{"id":443457,"date":"2026-08-25T23:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T23:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/443457\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T23:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T23:16:58","slug":"halloween-time-returns-to-disneyland-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/443457\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Time Returns to Disneyland for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New food, merch, toys, shows and d\u00e9cor are transforming Disneyland and Disney California Adventure into mildly haunted versions of themselves<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jack Skellington has returned to the Haunted Mansion, Mickey and Minnie are wearing harlequin-inspired orange-and-black costumes, and that famous three-story Jack-O-Lantern has landed on Main Street, U.S.A. As of this week, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/disneyland.disney.go.com\/events-tours\/halloween-time-at-the-disneyland-resort\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/disneyland.disney.go.com\/events-tours\/halloween-time-at-the-disneyland-resort\/\">Halloween Time<\/a> has officially launched at Disneyland.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-at-12.06.51-PM-1200x624.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313658\"  \/>Some of the seasonal food offerings during Halloweentime at DisneylandCredit: Photo by Chris Nichols<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A slew of new food, merch, toys, shows and d\u00e9cor are transforming Disneyland and Disney California Adventure into mildly haunted versions of themselves through the end of next month.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-at-12.07.19-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313656\"  \/>Mickey Mouse in his Halloween finery on Main Street, U.S.A.Credit: Photo by Chris Nichols<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a new <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/disneyparksblog.com\/dlr\/coco-ride-details-disneyland-resort\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/disneyparksblog.com\/dlr\/coco-ride-details-disneyland-resort\/\">Coco attraction<\/a>, inspired by Pixar\u2019s 2017 hit about a boy entering the land of the dead, rises in the distant corners of California Adventure, the area has received a makeover inspired by the film. Countless marigolds decorate Plaza de la Familia, which is filled with calecas, cartoner\u00eda and papel picado conjuring the spirit of D\u00eda de los Muertos. Live music and entertainment pavilions have arrived for the holiday.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-at-12.06.23-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313660\"  \/>BBQ pork muenster grilled cheeseCredit: Photo by Chris Nichols<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are new food items in the area, including a Nuez\u00a0gelatina\u00a0cake, but we were particularly taken with the revolving sipper cup that featured characters from the living world and beyond from the movie dancing inside a lighted lantern. Some of the park\u2019s other Halloween Time food items caught our eye, including the BBQ pork muenster grilled cheese, an oversized offering with olive eyes that look back at you, turning the concoction into a muenster monster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-altfont has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xs-font-size wp-elements-2 has-lg-margin-top wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase\">Scroll to continue reading<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20240830_19-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313663\"  \/>Plaza de la Familia at Disney California Adventure celebrates the spirit of D\u00eda de los MuertosCredit: Photo by Richard Harbaugh\/Disneyland Resort<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a new daytime mini parade, Mickey\u2019s Trick and Treat, at Disney California Adventure and a nighttime show called Halloween Screams built around evening fireworks at Disneyland. Modern classics like Mater\u2019s Graveyard JamBOOree and the makeover of Guardians of the Galaxy \u2013 Mission: BREAKOUT! into Guardians of the Galaxy \u2013 Monsters After Dark are both back at DCA. The resort\u2019s big after-hours party, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/disneyland.disney.go.com\/admission\/events\/oogie-boogie-bash\/purchase\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/disneyland.disney.go.com\/admission\/events\/oogie-boogie-bash\/purchase\/\">Oogie Boogie Bash<\/a>, also returns this year with only limited Tuesday and Thursday tickets available at press time.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20241011_RH_11-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313664\"  \/>Colorful projections during the \u201cHalloween Screams\u201d nighttime spectacular at Disneyland park during Halloween Time at the Disneyland ResortCredit: Photo by Richard Harbaugh\/Disneyland Resort<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/disneyland.disney.go.com\/events-tours\/halloween-time-at-the-disneyland-resort\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/disneyland.disney.go.com\/events-tours\/halloween-time-at-the-disneyland-resort\/\">Halloween Time at Disneyland <br \/>Now through October 31<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New food, merch, toys, shows and d\u00e9cor are transforming Disneyland and Disney California Adventure into mildly haunted versions&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":443458,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,9038,2222,1341,585,50325,175729],"class_list":["post-443457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-dia-de-los-muertos","tag-disney-california-adventure","tag-disneyland","tag-halloween","tag-mickey-mouse","tag-oogie-boogie-bash"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}