. Looking forward to the next update!!
. LOL, I would make a terrible Hogwarts student! 
I have joined in on your TR
Ugh, I can't even imagine the Quidditch part of FJ! Watching them play the game on the movie makes me a little green
. I think we've decided on going as pirates: it seems to work well for a couples costume.
Big news this morning...........we're going to MNSSHP!!!!!
Tickets are bought (for Friday, October 16th....our last night before we fly home, to end our vacation on a really high note!), and Steve-o is even super excited about dressing up
We haven't been to MK since 2009. I always said I wanted to try out a Disney party if we ever managed to travel at the right time, so this is a huge yay for me!! I have so much to learn between now and then!!!
Wahoo, while I'll be home before the party starts that day, I can give you a quick run down that morning, as I'll be doing it the night before. Went last year with my kids and had a blast. Kids also tricked and treated, so you would not believe how much candy we had to lug home. My kids haven't trick or treated at home for several years now, so I was kinda shocked, but I also partook when the candy was some I loved. We all still talk about the parade, it was great, and the fireworks was some of the best I have seen. So in the mood.
Pirates are a great costume idea. Easy, and if it's hot, can be a cooler costume. I saw from no costume at all, or with just T shirts (which were us), to some really creative and cute and funny costumes. Adults most of the time had the best ones I saw. Though I have to say, some of the little kids were so cute!
We entered the party at 4pm, and had an early dinner at the Plaza. It was good food, cute place, and we bought the mini mickey sink for desset, that after eating the ice cream, took it home and is a candy holder. Was really cute. I also could not pass up the mickey Halloween popcorn holder. Still have it sitting on my shelf at home. Still like it. Also bought the pins that were for the party and kids both got the party T shirts. Lets just say, Mickey got more of our money that day than some other days in the park.
Oh, and we used our fast passes right before eating at the plaza and squeezed 2 more in before the party. I wonder how much more crowded it will be this time, as last time, we went on Labor Day, and only 12,00 people showed up. It was pleasant, as not very crowded. We saw the second parade near Sleepy Hallow, and was pixie dusted, as got to sit in reserved benches at the last minute, as the CM said the reservations never showed up, so us and another family were the only 2 in the benches. Gots lots of attention from the parade, that both my kids enjoyed. Since DD was wearing her Maleficent mickey headband, when Maleficent saw her, spoke and pointed to her for several minutes. It was her pixie dust moment. The headless horseman was awesome to see, and well, I won't say more about the parade.
Just, Wahoo!!!!
We are super pumped to take in the rides, the parade, and the fireworks in particular.....everything else is going to be a happy bonus . YAY!!!!! And your last night, perfect way to end the trip.
And I like that the tickets are bought! No changing your mind now!
Funnily enough, I didn't even have any convincing to do.....we sat down to chat earlier this morning, I raised the idea of giving MSNNHP a try, and was ready and armed with all my "reasons" .... but his immediate response was Absolutely! You could have knocked me over with a feather. Steve's not a big Disney guy (he abhors the micro-managing that's involved in a Disney vacation), but apparently he's quite willing to give a party a whirl (less people + no Fastpasses during the party = right up his alley). He's also very happy with the notion that he can finally ride Splash Mountain....something he has wanted to do since our first visit in 2009 (when it was closed for refurbishment).
I'm even more excited to go when I didn't have to "talk him into it". Gosh, I love that guy!
That's great that Steve said yes with no hesitation! We've been to the Christmas party a couple of times, but we've never gone to the Halloween party. I look forward to reading about it in your trip report. 
Yay! You're going to MNSSHP!
. I haven't dressed up for Halloween since I was....oh.....maybe 10? 12? It was never a big thing in my house growing up, so we stopped going door to door when we were pretty young. I feel like I'm 5 years old again, with all this costume planning 
. . Not sure how successful we will be at getting any FP's of value, staying offsite and only getting to pick at 30 days out, but we'll grab what we can and consider those a happy bonus .
We're all behind you!
Big news this morning...........we're going to MNSSHP!!!!!
Tickets are bought (for Friday, October 16th....our last night before we fly home, to end our vacation on a really high note!), and Steve-o is even super excited about dressing up
We haven't been to MK since 2009. I always said I wanted to try out a Disney party if we ever managed to travel at the right time, so this is a huge yay for me!! I have so much to learn between now and then!!!
. Might have to look towards April for that experience and just hope they can pair us up with another fun couple or two!
and we don't want to die of heat stroke. So, pirates are a maybe (assuming we can find something short sleeved, short panted, no leather vests) but not for sure. I have found a super awesome, light and airy Cleopatra costume that I LOVED (and hey, I've got the hair for Miss Cleo, too! ) but I'm not sure Steve is too keen on being King Tut or Augustus Ceasar 
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. I hope you are all enjoying a wonderful weekend. Its been a few days since I last updated, so while Steve and I are sitting in the rec room watching Pirates of the Caribbean, I thought I'd post a little of what's new.
(including speaking in his best pirate accent for most of the weekend 
) and has even suggested that maybe we do two parties that week instead of one.
.... so we're still discussing it. I am trying to find reasons to say no, but it is very, very tempting (especially when we have spent a decent amount on the costumes.....seems like a good way to get our money out of them. Then I think, dear God, that rationale sounds a lot like what ArwenMarie coined as "AP math"!! ). I was just thinking that Steve and I were out of the woods and whamo!, it hit me like a ton of bricks. I am drinking lots of OJ and hoping that it passes quickly. Summer colds are really the pits. 9 weeks from this very moment, I hope to be enjoying a leisurely soak in one of the hot tubs at the Vistana 
. But.....here at home, the trees will all have turned colours (and half of them or more already fallen to the ground) and we'll be well on our way to winter. Time is going very quickly. Summer will be over before we know it!! 
So he thinks we should re-allocate $150 of the shopping budget to MNSSHP tickets for a second night, and go for an extra experience versus extra stuff. It's a good theory
