Prices for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party: Few Cheap Dates, Many $200+ Nights

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

2026 UPDATE: Although this post concerns last year’s event, we’ve noticed it’s seeing renewed reader interest. That makes sense, as it should prove useful in trying to figure out prices to the 2026 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. Accordingly, we’ve returned to refresh it and are bumping it up.

Walt Disney World has already confirmed that the 2026 MNSSHP tickets will range from $119 to $229 per ticket, plus tax (prices vary by event date). This is the exact same price range as last year. Walt Disney World has not yet released per date-specific pricing for 2026, but our expectation is that the average prices will once again shift slightly towards the higher end of that range, meaning the average will be up (again).

Otherwise, date by date pricing should mirror last year, when adjusted for day of the week. Which is to say that if you look at the list below, you should be able to figure out prices for respective dates in 2026 within $10. The first party will still be more expensive than subsequent weekdays in August 2026, which will maintain their $119 floor.

At the other end of the spectrum, it’s safe to expect October 29-31, 2026 to cost $229. Perhaps another earlier weekend in October will likewise hit that $229 peak. And we’d also anticipate several more dates increasing by $10 versus their counterparts last year.

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–you’ll see what we mean with the date by date pricing below.

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. Walt Disney World accomplished that despite the later start by adding two Sunday night parties last August.

There are once again 38 nights of the 2026 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. This is absolutely shocking to me.

While I correctly predicted the earlier-than-ever August 7th start date, I expected that Disney would otherwise follow the same scheduling approach as last year, which would’ve allowed for an extra 2-3 parties, and breaking the 40 nights barrier for the first time.

Instead, they’ve reverted to the same concentration of dates as the previous two years, meaning another 38 parties for the third consecutive year. This is a really interesting move given the (lack of) crowds in August coupled with high demand for the 2026 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party.

What follows is details from last year, preserved for posterity. Hopefully this is helpful in predicting 2026 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party prices…

We’re not going to keep things brief (by our standards), as we already discussed this topic at length just a couple of days ago in Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party High Ticket Prices Break $200 Barrier. That came when all we knew was the pricing range for tickets, which is $119 to $229.

As we pointed out there, Walt Disney World “only” resetting the ceiling (albeit blowing past the previous high by $30) should be considered a small victory. The base price remains the same as last year, holding steady at $119. However, we also “warned” that the distribution of date-specific pricing would probably skew towards the higher end of the spectrum–meaning that there’d be far fewer $119 or even $129 dates, and more $179 and above dates.

As it turned out, this was largely accurate. The biggest thing we got wrong was in predicting that the overall average across all dates would increase by only 5%. As it turns out, we undershot the mark by a bit due to underestimating the number of $199+ nights and overestimating the number of $119/$129 nights. Here’s a rundown of the date by date prices for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party…

August Prices – Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party

• August 15 – $149
• August 17 – $119
• August 19 – $119
• August 22 – $129
• August 24 – $129
• August 26 – $129
• August 29 – $139

September Prices – Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party

• 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 Prices – Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party

• 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

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

• August 9 $149/$139
• August 13 $119/$109
• August 16 $119/$109
• August 20 $119/$109
• August 23 $119/$109
• August 27 $119/$109
• August 30 $129/$119
• September 2 $129/$119
• September 6 $129/$119
• September. 8 $129/$119
• September 10 $129/$119
• September 13 $129/$119
• September 15 $129/$119
• September 17 $149/$139
• September 20 $149/$139
• September 22 $149/$139
• September 24 $149/$139
• September 26 $149/$139
• September 27 $149/$139
• September 29 $149/$139
• October 1 $169/$159
• October 3 $169/$159
• October 4 $189/$179
• October 6 $179/$169
• October 8 $179/$169
• October 10 $179/$169
• October 11 $189/$179
• October 14 $179/$169
• October 15 $179/$169
• October 17 $179/$169
• October 18 $189/$179
• October 20 $189/$179
• October 21 $189/$179
• October 24 $189/$179
• October 25 $199/$189
• October 27 $199/$189
• October 29 $199/$189
• October 31 $199/$189

By my calculations, the average ticket price for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party is up by nearly 8%. With the exception of a small handful of dates in August that are unchanged, the remainder of dates are up by $10, $20 or even $30. Most have increased by $10, but there’s a higher number of +$20 dates than we anticipated, and fewer $119 or $129 parties than expected (meaning fewer +$0 dates).

As a reminder, Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members can save $10 per ticket to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party—valid only for select event nights in August and September.

Additionally, only guests of select Walt Disney World Resort hotels can purchase Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party tickets as of today. All other Guests may purchase tickets beginning on May 22nd. This 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’re wondering whether demand might be soft due to the fairly hefty average price increase, we doubt it. You don’t need to worry about tickets selling out during the pre-sale or initial days they go on sale to the general public. But you also should get off the fence one way or the other well before your travel dates roll around.

There are just no signs whatsoever of demand softening to the extent expected or hoped for by some fans. As covered in Walt Disney World Bookings Are Up, reservations are outpacing last year for the third and fourth quarters (and into fiscal 2026), according to Disney’s latest earnings call. Per guest spending remains strong, suggesting that whatever pressures consumers might be facing, the ones visiting Walt Disney World are not cutting back.

Generally speaking, Halloween night almost always sells out first. 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.

This was true last year, when October 31 sold out on May 21–the earliest ever sell out!

The next date didn’t sell out until July 19, with 4 more August dates all selling out in July. All of the cheapest party dates were among the first to sell out, which isn’t a huge surprise since those are also the events that occur earliest. If anything, the last 2 dates in August underperformed, only selling out ~2 weeks in advance of those dates.

We would expect this to be true once again, with the $119 and $129 dates being 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.

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 few 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–but I’d be ecstatic to be wrong, and have multiple 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 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 2025 MNSSHP 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!