I'm wondering...is the party "worth it" if there is zero interest in character meets? It seems as though so many people post about rare characters but none of us are into meet&greets. Subjective question, I know but does anyone else go and just skip all the characters?
I think it depends on your interest in Halloween. There are multiple stage shows, including one with the Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus. If you like that movie, it is a must see. It also incorporates Disney villains.
There is lots of trick or treating. If you want to get candy, you could get bags and bags of it. And it isn't all the cheap stuff, there is brand name candy and chocolate. I like the fact that adults can trick or treat as well, with no judgement.
You can wear a costume. If costumes are your thing, this is the only time that adults can wear a costume to a Disney park.
The fireworks are really great. Now yes, you can view those from the Poly beach or numerous other places, but there are some spectacular 180 degree fireworks that go off all around you if you are in the hub, which is a really neat experience.
Ride lines are also 10 minutes or less, except for Peter Pan and 7DMT and maybe Space, which will be around 20 or 30.
Can you tell me about the Headless Horseman event? In my fantasy world, we do MNSSHP Day 1, the Headless Horseman event Day 2, and a 2nd party Day 3 before hopping over to Universal.
Good plan. That is kind of what I did last year and it was the best Halloween ever. One MNSSHP, the headless horseman event, WDW resort character hunt on Halloween night, then got the multi day pass for HHN for about $110 and was able to attend 4 parties.
Book early for this event, it sold out last year and was very popular and well received so I think it will sell out quickly this year.
It is at Fort Wilderness. They have a movie screen and chairs set up in the stables...so you get to watch the Headless Horseman cartoon with the Disney horses in their stalls all around you.
There were two different levels of tickets depending on price. The Deluxe or VIP or whatever they called them get the first few rows of chairs, and a super large bag of candy. We had regular peasant tickets, these still got us a good seat, a large bag of popcorn (one you would buy in the grocery store of which there were several different flavors, like kettle corn, cheddar and so forth), and a small bag of Halloween candy like you'd get at MNSSHP. However, the CMs there all told us to take as much candy as we wanted.
After the movie you get a picture with the headless horseman in a special location.
I have a report written on the experience on last year's thread....let me see if I can find it.