2025 Dates for Oogie Boogie Bash Disney Halloween Party

Disneyland has announced dates & details for the 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party, which will begin earlier than ever in August and run through October 31. This shares details of the announcement, when tickets will likely go on sale, what else to expect, plus our commentary.

While Disneyland hasn’t released full details, we now have a pretty good picture of what this year’s Halloween season will entail (see our full 2025 Guide to Halloween at Disneyland Resort for everything beyond Oogie Boogie Bash), with spook season kicking off on August 22, 2025––one day earlier than last year and essentially two weeks earlier than normal.

However, the big change this year is that the 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash will begin before the rest of the Halloween Time festivities and fun. This is great news from our perspective–it’s a change we’ve implored Disneyland to make and brings this event more in line with Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World–although some fans who bemoan the early start of spook season are unlikely to agree.

As a result of the added dates, Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party will start in mid-August for the first time in the Halloween party’s history. This year, the event will begin on August 17 (versus August 25 last year and September 5 the year before that) and run through October 31, 2025. The limited-capacity, separately ticketed event will be held on 31 nights from late August through October, adding family-friendly fun for guests of all ages the opportunity during Halloween Time.

Here’s a full list of dates for each night of the Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party in August 2025:

• August 17, 2025
• August 19, 2025
• August 21, 2025
• August 24, 2025
• August 26, 2025
• August 28, 2025
• August 31, 2025

Here’s a full list of dates for each night of the Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party in September 2025:

• September 2, 2025
• September 9, 2025
• September 11, 2025
• September 14, 2025
• September 16, 2025
• September 18, 2025
• September 21, 2025
• September 23, 2025
• September 25, 2025
• September 28, 2025
• September 30, 2025

Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party – October 2025 dates:

• October 2, 2025
• October 5, 2025
• October 7, 2025
• October 9, 2025
• October 12, 2025
• October 14, 2025
• October 16, 2025
• October 19, 2025
• October 21, 2025
• October 23, 2025
• October 26, 2025
• October 28, 2025
• October 31, 2025

Disneyland has not released 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash ticket prices as part of its 2025 calendar push, but it’s possible the main Disneyland.com website updates shortly with date-by-date pricing. Or perhaps not. This is way earlier than we normally get Oogie Boogie Bash dates (by roughly 6 months!), so I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s it for now.

Last year, the price range for Oogie Boogie Bash tickets was $134 to $189, which was identical to the previous year (prior to that, they went up by $5-10 annually). As a general matter, tickets get more expensive closer to Halloween, with the cheapest dates in August and at the beginning of September and the event getting progressively pricier the deeper dates got into October. It’s not usually a straight line, though; weeknights were higher than weekends. Expect more or less the same thing for the 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash.

Whether prices will increase for the 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash is really anyone’s guess. Precedent from last year suggests that they will not. However, I wouldn’t bet the farm on a repeat of that, especially given that all dates of last year’s Oogie Boogie Bash sold out. So we honestly wouldn’t be surprised with a range of $149 to $199. Even then, every single date will probably sell out again in 2025.

Don’t tell them we said this, but Disneyland could probably bump the range even higher: $174 to $249 would probably still sell out most (if not all) dates. The appetite for Halloween among Disneyland fans and locals is insatiable, and a lot of ex-Annual Passholders use Oogie Boogie Bash as a way to get their “Disney fix.”

The event is already obviously very expensive, but there was a lot of unsatisfied demand last year. The one big reason they likely didn’t push prices higher last year was not wanting to be too aggressive with price increases and take a reputational hit. This might sound laughable in a year when prices on pretty much everything else went up, but I don’t know how else you explain it.

The company does seems somewhat reluctant to (continue) raising prices too high and too fast. The reputational hit from the Chapek years has done lasting damage that they’re still working to undo. Anyway, we shall see what happens with 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash ticket prices.

The other big reason why Disneyland didn’t increase prices last year and possibly won’t for the 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash is because they’re able to hit revenue targets a different way: by increasing the number of Oogie Boogie Bash dates.

Last year, the Halloween party was held a record-setting 27 times. The 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash will beat that by 4 nights, with 31 parties from August through October. For those wondering, it’s not the density of dates that’s increasing–the party is starting in mid-August as opposed to late August, so all of the added dates are prior to the first night last year.

This also has the effect of diluting demand, which is another good thing. As a result, it’s possible that the 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash will sell out slower or not at all. We wouldn’t bet on it, though. Again, even with the added nights, our assumption is that Disney could push prices higher and still sell out all dates. These tickets sell fast and there are a lot of casual guests who don’t even realize the party exists until it’s far too late to buy tickets.

As for when tickets will go on sale, Disneyland has provided no start date. It’s going to be a while–probably several months. Regardless, if you want to be notified ASAP when Disney announces the sales date for tickets to the 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash, subscribe to our FREE email newsletter for updates.

For reference, Magic Key pre-sale tickets went on sale for last year’s Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party beginning on June 25 for the highest tier, and the following day for other Annual Passholders. General public ticket sales started on June 27 last year. The ticket purchase process was much smoother sailing than the year before, but there was still a multi-hour virtual queue on all three dates.

However, it is worth noting that Oogie Boogie Bash dates and details weren’t even announced until much later. With the announcement date moving forward, so too could the sales date. But we definitely don’t expect sales to start next week or anytime this calendar year. Honestly, we’d be surprised if sales begin before May 2025.

It’ll probably happen consistent with last year (and the year before that), hopefully minus all the technical difficulties. Since the announcement did come early, I wouldn’t be surprised if the sales dates moved forward by a couple weeks. But really, there’s not much sense of urgency–unless there’s a truly massive price increase, Disneyland will have zero issues selling out all dates of the 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash.

To that point, expect difficulties buying Oogie Boogie Bash tickets. Not to scare you, but each of the last few years there have been multi-hour virtual queues during Magic Key presales, with all tickets during that exclusive window selling out before everyone in line had a chance to buy.

During general public sales, there was also a multi-hour virtual queue. For whatever it’s worth, the pool of available tickets tends to be very limited during Magic Key presales. We have the highest tier of APs, and we got shut out of our preferred party during both days of presales last year. However, we had no problem buying once sales opened to the general public. It was a hassle, but not nearly as bad as the previous year–and it all worked on in the end.

Just something to keep in mind if you see tickets selling out during the Magic Key presale. The parties aren’t actually sold out–the limited number of tickets made available for Magic Key APs is sold out. And again, due to diluted demand, we’re also hoping tickets sell out slower. That was also the case this year. So long as you bought tickets during the first few days they were on sale, you would’ve been able to purchase something. Perhaps not your preferred dates, as popular nights did sell out within hours, but less popular dates were available for a few days.

It’s impossible to know what will happen with supply and demand, and we wouldn’t recommend gambling on a poorly-informed prediction about the event’s popularity this year. We will certainly be buying our 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash tickets ASAP, and strongly recommend you do the same if you know you want to attend this year’s event. Even if demand isn’t as strong this year, the Halloween parties will likely sell out during the first week of sales at the latest. That’s par for the course with Oogie Boogie Bash!

That’s why we were hoping for more party nights and are really happy to see that Disneyland opted for 31 nights of Oogie Boogie Bash. Yes, that’s the most ever…and some Disneyland fans will grumble about Halloween starting in the summer. But the demand is clearly there, and moving these parties into the off-season is the right move.

Having 30+ parties will really help relieve some of the pressure on the high-demand event. It also seems very doable during the late August and early September off-season. Plenty of fans have also grumbled about being shut out of Oogie Boogie Bash in the past. You can’t have it both ways!

Otherwise, expect the 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party to be similar to previous versions of the event. It’ll likely once again include early admission to Disney California Adventure beginning at 3:00 PM—no theme park reservation required.

Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party will also feature Immersive Treat Trails. Throughout these, you’ll be able to collect goodies—a lot of high-quality (and sizable) candy plus the occasional healthy-ish items—along trails offering Halloween-inspired music, fun decor and the Villains themselves, as they oversee the festivities from their thrones.

In addition to these walk-through encounters highlighted by villains, there will be other character meet & greets with popular and rare characters, some of whom will be dressed in their own Halloween costumes.

The headline entertainment for Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party is the Frightfully Fun Parade. This spirited masquerade cavalcade features Mickey and Minnie Mouse, plus popular Disney villains.

In addition to that, the popular Villains Grove will return–explore Redwood Creek Challenge Trail like never before as the worlds of Disney Villains unfold via ethereal scenes replete with hauntingly beautiful color, sound, light and shadow.

Although Disney hasn’t addressed it, our expectation is that World of Color – Villainous will not be presented during the 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash. At this point, it’s safe to say that this Halloween nighttime spectacular has been permanently retired. It reportedly garnered very mixed reviews and low guest satisfaction scores.

In terms of changes for the 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash, the typical trend is for 2 new characters in the Immersive Treat Trails. We expect a repeat of that but are hoping for a bit more. Last year’s event was starting to feel a tad tired, which is especially problematic since, unlike Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, this is an event aimed primarily at locals and repeat visitors.

Nevertheless, there’s a pretty good chance that all of the changes are on the character front. New meet & greets and perhaps parade performers are also logical candidates. (For more about last year’s characters, see Villains Treat Trail Tips & Character Meet & Greet Spots at Oogie Boogie Bash Halloween Party.)

Ultimately, we’re looking forward to the 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash. We’ve really enjoyed the first few years of this Halloween Party, and are still hoping that Disneyland will continue to build on that success and scale it up. But with the last few years selling out in record time–and probably enough demand to sell out the entire event 2 to 3 times over–there probably isn’t a ton of incentive to add anything else.

In our view, Oogie Boogie Bash is great–but still falls short as compared to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party in every regard except characters (which are very, very good at Oogie Boogie Bash). In particular, fleshing out the parade and adding one more piece of cornerstone entertainment–ideally, a stage show or another new Halloween edition of World of Color–would really help elevate the event.

Of course, demographics differ between the California and Florida parks, so perhaps this is exactly what most Disneyland locals want from the event. There’s also the reality that Disneyland does more for Halloween as a whole, and most of that is included in regular admission.

If you’re thinking about attending this year’s event but are wondering whether it’s worth the money, what each piece of entertainment is like, or anything else, check out our Oogie Boogie Bash Halloween Party Guide.

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YOUR THOUGHTS

Did you attend last year’s Oogie Boogie Bash? Do you disagree with my assessment of the Halloween Party? Already planning ahead for the 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party? Favorite new or returning characters you hope are featured at this year’s event? Already have your costume made for it? Any questions? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!