This year was exciting because it was my very first time attending Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party! If you haven’t been, there are a number of things to look forward to!
Costumes
For me, one of the most exciting things about attending the Halloween Party is being able to wear a costume into Magic Kingdom park! While kids can always dress up like princesses or pirates or whatever they like, adults are not normally allowed to wear costumes. For this party though, that’s all different. I got to dress up like a princess (Belle) and prance around Magic Kingdom. It doesn’t get much better than that!
Attractions
The party starts at 7, at which time any guests without a party ticket must leave. It goes until midnight, which means that the lines for most attractions are shorter than they would be during the day. Many of the most popular attractions are open, including Piartes of the Caribbean, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Peter Pan’s Flight, Enchanted Tales with Belle, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion, and more. While I was there I only did one ride – Under the Sea – because there were so many other things we wanted to do!
Characters
One of the highlights for me, especially while dressed up in costume, was getting to meet characters – especially some that aren’t out very often. We met the hag from Snow White, Minnie in her Halloween costume, and Gaston. There was also a number of others, including Jack Skellington and Sally, Captain Jack Sparrow, the 7 Dwarfs, and others.
Treats
At the Halloween party you can go “Trick or Treating”. There are a number of stations around the park that are handing out candy which you can collect. You’ll get a map when you arrive which will tell you where you’ll find the candy. In addition to the candy, you can find special Halloween treats at some locations. You’ll find candy corn soft serve ice cream, candy corn cotton candy, a spiced pumpkin waffle sundae, and a ghost cupcake. I tried the ghost cupcake and while it was cute, I wasn’t super impressed with the taste.
Entertainment
This is another highlight of the party. Mickey’s Boo to You Parade performs twice a night, and we caught the second viewing. It was different and fun. But my favorite was Hallowishes. It’s a fun, Halloween themed fireworks show, featuring a lot of music from the Haunted Mansion and the Nightmare Before Christmas. It was very impressive! Some other entertainment going on that we didn’t get the chance to attend included Club Villain, Villains Mix and Mingle, and Monstrous Scream-o-ween Ball.
Merchandise
Finally, there’s special merchandise you can get that’s exclusive to the Halloween Party. This year they included a t-shirt, pin, and special magic band. While I didn’t purchase any of these items, we did get another fun opportunity – the Haunted Mansion shop, Memento Mori, was in soft opening so we got to go explore in there, which was fun!
Overall the Halloween Party was a great time, but I wish I could’ve experienced even more of it. I can’t wait to go back someday!
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Have you been to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party? What’s your favorite thing there?
I got to go on Thursday. This was such a great event! If I could I would go again this year, but we are definitely going to go again next year.
My favorite part was the parade, but that is because I LOVE the Haunted Mansion, so seeing the grave diggers, the dead dancers, and the hitchhiking ghosts was exciting for me.
I did get my son’s Duffy costume finished and it was a big hit, especially when we went over to Epcot for him to meet Duffy.
I’ve got some of the pictures of him in my most recent post. ( http://runningheartless.wordpress.com/2014/10/27/a-week-off/ )
Thank you for the link – the costume came out great! So adorable 🙂
My favorite thing about the Halloween party is definitely Mickey’s Boo To You Parade! I LOVE the grave diggers with the shovels. It is so exciting!
They were very cool! I was disappointed I couldn’t get a decent picture of them with my camera.
I’ve been to the party three times and returning again this year! I love the character experiences and dressing up. Definitely worth the experience.
That’s awesome Heather! I love any excuse to dress up – I wish I was able to go back this year!
I’ve always wanted to go to the party. It sounds like so much fun!
It’s a lot of fun, I definitely recommend it!
Wow! It looks like a disney party which I’ve always dreamed to attend and be one of the princess.
I love having the excuse to dress up like a princess 🙂
Cool! I didn’t know adults could wear costumes! Thanks for all the information!
Yes, the Halloween Party is the only time when adults can wear costumes into the parks, so it’s a lot of fun!
Well I did not know about this event! I will certainly have to look into it. It sounds like a lot of fun.
It is, if you’re ever down there that time of year I suggest you look into it!
That sounds like so much fun! I didn’t even know they did things like this at Disney. I would love to take the boys once they are a little older. Loved your costume, by the way.
I’m sure they would love it! They do it at Disneyland as well. And both parks also do a fun Christmas party that I’ll be attending in Florida this year!
I didn’t know if this event was one for the books or not but you sold me at dressing up and the special fireworks show! I’ll have to ask the hubby if we can plan this one in a few years. I can’t wait to be there in less than a month!
Less than a month, that’s so exciting! I think the Halloween Party is so much fun – especially if you like meeting characters and getting photos with them they have a bunch of fun ones that you don’t see a lot, like many of the villains.