Overview

• Reporters say 2025 additions, the active Halloween season, and fall school breaks are drawing more visitors and pushing waits higher.
• Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party has returned for 2025 with multiple nights already sold out.
• On party days, Magic Kingdom closes early to daytime guests, compressing hours and lengthening lines before the evening event begins.
• Early closures are expected to shift evening crowds into EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom, lifting waits across the resort.
• Planning tactics such as rope drop, targeted Lightning Lane use, and riding during party hours can reduce time spent in line.