2026 Oogie Boogie Bash Halloween Party Guide

Oogie Boogie Bash is a Halloween Party in Disney California Adventure (DCA) at Disneyland Resort. This guide covers everything you need to know about the event: 2026 dates & prices, time-saving tips & tricks, character changes, parade info, and whether the event is worth doing.

In terms of basics, Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party is a limited-capacity, separately ticketed event that adds family-friendly fun to DCA and is held in August, September and October 2026. This Halloween Party offers an opportunity to enjoy the park’s attractions, unique entertainment, villainous treat trails, Haunted Mansion street party, and more.

The first thing you need to know is that Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party is incredibly popular. Thankfully, that has started to change, but dates are starting to sell out fast. We’ve already attended the 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash, and updated this guide accordingly. Here’s everything you need to know about the event, updated based on our experiences attending Oogie Boogie Bash at least once every year since 2019…

As of our most recent update to this guide in late August 2026, Halloween is now fully underway at Disneyland Resort! (See our full Guide to Halloween at Disneyland Resort for everything beyond Oogie Boogie Bash). The seasonal event kicked off earlier than ever, on August 21, 2026.

The 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash (OBB) began before the rest of the Halloween Time festivities, with the first special event on August 18th. The event is held 2-4 nights per week, starting slower at first since there’s less demand for Halloween in August before escalating in October 2026.

All told, the 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash will be held on a record 33 nights, which is 2 more dates than last year year. For those keeping score at home, that was 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.

The first Oogie Boogie Bash was back in 2019, and it started on September 17th and ran 20 nights. The 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash starts a full month earlier and adds 13 nights. Since the party began, it has sold out almost every single date. There was already one exception to that this year, however, as the very first party of the season did not sell out.

2026 Oogie Boogie Bash Sold Out Dates

Ticket sales and pre-sales started in mid-June, and after a virtual queue and a couple of dates sold out, it has been smooth sailing since. This is quite the change from just last year for Oogie Boogie Bash ticket sales, when every single date for the entire season sold out within hours.

Fast-forward a couple of months, and Oogie Boogie Bash is starting to sell out more and more nights. In fact, there was a “run” on tickets after the first event of the season (which, as noted above, did not sell out), as reviews for the Haunted Mansion Street Party were unexpectedly positive (more on that in a bit).

As a result, here’s a list of the remaining dates that are NOT sold out as of August 22, 2026:

  • August 25, 2026
  • August 30, 2026
  • September 3, 2026
  • September 8, 2026
  • September 10, 2026
  • September 15, 2026
  • September 22, 2026
  • October 27, 2026

As you can see, not many dates remain available. We expect several more nights to sell out soon, and it’s entirely possible the entire season will be sold out before September starts due to positive word of mouth. This is actually significantly slower than tickets have sold in the past.

From our perspective, this is a promising sign. It suggests softening demand for Oogie Boogie Bash, which should finally incentivize Disney to improve the stale event in 2027.

2026 Oogie Boogie Bash Halloween Party Prices & Dates

Here’s a full list of dates & prices for each night of the Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party in August 2026:

  • August 18, 2026 – $139
  • August 20, 2026 – $139
  • August 23, 2026 – $139
  • August 25, 2026 – $139
  • August 27, 2026 – $139
  • August 30, 2026 – $159

Here’s a full list of dates & prices for each night of the Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party in September 2026:

  • September 1, 2026 – $139
  • September 3, 2026 – $159
  • September 6, 2026 – $169
  • September 8, 2026 – $159
  • September 10, 2026 – $159
  • September 13, 2026 – $159
  • September 15, 2026 – $159
  • September 17, 2026 – $159
  • September 20, 2026 – $169
  • September 22, 2026 – $159
  • September 24, 2026 – $159
  • September 27, 2026 – $169*
  • September 29, 2026 – $159

September 2026 is the “big” month for Oogie Boogie Bash, with an additional 2 dates as compared to last 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 & prices:

  • October 1, 2026 – $179
  • October 4, 2026 – $179
  • October 6, 2026 – $169
  • October 8, 2026 – $179
  • October 11, 2026 – $179
  • October 13, 2026 – $169
  • October 15, 2026 – $179
  • October 18, 2026 – $179
  • October 20, 2026 – $169
  • October 22, 2026 – $179
  • October 25, 2026 – $189
  • October 27, 2026 – $189
  • October 29, 2026 – $189
  • October 31, 2026 – $199

One additional date has been added in October 2026, with an extra party right before Halloween.


For 2026, the price range for Oogie Boogie Bash tickets is $139 to $199, which is unchanged from last year. The trend is $5 to $10 increases every other year.

Our guess is that the 2027 Oogie Boogie Bash has a range of $139 to $229, with no change on the lower end and a more measurable increase on the high side since August dates sold slowly and October went fast, even despite the price discrepancy.

Now let’s turn to the latest updates and changes to the 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash following our experience attending the first party of the year…

2026 Oogie Boogie Bash Changes, Subtractions & Additions

Frightfully Fun Parade is not presented at the 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash due to backstage construction on the new Coco attraction, which has taken the DCA parade route out of commission. Consequently, a full-scale parade is not possible at Disney California Adventure until at least 2028.

Frightfully Fun Parade is being replaced by “Madame Leota’s Swinging Wake – A Haunted Mansion Street Party.” This will feature multiple show-stops for Madame Leota to host her spirited séance and swinging wake filled with happy haunts, ghostly dancing, and ghoulish delight, inviting you to partake in a ghastly good time that beckons all 999 ghosts.

Before the Haunted Mansion Street Party, Ichabod Crane hurries through Disney California Adventure evading the sinister specter of the Headless Horseman astride his dark steed.

Much to our surprise and delight, “Madame Leota’s Swinging Wake – A Haunted Mansion Street Party” is excellent. Even though it’s only a smaller-scale street party, it punches far above its weight and is arguably better than the full Frightfully Fun Parade. The choreography is energetic, the performers give it their all, and the theme song is an earworm. See I Was Wrong About Oogie Boogie Bash’s New Haunted Mansion Street Party for more.

Madame Leota’s Swinging Wake stops in three locations: The Little Mermaid – Ariel’s Undersea Adventure, Wine Country Trattoria and Sonoma Terrace (dessert party viewing), and around Award Wieners in Hollywood Land. The street party pauses in each spot for roughly 10 minutes.

Everywhere else, it passes fairly quickly, in the span of only a couple minutes. In these locations, it’s definitely more like a portion of Frightfully Fun Parade plus a few additions. The choreography is still good, but you miss the over-the-top dance sequences. You need to watch from a showstop spot. Crowds for the second performance are lower than for the first.

The biggest change to Oogie Boogie Bash is typically one or two characters joining the Villains Treats Trails, replacing older or less popular ones, each year. This year, there’s just one: Yzma from Walt Disney Animation’s The Emperor’s New Groove.

Yzma is stirring up mayhem in Grizzly Peak with her clever potion-making capabilities, and “pulling every lever” she can find. Yzma is part of a two-fer with Maleficent that uses the Grizzly River Run queue.

Yzma is a good addition. I know absolutely nothing about this villain, but she’s witty and amusing and looks cool. She’ll likely have staying power given the resurgence of The Emperor’s New Groove with younger generations.

Last year, the newcomers were Syndrome from The Incredibles, making his first-ever park appearance; Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty also returned. The year before that, it was Dr. Doofenshmirtz from Phineas & Ferb and Hades from Hercules.

My hope is that next year, Oogie Boogie Bash adds two new villains. Syndrome is nothing special; he’s basically just a regular dude heckling guests. Dr. Doofenshmirtz was a fun novelty initially, but is too niche to maintain in the regular rotation. Agatha Harkness could also be swapped out for a different Marvel bad guy (or gal), and I’m somewhat surprised this didn’t happen for 2026 with Avengers: Doomsday on the horizon.

Oogie Boogie Bash has been feeling a tad tired for the last few years, sentiment we’ve heard from fellow fans and felt ourselves. That’s problematic because Oogie Boogie Bash is a Halloween party aimed primarily at locals and repeat visitors. At minimum, the event needs new meet & greet characters, villains, or a marque piece of entertainment.

To that point, one threshold question before delving into details is whether Oogie Boogie Bash is worth your money and vacation time. In Why You Should Skip the Oogie Boogie Bash Disney Halloween Party, we make 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.

Suffice to say, you can have a lot of fun for “free” during Halloween Time at Disneyland. Honestly, the additions for last year’s Oogie Boogie Bash are the weakest we’ve ever seen since OBB debuted.

The event really needs a shot in the arm for 2027 if Disney wants to keep attracting repeat visitors. And maybe they don’t! Oogie Boogie Bash is still fantastic if you’re a first-timer! It’s just lacking in freshness to keep fans coming back annually.

If you do decide to attend, here’s how to make the most of Oogie Boogie Bash…

Oogie Boogie Bash Party Planning Basics

Purchasing special event admission to Oogie Boogie Bash allows you to enjoy Disney California Adventure for up to 3 hours before Oogie Boogie Bash — A Disney Halloween Party begins. The party itself runs for 5 hours, with special Halloween-themed entertainment, attractions, character greetings, and more.

Admission to the after-hours event also includes unlimited Disney PhotoPass digital photo downloads from the party. Oogie Boogie Bash tickets no longer include parking, which can be purchased in advance or upon arrival.

We recommend budgeting about 90 minutes for the time it’ll take to get parked, over to DCA, and through the turnstiles. There are lines for literally everything, from the parking garages to park trams to getting wristbands for the event. All of this waiting adds up and takes time–arrive early to ensure that doesn’t cut into the event time.

If you’re unable to attend Oogie Boogie Bash or are simply wondering how this special event compares with standard Disneyland and DCA park admission during the fall months, consult our Ultimate Guide to Halloween Time at Disneyland.

The good news is that there’s a ton of Halloween fun in both parks that is included with regular admission. In fact, if it comes down to visiting Disneyland during the day or doing Oogie Boogie Bash, we’d probably recommend the former. That way you’ll experience Haunted Mansion Holiday, Halloween Screams Fireworks, decorations, and characters throughout the park. In an ideal world, we’d recommend doing both Disneyland and Oogie Boogie Bash during the Halloween Time season.

Before we move on to the entertainment overview and recommendations, it’s worth mentioning that we have a step-by-step 1-Night Oogie Boogie Bash Halloween Party Plan. This covers our ideal efficient plan of attack–and it’s field tested, meaning that we did this ourselves when attending Oogie Boogie Bash most recently!

Oogie Boogie Bash Character Meets & Villain Treats

High profile meet & greets include Clarabelle, Daisy, and Minnie as the Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus; Bruno from Encanto; King Mickey, Goofy and Donald Duck from Kingdom Hearts; Lotso from Toy Story 3; and Hercules.

For character strategy, see Villains Treat Trail Tips & Character Meet & Greet Spots at Oogie Boogie Bash Halloween Party. If you’re big on meet & greets, doing them in the “right” order (as discussed in that) can help save you a ton of time.

Below are the need to know locations throughout DCA during Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party…

Here’s the Oogie Boogie Bash Treat Trail villain lineup and locations:

  • Agatha Harkness from WandaVision – Avengers Campus
  • Hades from Hercules – Hollywood Backlot
  • Dr. Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb – Hollywood Land Inside Disney Jr. Building
  • Oogie Boogie from Nightmare Before Christmas – Hollywood Land Inside Animation Building
  • Judge Doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Hollywood Backlot
  • Ernesto de la Cruz from Coco – Avengers Campus Between Hyperion Theater and Mission Breakout
  • Syndrome from Incredibles – Pixar Pier
  • Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty – Grizzly Peak Bypass
  • Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove – Grizzly Peak Bypass

Here’s the Oogie Boogie Bash character meet & greet lineup and locations (in order of popularity):

  • Daisy, Clarabelle & Minnie Mouse as the Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus – Paradise Gardens Park (World of Color Viewing Area)
  • Megara, Pain and Panic from Hercules – Hollywood Backlot
  • King Mickey, Goofy, and Donald Duck from Kingdom Hearts – Paradise Gardens Park (World of Color Viewing Area)
  • Rare Characters – Carthay Circle
  • Marvel Super Heroes – Avengers Campus
  • Pixar Pals – Pixar Pier
  • Radiator Springs Residents – Cars Land

Oogie Boogie Bash Entertainment Info & Tips

One interesting offering during OBB is Villains Grove, which is a transformation of Redwood Creek Challenge Trail. This is a wondrous and ethereal world of Disney villains, completely transformed with lighting, projections, sounds, and special effects, creating a haunting, dreamlike (or does that make it nightmare-like?) environment.

Villains Grove is one aspect of Oogie Boogie Bash that Disney is really hyping, and it’s basically Disney’s twist on a standard Halloween walk-through maze you might find at other theme parks in Southern California. The primary difference here is that the environments are accomplished entirely via ‘flip of a switch’ technology that creates a dramatic day/night difference at Redwood Creek Challenge Trail.

Treat Trails are one of the highlights of Oogie Boogie Bash. Each trail lures Guests deeper into the immersive worlds of the mischievous villains that everyone loves to hate. Along the way, you can trick-or-treat through a trail of candy (hence the name), including M&M’S, SKITTLES, SNICKERS, and other Halloween favorites.

Treat Trails offer oversized cauldrons full of candy, healthy snacks, and more. We are not particularly keen on candy, so we grabbed the apple sauce, carrots, cranberries, and other options each time we passed through the trails. If we wanted candy, we could absolutely clean up, as each trail offers multiple distribution points.

For us, the highlight is the villains. These characters interact with the crowd, with the talented performers heckling guests or putting on a show for the crowd. In our opinion, these are better than meet & greets, and offer a chance for fun and meaningful interactions rather than quickly posing with characters almost as if they’re background props for photos.

Oh, and the lines are much shorter and faster-moving than meet & greets. Seeing Oogie Boogie (the man of the evening!) takes about ~10 minutes via the Treat Trail, but would easily command an hour-plus wait time as a meet & greet.

There are also character meet & greets with Disney characters, including villains. Expect to encounter some rare characters and seldom-seen costumes for fan favorites.

A lot of people don’t seem to understand how these special event ticket parties work, so to be crystal clear: a regular park ticket will not grant you admission to Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party.

You must purchase the special event tickets to stay in Disney California Adventure once Oogie Boogie Bash begins. Yes, this means potentially buying two tickets for the same day if you want to stay from park opening until closing.

On the other hand, a party ticket alone does grant you admission to Disney California Adventure a few hours before the event officially begins. It’s also cheaper than a 1-day park ticket for several dates.

This is a big reason why the Halloween Party is so popular with locals in Los Angeles and Orange County–it’s a less expensive way to see the Halloween offerings with lower crowds and at a cheaper price. Even though it’s not the whole day, it’s a good value if you’re a local who doesn’t want a full day at DCA.

The downside to this all is that the event is in DCA instead of Disneyland, and early entry is only in DCA. This means you cannot experience Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge with just an Oogie Boogie Bash Halloween Party ticket, or any of the other Disneyland classics, including Haunted Mansion Holiday or Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy.

This is a big loss, and one that causes some locals to balk at party tickets. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves–more on this in the “Is Oogie Boogie Bash Worth It?” section below.

Oogie Boogie Bash VIP Upcharges

If you want to experience the aforementioned entertainment without waiting, the Oogie Boogie Bash Dessert Party returns and offers reserved seating in the preferred viewing area for Madame Leota’s Swinging Wake – A Haunted Mansion Street Party in front of Sonoma Terrace.

Each person in your party must purchase an Oogie Boogie Bash Dessert Party package in order to enter the viewing area, and this is on top of tickets to Oogie Boogie Bash. We call things like this “upchargeception” (like the movie Inception–upcharges within upcharges).

The Oogie Boogie Bash Dessert Party costs $94 per person (kids 2 and under are free). In our view, it is absolutely not worth it. Disneyland dessert parties are notoriously low-quality and low-effort, so if you do opt to do this, you’re basically paying for the seat. Do not expect the dessert spread and drinks to be worth more than like $15. (See our World of Color Dessert Party Review for a thorough rundown–this is the exact same idea, except with Halloween party parade viewing.)

If you want special seating and access for everything, the best option is the Oogie Boogie Bash VIP Tour. This is a “popular” option for guests who miss the regular ticket sales window, as the VIP Tour is usually available long after tickets sell out.

Oogie Boogie Bash VIP Tour Details:

  • Tour Duration: 8 hours
  • Party Size: Up to 8 Guests
  • Event admission with access to both parks starting as early as 2:30 PM
  • $30 food and beverage credit per Guest
  • Priority access to Villains Grove Trail and fan-favorite attractions
  • Exclusive VIP Character Meet & Greet
  • Reserved VIP viewing of street party with sweet treats
  • Exclusive VIP Tour Oogie Boogie Bash Pin
  • Exclusive Jack-o’-Lantern Candy Holder
  • Valet parking

To learn more about pricing and book this tour, call (714) 300-7710 or email DisneylandVIPTours. We’ve never done the Oogie Boogie Bash VIP Tour, so I cannot speak to its quality, but everyone raves about Disneyland VIP tours. If you have a large party, going this route might make sense–especially if you’d purchase the dessert or dining package, anyway.

Oogie Boogie Bash Odds & Ends

One of the cool components of Disney’s Halloween Party for many guests is the opportunity to dress in costume. There are limits to the costumes you can wear, but it’s basically common sense stuff like ‘no weapons or sharp objects’ and nothing offensive. If you need further guidance, I’d recommend reading Disneyland’s costume rules.

You also should keep in mind that unlike Florida, Southern California can get cool at night this time of year. We’ve worn heavier costumes to Disney’s Halloween Party–the kind that would be unbearable in Florida–and were perfectly comfortable thanks to evening breezes.

Oogie Boogie Bash Halloween Party Strategy

One thing you’ll want to keep in mind is that it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to do everything there is during Oogie Boogie Bash Halloween Party. We’re talking just the special entertainment and character greetings, let alone the regular Halloween attraction overlays like Guardians of the Galaxy — Monsters After Dark or Luigi’s Honkin’ Haul-O-ween or Mater’s Graveyard JamBOOree.

This is especially true if you plan on doing multiple meet and greets, as characters can consume several hours of your party time. If you don’t plan on meeting any characters–or plan on doing the less popular ones–you’ll have far more flexibility.

Now, a few notes about that strategy for Oogie Boogie Bash Halloween Party…

Attractions will have short waits throughout the party. Once regular day guests cycle through, you can expect peak wait times to be around 30 minutes, and that’s for popular rides like Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark and Radiator Springs Racers.

Here are the attractions open at DCA during Oogie Boogie Bash:

  • Guardians of the Galaxy — Monsters After Dark
  • WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure
  • Mickey’s PhilharMagic
  • Monster’s Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue
  • Radiator Springs Racers
  • Luigi’s Honkin’ Haul-O-Ween
  • Mater’s Graveyard JamBOOree
  • Incredicoaster
  • Toy Story Midway Mania!
  • Jessie’s Critter Carousel
  • Pixar Pal-A-Round
  • Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind
  • Silly Symphony Swings
  • Jumpin’ Jellyfish
  • Goofy’s Sky School
  • Golden Zephyr
  • The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure
  • Grizzly River Run
  • Soarin’ Around the World

Meet and greet wait times are fairly consistent throughout the party, with less popular characters seeing shorter lines at the end of the night. Rare characters will have consistently long lines throughout, which is why we’d recommend arriving early or late for Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck and Clarabelle Cow dressed up as the Sanderson Sisters from the movie Hocus Pocus.

Now, if you’re still wondering whether you should you do the party, we’ll try to help you answer that question…

Is Oogie Boogie Bash Worth It?

Value is all a matter of perspective. If you have financial means and won’t feel the sting of the ticket cost, or just really love Halloween and want to splurge on Oogie Boogie Bash, go for it. If the party is not a splurge for you, it’s unlikely that you’ll regret it.

We’ve done Oogie Boogie Bash every single year since it started, and have had a blast every single time. We really liked Disneyland’s other Halloween Parties before this and have never regretted attending, but we think Disneyland Resort takes it to the next level with Oogie Boogie Bash. Each year there are new characters, treat trails, and other entertainment–the team never phones it in, despite the Halloween parties all selling out with ease.

In terms of Oogie Boogie Bash itself, there’s plenty of entertainment, atmospheric enhancements to Disney California Adventure, characters, and a few minor entertainment offerings. You’re probably looking at around 3-4 hours of Halloween-centric offerings that are unique to this event.

Additionally, there are the core attraction offerings of Disney California Adventure that you can experience before Oogie Boogie Bash begins. If you want to break it down, we’d assign the following values to each component of the event: $25 for the Treat Trails and character meet & greets, $10 for the Haunted Mansion street party, $25 for ambiance, and another $25-50 (depending upon the night you attend) for early access to DCA. That’s assuming you can do around 6-8 attractions in those 3 hours–or about $5-8 per ride.

As a total sucker for Halloween, I can justify at least some of those costs. You might ascribe different values to each component of the event, or elect not to break the cost down on a ‘per unit’ basis.

There’s also trick or treating, which a lot of people really seem to value as it presents a safe and “Disney” environment for their kids to trick or treat. It’s tough to dispute this from a fun perspective; the interactive treat trails with characters like Oogie Boogie are way more fun than the normal ones.

Seeing these characters has value to us, whereas Halloween candy itself doesn’t have a particularly high value. A bag of candy from the CVS on Harbor Boulevard is ~$5 and you can bring it to the park if you wanted. Nevertheless, the overall experience of these is fun, and you’ll get value out of them one way or another.

There are a lot of other scenarios where the Halloween Party might be appealing. I already mentioned the locals from Los Angeles and Orange County. Oogie Boogie makes complete sense for this demographic, especially those who love Halloween. It’s a great way to experience a mix of special and regular offerings in DCA without buying a 1-day ticket.

Beyond that, tourists who only have a single day to spend at Disneyland Resort get a lot accomplished during the 8 hours that the Oogie Boogie Bash ticket provides access to Disney California Adventure. You won’t be able to do everything, but those 8 hours are going to have lower than normal crowds, allowing you to accomplish more attractions (if that’s your priority) than you could do in a normal full day in the parks. Plus, this is cheaper than a 1-day ticket.

Again, the downside in both of the above scenarios is that Oogie Boogie Bash only grants access to the second gate. Not being able to experience iconic attractions in Disneyland, or step foot in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, is a tremendous downside. We love DCA, but if we only had ~8 hours to spend at Disneyland Resort one day per year, we’d want to spend literally every single hour of that time in Disneyland, not DCA.

If you’re visiting Disneyland and Disney California Adventure for multiple days, you might be able to justify Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party from the perspective of one less day on a multi-day ticket, doing something else in the morning (Downtown Disney or the beach, perhaps) and then heading to DCA for the event. In this scenario, you’re paying a premium for the party ticket, but it’s almost like it’s discounted.

In an ideal world, we’d recommend getting a 3-day Park Hopper ticket and spending at least 4 days at Disneyland Resort, with the morning of Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party spent doing the Goofy’s Kitchen character breakfast at Disneyland Hotel followed by lunch in Downtown Disney (or heading down to Newport or Huntington Beach for the entire morning).

After that, head into DCA that afternoon and using only your Oogie Boogie Bash party ticket that day. It’s a good way to stretch your vacation dollars and make the cost of the event a little more palatable.

With all of that said, we have to admit that all of the above is a look at whether Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party is worth it on paper. A big draw is the atmosphere and different vibe Disney California Adventure takes on. There’s special background music, unique lighting & effects, and other guests dressed in costumes give the Halloween Party a palpable energy. This is a true X factor.

Of course, this doesn’t mean you’ll likewise be able to find a way to justify the cost of Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party. With every single event date costing $139 or more, the price is certainly steep. Moreover, there are a lot of Halloween offerings at Disneyland Resort that are included in the standard price of admission. If you already have APs or regular park tickets, there’s less of a “need” to do this.

For us, special events like Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party are a fun splurge. While we found the first two Oogie Boogie Bashes that we’ve attended to be imperfect, they are still “worth it” to us. Even if we would have a hard time breaking down the cost to justify it, the bottom line for us is that the parties are just plain fun, and we really love doing them. Your mileage may vary, but that makes the Halloween Party at Disneyland Resort worth the high cost to us.

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YOUR THOUGHTS

Have you attended 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 characters you hope are featured at the 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!

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  1. I was in the paused queue for 2.5 hours in my laptop then tried the iphone trick. Got our tickets for 10/24! Yay! Thank you so much!

  2. I purchased tickets today and it was a strange experience. On my laptop, initially it said an hour wait then it stopped and said they stopped selling tickets for a minute and would resume shortly. I went on my iPhone and didn’t have a queue and straight to getting tickets and being done. I wondered if there was some sort of glitch happening. When I was done getting tickets on my phone, I checked the laptop and it still said selling was paused. ‍♀️

    1. That happened to some other people the other day–consider yourself VERY lucky! (Especially after you hear other reports later today about people waiting 4+ hours.) Might want to go out and buy a lottery ticket tonight! 😉

    2. Also just worked for me on my phone browser at 11:24am PST, I have been in the VQ on my laptop since 8:45a.

    3. They must have discovered this trick and put a stop to it, haha. We just tried on an iPhone and it shows the same message as my desktop. Hopefully they will get it back up soon!

  3. Tom,
    Sorry to hear that it took you about 3 hours for Oogie Boogie Bash tickets! I was up and ready to get my tickets at 9am, for some reason when I went to purchase them on my iPad it wouldn’t take me to adding my names or finishing up the purchase, so I went to my iPhone and was done within 5 minutes or less……maybe I was just lucky
    This year we are taking our 14 year old granddaughter from out of state! She is going to love it!
    Happy Oogie Boogie Bash to you and your wife!

    1. we will be trying to buy tomorrow. Do you know if you can log into the same disney account on multiple devices in order for a better chance to get in? When you said you switched to your iphone did you just log in and still have the 10 mins to buy or did you have to re-que in the line? thanks for any help.

    2. John,
      I usually get on both my iPad and iPhone because you never know which one will be faster, …………on my ipad I was never put in a queue, it took me right to picking how many tickets and date , when my iPad wouldn’t allow me to input…….. I switched over to my iPhone I went to purchase tickets again put in my info and purchased them…never told me that I was in the queue and how long I had to wait.
      I hope that helps!
      Good luck

    3. It’s no big deal. I work on the computer, so I just join the VQ and largely forget about it until the sound chimes. Not like I’m sitting there, watching the progress bar like it’s grass growing! 😉

      You’re not the first person I’ve heard from who had ZERO wait in the VQ–and that’s happened with past ticket sales, too. Really odd how that works. With that type of luck, you should’ve gone out and bought a lotto ticket!

  4. We’ll be visiting for the first time Nov 1st thru 5th. What can we expect in terms of the seasonal overlays and decorations? When and how long do the overlay attractions close for changeovers?

    1. They’ll start putting the snow up on Sleeping Beauty Castle in mid to late October. Other decorations will go up almost overnight in early November. Haunted Mansion Holiday will already be operational, but “it’s a small world” holiday will not.

      Hope that helps!

  5. We remember doing a Halloween night at Disneyland MK, specifically for a meet and greet with Chewbacca. This was more than worth the price, because we were dressed in our own Jedi/Star Wars costumes. The roar and excited response from a furry fellow who could nearly jump on my head was unforgettable. If there’s a meet and greet character you’d like to meet, it far outweighs all other pluses and the pictures are fun forever. We were traveling from Seattle so it’s not a frequent option for us. Have fun!

    1. There will not. That was due to the D23 Expo last year, which isn’t happening this year.

  6. We’re planning a trip late September, if we avoid the weekends altogether, what will we miss? I know some parades and shows only run on weekends, but I can’t find this information anywhere. Would love your insight! We don’t plan on attending Oogie Boogie.

  7. I went last year, fantastic party! Just follow Tom’s directions and you will have a fabulous time !!!!

  8. Enjoyed OBB in 2022. I am hoping to get tickets for the rest of my grandkids for this year vert excited

  9. We got 4 day hopper genie plus tickets october 24th to 26th. Hoping to get boo bash tickets 1 night that week do those days sell out quickly?

    1. If you’re looking for specific dates, especially the week of Halloween, they absolutely sell out within the first couple of hours when they go on sale to the general public. I would recommend getting on the site the minute it goes on sale. For dates outside the 2 weeks leading up to Halloween, you should have more time to get available tickets.

  10. Tom, totally off topic for this, but I saw Trattoria al Forno is undergoing a one week refurbishment in June. Does this possibly mean the character breakfast is coming back?

  11. Is there priority ticket purchase for the Oogie Boogie Bash if you have the Disney Visa card? I think that was offered about 7 years ago when the party was in Disneyland. Wondering if they still offer it for DCA.

  12. If someone does have a all day ticket and Oogie boogie bash event ticket and are already in DCA. Where can we get our event brackets and candy bags? Surely we do not have to go back to the front of the park. Thank you in advance!

  13. Hello! If anyone has a extra ticket for oogie boogie bash 2022 on Oct 25th please let me know! I purchased 4 tickets and after they were sold out my sister decided she would like to go as well. Just need 1. Thank you!

  14. Got out tickets for Sept. Our family will already be there on vacation for a while so we added this to one of our ticketed days when we’re already booked to be at DCA. I do have a couple of questions, are the Halloween themed rides available before the Halloween Bash starts or are they only themed during the event? Second, are the regular meet & greet characters dressed up in their Halloween costumes before the event or only during the Bash? Since we’ll be there as of opening time and staying through to the Bash time, I’m wondering if we can get some of these rides or meet & greets done before the Bash starts or if they’re only available starting at Bash time. Thank you for your time.

    1. Attraction overlays and the regular characters wearing Halloween costumes are part of regular Halloweentime offerings, so not exclusive to the party. This wouldn’t include things like Minnie, Daisy, and Clarabelle as the Sanderson sisters, of course, but these characters would be in their own Halloween costumes instead.

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