We’ll set out for Magic Kingdom to check on the Halloween decorations and take a look at the holiday merchandise. We’ll return in a separate post to look at the menu changes and a few other things of interest, like the closing of Shrunken Ned’s Boats, new signage at Big Top Souvenirs, and other very exciting happenings! In menu land, there weren’t many interesting changes. The only thing that really popped out while I was taking pictures was the addition of a Caesar Salad at Tortuga Tavern. Otherwise, I don’t think there was much of anything added. Just some price increases.
Magic Kingdom is decked out for Halloween already. Or as decked out as it gets. If you saw the decorations last year, you’ve basically seen them this year. Larger picture with the blurry people removed: http://www.easywdw.com/reports5/mkhalloween.jpg. LOL at the kid that’s climbed up the wall and is positioning himself right in the middle of the people trying to get a Photopass picture of the same scene. If you’re wondering why Disney puts a gate around everything along with “No Climbing Please” signs…
As long as the weather is decent, the website will be attending the first Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, in order to put together a report like this one from 2011.
Never a better use for the little lettuces.
Heading in, we’re going to see a lot of fall-themed trim.
WAIT A SECOND! CLEAN UP ON AISLE MAGIC KINGDOM PLEASE! Home Depot forgot their potted plants.
T-minus five seconds until WDWMAGIC compares the (clean) light fixtures in Disneyland to the ones in Walt Disney World. Cue one of four Walt quotes.
Chamber of Commerce.
You can try to hide Aurora. You can try.
City Hall.
Emporium and Main Street.
That’s my favorite pumpkin on the far left. It points to the restrooms.
Some inspired theming on the Train Station. I bet that kept someone up nights.
Some more Mickey pumpkins and trim on Town Square Theater.
A bad look at a new “Photopass opportunity” looking down Main Street with the Castle in the background. A couple of pumpkin totem poles(?) frame the image.
More from the middle of Town Square:
Seems legit.
This is the sort of thing you’ll see all up and down Main Street.
Outside of Main Street, the only Halloween decorations you’ll see are here in Liberty Square. There aren’t any decorations at the other theme parks.
Now for some Halloween merchandise. Pricing follows the picture of the item where available:
Larger bakery shots: http://www.easywdw.com/reports5/mkbake1.jpg and http://www.easywdw.com/reports5/mkbake2.jpg.
So I really like all of this stuff.
Particularly this one, which I’m going to have to get a better picture of. How cool would it be to see Minnie dressed up as the Evil Queen and Mickey as Captain Hook!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Otherwise.
This stuff is going to cost you.
More merch:
Mickey’s of Hollywood Display at Hollywood Studios:
The Villains store on Sunset Boulevard is full of Halloween merchandise too:
These “Mad Treats” are new at Disney World as far as I know. They make more sense with that Alice in Wonderland show they have at Disneyland.
Over at Animal Kingdom:
$12.95 for four.
And Mouse Gear at Epcot:
Nightmare Before Christmas merchandise seems to be more prominently featured than last year.
These goblets are larger and heavier than they may appear in mirrors.
And the usual. There are usually a few more items that trickle out as it gets closer to Halloween, but that’s about it for now.
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I love the scarecrows on Main Street. So cute.
Also cute…the Jim Shore Mickey/Minnie pumpkins.
And I’m just going to say it….I hate all antenna toppers. Tacky.
Fall is my favorite season. We intentionally plan our annual WDW vacation to include the MNSSHP and the decorations! Looks like some great Halloween merchandise this year! Love the Jim Shore and Haunted Mansion merchandise! (And the antenna toppers. I have a lot of them and it makes it really easy to spot my car in the parking lots in the Midwest!)
Bake2.jpg link didn’t work for me. But thanks for the first one – I couldn’t figure out what those yellow mickey heads on a stick were until the large shot. Now I know: Cake Pops! (and red velvet at that.)
Whoops, the second bakery image should work now.
It’s like you read my mind! I was just wondering what new stuff they have at the Villians store. The Chernabog shirt is awesome. Halloween is my fave holiday, and I’m so excited to actually making in down there in Oct.
I liked that photo of the train station, nice light.
This is a great preview so I know what to budget for my trip. (Very little, but thanks anyway)
I usually don’t get all excited about Halloween and the decor that goes with it, but a lot of this stuff is really cute. I particularly love the Main Street decorations. Thanks for the pictures!!
$19.95 for 7 beads a piece of wire? That’s gouging even by Disney standards.
Though, as I say that … How much are those Jim Shore Mickey pumpkins. So necessary. (Not even slightly. But cute. Very cute.)
Can’t wait! This is our first fall trip — so first Food & Wine Festival, MNSSHP and this merchandise. Quite excited! However, we don’t arrive until Oct 18. Anyone know how quickly the Halloween merchandise starts selling out? Thanks!
Sep 1st always says Halloween to me!
The addition of the expiration dates on that food was intersting. Not sure if I should be surprised or concerned that popcorn can last 3 months in a can. Or that chocolate roses can last over 1.5 years. Or that rice krispy treats never expire……..
I’ve decided I need you to photograph our trip. I saw this and said “I don’t remember those decorations last year”…so I pulled up the pictures on the computer.
I guess we were too busy going through Main Street to get where we were going…I’ll stop an take a bit more time to look in December…
I was a little bemused to see the Halloween decorations going up before the end of August in the Magic Kingdom, but seeing as the Michael’s near me put out it’s stuff about a month ago I suppose it’s not really all that bad. I will admit that holiday scope creep does annoy me. I think we need an amendment to the Constitution to fix that. Or at least a law. Do you remember that cartoon? I’m just a Bill, yes I’m only a Bill, and I’m waiting here on Capitol Hill….oops, went off topic again.
The restroom pumpkin is priceless, but I would like it even better if it was a carved outhouse with an arrow pointing in the pertinent direction.
Thanks for the insight into Halloween decor. Our next trip will be our first Halloween and F&W Festival experience, but it’s not on the schedule until 2014 or later.
Didn’t they give out Craisins as trick or treats last year or were they a sponsor for MNSSHP, can’t remember. I wonder how many of your Halloween pictures have already been nipped.
Is it just me or did you film a ghost, Haunted Mansion style? Check out the way the light hits your picture of the “Yard Flag” bag, just on the right side. Totally looks like a spook to me!! Woooooo
@snarkymama – The Jim Shore website lists the Mickey/Minnie pumpkins as $42.50 each.
Okay so there’s a pic of some little wooden looking Mickey heads cut out with flames around them. What in the heck are those things? I can see a small hole in the bottom of one but can’t figure out just what it is.
@Cindy – If you’re talking about this picture – http://www.easywdw.com/reports5/poikhujha186.jpg I believe those are more antenna toppers.
Oops, sorry. I meant Cindi, not Cindy.
Hey! The “Best By” date on that popcorn…skull & bones thing…is my birthday next year! It’s a sign! Ok, off to read the rest…
Are the tombstones just purely dust catchers? I still like them, but am debating.
Also, what are the mostly green things pictured right above the flaming pumpkin antenna toppers? Is that a candle holder?
I love the fall/halloween decorations at Disney!! I can’t seem to let go of summer though this year.
Thanks Jill Marie, I would have never ever guessed that.
I’m not a merchandise girl but that funky witch hat in combo with the orange mini dress is pretty dang cute….good thing we’re not going until December as I’m pretty sure my little one could talk me into buying that outfit!
Yay! I happen to really love the autumn/halloween decorations on Main Street and in Liberty Square. I just wish that it were actually cooler and more…autumnal…to enjoy them. Unfortunately, autumn doesn’t really seem to start until November, yanno?
Anyway, I was planning to drop in tomorrow to pick up a new Sorcerer’s pack and play a round or two before hopping over to DAK for the Nemo show and Kilimanjaro Safaris, and it will be nice to see the pretty orange bunting with mostly clear skies. Also, I’m really glad you posted pics of the goodies, too, because I saw a few things that I just HAVE to buy for my bff, and now I know how much to grab from the ATM.
Thanks, Josh, for proving it was a good idea to plan a detour to WDW tomorrow, as I drive home to Jax from Tampa Bay area, instead of taking the more scenic route along SR301. (I get excited like I’m a little kid when I drive by the horse and cow farms near Ocala.)
Nicole is right. That Chernabog shirt is so badass. I’m bearded and rather shaggy, though, so I probably couldn’t pull it off without a news crew following me around hoping to get the scoop on the next big serial killer.
Wonder why they don’t have any Nightmare Before Christmas characters around during Halloween?
@keri – I know what you mean about the weather. We went to Disneyland at the very end of September/beginning of October 2010 and they had record high temps over 100. Of course, it wasn’t nearly as bad as Florida because of the lack of humidity…but it was still WAY too hot to feel like Fall. However, I surprisingly found myself enjoying the Fall stuff almost as much as I would have with cooler temps.
@Mister Brandon – They’ve had Jack and Sally at Disneyland, and I think their Jack is terrifying! If they did the overlay on the mansion at WDW, they’d probably have them there too… http://land.allears.net/blogs/dnews/jack_sally.jpg
(Sorry, I know this is EasyWDW and not EasyDLR. But that picture is just too creepy not to share.)
Do you care to check what sizes the Halloween 2012 glow in the dark t-shirt comes in? Online, Large is the biggest size available. Thank you.
to clarify, the men’s shirt, not the fitted women’s shirt.
I live for your merchandise photos (with prices), it produces a full blown WDW fit!!!!! I do have to say your photos are exceptionally gorgeous this year.
Wonder if they’ll have any Halloween merchandise left when we’re there at the begining of Nov? I’d love to get some of those shirts (on sale of course).
Thank you for posting these photos. We are headed to a party in October and was wondering what the new merchandise looked like! They do need some new fall/Halloween decorations up – I like the current ones but they have been around awhile.
thanks for the pics! Made my day! I sure hope they still have this stuff oct 25th! its all SOOOOO cute!
@Kelly, We were in WDW from Oct. 25-Nov. 2 in 2010, and pretty much all the Halloween mercandise was already gone. I did purchase a cute Halloween lantern on sale, but most everything was already gone. They had all the Chrsitmas merchadise out already.
Kinda stinks to be in WDW on the actual holiday and all that holiday merchandise is gone, with the next holiday already out. Same thing happened to us for Chrismtas 2011. We were there the week of Christmas and couldn’t find my kids Christmas tshirts to wear Christmas day. Also couldn’t find any Christmas coffee mugs, and a number of other things we were looking for.
We were at WDW 9/9 – 9/18 of last year and I don’t remember MK being that decorated m nor do I remember those big pumpkins outside of the entrance. Did I somehow miss it?
@Nicole That Jack sucks!
“Cue one of four Walt quotes.” ROFL!
Thanks for the report – looking good – and great pics of all the Halloween decor – that will make my trip report so much better (kidding!!)
I love the halloween themed minnie dress. Do they have it in adult sizes???
Did you happen to get a price on the tombstones? Also wondering if the Leota ball is for sale yet?
“If you’re wondering why Disney puts a gate around everything along with “No Climbing Please” signs…” It does look like the mom may be telling her kid to get down (giving parent the benefit of the doubt…funny that this was the first thing I noticed when I looked at the large version of the photo!
“WAIT A SECOND! CLEAN UP ON AISLE MAGIC KINGDOM PLEASE! Home Depot forgot their potted plants.” Those are some sad looking end of the summer bargain bin reject annuals….
What merchandise with ONLY be out on MNSSHP nights?