Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party has two iconic meet-and-greets at the Town Square Theatre: Jack & Sally and Mickey & Minnie, making the theatre lines among the longest queues guests can encounter during a party.
So, what can you do if you want to meet these in-demand duos without missing out on the other party’s festivities?
Can you fit it all in?
My answer is yes, but timing is everything!
Jack & Sally are rarely seen at Walt Disney World, making their meet-and-greet extremely popular among guests. It’s common for their wait times to be 1.5 hours or more. Given that the party activities (shows, parades, trick-or-treat stations, etc.) run from 7:00pm to midnight, I don’t recommend standing in line during those precious five hours.
What I suggest is entering the park on your party night as early as possible using your party ticket. This year (as with previous years), WDW allows guests with party tickets to enter Magic Kingdom at 4:00pm. Upon entering, a Cast Member will place a Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween party band around your wrist to signify that you’re a party guest. Once your band is on, my recommendation is to proceed directly to the Town Square Theater and get in line to meet Jack & Sally. This line will likely be the longest you’re in for the night, BUT you’ll have met them and be back out in the park before the party festivities officially begin.
The line for meeting Jack & Sally opens to party guests at 4:00pm, and they begin meeting guests shortly afterward (you have to have a party band on to get into this line). I’ll admit, starting your night in a line is not fun, BUT as mentioned above by meeting these two characters first, you’ll be out in the park for the full five hours while all the other party activities are happening.
In comparison, guests who meet Mickey before 7:00pm will meet him in his usual Mickey the Magician outfit, and Minnie is not with him. Once the party begins, Minnie joins Mickey, and they begin wearing their Halloween outfits. So, given that the duo won’t meet you before 7:00pm, it’s not worth getting in line early.
My experience is that the wait times for Mickey & Minnie tend to be longest in the first half of the night and then get shorter as the night goes on. This year I managed to meet Mickey & Minnie when the posted wait time was 15 minutes, and in reality, it was even quicker. I suggest leaving this meet-and-greet until later in the evening and popping back up to Town Square Theatre when it shows a short wait. I also advise against waiting until the very end of your night, as you wouldn’t want to risk losing track of time and missing out on seeing them. So, somewhere in the second half of the party, but not the very last thing you do, there should be a short wait to meet these two characters in their Halloween attire.
This year I chose a Sally bound for the party, and it led to a fantastic experience when I met Jack & Sally.
Sally Bound:
- Blue bodysuit
- Blue mesh long sleeve shirt
- Multi-color patchwork overalls
- Patch design earrings
- Blue wristband
- Black socks
- Black and white shoes
&
- Sally design Minnie Ears*
*I added the ears to the bound because I was in a theme park
Wearing my Sally bound enhanced the meet-and-greet, giving the characters something to react to and a topic of conversation for us to discuss. Jack proudly boasted how Sally is the best seamstress in Halloween Town, and Sally was excited to see that my overalls had pockets; something she wants to add to her next dress.
So, with the right timing and a spooktacular bound, your night at Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party can include meeting iconic duos and enjoying all of the frightfully fun festivities in between!
Happy Bounding!
~Kelly the Character Bounder
