Reviews of Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party (Magic Kingdom)
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 09/28/2019
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Oversold
Pros:
Cute themingCons:
Way too crowded . Long lines for everything , could barely move through the crowdReviewed by Blsing Review Date: 09/24/2019
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
The insane crowds made it feel like any other day at Disney. Usually, the crowds are way down during special events like this, which is why I bring my family. It was so crowded, you could barely walk!! The wait times were ridiculous. In past years, the longest wait time was about 20 min, tops! Not this year. I don't think I will be buying special event tickets anymore. I feel like I got ripped off, very disappointed.
Pros:
Fireworks, paradeCons:
Way too crowdedReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 08/23/2019
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
If you already have park tickets, go to one of the other parks. So far the 2019 parties have been way over sold. no reason to spend extra money to end up stuck in crowds.
Pros:
Some unique experiences, parade has "A list" cast membersCons:
Very crowded, Losto Burger is terrible, Not a good valueReviewed by MassMike Review Date: 04/18/2019
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Not worth the money. You won't get the experience you think.
Pros:
Halloween candy, opportunity to wear a costume, special parade and fireworksCons:
Very crowded, some listed meet and greets don't happen, expensiveReviewed by cindyfan Review Date: 09/27/2018
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Needs desperately to be updated. This event hasn't seen many changes or upgrades in forever. It's great to go once... maybe once every 6-8 years! But if you've seen it recently, save your money. And they need to sell less tickets.
Pros:
Fireworks. Parade (if you've never seen it before, it's fun)Cons:
Too crowded. Nothing has changed in many, many years! needs something new and fresh (besides Hocus-Pocus which is already "old" after 3 years)Reviewed by MWS Review Date: 11/13/2015
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
After attending a couple of the MVMCP, I was very excited to attend the MNSSHP and score a poison apple mug. I know Disney can’t control the weather, but it rained all night and it definitely put a damper on the evening. Because of the rain there was no Headless Horseman, no Carlotta at the Haunted Mansion, no Hocus Pocus Villain show (after waiting 20 minutes for it to start) and no getting in line to see characters. According to a very nice cast member, the poison apple mugs were sold out weeks ago, so no mug either. However there were tons of people and large crowds in the stores and for both parades and the fireworks making it difficult to get around and see the parade. The candy lines were long, but moved quickly and most of the rides had short wait times. Next time I’ll skip the party and instead use the ticket money to buy the poison apple mug on eBay.
Pros:
Candy, short wait time for ridesCons:
Over crowdedReviewed by DisneyDana Review Date: 10/30/2015
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
This was my first Halloween party and unfortunately I wouldn't choose to do it again. We were at the party on Thursday night 10/22 and I'm not sure but I would guess it was sold out. We were there specifically to hit the short ride lines. No such luck at any point during the night. I was shocked that the crowd was so very light, maybe the lightest I've ever seen during the regular day hours around 5pm. I thought that was a good sign of things to come but boy was I wrong. It was packed and the lines for rides never thinned out. Peter Pan stayed at a good 40 minutes all night and we never got on the Mine Train because it ran anywhere between 30 to 60 minutes all night. We kept putting it off hoping that the later it got the shorter the lines, but it just seemed to get more and more crowded as the night went on. We did enjoy the fireworks and the parade but we waited for the second parade hoping for a good spot but that didn't work out either. I have been to the Christmas party 4 times and the first 2 felt like we had rented out the parks for ourselves, but as the years have gone on it seems that they are letting more and more people in and it defeats the whole idea of the party if you ask me. I prefer the Christmas party over Halloween but special fireworks and a parade are not worth it for me. The low crowds were what I always went for and if they do away with that, I might as well just go to the MK on a regular day. Disney has gotten so bad about making that dollar that they are starting to price me right out of my yearly vacations.
Pros:
atmosphereCons:
The huge crowd takes away from the eventReviewed by clane79 Review Date: 11/01/2014
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
We went on Tues 10/21 and it was just too crowded to enjoy anything. Rides lines were long, the character lines were long, even the candy lines were long. Parade route was crowded, fireworks were crowded. If you wanted to do anything you had to stand in line or spend your time staking out a spot. This was not worth the price in my opinion. The few things we wanted to do we didn't get to do, it ended up being a very frustrating night with disappointed kids. To top it off the monorail was down at the end of the night and it was chaos getting on the ferry.
Pros:
Good parade and fireworksCons:
TOO CROWDEDReviewed 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: 10/15/2019
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
Have been attending this party for over 10 years without ever missing a year. This time attended the Oct 4 party. The crowds were terrible. The long lines for candy were a headache to say the least and especially since after such a long wait you would get very litttle candy at each stop. You had to stop trick or treating to try to find a place on Main St to watch the fireworks and parade for at least an hour ahead of time, just as you do on regular nights. The whole purpose of this ticketed event is to provide some relieve from fighting crowds. However, not this year, I think it's bad enough to be an annual pass holder, yet have to pay such a high ticket price for this event, only to be disappointed in the quality of the event. Disney needs to rethink some of its planning in several areas in so far as the way they are planning these experiences for their guests. It has become a hassle instead of a pleasure to attend. I have been visiting Disney for over 30 years sometimes 8 times a year from out of state and I'm beginning to think that I might have to rethink renewing my annual pass much less paying for these extra events. It's beginning to become too much of a money hungry place instead of what dear old Walt had in mind originally, so sad!!!
