Halfway To Halloween Treats At Disney World

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Can you believe we're halfway to Halloween already? Disney World is celebrating with a bunch of spooky sweets and treats, but only for four days: April 20-23, so you'd better hurry baaaack!

Magic Kingdom

Columbia Harbour House

• Happy Haunts Milk Shake: Blackberry milkshake topped with a purple chocolate-glazed doughnut covered with black sprinkles

Disney Springs 

Gideon’s Bakehouse 

• Pumpkin Cheesecake Snack Cakes: This hauntingly delicious gourmet treat features a layer of the softest spice cake topped with pumpkin cheesecake and dipped in high-quality dark chocolate 🎃
• Gideon’s Trading Card Series: Free trading cards hidden at the bottom of every medium and large cookie box. You will also get a free Halfway to Halloween Promo Card with purchase during the event. 
• Barnabas Mephistophelittle Merchandise: Gideon’s Halfway to Halloween Ambassador as a collector’s pin and temporary tattoo 🎃

Marketplace Snacks

• Jack Skellington Bubble Waffle Sundae: Chocolate soft-serve, marshmallow fluff, hot fudge, orange sprinkles, chocolate shavings, chocolate pocky sticks, and a chocolate Jack Skellington garnish

B.B. Wolf’s Sausage Co. 

• Donald Duck Candy Corn Sipper

Disney Resort Hotels 

Art of Animation and Pop Century Resorts

Landscape of Flavors and Everything POP Shopping and Dining

• The Whoopie Monster: Spiced apple whoopie pie with marshmallow buttercream and caramel
• Donald Duck Candy Corn Sipper

Contemporary Resort 

Contempo Café

• Madame Leota Chocolate Cake: Mini Devil’s Food Cake filled with dark chocolate ganache topped with chocolate glaze and marshmallow webs
• Donald Duck Candy Corn Sipper 

Grand Floridian Resort & Spa 

Gasparilla Island Grill

• Jack O’ Lantern Mickey Cake Pop: Jumbo pumpkin-spiced yellow cake pop enrobed in orange-colored white chocolate
• Bewitching Minnie Cupcake: Chocolate cupcake topped with chocolate cream sandwich cookies for ears, an edible witch hat, and Halloween sprinkles
• Donald Duck Candy Corn Sipper 

Polynesian Village Resort 

Pineapple Lanai

• Kakamora DOLE Whip Waffle Bowl: DOLE Whip served in a waffle bowl with Moana-inspired white chocolate and milk chocolate-covered pretzel sticks 

Capt. Cook's

• Donald Duck Candy Corn Sipper

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Halfway To Halloween Disney Style

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We're halfway to Halloween, so Disney has released a look at a few exciting things coming to Disneyland, Disney World, and the Disney Cruise Line this spooky season.  The new Haunted Mansion Parlor on the Disney Treasure looks ghoulishly delightful!

*Disney has unfortunately removed this video.*

Which one are you most looking forward to?

Otherworldly Concerto

We're halfway to Halloween, so it must be time for a little spooky music to put us all in a Halloween mood. And the music from the Haunted Mansion is definitely spooky.

These Haunted Mansion POPVinyl Figures Are Ghoulishly Delightful

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"When hinges creak in doorless chambers, and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls. Whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still — that is the time when ghosts are present, practicing their terror with ghoulish delight! Welcome, foolish mortals, to the Haunted Mansion."

This Halloween, Disney and Funko are adding to the already wonderful collection of Haunted Mansion POPVinyl figures. This new collection, part of the Halfway To Halloween fun, will be available exclusively from the Disney Parks and shopDisney. First up is a Cast Member Maid with a "Haunted Mansion Line Starts Here" sign. I wonder what she's named her bat?

"Our tour begins here in this gallery, where you see paintings of some of our guests as they appeared in their corruptible, mortal state. Your cadaverous pallor betrays an aura of foreboding, almost as though you sense a disquieting metamorphosis. Is this haunted room actually stretching? Or is it your imagination — hmm?" 

There are four new figures from the Stretching Room Portraits, or rather two figures with chase variants. The first is the wife of "Dear Beloved George" sitting atop his grave and the chase is the stretched version with the whole tombstone. The second is the gentlemen in his boxers and the chase is the stretched version showing he's standing atop a keg of dynamite. 

"The happy haunts have received your sympathetic vibrations and are beginning to materialize. They’re assembling for a swinging wake, and they’ll be expecting me…"

The final POPVinyl figure is the translucent Organist from the Ballroom. I can't wait to add these Haunted Mansion POPVinyl figures to my collection!

Grim Grinning Ghosts Dance Party

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What better way to end Halfway to Halloween week than with a bit of music. This Dance Party version of "Grim Grinning Ghosts" from the end of last year's delightful Haunted Mansion strikes just the right note to head into the weekend.

Need a little more ghostly fun? Haunted Mansion is available on DisneyPlus.

Grim Grinning Ghosts Stay Home And Socialize

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Disneyland's Dapper Dans are back once again to share their Voices From Home. This time, they're singing "Grim Grinning Ghosts" from the Haunted Mansion. It's the perfect way to kick off a week of halfway to Halloween fun!

The Skeleton Dance

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We've reached the end of our week of Halfway To Halloween fun. That means it must be time for my favorite Disney Halloween short: "The Skeleton Dance."

Funko's Funkoween POPs Are Spooktacular

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Funko has released a very large collection of new POPVinyl figures as part of their Funkoween: Halfway to Hallow's Eve celebration. These are a few of my favorites. Most are available for pre-order now. First up is a new Hocus Pocus scene. This time, my three favorite witches are performing "I put a spell on you." As with previous Hocus Pocus figures, this one is a Spirit Halloween Store exclusive. It should be available in early July.

Next up is a Hocus Pocus card game. I haven't played any of Funko's games yet, but they always look fun.

Mickey and his pals are dressed to Trick-Or-Treat in this adorable collection. Figures include:

• Mickey as a jack-o-lantern 
• Glow-in-the-dark Mickey is an Amazon exclusive
• Donald as a candy corn
• Minnie as a candy corn witch
• Goofy as a skeleton 
• Glow-in-the-dark Goofy is an Entertainment Earth exclusive

A new Disney Villains collection featuring six despicable villains will be a Hot Topic exclusive. The first known figure is Hades with Pain and Panic. All six will connect to form one giant scene.

And speaking of Villains, a new set of Villain Mystery Minis are being released as well. I love the Minis, both for their small size and hilarious expressions. This collection includes:

• Evil Queen 
• Evil Queen as the Old Hag
• Chernabog
• Lady Tremaine
• Queen of Hearts
• Captain Hook
• Maleficent 
• Cruella de Ville
• Ursula
• Jafar
• Hades
• Dr Facilier

All of these, and quite a few more, should be available by early August. Or, if you're afraid you’ll miss out, why not pre-order now.

Photo of the Week

Can you believe we're halfway to Halloween already? I love the Not So Spooky Spectacular fireworks at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. I hope they bring it back next year.

Photo of the Week

And just like that, we're halfway to Halloween. I love the Not So Spooky Spectacular at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, especially the dancing skeletons!

It's A Virtual Not So Spooky Spectacular!

Continuing with the Halfway to Halloween celebrations, here's a virtual viewing of last year's Not So Spooky Spectacular. Hosted by Jack Skellington and featuring a wonderful array of spooky music, the show ends with the best fireworks in Disney World. (This video has since been removed.)

The New Haunted Mansion Collection Is Frightfully Fun

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Disney has created a frightfully fun new collection inspired by the Haunted Mansion. The ghoulish gear, which was introduced as part of the Halfway To Halloween fun, feature a delightful all-over print of the spooky wallpaper design. These Minnie Mouse ears have a large velvet bow and a small Haunted Mansion logo.

The ball cap features an embroidered "Ghost Host" logo with a coffin in the "O".

The spirit jersey features "Haunted Mansion" printed on the front and either "Disneyland Resort" or "Walt Disney World" on the back.

Loungefly has also created some fun new bags, perfect for the ghost host on the go. First up is a backpack inspired by the maid costume worn by cast members.

This cross-body bag was inspired by the Doom Buggies. It features Phineas, Ezra, and Gus, everyone's favorite Hitchhiking Ghosts.

Finally, this card case features a delightful interpretation of the Haunted Mansion logo. All of these items should be available in the Parks (fingers crossed they'll be open again before too long!) and from shopDisney later this year.