Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party has returned this year,
and I managed to snag a couple of tickets for opening night.
So if you are
thinking on heading to the celebration this year, I'm going to go over
all of the details of our experience to help you decide
if it would be worth it for you and your family.
So let's boo this.
Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party is a separately ticketed
Halloween event that happens now until October 31st.
And the tickets this year run anywhere between $109 to $179 for adults,
and at $99 to $169 for kids between the ages of 3 to 9.
Like I said earlier, we managed to get a couple of tickets
for opening night and got to the Magic Kingdom around 5 p.m.,
which is a couple of hours before the party started.
You are able to arrive to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party
as early as 4 p.m.
to give you an additional few hours
to enjoy Magic Kingdom before the festivities start.
They have a separate entrance for partygoers
where you'll be able to get
your wristband and then be welcomed into the Magic Kingdom,
which is completely decked out in this beautiful fall decor.
When you walk through the gates, you'll be ushered over
to a separate area, specific for party goers, where you'll get to see
a few special 50th anniversary statues
and grab your trick or treat bags if you get here early
and are looking to grab
at some of the sought after Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party merch.
Then you'll want to make your way over
to the Emporium to get in line as early as possible.
By the time though, we got there by 5pm the line for the party merch
was wrapped all around the building and down Main Street.
But if you want to bring home some Disney Halloween merchandise
but don't want to stand in line, there is also Halloween merchandise
that is sprinkled throughout the Emporium,
but it just won't be specific for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party.
Another thing that you'll probably want to get here
early for is a couple of the character meet and greets.
Some of them start seeing guests as early as 4
or 4:30, like Jack and Sally, for instance.
So if you want to get a photo with them,
you'll definitely want to head over to the Town Center Theater to start
getting in line because by the time we got there, it was pretty long.
I would say probably over an hour or so.
Right at the start of the party, we headed over to Frontierland
to catch the Cadaver Dan's Barbershop Quartet perform.
And if you have time to catch their performance,
you'll definitely want to head over there and check them out.
They are a really fun, entertaining group and totally worth seeing.
Boo to you and Boo to you and
Boo to you and Boo to you and you.
Hey! What?
What kind of pants does a ghost wear?
What kind?
Boo Jeans.
Boo to you and Boo to you.
Boo to you and Boo to you and Boo to you and you and you.
Hey! What?
What do you say when you meet a ghost?
How do you boo, sir?
Another really fun character to see
is Madam Carlotta that's in front of the Haunted Mansion.
We weren't able to catch her this year, but she was a part of last
year's event.
And I'm really sad that I missed her this year.
For Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party
there's a ton of things going on all throughout the Magic Kingdom
in every land there are several trick or treat locations,
photo spots and character meet and greets.
We tried to hit
as many of the trick or treat spots as we were walking around.
And I always appreciate
that they give you like this big handful of candy versus
just one or two.
So you really could make out with a ton of candy
if you hit every single one of them.
We were also able to catch a few of the meet and greets
that were happening in Adventureland like Jafar,
Aladdin, and Captain Jack Sparrow.
But there's several character meet and greet locations
all throughout the park.
In addition to this, there are also several magic
shot locations that will capture photo treats while you're there.
We did take a couple of these and these photos are awesome.
They did take a while to show over my Disney experience app
so keep that in mind that you might not see them until the next day.
There was a little bit of a wait for the photo.
I would say that we probably stood in line
for about 15 to 20 minutes, so you may not be able to do
every single one of them throughout your night.
Also new this year, are these really fun Halloween scenes
where you can step inside Disney stories with these interactive
photo frames and you can find them spread all throughout the park.
There's also a ton of exclusive food for Mickey's not so scary
Halloween party.
I had a whole list of things that I wanted to try, but the lines for
the food were really long, which caused me to skip
almost all of them to try to catch other things.
A couple of things that I was able to try was the Grave Digger Milkshake,
which is a coconut and mochi blended soft serve topped with whipped cream.
This really fun, grave digger shovel and a chocolate gravestone.
I also made sure to grab the worms and dirt funnel cake,
which is this funnel cake topped with chocolate ice cream, cookie crumbs,
gummy worms and topped with a billy chocolate piece.
And I do want to mention that we probably waited about
40 to 45 minutes to grab these two food items.
So if you are looking to try any of the specialty food,
then, it might eat up a little bit of your time.
By the time that we finished this, it was time to catch the very
first show of Hocus Pocus and I was really excited about this.
So we started making our way over to Cinderella's Castle in order
to grab a really great spot in front of the castle.
And I have always loved Hocus Pocus, so to say
that I was excited about this show is an understatement.
Hocus Pocus started right on time, and the performers in
this are spectacular and they were just getting the party started
when I felt a sprinkle and with it raining it canceled the show.
You're joking.
I can't believe my eyes.
Please pardon this interruption
due to current wicked weather conditions
this performance of hocus pocus villain spell tacular can not continue...
So we weren't able to actually see the end of the show.
If it does rain during your night,
it will end or cancel the show immediately.
With it starting to rain a little bit more.
We started making our way back
to Adventureland to check out the Halloween surprise
at the Pirates of the Caribbean ride that happened to be this live
pirate performer that entertains you with a few pirate chants
while you're waiting in line, which was really fun.
All right, everyone, sing along.
Yo, ho, yo, ho, a pirates life for me.
I can't hear ya!
Yo, ho, yo, ho, a pirates life for me.
All right take it! A la la a la la A la la blah.
Blah blah Captain Jack! blah blah blah blah!
Yo ho yo ho a pirates life for me!
We also walked back over to the Mad Hatter Tea Party
to check out the Halloween twist to it, which lit it up
inall of these really fun Halloween colors, which I loved.
In addition to these two, they're also bewitching surprises
at Space Mountain and Monsters Inc Laugh Floor.
After we checked out the Mad Hatter Tea Party, it was time for the next Hocus
Pocus show, which we headed to, but unfortunately that was also canceled.
So it wasn't too long until the fireworks
show was supposed to start.
So we stuck around in the area to make sure that we got
a really great spot for it and the Not So Spooky Spectacular
was the highlight of the entire evening for me.
This show showcases beautiful projection lasers
and amazing fireworks like only Disney can do.
There was only one fireworks show of the night,
so I was really hoping that our show would not be canceled.
And thankfully it wasn't.
And I loved every minute of it from the projections to the fireworks.
I even loved that Jack Skellington even made an appearance.
The whole show is pretty spectacular and I definitely think it's worth
to try to use up some of your time to grab a great spot here.
It was getting pretty
late in the night, but we still wanted to check out
the dance parties that were happening.
So we made our way over to a couple of them.
But it looks like by the time we got there, it was pretty simmered down.
So we totally missed the characters and and well everybody.
But it looked like they were really fun
since we were getting to the end of the night and our first two Hocus Pocus
shows were canceled, as well as our first Boo to You Halloween parade.
We headed over to the castle one more time to hopefully catch
the very last parade of the night.
And even though it was delayed a little bit,
this one finally happened.
And even though we weren't able to get the best spot for it,
it was still really fun.
I was able to see all of the characters that I wanted.
If you do want to be able
to catch this parade and make sure that you get a really good spot,
you are able to see the entire parade route on the map
before the parade starts.
But with so much going on during the entire event, it's hard
to want to eat up
so much of your short time at the party waiting for the parade,
so you'll definitely have to weigh that out for yourself.
Hopefully you'll have better luck than us and have both parade times
available to choose from during your visit.
By this time we were getting to the very end of the night and there was
only one Hocus Pocus show left, which is the one at midnight.
So we made our way back over to the front of the castle to get a good spot
since our first show was cut short and our second one
was completely canceled,
this was our last chance to be able to see Hocus Pocus,
and I had my fingers
and toes crossed that we would actually be able to see this one.
But as the show started to get a little bit closer,
I felt a drop of water on my forehead
and I just knew that this was either going to be delayed or canceled.
And they did end up delaying the show, but it wasn't canceled altogether.
They did do the grand finale for the crowd
at the end of the night, which was really nice.
I just wish that we would have been able to see the entire thing,
but the bits and pieces that we were able to see were fantastic.
And at the end of the night you receive a complimentary,
not so scary Halloween 50th anniversary celebration commemorative printing.
So don't forget to pick this up before you exit the park.
If you are planning on heading to the Mickey's not so scary
Halloween party, here are a few things to keep in mind.
You are able to get into the park as early as 4 p.m.
So if you do want to spend those extra hours in Magic Kingdom,
make sure to utilize that time standing in the merch lines
or standing in line to meet Mickey or Jack and Sally.
That's located in the Town Center Theater.
So that way
you're not eating up your time during the party, standing in these
really long lines.
The Mickey's not so scary Halloween party is a separately ticketed event.
So you do have to pay extra to do the party.
Unfortunately, your day ticket to the Magic Kingdom
will not give you access to the festivities at night if you're
event night was sold out like ours were the lines were pretty long.
So you'll want to make sure that you're highly selective
in the things that you do want to do.
Because even though the line may only be 45 minutes, with only 5
hours of time during the party, it can eat up a good chunk of your time.
If you stand in 3 45 minute long lines.
Hopefully it does not rain during your event like ours,
but if it does keep that in mind that it will typically delay or cancel
the shows or parades during your visit,
which may also eat up a lot of the time if you're hanging around
waiting for a show to start.
If you attended Boo Bash last year, one of the biggest differences
is that there's no more complimentary snacks like drinks, popcorn or the ice
cream and soda from last year other than the Halloween candy.
If you are planning on spending even more time in Magic Kingdom
and would like to see what else there is in
Magic Kingdom to explore while you're here, you'll definitely
want to check out my video that just popped up on the screen.
In this video, I'm going to walk you through all around Magic Kingdom
and go over every single one of the attractions to help you plan your day.
Until next time, everyone!
I hope you have an amazing day and go out and enjoy some Florida sunshine.