Overview

• Multiple outlets report that on Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party days, daytime standby lines have dropped sharply, with visitors describing parts of the park as a “ghost town.”
• Headliners such as TRON Lightcycle / Run, Space Mountain, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Peter Pan’s Flight, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad are seeing near walk-ons during these windows.
• Rope drop remains the most effective tactic, with guests riding several major attractions early while many vacationers skip the shortened day.
• Queues often ease again at traditional mealtimes and as non-party guests depart near 5 p.m., creating additional low-wait periods before the 6 p.m. closure.
• Guides frame Lightning Lane purchases as a last-resort option, emphasizing that this is a seasonal, event-driven shift rather than a broader attendance decline.