A Haunting Halloween at Disneyland

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For Halloween we spent the first half of the day at Disneyland before returning home to pass out candy to trick or treaters, or rather checking in on our bowl out front, refilling it as necessary. For our visit to the park, I wanted to deviate from the classic orange and black, and opted for a Haunted Mansion inspired look, with a dress similar in color to how some of the ghosts appear inside the Haunted Mansion. We spent the day drifting around New Orleans Square, eating gumbo and beignets, and riding the Haunted Mansion (which is all gussied up with its Nightmare before Christmas overlay) and Mark Twain. Also, despite it being Halloween, New Orleans Square had already received the Christmas treatment!

Myself, wearing a sea foam maxi length dress with bell sleeves and white lace detailing, walking through New Orleans Square. Various balconies features green wrought iron, swags of Christmas ornaments hang from balconies.

Myself, wearing a sea foam maxi length dress with bell sleeves and white lace detailing, gripping a black lamp post and leaning out.

The front of the Haunted Mansion, a Greek Revival style home, with tall white pillars and swirling green wrong iron porch and balconies. A clock with a wreath around it also has a countdown to Christmas attached to it, a the top of the mansion are Christmas garlands and Jack o'lanterns.

Myself, wearing a sea foam maxi length dress with bell sleeves and white lace detailing, standing in front of the Haunted Mansion, a southern Greek Revival style home with tall white pillars and swirling green wrought iron detailing on the porch and balconies.

Close-up of my brooch, a gold, black, and white illustration of the Haunted Mansion.

Close-up of the curling green wrought iron balconies of the Haunted Mansion. Candelabras it on the balconies and feature swags with skulls below. Jack o'lanterns sit atop the roof.

Myself, wearing a sea foam maxi length dress with bell sleeves and white lace detailing, walking through New Orleans Square. Various balconies features green wrought iron, swags of Christmas ornaments hang from balconies.

Myself, wearing a sea foam maxi length dress with bell sleeves and white lace detailing, standing in front of the Haunted Mansion, a southern Greek Revival style home with tall white pillars and swirling green wrought iron detailing on the porch and balconies.

A pumpkin headed scarecrow wearing a Santa hat sits tall in front of the Haunted Mansion.

Myself, wearing a sea foam maxi length dress with bell sleeves and white lace detailing, sitting on a brick wall in front of the Haunted Mansion.

A stained glass interpretation of the Haunted Mansion hangs in a room. A banner below reads "Twas the Nightmare before Christmas..."

The stained glass image has separated to reveal a painting of Jack Skellington in his coffin sleigh riding above the Haunted Mansion.

Myself, wearing a sea foam maxi length dress with bell sleeves and white lace detailing, sitting on a brick wall in front of the Haunted Mansion.

Myself, wearing a sea foam maxi length dress with bell sleeves and white lace detailing, walking through New Orleans Square. Various balconies features green wrought iron, swags of Christmas ornaments hang from balconies.

Myself, wearing a sea foam maxi length dress with bell sleeves and white lace detailing, leaning against a black lamppost.

A painting of the Haunted Mansion hangs in the hallway of the Haunted Mansion, next to it a picture of Sally holding a small Christmas tree.

Myself, wearing a sea foam maxi length dress with bell sleeves and white lace detailing, standing in front of the Haunted Mansion, a southern Greek Revival style home with tall white pillars and swirling green wrought iron detailing on the porch and balconies.

The demon teddy bear from Nightmare Before Christmas sits atop a coffin with a skeletal hand that attempts to leave. A large tag reads "Do Not Open Until Christmas"

The iconic curly mountain of Nightmare before Christmas sits in the cemetery of the Haunted Mansion with tons of Jack O'lanterns on it.

Myself, wearing a sea foam maxi length dress with bell sleeves and white lace detailing, standing in front of the Haunted Mansion, a southern Greek Revival style home with tall white pillars and swirling green wrought iron detailing on the porch and balconies.

A ghostly band stands in the cemetery playing holiday tunes.

Sally rests her elbows on a tombstone with her head in her hands gazing off frame.

Myself, wearing a sea foam maxi length dress with bell sleeves and white lace detailing, walking through New Orleans Square. Various balconies features green wrought iron, swags of Christmas ornaments hang from balconies.

This was the first year we were actually home on Halloween, in the past we’ve spent the evening at theme parks, and last year we drove around looking at the homes that were decorated for the local decoration contest. This year we felt a need to stay home and pass out candy as we decided to decorate the yard this year, and we actually ended up running out of candy! Is greeting trick or treaters part of your Halloween tradition? Or do you keep the porch light off?

This week I worked to taking down Halloween decor and plan to do a deep clean before hauling in Christmas! Also I need make decisions about my Dapper Day outfit, as that is in a little over a week!

Outfit
Chocker: Nordstorm Rack
Dress: Merry Go Round Antique Mall, Bakersfield, California
Haunted Mansion Pin: D23 exclusive (but can be found on Ebay)
Boots: Oak Tree Farm (this style is no longer offered)

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2 comments on “A Haunting Halloween at Disneyland”

  1. Enchantingly beautiful ensemble. Mint is a magnificent hue on you.

    Handing out candy is one of my very favourite elements of October 31st. Despite (or perhaps because of, given that people have had relatively little to even just quasi-safely do in public for almost two years now) the pandemic, we hit a new record for trick-or-treaters here at our current home.

    The kids started arriving earlier than usual (by a good hour or more) and continued on until nearly 9 pm. When all was said and done, we got about 118 – which tops our previous record at this address by around five trick-or-treaters. Love that – and am already counting down until we get to do it all over again next year (hopefully with less pandemic concerns than this year and the last).

    Autumn Zenith 🧡 Witchcrafted Life

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