We were there last night- early entry starts at 4pm, but it was super crowded when we arrived at 5pm. You have a special entrance to go through at the gates- then you get a wristband right there and a small goodie bag for candy. Once it's 7pm- you can't get on any rides or walk through parts of the park without a wristband. The rides were practically all walk-ons or less than 20 minute waits! Trick or treat lines were long- but moved fast. Dance parties were fun with variety of music. Fireworks were incredible! Don't miss them! Didn't see the parade or many characters walking around, but then we weren't looking for them either. Well worth the ticket price! Dress up- everyone does! Have fun! - princessSue  259.0 #915 9:12AM

There were crowds but the candy stations moved very quickly. Some thrill attractions had longer waits (30-40 minutes) while others were walk on. You could get a wristband in the park in Frontierland, where the pin traders use to be. The far right main entry gates were reserved for party goers. Either provided bags and wristbands. The villains on Main Street were very cool but there was a plethora of characters for every taste. Have a great time! - minigirl1156  411.7 #314 9:10AM

We were there last night and it was our first time. We dressed up as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The fireworks were incredible (I posted a little clip earlier) and parade was really awesome. It was initially crowded when we got there 3 hours before the event, but once the regular guest cleared out, lines for the attractions moved really quickly especially as the night went on. My daughter was in heaven in Fantasyland as everything was practically walk-on. The one character meet and greet we did was for Captain Jack! It was worth it and so much fun! Treat station lines all moved very quickly and well. Hope you have as much fun as we did :) - DisLUVney  333.4 #451 10:08AM

Thanks for the info guys. 😄😊 - rebray10  245.1 #1047 10:17AM

Like what they said, it was crowded during the mix in time (which is typical). The thing I noticed was the conjested areas around the ROA, having two treat trails, POTC and Mansion being in the same area, causing a lot of traffic. But other than that, the crowds were a lot less after fireworks and the second parade - BaseballMickey_CM  2774.3 #16 10:26AM

I learned last year, wait until crowds dense out after 8 to get in haunted mansion - MarshaMouse  2834.6 #15 10:41AM