Complete Guide to Halloween at Disneyland

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Discover the ultimate guide to having a fun time at Disneyland during Halloween season. Today you'll learn what you need to know to plan a trip to Disneyland at Halloween. Specialty foods, parades, Halloween events and more...

Mickey Shaped Bat Cookie for Halloween at Disneyland

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Why Halloween at Disneyland is so great

Seasonal fall food items (I'll share more below).
Seasonal Halloween treats.
Halloween attractions.
New Disney character costumes
Seasonal parades
Oogie Boogie Bash

Oogie Boogie doughnut during Halloween at Disneyland

From thrilling attractions to magical parades, Halloween is an unforgettable time to visit Disneyland in California.

Landscape photo with flowers and Decor during Halloween at Disneyland

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Let's start with FOOD during Halloween at Disneyland

It is, after all, one of the reasons to go to Disneyland during Halloween time!

Bat Mickey-Shaped Halloween sugar cookies

These Mickey-shaped Halloween sugar cookies are in the shape of a bat, and are some of the most-buttery and soft sugar cookies I've ever had.

The icing is delicious and they are overall one of the best Halloween treats at Disneyland in my opinion!

shortbread Bat Cookie during Halloween season at Disneyland

So what is it?

This is a shortbread Bat Cookie dipped in Dark Chocolate with a Vampire Mickey Face.

NOTE - The Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe (which has many of the desserts I recommend in Disneyland Park) has cases stacked with seasonal Halloween treats.

So if you're a sweet tooth - head there!

You'll find it right near the entrance to the park.

It has Mary Poppins-themed food items, coffee, and even breakfast and dinner sandwiches.

Poison Apple Macaron

This is the one dessert at Disneyland during Halloween that I'd refuse to eat again *unless the recipe is changed*.

I like sweet things, but it was WAY too sweet, and the particular macaroon fell apart when I picked it up so it wasn't yummy and crunchy.

The inside is filled with Salted Caramel and Apple Compote - which is also very soft.

I basically needed a spoon to eat it, but it was too sweet so I didn't bother.

But it sure looks cute!

Poison Apple Martini

This Poison Apple Martini is from Carthay Circle.

-- I'll share more photos from this restaurant in California Adventure when I share my experience with the light up Mickey cube below...

Halloween Macaroon

Good if you like coconut! I know some people don't like coconut, so if that's you, I'd skip this due to the coconut texture, but if you're a lover of coconut - BE MY GUEST (pun intended).

Halloween Mickey caramel apples

There are a ton of these various Halloween Mickey caramel apples with a crisp coating of caramel and beautiful decorations.

And actually they come in more than just Mickey's...

Halloween Time Caramel Apple in Candy Corn Coating with Minnie ears at Disneyland California

There are so many cute ones to choose from, like Candy Corn decorated caramel apples with Minnie ears.

Halloween Candy Apple at Disneyland California

One of my deepest regrets from a recent trip is not trying ALL of them!

Eating apples is healthy, you know! (!!)

Halloween cake pops

My kiddo LOVED the cake pops on this trip to Disneyland, when he learned they are twice as big as the ones at Starbucks!

Pumpkin Chai Cream Puff dessert

Even if you're NOT a fan of all things pumpkin, you're in for a treat with this lightly-flavored Pumpkin Chai Cream Puff.

It was one of my favorite Halloween treats this year at Disney!

You'll notice many more desserts to try in my photo of the Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe at Disneyland filled with halloween treats...

Jolly Holiday dessert case at Disneyland filled with Halloween Treats

The creamy pudding type dessert next to the puff it in the photo is a pecan praline type of dessert, it was okay --

But the Halloween pumpkin cream puff was the all star if you ask me!

Pecan Caramel Trifle

This dessert from Disneyland Park's Jolly Hoiday Bakery Cafe is good -- but I'd probably get the pumpkin puff again, if I had to choose one.

It's made of "layers of Vanilla Bean Diplomat Cream, Brown Sugar Spiced Cake and Candied Pecans in Caramel topped with Chantilly Cream."

Seasonal Oktoberfest Beers

Seasonal beer menu at a food cart during Halloween at Disneyland

You'll find seasonal beer offerings around Disneyland at carts, in restaurants, and at quick service dining options.

Dig In Red Velvet Cupcake covered in frosting

I hope they didn't sell out of this already, but I don't see it listed anymore on the Halloween Jolly Holiday Bakery menu.

Dig In Cupcake On Halloween Jolly Holiday Bakery menu at Disneyland

It is very tasty, and there's a red velvet cupcake buried beneath that layer of frosting, sitting on a chocolate cookie!

Grand Californian Halloween Treats Stand

We were in this hotel about 2 seconds before my kiddo noticed the plethora of Disney treats for Halloween inside the Grand Californian hotel.

Snack Cart with Day Of The Dead Treats inside Grand Californian Hotel during Halloween Time at Disneyland

This Halloween treat stand actually might be considered more of a Day Of The Dead stand - it's near a CoCo display in the Lobby...

Anyways -

If you want my foodie opinion, Disneyland is doing GREAT when it comes to making cookies... because there are two I love...

Skeleton Day Of The Dead Gingerbread Cookie during Halloween at Disneyland

First - that skull shortbread / sugar cookie is soft and loaded up with icing... YUM...

Skull Sugar Cookie Day of The Dead Halloween Treat at Disneyland

And second - the frosted skull sugar cookie -- very tasty!

Coffin Dessert at Halloween Cart inside Grand Californian Resort at Disneyland

At that stand were a few other treats like this coffin-decorated chocolate frosted chocolate cake in tins...

Dante Coco Character Day of the Dead Rice Krispie Treats at Disneyland

Some Halloween dipped pretzels, and cute Dante (dog from Coco) Day of the Dead Rice Krispie Treats.

More inspired-by-Halloween foods at Disneyland

Pumpkin-spiced churros with cinnamon sugar.
Pumpkin iced coffee (wasn't my favorite, honestly!)
Apple slushee.
Oogie Boogie Apple Lemonade (get it at Smokejumpers Grill at California Adventure.
Vampire Mickey-shaped Sourdough at Aunt Cass Cafe (try it with the San Fransokyo Clam Chowder).
Butterscotch-Apple Mule at Lamplight Lounge.

Disneyland blogger standing outside of Disney entrance during Halloween at Disneyland

Mickey-shaped Pumpkin Glow Cube ??!

I wanted to share my experience with the Mickey-shaped Pumpkin Glow Cube offered at menus around the park...

Disney Blogger with Halloween Cocktail at Disneyland

Because I found it confusing when I ordered one while dining for lunch at Cathay Circle in California Adventure park (you definitely need a reservation to dine there!)...

The waitress mentioned a poison apple martini with a mickey glow cube.

Turns out, the glow cube doesn't actually go in the drink.

Previous experiences with glow cubes at Disney including dining in Disney WORLD where you'll get a glow cube INSIDE your drink...

Like at Le Cellier in the Canada Pavilion at Epcot...

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Or inside Steakhouse 71 at The Contemporary Resort.

Anyways, my kiddo enjoyed it, but this is basically a fake glowing ice cube in the shape of a Mickey, but it can't actually go inside your drink to make it glow.

It's served on the outside of your drink as a decoration.

Photo spots and Halloween displays

There are quite a few backdrops for a cute Halloween selfie at Disneyland...

DIsneyland Day Of The Dead Halloween Display at Grand Californian Resort

There is an art display inside the Grand Californian Resort that is Day Of The Dead themed (near the Halloween treat station in the lobby).

Above is a Display in California Adventure park for Halloween / Fall season - it's the Radiator Springs Horn O Plenty Cornucopia.

Halloween Mickey ears and other products

Holding Halloween Mickey ears in Disneyland

I thought these Halloween Mickey ears were very cute -- there are a handful of varieties of them to choose from around Disneyland at kiosks and inside shops.