Originally Posted By monorailblue Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party officially starts before Labor Day this year! <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/03/mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party-spooks-walt-disney-world-guests-29-nights-this-fall/">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...is-fall/</a> That is 13 days earlier than last year's start date. No. No. No. NO!!!!! BEFORE FREAKING LABOR DAY?????
Originally Posted By FerretAfros DL's Haunted Mansin routinely closes before Labor Day for its seasonal (Christmas) overlay. In that light, having Halloween around that same time doesn't seem nearly so intrusive Personally, I'd rather have both held back by the traditional end of summer, but it seems that I am in a small minority
Originally Posted By monorailblue Closing an Attraction before Labor Day for a couple of weeks to prepare for Halloween later and having a Halloween Party before Labor Day aren't the same thing. As a relative matter, the 9-2-2016 party is equivalent to having a Thanksgiving event on September 26, and Christmas Party on October 27. It's good to get those out of the way, since we'll all want to celebrate New Year's on November 3!
Originally Posted By monorailblue The Christmas parties don't start until 11/7. Of course, Disney has no qualms about extending (parts of) Christmas into late January (DL's "it's a small world" Holiday), so Christmas is still the longer season, I suppose.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The Christmas parties can't start any earlier because those pesky Halloween parties get in the way! And although DL likes to bill HMH as a Halloween-related addition, it really is just a Christmas overlay. I think that installing that over Labor Day is worse than having a Halloween party then. Both seem absurdly early, but if people are willing to pay for Halloween during summer, who am I to stop them? It will also be interesting to see how/if they enforce the "new" costume rules. So far, they've indicated that the standard rules will be in effect, which would preclude adults from wearing costumes. Given that it is a main selling feature for a lot of people (and does a lot to add to the general atmosphere of the event), I would expect softer sales and/or worse reviews than in the past
Originally Posted By monorailblue <<New this year, we have revised our costuming guidelines for special events in our theme parks. While costumed attire may be worn, guests ages 14 and older are strongly discouraged from wearing layered costumes or costume props that surround the entire body as they may be subject to additional security screening. Additionally, costumes may not contain any weapons that resemble or could easily be mistaken for an actual weapon.>> <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/03/mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party-spooks-walt-disney-world-guests-29-nights-this-fall/">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...is-fall/</a>
I loved being able to dress up as the Queen of hearts last year. My grandson though it was so cool that I dressed up too for the MNSSHP.
