Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion is as soon as once more returning this summer time and fall to Magic Kingdom, and Walt Disney World has already introduced modifications. This submit covers what’s new & completely different for the 2025 MNSSHP, with our evaluation as to the nice and unhealthy of assorted additions.
The very first thing it’s good to know is that not a lot modifications from yr to yr. If you happen to’re planning on attending the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion and final did the occasion in 2019, it’s nonetheless going to about 90% the identical, at minimal. The largest change you’ll most likely discover is decrease crowds, and that isn’t precisely substantive. Truthfully, we thought Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion was getting stale again in 2019, and with no materials modifications within the final 6 years, that sentiment has solely grown stronger.
What’ll be completely different in 2025 is usually minor and simple to overlook…otherwise you merely could have forgotten specifics as a result of passage of time. The ‘holy trinity’ of leisure–Mickey’s Boo to You Parade, Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular stage present, and the Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular fireworks–are all returning for the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. There is perhaps tweaks to the parade models, costumes, or characters represented, however the 2025 leisure lineup can be materially the identical because it was in 2019.
Nonetheless, there are modifications for the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. That’s the place this submit comes into play–so you realize what has modified (since a number of of this stuff are unadvertised) and methods to plan accordingly. Specializing in the brand new stuff so it manages to be Mickey’s Not-So-Stale Halloween Occasion for you (at the very least, to the best extent potential).
After all, one factor that has modified at the same time as 90% or extra of the occasion is identical since 2019 is costs. The large story is that the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion Excessive Ticket Costs Break $200 Barrier. Again in 2019, Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion tickets price between $79 and $135 again, and each date except for October 31 was lower than the 2025 beginning value! (I nonetheless bear in mind when tickets broke the $50 barrier for the primary time, and pondering that was “ridiculously costly.” How younger and naive!)
With that mentioned, when you’re a first-timer or attending Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion after a decade-long absence, this submit will not be your greatest or singular useful resource. For all the pieces it’s good to find out about this occasion–past what’s new–see our Final Information to the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion!
On that notice, let’s flip to what’s new & modified on the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion…
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Jack Skellington’s New Head – Walt Disney World has revealed a brand new search for Jack Skellington for the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. The character could have a brand new, articulated head at his meet & greet with Sally, changing the cut-out mouth and rubber hat beforehand worn by the performer.
That is an simple glow-up, and taking a look at my outdated images side-by-side with this new video places simply how discount basement and off-model the outdated look was (type of like when Toy Story characters obtained their final updates). Massive Spirit Halloween vitality with the outdated head.
Sadly, it’ll most likely include a giant draw back. Jack Skellington and Sally will as soon as once more be must-meet characters for a lot of longtime attendees of Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. This can balloon wait occasions on the meet & greet, which is already well-liked with first-timers. If you happen to’re attending the occasion–particularly the primary few events–pack your persistence and put together for 3+ hour wait occasions to fulfill Jack and Sally. Truthfully, I wouldn’t be stunned if that wait time hits 4 hours on night time one!
Villains Deal with Path(s) – Throughout final yr’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion, Princess Fairytale Corridor was not a meet & greet location for the princesses. As a substitute, it was an enhanced deal with path that options two villains, Maleficent and the Evil Queen. These villains had been within the queue in entrance of a portrait of their story’s princess, as they mingle with company and pose for selfies.
This was a superb little shock plussing, particularly later within the night when deal with path traces had been shorter. There’s no PhotoPass or perhaps a character attendant, however company had time for selfies and temporary interactions. Once more, that is very true later within the night time when the group is extra sparse–earlier you’ll want to maneuver by means of quicker so that you don’t maintain up the road. It’s our understanding that this was a take a look at to gauge visitor response and probably broaden upon the idea for the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion.
To this point, all Walt Disney World has introduced is that this: “This yr, company can count on much more enjoyable than ever earlier than with some acquainted (and fiendish) faces stunning company alongside the paths.” Our expectation is that Walt Disney World will broaden the villainous deal with trails for 2025, and make this the marketable new addition. It most likely nonetheless received’t maintain a candle to what’s supplied at Oogie Boogie Bash, the place the immersive deal with trails are the spotlight of the occasion, however having 3-4 villainous deal with trails could be an enormous win.
Mickey & Minnie Assembly Collectively New – Final yr, each Minnie and Mickey Mouse obtained all-new costumes, that includes a neon spider internet design. Whereas this costume was redesigned and look fairly good, it follows a well-recognized method and doesn’t actually reinvent the wheel.
Regardless of this, it was (frustratingly) nonetheless solely Mickey Mouse assembly in City Sq. Theater. This caught me abruptly, as Walt Disney World made a giant deal out of the brand new costumes and featured Mickey & Minnie collectively of their official publicity images. Accordingly, I anticipated Mickey and Minnie Mouse to lastly meet collectively once more. They didn’t. Mickey greeted company at City Sq. Theater and Minnie appeared in Storybook Circus.
That modifications for the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion: “Meet Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse collectively at City Sq. Theater.” The sensible influence on touring is longer traces for the dynamic duo, however not prohibitively so. This meet & greet ought to nonetheless have a decrease wait time than final yr’s Storybook Circus anticipate Minnie, Daisy, Donald and Goofy. That one was disagreeable, and likewise got here on the expense of the Seven Dwarfs.
“Rediscover” Storybook Circus – The largest addition for final yr’s Christmas get together was Storybook Circus reworked into Santa’s Christmas Carnival. It was stuffed with decorations and lights, Christmas cheer, associates from the North Pole, and actions for teenagers. This included stilt walkers and my private favourite, the bootleg Coca-Cola polar bears.
It’s unclear what’s deliberate for this space again by Dumbo in the course of the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. All Walt Disney World has revealed is that this: “Rediscover Storybook Circus—reworked into a contented hang-out for households with youthful kids.” Our expectation is that it’ll be alongside the traces of the Christmas Carnival, however for Halloween. Final yr’s overlay for MVMCP was actually well-received and exceptionally performed. Our hope is that the bootleg Coca-Cola polar bears make a return–simply throw some pirate hats on them or one thing.
We additionally hope that Walt Disney World provides atmospheric leisure and makes extra of an effort on the meet & greet entrance. Final yr’s modifications to Storybook Circus throughout MNSSHP had been a severe downgrade. The entire characters had been consolidated inside Pete’s Foolish Sideshow the place the Seven Dwarfs used to fulfill, resulting in lengthy traces and fewer meet & greets and the overall character depend lowered by 7.
New Zombies Occasion – Enjoyable truth about me: I’m a enormous fan of zombies. Resident Evil is my all-time favourite online game collection, and I’m eagerly awaiting Code Veronica to lastly get the remake it deserves (such an underrated recreation). So I’m totally on-board with the brand new dance get together on the Rockettower Plaza Stage in Tomorrowland. Can’t wait to fulfill Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield!
Wait a second, I’m being advised that is really for the Disney Unique Film ZOMBIES 4: Daybreak of the Vampires on Disney+. Ah okay, I’ve no clue what that’s. I’ve no clue what that’s. Properly, I suppose I do know it’s a Disney Unique Film and the fourth installment of the film collection. However I haven’t the slightest inkling as to what that’s about.
Zombies, vampires (and the daybreak thereof), dancing and teenage angst, most likely? Frankly, it does strike me as a bit determined that Disney would wish so as to add vampires to a collection about zombies, however I get it–vampires are all the fashion proper now.
Earlier Begin Time for Mickey’s Boo to You Parade (Once more) – Technically not new because it began final yr, the fan-favorite Boo to You Parade takes place a full hour earlier, at 8:15 pm. That’s when it steps off, which means you may see it at 8:30 pm or later when you’re on Predominant Road. In line with Walt Disney World, that is excellent for these company attending with little ones who need to benefit from the spooky enjoyable earlier than it’s bedtime. Beforehand, the primary parade was at 9:15 pm and the second parade was at 11:15 pm.
It is a massive win for younger households that already wrestle to make it midway by means of MNSSHP. I’ve seen so many strollers with sleeping children by the primary parade in earlier years. It’s additionally a small victory for photographers on the earlier occasions, as nightfall photos of the headless horseman pose far much less of a problem.
The sooner Boo to You Parade can be a giant win for park operations. Since 2018-2019, we’ve bemoaned the downright harmful crowds in entrance of Cinderella Citadel between the primary Hocus Pocus and fireworks, since there are a number of stage exhibits, Mickey’s Boo to You Parade, and the fireworks all primarily introduced again to again.
The explanation I’m mentioning this regardless of it being a change made final yr is that the best way Walt Disney World worded this within the announcement steered there would solely be one efficiency of Boo to You. We caught that, too, and assumed it was only a poor phrase selection. Nonetheless, the verbiage does go away the door open for one efficiency of Boo to You and one efficiency of Starlight.
We extremely, extremely doubt that’ll occur. It will be a logistical and operational problem to run each Boo to You and Starlight in the identical night time–and exacerbate crowds as extra company tried to look at each. Nevertheless it may lower Starlight congestion on non-party nights, which might be a slight constructive. Once more, we do NOT suppose that is what’s occurring–there’s a 95% likelihood the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion could have two performances of Boo to You. However 95% will not be 100% (licensed math professional right here!).
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YOUR THOUGHTS
Will you be shopping for tickets for this yr’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion? Has sufficient modified from 2019 to 2025 so that you can justify attending, or do you suppose MNSSHP has grown stale? What did you consider the brand new additions and modifications? Dissatisfied that there wasn’t extra to the villains presence, or the lack of meet & greets? Which character meet & greets are your high priorities? Do you agree or disagree with our evaluation of the modifications? Any questions? Listening to your suggestions–even while you disagree with us–is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas beneath within the feedback!
