Disneyland Halloween events!
Family Fun at Disneyland's Halloween Time & Mickey's Trick or Treat Party
In the slide show above, you're viewing pictures of Halloween at Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure theme parks in Anaheim, California. The two parks are full of decorations and fun family Halloween events and attractions. On this page, you can discover the exciting Fall holiday activities you can enjoy when you visit the Disneyland Resort at Halloween Time!
HALLOWEEN TIME AT DISNEYLAND is over! Fall visitors to Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California enjoyed seeing all of its beautiful fall decorations and participating in its special Halloween activities!
Plan your Halloween 2009 visit to the Disneyland Resort! The specific information about activities, dates & times is not yet available. But you can use the 2008 Halloween info stored on this page to get a good idea of what you'd like to see and do next fall. Disneyland's Halloween activities have been "a hit," so these popular seasonal decorations and activities will certainly return in the Autumn of 2009!
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Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort
What special events take place at Disneyland Park during the month of October? LOTS of things!
Both Disneyland Park and it's "sister," Disney's California Adventure Park celebrate Halloween in a big way! But, if you haven't visited Disneyland within the last several years, you may not realize that it has become such a festive, attraction-filled occasion here. For many years, Halloween was a little-noticed observance at the Disneyland Resort. But, when Disneyland finally decided to start celebrating Halloween, they really "pulled out all the stops!"
Just say "no" to fright! could be the motto for the Disneyland Resort's Halloween activities. Don't worry that the Halloween celebration at Disneyland Park will be too scary for your kids. Halloween activities at Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure do NOT include the "fright fests" that are staged at other theme parks in the Los Angeles area. There will be no roving ghosts and ghouls to scare little children...because children and families are the "core" visitors to Disneyland.
On this page, you'll discover information about two types of Halloween events at the Disneyland Resort: those which are free (with your normal admission ticket or annual pass,) and those which involve purchasing special tickets to attend.Free Halloween attractions: Events which come included in your "regular" admission ticket or annual pass take place at both the original Disneyland Park as well as the much-newer Disney's California Adventure.
Extra-fee activity: For some additional Halloween fun---and an excellent opportunity for your kids to interact with Disney and Pixar characters---you may attend the 'Mickey's Trick or Treat Party" at Disney's California Adventure Park. It's only held on 11 different evenings during October (after the theme park closes for the day.)
You'll get details about both the free and extra-fee Halloween events in the paragraphs below. Hopefully, by the time you reach the end of this page, you'll know which events are going to be "must-do" happenings for your family this Halloween 2008!
Halloween Activities included with your Disneyland ticket...
...and the extra-fee Mickey's Trick or Treat Party
There are plenty of fun activities at Disneyland Park which come included in your regular price of admission or annual Disneyland Passport. You may have heard that all the "big" Halloween festivities are held at Mickey's Trick or Treat party, an after-hours, extra-fee event...and you might wonder if you're stuck without any family Halloween attractions at Disneyland if you don't buy tickets to the special party.
Well, the answer is complicated. Yes, you WILL enjoy viewing superb Fall decorations and fun Halloween activities at Disneyland...WITHOUT paying extra. But, on the other hand, the Mickey's Trick or Treat Party features completely different activities, and is well worth the price of its separate admission ticket for Halloween-lovers.So, what should you do? Visit one, or go to both?
Disneyland Halloween activities included with regular admission
1.) Cute Halloween Decorations--- Pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns! Autumn leaves! Not-so-scary scarecrows! You'll find them adorning buildings and walkways, balconies and hidden corners. Do you like greeting Disney Characters? You'll also see strolling Disney characters dressed up in their Halloween costumes. There won't be any forgetting that it's Halloween at Disneyland!
To see pictures of cute Halloween decorations at Disneyland Park, including adorable Disney Character Jack O Lanterns, please visit the Disneyland Halloween Pumpkins page of this website.
Disney's California Adventure Park is decorated for Halloween, as well. To see cute pictures of DCA's "Candy Corn Acres," please visit the Disney Halloween Candy Corn page of this website.
2.) Woody's Halloween Roundup--- You'll be able to enjoy a special seasonal attraction called "Woody's Halloween Roundup" with your regular Disneyland ticket or annual passport. This child-centered Halloween celebration gives families a place to see a cute Halloween show, make Halloween-themed crafts, and meet the Cowboy Woody & Cowgirl Jessie costumed characters from the Disney/Pixar animated Toy Story movies. (Head over to the Frontierland area of the park to find the Woody's Halloween Roundup; it will be 'way back of the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster.) To see photos of this event, you may visit the Woody's Halloween Roundup pictures page of this website!3.) Halloween merchandise galore--- There will be an abundance of adorable Halloween merchandise for sale. You'll be able to buy your children's Halloween costumes at stores within the park, find home decorations, and purchase seasonal souvenirs---such as Disney stuffed animals dressed in costumes. An adorable orange "pumpkin" version of Mouse Ears is available, and they're so cute that it's hard to resist getting a pair of Halloween Mouse Ears...even if you don't have kids. Even some of the snack shops at Disneyland will be selling Halloween-themed munchies!
4.) Holiday Haunted Mansion--- Jack Skellington, Sally, and the rest of the Nightmare Before Christmas characters take over the Haunted Mansion ride every Fall...and it's always one of the biggest Halloween attractions at Disneyland Park. To your left is a picture of a Christmas wreath adorned with a skull (one of several which decorate the Holiday Haunted Mansion's exterior.) In the photo below, you see a white, horse-drawn hearse displayed on the Haunted Mansion's front walkway; it's decorated with Jack O Lanterns, seasonally.
If you'd like to look at pictures of Disneyland's seasonal Nightmare Before Christmas-themed Haunted Mansion, you may view the Holiday Haunted Mansion Pictures page of this website.
Enjoy Downtown Disney at Halloween
No admission ticket needed!
While you're visiting the Disneyland Resort, don't forget that Downtown Disney (the shopping & dining district just outside of Disneyland's gates) has its own Halloween surprises, too! Best of all, you can stroll through Downtown Disney completely free of charge! No ticket is needed to enjoy this lively shopping, dining and entertainment complex. Even parking (up to 3 hours) is "on the house!"
---Downtown Disney at Halloween--- If you're looking for Halloween merchandise, don't forget that the stores of the Downtown Disney District are themed for the season, too. The World of Disney store is absolutely stuffed with Halloween costumes, clothing and toys...and its collection of Nightmare Before Christmas merchandise is expanded for the season.
---The Department 56 home decor store, likewise, is so full of attractive merchandise that it will be hard for families who love to decorate their homes for each holiday season to ever leave the store once they've entered! Sometime decorations for more than one holiday at once are available at Department 56. This store can really get your family in the mood to make your home more festive---whatever season it happens to be!
---Also, to learn more about the stores and restaurants you'll find in this interesting part of the Disneyland Resort, please visit the Downtown Disney section of this website! You'll find half a dozen photo-filled pages showing you all your shopping & dining options!
Halloween Time at Disney's California Adventure Park
By day or by night, you'll find fun!
Yes, there is an extra-fee Halloween party at Disney's California Adventure after the theme park closes. (Note: it's only on selected nights; we'll talk about the schedule later.)
But, NO, the special-ticket event isn't the ONLY Halloween celebration at Disney's California Adventure! If you'll be attending during the park's normal hours of operation, you'll still enjoy Halloween decorations and activities.
1.) Candy Corn Acres--- As you enter the park, you'll be in its "Sunshine Plaza" themed area. And will you ever be surprised! You'll see more giant-sized candy corn than you've ever seen in one place! The whimsical Candy Corn Acres is a large, walk-through area filled with candy corn-themed decorations. It's so cute and so detailed that it took an entire page of its own to talk about it. If you'd like to see pictures of this Halloween activity, you may head to the Disney's Candy Corn Acres page of this website.
2.) Golden Screams--- What a scary name! But this is the Disney Resort...of COURSE it's not really frightening...it's fun! The Golden Dreams Theater in Disney's California Adventure Park has a special Halloween movie playing inside. It's all about the Disney movie villains---and the way they scream.
The attraction has a surprise ending; why don't you visit this fun Halloween attraction to find out what it is? Showtimes are conveniently scheduled throughout the park's open-hours.
3.) Outside the Golden Screams Theater, you'll find yet another treat---special Halloween appearances of the Disney movie villains themselves! These Disney costumed characters are known for the evil they've done, rather than for their good works. But, they manage to draw a crowd with every appearance, anyway! You can meet, greet, and snap your photo with the villain that's currently appearing...and a little later, if you stop by again, you'll find yet a different evil character to meet. Some of the villains put on quite a show, too. They aren't demure and all-smiles like the "regular" Disney characters are. They love to strut their sneering in an outrageous manner, sometimes!
Mickey's Trick or Treat Party
Opening night for Mickey's Trick or Treat Party in 2008 was Friday, October 3rd. Most evenings (and ALL Friday evenings,) this event was a "sell out." Particularly if you'd like to head to Mickey's Halloween Treat on a Friday evening, be sure to get your tickets as soon as possible! If you'd like to know the specific dates that Mickey's Trick or Treat Party was held in 2008, you'll find that info in the "Q & A" section of this page, just below.What is the "Mickey's Trick or Treat Party?" It's the grandest Halloween celebration held at the Disneyland Resort! Formerly called "Mickey's Halloween Treat," (a name you may have heard,) this event is a special after-hours celebration at Disney's California Adventure Park. This popular private party---which marked it's 4th year in 2008---frequently sells all of its tickets...leaving some would-be guests out in the cold. If you're sad that you missed out on the 2008 celebration, be sure to plan early for Halloween 2009! Remember that the earlier you get your tickets for the 2009 Halloween Party, the better selection of event dates you'll have. By mid-October, you'll be LUCKY to get a ticket at all!
What goes on at Mickey's Trick or Treat Party? Plenty! Just as its name sounds, you'll find trick or treating stations where you'll receive safe candy for your kids---AND adults are invited to participate, too! You'll find dances, character greetings, rides open at the park, and a Halloween parade featuring cute floats and rousing music! Here's what you may expect to find---
1.) Mickey's "Trick or Treat on the Street Cavalcade Parade," which is a Halloween parade performed near the end of the party each evening. This is a high-energy parade where Disney costumed characters come down from their floats and dance with members of the crowd---to a lively score of original Disney Halloween music! To see photos of Mickey's Cavalcade, please head to the Mickeys Halloween Parade page of this website!
2.) Trick or Treating Stations, where your kids can pick up wrapped candy, both chocolate and non-chocolate, and healthier alternatives such as fruit leather, bagged apple slices and mini-carrots. The trick or treat station locations are clearly marked on the Disney California Adventure park maps which you'll receive as you enter the park. There are also several "Mickey's Hide and Go Treat" trails, which are paths along which you'll find multiple trick or treating stations. Adults are welcome to get treats, too...even if they're not accompanying children to the event. (Yes, even childless couples can have fun at this upbeat celebration!)3.) Arts and Crafts Stations, where kids and their parents may make items to take home with them. Last year, as more events were added to the festivities (and more rides were open,) the arts & crafts area became less-emphasized and less-visited than in previous years. Last year, the arts 'n crafts are limited to coloring.
4.) Games for the kids to enter and participate in. Head to Pirate Wharf to play a bean bag-like game...with the kids shooting the bags from a canon!
5.) Lively dance parties, where kids and parents dance together...alongside Disney characters! These events are one of the park's highlights, giving kids a chance to actually "rub shoulders" and interact with characters...not just stand in line for photos! To see photos of the Disney characters you'll dance with at the Mickey's Halloween Treat dance parties, please visit the Dance with Disney Characters! page of this website.
5.) Disney Characters will be in HALLOWEEN COSTUMES, giving you the chance to snap some "nowhere else but the Mickey's Halloween Treat Celebration" type pictures! So, even though you can dance with certain characters, others will be in traditional "photo" type settings, and you'll line up to meet them To see pictures of the Halloween-costumed Disney characters that you can meet & greet at Mickey's Halloween Treat, visit the Halloween Disney Characters page of this website!
6.) Many rides will be open...though not all. For 2008, most rides were open...in every area of California Adventure. Some, however, will be closed; and so you should check your map & guide at the outset to discover the entire list. So many rides were open last year that you could have chosen to spend your entire time at Mickey's Halloween Party enjoying them instead of participating in the other activities!
Mickey's Halloween Treat -- Practical Details
Question: What were the 2008 dates and times for Mickey's Trick or Treat Party? They were Friday, October 3rd (opening night,) Friday, Oct 10; Thursday, Oct 16th; Friday, October 17th; Wednesday, Oct 22; Thursday, Oct 23; Friday, Oct 24; Tuesday, Oct 28; Wednesday, October 29; Thursday, Oct 30; and Halloween Night, Friday, October 31st.Opening night, October 3rd, was drizzly, but the show went on as planned. I had October 10th set aside for attending the event...but because of the rain on October 3rd, I held off buying my tickets until the "last minute" to make sure the weather wasn't bad. Big mistake---by October 8th, the tickets for 10/10 had already sold out! Furthermore, all tickets for weekend dates, including Halloween itself, had already been sold out. So, I didn't attend in 2008. May you learn from my mistakes! Even if you're uncertain about the weather, you'll have to pick a date & pre-purchase your tickets, or you might not get to go at all! Finding weekend dates to attend is particularly difficult. That's because Friday nights are the only weekend date the party is held. (For 2008, at least, there were NO Mickey's Halloween Party events held on Saturday or Sunday evenings.) Everyone who can't attend on a weeknight is vying for the same limited number of party tickets.
Question: How much will ticket prices for the Mickey's Halloween Party event cost?
Answer: 2008 prices were $29 each for both kids and/or adults before the event, and $37 each on the day of the party (IF they're still available!) In addition, all tickets for Mickey's Trick or Treat Party on the night of October 31st (Halloween night itself) will cost $37---whether or not you purchase them ahead of time. Ticket prices include parking in the large Disneyland structure, for which there is normally an $11 fee.
Mickey's Trick or Treat Party these days is much bigger than the original event back in 2005. More of the theme park's rides are open (almost all of them), more characters appear, more activities (like the parade and dances with Disney characters attending) are available, and more Trick or Treat stations are scattered around the theme park.
So, if you tried out the Halloween party at Disney's California Adventure when it was first "testing the waters" to gauge public reaction, you may have thought the event was too small to warrant charging an extra fee. Now is the time to try it again, then---because you'll definitely get more bang for your buck now that Mickey's Trick or Treat party is a large and event-filled celebration.
Question: Will tickets to Mickey's Trick or Treat party sell out in 2009? Ever since Mickey's Halloween party began, it has been selling out completely, at least on some nights of the event. Therefore, do NOT count on any same-day tickets being available! Play it safe and pre-order. (Yes, this is inconvenient. How can you know in advance if the kids will be well? If the weather will be good? Or if some other event will come up for the night you've chosen?) But, inconvenient or not, pre-ordering is the only way to guarantee your admission to the party.
There is no way to get tickets for the sold-out dates from Disneyland itself, a cast member informs me. For the dates already sold out, there are NO reserve tickets held back for sale on the night of the event. You cannot get them at the Disneyland website...not even if you're a cast member or an annual pass holder! You cannot get them via the Disneyland telephone ticket purchasing line, either.The only way I've seen to get tickets to the sold-out dates is on EBay...where some shameless folks try to make a "killing" on them. It seems that there are some "scalpers" at work here!
You could also try posting a "tickets wanted" ad in the Los Angeles Times or the Orange County Register newspapers, as some folks have done. I even have seen an ad online at Craigslist.net from somebody looking for tickets to Mickey's Halloween Treat. If you're trying to get tickets online or via the newspaper...good luck!
Question: Can you wear costumes to Mickey's Trick or Treat Party? Yes! By all means! Both kids AND adults may wear costumes to this popular after-hours Halloween party at Disney's California Adventure Park. In fact, MOST children do wear costumes...and MANY of the adults do, too. (Note: Adults are NOT normally allowed to enter Disney theme parks in costume. The after-hours party is an exception to this general rule. However, children age 9 and under are always welcome to visit Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure dressed up as a Disney Princess or other Disney character...even when there's no special party going on.)
What are the costume guidelines for Disney's Halloween party? You may find the guidelines for costumes on the Mickey's Trick or Treat Party information page of the Disneyland website.
Question: How do you purchase Mickey's Halloween Party tickets? You may purchase them by calling the regular Disneyland Ticketing phone number at 714/781-4400. Or, you'll also be able to buy them on-line and print them at home. You may use the following link to go to directly to the
ticket-ordering page on the www.Disneyland.com website. (Note: you'll only find the Mickey's Halloween Party tickets available for purchase during certain months of the year. The rest of the year, you'll simply find "regular" theme park tickets for sale via this link.)
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