Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party 2025

[monothingie]

It's almost like they have data that we don't see...

With the exception of the first and last sets of parties, it looks like they just added $10 across the board to the remainder of the parties. In terms of additional parties, I think the past couple of years they were burned with Hurricane closures that canceled party nights. This was a way to mitigate those losses.

 

[MisterPenguin]

They got some racket going on here. MK does very little to create these parties. Is it my imagination or are there less candy stations these days?

Compare this to what HHN at Universal does. No comparison.

I can't think of a better example of someone manifesting "comparing apples to oranges."

A very scary horror fest is nothing like a campy not-so-scary romp. They're literally incomparable. Might as well say the Haunted Mansion is mid.

And MK does little?

• An exclusive parade
• An exclusive fireworks show
• An exclusive castle show
• Exclusive character M&Gs
• A bunch of smaller shows and attractions
• A holiday overlay of some attractions
• Less than capacity number of guests

And even if there is less candy stations, you can get back in line as many times as you want. There's no rationing going on.

If you're going to keep trying to find ways to score points against Disney, try facts next time.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I can't think of a better example of someone manifesting "comparing apples to oranges."

A very scary horror fest is nothing like a campy not-so-scary romp. They're literally incomparable. Might as well say the Haunted Mansion is mid.

And MK does little?

• An exclusive parade
• An exclusive fireworks show
• An exclusive castle show
• Exclusive character M&Gs
• A bunch of smaller shows and attractions
• A holiday overlay of some attractions
• Less than capacity number of guests

And even if there is less candy stations, you can get back in line as many times as you want. There's no rationing going on.

If you're going to keep trying to find ways to score points against Disney, try facts next time.

I can never score points against the Penguin. The Penguin always wins

These events are different but they are generally Halloween events.

My comparison was work involved to prepare for the events, not the kind of the event.

Your MK list looks impressive but in my opinion there is more work involved to build HHN compared to MNSSHP.

Just my opinion.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I can't think of a better example of someone manifesting "comparing apples to oranges."

A very scary horror fest is nothing like a campy not-so-scary romp. They're literally incomparable. Might as well say the Haunted Mansion is mid.

And MK does little?

• An exclusive parade
• An exclusive fireworks show
• An exclusive castle show
• Exclusive character M&Gs
• A bunch of smaller shows and attractions
• A holiday overlay of some attractions
• Less than capacity number of guests

And even if there is less candy stations, you can get back in line as many times as you want. There's no rationing going on.

If you're going to keep trying to find ways to score points against Disney, try facts next time.

It's definitely fair to say they don't change things up enough, that if you have gone the past couple of year, really not much new this year .... but to say there isn't much offered is definitely not accurate

And even if they reduce the number of treat trails they are now using scoops ... I have never heard someone say they didn't get enough candy at this event

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I can never score points against the Penguin. The Penguin always wins

These events are different but they are generally Halloween events.

My comparison was work involved to prepare for the events, not the kind of the event.

Your MK list looks impressive but in my opinion there is more work involved to build HHN compared to MNSSHP.

Just my opinion.

Definitely more work/effort int he prep for the houses and obviously a lot of talent with the scare actors

I think both offer plenty to guests attending the events, but I think fair to say more "work involved to prepare" for HHN

 

[Andrew25]

Wow... the average ticket price of the event jumped 7.5% compared to last year. I'm still shocked at how much this event has risen in price... in 2017, the average price was $89 (92% increase in less than a decade).

It's virtually the same event lineup.

I love both MNSSHP & HHN... but there's no comparison when it comes to the level of attention to detail/work HHN requires each and every year.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Wow... the average ticket price of the event jumped 7.5% compared to last year. I'm still shocked at how much this event has risen in price... in 2017, the average price was $89 (92% increase in less than a decade).

It's virtually the same event lineup.

I love both MNSSHP & HHN... but there's no comparison when it comes to the level of attention to detail/work HHN requires each and every year.

Well... businesses be businessing.

If every night sells out, they haven't found the tipping point in which customers decide not to attend.

 

[Mickey1984]

I got sorted in the end

 

[Ayla]

Feel like Im stuck in an endless cycle - i get through to my cart, there are now 16 tickets in there as I had to keep refreshing an adding, now figured out I can simply go to cart, but that keeps crashing every time i try to change from 16 to 4 ..... get the feeling its not going to end well.

Welcome to Disney's A+ IT!!

 

[MisterPenguin]

Welcome to Disney's A+ IT!!

This dusting shill admits Disney's IT team is awful. Both in its infrastructure and it's GUI.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Wow... the average ticket price of the event jumped 7.5% compared to last year. I'm still shocked at how much this event has risen in price... in 2017, the average price was $89 (92% increase in less than a decade).

It's virtually the same event lineup.

I love both MNSSHP & HHN... but there's no comparison when it comes to the level of attention to detail/work HHN requires each and every year.

They did reduce capacity post Covid so there is the benefit of lower crowds (be it for treat trail lines, time to line up for entertainment, ride queue, etc) ... So not exactly apples to apples with that specific increase %

But even over the past couple years, other than the (few) cheapest dates it really has increased

 

[LittleBuford]

They got some racket going on here. MK does very little to create these parties. Is it my imagination or are there less candy stations these days?

Compare this to what HHN at Universal does. No comparison.

I just bought my tickets knowing exactly what I’m paying for. I don’t see how that’s a racket.

Perception of value is a highly personal matter. I have no interest in Universal’s parties and am happy with how I’ve spent my money.

 

[wannabeBelle]

2025 MNSSHP ticket breakdown:

Overall average ticket price: $171.37
Overall average ticket price increase from 2024 to 2025: 6.6%
Overall average ticket price increase from 2022 to 2025: 16.52%

August average ticket price: $130.43
September average ticket price: $153.29
October average ticket price: $203.12

Number of dates at each price point:

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Ticket pricing points:

2022 - 6
2023 - 6
2024 - 7
2025 - 11

@wannabeBelle Tagged as requested.

Excellent breakdown!! Marie

 

[surfsupdon]

And Big Thunder will still be closed.

 

[KDM31091]

Wow... the average ticket price of the event jumped 7.5% compared to last year. I'm still shocked at how much this event has risen in price... in 2017, the average price was $89 (92% increase in less than a decade).

It's virtually the same event lineup.

I love both MNSSHP & HHN... but there's no comparison when it comes to the level of attention to detail/work HHN requires each and every year.

This is my take. It’s absurd how much it has increased and IMO, pushing $200 a person is a really hard sell. But as long as people pay they will see what the limit is that they can charge.

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

But as long as people have available credit on their almost maxed out credit cards, they will see what the limit is that they can charge.

FIFY

 

[HauntedPirate]

Wow... the average ticket price of the event jumped 7.5% compared to last year. I'm still shocked at how much this event has risen in price... in 2017, the average price was $89 (92% increase in less than a decade).

It's virtually the same event lineup.

I love both MNSSHP & HHN... but there's no comparison when it comes to the level of attention to detail/work HHN requires each and every year.

A 6.6% increase in average ticket price from 2024 to 2025, not 7.5%. That is an incorrect calculation. Unless my spreadsheet calculations got moved around, I can show my work tomorrow.

 

[Agent H]

I can never score points against the Penguin. The Penguin always wins

You would make a very bad Batman then.

 

[celluloid]

I can never score points against the Penguin. The Penguin always wins

These events are different but they are generally Halloween events.

My comparison was work involved to prepare for the events, not the kind of the event.

Your MK list looks impressive but in my opinion there is more work involved to build HHN compared to MNSSHP.

Just my opinion.

Yeah, you were right. What Penguin fails to address in his list is exclusive makes no difference as hhn's ent is exclusive too.

Specifically, HHN delivers entirely new exclusive themes and storytelling in ten houses and scare zones each year with other entertainment as a bonus.

It's not like Disney's shows and parades are all new every year.

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

A 6.6% increase in average ticket price from 2024 to 2025, not 7.5%. That is an incorrect calculation. Unless my spreadsheet calculations got moved around, I can show my work tomorrow.

On my path to becoming “Dr. Disney”, - my Master’s thesis “Is Disney Expensive?” was followed by my PhD dissertation titled “How Much Should You Tip at Disney?” For which, Mrs. Shields awarded me an A + + +

Based on my thorough research I can confidently state that your numbers check out.