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40 Disney Halloween Movies That Won't Scare Your Kids

Entertain (and spook!) the whole family with these Halloween flicks streaming on Disney+.

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There is so much to love about the spookiest day of the year. From the Halloween costumes and the free candy to the Halloween carnivals and the Halloween decorations, All Hallows' Eve is as joyful as it is a little scary. So when you're considering which kid-friendly Halloween movies to sit back and enjoy with the family, it's important to include a few Disney Halloween movies that won't scare the little ghouls and goblins running around.

Disney offers more than a few spooky, slightly darker movies that are age-appropriate for children, so while not every Disney movie on this list is explicitly about Halloween, they're all perfect to watch in October. From classics like The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, to Disney Channel favorites like Halloweentown, to new releases, like Disney's Cruella, you won't have a difficult time finding the perfect scary movie for your kids.

Of course, every movie night needs some Halloween treats, so check out our favorite recipes for Halloween cookies, Halloween cakes, Halloween drinks, and Halloween appetizers. And once your little ghouls and goblins go to bed, you can turn on the real horror films and have a little spooky movie marathon of your own.

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'Cruella'

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A new prequel to the classic 101 Dalmatians, Cruella gives viewers a different POV: Cruella de Vil's. Staring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson, this origin story is not only entertaining, but will leave the entire family at the edge of their seats.

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'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil'

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Angelina Jolie reprises her role as the mistress of evil in the follow-up to Maleficent. Maleficent and Aurora, her goddaughter, start to question their relationship in the face of an impending wedding, new friendships, and lurking forces working against them.

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'The Haunted Mansion'

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This classic Eddie Murphy film is a quick lesson on the dangers of mixing business with family time, especially if you're a realtor tasked with selling a haunted home.

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'Pooh's Huffalump Halloween Movie'

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It's Halloween in the Hundred Acre Woods, and Tigger is scared after seeing a mysterious figure in the woods. He warns his friends about the supposed Gobloon — a monster that returns every Halloween to catch residents of the woods and turn them into lanterns. But Tigger says that if the Gobloon is caught, he will grant them one wish.

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'The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'

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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad is a two-part film. The second half, The Adventures of Sleepy Hollow, takes place around Halloween. Ichabod travels to Sleepy Hollow, a town known for its ghostly hauntings, to interview as the new school master. There, he vies for the heart of Katrina van Tassel, the daughter of the richest man in the village.

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'Hocus Pocus'

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Who's ready to run amok, amok, amok? These three witches, who are reincarnated suddenly on Halloween, are on a mission to reconquer their youth and wreak havoc on a small town. Luckily, thanks to one boy and his little sister, they have many challenges standing in their way.

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'Lonesome Ghosts'

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This old-school Disney movie isn't very well-known, but it follows four bored ghosts in a haunted house who play a series of mischievous pranks on Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy.

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'Z-O-M-B-I-E-S'

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Now that zombies no longer eat brains, the town of Seabrook opens ups a school where zombies and humans interact on a daily basis. When a zombie and a cheerleader form a friendship, they work to prove the two beings can interact positively.

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'Halloweentown'

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As far as Disney Channel Halloween movies go, this feature might be the most successful. Marnie discovers she has magical abilities after following her grandmother to Halloweentown — and the rest is history.

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'Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge'

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There's no putting the worms back into the can after Marnie discovers Halloweentown, so the Cromwell family decides to split their time between both realms. But while they're away, Kalabar threatens to destroy their new magical home.

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'Halloweentown High'

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Marnie and her friends want to go to school in the real world and learn with kids their own age, so she convinces her grandmother to help out. But soon this simple request ends putting everyone at risk.

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'Return to Halloweentown'

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First comes high school, then comes ... yep, college. Even though her mother is against it, Marnie decides to enlist at college in Halloweentown instead of in the real world.

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'Toy Story of Terror!'

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This Halloween special features all of our favorite Toy Story characters as Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang explore a creepy motel and all the hidden traps that could be lurking in the corners. The film is only 21 minutes, making it ideal for younger children.

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'Monsters, Inc.'

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Though technically not a Halloween movie, Monsters, Inc. is still a great flick to watch during the season. When monsters Sully and Mike accidentally let a human sneak into their world, they must figure out a way to get her back undetected and unharmed.

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'Frankenweenie'

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Another Tim Burton favorite, this stop-motion movie is parody of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Instead of the titular scientist's humanoid monster though, the story is led by a much cuter creature in Sparky the pup.

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'Tower of Terror'

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Disney's theme park and film archive converge in this haunted hotel flick, which provides the backstory to one of Disney World's biggest attractions. It's not too chilling for the kids, but don't be surprised if they look at elevators a little warily after watching.

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'The Nightmare Before Christmas'

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Don't let this Tim Burton film title fool you — it's meant to be watched on Halloween. The story follows Jack Skellington, the king of Halloween Town, who accidentally falls through a portal to Christmas Town and decides to make the holiday his own.

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'Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie'

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Though not technically a Halloween movie, what's more Halloween than witches, warlocks, and magic?

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'The Sorcerer's Apprentice'

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A modern-day sorcerer who spends his time defending New York City against dark arts gives a crash course on magic to a kid with great potential.

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'Mickey's House of Villains'

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It's Halloween and the villains are out to play as they try to take over Mickey's House of Mouse.

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'The Scream Team'

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Two kids discover the secret world of ghosts while attending their grandfather's funeral in another town.

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'Maleficent'

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This Disney movie gives us an in-depth backstory to one of the brand's most nefarious villains. It also imparts a poignant lesson: There are two sides to every story, even the spookiest ones.

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'The Ghosts of Buxley Hall'

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When the spooky school of Buxley Hall finds itself in financial troubles, they look to a young boy named Jeremy to help make things right.

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'Invisible Sister'

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The night before Halloween, science class prodigy Cleo accidentally turns her older sister Molly invisible after an experiment gone wrong. Antics ensue as the two girls try to find an antidote to Molly's invisibility.

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'Something Wicked This Way Comes'

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Based on the Ray Bradbury book of the same title, two young boys, Will and Jim, hear about Mr. Dark's Pandemonium Carnival that's coming to town and decide to check it out. When the mysterious Mr. Dark sets up his elaborate carnival in a matter of seconds, the boys are both intrigued and frightened. While the carnival appears normal at first, forces of darkness soon start to emerge.

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'Escape to Witch Mountain'

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Telepathic and telekinetic siblings Tony and Tia (played by future Real Housewives star Kim Richards) are placed in an orphanage after their adoptive parents die, with only fragmented memories of their childhood. Millionaire Aristotle Bolt discovers the children and becomes obsessed with their paranormal abilities and tries to get the children for himself.

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'Mr. Boogedy'

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Gag gift salesman Carlton Davis and his family are excited to move into their new home in New England, but they soon find out that the house is haunted by the Boogedy Man — a disfigured ghost from the colonial period.

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'Bride of Boogedy'

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The Davis family is doing well in their new town, but the children fear that Boogedy will return seeking revenge. Parents Carlton and Eloise hold a fake seance to put the children's minds at ease and prove Boogedy is no longer there, but the ceremony awakens Boogedy's spirit, and he possesses Carlton.

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'Under Wraps'

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In this Disney Channel Original Movie, three kids accidentally revive a mummy who has been asleep for nearly 3,000 years. Now on a race against time, they must return him to his resting place by midnight on Halloween or he will never find his long lost love.

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'Phantom of the Megaplex'

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This Disney Channel Original Movie is a spooky one. Pete Riley, an employee at the movie theater, keeps hearing rumors that the theater is haunted by the Phantom of the Megaplex. He brushes them off, but when things start to go wrong on the night of a big premiere, he can't help but wonder if the rumors could be true.

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