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What You Should Know About Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Gift Card Giveaway

September 26, 2018

The Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween party is one of my favorite parties that takes place in Walt Disney World.  My husband and I have attended it twice and I attended it one other time during the Tower of Terror race weekend.

Please note that this is a separate ticketed event that takes place on select nights between August 17 and October 31, 2018.  Visit www.disneyworld.disney.go.com to view the event dates and purchase tickets.  When you purchase a ticket to the party, you can enter the Magic Kingdom Park at 4:00 p.m. the day of the event.  The actual party hours are from 7:00 PM to midnight.

What Happens At Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party?

Boo-To-You Halloween Parade

One of my favorite things that happens at the Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is the arrival of the headless horseman for the Boo-To-You Halloween Parade down Magic Kingdom’s Main Street!

I have footage up close and personal of the headless horseman when I was at the Tower of Terror 5K race morning in ESPN Wide World of Sports.  He is incredibly spooky even at 6:00 in the morning!  But seeing him riding down Main Street followed by the frightening floats and Disney Characters in Halloween costumes is even better!

Stars from the Haunted Mansion lurch down Main Street along with several other of Mickey’s friends.

Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular at Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

The Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus put on a scary show and cast a spell on everyone in the Magic Kingdom!  Other Disney villains and dancers along with visual projections make for a wicked show!

The Cadaver Dans Barbershop Quartet

While in Frontierland, you may hear the Cadaver Dans Barbershop Quartet asking guests questions and answering with their “dead pan” puns and sing along to their ghoulish tunes.

Happy Hallowishes Fireworks

Disney Villains light up the night with a special soundtrack of music from Disney’s past of creepy classics.  The 12 minute fireworks show takes place at Cinderella’s Castle.

New Additions To The Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party

This year the party you can boogie down with Vampirina!  Vampirina is making her debut appearance at the Storybook Circus Disney Junior Jam.  Visit some of your favorite Disney Junior pals and dance the night away!

New lighting and effects have been added to the Mad Tea Party.  The Pirates of the Caribbean invites guests to participate in searching for “Gunpowder Pete”.  And Space Mountain plays a new soundtrack as you travel deep into space.

Trick Or Treating, Characters and Costumes

Just like traditional Halloween where you live, come to the park dressed up in your favorite Halloween costume and visit the various trick or treat stations found all throughout the Magic Kingdom.  My favorite trick or treating location was in the walkway behind Space Mountain on the way to the Fantasyland Train Station.

When preparing your costume for the event, make sure to review the costume guidelines on the Disney website.

Food Allergies

Should you have a food allergy, not to worry.  There are special teal-colored treat bags to bring attention to allergy awareness.  You can also pick one up at the official Allergy-Friendly Center located at Town Square Theater.  and Libery Square Ticket Office.  Cast Members will give you a teal ticket at any treat station for you to later on redeem at the Allergy-Friendly Centers.

Attractions Open During The Party

Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

The following attractions are open during the party:

Main Street, U.S.A.

Adventureland

Frontierland

Liberty Square

Fantasyland

Storybook Circus

Tomorrowland

Note: All attractions and experiences are subject to change without notice.

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Running Goals for 2016

January 3, 2016

I have several things to talk about for my goals for 2016. But for now I will just give a brief summary of my running goals. Since this week  kicks off the official week of the January Walt Disney World marathon events I will give a brief summary of my thoughts of my plans for my races and overall running goals this year. 

Something that I began to include in my weekly routine is strength training. Before I started running I used to be very diligent with my weight training. So I want to make Strength training a more important element to my routine. 
Next I want to add more JOY to my runs. Last Fall my running became more of a chore than my enjoyable time to myself. I was dreading my long runs. After Labor Day weekend I didn’t want to put in the time for the Marine Corps Marathon and once that race was done I didn’t want to put in the time for my Dopey training. But after listening to Dimity at the Girls Night Out event I really wanted my running time to be my play time again. So this year after my Dopey Challenge race is over I will determine what races I want to run this year and if I want to improve my finish times or my quality of my training runs. 

I noticed that many of my runner friends also felt some burnout this past year. It seems that we have all participated in the same amount of runDisney races so we are at the same “mature” running age of participating in races. When you travel to these races and do as many as them plus local races it takes a toll on you. So I think we all felt like we were overbooked. Something I will think about for next Fall. It’s hard to train for a Fall marathon because the long runs do begin in the late summer and it is still very hot. 

With that in mind I have to ponder the decision to re apply for the lottery for the Marine Corps Marathon to redeem myself at that race and I also want to enter the lottery for the NYC marathon.  That marathon has been on my radar for many years. 

So as I prepare for my second Dopey challenge and have these 48.6 miles ahead of me I will wait to decide what the rest of my 2016 racing season will look like and enjoy all 48.6 miles. The first 3.1 miles will be with my mom for her first runDisney 5K. The next 6.2 miles will be with my friend for 20+ years PK and his daughter who now live in North Carolina. And I will finish off the half marathon with Diana and Mandy will be joining us for the full marathon. And I want to enjoy every single one of those miles!!

Star Wars Registration Opens Today!

June 10, 2014

starwarsWill you or did you register for the runDisney Star Wars Half Marathon Weekend today? Did you take advantage of the early AP and DVC registration opportunity? Will this runDisney event sell out yet another famous race?

Like the Avengers race that recently opened up for registration and sold out in record time (less than 2 hours), I believe this race is going to sell out even faster.  This has been the race everyone has been waiting for; however, there are more complications involved with the logistics of it.

First of all, it is the weekend following the marathon weekend.  If runners are participating in the Dopey challenge, 4 races in 4 days, they will then have to fly to Anaheim prior to Friday to pick up their race packets to participate in the 5K beginning on Friday.  It also means 3 more early wake up calls for the races.  If you live on the East Coast that shouldn’t be too hard, but your body is recovering from Dopey.

Second, you will be eating up a lot of your vacation time in January if you are doing Dopey then Star Wars.  For Dopey, you have to be in Florida by Wednesday to pick up your race packets and run the first race, the 5K on Thursday.  The races end Sunday so if possible, you could fly home for a few days then turn around and head to California for Thursday.

Third, you’ll be spending more money on airfare and hotel and food.  These are the consequences for registering for these races!

Fourth, Disney did add another challenge to the mix a month ago when they announced the Castaway Cay Challenge.  This is the cruise that leaves the day after Marathon Weekend and sails for 4 days, arriving pack to port on Friday.  You can still hop a flight to California for Star Wars, but you will miss the 5K.  This is also an additional pricey race to add to your list within the first month of 2015.  The price for the Castaway Cay Challenge is $65 but that’s the race only.  You still have the $1000+ cost of the cruise.

There are some positives about all of this.  If you are addicted to the bling, then you will go home with 5 medals if you participate in the Star Wars Challenge after marathon weekend because you will have the 5K, 10K, half marathon, Star Wars Challenge AND a coast to coast medal.

Is it worth it?  It would be to me, but I really can’t fork out the cash for another race registration and travel expenses.   runDisney marathon weekend is becoming the largest race weekend event in the country, and it does bring in economic activity to the area.  The same is also true when adding a race weekend event to California.  That is a positive impact of these races for the surrounding areas.  But given the time of year and the costs associated with all of the races, I just can’t do them all.

I was a fan of Star Wars when I was young, but my kids aren’t into it yet.  So even though I am not registering this year, it may be something that I’d show interest in the future.  It also depends on if it will be back in the East Coast or if it will remain in Disneyland.  For those of you registering today, may the force be with you!

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