Mickey's Not So Scary, Very, Very, Early Halloween Party

Halloween season at Walt Disney World starts in August now and last year we attended a Labor Day Weekend Halloween Party.  We entered the Magic Kingdom right at 4:00 PM, typically the time they allow party guests into the park and it closed to day guests around 7:00 PM. 

Little Orange Bird Costume Test

When we got to Magic Kingdom it was sunny, hot and not yet rainy

Perfect Florida sky at 4:13 PM

Toddler Son was dressed up in a homemade Orange Bird costume. The super nice folks at the Aloha Isle comped our Dole Whips ("It's on Mickey!") because "Orange Bird was visiting his home and they couldn't charge him at his own home." That was such a sweet and generous gesture and a nice dose of pixie dust. 

Complimentary Dole Whips for the Orange Bird and his guests!

Little Orange Bird in the Sunshine Pavillion

Once the party officially started there were trick-or-treat stations set up all over the park. Some of the interesting locations for candy distribution were inside the Enchanted Tiki Room, inside Mickey's Philharmagic Theater (while they played cartoons on the big screen!) and inside Pinocchio's Village Haus. We enjoy the shorter wait times for attractions during evening parties. This was our first experience with a special event party and did not realize we should try to prioritize photo ops & meet & greets before the lines get too long so we ended up avoiding them. We would definitely like to return and take advantage of visiting the meet & greets right away.

Moody Halloween lighting on Cinderella Castle

There was supposed to be 2 performances of the Boo To You Parade, periodic Castle stage shows, & Halloween themed fireworks.  Unfortunately the night we went had lots of rain, which cancelled one of the parades, most of the stage shows and delayed the fireworks. 

Rain in Frontierland...and throughout the park

Halloween projections & lighting on Cinderella Castle

The rain was heavy from about 8PM-10PM, eating up most of the party time. We ended up seeking shelter in an arcade near the Cinderella fountain in Fantasyland.  The parade ran in light rain, and the rain cleared up enough for the fireworks which had simple projections on the Castle which were very charming.

Spooky!

 

We did enjoy most of the night despite the weather. August is still very much the rainy season and often at night so it is something to consider if you are planning to go to one of the early Halloween parties.