Hi Kristin!
Thanks for bringing your question to the Disney Parks Moms Panel. Halloween is one of my favorite times to visit Disneyland Resort, when there is so much spooktacular fun around every corner!
You are correct that
Mickey's Halloween Party is a special ticket event that you will need to purchase admission for outside of your
regular theme park admission. With your Mickey's Halloween Party ticket you do not need regular admission for that day and you are able to enter a few hours prior to the party actually starting with just your party ticket. In the past, this has been roughly three hours prior to the party starting, but that is subject to change from year to year. If you would like to enter the park prior to that, you will need a general admission ticket as well. My family likes to plan our party days to be pool days at our
Disneyland Resort hotel, then we will take an afternoon nap and head in for all the Halloween themed fun in the late afternoon!
I hope this helps in planning your trip the
Happiest Place on Earth this October! Please come back and let us know if we can help in any other way.
-Lindsey