We were lucky enough to attend MNSSHP on Tuesday night. The park was way under capacity for the party. Disney caps off the crowd at 22,000 for these special events, and on this particular night, only 9,000 tickets were sold.
With the rain coming down at a steady pace, we entered MK and got our wristbands and Trick or Treat bags just before 7PM. Since the park closed at 7, the announcemnts advising those not holding a ticket to leave the park were starting to come over the PA. These announcments were made by your "Ghost Host". (not Paul Frees, but a reasonably good soundalike). Of course a suggestion was made to those not holding tickets to take a walk to "Ghost" Relations at City Hall to buy a ticket.
Main St USA was decorated beautifully. Themed pumpkins adorned the tops of the shops on both sides of Main St, USA, and lampposts were festooned with Halloween and MNSSHP decor.
Our first stop, after Main St. USA, was to Tomorrowland via the Tomorrowland Terrace. There we stopped by Mickey's Star Traders for some official MNSSHP merchandise. We made all our purchases there except for the Passholder Pin commemorating the event, which could only be purchased at Uptown Jewelers or Frontierland Trading Post.
From there we headed to Mickey's Toontown Fair. There were not yet a lot of characters, so we headed to the Trick or Treat trail, which is the trail from Toontown to Tomorrowland that runs behind the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway. It didn't take us long to complete the trail as crowd levels were low. We moved through quickly and got a ton of candy, much of which would end up in the garbage the next day, as neither of us are big candy eaters. (though I love the Laffy Taffy and Sweet Tarts).
After the trail, it was really pouring down. We scooted from Tomorrowland to Main St USA for an early dinner at Casey's Corner. We planned on eating our meal early or before the party, so we wouldn't have to take time away to eat once the party really started rolling.
We had our pick of CMs to approach when we stepped inside; the place was empty. We did notice it started to fill in a bit after we'd ordered. We took our dogs to the indoor seating area next to the bleachers rather than the outside, as it was still raining. Another guest at a table next to us stepped outside for a moment. When she returned, she told us that it had stopped. I'm happy to report that it didn't rain at all, for the rest of the night.
To be continued...
Upcoming Trips
Needless to say, we had our pick of spots, and we chose one right in front of Hall of Presidents and across from Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe.
