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The Haunted Mansion float during Frightfully Fun Parade at Oogie Boogie Bash.

At Disney’s annual Halloween event, Oogie Boogie Bash, one of the event’s exclusive attractions is Frightfully Fun Parade. It’s been featured at every bash since the inaugural event in 2019 and has proven to be popular among guests.

While the parade is included with your event ticket, as is securing your own spot along the parade route, there is a way to elevate your experience by booking a Oogie Boogie Bash dessert party package.

The dessert party includes a variety of desserts (of course), non-alcoholic drinks, cocktail (for those 21+) and most importantly of all - an actual seat to enjoy the parade from. That’s right, no sitting on the same ground thousands of dirty shoes traverse on a daily basis.

In this review, I’m going to describe the details of the dessert party - what it includes, how much it costs, the check-in process, etc. I’ll also showcase photos I took of the parade from my seat and at the end, provide my opinion of whether or not it’s worth the money. Let’s get into it!

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Dessert Party Cost and How to Book

Sheriff of Nottingham during Frightfully Fun Parade at Oogie Boogie Bash.

In 2025, the Oogie Boogie Bash dessert party costs an eye-watering $94 per person. Notice the keyword - person - not adult. Anyone aged three or higher pays the same rate. If you have infants or toddlers aged two or younger, then they’re free.

That price is inclusive of tax and gratuity, so no surprises at checkout. To book, go to the dessert party page on the Disneyland website and click/tap “check availability”. You’ll then be shown available dates and you’ll follow directions from there.

You should have decided ahead of time which parade to book. Frightfully Fun has two showings per event night, at 7:45pm and 10:00pm. My recommendation is to choose the second showing, as viewing spots (dessert party seating included) are typically less competitive (this is a tip I always give to first timers).

The Headless Horseman during the Oogie Boogie Bash parade.

Another choice you’ll make during check in is if you prefer a high top table or lower table. If you want unobstructed views, I recommend the lower table. That’s what my Mother and I opted for and as you can see in this post’s photos, my view was just that…unobstructed.

Note that you shouldn’t book the dessert party unless you already have Oogie Boogie Bash tickets. Booking the dessert party won’t gain you access into the bash on its own. Traditionally, dessert party bookings are made available in early July each year, roughly a few weeks post-bash ticket sales.

Be sure to purchase a dessert party package for each person in your group, as only those with confirmed bookings will be granted access to the tables. Even though they’re free, be sure to still include those aged two and younger in your booking to avoid headaches.

What’s Included

The Oogie Boogie Bash dessert party box.

Desserts & More

Once you’ve checked into the event and have been seated, each person will be given a signature box with an Oogie Boogie graphic sleeve (like the one pictured above). Inside, you’ll receive:

A delectable selection of desserts
Artisan charcuterie items (cheeses, salami, etc)
Assoted freeze-dried fruit with gummy worms
Exclusive enamel collectable pin

Aside from the desserts, which we’ll get to in a moment, you’ll receive one of three collectable Oogie Boogie Bash dessert party pins. You’ll either get the colorful one (common), colorful with glitter version (rare), or the gold-backed pin (ultra rare). I was lucky enough to score the ultra rare pin!

The dessert selections at Oogie Boogie Bash dessert party.

The selection of desserts are Halloween and Oogie Boogie-themed. For example, the Patchwork sugar cookie, which is themed after Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas. In my opinion, it’s the best dessert in the box, as it’s soft with a slight crisp on the edges.

Other desserts in the box include the Blueberry Ooze Cake, Salted Caramel Macaron (not allergy friendly), a duo of mini cupcakes on cookies and cream tart and the Halloween Krispy, a rice crispy treat resembling a sushi roll.

Beverages

The non-alcoholic Ooogie Boogie drink at Oogie Boogie Bash dessert party.

Beverages are also included in the dessert party package and are unlimited (in spirit, anyway. More on that later). Included are a variety of non-alcoholic options, such as bottled water, coffee, hot chocolate, tea, Coke, Diet Coke and Sprite. There’s also the Oogie Boogie Bash specialty mocktail (pictured above).

Its exact flavor profile is unknown, but it’s straight out of the evil queen’s cauldron with a flavor profile akin to a citrus-punch and topped with a light whip. There’s enough sweetness to please the kids but just enough tang to keep adults from throwing it out.

The Oogie Boogie Bash dessert party specialty cocktail.

For those who want to enjoy an adult beverage before the parade, there’s the Oogie Boogie Bash specialty cocktail. Much like its non-alcoholic counterpart, the exact flavor profile hasn’t been published. What I can say is it’s refreshing, is surprisingly liquor-forward (in a good way) and is tropical in taste.

If you want to skip the sugary drinks, you can opt for a selection of beers and wine. Exactly which brand(s) they serve is unknown, but your server would be able to provide you with that information.

Seating

Perhaps the biggest selling point of an Oogie Boogie Bash dessert party package is the seating. The usual strategy for Disneyland parades is to hunt down a spot on the ground along the parade route and camp there throughout the duration of the parade.

That’s of no concern here, as you’ll be provided with an actual chair to sit on and table to keep your food and drinks secure. This perk, alone, often sells the dessert party packages, with the desserts and beverages simply being an added bonus.

Dessert Party Check-In Process

The main Frightfully Fun parade float during Oogie Boogie Bash.

It’s important to remember to check in for your dessert party booking. If you forget, it’s possible you’ll be seated later than everyone else and get stuck with a less-than-desirable view or worse…no view at all. Keep these terms in mind:

Parade Showing: The time the parade begins
Reservation time: 45-minutes prior to the parade showing time
Check in time: One hour prior to your reservation time

You’ll check in one hour prior to your reservation time via mobile check in on the Disneyland app. Let’s say you chose the second showing, which begins at 10:00pm. That makes your reservation time 9:15pm (45-minutes prior to parade) and thus, you’ll check in at 8:15pm (one hour prior to reservation).

Jack Skellington during Frightfully Fun Parade at Oogie Boogie Bash.

It’s a bit more stringent if you opted for the first showing, which is at 7:45pm. That makes your reservation time 7:00pm and since you’ll be checking in one hour prior to your reservation, that means 6:00pm…sharp. That’s also the time the bash begins, so don’t forget.

After checking in, you’ll receive a text message when your table is ready. This text will arrive either right at or shortly before your reservation time. In the examples above, that would be 7:45pm or 9:15pm. The text will tell you which section of the dessert party to report to.

You’ll either be sent to report to the sections near Wine Country Trattoria or in front of the Little Mermaid attraction. Unfortunately, there’s no way to choose for yourself and you won’t know where you’ll be seated until the text message comes in.

Seating Pattern, Drink Service and Parade Route

Parade performers with the Haunted Mansion float at Oogie Boogie Bash parade.

My Mother and I were seated at a lower table (just like we wanted) in front of the Little Mermaid attraction. The view was completely unobstructed, with the Mickey Mouse-side of the Pixar Pal Around attraction in Pixar Pier serving as the backdrop.

Each table, regardless if it’s lower or a high top, comes with four chairs each. Meaning, if you’re a party of two or three, you will likely be seated with another party. To keep things fair, cast members place one member of the party in the front seat and the other in the back seat.

If you both prefer the front the seats and you’re the first ones to the table, you could always try (politely) requesting the cast member to seat you accordingly. There’s no guarantee, though, so be prepared for that.

The table at the Oogie Boogie Bash dessert party.

At your table will be a card with a QR code. Scan this code with your phone to see a nondescript menu of what is offered. There is no printed menu and the QR code just takes you to a general list of what’s offered, much like this post (so you may as well just save this post and reference it later).

Your server will come to your table to introduce themselves and answer any questions you may have. They’ll first drop off your signature dessert box and will then take your drink orders.

In my experience, the service was efficient and prompt. I was able to order and receive both the cocktail and mocktail with a minimal wait. This could have something to do my Mom and I arriving a bit late and most others having already submitted their orders, though.

You’ll have up until the start of the parade to order drinks. Once the parade begins, drink service will conclude. This is why it’s important to arrive as close to your reservation time as possible. This way, you can maximize the value as much as possible.

Minnie Mouse in Frightfully Fun Parade at Oogie Boogie Bash.

The parade runs for approximately fifteen or twenty minutes. It begins just behind Incredicoaster and coasts through Paradise Gardens Park, up Performance Corridor, briefly into the Buena Vista hub, then down Hollywoodland before concluding near Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission BREAKOUT!

Normally, when there’s two performances in the same day or night, the parades run in the reverse order during the second showing. Meaning it’ll begin in Hollywoodland before ultimately concluding in Paradise Gardens.

Frightfully Fun bucks this trend and runs both performances in the same direction. Not sure if this is a new development as the Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration parade, which ran during Pixar Fest in 2024, ran opposite directions, but I digress.

Is Oogie Boogie Bash Dessert Party Worth It?

The evil queen during the Oogie Boogie Bash parade.

Moving to commentary, the debate as to whether or not the Oogie Boogie Bash dessert party is worth it is a polarizing one. There are many who’re solidly in the “no” camp, while others admit it’s overpriced, but justify the expense solely by the guaranteed seat.

I should note that this was my first experience with the dessert party, but far from my first bash. In fact, it was my fourth. I’ve seen Frightfully Fun parade during prior events, once via the now scraped dining package offered by restaurant Wine Country Trattoria.

What made this bash different was I brought my Mother, who’s never attended an Oogie Boogie Bash and thus, has never seen Frightfully Fun. I initially planned for the dining package again, as I felt the meal and viewing area combination to be of decent value.

Due to Disney seemingly shelving the dining package option in favor of further expanding dessert party seating, I was forced to pivot and booked a dessert party package instead. I did this just a week out from my bash night, by the way. It doesn’t appear to sell as exponentially as event tickets do.

A performer posing during Oogie Boogie Bash parade.

That said, having the option of an actual seat was more advantageous for us (Mom specifically) than the standing-room only viewing area the dining packaged would’ve provided. We flew in from the Bay Area that morning and were already exhausted before the parade even began. Having the ability to “rest the dogs” was nice.

For that reason, I give that aspect of the dessert party top marks. Expanding upon that opinion, I feel compelled to point out the check-in process and how I feel it caused unnecessary distraction from the event leading up to that point.

I understand the need to check in, as no-shows occur and checking in ahead of time gives Disney a better idea of seating availability. However, I often felt anxious leading up to check-in, constantly checking the time and the Disneyland app. Then, once I did check in, I kept checking for their text, not wanting to miss it.

For me, and those like me, who get overly anxious with things such as this, it’s distracting. I often felt myself being more concerned about the time and a text message, rather than what was going on around me.

A Disney villain during the Oogie Boogie Bash parade.

While we were eating, the text unexpectedly popped up, right around the 9:15pm mark. We were at Smokejumpers Grill at the time and needed to trek it to the Little Mermaid building. By the time we arrived, a queue had already formed at the check-in desk.

By the time we made it through the queue and were seated, it was 9:39pm. Just a short twenty-one minutes prior to parade time. I was able to receive my cocktail and mocktail before drink service concluded, though, which contrasts sharply with other Oogie Boogie Bash dessert party reviews I’ve read.

I’ve read many reports of folks only receiving one drink and never seeing their server again, totally negating the benefit of "unlimited drinks” as a perk. That wasn’t my experience at all, as our server was attentive and prompt, but it’s still worth mentioning.

To the contrary, had we arrived early enough to be seated quickly, I similarly view that as a potential drawback, as it takes up quite a bit of time from an event that’s only five hours in length. Dependent upon the individual bash night, those five hours already cost as much or more than a regular full day park ticket.

Guests enjoying Oogie Boogie Bash parade while at the dessert party.

Between spending forty-five minutes in the seating area and sitting through the parade itself, that’s an hour or more of event time consumed. Admittedly, finding your own spot would likely take up as much time, but that could be reduced by watching the second showing, where space is often more readily available at the last minute.

Still, it’s a big ask to dedicate that much event time to a single attraction. So why did I book it? As mentioned earlier, it was Mom’s first OBB and she has a penchant for Disney parades. So I already knew going in this would be a highlight for her and I wanted to make it extra special.

Would I still have booked it if it were just me? Or if my wife, who has also been to OBB numerous times, was with me instead? Besides wanting the content and first-hand experience to write this review, the dessert party would’ve likely been a hard pass.

Then again, the main highlight for me during Oogie Boogie Bash are the characters and Villains Grove, so I don’t concern myself too much with parades. I do enjoy them, but I’ve already seen Frightfully Fun and while it’s a fine parade, I feel it’s largely a one-and-done. Especially considering it hasn’t changed much since its inception.

Haunted Mansion performers during the Oogie Boogie Bash parade.

Combine the time commitment with the overall quality of the desserts and drinks, which are merely decent, at best, and the fact you could easily attain an equally unobstructed view on your own, and that equates to a $94 horse-pill that’s nearly impossible to swallow.

Again, the main selling point here is the seat. That’s the feature most people, myself included, use to justify dropping that much cash. The desserts and drinks are merely a bonus to most guests. So is the seat, alone, worth $94? That depends who you ask, but it’ll likely be an equally polarizing debate as the first question.

Bottom line - if you and/or your group have a penchant for Disney parades, you’ve never seen Frightfully Fun and the thought of sitting on the ground sounds like a terrible idea, you may find the up-charged dessert party worthwhile.

Haunted Mansion parade float during the Oogie Boogie Bash parade.

Conversely, if this isn’t your first bash and you’ve already seen Frightfully Fun, then I wouldn’t recommend it as it simply consumes too much time and you wouldn’t have any issues finding a great spot on your own, especially during the second showing.

For clarity, the time commitment aspect of the dessert party bothers me more than its price. For a family of five, that’ll likely be in reverse order. The sticker shock is real, for sure, but considering the only other avenue of obtaining a seat is by booking an Oogie Boogie Bash VIP Tour…that $94 suddenly appears reasonable.

What about you? If you’ve done the Oogie Boogie Bash dessert party, did you feel it was worth it? What led you to your decision? If you haven’t done it, are you considering it? Tell me in the comments below.