Our information to the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together affords suggestions & data for Magic Kingdom’s fall particular occasion at Walt Disney World. This contains obtainable & 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 August 3, 2024.)
For these unfamiliar with it, Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together (MNSSHP) is a particular occasion that happens after Magic Kingdom closes for the day. It’s individually ticketed, which means it’s a must to pay additional for the celebration in the event you’re already within the park as a day visitor and wish to keep by MNSSHP.
If you happen to’re desirous to plan forward for the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together, the excellent news is that Walt Disney World has now launched dates, costs, choose particulars–and tickets are actually on sale for all friends. If you wish to be notified when full particulars for the 2024 celebration are launched, subscribe to our FREE electronic mail e-newsletter. For now, right here’s every thing you’ll want to know in regards to the occasion…
Not every thing has been introduced but, however right here’s a rundown of the foremost highlights for the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together:
- Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular! Watch 3 sinister sisters bewitch and bedazzle the residents of Magic Kingdom on this stage present.
- Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular—a wickedly wild fireworks show that includes a few of your favourite characters and hosted by Jack Skellington, who seems in larger-than-life puppet kind.
- Boogie down on the Disney Junior Jam at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café—that includes some favourite associates from Disney Junior exhibits. It’s excellent for younger partygoers!
- See beloved favourite floats and characters throughout Mickey’s Boo-to-You Halloween Parade.
- Acquire a bag filled with sweet as you roam the trick-or-treat trails looking for a few of your favourite sweets.
- Revel within the terribly enchanting ambiance of Magic Kingdom throughout this limited-capacity occasion.
Tickets for the 2024 Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Get together could now be bought by anybody. Basic public gross sales started on Could 15, following a few week of pre-sale for on-site friends. You should purchase 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together tickets by calling 407-939-4240 or on-line at disneyworld.com.
Annual Passholders and Disney Trip Membership Members can save $10 per ticket to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Get together—legitimate just for occasion nights in August and September.
If you happen to’ve already bought MNSSHP tickets and wish one thing that synthesizes the entire fundamental data in regards to the occasion right into a step-by-step plan, see our Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together Itinerary. That’s extra concise, leaving out a variety of background, crowd data, and the occasion is value attending within the first place, all of which is roofed on this publish.
The primary 5 dates of this 12 months’s MNSSHP have now offered out, as have two different dates in September and October 2024–extra on that under.
Halloween night time–October thirty first–offered out virtually two months in the past, a few week after normal public ticket gross sales began. That was by far the earliest any date of the occasion has ever offered out. Prior to now, no dates have offered out earlier than late June, which is normally when Halloween night time sells out.
Quick-forward to August 3, and the six extra nights of the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together have offered out–together with 4 within the final week. At this level, all however two of the August dates have offered out, and people will in all probability be gone inside every week or so. It’s probably that a number of extra dates will promote out in within the coming week.
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 a number of other extra events promote out round then. As of our newest replace, there’s just one $119 left–that’ll in all probability be the subsequent to promote out. After that, the $129 nights will even go quick, as nicely October, which is a well-liked month to go to Walt Disney World. If you happen to haven’t bought tickets but, we’d advocate making your resolution come what may–and shopping for or not–as quickly as potential.
Listed below are dates and costs for each night time of the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together:
August 9, 2024– $149 SOLD OUTAugust 13, 2024 – $119SOLD OUTAugust 16, 2024 – $119SOLD OUTAugust 20, 2024 – $119SOLD OUTAugust 23, 2024 – $119SOLD OUT- 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 – $129SOLD OUT- 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 – $199SOLD OUT
Walt Disney World has revealed a few new additions for the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together. The announcement signifies that you simply’ll be capable of “strike a pose” with Mickey and Minnie of their new costumes throughout the celebration, which suggests the dynamic duo are going to be assembly collectively in City Sq. Theater in new seems throughout the occasion.
The brand new meet & greets don’t finish there! Through the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together, friends will even be capable of meet Bruno alongside Mirabel within the Fantasy Backyard. Oogie Boogie Bash has had Bruno for the previous few years, and he’s a surprisingly good face character for meet & greets. We’re not the most important followers of Encanto, however actually have loved assembly him on the occasion–he’s a enjoyable character with a sly persona who’s nice for amusing interactions.
These are the one two new issues for 2024 which were introduced up to now. Final 12 months’s Boo to You Parade featured numerous modifications, probably 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.
With every week till the events start, the ultimate substantive replace we’ve is by way of the meals objects within the Halloween 2024 Meals Information to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together & Fall at Magic Kingdom. If you happen to’re fascinated about ‘accumulating’ the entire unique pictures throughout the occasion, see our Information to ALL PhotoPass Magic Photographs at Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together.
At this level, we’re not anticipating a lot else to alter–maybe a brand new pre-parade or refreshes to character meet & greets, however that’s actually about it. Right here’s every thing else you’ll want to know in the event you’re planning on attending the occasion…
Spanning parts of three completely different months, Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together “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 Get together takes place from 7 pm till midnight on evenings when it’s held. On MNSSHP dates, Magic Kingdom is open to common friends from 8 am till 6 pm. (Regardless of the considerably shorter hours, these are good days to go to Magic Kingdom in the event you’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–providing you with extra time to get pleasure from 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 throughout the celebration, you’ll 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 checklist of points of interest that will likely be open throughout the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together:
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 Get together
- Below 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. Snort Ground
- Area Mountain
- Tomorrowland Speedway
- Tomorrowland Transit Authority Individuals Mover
- TRON Lightcycle / Run
Each TRON Lightcycle Run and Tiana’s Bayou Journey will use a standby line–not a digital queue–throughout the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together.
As for leisure, right here’s the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together 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 Get together Pack
The map doesn’t checklist particular meet & greet areas, however we’ve you coated:
Most important Avenue USA
- Sally & Jack Skellington – City Sq. Theater (hottest meet & greet, line varieties 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 varieties 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)
Tomorrowland
- Elvis Sew – Buzz Lightyear’s Star Command
If you happen to’re visiting Walt Disney World and are hoping to buy last-minute tickets to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together on offered out dates, you may find a way to take action outdoors the park on the Visitor Relations window or inside Metropolis Corridor on Most important Avenue.
Once in a while, there are same-day tickets obtainable on account of cancellations or different circumstances. In that case, as a substitute of the ‘sorry of us, tonight’s occasion is offered out’ signal pictured above, you’ll probably see one advising {that a} restricted variety of tickets can be found for buy.
For what it’s value, we aren’t conscious of any same-day MNSSHP tickets being offered just 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!
As for the enhancements to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together from the previous few years, the primary is a substitute for Completely happy 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 start out this trick-or-treating journey, the place 4 associates — 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 sequence 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 Get together…
Monsters Inc. Snort Ground – Whenever you comply with the deal with path into the Monster World at Monsters Inc. Snort Ground, you’ll work together in spooky methods with the comedian forged of monsters, as they study in regards to the curious Human World vacation we name Halloween.
Mad Tea Get together – The teacups take you for a colourful experience with added lighting and results offering a unique nighttime ambiance.
Area Mountain – Rocket ships hurtle by deep house as a particular soundtrack and results remodel the journey.
So you may put together for the Halloween Get together now, right here is our evaluation based mostly upon the final a number of years that will help you decide whether or not this costly onerous 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 considered one of our favourite instances of 12 months to go to!
Additionally observe that this information covers Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, not Mickey’s Halloween Get together (now Oogie Boogie Bash) at Disneyland Resort. For information in regards to the latter, learn our complete Information to Halloween Time at Disneyland!
Ought to You Attend?
Given the excessive price of the onerous ticket occasion, you could be attempting to find out, “is Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together well worth the cash?”
Our opinion on this query has modified over time. It was an unequivocal sure. Then, as costs for the occasion practically doubled, it grew to become “sure if you wish to splurge.” Now, with costs up and Walt Disney World, it’s more durable and more durable to justify. Tickets have practically tripled in worth within the final decade.
On a optimistic observe, our anecdotal notion is that MNSSHP has been much less overcrowded the final 2 years than it was in October 2019, nevertheless it’s nonetheless busier than previous to that. It’s onerous to say whether or not the 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together will likely be kind of crowded than final 12 months. It might be worse, nevertheless it’s additionally potential that Walt Disney World lowered the attendance cap after complaints and worth will increase.
We nonetheless love the occasion. We don’t love the crowds or costs, however we go anyway. In all probability partially due to nostalgia and partially as a result of we’ve a great 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/executed 75% of this stuff in earlier years, so the stakes aren’t as excessive for us, so to talk. It’s merely a enjoyable, albeit overpriced occasion.
If you happen to can method it from the angle 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 count on to go away pondering, “that was actually well worth the cash.” At this level, it’s onerous to come back to that conclusion.
There’s a variety of particular leisure together with considered one of Disney’s finest parades and an incredible fireworks present, an incredible ambiance to the celebration together with particular decorations and lighting, plenty of distinctive character meet & greets, and even seeing different friends in Halloween costumes makes for a enjoyable expertise.
If you happen to do determine to do the Halloween Get together, make sure that to purchase your tickets upfront, and use any obtainable reductions (Disney Trip Membership member, Annual Passholder, and so forth.). Tickets are costlier on the day of the celebration, and a number of other nights annually promote out utterly. It’s sensible to buy celebration tickets early if you recognize you’re going. It will stink to attend till the final minute and have your dates promote out.
As for what it’s best to do throughout the occasion, listed here are a few of our favourite suggestions & methods…
Basic Ideas
The primary vital tip is to select the finest day in your journey for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together. Some nights are busier than others, and that publish covers our suggestions for selecting the least-crowded dates. Disney costs these events based mostly on historic demand, so occurring the most affordable celebration night time you may is usually one of the best thought from each the angle of saving cash and avoiding crowds. Win-win!
The second most vital tip is to reach early. The occasion formally begins at 7 p.m., which is when the entire leisure truly begins, however friends can enter with their occasion tickets as early as 4 p.m. If you happen to do plan on benefiting from this, plan to reach by 3:30 pm, as there will likely be a protracted line to enter and it’ll probably take near half-hour to get into the park round that point.
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 Get together, which allowed us to buy 1-day much less on our park tickets. We extremely advocate that you simply do the identical! In different phrases, in the event you usually would purchase a 5-day ticket in your journey, purchase a 4-day ticket and do one thing moreover one of many 4 theme parks earlier than 4 pm.
The extra day you’re not buying would have solely added on ~$30 in price to your whole bundle, so we’re not speaking a considerable quantity right here, nevertheless it makes the Halloween Get together extra economical. To save lots of much more cash on multi-day Walt Disney World tickets, we advocate shopping for from a licensed ticket dealer promoting cheaper tickets than you should buy straight from Disney.
Learn our Ideas for Shopping for Low cost Walt Disney World Tickets Information for extra details about saving cash on park tickets. You may’t purchase Halloween Get together tickets from these licensed 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 price of the celebration tickets.
The following largest tip is to put on a dressing up–and one which’s applicable for Florida climate! Though Disney has had some tweaks to its safety coverage over the previous few years, costumes are allowed for all friends.
Right here’s Disney’s official phrase on costumes: “whereas costumed apparel could also be worn, friends ages 14 and older are strongly discouraged from carrying layered costumes or costume props that encompass all the physique as they might be topic to further safety screening. Moreover, costumes could not include any weapons that resemble or might simply be mistaken for an precise weapon.”
At the very least half of the Company who attend the celebration put on costumes, and it’s much more enjoyable in the event you do. You’re spending a good chunk of change to attend considered one of these events, be sure you get as a lot worth in your cash as potential by carrying a dressing up.
You don’t want to purchase some costly costume from the shop–make one at house from objects you purchase at a thrift store. Sarah and I attended Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together 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 friends, however we nonetheless have a variety of enjoyable!
For costumes, go cheap, easy, and most significantly…LIGHTWEIGHT. We’ve got a Information to Halloween Costumes for the Disney Parks that covers the nuts and bolts. Suffice to say, we’ve worn heavier costumes, and let me inform you what a mistake that was. It could be cooler at nighttime within the fall, nevertheless it’s nonetheless Florida, and it’s nonetheless humid and scorching.
A remaining tip is to move on the Disney’s Not So Spooky Spectacular Dessert Get together 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 Get together.)
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 Get together (it’s unlikely you are able to do the entire 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 with a plan for a way it’s best to method the night leisure and characters. We’ve got a Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together Itinerary on Web page 2.
Arrive at 4 p.m., seize an occasion map for a refresher as to what’s positioned 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 Get together attack-plan to do and see as a lot as you may.
If in any respect potential, discover a technique to keep away from trick or treating or put it aside 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 could be tough to persuade youngsters to not trick or deal with, however in the event you can, discover a manner. There’s a lot leisure throughout the Halloween Get together that you simply gained’t get every thing executed even in the event you don’t trick or deal with and don’t do any points of interest.