2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Dates and Ticket Info
If you’re visiting Disney World during Halloween season, you’ll be happy to hear that Disney has announced dates, prices, and details for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party in 2025. When is Halloween season at Disney World? Well, this year the parties run from August 15 to October 31. Read on for more details!
What Is Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party?
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party is a “hard-ticket” event that’s held at the Magic Kingdom several nights a week from late summer through Halloween. On these nights, the park closes early to regular guests. Party attendees can enter the park a few hours before closing without needing to use regular admission, and the party itself features special entertainment, food, and decor.
2025 Event Dates, Ticket Prices, and Times
Tickets for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party will go on sale May 15, 2025 to guests of Disney World resort hotels, as well as those staying at the Disney World Swan, Dolphin, and Swan Reserve, and Shades of Green. Halloween Party ticket sales to the general public begin on May 22.
To buy tickets yourself, book online or call 407-934-7639. If you’re purchasing online during the early access period, make sure you’re logged in and your resort reservation has been linked to your My Disney Experience account.
If you’re thinking about a trip to Disney World for MNSSHP, there’s still time to book a trip, but staying onsite to take advantage of early purchasing is a personal choice. Individual dates don’t typically begin to sell out until after they are open for public purchase. And other than Halloween night, parties don’t usually sell out until tickets have been on offer for several weeks.
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2025 Dates
The party will be held on a total of 38 dates this year, with the first on August 15 and the last on October 31.
- Aug. 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29
- Sept. 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30
- Oct. 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2025 Prices
Ticket prices range from $119 to $229, with a $10 discount available to Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club members on select nights. DVC members must be eligible for Membership Extras to receive the MNSSHP discount. Child tickets are $10 less.
Prices by date are in the table below; rows with prices marked with (*) have an Annual Passholder or DVC Member discount available. As always, you can verify whether dates are available and purchase tickets from Disney’s MNSSHP page.
| Fri | August 15 | $149* |
| Sun | August 17 | $119* |
| Tue | August 19 | $119* |
| Fri | August 22 | $129* |
| Sun | August 24 | $129* |
| Tue | August 26 | $129* |
| Fri | August 29 | $139* |
| Tue | September 2 | $139* |
| Fri | September 5 | $139* |
| Sun | September 7 | $139* |
| Tue | September 9 | $139* |
| Fri | September 12 | $139* |
| Sun | September 14 | $149* |
| Tue | September 16 | $159* |
| Fri | September 19 | $159* |
| Sun | September 21 | $159* |
| Tue | September 23 | $159* |
| Thu | September 25 | $159* |
| Fri | September 26 | $169* |
| Sun | September 28 | $169 |
| Tue | September 30 | $179 |
| Thu | October 2 | $179 |
| Fri | October 3 | $199 |
| Sun | October 5 | $189 |
| Tue | October 7 | $189 |
| Thu | October 9 | $189 |
| Fri | October 10 | $199 |
| Mon | October 13 | $199 |
| Tue | October 14 | $199 |
| Thu | October 16 | $199 |
| Fri | October 17 | $209 |
| Sun | October 19 | $209 |
| Thu | October 23 | $209 |
| Fri | October 24 | $209 |
| Sun | October 26 | $209 |
| Tue | October 28 | $209 |
| Thu | October 30 | $229 |
| Fri | October 31 | $229 |
Event Times
On event nights, Mickey’s Not-So-Scary-Halloween Party begins at 7 p.m. and lasts until midnight. Ticket holders may enter the park on their party ticket as early as 4 p.m., and entry at the tapstiles will close to those without party tickets at 6 p.m.
Party Entertainment
One of the big draws of MNSSHP is the special entertainment offerings and opportunities. If you’re a TouringPlans subscriber, you’ll be happy to know that most entertainment can be added to a custom itinerary so that you can find the most effective way to see everything on your list.
This year, Disney is continuing to make an effort to make this party family-friendly, even for the smallest guests. The earlier parade time from last year is returning. And Storybook Circus will be made over into “a happy haunt for families with younger children.”
In addition to lower-profile entertainment such as
- performances by the Cadaver Dans (usually the Dapper Dans)
- dance parties, including the Disney Junior Jam, the DescenDANCE Party, and an all-new Zombies-inspired party
- Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular featuring the Sanderson Sisters
- A spirited pirate band, Rusty Cut Glass, that will roam through Adventureland, sharing sea shanties and stories of their sojourns on the sea
these offerings include:
Boo to You Parade
On party nights the Boo to You Parade runs twice. Disney villains, heroes, Haunted Mansion graveyard diggers, and more provide a spooky spectacle that’s excellently themed. The earlier start time is 8:15 p.m. to be friendly to families with small kids who want to enjoy the parade before bedtime. A second showing will run at 11:15 p.m.
Special Halloween Fireworks
Happily Ever After will not show on nights when Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is held. Instead, guests are treated to Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular. Jack Skellington hosts this show full of Disney characters and music featuring fireworks, projections, and other special effects. The fireworks will play at 10 p.m., and if you’ve already left the party to put little ones to bed, you may be able to see the sparklers (but not the projections) from outdoor locations at the Magic Kingdom resorts.
Two upcharge Dessert Party options will also be available for fireworks viewing. Guests can choose from Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular Dessert Party at Tomorrowland Terrace and Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular Dessert Party with Plaza Garden Viewing.
Trick-or-Treating
Several Trick-or-Treat stops are set up throughout the park for guests to take away candy. Allergy-friendly options are also available. See our Guide to Allergy Friendly Trick-or-Treating at Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party
If you’re just looking for a snack during the party itself, Disney offers themed treats such as past years’ Bowl of Bones and Terrifyin’ Twice-Spiced Chicken Sandwich on party nights. Several Quick Service locations also serve their regular menu during the party.
Special Characters
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party features Meet & Greet opportunities with characters who don’t regularly appear in the parks. The list (which varies from year to year) includes Jack Sparrow, Jack Skellington, and Sally, in addition to other characters who may be available at other locations and events, such as Stitch and the Tremaines. For 2025, Disney hasn’t confirmed specific characters yet. Mickey and Minnie are there, of course, in special attire for the event; this year they’ll meet together for the first time in Town Square Hall. Other M&G “regulars” may also be meeting in special Halloween Party dress.
Costumes
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is one of the few occasions where adult guests can enter the parks in an actual costume, not just a DisneyBounding outfit that is “reminiscent of” a particular character. There are still rules of course, but many adults enjoy the opportunity to get creative with a costume. And if you’re not one of them, it can be just as much fun checking out how others have chosen to do it. Whether or not you’ve chosen to dress up, PhotoPass photographers offer a variety of party-specific Magic Shots.
Pro tip about costumes: the temperatures look “reasonable” in October, but the humidity can still be killer. Keep that in mind when designing your outfit.
Shorter Lines
Disney advertises shorter lines as a selling point of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, and three attractions (Space Mountain, Mad Tea Party, and Monsters Inc., Laugh Floor) get themed overlays for the party. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is currently on the list to be open and available during the 2025 parties. Based on what we’ve seen with After Hours, it may come off the list as the weather gets colder.
Here at TouringPlans, we feel this benefit should come with an asterisk: party-goers will typically have to choose between focusing on rides or focusing on entertainment. Days on which the party is held also tend to have noticeably lower crowds (and therefore shorter lines) than days in the same week without a party.
Should You Go? Is it Worth It?
Some people have already made up their minds one way or the other. But for those who are waffling, let’s discuss whether Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party is a good value. The sticky point is usually price. The median ticket price for 2025’s Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is $169; for a family of 4, including tax, that brings your bill to $718.25. If you’re aiming for an October party, it will be even more, with an average ticket price of over $199. That’s a lot of dough.
It’s pretty common to see the talking point that the party ticket isn’t that much different in price than a one-day ticket, and you’ll get a total of 8 hours in the Magic Kingdom if you arrive at 4 p.m. during regular hours. There’s an implicit assumption there that you’re trading off a party ticket against a day of regular admission. But we feel that might not be a great argument, and here’s why.
First, our Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Touring Strategy will give you a good idea of what you get can for that money, because you can’t do everything. And that’s the problem really, you can’t do everything. It’s true that party days tend to have lighter crowds, and you’ll likely get more done in the 3 hours between 4 and 7 p.m. on a party day than you would on a non-party day. But if your goal is to do a lot of the regular attractions in the Magic Kingdom, you won’t be able to accomplish that unless you’re skipping many of the party-specific attractions.
Second, if you’re skipping many of the party-specific attractions, now we need to revisit that price calculation. It’s more pleasant to tour the Magic Kingdom in the late afternoon and evening during August and September, but your admission might not be a dollar-for-dollar trade. For regular admission tickets of four days or less, the price may be comparable to a party ticket. But after four days, the per-day cost for additional days drops like a rock. If you’re comparing the price of a party ticket at $169 to adding a 5th day for an extra $65, that doesn’t look so favorable for the party ticket.
Where this argument begins to make a lot more sense is when you know you’ll need more than one day in the Magic Kingdom, but you don’t want to buy a Park Hopper. Now you can do a full day in the Magic Kingdom on a regular ticket, including taking in Happily Ever After if you choose. Then you can come back and mop up anything you missed by entering at 4 p.m. on your party day. You’ll need some stamina if you’re going to a different park in the morning, but the math mostly adds up on the financial front.
Taking that all in hand, a Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party ticket is most likely to be right for you if:
- You’re interested in the party-specific activities, plus maybe a few regular attractions
- You’re visiting for only a few days (4 or fewer) and want to get part of a second day in the Magic Kingdom. Buying fewer days on a regular ticket, plus a party ticket, will be in the same price range.
- You’re visiting for any length of time and would like to get part of a second day in the Magic Kingdom without buying a Park Hopper.
Are you excited about Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party? Let us know in the comments!
(Originally published May 12, 2025. Last updated May 22, 2025.)
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Thanks for the information about the party. Do you know if Disney refunds the cost of the ticket in the event of rainstorms that prevent the parade, fireworks, etc? I’m really waffling on going. Our trip is in August and there have been many nights in July and August in past years’ trips where thunderstorms essentially closed down MK. We have parkhoppers and the party is an expensive add on. Thanks for any help.
The official policy is no refunds. In practice, it depends. If the parade and fireworks actually run, expect nothing. If significant portions of the party entertainment are cancelled, then polite requests sometimes get something. But usually it is a rain check ticket for a party at a later date, or some other ‘comp’ that is not a direct refund of the cash you spent. And of course, it’s still not guaranteed.
Thank you for the quick response!
Do you think the first several parties are going to inflate daytime waits at all the parks? We will be there Aug 16 – 24. The party looks very fun, but it doesn’t make sense for us when my kids don’t do character meets and one is a scaredy cat! Also, two years ago we went to the first MVMCP of the season (and our first “hard ticket” event ever) and MK was packed during the day and through the party, so we were overwhelmed. Really need someone who can predict the future 😀
Sorry to take so long getting back to you. Nothing is guaranteed, but at that time of year it may not be too bad. Starlight Parade is almost certainly going to add to the trend of people doing the MK on a non-party day and going elsewhere on party days. But crowds overall should be on the low side, so it may not make the other parks feel ‘oversubscribed’.
I visit in August, so speaking from practical experience here – one underappreciated thing is that on party days the MK usually opens an hour earlier than normal. Hitting the rope at 7:30 instead of 8:30 makes a big difference (many will either not get up in time for the earlier opening or won’t even realize it is earlier than it is on other days); even if you’re staying off site and don’t have Early Entry the park will take longer to ramp up. Plus it’s a bit cooler! If you have the time, I would recommend: plan an aggressive rope drop morning at MK on one day, and come just for parade and fireworks on another day. If you do TS dining one thing that we love is to book a splurge dinner on the monorail early and then head into the MK for the evening entertainment. If you have Park Hoppers, you can do AK in the morning on the day you head to MK in the evening and have a fairly long break/downtime in the afternoon to recharge. And if you feel like it, AK gets dissed for LLMP and to be sure you don’t need it. But it can be one of the easiest parks to schedule, and some strategy might net you a nice LL at MK that you can fit in when you’re there in the evening (especially if you decide to eat in the park instead of on the monorail).
Do you know what time tickets will go on sale on May 15th?
Disney hasn’t announced it but often it is around 7 am. But, typically no days will sell out until well after they are on sale to the general public. There’s a first time for everything and I would hate these to be famous last words – but there’s no need to try to get there the instant they go on sale. Any time on the 15th should be more than good enough to get the date of your choice.
Thank you