What’s new and returning in 2024 for Halloween at Disney parks (updated)
Find out what’s new for Disney Halloween 2024 events: Oogie Boogie Bash in California Adventure, Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party in Magic Kingdom, and in other Disney theme parks worldwide.
Updated Aug. 19, 2024; originally published May 6, 2024.
Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party 2024 (sold out)
This after-hours party hosted by Oogie Boogie from “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” features rare Disney villains in person.
Where: Disney California Adventure Park at Disneyland Resort (Anaheim, Calif.)
When:
- Aug. 25, 27, & 29, 2024
- Sept. 3, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, & 29, 2024
- Oct. 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, & 31, 2024
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Price: $134-$189
Tickets: Sold out
What’s new:
- Appearance by Hades from “Hercules”
- Appearance by Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz from “Phineas and Ferb”
What’s returning:
- “Frightfully Fun Parade”
- Villains Grove walkthrough
- Treat trails featuring Disney villains
Oogie Boogie Bash is part of Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort, which Disney previously announced will take place Aug. 23 – Oct. 31, 2024 (details below).
Photo by Blake Taylor
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2024
This after-hours party hosted by Mickey Mouse is a family-friendly event with trick-or-treating and live entertainment.
Where: Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort (near Orlando, Fla.)
When:
- Aug. 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, & 30, 2024
- Sept. 2, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, & 29, 2024
- Oct. 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 29, & 31
Photo by Blake Taylor
Ticket price: $119-$199 (Annual passholders and Disney Vacation Club members receive $10 off for event nights in August and September)
Photo by Blake Taylor
Photo by Blake Taylor
What’s new:
- Meet & greet with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in new Halloween costumes
- Mickey meets in Town Square Theater, as usual
- New this year: Minnie, Goofy, Donald, and Daisy meet all together in Storybook Circus … one photo with four characters!
- More villain sightings than in years past
- Cruella de Vil: Party entrance corridor
- Maleficent and the Evil Queen: Main Street train station (also spotted inside Princess Fairytale Hall)
- Hitchhiking Ghosts from Haunted Mansion: Frontierland , on the roof above Country Bear Musical Jamboree)
- Meet & greet with Bruno from “Encanto,” joining Mirabel at Fairytale Garden
- “DescenDANCE Party,”* inspired by “Descendants: The Rise of Red,” at Rockettower Plaza Stage
What’s returning:
- “Mickey’s Boo-to-You Halloween Parade”
- “Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular” stage show
- “Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular” fireworks show
- Halloween versions of Space Mountain; Mad Tea Party; and Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor
- Disney Junior Jam dance party at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café
- The Cadaver Dans barbershop quartet
- The Rusty Cut Glass pirate band
- Fireworks dessert parties (for extra charge)
- Exclusive Disney PhotoPass Magic Shots (photos available for extra charge)
We did not notice anything new in this year’s “Mickey’s Boo-to-You Halloween Parade.” In 2023, the parade expanded its villains unit to include Cruella, Horace, Jasper, Queen of Hearts, and Wonderland cards, and introduced Minnie, Daisy, and Clarabelle in “Hocus Pocus”-inspired costumes.
*You may remember this name and wonder why it’s listed as new. A dance party of the same name was previously held at Oogie Boogie Bash on the west coast. This version is new for Walt Disney World.
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Halloween Time 2024 at Disneyland
Season of limited-time offerings; not a separate ticketed event.
Where: Disneyland Resort (Anaheim, Calif.)
When: Aug. 23 – Oct. 31, 2024
Photo by Blake Taylor
What’s new:
- “The Storytellers of Plaza de la Familia Celebrate the Musical World of Coco!,” a revamped “Coco” show at Disney California Adventure (previously “A Musical Celebration of Coco”) (begins Aug. 30, 2024)
- Skeleton and patchwork costumes for Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, Donald, Daisy, Chip, Dale, and Clarabelle on Main Street, U.S.A.
- Pluto’s Pumpkin Pursuit scavenger hunt inside both theme parks (previously only at Downtown Disney; map fee required)
- Breakfast and brunch with characters in Halloween outfits at Storybook Cafe (at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa)
What’s returning:
- Haunted Mansion Holiday**
- “Halloween Screams” nighttime spectacular
- Main Street Pumpkin Festival
- Día de los Muertos in El Zócalo Park
- Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark
- Mater’s Graveyard JamBOOree
- Luigi’s Honkin’ Haul-O-Ween
- Plaza de la Familia***
- Meet & greets with Disney characters in Halloween costumes
- Pluto’s Pumpkin Pursuit scavenger hunt at Downtown Disney
- Halloween-themed character meal at Goofy’s Kitchen (at Disneyland Hotel)
- Disney’s Happiest Haunts Tour
**Haunted Mansion Holiday opened July 29, 2024 and will continue into the end-of-year holiday season.
***Plaza de la Familia will continue through Nov. 2, 2024.
Photos by Blake Taylor
Additionally, the stage show “Mickey’s Trick and Treat” — which was previously exclusively performed during the after-hours Oogie Boogie Bash event — will operate during regular park hours at California Adventure. The show will perform in its usual venue, Disney Theater (typically home to “Disney Junior Dance Party!”).
Disneyland Half-Marathon Weekend (sold out)
Where: Disneyland Resort (Anaheim, Calif.)
When: Sept. 5-8, 2024
Individual events during this new, sold-out runDisney weekend include a 5k, 10k, and a half-marathon. Runners can participate in the Chills & Thrills Challenge by completing all three races. The weekend will also include the Git-R-Done kids race and a yoga class in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle hosted by Goofy. All events are sold out.
Disney Halloween 2024 at Tokyo Disney
Season of limited-time offerings; not a separate ticketed event.
Where: Tokyo Disney Resort (near Tokyo, Japan)
When: Oct. 1 – Nov. 7, 2024
Photo courtesy of Disney
What’s new:
- Theming at Tokyo Disneyland
- The Villains Halloween “Into the Frenzy” parade
What’s returning:
- Haunted Mansion Holiday Nightmare (beginning Sept. 19)
Disney Halloween Festival 2024 at Disneyland Paris
Season of limited-time offerings; not a separate ticketed event.
Where: Disneyland Paris (near Paris, France)
When: Oct. 1 – Nov. 3, 2024
Photo courtesy of Disney
What’s returning:
- “Mickey’s Halloween Celebration” show
- Disney villain meet & greets
Halloween at Hong Kong Disneyland
Season of limited-time offerings; not a separate ticketed event.
Where: Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (Hong Kong, China)
When: Sept. 12 – Oct. 31, 2024
Photo courtesy of Disney
What’s returning:
- “House of De Vil-lains” show
- “Let’s Get Wicked” show
- Jack Skellington’s The Nightmare Before Dinner character meal
Halloween on the High Seas 2024
Three Disney Cruise Line ships celebrate Halloween with seasonally themed sailings.
Where: Disney Magic, Disney Fantasy, and Disney Wish cruise ships (not Disney Wonder or Disney Dream)
Halloween on the High Seas 2024 dates and itineraries:
| Nights | Ship | Departure Date(s) | Departure Port | Destination |
| 3 | Disney Magic | Sept. 13, 20, & 27 and Oct. 4, 2024 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | The Bahamas |
| 3 | Disney Wish | Sept. 13, 20, & 27 and Oct. 4, 11, 18, & 25, 2024 | Port Canaveral, Fla. | The Bahamas |
| 4 | Disney Magic | Sept. 9, 16, 23, & 30 and Oct. 17, 2024 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | The Bahamas |
| 4 | Disney Wish | Sept. 16, 23, & 30 and Oct. 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2024 | Port Canaveral, Fla. | The Bahamas |
| 4 | Disney Fantasy | Oct. 12 & 16, 2024 | Port Canaveral, Fla. | The Bahamas |
| 5 | Disney Magic | Oct. 7, 21, & 31, 2024 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | The Bahamas |
| 5 | Disney Magic | Oct. 12, 2024 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | The Western Caribbean |
| 6 | Disney Fantasy | Oct. 20, 2024 | Port Canaveral, Fla. | The Bahamas |
| 7 | Disney Fantasy | Sept. 14 & 28 and Oct. 26, 2024 | Port Canaveral, Fla. | The Eastern Caribbean |
| 7 | Disney Fantasy | Sept. 21 and Oct. 5, 2024 | Port Canaveral, Fla. | The Western Caribbean |
Tickets: Now available; book trip here.
What’s new: Halloween costumes for Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Donald Duck
What’s returning:
- “Mickey’s Mouse-querade” deck party
- Trick-or-treating
Image courtesy of Disney
Merchandise
New Disney Halloween merchandise is available for 2024 at the theme parks and via Disney Store online.
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Photo courtesy of Disney
Photos courtesy of Disney
Photo courtesy of Disney
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