Walt Disney World’s annual Halloween party officially returned on Friday night, so I guess it’s spooky season already? Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is celebrating its 31st year, and one piece of new merchandise has me wanting to volunteer to join in the Happy Haunts.
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is the one time of year that guests are allowed to roam around the Florida theme park in Halloween costumes. Not only can guests enjoy all the new Walt Disney World attractions, but trick or treat, too. Check out this exclusive popcorn bucket that has arrived for Magic Kingdom’s 31st celebration, and I have my eye on:
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How perfect is this popcorn bucket? Listen, I think the popcorn bucket craze has gotten a little… well, crazed. There’s a new Insidious one that AMC Theatres just dropped and The Odyssey’s Trojan Horse bucket, for example. But this one is just too good. It’s a popcorn bucket for the Hatbox Ghost from the classic Haunted Mansion ride. And it has a cool feature where the holder can hide or show the ghost – just like on the ride!
I like that it holds a bunch of popcorn, lights up and has a Haunted Mansion-themed lanyard. The price isn’t bad either at $28. I’m not currently going to the spooky season event, but I checked, and there are still 26 dates you can buy tickets for on the Walt Disney World website. Who’s going to get this popcorn bucket now?
The Hatbox Ghost popcorn bucket isn’t even the only exclusive Not-So-Scary Halloween Party popcorn bucket, either! There’s also one for the Headless Horseman, which is very cool. My only gripe with this one is that there’s not as much room to fulfill its purpose. But it’s gorgeous nonetheless. Take a look:
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Overall, this is a special occasion that has a parade called Mickey’s Boo-To-You Halloween Parade and a fireworks show called Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular. There’s also a stage show hosted by the ladies from Hocus Pocus.
You can have a lot of fun character experiences WDW doesn’t usually have, like the new “A Masquerade With Stitch” and “Captain Jack’s Buccaneer Bash” as well. Other characters in attendance are Jack Skellington, Sally, Mirabel and Bruno and Maleficent. Oh, and there are seasonal special treats, of course. And, Haunted Mansion fans, the Hitchhiking Ghosts are taking over at the Golden Horseshoe this year, too!
The event is a great, more family-friendly alternative to Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights – which caters more to fans of classic and upcoming horror movies. Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party will take over Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom on select evenings from now until the last night on Halloween. Disneyland also has its own version of this called Oogie Boogie Bash that starts later this month, and there are Halloween celebrations in Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong, too. However, for now, I'm going to be thinking about ways to get that hatbox ghost popcorn bucket in my hands.
