Mickey's Halloween Party (formerly known as "Mickey's Halloween Treat" from 2005 until 2007 and Mickey's Trick-or-Treat Party in 2008 and 2009) was an annual

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-themed separate admission at the

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. An earlier event with the original name had been held in 1995 and 1996 at the

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, but was not revived until 2005 at

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. Mickey's Halloween Party was considered to be a more family-friendly response to the scare-centered events

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, and

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. The event ran at Disney California Adventure through 2009, and returned to the Disneyland park starting in 2010. In 2019, the Party was moved back to Disney California Adventure and retitled

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Bash. Its new features including a water show at

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called "Villainous". Villains at Mickey's Halloween Party

Guests are encouraged to dress in costumes, including adults and those over the age of nine years who are normally prohibited from doing so. However, guests dressed as a Disney Character (like

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) are not allowed to have their pictures taken with other guests or sign autographs. Events include

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; meet and greets with

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es, Mickey and Minnie in Halloween costumes and Disney villains; coloring activities for younger guests; and dance parties. For the activities starting in 2010, Disneyland's Halloween Time events - such as

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's "Ghost Galaxy" layout and the Halloween themed fireworks show, called "Halloween Screams", featuring the voice of

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from ''

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'' - were added into the mix. All

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closed indefinitely in March 2020 in response to the

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. With theme parks closed through the end of 2020 in California, Mickey's Halloween Party was cancelled for 2020.The Orange County Register - "Disneyland Cancels Oogie Boogie Bash Due To Coronavirus"
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