Last Updated on September 5, 2026
Disney California Adventure during Halloween Time 2026 is the Radiator Screams / Monsters After Dark / Plaza de la Familia park, plus optional Oogie Boogie Bash nights. This page is the DCA-specific touring guide for the season (as of September 5, 2026). For resort-wide dates and the included-vs-paid split, use Halloween Time at Disneyland 2026.
Older versions of this URL were a August 2024 walk-through that still mentioned Genie+. Genie+ was renamed Lightning Lane Multi Pass on July 24, 2024. Details: What happened to Genie+?
What DCA looks like in Halloween Time 2026
- Season window for the resort: August 21 – October 31, 2026 (DCA décor can appear from August 18 per Disney FAQ)
- Cars Land becomes Radiator Screams with Mater’s Graveyard JamBOOree and Luigi’s Honkin’ Haul-O-Ween
- Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark runs as the evening overlay (confirm daily transition time in the Disneyland app)
- Plaza de la Familia runs August 21 – November 2
- Mickey’s Trick and Treat daytime entertainment (confirm showtimes)
- Oogie Boogie Bash on select nights turns DCA into a separate ticketed party after day guests exit
One-day DCA Halloween Time game plan
- Rope drop Radiator Springs Racers or WEB SLINGERS before lines thicken
- Mobile order lunch early. Pym Test Kitchen and popular seasonal booths stack fast
- Hit Guardians in daytime mode if you also want the nighttime Monsters After Dark contrast
- Save Cars Land after dark for Radiator Screams photos and the overlay rides
- If it is a Bash night and you do not have Bash tickets, plan to be in Disneyland Park or off-property by the DCA exit window
Lightning Lane naming for 2026 (not Genie+)
Buy Lightning Lane Multi Pass, Single Pass, or Premier Pass in the Disneyland app when you want paid return times on a regular park day. Prices vary by date. Verify live dollars in the app. How-to: Lightning Lane complete guide 2026.
Important: Lightning Lane Multi Pass, Premier Pass, and Single Pass are not available during Oogie Boogie Bash itself (Disney’s official Bash page).
Bash night vs regular Halloween Time day at DCA
| Regular Halloween Time day | Oogie Boogie Bash night | |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket | Park admission | Bash ticket (includes 3:00 PM mix-in) |
| Treat trails / rare villains | No | Yes |
| Madame Leota’s Swinging Wake | No | Yes |
| Radiator Screams overlays | Yes | Yes during operations |
| Lightning Lane | Available to buy (date pricing) | Not available during the party |
Decision help: Is Oogie Boogie Bash worth it 2026? · Bash guide.
Closures and routing notes for fall 2026
- Chiller at Paradise Gardens Park is closed with reopen TBD on September trackers
- Cars Land ↔ Avengers Campus walkway reopened August 29, 2026. Expansion walls remain in Avengers Campus
- Living list for both parks: closures hub
Who should prioritize DCA during Halloween Time
- Guests who love Cars Land photo ops and the Mater/Luigi overlays
- Families doing Plaza de la Familia
- Anyone attending Bash (your whole paid night is inside DCA)
- Park hoppers who want Disneyland Park for Haunted Mansion Holiday and DCA for after-dark overlays
People Also Ask
Radiator Screams in Cars Land, Guardians Monsters After Dark, Plaza de la Familia, Mickey’s Trick and Treat, and park décor. Oogie Boogie Bash is optional and separately ticketed.
Genie+ is no longer the product name. On regular park days, buy Lightning Lane Multi Pass (and related Lightning Lane products) in the Disneyland app. Those Lightning Lane products are not available during Oogie Boogie Bash.
No. Day guests leave before the party. If you do not have Bash tickets, plan Disneyland Park or non-park time for the late evening.
Yes as of September 5, 2026, after the August 29 reopen. Confirm on the live map because expansion construction continues nearby.
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