Your cadaverous pallor betrays an aura of foreboding, almost as though you sense a disquieting metamorphosis. Is this haunted tiki mug actually available? Or is it your imagination — hmm?
Limited Edition Hatbox Ghost Tiki Mug from Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar in California
When hinges creak in doorless tiki rooms, and strange and frightening sounds echo from the bartenders. Whenever rum bottles clank where the air is deathly still — that is the time when the new Hatbox Ghost Tiki Mugs will be present, practicing their terror with enchanting delight! Every year, the bars at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort are know to do a special release for these limited-edition tiki mugs that you’re going to fall in love with. This year, Disney releases the second edition Hatbox Ghost tiki mug from Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar at the Disneyland Hotel, and I know we’ve all been dying to get one.
Themed to the Haunted Mansion, the Walt Disney World’s Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto will feature a Hatbox Ghost with his head on and an empty hatbox. Disneyland’s Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar will feature a Hatbox Ghost with no head and a skull in his hatbox. In addition to the mugs, you’ll be able to also purchase a Limited Edition Hatbox Ghost Pin and a matching ornament.
Limited Edition Hatbox Ghost Tiki Mug from Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto in Florida, a limited-edition pin, and an exclusive ornament.
Say cheers to the Halloween season since you will need to have a drink to purchase a mug. The Grim Grinning Grog cocktail will be available with the mug with a different taste in Walt Disney World and Disneyland. On the East coast, the drink will be a mix of Bermuda black rum, pineapple-mango dark rum, blood orange, lime juice, tropical juices, and aromatic bitters. California’s Grim Grinning Grog will feature coconut rum, spiced rum, pineapple juice, red passion fruit syrup, and blue curaçao. There is a non-alcoholic version of the drink as well.
As they say - Look alive! Here are the rules on how you can get your hands on both of these beautiful mugs:
Walt Disney World Resort – Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
The Hatbox Ghost Tiki Mug will go on sale on Oct. 15 at Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto for those guests with a valid wristband. Wristbands will be distributed at Trader Sam’s Tiki Terrace starting at 9 a.m. ET on Oct. 15 (and starting at 10 a.m. on following days, while supplies last). Beverage purchase is required. The Grim Grinning Grog here will feature pineapple-mango dark rum, Bermuda black rum, blood orange, lime juice, a trio of tropical juices, and dashes of aromatic bitters (non-alcoholic version upon request).
Trader Sam’s Grotto will open at 1 p.m. ET on Oct. 15, and will open at 3 p.m. ET on the following days.
A Hatbox Ghost Ornament and Limited Edition Hatbox Ghost Pin will be sold at BouTiki at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort beginning at 9 a.m. ET, Oct. 15.
Disneyland Resort – The Disneyland Hotel
The Hatbox Ghost Tiki Mug will go on sale on Oct. 15 at the South Lounge of the Disneyland Hotel Convention Center from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. PST (line will open at 5:00 a.m.). Complimentary parking at the Downtown Disney District and the Disneyland Hotel will be available up to 20 minutes after the time of purchase with receipt.
The mugs will also be available at Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar with purchase of a beverage, The Grim Grinning Grog featuring coconut rum, spiced rum, pineapple juice, red passion fruit syrup, and blue curaçao (non-alcoholic version available upon request).
A Hatbox Ghost Ornament and Limited Edition Hatbox Ghost Pin will be sold at Disney’s Fantasia Shop at the Disneyland Hotel beginning at 7 a.m. PST, Oct. 15.
The limit will be set at two mugs per customer and will only be available while supplies last. These beauties tend to sell out fast so you’ll want to be there ready and waiting to get your hands on them.