![]() 1) Enter Magic Kingdom before the official party start time. The park will close to day guests at 6pm and the party officially starts at 7pm, but with your MNSSHP ticket, you can enter the park at 4pm. Arrive between 4-6pm to get into the park, secure your wristband and pick up your candy bag. Grab an early dinner and some photos on Main Street or by the Castle in your party outfits and make a plan for when things kick off at 7. This way you won't be wasting the valuable party time on these essentials. 2) Prioritize which characters you want to meet. These will be some of the longest lines of the party, with Jack and Sally, the Seven Dwarves, and the Winnie the Pooh characters averaging about 2 hours. You can get in these lines before the party starts, but if you want to do all three that would be just about all of your party time. We saw some of the lowest waits for Jack and Sally just after 7, dropping from 120 minutes before the party started, to 35 minutes just before 7:30pm. If meet and greets are important, hop into one of the big lines before the party starts. It will be a bit of a wait, but it won't be during valuable park hours. Get another one just after the party starts, and then try to knock out a few during the first parade. Character lines will be cut off before the party ends, so this is one thing you don't want to save for last. 3) Pick a plan for the parade, stage show and fireworks. There are two main strategies here, pick which one fits your party and goals best.
4) Save Trick-or-Treating until about the last hour or so of the party. We were actually able to fill up our bags with just about the last 30 minutes of the night. Lines will be much shorter and we find the scoops are a bit bigger! 5) Consider the weather and activities when picking your costume or outfit. I'm the first person to get excited when I see a guest in an elaborate outfit, but if you plan to ride rides, make sure your costume will actually fit on them. It is typically still hot in Orlando for the party season, so I recommend dressing lightly or in layers, you don't want to be miserable sweating all night. Even with all these tips to maximize your time, you won't be able to do it all. There is more to do than the time really allows, so make sure you know what is important to you and have a great time! Maci is an avid foodie and loves trying out new restaurants and seasonal food offerings in the parks. You can email Maci at maci@kingdomkonsultant.com. |
I love staying at the Disneyland Hotel so when I got the opportunity to stay at the new Villas at the Disneyland Hotel during opening weekend, I couldn’t pass it up. Because it was opening weekend, we were greeted in the entrance way of the lobby with balloons and many photo opportunities. When we arrived, there was a mural of the Haunted Mansion. I love how the seats in the main lobby were designed like the teacups in the parks. You can check in using the Disneyland app, drop your bags with bell services and head into the parks or use the amenities why you wait until your room is ready. When your room is ready, the resort will send you a text and you can use the Disneyland app on your mobile device to unlock the room. We dropped off our bags and went straight to the parks. We received a text around 1PM that our room was ready. In the new Discovery Tower (the Villas), you'll find that the lobby is very spacious with many places to sit while you read or wait for your family. Th
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