Well, well, well, what have we here? The Nightmare Before Christmas’s bug-stuffed sack is once again taking over the Halloween duties at Disneyland Resort for Oogie Boogie Bash, an after-hours, specially ticketed seasonal event at Disney California Adventure Park.
Here’s the gist if you’ve never been to one of Disneyland’s seasonal parties: Halloween spirits begin to materialize around both parks before Labor Day, with glowing decorations and spooky ride overlays, but this five-hour ticketed event (held on select nights from mid-August through October) throws in a bunch of exclusive Halloween entertainment, plus the promise of considerably shorter wait times for select rides.
You’ll find a mix of long-standing Halloween fixtures and more recent additions at California Adventure for the event: trick-or-treating trails, kid-friendly shows, the Headless Horseman-led Frightfully Fun Parade and the maze-like Villains Grove. As for end-of-night entertainment, the World of Color show “Villanous!” that debuted in 2019 never made it back onto the lineup; instead, you’ll need to pick up a general admission ticket to Disneyland, which will shoot off its “Halloween Screams” fireworks show select nights from August 22 through Halloween.
The perks of the after-hours event aren’t just Halloween-y: You’ll be able to venture through and hop on rides in most areas of the park, including at Avengers Campus (the Guardians of the Galaxy ride that predates the land will flip to its Monsters After Dark edition).
The bad news: Tickets sell out alarmingly quickly each year. Despite the steep price ($154), they get snatched up pretty much immediately—though a couple dates still have tickets available at the time of writing this.
Check out our video below of Oogie Boogie Bash’s 2019 debut.
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