We went to the party on 9/29. DH & I were dressed as Hercules & Meg and DS14 was Hades from The Descendents. I wanted to do a quick report on our night.
We entered DCA shortly after 3pm, took pictures at the Headless Horseman and by the waterfall, then checked in for our reservation at Magic Key Terrace. I wanted to make sure we ate before the party so we wouldn't "waste" time eating during it. The service was pretty slow and the food was only ok. It was a one and done for us.
Our first priority was to meet Hercules, so we went over by the fountain and waited to see if he was coming out first or if Ping was. No one was out at the beginning of the party, so we decided to do Maleficent's treat trail and walk back through the center. We found out Hercules wouldn't be meeting that night, which was disappointing, but things happen.
We then did Oogie Boogie, Cruella (she took a break right when we got close to the stage), Madam Mim, Agatha, Ernesto, Maleficent again and Villains Grove. We went through Mother Goethel's trail, but she was on break. By this time, it was about 15 minutes before the first parade, and DS wanted to see the Kingdom Hearts characters. The line was longer than he wanted to wait, but we found a perfect spot to watch the parade, right across from Ariel's ride. After the parade, Dr. Facilier was sitting in his spot, but the treat trail hadn't reopened yet. DS had the BEST interaction with him! Hardly anyone was around and they chatted like old friends. My teen was having the best time and that thrilled this mama. We went through the Magic Key trail, where we got full size almond snickers. Then went over to Sid and had a great interaction there too. DS decided he wants to be him next Halloween. Lol. Went back over to Mother Goethel and she was there this time.
The only ride we did during the party was Monsters After Dark, waited about 15 minutes. Could've ridden more, but we focused mostly on the treat trails. I think the longest lines we waited in all night were for Oogie and Villains Grove, which were maybe 15-20 minutes. We ended up leaving around 10:15 because we had done everything we wanted to do and were tired and sore. We really enjoy the party atmosphere, it's so fun to see all the costumes and interactions.