By Jocelyn Buhlman
The spooky season is approaching and Disney fans have begun to plan some bewitching days at their favorite Disney parks. There are so many essential parts of a perfect Halloween haunt at Disney parks—from dressing as your favorite Disney character to riding the special spooktacular rides—and none are more essential than tasting the treats and eats concocted just for the Halloween season. Whether you’re at Walt Disney World or Disneyland Resort, there’s a ghoulish delight for everyone to enjoy. Are you ready? We offer you this chilling challenge: figuring out what to try first!
Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World
Wizards, witches, toads in a pond—it’s time for tasty treats from regions beyond! At Magic Kingdom Park, there are so many deliciously spooky treats to enjoy for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. Here are some of our faves:
Main Street Bakery
- Not-So-Poison Apple Cupcake: A spiced “apple” cupcake with pecan crunch and buttercream
- Halloween Cinnamon Roll: Mickey-shaped cinnamon roll topped with icing and a chocolate spider web
- Pumpkin Cheesecake (available on party nights only): Gluten-friendly pumpkin cheesecake with gluten-friendly vanilla pecan cake and caramel glaze
Casey’s Corner
- Minnie Witch Brownie: Decadent brownie topped with a white chocolate piece featuring a wickedly wonderful Minnie Mouse, dressed in her witchy best!
Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe
- Hades Nachos (available on party nights only): Black bean nacho chips topped with fiery buffalo chicken and choice of toppings from the topping bar
- Worms & Dirt (available on party nights only; available daily starting October 1): Gluten-friendly Worms & Dirt chocolate pudding, gluten-friendly cake crumbs, gummy worms, and a chocolate grave stone
Cider House (Golden Oak Outpost)
- Apple Cider (available on party nights only)
- Warm Caramel-Stuffed Pretzel (available on party nights only)
- Cinnamon Donuts (available on party nights only)
Sleepy Hollow
- Zero Waffle Sundae (available on party nights only; available daily starting October 1): Special pumpkin waffles topped with vanilla ice cream, sprinkles, and a caramel drizzle
- Jack Skellington Cake Push Pop (available on party nights only): Layered chocolate cake, vanilla buttercream, white chocolate and dark chocolate crispy pearls, dark chocolate curls, and a white chocolate Jack Skellington piece
Liberty Square Market
- Madame Leota Dessert (available on party nights only): Vanilla tart shell filled with toasted marshmallow pastry crème and topped with crispy pearls, chocolate, and a hard candy garnish
Aloha Isle
- Hitchhiking Ghost Dessert (available on party nights only): Doom Buggy-inspired Cream Puff filled with cookies and cream mousse and topped with a chocolate piece featuring the Hitchhiking Ghosts
Gaston’s Tavern
- Oogie Boogie Meringue (available on party nights only): Gluten-friendly pomegranate-cherry gelée with gummy worms and topped with glow-in-the-dark meringue
Storybook Treats
- Maleficent Dessert: Lime soft-serve in a black waffle cone, topped with purple sugar and chocolate horns
Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies
- Candy Corn Ice Cream: Soft-serve ice cream available in a cone or in a sundae
- Candy Corn Milkshake: Topped with cotton candy and a Mickey-shaped marshmallow
Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe
- Muenster Smash Burger (available on party nights only): the Muenster Smash Burger is served on a black bun with Muenster cheese, tots, and Sriracha aïoli.
Disneyland Resort
If you haven’t visited Disneyland Resort recently, we have a sweet reason to hurry back… A spellbinding selection of delicious treats which are sure to raise your spirits. If you’re looking for all the treats and no tricks, you’re in luck, because the candy shops across Disneyland resort are bringing out their most bewitching goodies, just for you:
Disneyland Resort Candy Shops
(Pooh Corner and Candy Palace at Disneyland park; Trolley Treats at Disney California Adventure park; and Marceline’s Confectionery at the Downtown Disney District)
- Minnie Witch Apple
- Jack Skellington Apple
- Skull Apple
- Evil Queen Apple
- Jack Skellington Cake Pop
- Bat Cake Pop
- Mickey Mouse Mummy Crispy Treat
- Oogie Boogie Crispy Treat
- Maleficent Crispy Treat
- Mummy Marshmallow
- Pumpkin Fudge
Disneyland Park
At Disneyland park, the spirits have cooked up something extra special: flavored churros from the beyond, ready to cast their spell on you! Which one will be your favorite? Make sure to stop by the churro carts to try them all:
Disneyland Park Churros Carts
- Churros near Big Thunder Mountain: Orange Sugar Churro with Candy Corn Sauce
- Churros near Haunted Mansion: Pumpkin Spice Churro with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Hungry Bear Restaurant: Churro Bites Cereal Sundae with fruit cereal-dusted churros, cereal milk anglaise, strawberry ice cream, and raspberry sauce
- Golden Horseshoe: Churro Sundae with cookie butter gelato garnished with a cinnamon sugar-dusted churro and topped with cajeta and whipped cream
- Churros near Town Square and Sleeping Beauty Castle: Maleficent Churro covered with chocolate cookie crumbles blended with colored sugar (you can even add Marshmallow Dip!)
- Churros near Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters: Sour Apple Churro (with the option to add Caramel Sauce to this one!)
Once you’ve had a churro or two (or three, or four…), don’t forget to enjoy the rest of Disneyland’s creepy cuisine:
Red Rose Taverne
- Black Rose Dessert: black truffle mousse with raspberry compote and crunch center with a candy spider
Troubadour Tavern
- Cookie Decorating Kits
Rancho del Zocalo
- Orange Sugar Skull Pot de Crème
- Frozen Abuelita Horchata: frozen Mexican hot chocolate layered with frozen horchata and topped with whipped cream
Café Orleans
- Crab & Corn Chowder
French Market
- Halloween-Themed Dessert Trio: with worms & dirt, salted caramel pudding, and pumpkin pie
- Mansion Spider Bundt Cake: chocolate Bundt cake with green icing and a chocolate spider
Mint Julep Bar
- Pumpkin Spice Mickey Beignets
Bengal Barbecue
- Musubi Special: spiced ham musubi with lemongrass jasmine rice and pineapple teriyaki sauce and served with pickled daikon and carrots topped with furikake flakes
Carnation Café
- Haunted Firehouse Chicken Sandwich: red pepper coulis, white cheese sauce, crispy pancetta, and arugula on yellow sliced bread
Gibson Girl
- Apple Pie á La Mode: vanilla ice cream with warm spiced apples, crumble topping, and caramel drizzle
Jolly Holiday Bakery Café
- Sweet Potato Hand Pie: sweet potato pie filling topped with orange white chocolate glaze and toasted mini-marshmallows
- Cruella de Vil Brownie: brownie in a spotted cup with black dark chocolate mousse, white chocolate mousse, and a Cruella de Vil logo
- Graveyard Cupcake: chocolate cupcake with cherry filling, dark chocolate mousse, Halloween sprinkles, and a chocolate tombstone
- Spice Bundt Cake
- Pumpkin Layered Cheesecake
- Pumpkin Muffin
- Mickey Mummy Macaroon
Refreshment Corner
- Halloween Hot Dog: with spicy meatballs, cheese sauce, and oven-roasted tomatoes
Plaza Inn Restaurant
- Main Street Mickey’s Pound Cake: pound cake filled with blueberry compote and cookie crumbles surrounded by whipped cream and garnished with black sugar and mint
- Halloween Minnie Mouse Cake: cinnamon-praline Bundt cake with an apple center and finished with an orange glaze and sprinkles
Galactic Grill
- Spider Parfait: chocolate cake, vanilla and chocolate pudding, and a thick layer of ganache
Alien Pizza Planet
- Cosmic Chili Pasta: pinwheel pasta, chili, cheese, and green onion
- Alien Spider Parfait: chocolate cake, vanilla and chocolate pudding, and a thick layer of ganache
Disney California Adventure Park
Disney California Adventure joins in the churro fun with some of their own flavored churros at carts throughout the park. There’s a full rainbow of churros just waiting to make your day (and Instagram feed) brighter:
Disney California Adventure Park Churros
- Willie’s Churros: Purple, Green, and Orange Sugar Churro; Pumpkin Spice Churro
- Churros near Redwood Creek Challenge Trail: S’mores Churro with graham cracker, chocolate chips, and a marshmallow drizzle
- Churros near Goofy’s Sky School: Purple Sugar Churro
- Cozy Cone Motel: Pumpkin Spice Churro with Cream Cheese Dipping Sauce
Don’t go too overboard on those devilish delights—at least, not until you’ve sampled the rest of the spookily scrumptious snacks the park has to offer:
Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Café
- Sleepy Hollow Cupcake: red velvet cupcake with Headless Horseman chocolate piece
Clarabelle’s Hand Scooped Ice Cream
- Purple, Orange, Green, and Black Sprinkles to Dip
- Spider Silk Macaron Sandwich: black macaron with charcoal-tart cherry spun ice cream topped with popping candy and raspberry sauce
- Bat Wing Raspberry Sundae: white chocolate raspberry swirl ice cream with raspberry splatter, red sprinkles, whipped cream, and bat wing cookie
Mortimer’s Market and Boudin Bread Cart
- Mickey Bread with Fangs
Smokejumpers Grill
- Green Apple Spell Lemonade: lemonade with sour green apple syrup, cherry popping pearls, and raspberry sauce
Pacific Wharf Café
- Pumpkin Bread Pudding
- Mickey Bread with Fangs
- Bacon Cheddar Ale Soup
Pacific Wharf Beer Truck
- Karl Strauss Oktoberfest Beer
Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta
- Anti Vampire Pizza: roasted garlic sauce, marinated chicken smoked gouda, mozzarella, roasted red peppers, and a tomato-harissa sauce drizzle
- ACE Pumpkin Hard Cider
- Karl Strauss Oktoberfest Beer
Corn Dog Castle
- Spicy Pepper Jack Dog: dipped in corn batter, drizzled with blackberry sauce, and topped with sweet pineapple salsa, pickled serranos, and crushed cheese puffs