44 Best Disney+ Halloween Movies Available Now to Kick Off Your Scary Season
Start streaming now, and you may be able to watch all of them before October 31.
- Disney+ offers a wide variety of family-friendly Halloween movies and specials, including classics like Hocus Pocus and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
When it comes to Halloween movies, few places do it quite like Disney. For decades now, Disney Halloween movies—especially Disney Channel Halloween movies—have set the bar for what a good, not-too-scary Halloween movie looks like.
Anyone searching for things to do on Halloween will likely be more than happy watching the best Disney+ Halloween movies. There's plenty to watch: Beyond the Halloweentown and Twitches movies and their sequels (because of course, Disney+ has all of them) and the beloved Halloween classics Hocus Pocus and The Nightmare Before Christmas, Disney+ has a ton of classic and new specials and movies perfect for a Halloween binge watch.
You can see the full list of family-friendly Halloween movies and specials on Disney+ below—and if you're looking for something a bit more grownup (or wondering what other streaming services have as far as spooky family-friendly movies), check out our complete list of Halloween movies and specials to stream .
Tips
Many of the musical movies on this list—including the Descendants and Z-O-M-B-I-E-S movies—also have sing-along versions that let everyone belt out their favorite tunes.
Coco
Coco adventures out to visit his family in the afterlife in this charming tale that's focused on the Mexican tradition of the Day of the Dead.
Hocus Pocus
The beloved tale of the witchy Sanderson sisters (featuring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jesica Parker) has been a Disney Halloween favorite for years. Make it a double feature with 2022's sequel.
Hocus Pocus 2
The long-awaited sequel to Hocus Pocus dropped in 2022—and makes a worthy spooky double feature with the original.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
This Halloween-meets-Christmas mashup has been a favorite to watch for both holidays—and a perfect addition to your Halloween binge-watch.
Frankenweenie
You have two ways to enjoy this take on the classic Frankenstein tale of a young scientist who brings his puppy back to life—but finds that his discovery goes horribly awry when others use it. There's a 1984 live-action short or the 2012 stop-motion animation—both from Tim Burton.
The Haunted Mansion
This hauntingly good movie is based on the iconic spooky Disney ride, featuring Eddie Murphy. Make it a movie marathon with the 2023 Haunted Mansion movie.
Haunted Mansion
Released in 2023, this spin-off story follows a mother and son as they move into their new house only to find ghosts already living there, starring LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito, Owen Wilson, and more.
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
This vintage Disney cartoon shares the classic tale of the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow—and makes a perfect way to introduce the story to a whole new generation.
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S
The first installment in this Disney Channel trilogy features the zombified teens of Zombietown transferring to attend school with the students at Seabrook High—and shares how they all learn to get along (without any brain eating happening at all).
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2
Werewolves are added to the supernatural mix in this follow-up to the original Disney Z-O-M-B-I-E-S .
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3
The spooky crew at Seabrook High has to make room for aliens in the third update to the musical movie trilogy.
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 4
They're baaaack. And this time, the zombies and other supernatural creatures at Seabrook have to make room for vampires in their crew.
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Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales
Even the folks from a galaxy far, far away have spooky tales to share in this short and sweet Halloween special.
Toy Story of Terror
This Halloween special features Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the toy crew searching out the missing Mr. Potatohead in a not-so-scary (but still really funny) adventure.
Mickey's Tale of Two Witches
If you have little ones in your Halloween crew, this super sweet cartoon will be a perfect Halloween show to watch.
Don't Look Under the Bed
This 1999 Disney movie features a teen who's basically being framed by the bogeyman under her bed.
Escape to Witch Mountain
This sci-fi classic features a pair of extra-terrestrial kids who crash land on our planet and need to make their way to Witch Mountain to reunite with their family—while trying to escape the clutches of a paranormally obsessed millionaire.
Fun fact: The movie features Halloween star Donald Pleasence as one of the villains.
Girl vs. Monster
Fifteen-year-old Skylar (played by Olivia Holt) sneaks out of her house to attend her school's Halloween bash only to accidentally unleash a monster and discover her parents are monster hunters. Skylar and her friends must face their fears to recapture the monster before it's too late.
Halloweentown
Teen Marnie discovers she's a witch—and finds her way to Halloweentown, where supernatural creatures can live out in the open. This popular 1998 movie led to a slew of sequels and features the legendary Debbie Reynolds as her witchy grandma.
Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge
Pick a good Halloween costume! An evil warlock hopes to turn everyone into their Halloween costumes in this Halloweentown sequel.
Halloweentown High
Marnie helps develop a student exchange program that brings some of her supernatural friends to her normal high school.
Return to Halloweentown
Witch Marnie Piper gets a full scholarship to Witch University—but quickly finds out that it's not quite as magical as it seems in this follow-up to the popular Halloweentown series.
Mom's Got a Date With a Vampire
The title of this Halloween-themed movie kinda says it all—a pair of kids team up to try to save their mom from falling under the vampire's spell.
Monsters, Inc.
This Pixar classic turns the monster-under-the-bed trope on its head—and is the perfect monster tale for Halloween.
Monsters University
Ever wonder how Mike and Sulley met? This prequel to Monsters, Inc. shows just how the monstrous pair become buddies for life. And if fall reminds you of college football, well, it's got that too.
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Miss Piggy, Kermit, and crew take on Disney's spooky Haunted Mansion ride in this fun (and funny) mashup.
Onward
You may have missed this Disney movie, which was released in March 2020, but it features a magical world populated with a slew of supernatural creatures—and a pair of elf brothers who hope to spend one more day with their late father.
Phantom of the Megaplex
Who or what is haunting the movie theater? Get the answer in this vintage Disney movie.
Mr. Boogedy
Eugene Levy and John Astin are among the stars in this vintage movie, about a family who moves into a very haunted house.
Bride of Boogedy
A year after the Davis family banishes Mr. Boogedy, the ghost is unleashed again... and this time he summons the married mother of the Davis family, Eloise Davis, to be his wife.
Race to Witch Mountain
This update to the 1975 classic features the Rock helping a pair of extraterrestrials get back to their spaceship—with government agents in hot pursuit.
The Scream Team
Another haunted house tale from Disney—with a pair of kids trying to help wayward ghosts find their way to Heaven. Hocus Pocus star Kathy Najimy and Monty Python 's Eric Idle are among the spirits.
Twitches
Twin witches find each other on their 21st birthday—and adventures ensue. Tia and Tamera Mowry play the supernatural duo in this and the sequel.
Twitches Too
The twin witches are back, and seeking out their missing father in this 2007 sequel that's perfect for a Halloween double feature.
Spooky Buddies
Little kids will adore the Halloween-centric adventures of the cute puppies (including trick-or-treating and a haunted house, of course). And seeing cute puppies in costumes probably doesn't hurt for the grownups watching.
Under Wraps
A group of kids uncover (and resurrect) a friendly mummy in this 2021 Disney Channel feature.
Under Wraps 2
In the 2022 sequel, the kids and a pair of friendly mummies battle a more evil mummy that's been brought to life.
Cruella
Dive into the past of one of Disney's most devious and stylish villains with this recent origin story prequel.
Invisible Sister
After a Halloween science experiment goes awry, Cleo, who feels invisible at school, accidentally turns her popular sister Molly invisible. While trying to make Molly visible again, Cleo must literally step into her sister's shoes and take her place on the lacrosse team at a pivotal game when college scouts are visiting.
Upside Down Magic
At the Sage Academy for Magical Studies, everyone has magic, but some students have Upside-Down Magic, which comes with a bad reputation. Because of her unusual powers, thirteen-year-old Nory ends up in a class for those with upside-down magic and helps prove that being different is actually a good thing.
Descendants
This beloved Disney movie with a slew of spinoffs follows the children of some of the most iconic Disney villains. When given a shot at redemption, they must choose between evil and good.
Descendants 2
Ursula's daughter takes center stage as the queen of the Island of the Lost, where all villains and evil reside, in the second part of the trilogy. Her goal? To break the barrier between the Island of the Lost and Auradon, the mainland where everyone else resides, so evil can conquer once again.
Descendants 3
Auradon is in danger when there's a breach between the barrier.
Descendants: The Rise of Red
The daughters of Wonderland's dastardly Red Queen and Cinderella travel back in time to help stop the queen from going bad in the latest Descendants entry.
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