Mickey's Not So Scary and Special Events

My first Mickey's Not So Scary shift was also a training shift in Magic Kingdom. I was with my trainer and two other Special Events Guides. We toured the tunnels and met with the rest of the Special Events Crew backstage.

You can get a few different positions while working Special Events at a Mickey's Not So Scary Party. There was Dessert Party guide, Kiss Goodnight, and the other is Candy Runner.

I did each one once.

Candy running: guide would unload candy from box trucks and fill large candy bins, which we would then deliver to all the various Trick-or-Treating stations throughout Magic Kingdom. This was easy but could get very chaotic. Pushing large candy bins and boxes of candy through a VERY crowded Magic Kingdom is not easy.

Dessert Party Guide: this was an easy, fun position. I started out in front of the Main Entrance directing guests to a Guest Services desk where they could pick up their Dessert Package passes. I then moved into Main Street to rope off an special seating area for Dessert Party Guests to watch the Boo-To-You Parade. After the parade I led the large group of guests to the actual Dessert Party, which was in Tomorrowland. From here, Food and Beverage mostly took over, serving the guests their treats.

Kiss Goodnight: This was only for the last hour or two (I did it after the dessert party). We had large bins of Dove Chocolates which we handed out to guests leaving the park as their "kiss goodnight." Easy enough.

Magic Kingdom shifts were few and far between. I worked in MK at Pirates of the Caribbean for my first shift so it was fun to go back but I definitely didn't miss the crazy MK hours!