Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Social gathering is quick approaching, and extra dates for the Magic Kingdom particular occasion at the moment are offered out, together with each the primary night time (August 15, 2025), closing night time (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.
For those who’re new to the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Social gathering scene, the onerous ticket occasion has offered out each single night time for every of the final 3 years. For those who depend Boo Bash, each single spook season occasion has fully offered out from 2021 by means 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 as if an eternity in the past, however again in 2019, Walt Disney World provided the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Social gathering Move. This was basically an Annual Move for the Halloween Social gathering that allowed entry to 35 nights–each get together night time 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 resulting from a scarcity of demand. It now looks as if 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 might be chaotic.
Issues in regards to the “crowdpocalypse” saved many Walt Disney World followers away who would usually go to through the late summer time or early fall. Regular elements did, too. mid August by means of September are faculty season, storm season, and the center of what’s usually low season in Florida.
Amusingly, August by means 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 overall trajectory of attendance.
And but, there are single nights of the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Social gathering which might be priced over $200 (versus $299 for the 2019 MNSSHP ‘Annual Move’). A kind of–October 31–offered out in file time on the day that tickets first went on sale. Like we stated, it’s a very totally different dynamic than 2019 and earlier. However I digress.
Let’s take a look at offered out dates up to now for this 12 months’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Social gathering. Let’s begin with this month:
Fairly straightforward–the primary three events of August 2025 have offered 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 usually in highest demand. That is seemingly a results of budget-conscious customers in search of out dates that provide higher worth for cash.
Which may not look like profound perception, and it actually isn’t. Nevertheless, August dates have traditionally at all times been the most cost effective and they’ve additionally been least more likely to promote out. In 2019 and earlier, August dates (aside from opening night time) seldom offered 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 hunt down inexpensive get together dates.
No dates have offered out but in September 2025.
Our expectation is that the subsequent dates to promote out will proceed to be the cheaper ones. This additionally isn’t actually profound perception, as the most cost effective dates are additionally the sooner ones, and there’s much less time between at present and people dates. So in fact it might make sense that they promote out sooner!
That wasn’t at all times the case, however once more, it has been trending that method in the previous few years. As for when this can occur, as soon as content material from the primary night time of the occasion floods social media, there’s often a “run” on tickets for subsequent occasions–and several other extra events promote out round then.
These final two elements would clarify why October 2025 is basically not offered out.
As soon as October rolls round, there are solely a handful of dates which might be beneath $199. On high of that, the AP and DVC reductions finish with the September 26 get together. Every little thing after that isn’t discounted.
There’s a purpose for that: the October events are traditionally the most well-liked ones and don’t want reductions to promote out, even at larger costs. The primary rationalization for October being absolutely out there at this level is straightforward: individuals haven’t begun planning that far forward.
This would possibly sound like heresy to WDW diehards, however most individuals begin planning just a few weeks to some days prematurely of their journeys. Evening 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 pictures & video begin flooding social media. Even when there aren’t any thrilling new additions (and there in all probability received’t be), it’s all about consciousness for rare guests.
For those who’re questioning when to count on this “run” on tickets, final 12 months it occurred on the weekdays after the primary get together.
Adjusted for the later begin date this 12 months, that might imply we are able to count on a number of dates–in all probability the rest of August by means 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, seemingly by August 25, 2025. It’s also seemingly that October dates round Columbus Day (10/9-10/14) will begin promoting out round this time. If final 12 months is any indication, all the month of September shall be offered out by the Tuesday after Labor Day (September 2, 2025).
Different dates in October 2025 will in all probability begin promoting out by the primary or second week in September. Final 12 months, half of the MNSSHP dates in October offered out on September 10. The rest offered out on or round September 22. That’s when the season absolutely offered out–earlier than October even began, there was nothing left.
There’s no purpose to consider the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Social gathering will promote out any in another way. Final 12 months’s traits had been in keeping with the earlier 12 months, which had been much like the 12 months earlier than that. Some particular nights will promote out barely earlier or later, however the overarching development is fairly nicely established. Except for October 31 (which retains promoting out quicker), the development is for barely slower gross sales–however not by a lot.
We’d nonetheless be (pleasantly!) stunned if any dates are nonetheless out there for buy by the point October 1, 2025 arrives. On the threat of stating the plain, all the above considerations previous precedent. For those who actually need to attend the September 2, 2025 (or any particular date), don’t assume you’ve gotten till August 19, 2025. Historic patterns are good predictors, however they’re not conclusive. We’d count on the ten/23 get together to promote out round 9/22 based mostly on previous precedent, however there’s nothing to say it received’t truly promote out tomorrow! Identical goes for all different dates.
No conclusions about daytime crowds or overarching attendance traits needs to be drawn from Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Social gathering dates promoting out–or not promoting out.
As we’ve defined elsewhere, there are a variety of causes for MNSSHP promoting out quicker than earlier than. At this level, it’s pretty well-established that the recognition of the get together is divorced from general 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 get together. The one concrete conclusion that may be drawn from offered out MNSSHP nights is that the mix-in window from 4 pm to six pm shall be busier. It’s completely meaningless for attendance earlier than 4 pm. See Greatest & Worst 2025 Dates in Magic Kingdom for extra perception.
The reverse can also be true for October 2025. These nights largely not being offered out doesn’t imply that month received’t be busy.
The one conclusion we are able to draw from these events not being offered out is that October is additional into the longer term than September. I’d hope that’s a conclusion that might solely require a fundamental grasp of the calendar or months of the 12 months and their ordering.
Our expectation stays that October 2025 shall 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 optimistic observe, the development for October has been decrease crowds in the previous few years as contrasted with 2016-2019, nevertheless it’s nonetheless not on par with August or September.
On a optimistic observe, 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 rationale extra dates promote out. (See Is Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Social gathering Much less Crowded?! Though that clearly considerations MVMCP, the very same sentiment applies to MNSSHP.)
Level being, crowds aren’t practically as unhealthy as they had been in 2018-2019. For those who final skilled MNSSHP in October 2019 when this drawback peak, you must discover the distinction. (See “Is Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Social gathering Too Crowded?” for extra on how busy that final month of the occasion was.)
That is no assure that Walt Disney World will persist with the decrease attendance cap for the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Social gathering. They might decide that, on steadiness, 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 mild 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 Fortress between the parade and fireworks, however there’s no fixing for that.
In the end, for those who’re occupied with attending the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Social gathering and haven’t already purchased tickets, we’d encourage you to decide ASAP. There’s actually no purpose to attend at this level. No new data goes to be launched that ought to affect your alternative. Each get together will virtually actually promote out–it’s a matter of when, not if.
For those who’re leaning in direction of going, we’d encourage shopping for sooner relatively than later. Though we hate paying these ever-increasing costs and likewise suppose the occasions have gotten a bit stale and provide much less bang for buck than a decade in the past, there’s a purpose we proceed to attend Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Social gathering and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Social gathering on an annual foundation. Regardless of all of that, they’re nonetheless wonderful and “price it.” Clearly, sufficient visitors agree with us and are voting with their wallets accordingly, given the three+ 12 months stretch of offered out dates for each MNSSHP and MVMCP!
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