DISNEY WORLD’S SPECIAL HALLOWEEN PARTY
While Halloween itself is October 31st of course, Walt Disney World provides a special Halloween celebration at the Magic Kingdom many evenings in September, October, and likely even November in 2015.
This celebration is called “Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party,” or “MNSSHP” for short.
At the party, many of the Magic Kingdom’s rides are open, and trick or treating, special events, and different parades and fireworks are offered.
The official Disney World page and prcies for this event can be found here.
Click the image below for the 2015 offerings.
And you can find a review of the 2015 MNSSHP party here.
MORE ON MICKEY’S NOT-SO-SCARY HALLOWEEN PARTY IN 2015
This party occurs from 7p-12MN on certain evenings at the Magic Kingdom in September, October, and some years (including in 2015) even early November.
2015 Halloween Party dates are:
- September 2015: 15, 18, 20, 22, 25 and 27
- October 2015: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31
- November 2015: 1
You need to buy a special ticket for this party. This ticket is different from regular Walt Disney World park admission tickets.
- The special party ticket does not allow you to enjoy the rides and attractions of the Magic Kingdom before the Party starts–you need a regular ticket for that (but typically you can get in as early as 4p, even though the ticket will say 7p.)
- Regular tickets used to enter the park earlier the day of a Party do not give you access to the Party–you need to have the special Party ticket
The party tickets are expensive, so why would first-time visitors be interested? A couple of potential reasons
- Evening parades and fireworks are rarer this time of year, so going to one of the parties is a way to guarantee you can see them–though the Halloween parade and fireworks are different (and better!!) than what you’ll see on regular nights
- Operating hours at the Magic Kingdom are shorter this time of year, so the Party allows you more time there within the same visit
- Walt Disney World sells only a limited number of tickets to each party, so the evening waits can be much less long than other nights these months
Many families go the first time for one of these reasons…and then going becomes a tradition!
On the other hand, families following one of the standard 8-night itineraries on this site will see the fireworks and evening parade, and have plenty of time at the Magic Kingdom.
For that reason, Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is not designed into this site’s itineraries.
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66 Comments on "Halloween 2015 at Walt Disney World"
Mar, they don’t add any decorations after the party starts, just some lights. That is, the Halloween decorations–such as it is, it’s pretty mild–is up all the time. My advice is to do a google image search for Halloween at Disney World, look at the photos you will find, and see how the decorations work for her…
Question: We don’t really celebrate Halloween and my daughter hates anything scary– ghosts, zombies, etc. Even things that people don’t think are scary bother her. We really wanted to go to Disney World On the weekend of October 10th. If we don’t go to the the Halloween Party, how much more of Disney is covered in Halloween stuff?? Carved Pumpkins and fall stuff is totally fine with us, we would just like to avoid creepy characters and halloween-themed stuff.
Hi Stephanie and thanks! I’d tend towards the Thursday party –11/15
Thank you for this treasure trove of information. We are visiting over the busy Columbus Day week,Oct. 11-17. What would your suggestion be as far as least crowded Halloween party for that week?
Mark, the short answer is no, unless Disney changes how things worked in 2014. No regular ticket used, no FP+.
Note, however, that if you already have at least 4 days on your tix, adding a fifth costs only $10.65/person. That’s not a bad price to add three great rides with low waits…