Reviews of Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party (Magic Kingdom)
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/08/2019
Rating: (10) Recommended
This was my 4th year attending Mickey's Not So Scary party. We go every year on a Sunday and have never had a problem with crowds. This year we lucked out I suppose with crowds as we went the Sunday in September before Hurricane Dorian, attendance wise you could def. feel the impact. In the past we would have to wait 30 minutes for Peter Pan even at like 11 PM; this time around it was a walk on all night. No fireworks that night due to wind, but I was okay with that. A couple new floats in the Boo to You parade, and the new projection show was awesome. Got plenty of candy and rode plenty of rides with little to no wait. Having been so many years, every year that characters lines are always SUPER long, no different this year, even with low crowds on the night we went. Thus every year we forgo waiting in a character line and opt for more rides. Same to Hocus Pocus show and Boo to You parade, if you seen it once skip it, do rides and candy instead. I can understand this year with the good weather the sold nights being extra crowded. Also I always recommend going in at 4 PM when they allow you to, you get the chance up till like 6-6:30 to get some fast passes or a dining experience. This year we had a dining reservations at Be Our Guest for 4:15 and it was great. Normally we go in at 4 and fast pass Splash Mountain. Overall I will def. keep doing this event every year!
Pros:
Night time, candy, shorter ride wait times, get to go in at 4.Cons:
This year my biggest Con was the parking situation with the construction they are doing at the main transit area, they really were not providing the normal trams if you park in any section but the farthest one out. I already know I am going to walk a lot in the park, I always love the trams to your car at the start and end of your day; especially the end of day.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/08/2019
Rating: (7) Recommended
My son and I attended Not-So-Scary on September 15th. We had a blast! The lines were very low on many of the attractions, trick-or-treat station lines were very reasonable, the parade was great... I have no idea what people are complaining about.
Pros:
Short wait times for rides!Cons:
Character meet lines did seem long.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/08/2019
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
The cost of this "extra" is marginally worth it. The crowds are really not controlled anymore, a lot of the amazing things that Disney has done to help reduce the crowds (advanced planning using FP+) don't work at the parties. The wait times posted were misleading. We waited in a 40 minute line for less then 15 minutes, and in a 10 minute line almost for 30 minutes. The parade feels crowded, but is good. The fireworks are not an improvement over the old ones (but not any worse).
Pros:
Unique CharactersCons:
Crowded, long lines, especially long to see unique characters. Less fun entertainment offerings.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/08/2019
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
We attended 9/29 and the reviews are correct. It was too crowded, which was disappointing. We did enjoy the overlay on Space Mt (total darkness), and the fireworks were good. Other that that, it's not something I'd do again unless Disney lowered the number of tickets.
Pros:
Space Mt overlay FireworksCons:
Too crowded and too expensiveReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/08/2019
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
This was the first ticketed event we've attended. I've always heard that the crowds are low and the parties are amazing. I did not get that experience. We arrived at 5:00 to mass chaos just to get into the park and get our bands. We received minimal candy, rode 2 rides and sat from 8:00 - 10:30 in front of the castle, only to have to hold our 5 year old so she could see the shows. We saw no characters as the lines for even Pooh and friends was close to an hour. We thought going on a Sunday night at the beginning of October would produce less people. We waited 30 minutes just go get food at Cosmic Rays at 5:30. Aside from the actual shows and parade, the best parts were seeing other costumes and no line at Joffrey's. It definitely wasn't worth the money.
Pros:
Fireworks show, costumes, Boo To You Parade, Hocus Pocus showCons:
WAY too many peopleReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/08/2019
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
We were at the MNSSHP Friday night 9/27 and it was absolutely miserable. We've done these parties in the past (we've been visiting since 1998) and never, and I mean NEVER was it this crowded. This party was advertised as \"tickets limited \", but with the selling of the $299 passes for residents (or very frequent visitors) to go to every party (even allowing access to sold out parties) it made this really unpleasant. We will not be repeating any of these seasonal events in the future if Disney wants to continue to sell those passes. To say something is \"a limited ticket event\" but then allow masses of extra people in when it is already considered \"sold out\" makes it no longer \"limited\". I believe this is extremely false advertising and misleading to guests. We were unable to even walk through the park at some points and ended up leaving the park before 9pm due to the crowds. Even the cast members at the park knew it was overcrowded as they were making announcements asking for people to volunteer to trade their tickets for another party or volunteer to leave. That is unacceptable.
We've been to MK during all different times of year and this party was more crowded than even some regular busy days at MK. It wasn't even so much the wait times as just trying to make your way across the park, enjoy the parade, get candy, or be in the hub. People were frustrated, nasty, and this includes cast members. We really felt that the difference was likely all the people that had purchased the passes and were granted admission even with the party being sold out. Even the cast members were commenting on this being an issue and seemed frustrated. Long, long, long, lines at the treat stations. HM had a 50 min wait at 9pm which was right before the parade so the masses sitting and waiting for the parade and watching the shows in the hub didn't even help ease the lines. Needless to say it was very disappointing for us and we ended up just leaving at about 9pm, total waste of money. Additionally, people were still entering the party when we were leaving, and clearly those are not people that paid for a one time event. We had originally planned on waiting for the people with the young kids to leave and ease the crowds a bit, but after seeing all the people still heading in, we were glad we didn't. The entire experience was disheartening for us since we had been looking forward to this party for months, purchased costumes, and it was the very last night of our trip.
I hope Disney takes these comments into consideration when deciding on offering the passes for the Christmas party this year. It is frustrating for those of us that have been visiting for years and only get one day each season to enjoy this event. I have no idea why allowing locals this type of access to these seasonal parties was necessary.
Pros:
Seeing cute costumesCons:
Everything else!Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/08/2019
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
My family has been going to this event for 20 years and this year is going to be our last. We spent the morning at MK before taking a break at the resort to change into our Halloween outfits. We had less wait times all day! We waited an hour on Main Street for the parade and then sill could not see the Castle show well because of the crowds.
Pros:
Evening fireworks showCons:
CROWDS AND PRICEReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/08/2019
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Way too crowded! This was the first party in 3 years where we stood wall to wall with people. It felt like a normal busy day in the MK and for that extra charge I was super bummed about the crowds.
Pros:
The parade is the best part of the party!Cons:
Totally oversold - too many crowds!Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/08/2019
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
It was busier and the lines were longer for rides than a regular evening at the Magic Kingdom. I even had trouble finding a bottle of water which is a real issue in August. It was over crowded and treat lines were too long. I was hoping for a leisurely park evening with extra treats and instead walked into an overcrowded park. I will never pay the extra for that again.
Pros:
NoneCons:
Overcrowded, limited water availability.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/08/2019
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
The crowds were so bad. People talked about the amount of candy you would get and we barely got any. Candy was at the rides which had long lines. No crowd control, could barely turn around because so many people were crammed on top of you. Hard with small kids or if anyone was sitting down for a rest. Def anything but magical. P
