Recently my family had the most wonderful Disney vacation. During that time, we attended Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. This event requires a separate ticket as the park closes to non-event ticket holders at 7pm.
We arrived at the park around 5:30pm (I believe they start allowing party guests in at 4pm) and I proceeded to City Hall to get my much anticipated gluten-free candy bag. Alas, they had none left. The cast member radioed around to see if someone could bring up some GF treats. She told me to come back by 7pm when the party officially starts to see if any candy was left. She took my name and said she would hold a bag for me. We headed back just before 7 and thankfully, there was a small bag of celiac-safe treats set aside!
Cast members are not shy about handing out candy. We each got handfuls at every candy location around Magic Kingdom. Candy hunting aside, this was a spectacular event! Disney caps attendance, so lines never get out of hand. The only time we encountered a big line was for character meet and greets.
We were at the party for about 5 hours when we decided to call it a night. Aside from a couple of things, I think we pretty much conquered everything we set out to do. There were no meltdowns and Lincoln actually fell asleep before we got back to the hotel. Although he didn't spend a lot of time in the stroller, it was handy to have!
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| Official gluten-free candy stash |
My candy stash is obviously much smaller than everyone else's, but honestly it doesn’t bother me. The event itself was worth the price. I cannot begin to tell you how much fun we had. Take note that mixed into the "regular" candy collected throughout the night were a few items labeled "gluten free" under the ingredient list. There were also some that, although not labeled GF, a quick check with the manufacturer proved were safe. So keep those eyes peeled!
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| Regular Candy Pile (3 bags!) |
If you can make it out to this event, which runs on select nights in September and October, I highly recommend it! Even if you don’t like candy, there is so much fun to be had throughout the evening!