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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Halloween Treats At Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

Mickey-shaped Cheesecake
All images: Disney

There are so many delightfully spooky sweets and treats at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party each year, and this year is no exception. There are both returning favorites and new dishes to discover. The following treats will be available until October 31st in the Magic Kingdom.

Mickey-shaped Cinnamon Roll

Main Street Bakery
 
  • Mickey-shaped Cheesecake: Pumpkin cheesecake with graham cracker crust and white chocolate-whipped ganache
  • Mickey-shaped Cinnamon Roll with white icing and Halloween sprinkles
Plaza Ice Cream Parlor
  • Pumpkin Sundae: Pumpkin gelato with pumpkin-spiced caramel sauce, pumpkin brittle, and Halloween sprinkles 🎃🏴‍☠️
Pumpkin-spiced Coffee Barbecue Pork Sandwich

The Plaza Restaurant
  • Pumpkin-spiced Coffee Barbecue Pork Sandwich: Coffee-rubbed pork featuring Joffrey’s Pumpkin Crème Brûlée Coffee Seasonal Blend, cold brew barbecue sauce, and a slaw with pumpkin-spiced aïoli on a purple sweet potato bun 🎃🏴‍☠️
Skull Meatloaf
  • Skull Meatloaf: Caribbean-style glazed meatloaf served with loaded mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables 🎃🏴‍☠️
Ghostly Delight Sundae
  • Ghostly Delight Sundae: Chocolate ice cream topped with chocolate cookie crumbs, marshmallow cream, almonds, sugar cookies, and sprinkles 🎃🏴‍☠️
Goblins and Ghoulies
  • Goblins and Ghoulies: Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum, Disaronno Originale Liqueur, apple cider, and pomegranate juice 🎃🏴‍☠️
Candy Corn Verrine

Casey’s Corner  
  • Chipotle Barbecue Pork and Street Corn French Fries: French fries topped with fire-roasted corn, queso fresco, jalapeño ranch, and cilantro
  • Chipotle Barbecue Pork and Street Corn Hot Dog: All-beef hot dog with fire-roasted corn, queso fresco, jalapeño ranch, and cilantro
  • Chipotle Barbecue Pork and Street Corn Mini Corn Dogs: Mini corn dogs topped with fire-roasted corn, queso fresco, jalapeño ranch, and cilantro
  • Candy Corn Verrine: Layers of salted caramel ganache, marshmallow panna cotta, and whipped cream topped with caramel corn and candy corn 🎃
DOLE Whip Mango and Chamoy Float

Aloha Isle Refreshments
  • DOLE Whip Mango and Chamoy Float: DOLE Whip Mango, pineapple juice, chamoy, and chili-lime seasoning 
Cajun Crawfish and Sausage BOOtine

Golden Oak Outpost
  • Cajun Crawfish and Sausage BOOtine: Waffle fries topped with Cajun-inspired crawfish, andouille sausage gravy, and cheese curds 🎃
Beignets from Beyond
  • Beignets from Beyond: Light, sweet, and fluffy beignets with powdered sugar and chocolate cookie crumbs served with cookies and cream cheese dipping sauce 🎃
Hot Honey Lemonade
  • Hot Honey Lemonade: Minute Maid Premium Lemonade with hot honey and a chili-lime rim 🏴‍☠️🧋
Buzzard Wings

Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Café 
  • Buzzard Wings: Whole chicken wings tossed with grilled onions, jalapeños, and lime 🎃
  • Grilled Masa Flatbread: Grilled corn cake topped with braised chicken, butternut squash puree, cilantro-pumpkin seed sauce, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, and queso fresco
Pumpkin Pie Mini Churros
  • Pumpkin Pie Mini Churros rolled in orange sugar and served with pumpkin pie dipping sauce 🎃
  • Chocolate-Caramel Tart: Chocolate tart shell filled with chocolate ganache, caramel sauce, and caramel cream topped with TWIX cookie bar pieces and a chocolate piece
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Mayor Sipper
  • Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Mayor Sipper 
Creepy Kimchi Corn Dog

Sleepy Hollow Refreshments  
  • Creepy Kimchi Corn Dog: Hand-dipped corn dog rolled in malt vinegar and scallion with hades relish and kimchi-mayonnaise dipping sauce 🎃
Pumpkin-spiced Funnel Cake Sundae
  • Pumpkin-spiced Funnel Cake Sundae: Pumpkin funnel cake topped with pumpkin gelato, whipped cream, pumpkin-spiced caramel, marshmallow pumpkins, and sprinkles 🎃
  • Madame Leota Séance Candle: Red velvet cake and cookies and cream mousse 
  • Jack Pop: Chocolate fudge brownie with marshmallow filling topped with a chocolate piece
  • Sally Pop: Yellow cake with raspberry filling topped with a chocolate piece 
Spicy Pork Spring Roll

Spring Roll Cart
  • Spicy Pork Spring Roll: with pineapple mustard
Magic Potion Slushy

Liberty Square Market
  • Jack Pop: Chocolate fudge brownie with marshmallow filling topped with a chocolate piece
  • Sally Pop: Yellow cake with raspberry filling topped with a chocolate piece
  • Magic Potion Slushy: Fanta Blue Raspberry slush with yuzu. Changes color from blue to green when you stir 🎃🏴‍☠️🧋
Columbia Harbour House  
  • S’mores Cup: Layers of graham cracker crumbs, chocolate ganache, chocolate popping candies, milk chocolate panna cotta, and marshmallow cream 🎃🏴‍☠️
Phantasmal Fried Pumpkin Ravioli

Pinocchio Village Haus  
  • Phantasmal Fried Pumpkin Ravioli served with black garlic aïoli 🎃
Undead Garlic-Parmesan Chicken Strips
  • Undead Garlic-Parmesan Chicken Strips: Fried chicken strips tossed in garlic-parmesan sauce, parmesan, and parsley 🎃
  • Captain Hook Treasure Whoopie Pie: Chocolate whoopie pie with caramel filling and fruit-flavored cereal treasure 🎃
  • Scary Ghost Slushy: Blue raspberry slushy with marshmallow foam and a marshmallow ghost 🧋
Pumpkin Crème Caramel

Be Our Guest Restaurant
  • Beef Short Rib with Purple Potatoes braised with red wine, figs, peppers, and a touch of dark chocolate
  • Roasted Beef Marrow Bone with pinot noir-beef marmalade, toasted baguette, and pickled mustard seeds
  • Poulet Rouge Chicken with butternut squash puree, roasted pumpkin seed sauce, pomegranate
  • Pumpkin Crème Caramel with sour cherry jam and pumpkin seed brittle
Apple Cider Margarita
  • Apple Cider Margarita: Teremana Blanco Tequila, Grand Marnier Liqueur, and apple cider 🎃
Castle Fog
  • Castle Fog: Empress 1908 Gin, Bols Blackberry Liqueur, lemon juice and cane syrup 🎃 
Supernatural Shrimp

Cinderella’s Royal Table
  • Supernatural Shrimp: Poached shrimp in a Bloody Mary sauce garnished with crisp wonton chips 🎃
Beef én Croute
  • Beef én Croute: Braised beef short rib cooked in blood red wine demi-glace, served with roasted seasonal vegetables 🎃
Chicken Roulade
  • Chicken Roulade: Chicken stuffed with mousseline and black truffles over fregola pasta with aji amarillo and red pepper sauces 🎃 
Creepy Cheesecake
  • Creepy Cheesecake: Pumpkin cheesecake, spiced oranges, orange curd, and chocolate crumble 🎃
Pumpkin Margarita
  • Pumpkin Margarita: Casa Dragones Blanco Tequila, Grand Marnier Liqueur, Minute Maid Orange Juice, lime juice, and pumpkin spice 🎃
Violet Specter
  • Violet Specter: Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Chambord Liqueur, lemon juice, and Sprite 🎃
Haunting Jalapeño Ranch Tots

The Friar’s Nook 
  
  • Haunting Jalapeño Ranch Tots: Tots topped with black bean chili, cheddar cheese sauce, and jalapeño ranch 🎃
  • Bowl of Bones: Pork wings fried with jalapeños and tossed in barbecue sauce made with Cherry Coca-Cola
  • Buffalo Chicken Hand Pie: Buffalo chicken and mozzarella wrapped in a flaky dough topped with blue cheese crumbles and buffalo-ranch
Not-So-Poison Apple Doughnuts
  • Not-So-Poison Apple Doughnuts: Apple cider doughnuts rolled in apple cider sugar and drizzled with caramel sauce 🎃
Ursula Cone

Storybook Treats
  • Ursula Cone: Wild berry soft-serve with candy coral and citrus cotton candy in a black vanilla cone 🎃
Mummy Treat

Cheshire Café
  • Mummy Treat: Flaky pastry with chocolate filling topped with white icing stripes and sugar décor
Not A Poisoned Apple Slushy

Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café  
  • Sweet-and-Spicy Chicken Strips drizzled with Korean barbecue sauce and topped with black sesame seeds, fried garlic, and green onions
  • Terrifyin’ Twice-spiced Chicken Sandwich: Fried chicken breast dipped in hot honey and topped with pepper jack cheese, jalapeño poppers, and baconMinnie Witch Hat: Chocolate cookie topped with peanut butter mousse, milk chocolate ganache, and buttercream
  • Not A Poisoned Apple Slushy: Frozen apple cider topped with cinnamon whipped cream and sour gummy candy 🎃🧋
Candy Bowl Sundae

Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies
  • Candy Bowl Sundae: Salted caramel soft-serve topped with chocolate cone dip, SNICKERS bar pieces, TWIX cookie bar pieces, and M&M’S Milk Chocolate Candies Halloween Blend 🎃
  • Cauldron Cold Brew: Joffrey’s Cold Brew Coffee with pumpkin-spiced foam and Halloween sprinkles 🏴‍☠️
Skull Cake

The Lunching Pad
 
  • Jalapeño Popper Dog: All-beef hot dog topped with sriracha cream cheese, crispy onions, bacon, and Hades relish 
  • Skull Cake: Banana cake filled with dulce de leche 🎃
Ghoulish Blue Raspberry Slushy
  • Ghoulish Blue Raspberry Slushy: Fanta Blue Raspberry slushy with black vanilla drizzle 🎃🏴‍☠️🧋
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Skellington Gravestone Bucket

Popcorn Carts Throughout the Park
  • Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Skellington Gravestone Bucket
🎃 - New 
🏴‍☠️ - Also Available During Regular Park Hours
🧋 - Non-alcoholic

Monday, September 1, 2025

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein

Frankenstein Trailer
All images: Netflix

I have a great fondness for classic monster movies. Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, and the Wolfman are tales I like to revisit every Halloween season. These stories have been retold many times over the years (some more successfully than others), but it's always fun to see a new take on the original horror movies.

The latest monstrous epic is Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein. This new version is fantastically old-school, with real sets and practical effects. I look forward to seeing the end result.


Here's the official synopsis from Netflix

Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Frankenstein Poster

Written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, "Frankenstein" is on Netflix this November. Starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer, with Charles Dance, and Christoph Waltz.

Frankenstein Poster

Frankenstein arrives in select theaters on October 17th and on Netflix on November 7th.