Disney at Halloween: every option at both resorts, and what each one costs

The short answer

For California in 2026, Halloween Time is included with regular Disneyland Resort park admission from August 21 through October 31. Oogie Boogie Bash is the separate DCA party on 33 select nights from August 18 through October 31. Disney says its general-sale party tickets are sold out as of September 26; D23-member tickets for September 27 remain listed as available.

The included California season offers Haunted Mansion Holiday, the late-afternoon Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark mission, Halloween Screams on select nights, Cars Land overlays and Plaza de la Familia. Oogie Boogie Bash adds themed treat trails, Villains Grove and Madame Leota’s 2026 street party for event ticket holders.

In Florida, Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party runs 38 select nights August 7–October 31, 2026, but Disney lists every 2026 date sold out as of September 26. EPCOT Food & Wine is included with valid admission August 27–November 21.

What the paid nights cost

Disney published 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash event prices from $139 to $199 per guest ages 3 and up, but general admission is sold out as of September 26. The published price table describes what dates cost, not tickets available for purchase today.

The Bash ticket includes Disney California Adventure admission from 3:00 p.m. on its valid date, with the party running 6:00–11:00 p.m. It does not admit guests to Disneyland Park. Check the Florida party page for its own current ticket terms. At Magic Kingdom, 2026 Not-So-Scary ran $119–$229 plus tax, with party hours 7 p.m.–midnight and ticket entry from 4 p.m.; all nights are sold out as of September 26.

At Disneyland, Halloween Time itself has no separate event price: it is included with valid admission and a same-day park reservation. Seasonal food, merchandise and optional extras cost more.

If short lines rather than seasonal content are what you are buying, Disney After Hours at $139 to $209 is usually the better purchase. It is the same empty-park product without the parade, the costumes, or the sell-out risk, and it runs in months when hotel rates are lower.

What regular park admission includes

Disneyland Resort’s included Halloween Time runs August 21–October 31, 2026. Disney California Adventure Halloween décor and Monsters After Dark began August 18. Plaza de la Familia continues after Halloween through November 2.

Walt Disney World's daytime Halloween presence is decoration, a handful of seasonal menu items, and merchandise. Magic Kingdom's autumn look is real and photographs well, but there is no overlay, no seasonal parade outside the party, and no reason to shift your dates for it. In Florida the season is behind a paywall in a way it is not in California.

The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival runs August 27–November 21, 2026, and is included with valid EPCOT admission. Food and drink purchases cost extra; a park reservation may be needed depending on admission type.

When the season actually starts, and when to go

Disneyland Halloween Time is confirmed for August 21–October 31, 2026; Oogie Boogie Bash began August 18 and ends October 31; Plaza de la Familia ends November 2. These programs have distinct date boundaries, so a November 1 or 2 DCA visit may still include Plaza de la Familia after Halloween Time ends.

The best-value window is the last two weeks of August and the first three weeks of September. Party tickets sit at the bottom of their bands, hotel rates are at their annual low in Florida, school is back in most of the country, and the seasonal layer is fully installed at both resorts. The trade is heat in Orlando and the possibility of a hurricane day.

The worst-value window is the final ten days of October. Party nights price at the top of the band, they sell out first, and the daytime parks are busy with people who came for the same reason you did. Halloween itself is the single most expensive and most crowded night of the season at both resorts.

Sell-out risk, and how far ahead to book

Disney lists 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash general admission as sold out as of September 26. It identifies September 27 as a D23-member night with tickets still available. Availability can change; check Disney directly before making travel purchases.

Disney now lists all 38 Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party dates sold out for 2026. Check Disney directly if ticket availability changes; do not assume an unsold September or October weeknight remains.

Disney confirms the 2026 Disneyland and Walt Disney World Halloween schedules on separate official event pages. The Florida party and Anaheim Bash are both sold out in their general ticket inventory as of September 26.

Which resort to pick for Halloween

Pick the Disneyland Resort if you want Halloween to be the texture of your whole trip, and pick Walt Disney World if you want one big Halloween night and a large trip around it. That is the honest split, and price is not what decides it.

The Anaheim case: two parks a five-minute walk apart, ride overlays included with your ticket, a season that touches almost every corner of both parks, and a paid party you can skip without feeling short-changed. The Florida case: a party that runs on far more nights, a parade and fireworks that are worth the ticket on their own, a concurrent food festival, and enough park capacity that a party night genuinely feels empty.

Families with young children should compare the programs rather than the price bands alone. Oogie Boogie Bash emphasizes villains and treat trails; Not-So-Scary adds a parade and fireworks. Published 2026 prices vary by date at both parties, and their general ticket inventories are now sold out.