So our first party was 9/20. We had a great time. The crowds did not feel worse than the crowd at MK the Wednesday before. I was expecting it to be worse. The hub was crowded but outside of that it was fine.
We had park tickets so we went to the park at 8:30am hit all the rides we wanted, used our fast passes and then went back for naps. We arrived at the party at 6:30.
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MNSSHP Card
2) Popcorn bucket and Wedding cake (this was not a snack credit on the plan and that was annoying)
3) 7:15 Monsters Inc Treat Trail (loved it).
4) Pirates posted 35 min wait but was actually 15. Also fun.
5) 8:15 Grabbed seats on the left of the partners statue for Hocus Pocus. I loved the show but it freaked out my 10 year old so we had to forgo any thought about Haunted Mansion. So we did treat trails (incl MonstersInc again) and then spent some time in Mickeys Philarmagic with popcorn and candy.
6) 9:45 Starlight for the Lotsa Burger which I thought was good.
7) 10:15 Watched the fireworks from tomorrow land because my daughter wasn’t going back near the front of the castle.
8) Spent 45 minutes in Monsters Inc until my daughter got picked to dance for candy. Highlight of the evening
9) Magic Shots on the way out to the busses.
We did everything we wanted except Haunted Mansion and I filled up a back pack and two treat bags with candy. They were giving handfuls. All in all I was pretty happy with it. The fantastic weather didn’t hurt. Thanks to everyone for their advice.