REVIEW: Clarabelle’s Unleashes Bat Wing Sundae and Spider Silk Sandwich for HalloweenTime

Clarabelle’s Hand-Scooped Ice Cream on Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure has some wonderful HalloweenTime specials available right now through October 31st, 2017, so let’s check them out before they fly away!

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Bat Wing Raspberry Sundae ($7.49)

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“White chocolate, raspberry swirl ice cream with raspberry splatter, blood red sprinkles, whipped cream, and bat wing cookie”

This is just about the best sundae I’ve ever had at a Disney theme park, in both taste and value. This thing is huge and two of us had a really hard time finishing it, but it was so good that we felt compelled to do so.

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First off, the dark chocolate bat cookie is even better than the ubiquitous “vanilla” Mickey Bat Cookie sold around the Disneyland Resort at this time of year, and it complimented the raspberry flavors in the sundae very well. The white chocolate raspberry swirl ice cream should be offered all year long, because it is absolutely fantastic. Any item in this would be good on its own, but I applaud the culinary team for choosing the pieces they put together here, not only making the sundae look great for the season, but also offering a unique flavor that you can’t get at any other time.

You can get this sundae with any flavors that you choose, but I’m not sure why you wouldn’t just get it as intended, as seen above.

Spider Silk Ice Cream Sandwich ($6.49)

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“Black macaron with charcoal-tart cherry spun ice cream topped with popping candy and drops of raspberry sauce.”

While it may not have been the most appetizing thing to look at, this one gets a lot of points for originality. Charcoal-Tart Cherry is another ice cream type that you can’t get at any other time of year, and I would most equate it to a muted cherry flavor. The popping candy is a fun addition and the raspberry sauce is a nice touch, but if you have to choose one item, go for the Bat Wing Sundae above.

CONCEPT ART: Cars Land & Buena Vista Street Get Spooky for Halloween Time at California Adventure

Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort is almost here! This year, the spooky fun extends throughout the Disneyland Resort, with returning favorites at Disneyland park and new ghostly delights at Disney California Adventure park.

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In Cars Land, the residents of Radiator Springs are transforming their little road town into a Haul-O-Ween celebration. Each establishment will be decorated for the season, with Fillmore showing off his Jack-Oil-Lanterns and ghostly folk art, a Spider-Car spinning webs all over Flo’s V8 Café and more.

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Two Cars Land attractions will also transform for the first time ever this Halloween season. Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters will become Luigi’s Honkin’ Haul-O-Ween, an all-new spooktacular dance celebration where Luigi and Guido will entertain the cugini (cousins) with Halloween twists on traditional Italian festival songs like the “Terror-antella,” “The Chop Top of Carsoli” and more. Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree will become Mater’s Graveyard JamBOOree, where guests will whirl around the graveyard to the tune of creepy new songs and fun haunted twists on favorites such as “Monster Truck Smash” and “Welcome to Radiator Screams.”

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At Buena Vista Street, a new 10-foot-tall statue of the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow, holding his jack-o’-lantern head up to the sky, will haunt Carthay Circle. Mickey Mouse and his friends bring more Halloween fun to this stylish avenue, donning new costumes, with Mickey Mouse as a bat, Goofy as a ghost, Daisy Duck as a witch and more!

Discover these new experiences along with returning favorites during Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort, September 15 through October 31!

Source: Disney Parks Blog

VIDEO: Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark Debuts for HalloweenTime at Disneyland Resort

Last night, Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark debuted at Disney California Adventure. The ride is a Halloween holiday overlay of Mission Breakout, which opened at the resort in May and is still available to guests during the day. Starting at 6pm, guests can experience this new ride instead, a sequel to the daytime version.

Overall, Monsters After Dark is a really fun overlay that basically gives you a seventh (yeah, seventh) ride profile for the attraction. The completely unique pre-shows and lighting make this more special and the fact that it is a seamless sequel to the daytime version is sheer brilliance. The song during the ride is a little silly as it feels pretty basic and just had the lyrics “Monsters After Dark” over and over again, but this overlay will undoubtedly be enjoyed just as much as the daytime version.

Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark is now open from 6pm to park close nightly during HalloweenTime at the Disneyland Resort.

VIDEO: Take a Ride on Cars Land’s Two Haul-O-Ween Attractions

On the first day of Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort, we have some of the first videos of the two attractions in Cars Land that have gotten the Halloween overlay.

First is Mater’s Graveyard JamBOOree, with the “Monster Truck Mash” soundtrack.

Next we have two videos of Luigi’s Honkin’ Haul-O-Ween, the first with the “Haul-O-Ween” theme song, and the second with “The Chop Top of Carsoli” soundtrack.

We’ll be bringing you more of Halloween Time over the next several days, so stay tuned!

PHOTOS: Lightning McQueen and Mater Debut Haul-O-Ween Costumes at California Adventure

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CARS LAND HAUL-O-WEEN – Everyone’s favorite Cars characters have transformed Radiator Springs into their own Haul-O-Ween celebration during Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort. For the first time, the Cars characters will be donning their Halloween “car-stumes” as they greet guests and prepare to go “trunk-or-treating.” Mater will be wearing his vampire or “van-pire” outfit, while Lightning McQueen is dressed as a super hero. Cruz Ramirez, Red the Fire Truck and DJ get dressed up as a pirate, a clown and a punk rocker, respectively.(Joshua Sudock/Disneyland Resort)

Haul-O-Ween is coming to Cars Land at Disney California Adventure and the residents of Radiator Springs are getting into the spirit, decorating each of their establishments and even dressing up in their own car-stumes! As seen above, Lightning McQueen is already a super hero to race fans, and his car-stume reflects that. Here he is next to the scare-car, which makes its Haul-O-Ween debut this year.

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Mater may not have a trunk, but that won’t stop him from trunk-or-treating in his vampire costume.

Haul-O-Ween at Disney California Adventure along with Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort kick-off on September 15 through October 31. Stay tuned for live coverage of all of the festivities from WDWNT all weekend long!

Full List of Halloween Time Snacks & Drinks for Disneyland Resort, Including Cars Land Haul-loween, Trader Sam’s, New Popcorn Buckets, and More!

Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort is about to begin, and we’ve “unearthed” a comprehensive rundown of the treats that will be served at both parks this year, including ghoulishly themed offerings for Haul-loween in Cars Land and Guardians of the Galaxy: Monsters After Dark at California Adventure!

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HALLOWEEN TIME AT THE DISNEYLAND RESORT (ANAHEIM, Calif.) – A Mickey Mouse-inspired jack-o’-lantern on Main Street, U.S.A., celebrates the spirit of the Halloween season at Disneyland Park. Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort returns from Sept. 15 through Oct. 31, 2017 with spooky seasonal décor, themed food and beverage offerings and attractions that get a seasonal overlay for Halloween. New in 2017, guests will be able to celebrate with their favorite Radiator Springs residents in Cars Land, which is getting decked out for Haul-O-Ween. (Paul Hiffmeyer/Disneyland)

Disneyland Park

Main Street Doughnut Stand

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Assorted Halloween Doughnuts

Carnation Cafe

  • Spicy Chicken Sandwich – sriracha glazed fried chicken  topped with pepper jack cheese and saw on a brioche bun

Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor

  • Orange and Black Sprinkles for Premium Cone
  • Poison Apple Stein
  • Headless Horseman Straw/Clip
  • Pumpkin Bottle Topper

Jolly Holiday Cafe

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Headless Horseman Straw/Clip
  • Red Poison Apple Glow Cube
  • Bat Mickey Cookie
  • Pumpkin Cheesecake
  • Pumpkin Muffin
  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Whoopie Pie
  • Maple Creme Brulee
  • Spiced Bundt Cake
  • Caramel Eclair
  • Holiday Brownie
  • S’mores Bar
  • Mickey-Shaped Mummy Macaron – White chocolate macaron with white chocolate drizzle and chocolate-salted creamed filling
  • Chocolate Hazelnut Mickey Shaped French Macaron
  • Raspberry Rose Mickey Shaped French Macaron
  • Red Velvet Cupcake
  • Turkey Noodle Soup
  • Toasted Ham and Swiss Sandwich with Apple Chutney
  • Roast Beef and Manchango Cheese Sandwich
  • Mediterranean Salad
  • Pumpkin Spice Latte

Market House

  • Bat Mickey Cookie

Refreshment Corner

  • Headless Horseman Straw/Clip

Red Rose Taverne 

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Red Poison Apple Glow Cube
  • Enchanted Maize Faltbread with mozeralla cheese, roasted corn, pickled red onions, parmesan, spicy lime, and chopped cilantro

Fantasyland Fruit Cart, Plaza Inn

  • Pumpkin Bottle Topper
  • Headless Horseman Straw/Clip
  • Poison Apple Stein
  • Halloween Travel Mug

Daisy’s Diner, Pluto’s Dog House, Royal Street Veranda, Harbour Galley

  • Halloween Travel Mug

Clarabelle’s (Toontown)

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Orange and Black Sprinkles

Toon-Up Treats, Main Street Fruit Cart

  • Poison Apple Stein
  • Pumpkin Bottle Topper

Town Square Popcorn Cart, Hub Popcorn Cart, Toontown Popcorn Cart, Small World Popcorn Cart, Fantasyland Theatre Popcorn Cart, Frontierland Popcorn Cart

  • Halloween Popcorn Bucket
  • AP Popcorn Bucket
  • Pumpkin Mickey Premium Popcorn Bucket

Small World Lemonade Cart, Frontierland Lemonade Cart

  • Headless Horseman Straw/Clip

Rancho Del Zocalo

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Barbacoa Torta and Chips

Ship to Shore Marketplace

  • Pumpkin Bottle Topper
  • Poison Apple Stein
  • Halloween Travel Mug

Town Square Churro Cart, Hub Hot Foods Cart, Hub Churro Cart, Frontierland Pretzel Cart 

  • Pumpkin Bottle Topper

Frontierland Churro Cart, New Orleans Churro Cart

  • Pumpkin Bottle Topper
  • Sour Watermelon Churro (Fantasmic! offering)

Blue Bayou (Mickey’s Halloween Party Dinner Packages)

  • Chicken Roulade
  • Blue Bayou Bouillabaisse
  • Pan-Seared Bone-In Pork Loin
  • Surf and Turf (Lobster Tail and Filet Mignon)
  • Bone-In Rib-Eye
  • Pan-Seared Salmon
  • Hand Crusted Rack of Lamb
  • Portobello Mushroom and Louisiana Popcorn Rice
  • Hatbox Ghost Dessert (Chocolate Brownie and Mousse Cake with Raspberry Center, Graveyard Dusted Raspberry Cookie)
  • Red Poison Apple Glow Cube

Cafe Orleans

  • Shrimp and Grits

New Orleans Popcorn Cart

  • Halloween Popcorn Bucket
  • AP Popcorn Bucket
  • Oogie Boogie Premium Popcorn Bucket

New Orleans Lemonade Cart

  • Headless Horseman Straw/Clip
  • Poison Apple Stein
  • Halloween Travel Mug

French Market

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Pumpkin Cheesecake with Bat Chocolate Decorations
  • “Snake and Spider Chocolate Goo” – Dark Chocolate cup filled with layers of Dark Chocolate Mousse, Green Pound Cake, and Chocolate Cookie Crumbles with Gummy Worms and an Oogie Boogie Chocolate Piece

Mint Julep Bar

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Red Poison Apple Glow Cube
  • Dreamsicle Beignets

Hungry Bear Restaurant

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Red Poison Apple Glow Cube
  • Bison Blue Cheeseburger – Candied bacon, sautéed mushrooms, baby kale, and blue cheese sauce on whole wheat bun
  • Milk and Honey Funnel Cake

Candy Palace, Pooh Corner (Hunny Spot)

  • Various themed cookies, candy apples, cake pops, crispy treats, cupcakes, fudge, and glacier drinks

Critter Country Fruit Cart, Tropical Imports

  • Poison Apple Stein

Critter Country Churro Cart

  • Pumpkin Bottle Topper
  • Graham Cracker (S’mores) Churro (Fantasmic! offering)

Golden Horseshoe

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Peanut Butter Pretzel Chocolate Bark

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Stage Door Cafe

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Peanut Butter Pretzel Chocolate Bark
  • Campfire S’mores Funnel Cake

Bengal Barbecue

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Red Poison Apple Glow Cube
  • Lamb Kefta

Outdoor Carts

  • Halloween Popcorn Bucket with Cotton Candy
  • Candy Corn Cotton Candy

Galactic Grill

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Spider Parfait

Tomorrowland Popcorn Cart

  • Halloween Popcorn Bucket
  • AP Popcorn Bucket

Tomorrowland Churro Cart

  • Pumpkin Bottle Topper
  • Churro with Orange and Purple Sugar

Redd Rocket’s Pizza Port

  • Meatball Pizza
  • Spider Parfait
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HALLOWEEN TIME AT THE DISNEYLAND RESORT (ANAHEIM, Calif.) – Oogie Boogie appears for the first time at Disney California Adventure, taking over with his twisted tale of a forever Halloween, inspired by “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Oogie Boogie’s oversized silhouette beckons guests through the main entrance of the park and bats encircle Carthay Circle Theatre. Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort runs from Sept. 15 through Oct. 31, 2017, with spooky seasonal décor, themed food and beverage offerings and attractions that get a seasonal overlay for Halloween. (Disney California Adventure Park)

Disney California Adventure

Fiddler, Fifer and Practical Cafe

  • Bat Cookie (New Design)
  • “Sleepy Hollow Cupcake” – Red Velvet Cupcake with Headless Horseman Chocolate Piece
  • Pumpkin Muffin

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Clarabelle’s

  • Purple, Black, and Green Sprinkles Topping/Dipper
  • Bat Wing Raspberry Sundae – White chocolate, raspberry swirl ice cream with raspberry splatter, blood red sprinkles, whipped cream, and bat wing cookie
  • Spider Silk Ice Cream Sandwich – Black macaron with charcoal-tart cherry spun ice cream topped with popping candy and drops of raspberry sauce.
  • Headless Horseman Straw/Clip
  • Poison Apple Stein with Sundae

Mortimer’s Market, Fairfax Fruit Cart

  • Poison Apple Stein with Fruit

Trolley Treats

  • Various themed cookies, candy apples, cake pops, crispy treats, cupcakes, fudge, and glacier drinks

Buena Vista Street Popcorn Cart, Paradise Pier Popcorn Cart

  • Halloween Popcorn Bucket
  • Oogie Boogie Premium Popcorn Bucket

Smokejumper’s Grill

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Red Poison Apple Glow Cube
  • Green Apple Spell Lemonade with Cherry Drops
  • Bat Cookie (New Design)
  • Seasonal Beer

Golden State Churro Cart

  • Purple, Green and Orange Churro

Grizzly Peak Popcorn Cart

  • Halloween Popcorn Bucket
  • AP Popcorn Bucket
  • Oogie Boogie Premium Popcorn Bucket

Carthay Circle Restaurant & Lounge

  • Poison Apple-Tini – Crown Royal Apple, Dekuyper, Cranberry Juice, with Green Poison Apple Glow Cube

Award Weiners

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • THOR Funnel Cake Fries – Topped with diced mangoes in a tropical fruit sauce, whipped cream and chili-lime sugar
  • Thunder Dog – hot dog with black bun, apple slaw, beet and onion slaw, mustard crema, green onions, with filmstrip fries
  • Barq’s Red Cream Soda with Thor Hammer Glow Cube

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Schmoozies

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • MonsterMallow Doughnut – Croissant doughnut with marshmallow filling
  • Mummy Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich – Almond macaron with dark chocolate, drilled with whit chocolate and filled with rainbow sherbet
  • Caramel Apple Smoothie

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Hollywood Lounge

  • Bone Chilling Apple Cider
  • Spitfire Cider with Cinnamon Whiskey
  • Moonlight Margarita (Mango)
  • Scare-berry Lemonade (Strawberry)

Studio Catering Truck

  • Dragon’s Breath “Monsters After Dark” Tacos – Pork Belly Tacos, Korean Barbecue Sauce, Kim Chi Slaw, and Sriracha
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HALLOWEEN TIME AT THE DISNEYLAND RESORT (ANAHEIM, Calif.) – Guests will get into the Haul-O-Ween spirit in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure Park. Radiator Springs residents Lighting McQueen, Mater, Cruz, Red and DJ will be all dressed up to go “trunk-or-treating.” Attractions transform, too, with Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree turning spooky as the Graveyard JamBOOree, and Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters getting a seasonal twist to become Luigi’s Honkin’ Haul-O-Ween. Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort runs from Sept. 15 through Oct. 31, 2017, with spooky seasonal décor, themed food and beverage offerings and attractions that get a seasonal overlay for Halloween. (Disney California Adventure Park)

 

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HALLOWEEN TIME AT THE DISNEYLAND RESORT (ANAHEIM, Calif.) – For the first time, Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort is also taking over Disney California Adventure Park, with areas such as Buena Vista Street and Cars Land getting all dressed up for Halloween fun. In Cars Land, everyone’s favorite Cars characters have transformed Radiator Springs into their own Haul-O-Ween celebration. With Fillmore showing off his Jack-Oil-Lanterns and ghostly folk art, Sarge displaying his “pump-kins,” and a Spider-Car spinning webs all over the outside of Flo’s V8 Café, the town of Radiator Springs will indeed be transformed into Radiator Screams.(Disney California Adventure Park)

Flo’s V8 Cafe

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Tire Pumpkin Glow Straw
  • “Car-achnid Pot Pie” – Chicken pot pie with dried cranberries and butter-crust spider
  • “Candy Cone Pie” – Cream pie with vanilla, butterscotch, and white chocolate pudding
  • “Grape Ghoul-ant Shake”

Fillmore’s

  • Vampire Mater Bread
  • Poison Apple Stein with Fruit

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Cozy Cone

  • Halloween Churro (Cone 1)
  • Halloween Sprinkles (Cone 2)
  • “Slow Burnin’ Mac and Cheese Cone” – Pasta with spicy red pepper cheese sauce, topped with chili-cheese puffs, served in black cauldron cone (Cone 3)
  • “Spoke-y Cone Macaron” – filled with marshmallow buttercream and candy corn (Cone 4)
  • Popcone with “Junkyard JamBOOree Mix” – optional add-on of M&M’s, candy corn, chocolate covered pretzels, boston baked beans, and ghost quins (Cone 5)
  • 16 or 32oz. Traffic Cone Sipper with Halloween Sticker (All Cones)
  • Tire Pumpkin Glow Straw (All Cones)
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HALLOWEEN TIME AT THE DISNEYLAND RESORT (ANAHEIM, Calif.) – For the first time, Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort is also taking over Disney California Adventure Park, with areas such as Buena Vista Street and Cars Land getting all dressed up for Halloween fun. Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters will transform into Luigi’s Honkin’ Haul-O-Ween, an all-new spooktacular dance celebration where Luigi and Guido entertain the cousins with Halloween twists to traditional Italian festival songs like the “Terror-antella,” “The Chop Top of Carsoli” and more. (Disney California Adventure Park)

Cocina Cucamonga, Paradise Pier Chiller Cart, Paradise Pier Lemonade Cart

  • Headless Horseman Straw/Clip
  • Halloween Travel Mug

Lucky Fortune Cookery

  • Red Poison Apple Glow Cube
  • Halloween Travel Mug

Pacific Wharf Cafe

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Headless Horseman Straw/Clip
  • Pumpkin Raisin Bread Pudding
  • Anchor Red Orange Blondie
  • Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest

Pacific Wharf Beer Truck

  • Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest

Boudin Bread Cart

  • Pumpkin Shaped Bread

Pacific Wharf Cappuccino Cart

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Pumpkin Muffin

Paradise Garden Grill

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • COCO Items:
    • Yucatan-inspired Vaporcitos
    • Mole Verde con Pollo
    • Tortitas de Papa Con Queso
    • Tacos de Estilo Callejero
    • Ensalada de Frutas
    • Pan de Muerto
    • Tres Leches Parfait
    • Mexican Hot Chocolate (available in regular cup or souvenir COCO Jarita)
    • Agua de Jamaica Slush
  • Dos Equis Lager

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Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta

  • Headless Horseman Straw/Clip
  • Bat Cookie (New Design)
  • Cheeseburger Pizza (September)
  • Anti-Vampire Pizza (October)
  • Pumpkin Cheesecake

Paradise Pier Special Event Cart with COCO Items

  • Elote
  • Ensalada de Frutas
  • Paletas
  • Agua Fresca de Pina (Pineapple)
  • La Guitarra Cookies

Bayside Brews

  • Karl Strauss Oktoberfest

Paradise Pier Ice Cream Company

  • Vanilla and Orange Swirl Ice Cream
  • Orange Ice Cream
  • Purple, Black, and Green Sprinkles
  • Headless Horseman Straw/Clip
  • Poison Apple stein with Beverage

Corn Dog Castle

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Headless Horseman Straw/Clip
  • Spicy Pepper Jack Cheese Stick – Dipped in corn batter, drizzled with blackberry sauce, and topped with sweet pineapple salsa, pickled Serrano, and cheese puffs

Cove Bar

  • Red Poison Apple Glow Cube
  • Ghostly Pepper Nachos – Ghost pepper marinated flank steak with green tortilla chips topped with ghost pepper cheese sauce, black beans, and avocado-tomatillo salsa
  • Witches Sea-Quel – Vodka and Chambord cocktail

Paradise Pier Churro Cart

  • Green Churro

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Goofy’s Sky School Churro Cart

  • Purple Churro

A Bug’s Land Chiller Cart

  • Headless Horseman Straw/Clip

Outdoor Vending Carts 

  • Candy Corn Cotton Candy
  • Mickey Ghost Lanyard
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HALLOWEEN TIME AT THE DISNEYLAND RESORT (ANAHEIM, Calif.) – A spell is cast during Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort as more spooky fun expands into Disney California Adventure Park this year. Along Buena Vista Street, guests will enjoy Halloween decorations in store windows and in Carthay Circle, they’ll see a new 10-foot-tall statue of the Headless Horseman himself, holding up his jack-o’-lantern head to the sky. New, themed background music further creates the appropriately eerie, but still fun, mood. (Disney California Adventure Park)

Disneyland Resort Hotels

Disneyland Hotel

The Coffee House

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Headless Horseman Straw/Clip
  • Poison Apple Stein
  • Pumpkin Spice Latte
  • Pumpkin Muffin

Tangaroa Terrace 

  • Pumpkin Muffin

Trader Sam’s

  • Hitchhiking Ghost Ceramic Mug Edition 2

Disney’s Grand California Hotel

Storytellers Cafe

  • Seasonal Halloween Buffet Desserts

White Water Snacks

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Headless Horseman Straw/Clip
  • Poison Apple Stein

Hearthstone Lounge

  • Pumpkin Spice Latte
  • Red Poison Apple Glow Cube
  • Poison Apple Stein

Paradise Pier Hotel

Surfside Lounge

  • Halloween Travel Mug
  • Bat Mickey Cookie
  • Pumpkin Muffin with Streusel Topping
  • Pumpkin Spice Latte
  • Headless Horseman Straw/Clip
  • Red Poison Apple Glow Cube
  • Poison Apple Stein

WDWNT will be there for the start of HalloweenTime at the Disneyland Resort this Friday, so please tell its in the comments what items you would like to see a review or pictures of!

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BREAKING: Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark Ride Announced

Halloween Time at Disneyland is expanding to include Disney California Adventure this year with “Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark”.

Your adventure picks up moments after the events of the popular Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! attraction. The Guardians have successfully escaped The Collector’s Fortress, but they have accidentally left Groot behind! Rocket enlists you to distract the creatures that have been released so he can find and rescue his little buddy. While The Collector’s ever-resourceful assistant, Apheta, may try to assure you that it is all just a momentary setback, Disney advises you to proceed with caution!

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Once the sun sets each evening during Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort, Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! will transform into Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark. Music continues to be at the heart of the experience, and an all-new song, “Monsters After Dark,” was created especially for this attraction by Tyler Bates, composer of the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films.

Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort kicks off on September 15th.

PHOTO REPORT: Disneyland Resort 9/7/16 (Tower of Terror Farewell, Star Wars Land, AP Days, New Character Heads)

Conner Purzycki brings us a fairly news-heavy photo report from the Disneyland Resort on the first day of its transition from the Diamond Celebration into HalloweenTime. Heavy promotion has started for the Tower of Terror final check-in, Star Wars land continues to rise from the dirt, Mickey and Minnie are getting an entirely new look, and the popular AP Days promotion has returned. See, I told you there was a lot going on! Let’s get started, because there is so much to see:

Tower of Terror Final Check-In

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Banners around the resort promote HalloweenTime and the Tower of Terror send off events.

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Billboard by the tram station don’t even mention Halloween Time, it’s all Twilight Zone Tower of Terror promotion. Halloween Time is a pretty big deal at the Disneyland Resort, so giving Tower of Terror the headline billing for this season is kind of a big deal.

Star Wars Land Construction

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Construction of the Star Wars themed land continues in the back of Disneyland Park.

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While it may appear that this project is ahead in schedule compared to Hollywood Studios, this version of the land features more tunnels and an elaborate mountain range to separate the area from Frontierland and Critter Country.

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The Tower of Terror off in the distance, making this an interesting snapshot in Disneyland history.

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Some of the Paint the Night floats are visible just beyond the Star Wars site. The parade is set to return for the holiday season at the Disneyland Resort before the finale run of the Main Street Electrical Parade begins.

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The Diamond Celebration Slowly Vanishes

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Promotional signs for AP Days out in force at the Mickey and Friends Parking Structure.

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The Diamond Celebration still lingers at the Disneyland Resort, including the Diamond Days promotion, which is still going for some reason.

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Halloween Time and the Diamond celebration decorations clash on Main Street.

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Some work being done outside of the Disneyland Railroad station.

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Some tarps still up on the Market House, but Starbucks remains open through it.

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Some other Main Street facades are now also behind tarps.

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The hub Jack-O-Lanterns are back.

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While the “60” came down overnight, the rest of Sleeping Beauty Castle is still sporting the 60th decorations.

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New Mickey & Minnie Costumes Arrive

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The heavily discussed new look heads for Mickey and Minnie Mouse debuted at the Disneyland Resort yesterday.

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These style heads also appear in Mickey’s Royal Friendship Fair at the Magic Kingdom and at the Shanghai Disney Resort.

Rivers of America

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Work continues on the Rivers of America as it prepares for a Summer 2017 reopening, including a newly enhanced Fantasmic show.

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The Columbia is being re-rigged for a new segment in Fantasmic, themed to Pirates of the Caribbean.

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Haunted Mansion Holiday

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The Haunted Mansion is currently closed for its Haunted Mansion Holiday makeover.

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A new cemetery has been placed up on the hill in the queue, featuring some fo the more famous tombstones from the attraction lore.

The Halloween Tree

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The Halloween Tree honoring Ray Bradbury is back in Frontierland.

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Peter Pan Facade Refurbishment

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Even though it was worked on extensively in 2015, the Peter Pan’s Flight facade is once again behind tarps in Fantasyland. The attraction is open.

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Space Mountain – Ghost Galaxy

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Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy will be replacing Hyperspace Mountain until November. Hyperspace Mountain is expected to return and run until the opening of Star Wars land (only bowing our for Ghost Galaxy every year).

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Downtown Disney

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The new Starbucks in Downtown Disney is already getting a facade touch up, along with a Sprinkles location moving in next door.

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More Tower of Terror and Halloween Time banners going down to the Disneyland Hotel.

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Disney California Adventure

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Some work being done to the outside of Rushin’ River Outfitters.

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AP Days Return

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AP Days have returned to the resort for the fall season.

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A number of annual passholder exclusive items are available at the event.

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Specialty food and beverage offerings from around the resort are showcased.

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Trader Sam’s has a special Mahalloween mug this year celebrating The Haunted Mansion.

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The lines for the AP Days Showcase were pretty long.

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The now infamous Backlot Stage still remains, simply as it is more cost effective to leave it standing than remove it at this point.

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The Pete’s Dragon preview is gone, so the Sunset Showcase sits dormant.

Max Guggenheim’s 10/13/12 Photo Report

Max gives us a look at the past weekend in Disneyland. Halloween decorations are out in full. Work progresses on the Princess Meet & Greet Fantasy Faire. Plus some looks at Haunted Mansion’s Nightmare Before Christmas overlay.

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Main Street decorated in orange & red

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A look at some of the progress on the Princess Fantasy Faire

Tarps are covering up a lot of the initial work

The effort to camouflage some of the construction is much appreciated on the West side of the castle

View from the Matterhorn towards Small World

Colorful signage leading to the Halloween Carnival at Big Thunder Mountain Ranch

Quick look at the holiday overlay at the Haunted Mansion

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