Disney Halloween 2019 has finally begun, and this year, Tokyo DisneySea is serving guests a dark and mysterious Halloween experience to keep them on edge. The festivities will run all the way up to October 31.   We visited the park to see Festival of Mystique, an all-new colourful and flamboyant show introduced this year. Here's our report. The show began with music chiming in at Porto Paradiso in Mediterranean Harbor upon which trickled out lines of costumed friends of the sea. The beautifully dressed ladies at the front then spoke of a Halloween festival that was once held at the port, and their intention to resurrect it. Out came a merrymaking Mickey mouse and Disney cast aboard a ship, clad in cute outfits the likes of which have never been seen before at the park. Donald Duck, Goofy, Chip and Dale all got off the boat and headed towards the ladies, almost as if charmed by the allure of their beautiful and bewitching singing voices. This was followed by a sudden whimper by Pluto as he looked on towards Mickey. "Pluto, you've got to be a good boy! We've put a lot of effort into this Halloween," Mickey said to him. When he said this he began to think that something strange was going on with the festival―like something was going to happen... The singing and dancing ladies went on to teach the onlooking guests a few dance moves to get involved with the show. Everybody danced together with Mickey as the leader.   It wasn't long however before the mood and tone of the music took an uncomfortable turn... Before we realised it, Mickey had been locked inside a cage! But he was dancing and having fun literally just seconds before―what happened?! Luckily, Minnie Mouse comes to the rescue to save Mickey and bring the fun Halloween festivity back. She takes the lead and dances with the guests this time.   So what happened to the Disney characters, and what was their fate? We don't want to spoil the ending, so you'll have to see it for yourself this fall!   ©️Disney

Disney Halloween 2019 has finally begun! The Tokyo DisneySea fun is set to run until October 31 where it will provide guests with a dark and mysterious Halloween experience that will keep you on edge... like something's about to happen, but you're not sure what. Tokyo DisneySea's decor takes on a more grown-up bewitching look compared to Tokyo Disneyland's cute decorations. Hung throughout the park you will find decorative banners featuring illustrations of Disney characters dressed in their spooky garments. This year, Mickey, Minnie and the rest of the cast invite guests into a truly bewitching wonderland. If you pop over to American Waterfront you'll find some great photo opportunities, like the Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck statues waiting to welcome you at the entrance, clad in hauntingly beautiful attire and stood next to night-black pumpkins and dried flowers. You'll find the rest of the costumed characters further in too. Be sure to get photos with everyone!

Chicken & Vegetable Steamed Bun – ¥600 @ Nautilus Galley / Teriyaki Chicken Rubber Ring Steamed Bun – ¥600 @ Seaside Snacks

Nothing has been left out from the Halloween spell this year, even the food menu and drinks which arrive in festive colours like black and purple like this bandage-wrapped mummy steamed bun and rubber ring steamed bun. Inside the mummy is a delicious concoction of chicken, cabbage, and other veg. The rubber ring steamed bun is the perfect snack to munch on as you walk around the park. It's filled with rich teriyaki chicken wrapped in a striking purple dough. All of the food is packaged in cute packaging too―don't throw it away straight away and check out which illustration you got!

Assorted Sweets - ¥430 @ Gondolier Snacks and elsewhere

Check out these bite-sized confections, from a mini baumkuchen cake on a lollipop stick to strawberry cheesecake and purple sweet potato cream mochi. The chewy mochi Mickey can only be described as kawaii♡

Grape Tapioca Tea - ¥500 @ Mamma Biscotti's Bakery

Sparkling Black Tea Tapioca Drink - ¥450 @ Hudson River Harvest

Tokyo Disneyland's tapioca drinks are really popular in summer, and for Halloween they've arrived with all-new flavours, exclusive to the Disney Halloween event. There's lots to see and experience at this year's Disney Halloween. Be sure to look everywhere, even in shop windows. And if you're eager to see more of the food and drinks available at both parks then click here.

The ever-popular Universal Surprise Halloween event is set to return again this year to Universal Studios Japan and will run from September 6 to November 4. The event is set to be bigger than ever this year, with more attractions than ever before, as well as the event's three main elements―Zekkyo Halloween, Otana Halloween, and Kowa Kawa Halloween―making use of the entire park. Look forward to a unique and spooky Halloween experience the very second you enter the park.  

Zekkyo Halloween

Three main events run every year during Universal Surprise Halloween. The first of these we are taking a look at is Zekkyo ("Screaming") Halloween, which plunges guests into terrifying experiences, the kind of scream-inducing encounters you conjure up in your imagination at Halloween.   As part of Zekkyo Halloween, just some of the exciting and hair-raising attractions include the brand new horror maze which will see you running for your life through its twists and turns, the return of the extremely popular zombie dance show, a survival horror maze based off the Resident Evil game series, and much, much more.  

Otona Halloween

Otona ("Adult") Halloween is a more sophisticated kind of Halloween experience aimed at adults, clad with glamour and fashion, but certainly not free of scares.   Halloween 2019 sees the return of the interactive theatre event Hotel Albert in a brand-new sequel, Hotel Albert 2: Requiem. We covered last year's here, but in summary, it's an immersive theatre experience in which guests act as participants in the play. Guests walked around the attraction as characters in the story and experienced a beautifully haunting tale unfold before them. What secrets does the sequel hold? You'll have to attend to find out!   A new horror restaurant, named Park Side Grill ~Cursed Banquet Of Roses~, will serve up magnificent meals while imbuing a sense of uncanny in its diners.  

Kowa Kawa Halloween

Of course, it's not all doom and gloom at Universal Surprise Halloween. Children will get to enjoy Kowa Kawa ("Creepy-Cute") Halloween again this year in all its Halloween trickery. Minions and the Sesame Street cast will be present and dressed in mischievous costumes. The incredible Festa de Parade will run the street, and kids will be able to catch falling candy at Happy Trick Or Treat where it will rain down like a waterfall.   USJ is a spearhead in Japan's Halloween culture, so if you're there for the spooky season, make sure you don't miss out.   ©CAPCOM CO., LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.© 2019 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. ©2012 "Sadako 3D" Production CommitteeHARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter Publishing Rights © JKR. (s19)Despicable Me, Minion Made and all related marks and characters are trademarks and copyrights of Universal Studios. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLC. All Rights Reserved.™ & © 2019 Sesame Workshop© 2019 Peanuts Worldwide LLC© 1976, 2019 SANRIO CO., LTD.　APPROVAL NO. EJ9071103