Disneyland and Walt Disney World have developed there Halloween Season festivities over the years. They have fun nighttime parties that involve trick-or-treating, seasonal attraction overlays, unique menu items, and tons of ambiance and festive decor. It’s one of the most exceptional times of the year to visit Disney parks, but you can’t always afford to drop everything and be part of the magic. If you are a hardcore Disney fan and can’t celebrate Halloween at Walt Disney World, then here are some ways you can have a Disney Halloween at home.
How to have a Disney Halloween at home
Disney Store
The first thing you need to do when you know you want a Disney Halloween at home is to visit your local Disney Store or shopDisney.com. This is where you will find all kinds of festive holiday merchandise, including costumes from Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and Disney films. The Disney Store also offers incredible party supplies, dish sets, and more. ShopDisney.com has park merchandise as well, so you can buy Haunted Mansion themed products and gear.
Disney Scented Candles
Disney Imagineers know that scents are one of the key triggers of memory. They pump scents into the park environments at any opportunity to further a theme and evoke an emotion (or desire to buy more ice cream). You can do this at home by lighting fall scented candles. You can take it even further in the Disney direction by buying scented candles inspired by Disney attractions. You’ll set the mood expertly for a night of Disney inspired Halloween fun.
DIY Mickey Mouse Caramel Apples
Caramel apples are delicious, and nothing says Halloween better. You can make your own caramel apples at home and even add a Disney twist buy clipping jumbo-sized marshmallows down the middle and sticking them onto the caramel apple for ears. Gently dip apples in chocolate one side at a time to get a nice even coat and then top with your favorite candy or crushed nuts.
Disney Halloween Movies
One more way that you can indulge in a Disney Halloween at home is by curating some Disney movies for the occasion. The Nightmare Before Christmas is an excellent start. It’s probably a tradition in your house already. You should include Hocus Pocus since it is such a big part of Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad is another excellent choice. Not only does the Headless Horseman start the Boo To You Parade off in the Magic Kingdom, but Disney also screens the film in Mickey’s Philharmagic during Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. The Haunted Mansion starring Eddie Murphy is another excellent choice of Disney Halloween Movie, as is The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror with Steve Guttenberg and Kirsten Dunst.
If you can’t watch movies, soundtracks to these films are just as good if not better. Music is the perfect way to set a Disney inspired mood for Halloween. Plus you can have it playing in the background without commanding too much focus during a Halloween gathering.
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