Mickey's Halloween Party Retreats To California Adventure To Get Away From Star Wars
Here's one for all you theme park fans out there: Mickey's Halloween Party, Disney's spooky-but-family-friendly alternative to scarier events like Halloween Horror Nights, isn't happening this year. Instead, a new Halloween-themed event is kicking off and being shifted over to Disney California Adventure for the first time in a decade. The reason? Crowd sizes during the first year of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge are expected to be too big to handle in the same park. Read more about the change below.
The DisneyParks blog has announced that a new event is coming to California Adventure this holiday season: it's called Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party. It seems as if this event, which will feature plenty of new experiences like a new Villain-themed World of Color show instead of the traditional fireworks, is being held instead of Mickey's Halloween Party, the annual shindig that's taken place in the Disneyland park for the past ten years. (It was celebrated at California Adventure from 2005 to 2009.) Now the action is moving back to DCA, and although the reason has not officially been revealed to be because of Galaxy's Edge...I mean, c'mon. It's pretty clear that's what's going on. The logistics of keeping it in Disneyland would be a nightmare.
Oogie Boogie Bash Details
Here's the breakdown of some highlights of the new event, which will require a separate ticket and largely take place after hours:
ThemeParkInsider says the new Oogie Boogie Bash will run on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday nights from September 17 – October 31, 2019. Mix-in hours will start four hours before the park closes, and those with a hard ticket will be able to stick around and enjoy the Halloween festivities for five hours afterwards. Tickets go on sale on April 30 for general attendees and on April 23 for annual passholders.