Disney Announces 2025 Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Dates at Magic Kingdom

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Posted: Monday May 12, 2025 9:06am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has announced dates and early details for the 2025 edition of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, the separately ticketed Halloween event held annually at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World.

Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular

The event takes place on select nights at Magic Kingdom and includes exclusive entertainment, character appearances, trick-or-treating, themed food and drink, attraction overlays, and Halloween fireworks. Admission requires a separate ticket and allows entry as early as 4:00 pm, with the party officially running from 7:00 pm to midnight.

The 2025 Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party will run for 38 nights, matching the total from 2024. However, this year’s event begins on August 15—six days later than the 2024 season, which marked the earliest-ever start for the party at Magic Kingdom. Event tickets are $119 to $229 per ticket, plus tax

2025 Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Dates

The 2025 party will run from August 15 through October 31 on the following nights:

August: 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29
September: 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30
October: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31

Scheduling pattern:

August and September mostly follow a Tuesday, Friday, Sunday pattern.
October includes more dates, with parties held on Fridays, Saturdays, most Mondays, and select Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Evil Queen and Maleficent at Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

When Can You Buy Tickets?

May 15, 2025 – On-sale for guests staying at Disney Resort hotels, Swan and Dolphin, and Shades of Green.
May 22, 2025 – On-sale to the general public.

Tickets will be available at DisneyWorld.com/Halloween or by calling (407) 934-7639. Discounts are available for Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club members. Tickets often sell out for popular nights.

Haunted Mansion at Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

Parade, Fireworks, and Shows

Mickey’s Boo-to-You Halloween Parade returns with a scheduled time of 8:15 PM.
Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular fireworks show will be hosted by Jack Skellington and feature projections and character appearances.
Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular brings the Sanderson Sisters back to the castle stage alongside Disney Villains like Hades, Cruella, and Jafar.

Mickey's Boo-to-You Halloween Parade

Trick-or-Treating

Dozens of treat trail locations will be open throughout the park, with cast members distributing Mars Wrigley candies like M&Ms, Snickers, and Skittles. Complimentary trick-or-treat bags are provided to all guests. For allergy-friendly options, guests can collect teal tokens and redeem them at designated locations for alternate treats.

Character Greetings

Jack and Sally return for meet-and-greets.
Mickey and Minnie will appear together in Halloween costumes at Town Square Theater.
Expect a rotating lineup of characters throughout the park. Disney Villains may also appear unexpectedly.

Headless Horseman at Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

Entertainment and Extras

A new dance party featuring characters from “Zombies 4” and other Disney Channel franchises will debut.
The Cadaver Dans barbershop quartet will perform Halloween-themed songs.
Ride overlays will return on select attractions (details to come).
New merchandise and specialty food items will be available during the party, with a full Foodie Guide expected closer to the event.

Hitchhiking Ghosts at Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

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rodnyh4 days ago

Hello! What I meant was that Jafar was the only villains meetable during the last years I might be wrong, can anybody clarify. Thank you!

Stupido4 days ago

Last year introduced 3 meet-able villains. Cruella greeted all guests as they entered and Maleficent and Evil Queen were both in the Princess Fairytale Hall candy trail. I wouldn't be surprised if there are more this year, as they testing waters for the villains land, and have the villains show running.

joanna719854 days ago

I haven't heard anything said about no villains at MNSSHP

rodnyh4 days ago

I know this year is kind of different but a MNSSHP with little or no villains, really make us asking what is going on with entertainment. I know they kind of learned with the Villains Unleashed but still they should bring up more villains even taking them out from the parade to make a meet and greet.

celluloid5 days ago

Enhancements are great, not all new. Typically years between major changes.

larryz5 days ago

To "prepare," they'd have to arrange (a) more hardware, (b) more bandwidth and (c) more people to be available. All three of those cost money. The current philosopy is "Why pay more to help people spend more when they're going to keep calling and spending even if we DON'T spend more?"

Andrew255 days ago

Might have a missing date or two, but we're close

Disstevefan15 days ago

Ha, I wouldn't even make a good Commissioner Gordon. I am however looking forward (if it happens) to a season 2 of HBO's Penguin!

"El Gran Magnifico"5 days ago

True. But sometimes they surprise you. Nobody really expected to see a dragon catch fire. I wish they would have incorporated that element as a more permanent feature in the parades. They could have alternated participating floats and kept us all guessing. I think it would have produced some very well needed bonding opportunities through proactive dialogue between family members as they speculated on “Which float you think gets it today?”

"El Gran Magnifico"5 days ago

On my path to becoming “Dr. Disney”, - my Master’s thesis “Is Disney Expensive?” was followed by my PhD dissertation titled “How Much Should You Tip at Disney?” For which, Mrs. Shields awarded me an A + + + Based on my thorough research I can confidently state that your numbers check out.

celluloid6 days ago

Yeah, you were right. What Penguin fails to address in his list is exclusive makes no difference as hhn's ent is exclusive too. Specifically, HHN delivers entirely new exclusive themes and storytelling in ten houses and scare zones each year with other entertainment as a bonus. It's not like Disney's shows and parades are all new every year.

Agent H6 days ago

You would make a very bad Batman then.

HauntedPirate6 days ago

A 6.6% increase in average ticket price from 2024 to 2025, not 7.5%. That is an incorrect calculation. Unless my spreadsheet calculations got moved around, I can show my work tomorrow. 😉