
Halloween kicks off at Disneyland on Sept. 12
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Halloween kicks off at Disneyland on Sept. 12 as the Haunted Mansion and Space Mountain get special transformations.
Disneyland will remain under the Halloween spell until Oct. 31 with special Disney Villains festivities, a Halloween Carnival at Big Thunder Ranch and Mickey Mouse in full costume.
Here are the details:
Spooky Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy: Ghosts appear in the darkness and swirling galaxies reaching out to guests as they travel on the ride.
Haunted Mansion Holiday: Jack Skellington and others from “Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas” return to take over the Haunted Mansion. This year’s gingerbread house is designed to resemble an “iron maiden” coffin with spikes (candy canes) and a hapless gingerbread zombie trapped inside. This is the 14th original gingerbread design since Haunted Mansion Holiday debuted in 2001.
Halloween Carnival: In Frontierland, a new magic show is presented at Big Thunder Ranch as part of the “Astounding Cauldron of Magic” sideshow tent.
Pumpkin Festival: Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland is transformed with hundreds of pumpkins on display.
Mad T Party: At the California Adventure the Mat T Party in Hollywood Land gets some Halloween spice.




