2026 Tickets to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Now on Sale: 2 Cheap Dates, Dozen-Plus $200+ Nights

Walt Disney World has revealed date-specific pricing for all nights of the 2026 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. This lists the cost for every single special event in August, September and October, predictions for when tickets will sell out, and quick commentary.

There aren’t many surprises when it comes to 2026 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party tickets. When announcing dates, Walt Disney World already confirmed that the 2026 MNSSHP tickets would range from $119 to $229 per ticket, plus tax (prices vary by event date). This is the exact same price range as last year.

Another parallel is the number of nights that the 2026 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party will be held. There were 38 parties each of the last two years. This year, the event starts on August 7th, which is earlier than ever before and a full week before last year. Despite that, there are the same number of parties by virtue of lower concentration earlier in the event.

When You Can Purchase 2026 MNSSHP Tickets

Guests of select Walt Disney World Resort hotels can purchase Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party tickets as early as May 5, 2026 (that’s now!). All other Guests may purchase tickets beginning on May 12, 2026.

If you’re not seeing all dates when attempting to buy tickets, it’s probably not because they’re sold out. It’s likely due to your reservation only showing dates you’re eligible to purchase.

The advance purchase window is available to guests of:

Disney Resorts Collection hotels
Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
Shades of Green at Walt Disney World Resort

The ‘select’ hotels line trips some planners up, but all it means is that the lineup doesn’t include many of the third party hotels eligible for Early Entry (e.g. Bonnet Creek and Disney Springs). If you’re staying at one of the two-dozen-odd hotels with “Disney’s” in the name, you’re eligible.

If you want to take advantage of that early booking window for on-site guests, consider working with a travel agent. As always, we’d recommend requesting a FREE no obligation quote from Be Our Guest Vacations, an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner and having them book for you. If you want to buy any of the $119 or $129 nights, or October 31st, we’d recommend having an on-site reservation and purchasing during presale.

2026 MNSSHP Ticket Discounts

Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members can save $10 per ticket to the 2026 Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party—valid only for event nights from August 7 to October 2, 2026.

Cast Members can also save on select nights. More details can be found on Cast Life Web or My Disney Today.

2026 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Times

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party will take place from 7:00 PM to midnight.

Ticket holders will be admitted to Magic Kingdom park as early as 4:00 PM on the valid date of their ticket. These date-specific event tickets do not require an additional theme park ticket or theme park reservation.

With tickets on sale to on-site guests, now we also know pricing for each party. Here’s a rundown of the date by date prices for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party…

August 2026 Prices – Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party

August 7, 2026 – $159
August 11, 2026 – $119
August 14, 2026 – $119
August 18, 2026 – $129
August 21, 2026 – $139
August 23, 2026 – $139
August 25, 2026 – $144
August 28, 2026 – $149
August 30, 2026 – $149

September 2026 Prices – Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party

September 1, 2026 – $149
September 4, 2026 – $154
September 8, 2026 – $154
September 11, 2026 – $159
September 13, 2026 – $159
September 15, 2026 – $164
September 18, 2026 – $169
September 20, 2026 – $169
September 22, 2026 – $169
September 24, 2026 – $174
September 25, 2026 – $179
September 27, 2026 – $179
September 29, 2026 – $184

October 2026 Prices – Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party

October 1, 2026 – $189
October 2, 2026 – $199
October 4, 2026 – $199
October 6, 2026 – $199
October 8, 2026 – $204
October 9, 2026 – $209
October 13, 2026 – $209
October 15, 2026 – $214
October 16, 2026 – $219
October 18, 2026 – $219
October 22, 2026 – $219
October 23, 2026 – $224
October 25, 2026 – $224
October 27, 2026 – $224
October 29, 2026 – $224
October 31, 2026 – $229

2026 MNSSHP Price Increase Commentary

More generally speaking, MNSSHP tickets are almost always more expensive on weekends and as the event gets deeper into Halloween season. On average, September is more expensive than August and October is more expensive than September. This is again the pattern for 2026, so no surprise there.

For the most part, pricing mirrors last year, when adjusted for day of the week and increased by $10 or $15 for most dates. It’s almost comical that Walt Disney World maintained the $119 to $229 price range, which was clearly done to avoid negative headlines about price increases.

There are only two dates at the lowest end of the spectrum, and a single party at the $129 price point. At the opposite end of the spectrum, there are 4 parties that are only $5 below the peak and another 3 that are $10 less than October 31st.

Had Walt Disney World reset the price ceiling to what the market will bear, Halloween night would’ve easily eclipsed $250 based on last year’s nearly-instant sell out. Instead, the tradeoff they’ve made is maintaining the $229 peak at a below-market price to avoid backlash.

The result is that those tickets will once again sell fast–perhaps even during presale this time–and then be sold by resellers for their actual market price. The reality that October 31st would sell out for $250 or maybe even $299 might be difficult for some fans to stomach. If you don’t believe it, simply look at those $224 weekdays before it.

Do you really believe that Halloween wouldn’t fetch significantly more–especially given how quickly it sold out last year?! Is an instant sell out for a lower price, and tickets ending up in the hands of resellers a better outcome than Disney itself charging market prices?

Same goes for the handful of $119 and $129 dates. I’m surprised that there isn’t just a single $119 night at this point, since the baseline is simply to preserve the range from last year. All three of those dates will sell out fast as bargain-hunting locals will seek them out.

Given their scarcity, they’d probably sell out at $149 or $159 (like night one), but Walt Disney World wants to maintain the “starting at $119 without a price increase” talking point, and avoid negative sentiment.

I know there’s also been fan backlash towards the earlier than ever August 7th start date for the 2026 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, but this price distribution further reinforces my belief that Walt Disney World should’ve increased the number of events. They could’ve easily done 40-41 parties if maintaining last year’s density (with the week later start date), which would’ve allowed for a couple more $119 to $129 nights.

In actuality, this amounts to price increases of around 6% to 8% for most dates. As intimated above, this is due to the distribution of dates skewing towards the higher end of the spectrum, with most nights up by $10 or $15 once shifting away from the handful of dates at the respective extremes.

This should not be too shocking. Special event prices mirror single day ticket prices, and Walt Disney World increased Magic Kingdom tickets by similar prices for August through October 2026. The biggest difference is that 1-day tickets don’t sell out–or come anywhere close to it–for the vast majority of these dates.

That makes the increases for MNSSHP more modest, at least objectively speaking, by comparison to regular park tickets (although in fairness, there are more aggressive discounts along with favorable multi-day pricing to offset that). Walt Disney World fans who believe MNSSHP is overpriced won’t like reading that, and it’s not like I exactly love typing it. But it is what it is.

2024-2025 MNSSHP Prices

For reference, here are last year’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party ticket prices by date:

August 15 – $149
August 17 – $119
August 19 – $119
August 22 – $129
August 24 – $129
August 26 – $129
August 29 – $139
September 2 – $139
September 5 – $139
September 7 – $139
September 9 – $139
September 12 – $139
September 14 – $149
September 16 – $159
September 19 – $159
September 21 – $159
September 23 – $159
September 25 – $159
September 26 – $169
September 28 – $169
September 30 – $179
October 2 – $179
October 3 – $199
October 5 – $189
October 7 – $189
October 9 – $189
October 10 – $199
October 13 – $199
October 14 – $199
October 16 – $199
October 17 – $209
October 19 – $209
October 23 – $209
October 24 – $209
October 26 – $209
October 28 – $209
October 30 – $229
October 31 – $229

Looking back even further, here’s 2024 pricing:

August 9 – $149
August 13 – $119
August 16 – $119
August 20 – $119
August 23 – $119
August 27 – $119
August 30 – $129
September 2 – $129
September 6 – $129
September 8 – $129
September 10 – $129
September 13 – $129
September 15 – $129
September 17 – $149
September 20 – $149
September 22 – $149
September 24 – $149
September 26 – $149
September 27 – $149
September 29 – $149
October 1 – $169
October 3 – $169
October 4 – $189
October 6 – $179
October 8 – $179
October 10 – $179
October 11 – $189
October 14 – $179
October 15 – $179
October 17 – $179
October 18 – $189
October 20 – $189
October 21 – $189
October 24 – $189
October 25 – $199
October 27 – $199
October 29 – $199
October 31 – $199

When Will 2026 MNSSHP Tickets Sell Out?

Unless you’re planning on attending October 29th or 31st, you probably do not need to worry about 2026 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party tickets selling out…yet. Even with the last few years setting the record for sold out dates, it’s very uncommon for most dates to sell out before June.

The first date to sell out is always October 31st, and last year it sold out the morning that tickets went on sale to the general public, which was far and away the fastest it had ever sold out. We would expect this to be true once again, with the possibility that October 29th also goes fast as a ‘consolation prize’ if Halloween itself is unavailable.

From there, usually cheaper dates and the first night sell out sometime in July, with more dates selling out in early August. Once content from the first night of the event floods social media, there’s usually a “run” on tickets for subsequent events–and several more parties sell out around then.

Expect the trio of $119 and $129 dates to be among the first to sell out, especially with so few of them. While tourists are largely locked into whatever travel dates they’ve already chosen, there’s a growing fanbase in Central Florida along with weekend warriors who take quick last minute trips. Many of them (or at least, enough of them) are budget-conscious, and they’ll take the tradeoff of cheaper (or rather, less expensive) tickets in exchange for miserable, costume-unfriendly weather.

Last year, the next date to sell out was August 19th, which sold out on July 13th. This was one of the lowest-priced dates for MNSSHP, and those less expensive dates all sold out by early August. Opening night was next to sell out, which occurred on August 1st. Many more dates sold out between then and mid-September.

It’s probably not worth writing up a comprehensive recap, given that it’s currently early May. If you’re reading this, you’re presumably going to buy tickets between May 5th and May 12th, in which case there are only a handful of dates that even have the potential to sell out in the first 24 hours after tickets go on sale to the general public.

With all of that said, I wouldn’t recommend risking it–and I won’t be, personally. I’ve made my on-site resort reservation as soon as 2026 MNSSHP dates were announced and bought my opening night ticket during the pre-sale window. This is not something I normally do, but procrastinating has burned me in the past, and I’m concerned demand will be elevated across the board in 2026.

If you’re wondering whether demand might be soft due for whatever reason (high prices, economic anxiety, stagnant event–insert your own belief), we doubt it. To the contrary, it’s our belief that Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party is selling well, at least in part, because of price increases as opposed to in spite of them.

My strong suspicion is that an increasing number of guests are purchasing Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween instead of regular day tickets, rather than in addition to regular admission. Part of this is the simple fact that MNSSHP tickets aren’t that much more expensive than regular tickets to Magic Kingdom for many dates. Plenty of guests will gladly take lower crowds, shorter wait times, and better weather in exchange for fewer hours.

There’s likely more to it than that, though. This could also be playing out via tourists buying shorter duration tickets (3 days instead of 4). Another possibility is locals skipping out on Annual Passes and getting their “Disney fix” during Party Season.

When Disneyland really started increasing prices on Annual Passes several years ago and reduced options for locals, many Californians started skipping APs and instead doing Mickey’s Halloween Party (now Oogie Boogie Bash). This spiked the popularity of these parties, which now sell out very quickly even on dates that aren’t particularly busy.

Priced-out locals wanting to get their Disney fix would also explain why MNSSHP and MVMCP are selling faster than ever, despite pent-up demand otherwise slowing. It would also explain how this is happening in the face of falling crowds, too. Low regular attendance and high demand for hard ticket events isn’t even contradictory–it makes perfect sense.

One potentially unique angle for 2026 that’s unlike last year is that the 4-Day, 4-Park Magic Ticket once again includes Magic Kingdom, whereas it did not last year. It was thus a popular hack to buy the 3-Day, 3-Park Ticket and pair it with MNSSHP tickets in August and September. That probably wasn’t make or break on selling out the event, but that dynamic won’t exist this year, and it might move the needle ever-so-slightly.

Ultimately, it’ll be interesting to see whether all dates of Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party sell out again, as has been the case in each of the last several years since the event returned. While we would like to see fewer sold out dates to force Walt Disney World to reevaluate the entertainment slate or pump the brakes on pricing, that’s probably wishful thinking.

The reality is that Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party is more popular than ever, and as with Lightning Lanes, guests are making sacrifices elsewhere in their vacation (or other) budgets in order to attend MNSSHP. The best we can realistically hope for is probably that tickets sell out slower than last year; maybe WDW is overpricing the market with some of those $200+ dates.

I’d be ecstatic to be wrong, and have most nights not sell out at all. Obviously, that would be good for guests, but also for the long-term health of the event, as it’s gotten quite stale and Walt Disney World has no incentive to do anything about that.

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YOUR THOUGHTS

What do you think of pricing for the 2026 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party? How much have your dates increased in price? Would you prefer to visit in August when the tradeoff is triple-digit feels like temperatures for ~$100 less expensive MNSSHP tickets? Or will your family be sitting this Halloween event out? What are your thoughts on ticket prices, demand, crowd levels, or the likelihood of the 2026 MNSSHP not selling out to the same extent as last year? Do you agree or disagree with our perspective on this? Any questions we can help you answer? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!

2026 Tickets to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Now on Sale: 2 Cheap Dates, Dozen-Plus $200+ Nights