The Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular is a live stage show which is performed on the Cinderella Castle stage at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World Florida.
The show made its debut on September 15th 2015 and replaced the Villains Mix and Mingle show. The Villain Spelltacular is part of Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween party, which runs from August to November each year and is part of Disney World's Halloween celebrations.
The show features the return of Jason Marsden as the voice of Binx for the opening of the show and sees the Sanderson Sisters once again return to create the Hocus Pocus Party Potion to celebrate Halloween, which requires ingredients and help from various Disney Villains.
The show made its debut on September 15th 2015 and replaced the Villains Mix and Mingle show. The Villain Spelltacular is part of Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween party, which runs from August to November each year and is part of Disney World's Halloween celebrations.
The show features the return of Jason Marsden as the voice of Binx for the opening of the show and sees the Sanderson Sisters once again return to create the Hocus Pocus Party Potion to celebrate Halloween, which requires ingredients and help from various Disney Villains.
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Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas, Dr Facilier from The Princess and The Frog, Maleficent, The Evil Queen from Snow White, Cruella De Ville, Captain Hook, Jafar from Aladdin, Hades from Hercules and Lady Tremaine from Cinderella all appear in the show to help the Sanderson Sisters.
Variations of Come Little Children, I Put A Spell On You, Oogie Boogies song and Friends on the Other Side are sung throughout the performance too. Along with the original soundtrack being used.
The show was updated in 2022 to coincide with the 50th Anniversary celebration of Disney World and in August of that year, a slightly modified version of the show titled Burning Rain of Death ran due to heavy rainfall.
Variations of Come Little Children, I Put A Spell On You, Oogie Boogies song and Friends on the Other Side are sung throughout the performance too. Along with the original soundtrack being used.
The show was updated in 2022 to coincide with the 50th Anniversary celebration of Disney World and in August of that year, a slightly modified version of the show titled Burning Rain of Death ran due to heavy rainfall.
To celebrate the launch of the Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular, Disney World also released exclusive merchandise only available at the park.
The first release included a T-shirt, Phone Case and Magic Band, with each year's event continuing to release exclusive merchandise.
As the shows popularity has increased, merchandise has also been made available online via Shop Disney, however only a limited number of products are made available, with the majority still exclusive to the park only.
In 2017 Disney released a new range of Hocus Pocus Spelltacular merchandise, which was pulled on the same day it was released due to reasons unknown. The merchandise has never been made available since and is assumed to have been destroyed. Images of the merchandise are still present online, making the 2017 range of products one of the most sought after and rare products to find amongst Hocus Pocus collectors.
The first release included a T-shirt, Phone Case and Magic Band, with each year's event continuing to release exclusive merchandise.
As the shows popularity has increased, merchandise has also been made available online via Shop Disney, however only a limited number of products are made available, with the majority still exclusive to the park only.
In 2017 Disney released a new range of Hocus Pocus Spelltacular merchandise, which was pulled on the same day it was released due to reasons unknown. The merchandise has never been made available since and is assumed to have been destroyed. Images of the merchandise are still present online, making the 2017 range of products one of the most sought after and rare products to find amongst Hocus Pocus collectors.
