Disney Releases Ticket Sales Start Dates for 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash Halloween Party!
Disney has announced the start dates of ticket sales for the 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party, which will begin in mid-August and run through October 31. Here’s everything you need to know, including the other big announcements about additions & changes we’re expecting very soon.
The 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash (OBB) will once again begin before the rest of the Halloween Time festivities and fun. This trend started this year, and is a great move from our perspective. It’s a change we had implored Disneyland to make for years, and brings OBB more in line with Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World. Some fans bemoan the early start of spook season and are thus unlikely to agree, but demand dictates as much.
Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party is starting in mid-August for the second consecutive year, with the first special event on August 18, 2026. This is actually one night later than last year, but the 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash will be held on a record 33 nights from August through October, which is 2 more dates than last year (also a record). The previous year, OBB was held 27 times, which was also a record at the time. Similar story the year before that.
Disneyland hasn’t released full details about the upcoming spook season, but we now have a pretty good picture of what this year’s Halloween season will entail (see our full Guide to Halloween 2026 at Disneyland Resort for everything beyond Oogie Boogie Bash), with spook season kicking off on August 21, 2026––one day earlier than this year and essentially two weeks earlier than the (now-old) normal.
Curiously, Disneyland didn’t announce anything during the recent Halfway to Halloween. That would normally be when new character costumes are revealed, changes are teased, Oogie Boogie Bash details & ticket sales dates are announced, and details about returning entertainment are confirmed. Instead, it was radio silence from Disneyland during the recent event.
With regard to Oogie Boogie Bash, that was something of a surprise, as we are expecting a major entertainment announcement for this year. That’s because the backstage continuation of the parade route at DCA is seemingly out of commission for the next few years due to Coco construction.
While the storage facilities are still there and the route could conceivably be used so long as work allows it, we’re highly skeptical this will be the case between August and October. Construction will likely have progressed to a point that staging and equipment will likely prohibit it.
This presumably means the Frightfully Fun Parade at Oogie Boogie Bash will not be able to be performed. Unless major modifications are made, I’d assume Disneyland plans on alternative entertainment to fill the gap. It would be a very bold move to cut the parade and offer no replacement, both from ticket sales and capacity perspectives. I wouldn’t bet against it (Disney loves cost-cutting!), but I strongly suspect something new will debut as an offset.
My gut says a new World of Color along with something else will be added to the 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash. That’s doubly true with how stale last year’s party felt. Another note that I’d add is that Disneyland has removed all entertainment details from the official Oogie Boogie Bash page, as opposed to adding a note to “check back later” for 2026 details.
Between that and the fact that Disneyland has released sales dates, we should have an announcement about what’s new & changing very soon–potentially as early as next week. Speaking of which, Disney has now released the start dates for sales of 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash tickets, which might’ve been an accidental leak…
Mark your calendars! Tickets for Oogie Boogie Bash go on sale in late June 2026! Pre-sale tickets will be available for Magic Key holders no earlier than 9 a.m. PT on Disneyland.com beginning on the below dates:
- Inspire Magic Key holders (limited amount of tickets for pre-sale): June 16, 2026
- All Magic Key holders (limited amount of tickets for pre-sale): June 17, 2026
Note that these dates were released as part of an email sent to Magic Key Annual Passholders, which explains why only dates for APs are official. Oddly enough, these sales start dates were buried at the bottom in a way that makes them almost feel like an accidental leak or premature announcement. Disney usually makes a bigger deal about Oogie Boogie Bash news, and this feels like an afterthought, as if those dates were already announced.
It’s likely that tickets to the general public will go on sale starting June 18, 2026. This would comport with the cadence from the last two years. With that said, if you want to be notified ASAP when Disney announces the official general public sales date for tickets to the 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash, subscribe to our FREE email newsletter for updates.
We’d say there’s a less than 10% chance that the wide release will be later than June 19, 2026. There’s probably a better chance the above pre-sale dates are wrong by virtue of being published prematurely than those dates being correct but general public sales not starting the next day.
For reference, Magic Key pre-sale tickets went on sale for last year’s Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party beginning on June 24 for the highest tier, and the following day for other Annual Passholders. General public ticket sales started on June 26.
Magic Key pre-sale tickets went on sale for the 2024 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 year before that, Magic Key pre-sale tickets went on sale for OBB beginning on June 27. General public ticket sales were supposed to start on June 29. However, technical difficulties essentially pushed that back for a couple of weeks until mid-July. Accordingly, that mid-July start date should not be viewed as precedent, since it wasn’t the intended start date for ticket sales.
Tickets went on sale for the 2022 Oogie Boogie Bash beginning on June 28 as a pre-sale exclusively for Magic Key holders. On June 30, the general public was able to purchase Oogie Boogie Bash tickets.
The two-day gap for 2022-2023 does suggest a sales start date of June 19, 2026 for the general public is possible. We’d put the chances of that at around 10-20%, with anything after that day being unlikely (hence the 90% number above).
Tickets went on sale later the previous year–on July 13, 2021. However, I don’t really think that’s relevant as Disneyland had just reopened and was racing to restore normalcy, which didn’t happen until mid-June. The 2019 or earlier Halloween events also offer no precedential value to when 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash tickets will go on sale. That’s simply too long ago.
The ticket purchase process has been much smoother sailing for each of the last two years than 2023, but there was still a lengthy virtual queue on all three dates during pre-sales both years. While many dates sold out immediately in 2025, some of the late August and September dates were much slower-selling.
To that point, expect minor 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 at the very beginning and some dates sold out quickly. However, I don’t recall hearing from anyone who got shut out of their desired dates. I’m sure it happened, but it wasn’t nearly as widespread as the last couple of years.
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’ve previously been shut out of our preferred party during presales. However, we’ve had no problem buying once sales opened to the general public in either of the last two years.
Due to diluted demand accompanying the jump from 31 to 33 party dates in 2026, 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, but less popular dates were available for a few days to a few weeks. Last year was actually the slowest tickets have sold since 2019. Unless Disney announces what’s new (and it’s substantial) before tickets go on sale, we’d expect something similar for 2026.
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 2026 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 33 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!
Here’s a full list of dates for each night of the Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party in August 2026:
- August 18, 2026
- August 20, 2026
- August 23, 2026
- August 25, 2026
- August 27, 2026
- August 30, 2026
This is actually one fewer date in August 2026 than this year. That’s likely the result of slower sales for the Oogie Boogie Bash dates at the tail end of the month, but we had previously attributed that to the Radiator Springs Racers refurbishment and other major ride closures.
Here’s a full list of dates for each night of the Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party in September 2026:
- September 1, 2026
- September 3, 2026
- September 6, 2026
- September 8, 2026
- September 10, 2026
- September 13, 2026
- September 15, 2026
- September 17, 2026
- September 20, 2026
- September 22, 2026
- September 24, 2026
- September 27, 2026
- September 29, 2026
September 2026 is the “big” month for Oogie Boogie Bash, with an additional 2 dates as compared to this year. Both of these are squeezed into the first week of the month, which is likely recognition on Disneyland’s part that the lead-up to Labor Day just isn’t that busy.
Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party – October 2026 dates:
- October 1, 2026
- October 4, 2026
- October 6, 2026
- October 8, 2026
- October 11, 2026
- October 13, 2026
- October 15, 2026
- October 18, 2026
- October 20, 2026
- October 22, 2026
- October 25, 2026
- October 27, 2026
- October 29, 2026
- October 31, 2026
One additional date has been added in October 2026, with an extra party right before Halloween.
Disneyland has not released 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash ticket prices. Neither the range nor date-specific prices.
Last year, the price range for Oogie Boogie Bash tickets was $139 to $199, which was an increase of $5-10 as compared to the previous year. The recent cadence of price increases on the hard ticket events has been $5-10 one year, unchanged the next.
We’ll see if that trend continues in 2026, but we definitely wouldn’t bank on no price increases. It is potentially worth noting that the price range for the 2026 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World did not change, but the average price did increase by virtue of the distribution of dates at each price point.
We had hoped that Disneyland would expand and improve Oogie Boogie Bash in subsequent years after it launched, especially given the local fanbase, but that really hasn’t been the case.
We covered this all at length in Why You Should Skip the Oogie Boogie Bash Disney Halloween Party, which makes the case against attending the event. Although that’s mostly aimed at locals and repeat visitors, some of the points apply to first-timers, too.
Unless something major changes for 2026, if I had to decide between a ticket to Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party or one of the $104 days at Disneyland during the spook season, I would–without a doubt–choose the latter. You get longer hours, a ton of included offerings, lower prices, and the more iconic park.
To be clear, Oogie Boogie Bash is a lot of fun as a special event. We’ve enjoyed our experiences and will attend again in 2026! It’s just that the hype for this hard ticket Halloween party has gotten a bit out of control, fueled by the FOMO of tickets selling out so fast. And the base experience during Halloween Time at Disneyland is phenomenal, which shouldn’t be overlooked. (This is doubly true if you’re a Walt Disney World regular who has never done Halloween at Disneyland.)
It probably also doesn’t help that Oogie Boogie Bash falls short as compared to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party in every regard except characters. The party really needs one more piece of cornerstone entertainment; ideally, a stage show or another new Halloween edition of World of Color. If Frightfully Fun Parade really does need to pause for Coco construction, Oogie Boogie Bash will need both a stage show and a new World of Color to “compete” with MNSSHP.
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YOUR THOUGHTS
Did you attend this year’s Oogie Boogie Bash? Do you disagree with my assessment of the Halloween Party? Already planning ahead for the 2026 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!
