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Halloween costs are rising. Will that frighten away haunt fans?

Sean Nyberg is a professional investor who has been keeping track of the rising cost of attending Disneyland Resort's annual Halloween celebration. The Seattle native posted a chart on Twitter showing that the average ticket price to the event, known as the Oogie Boogie Bash, has jumped 19% since 2019, slightly above the rate of inflation. "It seems that everything has gotten more expensive," ...
Amy Pratt of Chatsworth shops for Halloween decorations Aug. 14, 2020, inside Traditions, a family owned business in Canoga Park, California, that sells holiday decorations 12 months a year.

Sean Nyberg is a professional investor who has been keeping track of the rising cost of attending Disneyland Resort's annual Halloween celebration.

The Seattle native posted a chart on Twitter showing that the average ticket price to the event, known as the Oogie Boogie Bash, has jumped 19% since 2019, slightly above the rate of inflation.

"It seems that everything has gotten more expensive," he said.

But that didn't keep Nyberg from reserving a pair of $159 tickets to the Halloween event and booking a flight from Seattle with his fiancé to take part in the celebration while staying at the Anaheim, California, resort's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa later this month.

The Disney event is not.

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