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Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
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Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

Season Start

August 7, 2026

Season End

October 31, 2026

Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party nights

This event runs on 38 select nights this season. Highlighted dates are event nights.

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Legend
Standard event night
Halloween night

About this Event

The signature Halloween hard-ticket event runs from 7:00 PM to midnight on select nights. Features trick-or-treating throughout the park, Mickey's Boo-To-You Halloween Parade, Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular stage show, Disney's Not-So-Spooky Spectacular fireworks, rare villain character meet-and-greets, and guests are encouraged to wear costumes. Separately ticketed.
All Events at Disney World

Related News

Pain and Panic Vanished From the Boo-To-You Parade This Year, and Cinderella's Stepsisters Are Dancing in Their Place

Pain and Panic Vanished From the Boo-To-You Parade This Year, and Cinderella's Stepsisters Are Dancing in Their Place

Hades' henchmen used to dance at the rear of the Skeleton Band float, at first inside dark metal cages with glowsticks, and in later years with just the glowsticks. For the 2026 run of Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, Anastasia and Drizella have the spot instead, with no cages and no glowsticks. WDW News Today argues the swap may quietly retire the last of the parade's grown-up streak.

August 10, 2026 News
Magic Kingdom Closes to Regular Guests at 6pm on Halloween Party Nights, and the 8am Opening Is Confirmed Only Through August 21

Magic Kingdom Closes to Regular Guests at 6pm on Halloween Party Nights, and the 8am Opening Is Confirmed Only Through August 21

Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party opened August 7, and Magic Kingdom's daily hours changed with it. On party dates through August 21 the park opens at 8am instead of 9am, with resort early entry at 7:30am, and on Halloween party dates it closes to regular admission at 6pm so the party can begin at 7pm. Happily Ever After and the Disney Starlight parade do not run on party nights, and some Extended Evening Hours have moved to Disney's Hollywood Studios or Disney's Animal Kingdom.

August 9, 2026 News
Space Mountain Closed Nearly All Day at Magic Kingdom on the First Not-So-Scary Party Night, One Day After a 175 Minute Wait

Space Mountain Closed Nearly All Day at Magic Kingdom on the First Not-So-Scary Party Night, One Day After a 175 Minute Wait

Magic Kingdom's Space Mountain was closed all day on Friday, August 7, and did not reopen until around 6pm, just in time for the opening night of Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. The day before, the coaster had been running on one side of its dual track and its standby wait climbed to 175 minutes. Disney posted an in-app apology signed by the park's vice president.

August 9, 2026 News
Max's Powerline Dance Party No Longer Opens the Boo-To-You Parade, and Now Runs as Five Stage Shows Around Magic Kingdom

Max's Powerline Dance Party No Longer Opens the Boo-To-You Parade, and Now Runs as Five Stage Shows Around Magic Kingdom

Max Goof's Powerline-inspired dance party has been a roaming Main Street, U.S.A. pre-parade in past seasons, dating back to 2022. On opening night of Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2026, it did not run there ahead of the parade at all. It now runs as a stage show with five set showtimes a night, at locations including the Adventureland stage and Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe.

August 8, 2026 News
Disney Names Its New Adventureland Pirate Offering Captain Jack's Buccaneer Bash, and It Debuts Tonight at Not-So-Scary

Disney Names Its New Adventureland Pirate Offering Captain Jack's Buccaneer Bash, and It Debuts Tonight at Not-So-Scary

Disney teased a nameless Captain Jack Sparrow offering for Adventureland back in June and left every practical question open. Nearly six weeks later the answers landed: it is called Captain Jack's Buccaneer Bash, it takes over the Adventureland stage across from Pirates of the Caribbean, and it runs as a rolling 7 p.m. to midnight window instead of scheduled showtimes. Disney promises a salty pirate band, jugglers and sailor superstitions. It debuts tonight, Friday August 7, on the opening night of Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2026.

August 7, 2026 News