. Lining up at 5 pm would then mean a guaranteed minimum wait of 2h. Is he really that popular? I don't doubt that he is very popular and a lengthy wait should be expected, but most of the buzz seems to be around Jack&Sally, Moana, and 7 Dwarfs, and it seems like even they can be seen in 2h or less with their earlier start times.

Would the lines for Jack Sparrow be shorter later in the evening? We are looking at the October 5 party, which Touring Plans (for what it's worth) puts about halfway down the "most busy" list.

 

[Lesley Wake]

I think Orlando likes to keep things interesting. We when flew out on 9/2 we didn'thave to take anything out of our bags (liquids, computers, food all stayed in bags) and we didn't have to take off shoes or jackets. This was through the regular line, not a pre-check line and everyone was doing the same. They had everyone pass a dog though. My family uses Orlando frequently and they say there is something different with security every couple of flights.

If they have a dog, then that provides better security screening than the x-rays and such. I've had multiple airports where TSA will bring a dog through and everyone is then treated like pre-check.

 

[disneyAndi14]

On our way down to Florida our home airport made us take out any food out of carry on to inspect. I was prepared todo the same at Orlando airport and had all Halloween candy together ready to take out. But nobody asked us to or said anything. This was just yesterday on 9/4. Seems to be hit or miss. My husband has been flying frequently and hadn't heard about the food before.

Interesting, maybe the line we were in was practicing since it was quieter yesterday! The staff sure made it seem like it is the new policy now! I guess everyone just be informed and know going in you may have to take all your goodies out if in carry on.

 

[disneyAndi14]

Would appreciate some help planning for character meets please.

I have one kid who wants to see the dwarfs, and one who wants to meet Jack Sparrow. We probably won't bother with other characters that night, and might split up for these two (depending on answers here). I know that the dwarfs typically come out at 6:15 and advice is to line up around 5. Someone in a PP mentioned that they lined up for dwarfs between 5:30 and 5:45 in a previous year, and waited about an hour. So lining up at 5 for 6:15 seems reasonable (inasmuch as waiting over an hour to spend two minutes getting a picture with a character could ever be considered "reasonable").

I haven't seen much about Jack Sparrow, besides that he is popular and the page one advice to line up starting at 5. I haven't seen any specific information about Jack's start time, so I assume he comes out at 7 pm. Lining up at 5 pm would then mean a guaranteed minimum wait of 2h. Is he really that popular? I don't doubt that he is very popular and a lengthy wait should be expected, but most of the buzz seems to be around Jack&Sally, Moana, and 7 Dwarfs, and it seems like even they can be seen in 2h or less with their earlier start times.

Would the lines for Jack Sparrow be shorter later in the evening? We are looking at the October 5 party, which Touring Plans (for what it's worth) puts about halfway down the "most busy" list.

Seven Dwarfs come out at 6:00 and I would line up at 5:00 for sure, we saw Jack err I mean Captain Jack lol right at 7pm we were about third in line, my daughter lines up at about 6:20 I think it was. He is a fun meet!

 

[Cluelyss]

Seven Dwarfs come out at 6:00 and I would line up at 5:00 for sure, we saw Jack err I mean Captain Jack lol right at 7pm we were about third in line, my daughter lines up at about 6:20 I think it was. He is a fun meet!

Agree with this timing. No need to line up at 5 for Jack!

Last year we tried to get in line about 6:30 for his first set, but the line had just been cut. We came back at 7:30 and were on of the first for his next set.

If you are coming from the dwarfs, you will likely miss the first set (since the dwarfs don't start meeting until 6:20), so I'd plan to ride a few things in between and get in line around 7:30.

 

[cynditech]

Hey everyone, not sure if this is the best place to post this but it is important for airline travelers!

Your candy or any goodies from Disney and MNSSHP are now considered dangerous and if in your carry on's all the candy will need to be inspected so I suggest putting in your checked luggage. This is new and not all airports are doing this yet but Orlando is, it started two weeks ago. We had tons of candy from our party and some other snacks and it all was searched and wiped down so a big pain! The TSA worker was very nice and said unfortunately bomb making material is now being hidden in candy, snacks, books, magazines, and IPad devices.

We did get all our candy back and it was not real busy yesterday at the airport so did not detain us long and we were there super early thanks to ME!

We had a great party on 8/29/17!

We flew out yesterday from MCO - and my carryon bag was flagged and had to be tested. She was very clear that it was the candy bars we had inside my bag. A few days prior, we flew out of Detroit - and something very similar happened. Flagged for additional testing - we had snacks in the bag. Great to give everyone a heads-up since this seems like it will be the new norm!

 

[Mousemommy1]

I think Orlando likes to keep things interesting. We when flew out on 9/2 we didn'thave to take anything out of our bags (liquids, computers, food all stayed in bags) and we didn't have to take off shoes or jackets. This was through the regular line, not a pre-check line and everyone was doing the same. They had everyone pass a dog though. My family uses Orlando frequently and they say there is something different with security every couple of flights.

We flew out 8/29, but had TSA pre-check and ALL of the candy. Nothing was checked.

 

[mab2012]

Seven Dwarfs come out at 6:00 and I would line up at 5:00 for sure, we saw Jack err I mean Captain Jack lol right at 7pm we were about third in line, my daughter lines up at about 6:20 I think it was. He is a fun meet!

Agree with this timing. No need to line up at 5 for Jack!

Last year we tried to get in line about 6:30 for his first set, but the line had just been cut. We came back at 7:30 and were on of the first for his next set.

If you are coming from the dwarfs, you will likely miss the first set (since the dwarfs don't start meeting until 6:20), so I'd plan to ride a few things in between and get in line around 7:30.

Thanks both for your responses! This sounds much more reasonable; my daughter will be relieved.