MNSSHP for adults

I doubt the crowds will be that bad. I know people who have gone without a costume and they still had a fun time (and got a lot of good candy ). But dressing up is a lot of fun too!

Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain are both a lot of fun at night! And Space Mountain doesn't usually have crazy long lines, especially later in the night.

Hi L!

I can give you my perspective - we went to MNSSHP in 2009 right around the latter part of September. We are 2 adults, no kids, and I don't really get into or care about Halloween.

In my opinion, in September the crowds are not bad at all for the party - not crazy. I think it gets crazier the closer you get to Halloween day. You should be able to roam the park and ride many of the rides. I agree with kaybe about SM and TM, but also thing the tomorrowland transportation authority ride is fun, as you get to see everything at night.

We had a BLAST. You would be surprised at how many adults dress up for the event. I don't think it is just aimed at the kids. It's not required to dress up to have fun - I did wear my Pirate Mickey ears though. The CMs will not give you any looks either way.

The parade is pretty cool - the riding of the headless horseman is very neat .

We were going to be going this year on September 20, coincidentally! But we had to cancel the trip. I have 2 adult tickets for the event for September 20 that I need to unload. Feel free to PM me if you decide you want to go and might be interested in discounted tickets. They are not specific to us, just the date of the event.

I think you will have a great time just the two of you. My wife and I went last October and we had a fabulous time. You are correct in assuming that weeknights such as Tuesday are not as crowded and busy as weekends but Disney caps the number of tickets that are sold for each night at a very manageable number. We did not dress up in any costumes and saw MANY other people not in costumes and many in costumes some of them very elaborate. The CM really do not care if you are in costumes and all they care about is shelling out those "treats" as fast as they can. At the cost of luggage fees these days I think most of the people who travel on planes can't spare the space to pack costumes for the 4 or 5 hrs. of time they are allowed to be worn in the park. When we went we were talking and joking with several CMs and really got them laughing when we told them we WERE in costumes and we were dressed as 'old people on a fixed income'. Also the special fireworks and the parade featuring the"Headless Horseman" are great. The Haunted Mansion is a must do during MNSSHP the CMs really go all out and get special makeup to make your experience special. So to sum it all up "try it you'll like it". Also you had better like candy because if you do the trick or treating stations you will wind up with literally POUNDS of the stuff.

I agree with everyone else. It is worth going to. We did not dress up nor did we do many of the candy stations but we had a great time. We went in September and it was not crowded at all. Give it a try!

Yes they supply the bags and though they are not very large, you can get more if needed.

I was really hoping to go to this but it doesn't look like we are going to have the time for it.. We are 2 adults without kids but we are BIG on Halloween.

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We are thinking about it as we will be there on the starting night of September 13, but we are still on the fence as well.

They give you trick or treat bags. I still have mine around here somewhere. I went last October and it was just me and the hubby. It's a really neat experience for all ages. I'm not big into Halloween either but I def love the way Disney does it.

DO ITTTTTT! It's so much fun.

I probably posted this before somewhere, but here's a pic of our loot from 2009 - 6+ pounds! The bag to the right is the one they gave us at the start of the party.

We've done it before..just the DH and I and we had such an amazing time. We are into Halloween..BUT..even if we weren't the short lines are incentive enough. We rode Splash Mountain 4 times without getting off..we could have ridden a 5th but we were cold.

Very true, the lines are amazingly short. I was able to ride Peter Pan with almost no wait and that always seems to be a LONNNNG wait when the park is open to everyone.

we are leaning right now

I cannot recommend this enough. My husband and I have gone twice (sans kids and costumes) and always have a great time. The lines are short, the parade is fantastic, and it gives you the opportunity for some character Meet and Greets that you might not have a chance to get otherwise.

Plus, CANDY!

I spent the afternoon watching youtube vids on it yesterday lol

That Boo to You Song is addicting. I find myself singing it at random and its been five years since we went to MNSSHP. JustCar, I think you guys would really enjoy it..you should give it a try! And if you hate it you can just mail me all your candy

LOL
Well Jeff's pic of his candy didn't hurt

CarJust is being awesome and is letting me pic the activities so..........

Can we take that as a, YES we are going?

Just doing my part as an enabler....

Bar an act of god I am going to order my tickets next week, I was listening to a wdw today podcast about it and it's supposed to be nice and empty on the opening night

I hadn't thought about that..September dates will probably be particularly empty.

You can BOTH get some..you'll each get a bag...and they really don't limit you..so chow down! And it's usually real candy too..not gross imitation candy.

It sure is. I could not stop singing it the rest of my trip after watching the parade lol

Did God intervene or did you get your tickets??

lol not yet, I think we are looking at mnsshp, segway and blueman group(poncho section)

Love those options..what a FUN trip!!

I am so going to MNSSHP. Must remember to buy ticket.
My 1 Goal: to bring home more candy than Jeff did.
My 2 Goal: Photo with all seven dwarfs.