By: Disney Destinations
September 13, 2024
Guests can spend this Friday the 13th getting ready to have a hauntingly good time because we’re counting down the 13 best ways to celebrate the spooky season across Disney Destinations!
Running Aug. 9 through Oct. 31 at Walt Disney World Resort and Aug. 23 through Oct. 31 at Disneyland Resort, as well as on select Disney Cruise Line sailings, this year’s Halloween season is frightfully packed with fun and festivities for guests and their families.
- Fall Décor is Knocking!
While strolling through Disney parks, resorts or aboard Disney Cruise Line, guests will be greeted by the warm welcome of fall decorations everywhere they turn.
- Haunted Mansion Holiday Returns
Foolish mortals will be able to celebrate with Santa Jack again this year as the Haunted Mansion Holiday has re-materialized!
- Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular
Guests attending Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World can watch the skies come alive with a Halloween spectacular unlike any other. Jack Skellington from Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” is the night’s bone-chilling host!
- Mickey’s Boo-To-You Halloween Parade
Another must-see moment of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is Mickey’s Boo-To-You Parade. Guests can watch as a masquerade of their favorite characters float by in mesmerizing fashion down Main Street U.S.A. … including some hitchhiking ghosts! Party-goers can catch the parade at 8:15 p.m. and 11:15 p.m.
- Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular
Cinderella Castle stage at Magic Kingdom will host a spell-bounding show during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party featuring everyone’s favorite witches, the Sanderson Sisters! Along with some of guests’ favorite Disney villains, the sisters work to conjure their Hocus Pocus party potion and cast a spell on the whole park.
- Oogie Boogie Bash
At Disney California Adventure Park, guests can experience an exclusively ticketed after hours Halloween party! Oogie Boogie Bash is a shrieking affair where guests can don a costume and enjoy special Halloween-themed entertainment, attractions, treat trails and more!
- Specialty Spooky Food
Both Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World will be home to some scarily good specialty food and drink items all season long. From the Halloween Mummy Cupcake to the Villainous Double Cheeseburger, there are countless delectable bites for guests to sink their fangs into.
- Specialty Merchandise
What better way to get into the spooky spirit than with festive merchandise? Guests can cozy up in new Haunted Mansion pullover crews, button-ups and tees alike. Not to mention a Mickey Jack-O-Lantern Sipper or a Green Poison Apple Glow Cube.
- Halloween on the High Seas
Guests can enjoy Halloween at sea with Disney Cruise Line by setting sail on a Halloween on the High Seas voyage packed with haunted tricks and fun-filled treats for the whole family!
- Themed Character Outfits
Characters dressed for the bewitching occasion can be found all around the parks this spooky season. At Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World, guests will be greeted my Mickey and Minnie in their brand-new neon spiderweb attire. Aboard select Disney Cruise Line sailings, guests can look forward to seeing some spook-tacular themed character outfits as well!
- Halloween Screams
On select nights during Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort, guests can witness a spellbinding spectacular filled with the soaring images of ghosts and classic Disney Villains. Hosted by Jack Skellington and his ghostly dog Zero, it’s the perfect way to end a frighteningly good time at the park!
- Mater’s Graveyard JamBOOree
High spirited Halloween music fills the air at Mater’s Graveyard JamBOOree at Disney California Adventure Park. Mater is in charge of the haunting tunes, and tractor-trailer dance partners will swirl guests around the graveyard.
- Pluto’s Pumpkin Pursuit
At Disneyland Park, Disney California Adventure Park and Downtown Disney District, guests can embark on the perfect fall scavenger hunt to find a patch of pumpkins! Once guests pick up their map and stickers, the hunt is on for hidden decorative pumpkins based on their favorite Disney characters. Guests can then return their map to a redemption location for a special keepsake.
There are so many exciting ways for guests to celebrate the spooky season this year at Disney Destinations. Let the ghoulish times roll!
