My favorite event at Walt Disney World is hands down Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. This special ticket event happens August through October (and 1 day after Halloween) and is the best part about the fall season at Walt Disney World. From the awesome entertainment, candy, costumes, & characters, fun snacks, and so much more, there is something for everyone at this Halloween Party! Yes, this special event ticket is going to cost you a little bit, but I promise it is SO worth it!

Basic Information

Hours

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party runs 7:00 PM to Midnight. Even though the event starts at 7 PM, you can enter the park starting at  4 PM with your special event ticket, if you don’t already have a park ticket for earlier that day at Magic Kingdom. This allows you to make a couple of Fast Passes from the 4 to 6 PM slots, and then enjoy the party once it starts at 6 PM. On party days, nonparty guests must exit the park by 6 PM. Pro Tip: Make this Disney day a day where you enjoy a character breakfast or lunch at your resort, visit Disney Springs, or swim at your resort pool, so that way you are fully rested and ready to spend the late afternoon/evening enjoying the Halloween Party!

Price

Prices vary by date. The closer to Halloween you get, the more expensive it will be. I have found that the earlier dates like in August and September, as well as weekdays, tend to be much cheaper than the weekends as well as less crowded.

New this 2019 year, Disney announced the Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Pass. This special pass allows guests to attend 35 out of the 36 Halloween Parties (excluding Halloween) so that guests could attend as many parties as they wanted along with sold-out parties as well. This special party pass cost $299 plus tax for ages 10 and up, and $284 for guests ages 3-9. Disney has not released any details about what is expected for 2020 and if the party pass will return. The parties were much more crowded this year than year’s past, and with so many people complaining about that, it is hard to say if this will return for next year.

Costumes

Guests (especially children) are encouraged to wear costumes. However, Disney asks guests to choose costumes that are not obstructive to their child’s view, or would be offensive to park guests. Adults dress up too! It’s so fun to see the costumes that people come up with! Remember, when picking a costume, make sure it is comfortable and you are able to sit/fit in rides while wearing it!

Entertainment

Mickey’s Boo to You Halloween Parade

This is the reason that I attend the Halloween Party year after year! I LOVE this parade! This parade is exclusive to the Halloween Party, so you can only see it with your special event ticket. The parade floats feature Disney Villians along with Mickey and all of his friends. You’ll see party exclusive characters in the parade such as Dr. Facilier, Oogie Boogie, the Wicked Queen, and Before the parade officially starts, the Headless Horseman rides down the parade route and it is such a cool sight to see. New floats were added this year including Buzz Lightyear and the Alien Explorers, as well ad Mickey and Minnie wearing new Halloween costumes. The parade runs twice during the Halloween Party at both 9:15 PM and 11:15 PM. The second parade is less crowded than the first. If you are wanting to catch the first parade, I recommend finding your spot about an hour before the parade starts. It may seem like a long time in advance, but I was not the only one getting my spot so far in advance! The parade kicks off in Frontierland. This is where I always watch the first parade near Pecco Bill’s Cafe. I can usually find a good seat within that time frame. Doing so allows me to see the parade first, and once it is over, I can make a beeline straight for Pirates of the Caribbean with a wait that is still super low because everyone else is still watching the parade. The second parade I like to watch from Main Street USA right at the front of the park (near the train station). This allows me to see the parade and as soon as it is over, I can exit the park before the large crowds exit as well once the parade is over.

Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular Fireworks

New for 2019, Disney launched a brand new fireworks show called “Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular.” This show is hosted by Jack Skellington from the Nightmare Before Christmas and features new state of the art projection effects, lasers, and fireworks. I usually hate when Disney changes up something major like this (I’m looking at you, Wishes Fireworks!) but, I was so pleasantly surprised how amazing this show was. I absolutely loved it and was blown away with how great a job the show was. Jack Skellington comes to tell a story about how anything can happen on Halloween and then we follow the story of Jack’s dog, Zero, flying off on an adventure with Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy. These fireworks happen once per evening during the party at 10:15 PM. I suggest that if you are watching the Boo the You Parade from another location that as soon as the 1st parade is over, you get your spot immediately for the show.

Hocus Pocus Villian Spelltacular

I LIVE for the Sanderson Sisters! From Disney’s movie, “Hocus Pocus,
the Sanderson Sisters return to the mortal world for one night during the Halloween season. The sisters take over Magic Kingdom to through the best evil Halloween party! The show features dancers, special guest villians, projections on the castle, and some of your favorite songs from the movie! There are 3 showtimes during the party: 8:30 PM, 10:45 PM, and 12:00 AM. I suggest that once the fireworks are over, you work your way up to the front of the castle to see the show up close and choose this one as your show to watch for the night. If you can make it to Midnight, that show will definitely be the least crowded.

Trick or Treating

This year, Disney said that over 250 tons of candy along with 40 different name brand candies would be given out to party guests at over 14 locations around the park. When you enter the Halloween Party, guests are directed a specific route to take once inside Magic Kingdom. This allows you to get your trick or treat bad and begin your trick or treating with your first stop! All locations will be listed on the party map for trick or treating. There is also not a limit to how many times you can go through each station. If you have a food allergy, you will be given a special treat bag that designated you with a food allergy. These bags can also be picked up at any of the trick or treat locations as well as the allergy-friendly centers located inside the Liberty Square Ticket Officer or Town Square Theater. When trick or treating with a teal bag, this alerts Cast Members to give you a teal token at each treat station. Then, you can redeem all of your teal tokens at the allergy centers to receive your treats!

Trick or Treat Stations:

  • Main Street, U.S.A.
    • Town Square Theater (Allergy-Friendly Center)
    • Market Street (Open until 8:00 p.m.)
  • Adventureland
    • Jungle Cruise
    • Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Frontierland
    • Splash Mountain
    • Dock to Tom Sawyer Island
    • Country Bear Jamboree
  • Liberty Square
    • Columbia Harbor House
    • Liberty Square Ticket Office (Allergy-Friendly Center)
  • Fantasyland
    • Mickey’s PhilharMagic
    • Ariel’s Grotto
    • Pinocchio Village Haus
    • Walt Disney World Railroad Station
  • Tomorrowland
    • Monster’s, Inc. Laugh Floor
    • Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress
    • Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe

Halloween Dance Parties

Disney offers 2 dance parties with your favorite Disney characters:

  1. Monstrous Scream-O-Ween Ball: Located at the Rockettower Plaza Stage in Tomorrowland featuring characters from Monsters Inc.
  2. Storybook Circus Disney Junior Jam: Located in Storybook Circus, this dance party features characters from Disney Junior including Doc McStuffins, Vampirina, and Fancy Nancy

Character Meet and Greets

Party guests will be able to meet characters until 11:30 PM. Some character

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party features a mix of party-exclusive characters, party-exclusive costumes on regular characters, and regular characters. Wait times for these meet & greets vary. One of the highest wait times will, of course, be Jack Skellington and Sally, which are the most popular. Their meet and greet is located in Town Square Theater, and if you want to do it, you should get in line early, well before the party even starts. Jack and Sally typically start meeting shortly after the unofficial start of the Halloween Party (typically between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m.), and only guests who already have their wristbands may line up to meet them. During the middle of the Halloween Party, you can expect to wait 2+ hours for Sandy Claws and Sally, so get there early and do this first.

The other big meet & greet of the event is the Seven Dwarfs. The Seven Dwarfs appear in Storybook Circus at Pete’s Silly Side Show. If you want to meet both the 7 Dwarfs AND Jack Skellington, you’re going to spend about half of your  Halloween Party waiting in those two character lines, so you’ll need to decide if you want to visit both or one or the other.

Other Character Meet & Greet Locations:

  • Main Street, U.S.A. – Mickey Mouse, Tinker Bell, Jack Skellington and Sally
  • Adventureland – Aladdin with Abu, Princess Jasmine, Jafar, Genie
    Tarzan, Jane and Terk, Captain Jack Sparrow, Moana (Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room at 5:45 PM
  • Frontierland – Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit
  • Liberty Square – Grave Diggers (Liberty Square Gazebo at 7 p.m.)
  • Fantasyland – Belle and Gaston (Gaston’s Tavern) Alice, the Mad Hatter, Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum and the Queen of Hearts, Ariel & Prince Eric, Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore and Piglet, Cinderella & Princess Elena, Rapunzel and Tiana (Princess Fairytale Hall)
    Anastasia and Drizella
  • Storybook Circus – The Seven Dwarfs (Pete’s Silly Sideshow at 6:15 PM), Donald, Daisy and Minnie Mouse, Pirate Goofy, Cruella De Vil
  • Tomorrowland – Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear, Elvis Stitch (Inside Stitch’s Great Escape)

Cadaver Dans

The Cadaver Dans will show their spooky side with spook-tacular performances located in Frontierland. They perform 5 times nightly and they may even just pose for a photo with you!

Attractions

Many attractions are open during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. This allows you to ride some of your favorite attractions with little to no wait time. This year, some of your favorite attractions were given magical enhancements, special to the Halloween Party.

On the Mad Tea Party, special lighting and music make this experience more energetic and fun, especially after dark! Remember, you don’t have to spin your teacup and can just enjoy riding the ride to see how they change the overlay for this ride for the party. (This is what I had to do because I HATE spinny anything!)

On Pirates of the Caribbean, live pirates are spread throughout the ride, including the line before you even ride!

On Space Mountain, riders get to listen to new music and enjoy a pitch-black ride. You really can’t even see the hand in front of your face, which makes this ride so much fun and different than your ride during the day!

Attractions Open During the Party Include:

Adventureland

  • The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
  • Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Swiss Family Treehouse
  • A Pirate’s Adventure ~ Treasures of the Seven Seas

Frontierland

  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
  • Splash Mountain

Liberty Square

  • Haunted Mansion

Fantasyland

  • Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
  • “it’s a small world”
  • Peter Pan’s Flight
  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
  • Mad Tea Party
  • Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid
  • Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Storybook Circus

  • Dumbo the Flying Elephant
  • The Barnstormer

Tomorrowland

  • Astro Orbiter
  • Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
  • Space Mountain
  • Tomorrowland Speedway
  • Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover

Food

Quick Service and Table Service Locations

Many dining locations are open during the Halloween Party. This includes some table service restaurants and quick service restaurants. Advance Dining Reservations can be made 180 days in advance for table service locations, and can be booked from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM on party nights. However, since you are spending so much money specifically for the party, I recommend visiting Magic Kingdom on another park day and eating at a quick service location so that you can truly enjoy the party and all of the benefits that it has to offer. To see what quick and table service locations are open, these will be available in the party park map. Table service locations will also show availability online.

Specialty Treats

One of my favorite things about the fall season at Walt Disney World is the delicious and fun treats that are offered daily and then specific to the Halloween Party. These treats are sometimes changed up every year. Some of my favorites include the Chocolate Mickey Waffle Sundae, Amuck Amuck Amuck Cupcake, and the Jack Skellington Cake Pop.

Special Events During the Party

Halloween Fireworks Dessert Party

The Halloween Fireworks Dessert Party includes an all you care to enjoy dessert buffet located at Tomorrowland Terrance. This package also includes viewing for the Halloween Fireworks with viewing from the Terrace. Desserts include A TON of sweets like chocolate-dipped strawberries. ice cream, etc. Specialty drinks are also serviced. This price is $84 per adult and $50 per child. Reservations are strongly encouraged. While this is an awesome dessert party, I would suggest picking a regular dessert party another night at Magic Kingdom to catch the Happily Ever After fireworks. This allows you to have another special night at Magic Kingdom and to not take time away from the Halloween Party. Like I said above, you are spending so much money on the party by itself. I would enjoy the party and then pick another day to return to Magic Kingdom and enjoy the dessert party at that time.

Cruella’s Halloween Hide-a-Way

Cruella’s Halloween Hide-a-Way is a dining experience that takes place at Tony’s Town Square Restaurant. Guests are able to interact with Cruella. The dining experience starts at 9:30 PM and runs until 12:30 AM, each night of the Halloween Party. Yes, the party technically ends at 12:00 AM, but with the purchase of this dining experience, you are guaranteed to party after park closing. During the event, you can come and go as you please. This dining experience includes light bites along with dessert and even alcohol! IT even comes with a reserved viewing area for the second showing of Mickey’s Boo to You Halloween Parade. Now, THIS is an experience I can get behind, especially if you have the extra money to shell out for it! This experience costs $99 per person, in addition to your ticket price for the party. While it sounds like a lot, you could potentially make your dinner out of this party along with alcohol and a reserved viewing spot for the parade, this could possibly pay for itself, depending on how you like to spend your money. I would definitely recommend it!

Merchandise

During the party, event-specific merchandise will be available for purchase including shirts, ornaments, popcorn buckets, sippers, etc. The merchandise is always the cutest to buy!

My Personal Review

I LOVE the Halloween Party and would recommend it to anyone who is thinking about going. If you have never done it before, give it a shot and see how much fun it is! The Halloween season may be quickly closing this year, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to start planning for next year! Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party will run regularly through mid-August to Halloween in October. There is plenty of time to get started for 2020!

Love and Pixie Dust,

Molly