Originally Posted By bloona When they have Mickeys Not So Scary Halloween Party, how do they kick people out at 7pm and the party start at 7pm? how do they know who has bought the tickets?????
Originally Posted By Doobie You get a wrist band if you purchase tickets. After 7p, they start to close off the park unless you have a wrist band until it reaches the point that everyone without a wrist band is gone. Doobie.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo You collect a wrist band at the entrance if you are attending the party. Then, at 7pm, no wrist band, no rides, shops, food or restroom admittance allowed. And if you are seen waiting for the parade without a wrist band, they can ask you to leave. This is one of the many, many reasons I do not like the MK and feel it the worst Disney park I have been to. it is not done like that in DL or DLP!
Originally Posted By bloona thank you v much. Like extra magic hour then really? presume they dont have wishes that night then?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Sometimes they do, sometimes they do not. You will need to look at the schedules and go from there. When we went Nov/Dec - out of the 12 nights we were at WDW, the MK had MVMCP on 9 nights, and Wishes was on for 4 (so as you can see, they sometimes alternated, and sometimes showed both.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Well if you are looking at October, I would imagine the schedules will be available from July/Aug.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> This is one of the many, many reasons I do not like the MK and feel it the worst Disney park I have been to. it is not done like that in DL or DLP! << How is it done in France, and California Dave?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros In California, they do the Halloween parties in DCA. It closes early (6??), and they make everybody leave the park. Once the park has been cleared of all the days guests, they start allowing the people who are there for the party in. For the most part, I don't think many people get upset about it, since DL is so close (a whopping 30 second walk), and almost everybody there will be able to go to both parks (because there are almost no single park tickets sold for DCA), so they just spend the rest of their evening in DL. This is how is used to be done in WDW, but they changed it a couple years back, for some unknown reason. I guess this way, they can claim they are allowing people more time in the park, and they don't have to leave and reenter if they're staying for the party, it just seems a little less graceful when getting people out of the park. Instead of making everybody leave, some people get to stay. If you want to stay, you can pay more and stay, but it will cost you about the same price as a full day's admission. Also, the people going to the party start getting let in around 4:00, so they have almost a full day in the park by the time they are done, making the special event a little less special.
Originally Posted By Doobie I would think the reason they don't do it this way now in WDW is it would mean either closing the park earlier for day guests or starting the event later since you have to allow time to clear the park. This way, people can still enter ride lines right up until 7p and the party can still start at 7p as well. Doobie.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo But they do so many of these events. Why not offer these parades and shows to all ticket holders and increase passport rates across the board. That's how they do it at DL and even DLP (with the exception of the Halloween Soiree where they close the park at 7:30 and reopen at 8:30 - 2 nights a year). That's my beef. We were at WDW for nearly 2 weeks and had 4 opportunities to see Wishes. However, because we had to make our ADRs so far in advance, we only had 2 slots (Christmas parade filming day while Pop Warner was on - heaving mess) and the other was a little more civilised. But what about the folks that only go for a few days. They are forced to pony up extra to see the fireworks! I don't mind paying for quality. But it just feel so mercenary when you can go to DL, DLP, TDL and HKDL and get special shows for the cost of your admission without teiring the guests.
Originally Posted By jaycub ^^^ For the most part, I have to agree with you Dave. I really enjoyed MNSSHP and the Pirate and Princess Party, but on our next trip I'm hoping that the parties don't interfere with our time in the parks.
