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One of my favorite events of all time at Walt Disney World is Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. The party, which takes place on select nights from September through November 1st, takes place at the Magic Kingdom. You have to purchase a separate ticket for the event, but I always think it’s well worth the price.
So is it worth it for your family?
Here’s how it works for us.
The day of the party, we spend a leisurely morning having breakfast, lounging at the pool, or doing some souvenir shopping. There is no wake up call, no time to be out and about. If you are buying multi-day park passes, this saves you a day.
In years past, your party ticket allowed you to enter the theme park at 4:00 in the afternoon – even though the party doesn’t technically begin until 7:00. This is not an advertised benefit, and it could be revoked at any time, but for my family, it has always meant going in, having a nice dinner, browsing some shops, and being ready for the fun of the party right when it begins. You go through specific turnstiles, and you will be given a wristband and trick or treat bag – no need to bring one from home!
Once the party begins, you will usually find that due to the limited number of tickets that are sold for this event, many of the attractions are walk ons. This is an incredible time saver! If you go into the theme park at 7:00, by the time midnight rolls around, you could probably have done all of the attractions you would have wanted to do, and avoided the day time crowds. As a bonus, you may even have time to hit up a couple of the trick or treat stations.
And here’s a tip about the trick or treat stations – while the lines at the stations move very quickly, you will find towards the end of the evening, there are virtually no lines at all. You could do all of the attractions you want to do, then go trick or treating, and still come away with a pretty good haul of candy!
There are two parades that take place during the party. The early parade is the bigger draw, because for some families with young children (or those that spent all day in a theme park and are exhausted), they know they won’t make it to the second parade. My favorite viewing spot for the second parade? At the very start of Main Street, on the side by the firehouse. I am almost always standing down there by myself, and the headless horseman and I are almost BFFs!

The fireworks for the party are not necessarily meant to be seen from in front of Cinderella Castle, so if you happen to be in Liberty Square, you’re still golden in terms of fireworks viewing.
And take it from a mom with experience – your kids won’t know if you wait until they go to sleep and swipe all of the Clark bars! And if you eat them all before the kids wake up the next morning, you’re doing yourself a favor. Now they won’t melt on the trip home!
I think the party is a terrific value over the cost of a theme park pass. We get at least as much – if not more – done during the party than we do in a day at the park, and it comes sprinkled with pixie dust in the form of Smartees and Laffy Taffy!
This is a must do for us every year.
