If you want to join the Halloween fun at Disney without Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party prices, here's an option. On Oct. 30 and 31, Downtown Disney hosts trick-or-treaters for a free Happy Haunting event from 5 to 9 p.m.
Children can dress up and collect candy, while it lasts, at these stores: World of Disney, Team Mickey, Once Upon a Toy, Pooh Corner, Disney’s Days of Christmas, World of Memories, Disney’s Pin Traders, Mickey’s Pantry, Mickey’s Groover, DisneyQuest Emporium and Pin Cart West Side. (Photo from Walt Disney World)
There will be plenty of other entertainment as well. Storytelling takes place at the iron gate near World of Disney at 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. A magician and a comedian take turns wowing young participants at the pumpkin patch near the Earl of Sandwich. The magician performs at 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., and the comedian takes the stage at 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Throughout the night, a DJ spins the tunes for a dance party at the Fountain Stage and skeleton stilt walkers mingle with the crowd. I’m told there will be special photo opportunities in both the Marketplace and the West Side.
