Urayasu, Japan — Disney Halloween 2026 at Tokyo Disney Resort ran September 16 through October 31 at both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, and the Coco-inspired Lazos de la Familia event at Tokyo DisneySea ran through November 2. The Haunted Mansion “Holiday Nightmare” overlay at Tokyo Disneyland is still running, through January 7, 2027.
The 2026 lineup was largely a return of what ran in 2025. The Villains’ parade, Mediterranean Harbor’s boat-based Halloween greeting, the annual Haunted Mansion Nightmare Before Christmas overlay, Night High Halloween fireworks, and the two costume windows all came back unchanged, and five items were new.
The rest of the resort’s year, from the Tokyo DisneySea anniversary to the new Tomorrowland in 2027, is in my Tokyo Disney Resort guide.
What Was New for 2026
1. Lazos de la Familia expands to a wider area of Lost River Delta. The Coco-inspired event debuted at Tokyo DisneySea in 2025 as a first-year offering centered on a single bridge in the Lost River Delta area of the park. For 2026, Oriental Land said the event would expand across additional parts of Lost River Delta and add an illuminated marigold-covered bridge as a new nighttime effect. It ran September 16 through November 2.
2. Miguel from Coco gets a two-look character greeting. Miguel appeared at Lost River Delta in 2025 in a semi-formal, drop-in greeting format. For 2026, the greeting was formalized and Miguel changed costumes during the day: his Land of the Living look in the mornings, his Land of the Dead look in the afternoons.
3. The D-Groovationz4 Live premiered at Showbase on September 30. The new stage show at Tokyo Disneyland’s Showbase venue replaced Club Mouse Beat, which ran from July 2021 through its final performance on March 31, 2026. D-Groovationz4 is a new performance troupe of four singers and 12 dancers, and the show marked the first-ever Tokyo Disney Resort stage-show appearances of Vanellope from Wreck-It Ralph and Baymax from Big Hero 6. It is not strictly Halloween-themed, but it launched during the fall season and was included in the July 13 announcement.
4. Two new debut menu items. At Miguel’s El Dorado Cantina in Lost River Delta, a spicy tortilla-wrapped cheese dog debuted alongside Lazos de la Familia. At Tokyo DisneySea’s Lookout Cookout, a Halloween-themed snack box was billed as a new menu item.
5. New photo spots and a Palazzo Canals mural. Tokyo Disneyland added new photo spots at the park entrance and in Toontown. Tokyo DisneySea added new pumpkin decorations at the entrance and a mural of Mickey and Minnie in Italian-area outfits at Palazzo Canals in Mediterranean Harbor.
What Returned in 2026
The Villains’ Halloween “Into the Frenzy” parade returned to Tokyo Disneyland for its third consecutive year. The 45-minute daily parade featured six floats, flame and smoke effects, and the same lineup of villains it launched with in 2024: Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog, Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook, Maleficent, Jafar, and Ursula, along with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy. It was sponsored by Daiwa House Industry Co. and stopped in the Westernland and Fantasyland area, the Plaza, and again in Tomorrowland and Toontown.
Disney Halloween Greeting returned to Mediterranean Harbor at Tokyo DisneySea. The 15-minute boat-based show ran twice daily with Mickey, Minnie, Duffy, ShellieMay, and other Disney friends in Halloween treat-inspired costumes. Guests could join a trick-or-treat themed dance.
Haunted Mansion “Holiday Nightmare” returned to Fantasyland at Tokyo Disneyland for its annual Nightmare Before Christmas overlay, running September 15, 2026, through January 7, 2027.
Night High Halloween returned to both parks with short fireworks displays set to Halloween music.
Duffy and Friends’ Autumn Surprise! took over the recurring Duffy autumn program slot at Tokyo DisneySea’s Cape Cod area from August 25 through November 1. The 2026 story featured Gelatoni painting the autumn sunset, StellaLou dancing as autumn flowers, CookieAnn creating fizzing candy, and Duffy dropping a box of leaves and origami.
Merchandise, hotel menus, Resort Line day passes, and Ikspiari decorations all returned as annual items with refreshed designs.
2026 Dates and Costume Policy
Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea accepted full character costumes in two windows: September 15 through September 30, and October 16 through October 31. The middle window, October 1 through October 15, was a costume blackout during which guests were asked to refrain from wearing full character costumes, the same pattern the resort ran in 2025.
Merchandise, special menus, the Haunted Mansion overlay, and the first costume window all began September 15, one day before the event itself opened on September 16, the same one-day offset Oriental Land used in 2025.
Every Disney park’s Halloween is tracked in my Disney Halloween hub. Last updated: November 5, 2026.
