Walt Disney World has introduced a free tote bag that might be obtainable throughout choose dates of the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion, completely for eligible Disney Trip Membership members. Listed below are dates & particulars, plus our commentary about why that is taking place and the trajectory of Membership Extras, and the way that might change the direct vs. resale calculus.
Notice that many of those dates coincide with the upcoming DVC Welcome Residence Weeks, which returns from August 14 by way of September 16, 2025 and sounds significantly better than final yr! The Welcome Residence Weeks member appreciation occasion options free tasty treats, particular experiences, and further aggressive reductions completely for eligible Disney Trip Membership Members.
That is along with the rising record of Disney Trip Membership Membership Extras, which presently lists 317 Member Advantages in response to Disney. As mentioned within the commentary, we’re fairly optimistic that the record of worthwhile Membership Extras will proceed to develop within the coming years. See our Listing of the Prime 10 Disney Trip Membership Member Perks for the perfect of the bunch. Now, particulars concerning the free Halloween tote bag throughout the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion…
On choose nights of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Occasion, eligible Disney Trip Membership Members can swing by McKim’s Mile Home – A Member Lounge to choose up a free DVC Halloween tote bag. This particular freebie is included along with your Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Occasion admission on choose nights!
Free MNSSHP Tote Bag DATES
- Friday, August 15, 2025
- Friday, August 22, 2025
- Friday, August 29, 2025
- Friday, September 5, 2025
- Friday, September 12, 2025
- Friday, September 19, 2025
- Friday, September 26, 2025
- Friday, October 3, 2025
- Friday, October 10, 2025
- Friday, October 17, 2025
- Friday, October 24, 2025
- Friday, October 31, 2025
So mainly, the free tote bag is on the market each Friday night time throughout Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion season.
The free Halloween tote bag might be obtainable for choose up at McKim’s Mile Home – A Member Lounge im Magic Kingdom from 7PM to midnight. The design of the bag has not but been revealed–we’ll share it right here as soon as obtainable.
Please observe that McKim’s Mile Home lounge will in any other case be closed throughout Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion, and common lounge facilities and providers is not going to be obtainable throughout the occasion. That means you can’t cease by for a free tote and in addition seize a fast caffeine repair from the Coke Freestyle machines whilst you’re within the constructing.
Disney Trip Membership Members who’re eligible for Membership Extras advantages could get pleasure from this supply (which means DVC house owners who bought instantly from Disney or resale house owners who purchased earlier than the rule change and are grandfathered in). A sound Disney Trip Membership Digital Membership Card and photograph ID are required at check-in, and the Member listed on the Digital Membership Card have to be in attendance to obtain a Halloween tote bag.
Members should even have legitimate admission to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Occasion on the occasion date. A Member could convey as much as 4 visitors per Membership Card, or the variety of visitors on their Resort reservation. No phrase on whether or not every visitor will get a free tote bag, however we assume so. In any other case, what’s the purpose? They get to line up and stroll by way of McKim’s Mile Home for completely no purpose?
It’s attention-grabbing that the free tote bag is on the market on Fridays, however no different dates throughout MNSSHP season. We wouldn’t learn an excessive amount of into this, and undoubtedly wouldn’t speculate that that is being completed as a result of ticket gross sales are slower on Fridays than different nights. That just about actually isn’t the case.
Extra doubtless, they solely having the staffing and/or provide to do that one night time per week, and so they picked Friday for consistency and most affect. I haven’t seemed on the ‘Membership Magic Past’ slate just lately (though I simply did oddly get a advertising and marketing e mail pitching me on becoming a member of…with lower than half the yr remaining), however maybe there’s a scheduling quirk as a result of that and the beginning of Occasion Season. Both means, this taking place on Friday nights isn’t noteworthy.
The one factor that I do suppose is noteworthy is that that is taking place in any respect.
I don’t need to utterly rehash the commentary about Welcome Residence Weeks, however the identical thought does apply. Disney Trip Membership is clearly making strikes with generalized visitor goodwill entrance of thoughts. Disney used to do much more little issues that they name “shock and delight,” that are little surprising issues that each shock visitors and delight them.
That is one other instance of that, or the fabled Disney Distinction. The advantages of joyful DVC Members ought to be pretty apparent, however nonetheless, it’s one thing that Disney “forgot” to an extent from mid-2020 to early 2023 (roughly). Within the couple of years since, we’ve seen the pendulum begin to swing again within the different path, with Disney Trip Membership “realizing” {that a} joyful membership base is necessary. That is doubly true once they’re making an attempt to promote nearly a half-dozen completely different resorts, plus Disney Lakeshore Lodge on the way in which quickly.
Above all else, that’s why Disney Trip Membership is all of a sudden doing extra little issues like this. It isn’t to extend occupancy throughout these months; that’s already sky-high by way of the rest of the yr. (And even when it weren’t, DVC doesn’t have an incentive to spice up occupancy–they’re arguably higher off with decrease utilization!)
It’s additionally to not juice ticket gross sales of Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion. Each single a type of dates would promote out regardless. Even when they wouldn’t promote out, it’s not as if a free tote bag can be what satisfied a household of 4 to drop $800+ on occasion tickets. That’s what the DVC and AP low cost on MNSSHP is geared toward undertaking–and even that’s arguably pointless.
The purpose right here is that Disney Trip Membership doesn’t want to do that. There’s no quick, direct constructive affect for DVC or Walt Disney World. It’s all about taking part in the lengthy sport, making certain a contented membership that’s extra prone to add-on factors at Island Tower or Disney Lakeshore Lodge when that goes on sale. Or that they’ll drag alongside their non-DVC buddies to get the free tote bag, see the within of McKim’s Mile Home, and so on. It’s a sensible transfer on Disney’s half, and a refreshing return to long-term considering!
From a visitor perspective, it’s additionally price trying on the trajectory of issues like this.
Member morale was at its lowest from roughly March 2020 to April 2023. The previous date marked the closure of the parks & resorts and the latter the return of Annual Cross gross sales. In between, there have been plenty of points, from the notorious ‘Level Pool Downside’ to poor visitor service to lengthy maintain occasions on the cellphone to extra I’m most likely forgetting.
Since then, issues have gotten higher. In my opinion, they’ve gotten loads higher. If I had been a potential purchaser of Disney Trip Membership, I might completely be taking the trajectory of DVC and Membership Extras into consideration, versus the established order or latest previous, when deciding whether or not to purchase direct vs. resale. Skate to the place the puck might be, because the saying goes.
That is undoubtedly to not say {that a} free tote bag bridges the $10,000+ hole (or no matter it’s) between direct purchases and the resale market. Clearly not. However that is and pricing isn’t the one distinction, and if I had been a potential purchaser right this moment, I’d be forward-looking versus backwards-looking when evaluating the professionals & cons of every possibility. The choice you make is clearly private, there’s simply extra to think about.
Finally, I really like that Disney Trip Membership is doing an increasing number of Membership Extras and suppose it bodes nicely for the long run. It might imply an enlargement and restoration of different perks, as Disney goals to each promote a ton extra factors and in addition entice followers to go to now that pent-up demand has pale.
The corporate recognizing that going above and past and making visitors really feel heat and fuzzy about their visits is an efficient factor that’s mutually advantageous and, hopefully, might be a philosophy that’s prolonged past simply Annual Passholders and Disney Trip Membership Members. If there are any doubts about this internally, maybe management ought to learn one of many many books written about delivering exemplary Disney visitor service and comply with their very own recommendation.
For those who’re excited about becoming a member of DVC, remember to learn our Final Information to Disney Trip Membership. This covers the professionals & cons, resale v. direct, how a lot cash you’ll save, and different necessary issues to know earlier than taking the plunge. For those who nonetheless can’t determine whether or not membership is best for you, “strive before you purchase” with the suggestions in How one can Save BIG on Deluxe Disney Lodging Renting DVC Factors.
YOUR THOUGHTS
What do you concentrate on the ever-growing record of DVC Membership Extras? Excited this might be taking place throughout your journey, dissatisfied that you just’ll miss it, or do you not likely care? Long term, are you optimistic that this bodes nicely for Disney not off course with extra “shock and delight” choices and making an attempt to exceed expectations, or suppose that is only a one-off? Do you agree or disagree with our evaluation? Share any questions, ideas, or further ideas you might have within the feedback!
