Halloween Dance with Disney Characters!
At Mickey's Halloween Party, you'll jump & jive
In the slide show above, you're viewing pictures of the two all-ages dances at Mickey's Halloween Party in Disneyland. This special October event takes place after Disneyland closes for the evening; a special party ticket is needed to get in. Among the many activities at Mickey's Halloween Party, you'll find dances---and, yes, you'll actually have a chance to dance with characters!
Character dances at Mickey's Halloween Party
There's good news for Disneyland party-goers...and bad news!
First, the bad news: Compared to past years (when Disneyland's Halloween event was held at the Disney California Adventure Park,) the lively all-ages dances at Mickey's Halloween Party have been scaled back. Sad but true. There were a number of years when you could see MANY Disney and Pixar characters "up close & personal" at the Disney extra-fee Halloween party. Now that Disneyland Park is hosting the special Halloween event, there are only 2 dances going on...and you won't get to see very many characters by attending them.Sadly, there are fewer characters at the dances than ever. There's a reason why you're seeing only Buzz Lightyear and Jack Skellington in the dance photos above (and also below.) The reason is that they're the only two major characters that guests could see at last year's dance parties! If you're a dance-lover, you'll still enjoy Disneyland's lively, family-oriented dance parties...but you'll enjoy MORE dancing and LESS character interaction than in previous years.
You can still see many different Disney and Pixar characters at the party...but they can be found in more traditional "meet and greet" stations which have been sprinkled around Disneyland Park. Why is this? Perhaps party guests clamored for less interaction with characters. The more likely reason, obviously, is that Disneyland's paid photographers don't work on the dance floor; they can't capture the adorable shots of your kids with characters that make extra money for the theme park! (On the other hand, if you're one of the MANY "meet 'n greet lovers"...you'll be very happy this year. These days, there are more character-greeting stations at Mickey's Halloween Party than ever before!)
Last Halloween, there were two dances at Mickey's Halloween Party in Disneyland: Club Skellington (at the French Market restaurant in New Orleans Square) and Buzz Lightyear's Intergalactic Space Jam (at Tomorrowland Terrace.)
On the rest of this page, you'll see pictures of Disney/Pixar characters at Halloween dances in past years.
Past years: Characters at Dance Parties
Here are some favorite Disney/Pixar characters at Halloween Party dances from years gone by
Does your child love to meet the Disney characters?And, wouldn't it be great to have the opportunity not merely MEET favorite Disney and Pixar characters, but to actually get to spend some time "up close and personal" with them?
AND, get to spend this "quality time" with costumed Disney characters without having to stand in a line or wait for a parade to pass by? It can happen! How?
By attending one of several lively dance parties at Mickey's Halloween Party!
What is Mickey's Halloween Party? It's a special after-hours Halloween party which takes place at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
There are 2 theme parks at the Disneyland Resort: Disneyland Park, the original theme park built by Walt Disney himself...and Disney's California Adventure, a fun theme park which opened at the Resort in 2001. From 2005 thru 2009, the newer Disney California Adventure Park is where the party (formerly called Mickey's Trick or Treat Party) was held. For 2010, the party has a new name and location! It's now Mickey's Halloween Party...and it will be held at Disneyland itself!
You'll need a special ticket to enter Mickey's Halloween party. Neither your regular park admission ticket nor your Disneyland annual pass will get you into this extra-fee event. For information on this special activity's prices, dates, and other "general information," please see the Disneyland Halloween Events page of this blog.
On THIS page, you'll see pictures of Disney & Pixar costumed characters...and learn all about how YOU can soon rub shoulders and dance alongside the Disney Characters!
Photo notes:
1.) Buzz Lightyear dances face to face with me in the photo at the top of this page. Make no mistake about this point: NO telephoto lenses were used in taking any of the pictures on this page! In fact, just the opposite is true; considerable downsizing of the Pixar and Disney Character's photos was needed in order to get the character's images small enough to fit onto the page!
2.) Mr and Mrs Incredible, starring characters from the Disney/Pixar animated movie, "The Incredibles" also spent a considerable amount of time at one of the Mickey's Halloween dance parties! In this photo, Mr Incredible and ElastiGirl had stopped dancing long enough to pose for several of us wishing to get a snapshot of the pair together.
3.) Stitch, the little alien always getting into trouble in the Lilo and Stich movies & Disney TV shows, dances awhile with me at the Mickey's Halloween party.
On the rest of this page, you'll see more photos...and discover many other Disney characters waiting to dance with you!
Dance with Disney Characters in Sunshine Plaza!
Here are pictures from last year's event at Disney's California Adventure!
If you're already familiar with the Disney's California Adventure theme park, you know that soon after passing through the turnstiles, you'll reach a large gathering place called "Sunshine Plaza."During Halloween Time for the past several years, Sunshine Plaza was transformed into Candy Corn Acres! The cutest and most imaginative use of giant-sized "candy corn" that you may ever see is here...but you'll need to visit Disney's California Adventure park during the daytime to see & admire Candy Corn Acres at its finest. The many clever uses of candy corn in these decorations are simply too difficult to see at night to appreciate them fully.
Nevertheless, one SUPER-GIANT piece of candy corn forms the backdrop of a stage for one of the Mickey's Halloween party lively dance parties! And, THAT party is something on any Disney Character-lover's "can't miss" list of things to do!
---There are always several dance parties going on simultaneously at Mickey's Trick or Treat Party.---Each Dance Party features different characters! So, if you are a character-lover wishing to view (and interact with!)the maximum amount of Pixar and Disney Characters, during the course of the evening, you'll need to visit each one of the dance parties in order to see all the characters.
---Each Dance Party rotates its characters throughout the evening. Things are getting complicated now! What this means, is that for you to enjoy being with ALL of the available characters, you'll have to show up at each one of the dance parties more than once! This isn't difficult to do, but it does take time away from participating in other activities, such as riding the many rides at Disney's California Adventure...most of which are open during this special after-hours Halloween event.
---Each dance features an emcee playing family-friendly tunes. You'll be able to hear a selection of songs from different decades. Disney music, including songs from the popular High School Musical series, is also featured.
---More than just dancing goes on! The Disney party planners are well aware that toddlers and preschoolers can't amuse themselves for very long simply by dancing, even if their older brothers and sisters at the party CAN. So, to add variety, all of the dance parties add other fun. Props, such as hula hoops, pom poms and balls are brought out for the kids to play with---in time with the music, of course.
---Party hosts and hostesses help the kids. A number of employees in cute, themed costumes help distribute the props and dance with the children once the kids have already had their turn dancing with Disney characters. These costumed hosts and hostesses make sure the party keeps lively, but well-ordered, too.
Candy Corn Acres dance---
Front and center in the park, you can't miss finding this beehive of activity
Mickey's dog, Pluto, attends the Candy Corn Acres dance party, as well! You can dance with him...and all the other characters, too!
Both Lilo and her little alien friend, Stitch, from the Disney movies and TV series "Lilo and Stitch" attend in 2007.
Flik and Princess Atta from the Disney/Pixar movie, "A Bug's Life" attend the dance at Candy Corn Acres. They rotate in and out of the dance, and you might not see them if you only visit for a short time. But, head back to Candy Corn Acres later on...and you just may get to jump 'n jive with Atta or Flik!
Note: Of the several dance parties at Mickey's Trick or Treat party, the dance activity at Candy Corn Acres is the MOST crowded. That's because it's right at the entrance to the festivities!
If you find the action too busy for your child to get a turn dancing with the characters, simply move on to one of the other dance parties and return later in the evening.
The crowds at Mickey's Trick or Treat Party are thicker at the front of the park in the early evening, then thin out as the evening wears on...asthe crowd starts moving towards the rear of the park and the rides of the Paradise Pier area.
Dance with Disney/Pixar Characters...
...at the "Hollywood Bat-lot Bash"
The Hollywood Backlot is a section of Disney's California Adventure park.The Hollywood Bat-lot, then, is the Halloweenized version of that name.
And, the Hollywood Bat-lot Bash was the name of a dance party you could have enjoyed at last year's Mickey's Halloween party! A similar dance featuring Pixar characters is certain to be a part of this year's festivities, too. After all, the dance has been a great hit with Pixar fans!
Wherever the dance featuring Pixar characters is held, fans will want to find it.
Because not only will you SEE your favorite Pixar characters from The Incredibles and Toy Story movies be here...
...but also you'll also get to dance with them! Or, try out hula hoops together. Or toss balls, wave pom poms, or any of the other active play that goes on at one of the Halloween Party dances. (The party's planners know that kids get bored fast! A selection of activities is always rotated at each dance location.)
On the night these pictures were taken, 3 characters from the Disney/Pixar movie, "The Incredibles," were enjoying the activities at the Hollywood Bat-lot Bash.
As you can see in the image above, Frozone even had time left after dancing with all the kiddies to mug for my camera!
In the pictures to your right and left, you can see both Mr. and Mrs. Incredible trying out the hula hoops which were passed around at the party to add variety for the kids.
When Frozone and the Incredibles left the party, it wasn't much time before some of the gang from "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" came along to join in the fun!
In the picture to your right, you can see Cowgirl Jessie moving with the music.
In the photo to your left, you can see both Buzz Lightyear and Cowboy Woody talking with one of the costumed party hostesses during a quick rest break.
But, don't forget that the theme park's rides are open, too, during Mickey's Trick or Treat party! At this particular dance location, it was easy for gets to take a trip through Monstropolis after the dance! The Monsters, Inc ride is only a few footsteps away from where this dance was held.
Cute Pixar Character Costumes!
Many children (and their parents, too!) come in costume to Mickey's Trick or Treat Party. Disney or Pixar characters are popular costume choices. If you're looking for a particular Disney or Pixar character (or other costume) but you're having trouble finding it locally, you can try the BuyCostumes.com website, which has a selection of over 10,000 different costumes and accessories! Here's a BuyCostumes.com search box so that you can quickly find the specific type of costume you've been hunting:
Another place to get cute, hard-to-find Pixar character costumes is on the EBay auction website!
Sometimes you'll find Monsters, Inc costumes up for bid. And in the next auction, Cowboy Woody or Buzz Lightyear costumes...and in yet a different auction, a costume for Mr. or Mrs. Incredible. That's the way it is with auctions---you just never know what's coming up next! In the Ebay Widget below, you'll find auctions that are actually going on RIGHT NOW! And, when one item is sold, a different new Pixar character auction moves in to fill its place!
Still MORE Halloween Disney Characters!
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