Disney Princesses at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party

As the reigning "Fairy Godmother" 

I was invited to travel along with

these two Princesses 

to Disneyland's annual

Mickey's Halloween Party.

Normally you can't dress up as 

a princess at Disneyland - 

that would confuse the little children -

but for Halloween you can come

as Belle or any other Disney character

you would like.

So the whole crew gathered 

this year and guess who I went

as - YES!!!  

Malificent!

The "little Beasties"!

I reigned in my jealousy of

their beauty that night so we

could have some fun.

Ok, maybe I am working on 

reigning it in, but I didn't 

cast a spell on either of them - yet!!

Disney knows how to throw

a party and this is a fun one.

A special ticket is purchased for

Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party.

They sell out quickly, especially for

the weekends so be sure to buy

one early in the season.

The party officially starts at 7:00 pm

(the other guests are to leave by 6:00 pm

so if you aren't going to the party, you get

a very short day.  I know because we were there

for Fall Break one year and I had serious

envy as we were walking out and

party goers were walking in!!

You are welcome to

come to the party by 4:00 pm, which I 

recommend.  You don't need a regular

pass, just the special party ticket.  You

receive a wrist band to show that you have

paid for the party.  

If you love the fun of Halloween,

this is a party of all parties!

This is the night you get to meet

all of the villains.  Many of them were

at the front of the park.  Lines

were long and we are

speedy when we are at

Disneyland, so we just stopped

for a few shots.

But we had to stop and chat with

the wicked step-sisters.  You don't 

go up to them, they choose you from

the crowd, if they "want to talk to you"!

They were hysterical and of course had

to chat with The Belles.  The Sisters gave

pointers on how to curtsy and talk to 

the Prince.  They were fabulous.

This is the time of year when 

the villains come out to play

and they are GOOD ...very, very good

at being villainous.

The fireworks show features

the music of the villains too so

you shouldn't miss this!

Well, I am a fireworks gal and I

think it should never, ever be missed.

It gets more fun as it gets dark.

And all of the special Halloween

decorations come to life.

You don't have to wear a costume,

but it makes it lots of fun.

I wore my new witch boots

but brought a pair of comfortable

shoes to change into after dark.

We choose to hit the rides and then

go back and get the candy.  Disney

doesn't run out of candy and turn

out their lights!  How fun is that.

They even include crackers and apples

and carrots for those who don't

want all of the sugar.  This year it

was CHOCOLATE!!!  Yippee for me!!

So to enjoy 

Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party

I recommend:

1.  Come early at 4:00

2.  Dress in costume, but bring sensible

shoes (to change into if it wrecks your costume

to be without them).

3.  Enjoy the villains, but don't spend your whole

night standing in line for a picture for them.

4.  Enjoy the rides, then go for the candy.

5.  Be a kid again - it is so fun.

We also spent two days in the

park where the regular characters

are out and about.

It was everyone's first time 

on Cars.

My suggestion to enjoy Cars

as it now has the longest wait times:

1.  Get to Disneyland 45 minutes early

so you can get your tickets, get through

the gate and be waiting in California Disney.

2.  Leave the stroller at home this morning - you

will never get through the crowds with it.

3.  As soon as they let you, walk fast, don't run,

and head straight to Cars.  You will get on the 

ride quickly even if you aren't at the front of

the ride.

4.  Now go and get a Fast Pass for a ride later

in the day.  The Fast Passes will be gone before

noon.

5.  If two times just isn't enough, then hop in

the single rider line.  You won't all be in the

same car, but that's fine.

5.  Definitely come back at night to see 

Carsland lit up.

6.  Enjoy a Chili Cheese Cone at the

Cozy Cone.

AND NO, THE LEFT CAR DOESN'T ALWAYS

WIN.  WE WERE IN THE RIGHT CAR TWICE

AND WE WON!!

The boys had already started

theirs by the time I got the photo

but this was super yummy in a

bread cone.

We also tried the spicy Chili Verde Cone

and their Pomegranate Lime.  Fun and yummy.

Unfortunately when we went back to have

another the last night, they ran out of chili.

What???

Of course part of our fun at 

Disney is eating at the park.

We disagree with those who say

that it is just yucky park food.

Definitely wait in the lines for

the Dole Pineapple Whip Float.  

We tried the Blue Cheese and Onion Burger

at Hungry Bear Restaurant by Splash Mountain.

We also had the Chili Cheeseburger and 

Big Al's Chicken Salad there.  Everything

was amazing.  I stood in line next to someone

who said he comes five times a year and this

is his favorite place to eat.  Who knew??!!

We loved it too.  And it was reasonably priced.

Of course we had to eat twice at

the Bengal BBQ where we love 

the beef and chicken skewers, the 

asparagus and bacon skewers and

the jalapeno filled pretzels.

So much food, so little time!!

For the first time we tried 

breakfast at The RainForest Cafe.

The hostess recommended the

Breakfast Pizza and it was wonderful.

Kudos to Disneyland because for

the first time I can remember, they

kept their food services open late.  

We don't have time to eat and

when everything closes at 9:00,

people are hungry and not happy

that there is nothing to eat, so we were

thrilled to be able to eat late.  Hope

that continues!

                              

And as they have all learned

we have to hurry and eat 

to get onto the next ride!

So glad the Princesses invited

the "Fairy Godmother" 

or "Evil Fairy" along

as they represented Greater Salt Lake

at Disneyland.

It was a 

Magical Time!!

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