Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion is quick approaching, and extra dates for the Magic Kingdom particular occasion at the moment are bought out, together with each the primary evening (August 15, 2025), ultimate evening (October 31, 2025), and a handful in between. This development is more likely to speed up within the weeks to come back, as there’s often a “run” on tickets as soon as MNSSHP season begins.
Should you’re new to the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion scene, the onerous ticket occasion has bought out each single evening for every of the final 3 years. Should you depend Boo Bash, each single spook season occasion has fully bought out from 2021 by way of 2024 (and counting). That is the ‘new regular’ for Walt Disney World occasions, even after revenge journey and elevated pent-up demand spending have run their course. It’s not distinctive to MNSSHP, both. Most particular occasions promote higher now regardless of most additionally affected by staleness and better costs.
That is fairly the reversal from pre-COVID. It now looks like an eternity in the past, however again in 2019, Walt Disney World provided the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion Go. This was primarily an Annual Go for the Halloween Occasion that allowed entry to 35 nights–each social gathering evening in August, September, October, and November aside from Halloween itself for $299.
This was actually a last-minute providing that rolled out the day of the primary MNSSHP, as Walt Disney World scrambled to buoy ticket gross sales for August and September attributable to an absence of demand. It now looks like historic historical past, however that was the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and many individuals steered away from the parks throughout that land’s opening months out of fears that it could be chaotic.
Issues in regards to the “crowdpocalypse” stored many Walt Disney World followers away who would usually go to throughout the late summer time or early fall. Regular components did, too. mid August by way of September are faculty season, storm season, and the center of what’s usually low season in Florida.
Amusingly, August by way of October 2025 will virtually actually be much less busy than their counterparts in 2019. That was true final 12 months, and it’s more likely to be the case as soon as once more this 12 months given the final trajectory of attendance.
And but, there are single nights of the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion which might be priced over $200 (versus $299 for the 2019 MNSSHP ‘Annual Go’). A kind of–October 31–bought out in report time on the day that tickets first went on sale. Like we mentioned, it’s a completely totally different dynamic than 2019 and earlier. However I digress.
Let’s take a look at bought out dates to date for this 12 months’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. Let’s begin with this month:
Fairly straightforward–the primary three events of August 2025 have bought out.
It hasn’t at all times been the case that the sooner occasion dates promote out quickest, however that’s the latest development. Throughout all occasions, what we’ve seen is that cheaper dates are typically in highest demand. That is doubtless a results of budget-conscious shoppers looking for out dates that supply higher worth for cash.
Which may not seem to be profound perception, and it actually isn’t. Nevertheless, August dates have traditionally at all times been the most affordable and they’ve additionally been least more likely to promote out. In 2019 and earlier, August dates (aside from opening evening) seldom bought out, whereas pricier October dates did so with regularity.
This tracks with normal crowd patterns, which development decrease in August and September than October regardless of cheaper costs in August and September. The large distinction is that MNSSHP ticket costs have skyrocketed since, and there are rising populations of native followers and Disney Trip Membership members, each of which could actively search out cheaper social gathering dates.
No dates have bought out but in September 2025.
Our expectation is that the following dates to promote out will proceed to be the cheaper ones. This additionally isn’t actually profound perception, as the most affordable dates are additionally the sooner ones, and there’s much less time between right this moment and people dates. So in fact it could make sense that they promote out sooner!
That wasn’t at all times the case, however once more, it has been trending that manner in the previous few years. As for when this may occur, as soon as content material from the primary evening of the occasion floods social media, there’s often a “run” on tickets for subsequent occasions–and a number of other extra events promote out round then.
These final two components would clarify why October 2025 is essentially not bought out.
As soon as October rolls round, there are solely a handful of dates which might be underneath $199. On high of that, the AP and DVC reductions finish with the September 26 social gathering. Every little thing after that isn’t discounted.
There’s a motive for that: the October events are traditionally the preferred ones and don’t want reductions to promote out, even at larger costs. The primary rationalization for October being absolutely accessible at this level is easy: folks haven’t begun planning that far forward.
This would possibly sound like heresy to WDW diehards, however most individuals begin planning a couple of weeks to a couple days prematurely of their journeys. Night time earlier than and day-of analysis are extremely frequent! That is additionally why there’s often a “run” on tickets as soon as the primary MNSSHP occurs and images & video begin flooding social media. Even when there aren’t any thrilling new additions (and there most likely gained’t be), it’s all about consciousness for rare guests.
Should you’re questioning when to count on this “run” on tickets, final 12 months it occurred on the weekdays after the primary social gathering.
Adjusted for the later begin date this 12 months, that will imply we will count on a number of dates–most likely the rest of August by way of Labor Day weekend in September 2025–to promote out by August 19, 2025.
A number of extra September 2025 dates are more likely to promote out after that, doubtless by August 25, 2025. Additionally it is doubtless that October dates round Columbus Day (10/9-10/14) will begin promoting out round this time. If final 12 months is any indication, your complete month of September will likely be bought out by the Tuesday after Labor Day (September 2, 2025).
Different dates in October 2025 will most likely begin promoting out by the primary or second week in September. Final 12 months, half of the MNSSHP dates in October bought out on September 10. The rest bought out on or round September 22. That’s when the season absolutely bought out–earlier than October even began, there was nothing left.
There’s no motive to imagine the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion will promote out any in a different way. Final 12 months’s traits had been in keeping with the earlier 12 months, which had been just like the 12 months earlier than that. Some particular nights will promote out barely earlier or later, however the overarching development is fairly properly established. Except October 31 (which retains promoting out sooner), the development is for barely slower gross sales–however not by a lot.
We’d nonetheless be (pleasantly!) stunned if any dates are nonetheless accessible for buy by the point October 1, 2025 arrives. On the danger of stating the apparent, the entire above issues previous precedent. Should you actually wish to attend the September 2, 2025 (or any particular date), don’t assume you might have till August 19, 2025. Historic patterns are good predictors, however they’re not conclusive. We’d count on the ten/23 social gathering to promote out round 9/22 primarily based on previous precedent, however there’s nothing to say it gained’t truly promote out tomorrow! Similar goes for all different dates.
No conclusions about daytime crowds or overarching attendance traits ought to be drawn from Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion dates promoting out–or not promoting out.
As we’ve defined elsewhere, there are plenty of causes for MNSSHP promoting out sooner than earlier than. At this level, it’s pretty well-established that the recognition of the social gathering is divorced from total crowd ranges. To that time, in every of the final 3 years, the primary MNSSHP has been among the many 5 slowest days of the 12 months as much as that time.
“As much as that time” is a crucial asterisk as a result of crowds don’t really backside out till later in August and September, so dates inevitably surpass that first social gathering. The one concrete conclusion that may be drawn from bought out MNSSHP nights is that the mix-in window from 4 pm to six pm will likely be busier. It’s totally meaningless for attendance earlier than 4 pm. See Finest & Worst 2025 Dates in Magic Kingdom for extra perception.
The reverse can be true for October 2025. These nights largely not being bought out doesn’t imply that month gained’t be busy.
The one conclusion we will draw from these events not being bought out is that October is additional into the longer term than September. I’d hope that’s a conclusion that will solely require a fundamental grasp of the calendar or months of the 12 months and their ordering.
Our expectation stays that October 2025 will likely be busier than this month or subsequent, and that these events will all promote out. We might additionally count on this October to be busier than final, barring any hurricane scares. On a constructive word, the development for October has been decrease crowds in the previous few years as contrasted with 2016-2019, but it surely’s nonetheless not on par with August or September.
On a constructive word, crowds for the previous few years have been extra manageable. Together with considerably larger costs, Walt Disney World has very clearly lowered the attendance cap. That is a part of the explanation extra dates promote out. (See Is Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Occasion Much less Crowded?! Though that clearly issues MVMCP, the very same sentiment applies to MNSSHP.)
Level being, crowds are usually not practically as dangerous as they had been in 2018-2019. Should you final skilled MNSSHP in October 2019 when this drawback peak, it is best to discover the distinction. (See “Is Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion Too Crowded?” for extra on how busy that final month of the occasion was.)
That is no assure that Walt Disney World will follow the decrease attendance cap for the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. They may decide that, on stability, visitor satisfaction is larger if the occasions don’t promote out as simply. (Clearly, visitor satisfaction is larger amongst attendees with a decrease cap, however that doesn’t account for visitors who get shut out.)
We suspect that’s not the case, although. Walt Disney World has hit the goldilocks zone for crowds–not too gentle or too heavy–at each MNSSHP and MVMCP. This doesn’t imply there’s zero congestion or traces–you’ll nonetheless encounter each, particularly for uncommon characters and in entrance of Cinderella Fort between the parade and fireworks, however there’s no fixing for that.
In the end, should you’re eager about attending the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion and haven’t already purchased tickets, we’d encourage you to decide ASAP. There’s actually no motive to attend at this level. No new data goes to be launched that ought to affect your alternative. Each social gathering will virtually actually promote out–it’s a matter of when, not if.
Should you’re leaning in direction of going, we’d encourage shopping for sooner somewhat than later. Though we hate paying these ever-increasing costs and likewise assume the occasions have gotten a bit stale and supply much less bang for buck than a decade in the past, there’s a motive we proceed to attend Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Occasion on an annual foundation. Regardless of all of that, they’re nonetheless glorious and “price it.” Clearly, sufficient visitors agree with us and are voting with their wallets accordingly, given the three+ 12 months stretch of bought out dates for each MNSSHP and MVMCP!
Planning a Walt Disney World journey? Should you’re keen on studying extra about inns, our Walt Disney World Resorts Evaluations web page is an efficient place to begin. For the place to eat, check out our Walt Disney World Restaurant Evaluations web page. If you wish to get monetary savings on tickets or decide which kind it is best to get, learn our Suggestions for Saving Cash on Walt Disney World Tickets publish. Our What to Pack for Disney Journeys publish takes a singular take a look at unconventional issues it is best to take in your journey. When you arrive on the parks, our Walt Disney World “Trip Guides” are nice for figuring out what to do and when to do it. For overviews of all of those subjects and a lot extra, the perfect place to begin is our complete Walt Disney World Journey Planning Information to profit from your expertise!
YOUR THOUGHTS
Have you ever attended Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion at Walt Disney World in the previous few years? What did you consider the ‘bought out’ crowds? Suppose it was definitely worth the excessive ticket value? Ideas on the Boo to You Parade, Not So Spooky Spectacular Fireworks, Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular, or every other leisure? Another ideas, likes or dislikes? Any questions we might help you reply? Listening to your suggestions–even while you disagree with us–is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas beneath within the feedback!
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion is quick approaching, and extra dates for the Magic Kingdom particular occasion at the moment are bought out, together with each the primary evening (August 15, 2025), ultimate evening (October 31, 2025), and a handful in between. This development is more likely to speed up within the weeks to come back, as there’s often a “run” on tickets as soon as MNSSHP season begins.
Should you’re new to the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion scene, the onerous ticket occasion has bought out each single evening for every of the final 3 years. Should you depend Boo Bash, each single spook season occasion has fully bought out from 2021 by way of 2024 (and counting). That is the ‘new regular’ for Walt Disney World occasions, even after revenge journey and elevated pent-up demand spending have run their course. It’s not distinctive to MNSSHP, both. Most particular occasions promote higher now regardless of most additionally affected by staleness and better costs.
That is fairly the reversal from pre-COVID. It now looks like an eternity in the past, however again in 2019, Walt Disney World provided the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion Go. This was primarily an Annual Go for the Halloween Occasion that allowed entry to 35 nights–each social gathering evening in August, September, October, and November aside from Halloween itself for $299.
This was actually a last-minute providing that rolled out the day of the primary MNSSHP, as Walt Disney World scrambled to buoy ticket gross sales for August and September attributable to an absence of demand. It now looks like historic historical past, however that was the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and many individuals steered away from the parks throughout that land’s opening months out of fears that it could be chaotic.
Issues in regards to the “crowdpocalypse” stored many Walt Disney World followers away who would usually go to throughout the late summer time or early fall. Regular components did, too. mid August by way of September are faculty season, storm season, and the center of what’s usually low season in Florida.
Amusingly, August by way of October 2025 will virtually actually be much less busy than their counterparts in 2019. That was true final 12 months, and it’s more likely to be the case as soon as once more this 12 months given the final trajectory of attendance.
And but, there are single nights of the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion which might be priced over $200 (versus $299 for the 2019 MNSSHP ‘Annual Go’). A kind of–October 31–bought out in report time on the day that tickets first went on sale. Like we mentioned, it’s a completely totally different dynamic than 2019 and earlier. However I digress.
Let’s take a look at bought out dates to date for this 12 months’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. Let’s begin with this month:
Fairly straightforward–the primary three events of August 2025 have bought out.
It hasn’t at all times been the case that the sooner occasion dates promote out quickest, however that’s the latest development. Throughout all occasions, what we’ve seen is that cheaper dates are typically in highest demand. That is doubtless a results of budget-conscious shoppers looking for out dates that supply higher worth for cash.
Which may not seem to be profound perception, and it actually isn’t. Nevertheless, August dates have traditionally at all times been the most affordable and they’ve additionally been least more likely to promote out. In 2019 and earlier, August dates (aside from opening evening) seldom bought out, whereas pricier October dates did so with regularity.
This tracks with normal crowd patterns, which development decrease in August and September than October regardless of cheaper costs in August and September. The large distinction is that MNSSHP ticket costs have skyrocketed since, and there are rising populations of native followers and Disney Trip Membership members, each of which could actively search out cheaper social gathering dates.
No dates have bought out but in September 2025.
Our expectation is that the following dates to promote out will proceed to be the cheaper ones. This additionally isn’t actually profound perception, as the most affordable dates are additionally the sooner ones, and there’s much less time between right this moment and people dates. So in fact it could make sense that they promote out sooner!
That wasn’t at all times the case, however once more, it has been trending that manner in the previous few years. As for when this may occur, as soon as content material from the primary evening of the occasion floods social media, there’s often a “run” on tickets for subsequent occasions–and a number of other extra events promote out round then.
These final two components would clarify why October 2025 is essentially not bought out.
As soon as October rolls round, there are solely a handful of dates which might be underneath $199. On high of that, the AP and DVC reductions finish with the September 26 social gathering. Every little thing after that isn’t discounted.
There’s a motive for that: the October events are traditionally the preferred ones and don’t want reductions to promote out, even at larger costs. The primary rationalization for October being absolutely accessible at this level is easy: folks haven’t begun planning that far forward.
This would possibly sound like heresy to WDW diehards, however most individuals begin planning a couple of weeks to a couple days prematurely of their journeys. Night time earlier than and day-of analysis are extremely frequent! That is additionally why there’s often a “run” on tickets as soon as the primary MNSSHP occurs and images & video begin flooding social media. Even when there aren’t any thrilling new additions (and there most likely gained’t be), it’s all about consciousness for rare guests.
Should you’re questioning when to count on this “run” on tickets, final 12 months it occurred on the weekdays after the primary social gathering.
Adjusted for the later begin date this 12 months, that will imply we will count on a number of dates–most likely the rest of August by way of Labor Day weekend in September 2025–to promote out by August 19, 2025.
A number of extra September 2025 dates are more likely to promote out after that, doubtless by August 25, 2025. Additionally it is doubtless that October dates round Columbus Day (10/9-10/14) will begin promoting out round this time. If final 12 months is any indication, your complete month of September will likely be bought out by the Tuesday after Labor Day (September 2, 2025).
Different dates in October 2025 will most likely begin promoting out by the primary or second week in September. Final 12 months, half of the MNSSHP dates in October bought out on September 10. The rest bought out on or round September 22. That’s when the season absolutely bought out–earlier than October even began, there was nothing left.
There’s no motive to imagine the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion will promote out any in a different way. Final 12 months’s traits had been in keeping with the earlier 12 months, which had been just like the 12 months earlier than that. Some particular nights will promote out barely earlier or later, however the overarching development is fairly properly established. Except October 31 (which retains promoting out sooner), the development is for barely slower gross sales–however not by a lot.
We’d nonetheless be (pleasantly!) stunned if any dates are nonetheless accessible for buy by the point October 1, 2025 arrives. On the danger of stating the apparent, the entire above issues previous precedent. Should you actually wish to attend the September 2, 2025 (or any particular date), don’t assume you might have till August 19, 2025. Historic patterns are good predictors, however they’re not conclusive. We’d count on the ten/23 social gathering to promote out round 9/22 primarily based on previous precedent, however there’s nothing to say it gained’t truly promote out tomorrow! Similar goes for all different dates.
No conclusions about daytime crowds or overarching attendance traits ought to be drawn from Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion dates promoting out–or not promoting out.
As we’ve defined elsewhere, there are plenty of causes for MNSSHP promoting out sooner than earlier than. At this level, it’s pretty well-established that the recognition of the social gathering is divorced from total crowd ranges. To that time, in every of the final 3 years, the primary MNSSHP has been among the many 5 slowest days of the 12 months as much as that time.
“As much as that time” is a crucial asterisk as a result of crowds don’t really backside out till later in August and September, so dates inevitably surpass that first social gathering. The one concrete conclusion that may be drawn from bought out MNSSHP nights is that the mix-in window from 4 pm to six pm will likely be busier. It’s totally meaningless for attendance earlier than 4 pm. See Finest & Worst 2025 Dates in Magic Kingdom for extra perception.
The reverse can be true for October 2025. These nights largely not being bought out doesn’t imply that month gained’t be busy.
The one conclusion we will draw from these events not being bought out is that October is additional into the longer term than September. I’d hope that’s a conclusion that will solely require a fundamental grasp of the calendar or months of the 12 months and their ordering.
Our expectation stays that October 2025 will likely be busier than this month or subsequent, and that these events will all promote out. We might additionally count on this October to be busier than final, barring any hurricane scares. On a constructive word, the development for October has been decrease crowds in the previous few years as contrasted with 2016-2019, but it surely’s nonetheless not on par with August or September.
On a constructive word, crowds for the previous few years have been extra manageable. Together with considerably larger costs, Walt Disney World has very clearly lowered the attendance cap. That is a part of the explanation extra dates promote out. (See Is Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Occasion Much less Crowded?! Though that clearly issues MVMCP, the very same sentiment applies to MNSSHP.)
Level being, crowds are usually not practically as dangerous as they had been in 2018-2019. Should you final skilled MNSSHP in October 2019 when this drawback peak, it is best to discover the distinction. (See “Is Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion Too Crowded?” for extra on how busy that final month of the occasion was.)
That is no assure that Walt Disney World will follow the decrease attendance cap for the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. They may decide that, on stability, visitor satisfaction is larger if the occasions don’t promote out as simply. (Clearly, visitor satisfaction is larger amongst attendees with a decrease cap, however that doesn’t account for visitors who get shut out.)
We suspect that’s not the case, although. Walt Disney World has hit the goldilocks zone for crowds–not too gentle or too heavy–at each MNSSHP and MVMCP. This doesn’t imply there’s zero congestion or traces–you’ll nonetheless encounter each, particularly for uncommon characters and in entrance of Cinderella Fort between the parade and fireworks, however there’s no fixing for that.
In the end, should you’re eager about attending the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion and haven’t already purchased tickets, we’d encourage you to decide ASAP. There’s actually no motive to attend at this level. No new data goes to be launched that ought to affect your alternative. Each social gathering will virtually actually promote out–it’s a matter of when, not if.
Should you’re leaning in direction of going, we’d encourage shopping for sooner somewhat than later. Though we hate paying these ever-increasing costs and likewise assume the occasions have gotten a bit stale and supply much less bang for buck than a decade in the past, there’s a motive we proceed to attend Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Occasion on an annual foundation. Regardless of all of that, they’re nonetheless glorious and “price it.” Clearly, sufficient visitors agree with us and are voting with their wallets accordingly, given the three+ 12 months stretch of bought out dates for each MNSSHP and MVMCP!
Planning a Walt Disney World journey? Should you’re keen on studying extra about inns, our Walt Disney World Resorts Evaluations web page is an efficient place to begin. For the place to eat, check out our Walt Disney World Restaurant Evaluations web page. If you wish to get monetary savings on tickets or decide which kind it is best to get, learn our Suggestions for Saving Cash on Walt Disney World Tickets publish. Our What to Pack for Disney Journeys publish takes a singular take a look at unconventional issues it is best to take in your journey. When you arrive on the parks, our Walt Disney World “Trip Guides” are nice for figuring out what to do and when to do it. For overviews of all of those subjects and a lot extra, the perfect place to begin is our complete Walt Disney World Journey Planning Information to profit from your expertise!
YOUR THOUGHTS
Have you ever attended Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion at Walt Disney World in the previous few years? What did you consider the ‘bought out’ crowds? Suppose it was definitely worth the excessive ticket value? Ideas on the Boo to You Parade, Not So Spooky Spectacular Fireworks, Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular, or every other leisure? Another ideas, likes or dislikes? Any questions we might help you reply? Listening to your suggestions–even while you disagree with us–is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas beneath within the feedback!
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion is quick approaching, and extra dates for the Magic Kingdom particular occasion at the moment are bought out, together with each the primary evening (August 15, 2025), ultimate evening (October 31, 2025), and a handful in between. This development is more likely to speed up within the weeks to come back, as there’s often a “run” on tickets as soon as MNSSHP season begins.
Should you’re new to the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion scene, the onerous ticket occasion has bought out each single evening for every of the final 3 years. Should you depend Boo Bash, each single spook season occasion has fully bought out from 2021 by way of 2024 (and counting). That is the ‘new regular’ for Walt Disney World occasions, even after revenge journey and elevated pent-up demand spending have run their course. It’s not distinctive to MNSSHP, both. Most particular occasions promote higher now regardless of most additionally affected by staleness and better costs.
That is fairly the reversal from pre-COVID. It now looks like an eternity in the past, however again in 2019, Walt Disney World provided the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion Go. This was primarily an Annual Go for the Halloween Occasion that allowed entry to 35 nights–each social gathering evening in August, September, October, and November aside from Halloween itself for $299.
This was actually a last-minute providing that rolled out the day of the primary MNSSHP, as Walt Disney World scrambled to buoy ticket gross sales for August and September attributable to an absence of demand. It now looks like historic historical past, however that was the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and many individuals steered away from the parks throughout that land’s opening months out of fears that it could be chaotic.
Issues in regards to the “crowdpocalypse” stored many Walt Disney World followers away who would usually go to throughout the late summer time or early fall. Regular components did, too. mid August by way of September are faculty season, storm season, and the center of what’s usually low season in Florida.
Amusingly, August by way of October 2025 will virtually actually be much less busy than their counterparts in 2019. That was true final 12 months, and it’s more likely to be the case as soon as once more this 12 months given the final trajectory of attendance.
And but, there are single nights of the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion which might be priced over $200 (versus $299 for the 2019 MNSSHP ‘Annual Go’). A kind of–October 31–bought out in report time on the day that tickets first went on sale. Like we mentioned, it’s a completely totally different dynamic than 2019 and earlier. However I digress.
Let’s take a look at bought out dates to date for this 12 months’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. Let’s begin with this month:
Fairly straightforward–the primary three events of August 2025 have bought out.
It hasn’t at all times been the case that the sooner occasion dates promote out quickest, however that’s the latest development. Throughout all occasions, what we’ve seen is that cheaper dates are typically in highest demand. That is doubtless a results of budget-conscious shoppers looking for out dates that supply higher worth for cash.
Which may not seem to be profound perception, and it actually isn’t. Nevertheless, August dates have traditionally at all times been the most affordable and they’ve additionally been least more likely to promote out. In 2019 and earlier, August dates (aside from opening evening) seldom bought out, whereas pricier October dates did so with regularity.
This tracks with normal crowd patterns, which development decrease in August and September than October regardless of cheaper costs in August and September. The large distinction is that MNSSHP ticket costs have skyrocketed since, and there are rising populations of native followers and Disney Trip Membership members, each of which could actively search out cheaper social gathering dates.
No dates have bought out but in September 2025.
Our expectation is that the following dates to promote out will proceed to be the cheaper ones. This additionally isn’t actually profound perception, as the most affordable dates are additionally the sooner ones, and there’s much less time between right this moment and people dates. So in fact it could make sense that they promote out sooner!
That wasn’t at all times the case, however once more, it has been trending that manner in the previous few years. As for when this may occur, as soon as content material from the primary evening of the occasion floods social media, there’s often a “run” on tickets for subsequent occasions–and a number of other extra events promote out round then.
These final two components would clarify why October 2025 is essentially not bought out.
As soon as October rolls round, there are solely a handful of dates which might be underneath $199. On high of that, the AP and DVC reductions finish with the September 26 social gathering. Every little thing after that isn’t discounted.
There’s a motive for that: the October events are traditionally the preferred ones and don’t want reductions to promote out, even at larger costs. The primary rationalization for October being absolutely accessible at this level is easy: folks haven’t begun planning that far forward.
This would possibly sound like heresy to WDW diehards, however most individuals begin planning a couple of weeks to a couple days prematurely of their journeys. Night time earlier than and day-of analysis are extremely frequent! That is additionally why there’s often a “run” on tickets as soon as the primary MNSSHP occurs and images & video begin flooding social media. Even when there aren’t any thrilling new additions (and there most likely gained’t be), it’s all about consciousness for rare guests.
Should you’re questioning when to count on this “run” on tickets, final 12 months it occurred on the weekdays after the primary social gathering.
Adjusted for the later begin date this 12 months, that will imply we will count on a number of dates–most likely the rest of August by way of Labor Day weekend in September 2025–to promote out by August 19, 2025.
A number of extra September 2025 dates are more likely to promote out after that, doubtless by August 25, 2025. Additionally it is doubtless that October dates round Columbus Day (10/9-10/14) will begin promoting out round this time. If final 12 months is any indication, your complete month of September will likely be bought out by the Tuesday after Labor Day (September 2, 2025).
Different dates in October 2025 will most likely begin promoting out by the primary or second week in September. Final 12 months, half of the MNSSHP dates in October bought out on September 10. The rest bought out on or round September 22. That’s when the season absolutely bought out–earlier than October even began, there was nothing left.
There’s no motive to imagine the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion will promote out any in a different way. Final 12 months’s traits had been in keeping with the earlier 12 months, which had been just like the 12 months earlier than that. Some particular nights will promote out barely earlier or later, however the overarching development is fairly properly established. Except October 31 (which retains promoting out sooner), the development is for barely slower gross sales–however not by a lot.
We’d nonetheless be (pleasantly!) stunned if any dates are nonetheless accessible for buy by the point October 1, 2025 arrives. On the danger of stating the apparent, the entire above issues previous precedent. Should you actually wish to attend the September 2, 2025 (or any particular date), don’t assume you might have till August 19, 2025. Historic patterns are good predictors, however they’re not conclusive. We’d count on the ten/23 social gathering to promote out round 9/22 primarily based on previous precedent, however there’s nothing to say it gained’t truly promote out tomorrow! Similar goes for all different dates.
No conclusions about daytime crowds or overarching attendance traits ought to be drawn from Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion dates promoting out–or not promoting out.
As we’ve defined elsewhere, there are plenty of causes for MNSSHP promoting out sooner than earlier than. At this level, it’s pretty well-established that the recognition of the social gathering is divorced from total crowd ranges. To that time, in every of the final 3 years, the primary MNSSHP has been among the many 5 slowest days of the 12 months as much as that time.
“As much as that time” is a crucial asterisk as a result of crowds don’t really backside out till later in August and September, so dates inevitably surpass that first social gathering. The one concrete conclusion that may be drawn from bought out MNSSHP nights is that the mix-in window from 4 pm to six pm will likely be busier. It’s totally meaningless for attendance earlier than 4 pm. See Finest & Worst 2025 Dates in Magic Kingdom for extra perception.
The reverse can be true for October 2025. These nights largely not being bought out doesn’t imply that month gained’t be busy.
The one conclusion we will draw from these events not being bought out is that October is additional into the longer term than September. I’d hope that’s a conclusion that will solely require a fundamental grasp of the calendar or months of the 12 months and their ordering.
Our expectation stays that October 2025 will likely be busier than this month or subsequent, and that these events will all promote out. We might additionally count on this October to be busier than final, barring any hurricane scares. On a constructive word, the development for October has been decrease crowds in the previous few years as contrasted with 2016-2019, but it surely’s nonetheless not on par with August or September.
On a constructive word, crowds for the previous few years have been extra manageable. Together with considerably larger costs, Walt Disney World has very clearly lowered the attendance cap. That is a part of the explanation extra dates promote out. (See Is Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Occasion Much less Crowded?! Though that clearly issues MVMCP, the very same sentiment applies to MNSSHP.)
Level being, crowds are usually not practically as dangerous as they had been in 2018-2019. Should you final skilled MNSSHP in October 2019 when this drawback peak, it is best to discover the distinction. (See “Is Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion Too Crowded?” for extra on how busy that final month of the occasion was.)
That is no assure that Walt Disney World will follow the decrease attendance cap for the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. They may decide that, on stability, visitor satisfaction is larger if the occasions don’t promote out as simply. (Clearly, visitor satisfaction is larger amongst attendees with a decrease cap, however that doesn’t account for visitors who get shut out.)
We suspect that’s not the case, although. Walt Disney World has hit the goldilocks zone for crowds–not too gentle or too heavy–at each MNSSHP and MVMCP. This doesn’t imply there’s zero congestion or traces–you’ll nonetheless encounter each, particularly for uncommon characters and in entrance of Cinderella Fort between the parade and fireworks, however there’s no fixing for that.
In the end, should you’re eager about attending the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion and haven’t already purchased tickets, we’d encourage you to decide ASAP. There’s actually no motive to attend at this level. No new data goes to be launched that ought to affect your alternative. Each social gathering will virtually actually promote out–it’s a matter of when, not if.
Should you’re leaning in direction of going, we’d encourage shopping for sooner somewhat than later. Though we hate paying these ever-increasing costs and likewise assume the occasions have gotten a bit stale and supply much less bang for buck than a decade in the past, there’s a motive we proceed to attend Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Occasion on an annual foundation. Regardless of all of that, they’re nonetheless glorious and “price it.” Clearly, sufficient visitors agree with us and are voting with their wallets accordingly, given the three+ 12 months stretch of bought out dates for each MNSSHP and MVMCP!
Planning a Walt Disney World journey? Should you’re keen on studying extra about inns, our Walt Disney World Resorts Evaluations web page is an efficient place to begin. For the place to eat, check out our Walt Disney World Restaurant Evaluations web page. If you wish to get monetary savings on tickets or decide which kind it is best to get, learn our Suggestions for Saving Cash on Walt Disney World Tickets publish. Our What to Pack for Disney Journeys publish takes a singular take a look at unconventional issues it is best to take in your journey. When you arrive on the parks, our Walt Disney World “Trip Guides” are nice for figuring out what to do and when to do it. For overviews of all of those subjects and a lot extra, the perfect place to begin is our complete Walt Disney World Journey Planning Information to profit from your expertise!
YOUR THOUGHTS
Have you ever attended Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion at Walt Disney World in the previous few years? What did you consider the ‘bought out’ crowds? Suppose it was definitely worth the excessive ticket value? Ideas on the Boo to You Parade, Not So Spooky Spectacular Fireworks, Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular, or every other leisure? Another ideas, likes or dislikes? Any questions we might help you reply? Listening to your suggestions–even while you disagree with us–is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas beneath within the feedback!
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion is quick approaching, and extra dates for the Magic Kingdom particular occasion at the moment are bought out, together with each the primary evening (August 15, 2025), ultimate evening (October 31, 2025), and a handful in between. This development is more likely to speed up within the weeks to come back, as there’s often a “run” on tickets as soon as MNSSHP season begins.
Should you’re new to the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion scene, the onerous ticket occasion has bought out each single evening for every of the final 3 years. Should you depend Boo Bash, each single spook season occasion has fully bought out from 2021 by way of 2024 (and counting). That is the ‘new regular’ for Walt Disney World occasions, even after revenge journey and elevated pent-up demand spending have run their course. It’s not distinctive to MNSSHP, both. Most particular occasions promote higher now regardless of most additionally affected by staleness and better costs.
That is fairly the reversal from pre-COVID. It now looks like an eternity in the past, however again in 2019, Walt Disney World provided the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion Go. This was primarily an Annual Go for the Halloween Occasion that allowed entry to 35 nights–each social gathering evening in August, September, October, and November aside from Halloween itself for $299.
This was actually a last-minute providing that rolled out the day of the primary MNSSHP, as Walt Disney World scrambled to buoy ticket gross sales for August and September attributable to an absence of demand. It now looks like historic historical past, however that was the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and many individuals steered away from the parks throughout that land’s opening months out of fears that it could be chaotic.
Issues in regards to the “crowdpocalypse” stored many Walt Disney World followers away who would usually go to throughout the late summer time or early fall. Regular components did, too. mid August by way of September are faculty season, storm season, and the center of what’s usually low season in Florida.
Amusingly, August by way of October 2025 will virtually actually be much less busy than their counterparts in 2019. That was true final 12 months, and it’s more likely to be the case as soon as once more this 12 months given the final trajectory of attendance.
And but, there are single nights of the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion which might be priced over $200 (versus $299 for the 2019 MNSSHP ‘Annual Go’). A kind of–October 31–bought out in report time on the day that tickets first went on sale. Like we mentioned, it’s a completely totally different dynamic than 2019 and earlier. However I digress.
Let’s take a look at bought out dates to date for this 12 months’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. Let’s begin with this month:
Fairly straightforward–the primary three events of August 2025 have bought out.
It hasn’t at all times been the case that the sooner occasion dates promote out quickest, however that’s the latest development. Throughout all occasions, what we’ve seen is that cheaper dates are typically in highest demand. That is doubtless a results of budget-conscious shoppers looking for out dates that supply higher worth for cash.
Which may not seem to be profound perception, and it actually isn’t. Nevertheless, August dates have traditionally at all times been the most affordable and they’ve additionally been least more likely to promote out. In 2019 and earlier, August dates (aside from opening evening) seldom bought out, whereas pricier October dates did so with regularity.
This tracks with normal crowd patterns, which development decrease in August and September than October regardless of cheaper costs in August and September. The large distinction is that MNSSHP ticket costs have skyrocketed since, and there are rising populations of native followers and Disney Trip Membership members, each of which could actively search out cheaper social gathering dates.
No dates have bought out but in September 2025.
Our expectation is that the following dates to promote out will proceed to be the cheaper ones. This additionally isn’t actually profound perception, as the most affordable dates are additionally the sooner ones, and there’s much less time between right this moment and people dates. So in fact it could make sense that they promote out sooner!
That wasn’t at all times the case, however once more, it has been trending that manner in the previous few years. As for when this may occur, as soon as content material from the primary evening of the occasion floods social media, there’s often a “run” on tickets for subsequent occasions–and a number of other extra events promote out round then.
These final two components would clarify why October 2025 is essentially not bought out.
As soon as October rolls round, there are solely a handful of dates which might be underneath $199. On high of that, the AP and DVC reductions finish with the September 26 social gathering. Every little thing after that isn’t discounted.
There’s a motive for that: the October events are traditionally the preferred ones and don’t want reductions to promote out, even at larger costs. The primary rationalization for October being absolutely accessible at this level is easy: folks haven’t begun planning that far forward.
This would possibly sound like heresy to WDW diehards, however most individuals begin planning a couple of weeks to a couple days prematurely of their journeys. Night time earlier than and day-of analysis are extremely frequent! That is additionally why there’s often a “run” on tickets as soon as the primary MNSSHP occurs and images & video begin flooding social media. Even when there aren’t any thrilling new additions (and there most likely gained’t be), it’s all about consciousness for rare guests.
Should you’re questioning when to count on this “run” on tickets, final 12 months it occurred on the weekdays after the primary social gathering.
Adjusted for the later begin date this 12 months, that will imply we will count on a number of dates–most likely the rest of August by way of Labor Day weekend in September 2025–to promote out by August 19, 2025.
A number of extra September 2025 dates are more likely to promote out after that, doubtless by August 25, 2025. Additionally it is doubtless that October dates round Columbus Day (10/9-10/14) will begin promoting out round this time. If final 12 months is any indication, your complete month of September will likely be bought out by the Tuesday after Labor Day (September 2, 2025).
Different dates in October 2025 will most likely begin promoting out by the primary or second week in September. Final 12 months, half of the MNSSHP dates in October bought out on September 10. The rest bought out on or round September 22. That’s when the season absolutely bought out–earlier than October even began, there was nothing left.
There’s no motive to imagine the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion will promote out any in a different way. Final 12 months’s traits had been in keeping with the earlier 12 months, which had been just like the 12 months earlier than that. Some particular nights will promote out barely earlier or later, however the overarching development is fairly properly established. Except October 31 (which retains promoting out sooner), the development is for barely slower gross sales–however not by a lot.
We’d nonetheless be (pleasantly!) stunned if any dates are nonetheless accessible for buy by the point October 1, 2025 arrives. On the danger of stating the apparent, the entire above issues previous precedent. Should you actually wish to attend the September 2, 2025 (or any particular date), don’t assume you might have till August 19, 2025. Historic patterns are good predictors, however they’re not conclusive. We’d count on the ten/23 social gathering to promote out round 9/22 primarily based on previous precedent, however there’s nothing to say it gained’t truly promote out tomorrow! Similar goes for all different dates.
No conclusions about daytime crowds or overarching attendance traits ought to be drawn from Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion dates promoting out–or not promoting out.
As we’ve defined elsewhere, there are plenty of causes for MNSSHP promoting out sooner than earlier than. At this level, it’s pretty well-established that the recognition of the social gathering is divorced from total crowd ranges. To that time, in every of the final 3 years, the primary MNSSHP has been among the many 5 slowest days of the 12 months as much as that time.
“As much as that time” is a crucial asterisk as a result of crowds don’t really backside out till later in August and September, so dates inevitably surpass that first social gathering. The one concrete conclusion that may be drawn from bought out MNSSHP nights is that the mix-in window from 4 pm to six pm will likely be busier. It’s totally meaningless for attendance earlier than 4 pm. See Finest & Worst 2025 Dates in Magic Kingdom for extra perception.
The reverse can be true for October 2025. These nights largely not being bought out doesn’t imply that month gained’t be busy.
The one conclusion we will draw from these events not being bought out is that October is additional into the longer term than September. I’d hope that’s a conclusion that will solely require a fundamental grasp of the calendar or months of the 12 months and their ordering.
Our expectation stays that October 2025 will likely be busier than this month or subsequent, and that these events will all promote out. We might additionally count on this October to be busier than final, barring any hurricane scares. On a constructive word, the development for October has been decrease crowds in the previous few years as contrasted with 2016-2019, but it surely’s nonetheless not on par with August or September.
On a constructive word, crowds for the previous few years have been extra manageable. Together with considerably larger costs, Walt Disney World has very clearly lowered the attendance cap. That is a part of the explanation extra dates promote out. (See Is Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Occasion Much less Crowded?! Though that clearly issues MVMCP, the very same sentiment applies to MNSSHP.)
Level being, crowds are usually not practically as dangerous as they had been in 2018-2019. Should you final skilled MNSSHP in October 2019 when this drawback peak, it is best to discover the distinction. (See “Is Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion Too Crowded?” for extra on how busy that final month of the occasion was.)
That is no assure that Walt Disney World will follow the decrease attendance cap for the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. They may decide that, on stability, visitor satisfaction is larger if the occasions don’t promote out as simply. (Clearly, visitor satisfaction is larger amongst attendees with a decrease cap, however that doesn’t account for visitors who get shut out.)
We suspect that’s not the case, although. Walt Disney World has hit the goldilocks zone for crowds–not too gentle or too heavy–at each MNSSHP and MVMCP. This doesn’t imply there’s zero congestion or traces–you’ll nonetheless encounter each, particularly for uncommon characters and in entrance of Cinderella Fort between the parade and fireworks, however there’s no fixing for that.
In the end, should you’re eager about attending the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion and haven’t already purchased tickets, we’d encourage you to decide ASAP. There’s actually no motive to attend at this level. No new data goes to be launched that ought to affect your alternative. Each social gathering will virtually actually promote out–it’s a matter of when, not if.
Should you’re leaning in direction of going, we’d encourage shopping for sooner somewhat than later. Though we hate paying these ever-increasing costs and likewise assume the occasions have gotten a bit stale and supply much less bang for buck than a decade in the past, there’s a motive we proceed to attend Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Occasion on an annual foundation. Regardless of all of that, they’re nonetheless glorious and “price it.” Clearly, sufficient visitors agree with us and are voting with their wallets accordingly, given the three+ 12 months stretch of bought out dates for each MNSSHP and MVMCP!
Planning a Walt Disney World journey? Should you’re keen on studying extra about inns, our Walt Disney World Resorts Evaluations web page is an efficient place to begin. For the place to eat, check out our Walt Disney World Restaurant Evaluations web page. If you wish to get monetary savings on tickets or decide which kind it is best to get, learn our Suggestions for Saving Cash on Walt Disney World Tickets publish. Our What to Pack for Disney Journeys publish takes a singular take a look at unconventional issues it is best to take in your journey. When you arrive on the parks, our Walt Disney World “Trip Guides” are nice for figuring out what to do and when to do it. For overviews of all of those subjects and a lot extra, the perfect place to begin is our complete Walt Disney World Journey Planning Information to profit from your expertise!
YOUR THOUGHTS
Have you ever attended Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion at Walt Disney World in the previous few years? What did you consider the ‘bought out’ crowds? Suppose it was definitely worth the excessive ticket value? Ideas on the Boo to You Parade, Not So Spooky Spectacular Fireworks, Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular, or every other leisure? Another ideas, likes or dislikes? Any questions we might help you reply? Listening to your suggestions–even while you disagree with us–is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas beneath within the feedback!
