On Tuesday and Friday evenings in September and October, the Magic Kingdom transforms to "Halloween Town" if you will. Last Friday, Colleen and I were so excited to attend Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. We both went as Minnie Mouse, Minnie Mice a cast member called us. I had other costume plans but earlier that day we went to Cast Connections and I found an XL Minnie Dress that just needed to be sewed in a few places. Minnie has been my favorite my whole life and I've never been her for Halloween before so of course I had to buy the dress. With my discount it came out to be a reasonable price.We got to the Magic Kingdom around 6:45 for the 7:00 party. Once we entered we got our wristbands, showing we bought the special event ticket. Even though we are cast members, we don't get in free for these parties. However, we do get a discounted price at about $42. We were also given a Trick-or-Treat candy bag and a Halloween map listing the trick-or-treat and character meet-and-greet locations.
What did we do first? Meet Flynn Rider of course! As Colleen would tell you, she has a major crush on Flynn from Tangled and the holiday parties are the only times you can meet him. Talking with him and Rapunzel was so much fun and they interacted with each other perfectly. I asked Flynn to see what he had in his satchel and of course it was Rapunzel's crown. If you are confused, watch Tangled. This summer was actually the first time I saw the movie thanks to my lovely roommates who each brought their dvd.
Our long wait in line to meet Flynn Rider also allowed us to meet Snow White and The Prince as well as Cinderella and Prince Charming. I reminded Snow White of our conversation yesterday and she told me that Grumpy loved her pie and that I could meet her seven little friends that night too. She loved the red bow on my "ears" and my red dress. Saying hi to The Prince was special because I don't remember ever meeting him growing up and I really don't know too much about his personality from the film. Snow White signed my autograph book the day before but I had the next page reserved for him. And yes, he does sign his name as "The Prince." Cinderella and Prince charming said how nice Minnie was to loan me her dress for the Halloween party and they were still deciding what to be. I told them that Gus Gus and his friends could help.
After meeting the Princesses, we waited by the Main Street Railroad Station for the Boo to You Parade. The Creeper Crew came around teaching everyone a Halloween dance. The parade was one of my all time favorites. Classic characters were dressed up in costumes and floats and dancers featured Priates of the Carribean, The Haunted Mansion, and Villains.
Next we waited in front of the castle for Hallow-Wishes. AMAZING. The castle changed different colors to themed music. I loved the "hitchhiking ghost" song with the ghost projections traveling up the castle. As always, the fireworks were outstanding.
Then we headed over to Frontier Land to meet the 7 drawfs (so cute!) next to jewels from the mine. Then we met Captain Jack Sparrow who we were trying to meet earlier in the evening but his line was too long and he had to leave for the parade. Finally we got in line and were told we weren't guaranteed to meet with him because he had to leave in 15 minutes. We were friendly with the cast member and he finally guaranteed us and the group behind us a visit with our favorite pirate. He looked and behaved straight from the films. It was kinda unreal. I felt like a kid again as I trick or treated at the various locations throughout the park, light up by a Mickey Jack-o-lantern balloon. The cast members handed out small handfuls of candy and by the end of the night, my bag of candy was full.
This evening was so magical! I highly recommend Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party for everyone. Embrace the Halloween spirit and let out kid at heart. :)
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