Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween

Friday morning was a super exciting school day! We woke our littles up with a huge surprise, but they had to go to the kitchen for breakfast to find out.

I wish they were this easy every morning to get up and going for school. ;)

It was all squeals and excitement when they figured out that we were headed to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween party THAT night!

They were all three super excited and the girls couldn’t wait for us to check them out of school early (we left around 1:30) and Tucker asked me a hundred times during the day if it was time to leave yet.

We’d been to the Halloween party once before with the girls, but this was Tucker’s first time. We loved it last time and we all had a great time this trip, too. Opinions differ on whether or not it’s worth it for the Disney parties, and we think it is.

We got to the park a little later than we’d planned (we arrived a little after 4:00), but it was still early and we caught the end of one of the street parades/dance parties in front of the castle. The kids were all excited to see the crew from Zootopia. Our night would have been made if “Flash” the sloth had been there. He is our fave. ;)

We rode a couple rides, got a snack and then settled in line to see the 7 Dwarfs. Since they’re a party exclusive, we didn’t want to miss them.

After our wait to see the Dwarfs, we hit some more rides. There were hardly any waits and the crowd level was fantastic. We rode a few of the rides twice back to back.

It’s fun to see lots of the characters in their Halloween costumes and fun to just run into some of the villains on the street! Cruella de Ville came running up to Tucker and said, “oh, aren’t you just DE-LICIOUS!” and rubbed his head. Ha. Then we saw one of Cinderella’s step sisters and she told the girls she didn’t like their mouse ears because she didn’t like mice and she wondered did they smell bad like mice, too? Ha.

The kids were happy to see Lotso, too. It was hot, but we were expecting it to be. There were tons of cute costumes and lots of families dressed in themes, which I loved. I debated all of us dressing up, but DW wasn’t a fan of the idea, plus with it being 900 degrees, it just made more sense to have the kids wear Mickey Halloween shirts instead. I found Tucker’s & my glow in the dark Mickey shirts at Target, and I made the girls’ shirts & mouse ears. DW wore a solid color polo, because you won’t catch him wearing a T-shirt in public, unless it’s a Saturday and you catch him making an in-the-middle-of-a-project run for supplies to Lowe’s or the hardware store. ;)

AB wanted to ride Space Mountain, so while they did that, I took Mamie to see Cinderella and we got to see Princess Elena of Avalor before, too. Tucker was hilarious. He didn’t want to see the princesses and then when they talked to him he was all shy. Elena convinced him to get a picture, but he acted embarrassed about it. Ha. He opted out for one with Cinderella. But Mames was thrilled to talk hair bows and mouse ears with her. 

After more rides, it was time for more snacks and to catch the “Boo to You” parade. We caught it from the starting point in Adventureland. The girls enjoyed it and Tucker caught a power nap. After the parade, we made our way back over to the Pete’s Silly Sideshow area to see Donald & Daisy Duck dressed up. Tucker really wanted to see Donald. It was also the perfect spot to watch the fireworks.

We didn’t put any effort into Trick-or-Treating, but did hit a couple lines while we were waiting for rides or characters. One of us would wait in line and the other would take the kids over to the Trick-or-Treat station to walk through and get some candy. Even only hitting a couple spots, all three kids came home with a bag full of candy. Good candy, too. Like M&M’s and Snickers. ;)

Before we called it a night, we made a stop at the Mainstreet Theatre to see the main mouse all decked out in his Halloween costume!

It was such a fun night. It was LATE when we got home, but totally worth it. We want to do the Christmas party now, too!

~amw~