Don’t buy those $750 Oogie Boogie Bash tickets on eBay — Disneyland is watching
The chaos and frenzy surrounding Oogie Boogie Bash has emboldened ticket resellers to capitalize on the frustration and desperation of Halloween fans shut out of the popular annual event at Disney California Adventure.
Ghosts from The Haunted Mansion during the Frightfully Fun Parade at Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Disneyland has a warning for Halloween fans shut out of Oogie Boogie Bash and considering shelling out big bucks to a ticket reseller to get into the sold out event: Don’t do it.
Resellers have listed Oogie Boogie Bash tickets for as much as $750 on eBay, Stubhub, Craigslist and other online retailers for tickets that retail for $134 to $189.
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Oogie Boogie, the main antagonist in The Nightmare Before Christmas, greets visitors during Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jack Sheeran is dressed as the Magic Mirror from Snow White as he and visits Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, with his family in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lights and projections dress up Villains Grove, at the site of Redwood Creek Challenge Trail, during Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Headless Horseman statue, from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, sits at the top of Buena Vista Street during Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Agatha Harkness, from WandaVision, greets visitors inside the Ancient Sanctum at Avengers Campus during Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark during Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The he Carthay Circle area is lit up for Halloween during Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lights and projections dress up Villains Grove, at the site of Redwood Creek Challenge Trail, during Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lights and projections dress up Villains Grove, at the site of Redwood Creek Challenge Trail, during Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lights and projections dress up Villains Grove, at the site of Redwood Creek Challenge Trail, during Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lights and projections dress up Villains Grove, at the site of Redwood Creek Challenge Trail, during Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Maleficent, the self-proclaimed “Mistress of All Evil” from Sleeping Beauty, greets visitors to Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Ursula, also known as the Sea Witch, from Disney’s 1989 animated feature film The Little Mermaid, during the Frightfully Fun Parade at Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Constance Hatchaway, also known as The Black Widow Bride, from The Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland, has a beating red heart and a bouquet of flowers with a hatchet inside, during the Frightfully Fun Parade at Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Oogie Boogie, the main antagonist in The Nightmare Before Christmas, greets visitors during Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Tickets for the annual event on 25 select nights in September and October at Disney California Adventure initially went on sale to Magic Keyholders on June 27 and to the general public on June 29. The general public sale crashed the Oogie Boogie Bash ticket website and forced Disneyland to reschedule the launch — when tickets sold out in less than 12 hours on July 11.
The frenzy surrounding Oogie Boogie Bash has emboldened ticket resellers to capitalize on the frustration and desperation of Halloween fans shut out of the popular Disneyland annual event. But buying Oogie Boogie Bash tickets through a reseller is a bad idea.
Oogie Boogie Bash tickets may not be resold after they are purchased, according to Disneyland officials.
“Unless you’re willing to gamble with your hard-earned money, do not purchase tickets from a reseller,” according to MousePlanet. “Remember, each ticket is sold with a warning that they are non-transferable and not for resale.”
Disneyland resort teams have an established process for investigating resold tickets that may be voided where appropriate, according to Disneyland officials.
“Disney is actively seeking out resellers and revoking tickets they have listed for sale,” according to MousePlanet. “You have absolutely no recourse if the tickets turn out to be invalid or voided.”
The terms and conditions regarding ticket sales are clearly spelled out in more than 4,000 words on the Disneyland website.
Disneyland tickets are non-transferable and may not be sold.
Theme park reservations are void if transferred or sold.
Disney can cancel any tickets at any time for any reason.
And don’t expect to get your money back. Disneyland tickets are non-refundable.
There may be a little bit of wiggle room for those who have purchased Oogie Boogie Bash tickets from resellers under the Third-Party Beneficiaries section of the Disneyland terms and conditions — if you can make any sense out of the legalese.
“I acknowledge and agree that any individual for whom I have bought a ticket or pass or made a reservation or who uses a ticket, pass or reservation made by me is and is intended to be a third-party beneficiary of that ticket, pass or reservation made by me,” according to the Disneyland terms and conditions.
That may be of little solace as you’re standing outside the DCA front gates in your Halloween costume unable to get into Oogie Boogie Bash with your $750 eBay ticket.
But don’t give up all hope. There may still be a chance to buy Oogie Boogie Bash tickets directly from Disneyland, according to MousePlanet.
In past years, Disneyland has released a limited amount of special events tickets on the day of the event at the esplanade ticket booths to the general public and the three Disney hotel front desks for hotel guests. It can’t hurt to check.
Nabbing tickets to the popular Halloween event has become increasingly difficult. Last year it took a week for Oogie Boogie Bash tickets to sell out. Back in 2018, you could still get tickets in September.
This year’s edition of Oogie Boogie Bash will include familiar nighttime entertainment like the Frightfully Fun Parade, Villains Grove and “Mickey’s Trick and Treat” show along with trick-or-treat trails.
Character costumes, food and merchandise typically have a seasonal flair. The 5-hour after-party running on select dates from Sept. 5 to Oct. 31 starts at 6 p.m. nightly with mix-in beginning three hours earlier.
