Halloweentime Merch Hits the Shelves at Disneyland!
If Disney’s main goal is to get me to spend money, they’re doing pretty good at it during this “spooktacular” time of year!
The Headless Horseman has arrived at the Disney Parks along with all of his spoopy glory! The Halloween Time season is officially underway! While there are a surplus amount of food offerings at the resort, there is an equally satisfying amount of seasonal merchandise! There is merchandise of all kinds available this season; some exclusive to Annual Passholders, some exclusive to attendees of the Mickey’s Halloween Party after-dark event, and some exclusive to this coast (as opposed to the Florida's Magic Kingdom!).
Dave Keefer, principal designer with Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media Creative Group, explains that “this year’s art and design was inspired by Halloween images and graphics from the 1960s.” He says, “We used bold graphics with lots of bright colors. Guests will also find familiar Halloween icons, such as pumpkins, bats, and black cats, hidden throughout the art. I love how the artwork captures the Disney characters enjoying the spirit of this spooky season.”
Each Disney character takes on a unique color in this year’s designs! These designs are most prevalent in the pins, apparel, and Alex and Ani jewelry! Mickey Mouse is themed with blood red, while his other half, Minnie Mouse is grouping with delight in an elegant purple hue. Donald Duck adorns a similar blue color as his sailor cap, and Goofy is decked out in a ghoulish green design! And everyone’s favorite pup, Pluto, is themed with the color of the season, orange!
If you’re too excited for Halloween to arrive like I am, be sure to check out this year’s Halloween Countdown statuette, featuring everyone’s favorite fun loving mice!
For those with tickets to Mickey’s Halloween Party, there will be an exclusive line of merchandise available with a specially designed logo exclusive to the event, including apparel and pins!
And of course there will be exclusive Annual Passholder merchandise on hand including a special logo t-shirt and a limited edition 5,000 pin featuring the Headless Horseman!
As usual, there will be a wide array of pins available throughout the resort themes with the Disney villains, the fab five, and our Nightmare Before Christmas friends! There are pins exclusive to Mickey’s Halloween Party as well as the pin exclusive to Annual Passholders only (discussed above). And these pins very from small edition sizes of 1,000 to limited release based off of the time period of October.
And of course to give us a taste of the upcoming Holiday season at the resort,the Disney Parks Merchandise team has to get us excited for the Holiday season with a Halloween-themed pumpkin Christmas ornament! It’s never too early to start gathering decor for the tree!
If you are interested in purchasing any of the apparel, plushes, pins, mugs, and more, head over to select locations at the Disneyland Resort and select items can also be found via the Shop Disney Parks app or the Disney online store. Happy Halloween!