Midway to Halloween 2024 is sort of right here! Walt Disney Global and Disneyland will quickly rejoice spook season’s solution to Christmas in July with every other week of bulletins, hauntingly useful making plans recommendation, and different a laugh issues. This submit covers what to anticipate, plus our predictions about what’ll be introduced.
For starters, we must most probably talk about while you must be expecting Midway to Halloween to occur within the first position. Confidently it’ll occur subsequent week (beginning Would possibly 6, 2024), which is a line we’ve been muttering to ourselves each Friday for the previous few weeks. In truth, we idea it will’ve been someday within the closing month. The second one part of April would had been in line with previous precedent, or this week at the most recent. Clearly, that didn’t occur.
There are probably a few causes for that. The primary is the elephant within the room, Tiana’s Bayou Journey, which nonetheless does no longer have an legitimate opening date. Its debut was once moved ahead to Summer season 2024, which was once thrilling information…but it surely’s been radio silence from Walt Disney Global since. We’re beginning to fear that the brand new experience is having ‘hiccups’ right through its overdue levels of check and modify, or simply that there isn’t sufficient sure bet to set a date.
It’s additionally our trust that Walt Disney Global goes to debut extra along Tiana’s Bayou Journey as a part of its Summer season 2024 advertising and marketing push to trap visitors to plot journeys. Already, we all know that CommuniCore Corridor and Plaza and the “¡Celebración Encanto!” sing-along debut on June 10, 2024.
That very same date, additions for Within Out 2 and Lion King’s thirtieth Anniversary arrive at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom, respectively. Previous to that, there’s the “Disney Desires that Jump” drone display at Disney Springs. However we predict Tiana’s Bayou Journey and most likely extra to debut after this, in overdue June or July 2024.
For the reason that Walt Disney Global nonetheless hasn’t shared the overall summer season slate, it’s conceivable that they don’t need to get forward of themselves and get started speaking Halloween (which in reality begins in overdue summer season). Individually, I’m skeptical of this being the rationale. Walt Disney Global already introduced dates & main points for the 2024 EPCOT Meals & Wine Pageant, which is post-summer.
I feel doable Walt Disney Global visitors are both making summer season or fall go back and forth plans; the previous crew is most commonly households with college elderly children who can’t choose from the 2 seasons. Some persons are looking ahead to the TBA date to set dates inside the summer time, no longer to pick out between early July and early September. My bet is that the outlet date for Tiana’s Bayou Journey is a non-factor; simply coincidental.
Much more likely, the lengthen in Midway to Halloween is going on for another reason why. The obvious chance can be a loss of sense of urgency. For each and every of the previous few years, the laborious price ticket Halloween events at each Walt Disney Global and Disneyland have offered out each unmarried evening. If the inner expectation is that occurs once more, Disney merely does no longer want as a lot runway for price ticket gross sales.
I feel that is most probably the rationale. Previously, Disney launched tickets early when there have been fears of a slowdown (2019 is a primary instance–they dropped in mid-January because of fears about an attendance lull earlier than Famous person Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opened), and Disneyland at all times releases their birthday celebration tickets later as a result of they inevitably promote out.
It’s additionally conceivable that there’s a excellent reason why for the lengthen, as Disney hasn’t firmed up all information about the approaching Halloween season. Perhaps there’s new leisure or the Haunted Mansion Vacation opening date isn’t but recognized. I’m additionally skeptical of this clarification, as that may be sidestepped by means of merely omitting the ones main points. The most efficient clarification is that Disney desires to get nearer to Halloween for Midway to Halloween.
Anyway, that is the fourth yr Disney Parks is doing #HalfwaytoHalloween, and the perception of it being ‘midway’ to Halloween makes us laugh just a bit bit. Don’t get me fallacious–I really like Halloween and love any excuse to rejoice vacations in advance. However being a Walt Disney Global common sorta method having a warped sense of seasons.
For traditional American citizens, Halloween possibly begins when the air will get crisp, the leaves start converting, and summer season is firmly within the rearview reflect. Perhaps round mid-September and even early October. For us, Halloween begins the primary week of August. That is nonetheless very a lot summer season–the freshest, maximum humid month and center of hurricane season. We’re in most cases “over” Halloween by the point it begins for most traditional other people, in a position to transport directly to Christmas.
However, I’m excited to determine what the Halloween 2024 season goes to ivolve at Walt Disney Global and Disneyland, and am having a look ahead to the Midway to Halloween bulletins. I do know a large number of you’re, too, as we’ve been getting a large number of questions in regards to the Halloween events and extra.
Ok, predictions time. The entire reason why this submit exists within the first position, as I need to make a couple of guesses as to what’ll be printed…
August 9 Get started for MNSSHP – It feels beautiful protected to are expecting that this yr’s Mickey’s Now not So Horrifying Halloween Birthday celebration will get started on August 9, 2024. That’s the Friday of the primary complete week of August, and that’s generally when it begins (closing yr kicked off on August 11). There’s a imprecise chance August 9 is deemed “too early” or, conversely, that Walt Disney Global desires to squeeze in every other date of the development and begins previous that week.
Individually, I’m hoping this prediction is fallacious. August 9 is the beginning of D23 Expo, and I nonetheless haven’t perfected the generation to be in two puts immediately. If pressured to make a choice from the occasions, I’ll have to head with D23 Expo. That might imply lacking opening evening of MNSSHP for the primary time since perhaps 2015 or 2016? I don’t even take note, that’s how lengthy it’s been!
A part of me is conserving out a sliver of hope that Disney received’t need to double-book large occasions at the similar weekend, however I don’t assume that in reality issues. That’s very true if there’s not anything new (of import) on the 2024 Mickey’s Now not So Horrifying Halloween Birthday celebration.
Oogie Boogie Bash in August – Previously, Midway to Halloween has in large part been neglected by means of Disneyland Lodge–it’s been a Walt Disney Global-centric party. Disneyland has mainly simply launched dates and perhaps new personality costumes. So we’re no longer essentially anticipating any main, substantive main points from Disneyland in regards to the Halloween season or Oogie Boogie Bash. That’s the dangerous information.
The excellent news is that Disneyland is beginning to see pent-up call for exhaust itself and is appearing with a better sense of urgency to stay other people coming to the parks. Therefore the extraordinary New Disneyland Summer season & Early Fall 2024 Price ticket Deal for ALL Visitors, which can come with the primary month of the Halloween season.
There’s additionally the truth that Disney launched the Complete 2024 Calendar of Occasions at Disneyland, which incorporates Halloween Time at Disneyland beginning on August 23, 2024. That is the primary time ever that Halloween has ever kicked off in August at Disneyland. Halloween is largely arriving two weeks early with the August 23, 2024 get started date.
As a result of that calendar was once launched overdue closing yr and Disneyland being concerned a few drop-off in crowds, I feel shall we see a bit of extra of a Disneyland presence right through Midway to Halloween. It’s throughout the realm of chance that Disneyland will unlock dates for Oogie Boogie Bash right through Midway to Halloween. I wouldn’t essentially wager on each unmarried date or when price ticket gross sales will get started, however the date vary for the events would make sense. One thing like “Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Birthday celebration will go back on [start date] and be hung on make a selection nights via [end date].”
My hope is that we additionally get a variety of events. With an August get started date, we’d be expecting to look ~5 dates added to the 2024 Oogie Boogie Bash time table. Closing yr, the laborious price ticket match was once hung on 25 make a selection nights in September and October. This yr, it’s most probably there might be a minimum of 30 nights of Oogie Boogie Bash in August, September and October 2024. It wouldn’t wonder us if there are as many as 33 events. That might be massive for spreading out call for and making sure that the birthday celebration doesn’t promote out right away with a large number of would-be price ticket clients bobbing up empty. Talking of which…
All Dates Promote Out – This isn’t truly a Midway to Halloween prediction, because it’s no longer like Disney goes to name their shot and announce that every one dates of the laborious tickets match will promote out. However that could be fascinating from a advertising and marketing standpoint! However, we’re addressing it as it’s a commonplace query.
Each and every unmarried date of Oogie Boogie Bash ever has offered out. Closing yr, this took place each right through AP presales and at the first day tickets went on sale to most people. Even with extra dates in August, I might nonetheless wager each on all nights promoting out and it taking place on day one among gross sales. Closing yr’s Oogie Boogie Bash most probably may’ve offered double or triple the selection of tickets that had been to be had, and there’s no reason why to imagine that adjustments in 2024.
That is true whilst pent-up call for continues to burn out. That’s largely as a result of those laborious price ticket events are well-liked by locals, lots of whom are ex-Annual Passholders who purchase tickets to get their occasional “Disney repair.” It’s additionally true as a result of, as famous above, call for has some distance exceeded price ticket provide for the previous few years. So if pent-up call for has ended in an round 10% drop, however Disney may’ve offered double or triple the selection of those tickets closing yr…neatly, you do the mathematics.
There’s so much much less call for with Mickey’s Now not So Horrifying Halloween Birthday celebration, although each 2022 and 2023 offered out all of the season. Even though the closing two years set the file for offered out dates, not anything has been long gone till June 30 on the earliest. That’s when Halloween evening offered out in 2022. Closing yr, Halloween evening offered out on July 3. In either one of the closing two years, no different dates offered out till the top of July.
That’s a grand overall of two events each and every yr promoting out earlier than the beginning of August. With that stated, there is in most cases a “run” on dates promoting out between the start of August and the primary match. Through then, as many as part of all nights had been promoting out. Closing yr, the dates that offered quickest (apart from Halloween) had been the most affordable nights.
In different phrases, the 2024 Mickey’s Now not So Horrifying Halloween Birthday celebration is no longer going to promote out inside days of tickets happening sale. That applies to each the presale window and most people window. Whether or not 2024 tickets promote slower or quicker than closing yr in large part is determined by whether or not any new leisure is added. Even then, we’re having a look at dates promoting out in July and August, no longer right away.
New Persona Costumes – For each and every of the previous few Halloween and Christmas seasons, Mickey & Buddies had been getting new costumes each and every yr for his or her meet & greet appearances round The city Sq. at Disneyland. Those are an enormous hit with lovers, and the costumes are in most cases truly excellent for Mickey, Minnie, Daisy & Donald Duck–and particularly Goofy.
I’d be expecting this development to proceed for Halloween 2024, particularly if there’s no different new leisure at Disneyland for the spook season. It’s a very easy method to get visitors coming again and to hype up the Halloween season. It’s been such a success that I ponder whether the similar will occur at DCA. (Right here’s hoping that Goofy’s Kitchen will get every other gown replace for Halloween, too.)
As a laugh as that is, I’d be stunned if Walt Disney Global follows Disneyland’s lead relating to sunlight hours personality costumes at Magic Kingdom. I do assume it will make sense for Mickey’s Now not So Horrifying Halloween Birthday celebration–and would also be a great way to get visitors over to Animal Kingdom–so right here’s hoping this development additionally spreads to Florida in some shape!
Not anything (Giant) New for MNSSHP – There are 3 items of tentpole leisure right through Mickey’s Now not So Horrifying Halloween Birthday celebration. First is the Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular! degree display that includes the three sinister sisters bewitch and villainous citizens of Magic Kingdom. Subsequent, the Mickey’s Boo to You Halloween Parade, that includes frightfully a laugh floats and characters. In any case, Disney’s Now not-So-Spooky Impressive—a wickedly wild fireworks show highlighted by means of characters and hosted by means of Jack Skellington.
Boo to You Parade is the oldest of the ones choices, but it surely’s liked. It were given a refresh closing yr that breathed a bit of of recent existence into it, however I may nonetheless see every other new parade unit and characters added. I wouldn’t imagine that “large.” Then there’s the Hocus Pocus degree display, which is now like a decade outdated however has an enormous fan-following. Disney’s angle there has gotta be don’t repair what isn’t damaged.
That leaves Disney’s Now not-So-Spooky Impressive, which is just a few years outdated and by means of some distance the weakest hyperlink. Jack Skellington is superior, however the remainder of the display is asymmetric. Fanatics would pass loopy if Disney introduced again HalloWishes however modernized it and incorporated Jack Skellington. That’s most probably a pipe dream till MNSSHP stops promoting out so briefly and an incentive is had to trap again lovers. As such, I don’t be expecting any main adjustments for the 2024 Mickey’s Now not So Horrifying Halloween Birthday celebration.
$109 to $199 MNSSHP Price ticket Worth Vary (Once more) – For the closing 3 years, Disney has flirted with breaking the $200 barrier for the Halloween Birthday celebration, however the most all 3 years has been $199. I feel they might most probably exceed that worth (particularly for Halloween evening), nonetheless promote out, and face minimum backlash (past what already exists), however I doubt they’re going to.
Closing yr, price ticket costs as soon as once more ranged from $109 to $199, however there was once a better distribution of dates on the upper finish of the spectrum–that means the common price ticket worth higher by means of just about $10. That’s what we’d be expecting to look occur once more–extra dates at the upper finish of the spectrum and less less expensive dates. It’s additionally conceivable that Walt Disney Global will do away with AP and DVC reductions as some way of boosting the common per-ticket value with out in reality elevating sticky label worth.
Or, who is aware of, perhaps they’ll do all of that and lift the variety. Each and every evening offered out closing yr whilst pent-up call for fizzled out, so obviously Walt Disney Global has some room to lift costs with out negatively impacting gross sales.
In the long run, the ones are a few of my predictions for the Halloween season at Walt Disney Global, no longer essentially what’ll be introduced right through Midway to Halloween. Disney may get started with imprecise main points, just like the title of the development, date vary, and a line indicating it’ll characteristic “spooky festivities together with leisure, characters, particular performances, décor, lighting fixtures, tune, deal with stops, and so a lot more!”
It’s additionally most probably we’ll get extra information about Disney Cruise Line’s Halloween at the Prime Seas and one of the world parks’ plans for Halloween. Keep tuned, we’ll stay you posted about what’s introduced–and what isn’t!
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YOUR THOUGHTS
Now that I’ve made my Midway to Halloween predictions…what are yours? Assume Walt Disney Global will get started MNSSHP on August 9, 2024? What about Oogie Boogie Bash starting early? Ideas on pricing or adjustments for 2024? Assume any of this may increasingly NOT be introduced? Will your circle of relatives be purchasing or sitting the Halloween laborious price ticket occasions out? Are you excited for spook season at WDW, DLR, or DCL? Do you compromise or disagree with our standpoint in this? Any questions we will be able to allow you to solution? Listening to your comments–even while you disagree with us–is each fascinating to us and useful to different readers, so please proportion your ideas under within the feedback!
