Make room on the couch. These Disney+ picks pair playful seasonal fun with bigger scares for older kids
Choosing family Halloween movies can be trickier than bobbing for apples. One kid’s cozy favorite may send another looking for a night light, so this guide puts the official rating beside every title, from the new Spidey and the Avengers: Halloween Team-Up! and Coven Academy to darker choices for older viewers like Goosebumps and Marvel Television’s Agatha All Along. Read on to find the best choices for an unforgettable movie night!
New Family Halloween Picks For 2026
Ready to give your Watchlist a little shake-up? This year’s mix welcomes new movies and shows alongside returning favorites packed with friendly monsters and musical magic.
A New Witch Arrives: Coven Academy, TV-PG-V
Class is in session, and the homework may bite. Briar finds herself at a new school, where she discovers it is actually a secret academy for witches, and…she is one. Volatile magic surrounds the mystery of her missing mother and larger forces are at play putting the students in danger, but with the help of her new friends can they solve the mysteries that surround them? Coven Academy premiered October 1 on Freeform, and October 2 on Disney+ and Hulu.
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The Queen Of Hearts Needs Saving: Descendants: Wicked Wonderland, TV-G
Wonderland has a new problem, and the Queen of Hearts is right in the middle of it. Red and Chloe face the consequences of their time-traveling adventure when Maddox Hatter captures the Queen of Hearts. The musical fantasy’s magic suits the occasion, though it’s a whimsical adventure rather than a traditional Halloween tale. Pair it with Descendants: The Rise of Red for a fun double feature. For a closer look at the Queen of Hearts’ latest story, read more about Descendants: Wicked Wonderland.
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Trick-Or-Treat With Marvel & Disney Jr.: Spidey and the Avengers: Halloween Team-Up!, TV-G
Spidey and the Avengers’ Halloween plans are turned upside down by the mysterious Hallows’ Eve, who plays magical tricks on trick or treaters and plans to ruin Halloween forever.
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A Performance With Bite: Vampirina: Teenage Vampire, TV-G
Vee has a singing dream and one fang-tastic secret. Living among humans for the first time, she pursues her passion for music while keeping her vampire identity a secret.
Try the story “First Halloween,” which adds a Moon Imp to an important family celebration. Fun songs and mild supernatural mishaps keep this on the gentler side.
Season 2 returns October 6 on Disney Channel, and the full season will stream the next day on Disney+.
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Magic Comes Knocking Again: Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, TV-G
Justin Russo thought his wizarding days were behind him, but Alex’s (Selena Gomez) arrival with powerful young wizard Billie pulls him back into mentoring and a prophecy-linked adventure. Billie’s story follows the Russo family’s original Disney Channel adventures, adding lots of nostalgia for fans of the 00s show. For a seasonal shortcut, check out “The Legend of Creepy Follows” or “Spells Like Halloween Spirit.”
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Disney Channel Halloween Movies
If you’re still obsessed with the Disney Channel Halloween era (like we are), then start here. These throwbacks are full of playful creatures and a dose of nostalgia.
A Teen Witch Finds Her Roots: Halloweentown, TV-PG
This comedy-adventure follows Marnie and her younger siblings as they follow their estranged grandmother, a good witch, to her home in Halloweentown, where witches, goblins, vampires, and the like lead very normal lives. On her 13th birthday, Marnie learns that she comes from a witch family and that she, too, is a witch. When she discovers that an evil force is plotting to take over Halloweentown, she must help her mother and grandmother save the day.
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A Mystery Date Has Fangs: Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire, TV-PG
The Hansen kids are in a jam. Adam and his best friend Duffy have gotten their hands on some tickets for a concert, and his sister Chelsea has a date with her dreamy boyfriend. The only problem is they’re both grounded. Chelsea and Adam will do whatever it takes to get their mom out of the house, even if it includes a chance meeting with a very mysterious man. Everything seems to go according to plan… until their little brother realizes that this stranger might be a vampire.
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Twin Witches Double The Magic: Twitches, TV-PG
Twitches follows twin sisters Alex and Camryn, who reunite on their 21st birthday and discover their magic grows stronger when they work together. Their mission to protect everyone they love keeps the fantasy upbeat, with more charm than chills.
Harold Faces A Mummy Rival: Under Wraps 2, TV-G
A Halloween wedding has one seriously grumpy uninvited guest. The returning friends rush to protect their mummy pal Harold when revenge-seeking Sobek threatens him and hypnotizes Larry. This comedic sequel offers more laughs than dread, with a few jumps along the way. Watching Under Wraps first gets you caught up with the background, but the rescue plot is easy to follow.
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Vampires & Daywalkers Clash At Camp: ZOMBIES 4: Dawn of the Vampires, TV-G
In ZOMBIES 4: Dawn of the Vampires, a new adventure dawns for Zed and Addison when their summer road trip takes an unexpected detour, landing them in the middle of yet another monster rivalry: Daywalkers vs. Vampires. Tensions flare when Zed and Addison find themselves acting as camp counselors between the two opposing supernatural factions. With the help of Eliza and Willa, they must convince sworn enemies Nova and Victor to try to unite their warring worlds before an even greater threat endangers them all.
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Ghostly Adventures With Plenty Of Laughs
Familiar faces make these ghost stories easy to enjoy, with phantoms that are more silly than scary.
999 Happy Haunts Meet Their Match: The Haunted Mansion (2003), PG
Eddie Murphy stars as a real estate agent whose family comes face-to-face with 999 grim, grinning ghosts in creepy old Gracey Manor. Now with the help of supernatural psychic Madame Leota (Jennifer Tilly), they hilariously battle to break the mansion of its age-old curse… and do it before the clock strikes 13.
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Witch Clarabelle Has A Halloween Surprise: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+, TV-Y
New episodes of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ Season 2, include a seasonal adventure in “The Haunted Halloween Hunt.” Mickey and his pals celebrate Halloween on Magic Island, where Witch Clarabelle invites them to join her festive hunt. With a special surprise waiting at the end, there’s plenty of delightfully silly fun along the way.
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The Mansion Welcomes Some Fuzzy Guests: Muppets Haunted Mansion, TV-PG
The Great Gonzo, world-famous daredevil, has done it all, seen it all, and narrowly survived it all. But on Halloween night, the fearless Gonzo takes on the greatest challenge of his life by spending the night in the scariest place on Earth, the Haunted Mansion. Teamed with his friend Pepé the King Prawn, this musical comedy reunites Kermit and the entire Muppets gang, who portray the beloved grim grinning ghosts of the Haunted Mansion in this star-studded, frightfully funny Muppets adventure.
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A Motel Detour Becomes A Toy Mystery: Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story of Terror!, TV-G
Disney and Pixar proudly present a wacky tale featuring all your favorite characters from the Toy Story movies. Join Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, and their pals in a frighteningly fun animated adventure. What starts out as an exciting road trip for the Toy Story gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse following a detour to a roadside motel. After Mr. Potato Head suddenly disappears, his friends find themselves caught up in a hilarious mystery that must be solved before they suffer the same fate in this thrilling Toy Story of Terror!
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Classic Family Halloween Movies For A Spellbinding Night In
October disappears faster than a bowl of candy when these are on the Watchlist. The Sanderson sisters bring the comedy, while stop-motion favorites keep things charmingly eerie.
The Other Mother Wants Her Forever: Coraline, Hulu, PG
A hidden door in Coraline Jones’s new home opens onto a parallel world where everything seems brighter, until her button-eyed Other Mother asks her to stay forever. When Coraline’s real parents are trapped, she must outwit this sinister alternate family and find her way home. The PG stop-motion fantasy carries sustained menace and unsettling imagery, making it one of the stronger scares in this guide. (Hulu)*
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Science Gets A Little Ruff: Frankenweenie (2012), PG
From Disney and creative genius Tim Burton (Alice in Wonderland (2010), The Nightmare Before Christmas) comes the hilarious and offbeat Frankenweenie, a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life, with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor’s fellow students, teachers and the entire town learn that getting a new “leash on life” can be monstrous.
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Magical Mayhem With The Sanderson Sisters: Hocus Pocus, PG
You’re in for a devil of a time when three outlandishly wild witches, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, return from 17th-century Salem after they’re accidentally conjured up by some unsuspecting pranksters. It’s a night full of zany fun and comic chaos once the tricky 300-year-old trio sets out to cast a spell on the town and reclaim their youth… but first they must get their act together and outwit three kids and a talking cat.
Salem’s Favorite Trouble Returns: Hocus Pocus 2, PG
Hocus Pocus 2 is a haunting sequel to the 1993 Halloween classic which brings back the delightfully wicked Sanderson sisters for more comedic mayhem. It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallows’ Eve.
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Halloween Town Tries Christmas: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, PG
Enter an extraordinary world filled with magic and wonder, where every holiday has its own special land. This is the heartfelt tale of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town and all things that go bump in the night. Bored with the same old tricks and treats, he yearns for something more, and soon stumbles upon the glorious magic of Christmas Town. When Jack decides to bring this joyful holiday back to Halloween Town, his dream to fill Santa’s shoes unravels, and it’s up to Sally, the rag doll who loves him, to stitch things together again.
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Halloween Picks For Older Kids & Teens
These PG-13 and TV-14 picks trade lighthearted chills for darker mysteries, supernatural peril, and bigger scares.
The Witches’ Road Demands A Coven: Marvel Television’s Agatha All Along, TV-14
The infamous Agatha Harkness finds herself down and out of power after a suspicious goth Teen helps break her free from a distorted spell. Her interest is piqued when he begs her to take him on the legendary Witches’ Road, a magical gauntlet of trials that, if survived, rewards a witch with what they’re missing. Together, Agatha and this mysterious Teen pull together a desperate coven, and set off down, down, down The Road…
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A Haunted Past Comes Knocking: Goosebumps, TV-14
A 30-year-old mystery pulls five high-school students into secrets their parents would rather keep buried. The show’s central story unleashes a cursed camera, a haunted mask, a time loop, and a living dummy. Save this one for viewers ready for a darker mystery and nastier surprises.
Welcome, Foolish House Hunters: Haunted Mansion (2023), PG-13
Inspired by the classic theme park attraction, Haunted Mansion tells the story of Gabbie, a single mom, who discovers that the home she and her son share is haunted by irksome ghosts. Hoping to restore domestic tranquility, Gabbie recruits a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid the house of its supernatural squatters. The movie delivers a nonstop blend of action, adventure, and comedy with an all-star cast.
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Enter A World Of Gods & Monsters: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, TV-PG
If your household likes mythology over horror, Percy Jackson and the Olympians has plenty of mythical creatures, monsters, and dangerous quests for you and the family to follow along with. Whether it is to return Zeus’ master bolt to Olympus or cross the Sea of Monsters, Percy Jackson and his friends have no shortage of adventure. Stream Seasons 1 and 2 now, with Season 3 coming November 20, 2026.
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More Halloween On Explore Disney+
Still browsing? Our Halloween Movies Guide opens up a bigger selection of wicked fun. Once younger viewers are tucked in, adults can head to the Horror Watch Guide.
Short on time? The Best Halloween Shows guide has small-screen treats.
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