Reviews of Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party (Magic Kingdom)
Reviewed by magicalcouple Review Date: 11/27/2019
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
We attended the party on Oct 29, 2019, which was a Tuesday. Not WDW's fault, but it was INSANELY hot! Sheesh.
Moving on, the place was packed. It didn't feel like a special event of days gone by, it felt more crowded than I felt it was during the day for regular hours. For a special event, it didn't feel very special.
We went to meet Moana at the party and were told it was a 20 minute wait but it took over an hour- which KILLS way too much of your party time!!! My kids found it to be worth it but I certainly did not.
Cast members were not stingy with their candy and it was plentiful! The lines for the candy were fine and moved quickly with tons of stations around.
I agree with so many others who say the parties are oversold and if that continues to be true, this party is not worth it.
Pros:
Lots of Trick or Treat Stations, Tons of Candy, New Fireworks, Headless Horseman, Mickey's Philharmagic Playing Halloween MoviesCons:
Oversold and EXTREMELY crowded, lengthy lines for character meet and greets, lengthy queue timesReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 11/08/2019
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
This was our third MNSSHP and the crowds were terrible. We never did get to ride any rides since all the lines were longer than they were during the day. Super long lines for candy, and forget about seeing the fireworks or parade if you didn't camp out a spot early. Luckily I'm fairly tall and got a good look at the parade, but never did get a good spot to see the fireworks show on the castle. This is our last MNSSHP. Hopefully MVMCP will not have the same crowds, but I'm not betting on it!
Pros:
Great fireworks show if you can get a spot to see the castle graphics. Fun parade. Enough candy to rot your teeth for half the year if you like standing in lines.Cons:
LINES, LINES, LINESReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 11/02/2019
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
My family and I had such high expectations for this event😠We expected an exclusive event with limited ticket sales and reduced crowds, we expected fancy treats for our trick or treating experience, we expected to actually be able to trick or treat without being herded into narrow hallways like cattle, we expected to be able to see the parade & enjoy meeting some characters, viewing decorations and getting on some rides. Instead, we trick or treated maybe 4 locations to receive handfuls of skittles/M&M’s/twix/snickers at each one. Trying to get to the treats was awful and depressing with 100’s of people squeezing through hallways. We didn’t even want the treats(could’ve bought a box of this candy anyway, nothing unique about it) saw a few characters but couldn’t meet them as the line ups were so long we wouldn’t be able to manage with 4 Children. Got on 1 ride only and the line up was so long and congested that nobody wanted to get on any more. Went to see the parade but the crowd was so large we couldn’t find a place to actually get a view of it. The crowds were actually the worst I’ve ever seen any park ever, & the lines longest that I’ve ever seen. We left after the parade and didn’t even stay for fireworks with my kids saying it was the worst part of their vacation. They are completely turned off by Disney and don’t even want to return for our base ticket plans, & neither do I. Awful awful awful, this will be my last Disney vacation definitely. Overpriced waste of my time and money.
Pros:
NoneCons:
massive crowds, long lines for everything.Reviewed by juststoppingby Review Date: 11/01/2019
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
My family attended the October 27th 2019 MNSSHP for the 1st time and I can guarantee that it will be our last. At a cost of $360 for a family of 4, mind you one is an infant and is free, I do not feel like we received our money’s worth. I have never seen the park so crowded! It was shoulder to shoulder with people climbing over strollers in order to try to get a better view of the stage in front of the castle. We spent 2 hours to experience a rained out show, one trick or treat line and one character meet and greet. We ended up leaving before the parade and fireworks because the crowds were out of control. Cast members were asking to see wrist bands, however; it was so dark and there were so many people there is absolutely no way that they could verify if people actually had a wrist band for the party. You could have very easily stayed inside the park to watch the shows and parade if you chose to do so. Never again!
Pros:
NoneCons:
Crowds crowds crowds!!!!!!!Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/28/2019
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
Horrible time!! We went with the expectation of being a limited ticket event as advertised and were completely shocked by the crowds (10/21/2019). As a parent with a small child it was disappointing to see Disney World in that light, it’s obvious money means more at this point then guest experiences. We will never attend a holiday event again at Disney and possiblly won’t return to Disney at all due to this experience.
Pros:
Hocus poscus show Parade (what we could see of it)Cons:
Way to crowded (felt unsafe) Wait time for characters up to 3 hours long Annoyed guests and cast members Candy lines way to long Money grab/not as advertisedReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/27/2019
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
Absolute Rip Off
Pros:
Parade, laser show on Cinderella’s castleCons:
We took nine people. Very expensive. Too crowded for children. Lines Unbearable. Could’ve bought all the candy received from the nine of us for $20 at Costco. Horrible experience with half of the group leaving before the parade. No one is interested in ever going again. The bad word of mouth the Disney is getting from this event would make Walt Disney quake in his grave. SHAME! SHAME!Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/25/2019
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
Letter below that I wrote to Disney. Write to them can companion!! It's ashame they have ruined this experience!
I'm writing to you today to let you know how disappointed I am with our visit to Disney this year. We have been attending this event for the past 7 years. Last year we noticed that the Halloween Party seemed to have more guests, but this year it was horrible. Everywhere we went the lines were long, rides where cut short or were speed up to accommodate the long lines. We really notice it at the Haunted Mansion, I have never seen the line that long! It was moving because they cut the presentation in the beginning short and the ride was on hyper speed. I really noticed that difference when it was time for the parade. I have never seen so many people there. I asked a cast member if Disney was allowing more people in for the parties and they said yes. I knew I wasn't going crazy! Like I said we have been attending this even for 7 years and I could notice the difference. They also told us that we are not the first people to complain. That many people were disappointed and left early cause the lines were unbearable for their children.
When we first started coming to the Halloween party we paid $79.00 per adult, it's not $105. The parties were fun, lines were short. Now it's more money, more people, lines are huge. This is very disappointing! If Disney is going to charge more money I would expect a better experience! I do not expect to be unhappy with the Disney experience not once but twice in a row. We have made this a family tradition to come to the Halloween party and we are questioning where we are going to do it next year.
Disney should really look at what they have done in the past 2 years and change it! Revert the Parties to how they were, smaller group so people can enjoy it. Instead of crowding everyone in with less days, open the party to more days during the week.
Another thing we noticed that the fireworks were below par! I wouldn't even call it fireworks, I thought it was a joke when they were over. I have better fireworks in my small town for the 4th.
We feel like there is no \"MAGIC\" anymore, I guess nothing good lasts forever. I truly suggest that you look into what you have done and change it for the better
Pros:
NONE!Cons:
Larger crowds, more money for tickets, fireworks were below Par,Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/25/2019
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party was a complete nightmare. Disney should be ashamed of themselves. It’s not what you expect from Disney but then again we spent an entire week here and failed to see one bit of magic. Yep! An entire week and no magic. Long lines, crowds, miserable. Prices were outrageous. I expected to pay a lot...and prices truly blew me away. So sad about our experience and about the state of Disney.
Pros:
No fast passes which normally slow down the lines significantlyCons:
Pricing, crowds, long lines,Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/23/2019
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
just got back from 10/23/19 Disney World the halloween party is not what it use to be. With the over sale of tickets and the annual pass sales the park is a zoo
Pros:
none spend your money on an after hours ticket if its offeredCons:
over crowed, long linesReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/16/2019
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
It was awful. There were four parties during my October 6 trip. I had planned on the Sunday and Thursday parties- but upgraded to the pass when it became available. The Sunday night was awful- crowded, grumpy people, long lines for food, the trick or treating was a joke. Tuesday was worse. Thursday was worse than that. Friday- I didn't bother even going (and I was staying at the Contemporary). It used to be my favorite event- and I scheduled my trips to coincide with it. Unless something happens to reduce ticket prices- I won't be attending again.
