Our information to the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion affords ideas & information for Magic Kingdom’s fall particular occasion at Walt Disney World. This contains out there & offered out dates, ticket costs & reductions, schedule & technique for seeing the parade, fireworks, and characters, plus our assessment of MNSSHP and whether or not it’s value your time & cash. (Up to date Might 15, 2024.)
For these unfamiliar with it, Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion (MNSSHP) is a particular occasion that happens after Magic Kingdom closes for the day. It’s individually ticketed, which means you need to pay additional for the celebration if you happen to’re already within the park as a day visitor and need to keep by MNSSHP.
In the event you’re eager to plan forward for the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion, the excellent news is that Walt Disney World has now launched dates, costs, and choose particulars. Moreover, 2024 tickets are actually on sale for all company. If you wish to be notified when full particulars for the 2024 celebration are launched, subscribe to our FREE e-mail e-newsletter. For now, right here’s all the pieces you should know concerning the occasion…
Not all the pieces has been introduced but, however right here’s a rundown of the main highlights for the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion:
- Set your sights on the Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular! Watch 3 sinister sisters bewitch and bedazzle the residents of Magic Kingdom park.
- Witness Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular—a wickedly wild fireworks show that includes a few of your favourite Disney Characters and hosted by Jack Skellington from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Earlier than Christmas.
- Boogie down on the Disney Junior Jam at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café—that includes some favourite mates from Disney Junior exhibits. It’s excellent for younger partygoers!
- See beloved Disney Characters throughout Mickey’s Boo-to-You Halloween Parade.
- Acquire a bag stuffed with sweet as you roam the trick-or-treat trails seeking a few of your favourite sweets.
- Revel within the terribly enchanting ambiance of Magic Kingdom park throughout this limited-capacity occasion.
As famous above, tickets for the 2024 Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Occasion could now be bought by anybody. Common public gross sales started on Might 15, following a couple of week of pre-sale for on-site company. You should purchase 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion tickets by calling 407-939-4240 or on-line at disneyworld.com. No dates are offered out…but.
In the event you’re involved about 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion tickets promoting out rapidly…don’t be. Even with the final couple of years promoting out each single night time of the occasions (which by no means occurred in any prior years), no dates have offered out earlier than late June. That’s when Halloween night time offered out. From there, normally cheaper dates and the primary night time promote out someday in July, with extra dates promoting out in early August. As soon as content material from the primary night time of the occasion floods social media, there’s normally a “run” on tickets for subsequent occasions–and several other extra events promote out round then.
Listed below are dates and costs for each night time of the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion:
- August 9, 2024 – $149
- August 13, 2024 – $119
- August 16, 2024 – $119
- August 20, 2024 – $119
- August 23, 2024 – $119
- August 27, 2024 – $119
- August 30, 2024 – $129
- September 2, 2024 – $129
- September 6, 2024 – $129
- September 8, 2024 – $129
- September 10, 2024 – $129
- September 13, 2024 – $129
- September 15, 2024 – $129
- September 17, 2024 – $149
- September 20, 2024 – $149
- September 22, 2024 – $149
- September 24, 2024 – $149
- September 26, 2024 – $149
- September 27, 2024 – $149
- September 29, 2024 – $149
- October 1, 2024 – $169
- October 3, 2024 – $169
- October 4, 2024 – $189
- October 6, 2024 – $179
- October 8, 2024 – $179
- October 10, 2024 – $179
- October 11, 2024 – $189
- October 14, 2024 – $179
- October 15, 2024 – $179
- October 17, 2024 – $179
- October 18, 2024 – $189
- October 20, 2024 – $189
- October 21, 2024 – $189
- October 24, 2024 – $189
- October 25, 2024 – $199
- October 27, 2024 – $199
- October 29, 2024 – $199
- October 31, 2024 – $199
For these protecting rating at dwelling, the beginning value of 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion tickets elevated by $10–from $109 to $119. On prime of that, the distribution of dates shifted in direction of the upper finish of the spectrum–for instance, a number of dates that had been beforehand $169 elevated to $189 this yr. The utmost remained unchanged at $199.
Actually, Disney in all probability may’ve pushed costs even additional. Regardless of prices skyrocketing two years in the past, all dates have offered out since then–and costs have plateaued throughout that point. We anticipated the vary to be $129 to $225 this yr, however evidently Walt Disney World is reluctant to interrupt the $200 barrier. Give it time–when it does occur, they’ll in all probability “make up for misplaced time” and go fairly a bit above $200.
Annual Passholders and Disney Trip Membership Members can save $10 per ticket to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Occasion—legitimate just for occasion nights in August and September. Forged Members may save on choose nights. Extra particulars may be discovered on Forged Life Internet or My Disney At present.
Final yr, Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion was held on 38 choose nights August 11 by November, setting the report for many dates ever. So this yr begins two nights earlier, however ends one night time earlier. For these protecting rating at dwelling, August 9 is the earliest the occasion has ever began.
With that in thoughts, what follows is background and planning information for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion, based mostly on final yr’s occasion. It’s unlikely that a lot will change for 2024…
Our ideas and methods for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion (MNSSHP) are based mostly on our experiences attending the celebration over 30 occasions since 2007. You may examine our expertise the primary night time final yr in our Evaluation & Pictures: Mickey’s Scary HOT Halloween Occasion Report.
In the event you’ve already bought MNSSHP tickets and wish one thing that synthesizes all the primary information concerning the occasion right into a step-by-step plan, see our Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion Itinerary. That’s extra concise, leaving out a variety of background and crowd information.
We additionally take a look at all the meals objects within the Halloween Snack & Dessert Meals Information to Magic Kingdom. Lastly, if you happen to’re concerned about ‘amassing’ all the unique photographs through the occasion, see our Information to ALL PhotoPass Magic Photographs at Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion.
Now, let’s flip to a quick abstract of what’s new on the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion season, simply in case you don’t learn our MNSSHP report above…
Walt Disney World has revealed a few new additions for the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. The announcement signifies that you just’ll be capable to “strike a pose” with Mickey and Minnie of their new costumes through the celebration, which suggests the dynamic duo are going to be assembly collectively in City Sq. Theater in new seems to be through the occasion.
The brand new meet & greets don’t finish there! Through the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion, company can even be capable to meet Bruno alongside Mirabel within the Fantasy Backyard. Oogie Boogie Bash has had Bruno for the previous few years, and he’s an incredibly good face character for meet & greets. We’re not the largest followers of Encanto, however actually have loved assembly him on the occasion–he’s a enjoyable character with a sly character who’s nice for amusing interactions.
These are the one two new issues for 2024 which have been introduced to this point. Final yr’s Boo to You Parade featured quite a lot of modifications, essentially the most notable (and publicized) of which was the addition of Minnie Mouse as Winifred Sanderson, Daisy Duck as Sarah Sanderson, and Clarabelle Cow as Mary Sanderson. However that wasn’t all–there have been additionally main modifications to the Halloween Hoedown unit (new scarecrow dancers and extra) and an expanded Villainous Finale, amongst different issues.
Moreover, Max Goof and his Powerline celebration pack will seem at new pop-up events all through Magic Kingdom earlier than this common crew dances onto Predominant Road U.S.A. forward of Mickey’s Boo-to-You Halloween Parade. It is a good addition, and is an effective approach to see Powerline up shut outdoors of the parade.
There’s additionally what’s basically a “pirate takeover” of Adventureland, with the Rusty Cutlass singing sea shanties whereas their shipmates roam the land sharing tales of their explorations at sea. This provides atmospheric leisure to Adventureland, much like what’s already in Frontierland due to the Cadaver Dans and Nation Bears.
The massive character information is that the Seven Dwarfs have returned to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Occasion, showing of their former meet & greet location again in Storybook Circus. See Learn how to Waste the Least Time Assembly the Seven Dwarfs at Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion if you happen to plan on attending to do that meet & greet. It’s insanely common and can take a ton of celebration time if you happen to don’t plan correctly.
In the event you’re visiting Walt Disney World and are hoping to buy last-minute tickets to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion on offered out dates, you may have the opportunity to take action outdoors the park on the Visitor Relations window or inside Metropolis Corridor on Predominant Road.
Every so often, there are same-day tickets out there because of cancellations or different circumstances. If that’s the case, as a substitute of the ‘sorry people, tonight’s occasion is offered out’ signal pictured above, you’ll doubtless see one advising {that a} restricted variety of tickets can be found for buy.
For what it’s value, we’re not conscious of any same-day MNSSHP tickets being offered lately. The most certainly state of affairs for this to happen is when there are hurricane or different climate scares inflicting folks to cancel their journeys or plans. In different phrases, it’s a longshot–however value attempting, however!
Spanning parts of three completely different months, Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion “season” is the longest particular occasion at Walt Disney World. However in equity, the one motive that Christmas isn’t longer is as a result of the timing of Halloween prevents it. Disney in all probability would begin celebrating Christmas in July–actually–if they might!
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Occasion takes place from 7 pm till midnight on evenings when it’s held. On MNSSHP dates, Magic Kingdom is open to common company from 8 am till 6 pm. (Regardless of the considerably shorter hours, these are good days to go to Magic Kingdom if you happen to’re not attending the celebration. We clarify why right here.)
Ticket holders are admitted to Magic Kingdom as early as 4 pm on the legitimate date of their ticket–supplying you with extra time to take pleasure in park favorites earlier than the occasion begins. These date-specific occasion tickets don’t require an extra day theme park ticket or theme park reservation.
Additionally through the celebration, you will have the chance to expertise a few of your favourite points of interest, together with the newly opened TRON Lightcycle Run. Right here’s the record of points of interest that can be open through the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion:
Adventureland
- Jungle Cruise
- The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Swiss Household Treehouse
Frontierland
- Massive Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Tiana’s Bayou Journey
Liberty Sq.
Fantasyland
- Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
- “It’s a small world”
- Peter Pan’s Flight
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Mad Tea Occasion
- Underneath the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Practice
Storybook Circus
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant
- The Barnstormer
Tomorrowland
- Astro Orbiter
- Buzz Lightyear’s Area Ranger Spin
- Monsters Inc. Snigger Ground
- Area Mountain
- Tomorrowland Speedway
- Tomorrowland Transit Authority Individuals Mover
- TRON Lightcycle / Run
Final yr, TRON Lightcycle Run used a digital queue throughout Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Occasion, permitting company to take pleasure in all of the festivities whereas they wait to enter the Grid. It’s completely potential that the digital queues for each that and Tiana’s Bayou Journey are retired earlier than the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion season begins.
At this level, it’s laborious to say whether or not the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion can be roughly crowded than final yr. It could possibly be worse, but it surely’s additionally potential that Walt Disney World lowered the attendance cap after complaints and value will increase. Our anecdotal notion is that MNSSHP has been much less overcrowded the final 2 years than it was in October 2019, but it surely’s nonetheless busier than previous to that.
We additionally consider that Disney usually will increase the capability cap in October when the sooner sundown permits additional leisure to be added to the schedule. So it’s completely potential that crowds will really feel worse through the October events than they d0 through the August and September ones. (On the plus aspect, the warmth shouldn’t be almost as dangerous!)
In case you have questions on what the occasion does and doesn’t embrace, crowds, and far more, see our Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion FAQ. We wrote that in response to the most typical questions within the feedback to this publish. In case you have a query, there’s a powerful likelihood that FAQ solutions it.
As for leisure, right here’s the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion schedule:
Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular
- August & September: 8:35 pm, 10:45 pm, 12 am
- October: 7:40 pm, 8:35 pm, 10:45 pm, 12 am
Disney’s Not So Spooky Spectacular
Mickey’s Boo to You Halloween Parade
Cadaver Dans Barbershop Quartet
- 7 pm, 7:45 pm, 8:30 pm, 9:50 pm, 10:30 pm
Storybook Circus Disney Junior Jam
Monstrous Scream-O-Ween Dance Ball
Rusty Cutlass Pirate Band in Adventureland
- 7:15 pm, 8:15 pm, 9:15 pm, 10:30 pm, 11:20 pm
Max Goof’s Powerline Occasion Pack
The map doesn’t record particular meet & greet places, however now we have you lined:
Predominant Road USA
- Sally & Jack Skellington – City Sq. Theater (hottest meet & greet, line kinds at 4 pm)
- Mickey Mouse – City Sq. Theater
Fantasyland
- Ariel and Prince Eric – Prince Eric’s Village Market
- Belle and Gaston – Maurice’s Cottage
- Tigger, Pooh, Piglet, and Eeyore – The Thotful Spot close to the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Drizella and Anastasia – Fantasyland (roaming)
- Seven Dwarfs – Storybook Circus (second-most common meet & greet; line kinds at 4 pm)
- Timon – Storybook Circus
- Vamprinia – Storybook Circus
- Doc McStuffins – Storybook Circus
- Fancy Nancy – Storybook Circus
- Witch Minnie, Princess Daisy & Pumpkin Donald – Dumbo
- Pirate Goofy – Barnstormer
Adventureland
- Abu and Aladdin – Agrabah
- Genie – Agrabah
- Jafar – Close to Agrabah
- Jack Sparrow – Close to Pirates of the Caribbean
Frontierland
- Nation Bears – Nation Bear Theater (roaming)
Tommorrowland
- Elvis Sew – Buzz Lightyear’s Star Command
As for the enhancements to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion from the previous few years, the primary is a substitute for Pleased HalloWishes: the brand new “Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular.” These fireworks function projections, pyro, and Jack Skellington from Nightmare Earlier than Christmas as host.
Jack’s ghost canine, Zero, flies off to begin this trick-or-treating journey, the place 4 mates — Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy — discover themselves drawn right into a mysterious haunted home. The journey takes them from one room of the home to a different, encountering dancing skeletons, waltzing ghosts, and a collection of troublemaking Disney villains.
There are additionally a number of points of interest throughout the park obtain particular enhancements only for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion…
Monsters Inc. Snigger Ground – While you comply with the deal with path into the Monster World at Monsters Inc. Snigger Ground, you’ll work together in spooky methods with the comedian forged of monsters, as they study concerning the curious Human World vacation we name Halloween.
Mad Tea Occasion – The teacups take you for a colourful trip with added lighting and results offering a unique nighttime ambiance.
Area Mountain – Rocket ships hurtle by deep area as a particular soundtrack and results remodel the journey.
So you’ll be able to put together for the Halloween Occasion now, right here is our evaluation based mostly upon the final a number of years that can assist you decide whether or not this costly laborious ticket occasion is value it to you, and if that’s the case, what your “Plan of Assault” needs to be to effectively conquer the varied choices. Between this celebration and Epcot’s Worldwide Meals & Wine Pageant, plus enhancing climate, the autumn months at Walt Disney World are one in all our favourite occasions of yr to go to!
Additionally notice that this information covers Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, not Mickey’s Halloween Occasion (now Oogie Boogie Bash) at Disneyland Resort. For information concerning the latter, learn our complete Information to Halloween Time at Disneyland!
Ought to You Attend?
Given the excessive value of Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion, you may be attempting to find out, “is Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion well worth the cash?”
Our opinion on this query has modified through the years. It was once an unequivocal sure. Then, as costs for the occasion almost doubled, it grew to become “sure if you wish to splurge.” Now, with costs up and Walt Disney World having raised the attendance cap, it’s tougher and tougher to justify.
We nonetheless love the occasion. We don’t love the crowds or costs, however we go anyway. Most likely partly due to nostalgia and partly as a result of now we have time having fun with the expertise at a extra relaxed tempo. We don’t comply with our personal itinerary on this publish since we’ve seen/performed 75% of these items in earlier years, so the stakes aren’t as excessive for us, so to talk. It’s merely a enjoyable, albeit overpriced occasion.
In the event you can strategy it from the attitude of not having to perform all of it and being prepared to overpay a bit for a really enjoyable and spooky night in Magic Kingdom, we are saying go for it. Simply don’t anticipate to go away pondering, “that was actually well worth the cash.” At this level, it’s laborious to return to that conclusion.
One other query we regularly obtain is whether or not we want the Halloween Occasion or Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Occasion. We’re complete suckers for Christmas, so we are able to’t reply that with out bias. With that mentioned, we want the Christmas Occasion, however in all probability two-thirds of individuals we all know want the Halloween Occasion. Your mileage could range.
Other than the upper value, the largest distinction between the 2 events is that the Halloween Occasion affords extra particular leisure and character meet & greets. Personally, I benefit from the Christmas Occasion extra, however I believe it’s plain that there’s extra to do on the Halloween Occasion.
There’s a variety of particular leisure together with one in all Disney’s finest parades and a terrific fireworks present, a terrific ambiance to the celebration together with particular decorations and lighting, a number of distinctive character meet & greets, and even seeing different company in Halloween costumes makes for a enjoyable expertise.
In the event you do determine to do the Halloween Occasion, make sure that to purchase your tickets prematurely, and use any out there reductions (Disney Trip Membership member, Annual Passholder, and so forth.). Tickets are dearer on the day of the celebration, and several other nights annually promote out utterly. It’s sensible to buy celebration tickets early if you recognize you’re going. It might stink to attend till the final minute and have your dates promote out.
As for what you must do throughout Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion, right here’s our information to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion…
Common Suggestions
The primary vital tip is to choose the finest day in your journey for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. Some nights are busier than others, and that publish covers our ideas for selecting the least-crowded dates. Disney costs these events based mostly on historic demand, so happening the most affordable celebration night time you’ll be able to is usually the most effective thought from each the attitude of saving cash and avoiding crowds. Win-win!
In recent times, MNSSHP attendance has been, typically talking, dramatically larger than beforehand. The previous few years, each single night time has offered out. Previous to that, it was frequent for under the primary couple of nights plus most of October to promote out. It’ll be attention-grabbing to see whether or not this pattern continues with the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. We’d wager that it’s going to.
The second most vital tip is to reach early to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. The Occasion formally begins at 7 p.m., which is when all the leisure really begins, however company can enter with their Halloween Occasion tickets as early as 4 p.m. This isn’t one thing Walt Disney World advertises, but it surely completely is true, and you will note loads of different company arriving at 4 p.m., and Forged Members of their Halloween outfits on the turnstiles.
This earlier entry affords you potential financial savings to offset the price of your tickets. Earlier than we had been Annual Passholders, we’d plan on doing Disney Springs or a water park the morning we went to the Halloween Occasion, which allowed us to buy 1-day much less on our park tickets. We extremely advocate that you just do the identical! In different phrases, if you happen to usually would purchase a 5-day ticket on your journey, purchase a 4-day ticket and do one thing in addition to one of many 4 theme parks earlier than 4 p.m.
The extra day you’re not buying would have solely added on ~$30 in value to your complete package deal, so we’re not speaking a considerable quantity right here, but it surely makes the Halloween Occasion extra economical. To avoid wasting much more cash on multi-day Walt Disney World tickets, we advocate shopping for from a certified ticket dealer promoting cheaper tickets than you should purchase immediately from Disney.
Learn our Suggestions for Shopping for Low cost Walt Disney World Tickets Information for extra details about saving cash on park tickets. You may’t purchase Halloween Occasion tickets from these approved ticket sellers, however the quantity you save in your common park tickets plus the financial savings on that additional day you’re not buying will assist offset the added value of the celebration tickets.
The subsequent greatest tip is to put on a dressing up! Though Disney has had some tweaks to its safety coverage over the previous few years, costumes are allowed for all company.
Right here’s Disney’s official phrase on costumes: “whereas costumed apparel could also be worn, company ages 14 and older are strongly discouraged from sporting layered costumes or costume props that encompass the whole physique as they could be topic to extra safety screening. Moreover, costumes could not comprise any weapons that resemble or may simply be mistaken for an precise weapon.”
At the least half of the Visitors who attend the celebration put on costumes, and it’s much more enjoyable if you happen to do. You’re spending a good chunk of change to attend one in all these events, be sure you get as a lot worth on your cash as potential by sporting a dressing up.
You don’t want to purchase some costly costume from the shop–make one at dwelling from objects you purchase at a thrift store. Sarah and I attended Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion as the next: astronauts; an elf and princess; and “Cute Minnie” and a Toy Story Alien, amongst different issues. More often than not, our costumes are fairly lame as in comparison with different company, however we nonetheless have a variety of enjoyable!
For costumes, go cheap, easy, and most significantly…LIGHTWEIGHT. Now we have a Information to Halloween Costumes for the Disney Parks that covers the nuts and bolts. Suffice to say, now we have worn heavier costumes, and let me let you know what a mistake that was. It might be cooler at nighttime within the fall, but it surely’s nonetheless Florida, and it’s nonetheless humid and scorching.
A last tip is to cross on the Disney’s Not So Spooky Spectacular Dessert Occasion at Tomorrowland Terrace. That is akin to the common fireworks dessert celebration, besides with Halloween-decorated desserts. (Learn extra in Eating & Dessert Events Throughout Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion.)
Past being a waste of cash, the dessert celebration is a waste of time. There are simply too many different nice issues to do at Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion (it’s unlikely you are able to do all the common leisure in a single night time) to justify attending a dessert celebration. It’s simply not value taking the time from the common superior leisure of the Halloween celebration to do that. Plus, the thought of one other upcharge occasion inside an upcharge occasion simply makes us cringe.
With that mentioned, let’s begin to get into the small print of arriving at Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion with a plan for the way you must strategy the night leisure and characters. Now we have a Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion Itinerary on Web page 2.
Arrive at 4 p.m., seize an occasion map for a refresher as to what’s situated the place and leisure showtimes, eat an early dinner, do an attraction or two, and knock out a few daytime PhotoPass Magic Photographs for Halloween. As soon as 6 pm hits, it’s time to get able to celebration, and time to provoke your Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion attack-plan to do and see as a lot as you’ll be able to.
If in any respect potential, discover a approach to keep away from trick or treating or reserve it till the top of the night time. It’s a main time drain, and you might purchase a bag of sweet your self for like $3. It might be tough to persuade children to not trick or deal with, however if you happen to can, discover a manner. There may be a lot leisure through the Halloween Occasion that you just received’t get all the pieces performed even if you happen to don’t trick or deal with and don’t do any points of interest.
