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The tickets usually go on sale on or about May 1st, so the dates should be released any time before that. However, hours are out for September and October, and MK closes at 7:00 on party dates, so based on that you can see what dates should be party dates.
The calendar on the wdwmagic.com site also shows MK closes at 7PM on Thursdays in October as well and might mean MNSSHP will be on those nights as well. So I am waiting for May 1 to get here as well so I can buy our tickets. I am hoping for a Thursday night party towards the end of October.
We are going to be at WDW the last week of September and based on last year's dates, the party will be on that Tuesday we are there. Can't wait!
And when I spoke to a CM last week about an ADR for CRT I asked about when the party dates would be released. She said last year it was late because it normally coincides with Easter so she said it could be much sooner this year.
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Spoke to a CM while making ADRs yesterday for our 9/28-10/7 trip. I mentioned we were banking on MNSSHP being on Tuesday 10/2, and she was able to give me dates for the party during our trip. I don't have the piece of paper in front of me, but I seem to recall that it was 9/28 (Fri), 9/30 (Sun), 10/4 (Thu) and 10/5 (Fri).
Don't know when your trip is planned, but if you're in your ADR window, this might be one way to get the info you need!
Spoke to a CM while making ADRs yesterday for our 9/28-10/7 trip. I mentioned we were banking on MNSSHP being on Tuesday 10/2, and she was able to give me dates for the party during our trip. I don't have the piece of paper in front of me, but I seem to recall that it was 9/28 (Fri), 9/30 (Sun), 10/4 (Thu) and 10/5 (Fri).
Don't know when your trip is planned, but if you're in your ADR window, this might be one way to get the info you need!
My daughter and I will be going nearly the same days, Sept 26 - Oct 3. We were really hoping to be able to attend this but NOT on a weekend. Looks like our choices are Friday or Sunday night...any thoughts which might be less crowded??
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My daughter and I will be going nearly the same days, Sept 26 - Oct 3. We were really hoping to be able to attend this but NOT on a weekend. Looks like our choices are Friday or Sunday night...any thoughts which might be less crowded??
My guess would be Sunday, but I'm a MNSSHP newbie, so I'm hoping others will chime in.
My daughter and I will be going nearly the same days, Sept 26 - Oct 3. We were really hoping to be able to attend this but NOT on a weekend. Looks like our choices are Friday or Sunday night...any thoughts which might be less crowded??
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My guess would be Sunday, but I'm a MNSSHP newbie, so I'm hoping others will chime in.
I would agree. I've never been to a Friday night party (I've gone to MVMCP, but not MNSSHP), but from what I've heard, the Friday parties tend to be more crowded due to locals.
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