Disneylanders were bracing for the worst when Oogie Boogie Bash tickets went on sale last week and preparing for a repeat of last year’s 12-hour sellout that left many fans of the annual Halloween event grumbling about missing out on all the fun.
Tickets are still available for a few select nights if you want to go to Oogie Boogie Bash when the wildly popular event returns to Disney California Adventure from Aug. 25 through Oct. 31.
Why hasn’t Oogie Boogie Bash sold out yet?
There appear to be four key reasons:
1) Better technology
New tech behind the scenes smoothed out some of the past problems, made purchases flow more efficiently and allowed for more transactions per minute, according to News Nation reporter Scott Gustin.
2) More sale dates
Stretching the sales out over three days got the most passionate fans out of the larger pool of ticket-buyers and gave them their own lanes to swim in.
The tickets available to Inspire Keyholders sold out in three hours and the spots opened up for the rest of the Magic Keyholders were gone in just over two hours.
3) Picky shoppers
Tickets sold quickly when sales opened up to the general public — but those folks were very picky. Sunday tickets went first followed by Thursday dates.
Less popular Tuesday tickets have sold much more slowly and a few straggler Tuesdays are still available.
4) Email option
Ticket buyers waiting in the online queue also had the option to get notified by email when it was their turn to buy tickets by using the “notify me” option.
That holdover feature from recent sales likely helped thin out the crowd in the virtual queue and lifted some of the weight off the online sales system.
At press time, Oogie Boogie Bash tickets were still available for three Tuesday nights: Sept. 3 ($154), Sept. 10 ($154) and Oct. 29 ($189).
