Our information to Christmas 2024 at Walt Disney World provides suggestions for Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and accommodations. It covers leisure, crowds, meals, free issues to do, decorations, suggestions & methods. Plus, what’s new & returning for the vacation season, dates & particulars. (Up to date October 19, 2024.)
Walt Disney World formally kicks off Christmas on November 12, 2024. The vacation season will finish on December 31, which is kind of regular for leisure. The exception to that is the EPCOT Worldwide Competition of the Holidays, which runs from November 29 by December 30, 2024. None of those dates are agency–extra on that beneath.
Adorning begins earlier and is completed later than November 11 (see When Does Walt Disney World Enhance for Christmas?), and also you’ll begin listening to the sounds and seeing the sights of Christmas earlier than the vacation season begins. Identical goes for even after it ends. Decorations come down rapidly at EPCOT to organize for the massive New Yr’s Eve bash, however in all places else will not be so quick. Apart from that, the festivities will wind down the primary week of January 2024, with Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend being when issues wrap up.
We need to begin by stating that this November 12 begin date will not be regular. Positive, it’s technically solely a day later than the final couple of years. However usually, the vacation season kicks off over Veterans Day weekend. This yr, it’s beginning on the Tuesday afterwards. It’s not simply Christmas that usually begins over a weekend–most holidays and particular occasions at Walt Disney World begin on Friday or Saturday.
Accordingly, it was our expectation that the vacation festivities would begin on November 8 or 9. Based mostly on previous precedent, that’s the “right” date for the Christmas season to start at Walt Disney World. And actually, the primary Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Social gathering is happening on November 8, and the primary Disney Jollywood Nights is going on on November 9.
So at the least partially, our prediction was right. It’s every little thing else beginning randomly on a Tuesday that has us confused and shocked. On a optimistic word, Disneyland in California delayed the beginning of its vacation season till November 15, so at the least Walt Disney World’s method is best than that. It nonetheless strikes us as odd given how busy Veterans Day weekend is at Walt Disney World.
We’re pointing all of this out as a result of we suspect that, apart from Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Social gathering and Jollywood Nights, extra merriment will quietly kickoff over the vacation weekend. Decorations will certainly be up and music will likely be performed, however we’d additionally anticipate Frozen Vacation Shock to start effectively earlier than November 12.
The most important wildcards are every day leisure. Issues like Merry Menagerie at Animal Kingdom, juggling elves and bands at Hollywood Studios, and Santa Claus meet & greets all through the parks. All of that might begin early, or start as scheduled on November 12, 2024. For those who’re going to be within the parks over Veterans Day weekend, it’s price protecting an eye fixed out for these things. We’d anticipate Christmas 2024 at Walt Disney World to be about 80% in swing by then, even when unofficially!
No matter when it begins, the festivities will wind down the primary week of January 2025, with Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend (January 8-15, 2025) being when the festivities unofficially wrap up. Earlier than that, most substantive vacation choices will finish on December 31, 2024.
Walt Disney World has not introduced an official finish date for Christmas the final couple of years, which is as a result of it’s staggered–leisure concludes on the finish of December, however decorations will keep up till the second week of January 2025. Even then, it’ll take a few weeks from start-to-finish on taking down the decor.
What’s New for Christmas 2024 at Disney World
Let’s begin with Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the place Disney Jollywood Nights returns for its sophomore season. After a gap night time meltdown and unfavorable phrase of mouth, we weren’t certain it’d be again. Nonetheless, we’re very happy to see Walt Disney World not giving up on the idea and as a substitute iterating and (trying to) enhance it.
Clearly, Disney Jollywood Nights will not be new–however there are a bunch of adjustments and additions to it. The large one is “Glisten,” a stunning new skating spectacular set to traditional vacation music on Hollywood Boulevard. A number of instances every night, take within the grace and ability of worldwide champion skaters in an awe-inspiring twist on the standard ice present.
The 2024 Disney Jollywood Nights may even embody over 20 distinctive character experiences that includes each new and returning favorites. Reunite with beloved characters like Phineas and Ferb, Santa Duffy and Santa Sew, and look ahead to recent new faces corresponding to Bo Peep, Lotso, Baloo, and King Louie from TaleSpin.
We’ll be attending Disney Jollywood Nights twice in 2024. As soon as to begin the season, and as soon as later to see what–if something–adjustments. We’ll have a complete evaluation in mid-November. For now, make sure you take a look at our Information to 2024 Disney Jollywood Nights Christmas Social gathering at Hollywood Studios for full particulars, dates, ticket costs, and greater than somewhat commentary!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios can be including new daytime leisure, all beginning formally on November 12:
- Juggling Elves – these vacation helpers ship festive cheer with a aspect of shenanigans as they showcase their abilities of juggling, comedy and extra!
- Vacation Spirit Band – This dynamic brass group will make everybody in your celebration need to be a part of within the enjoyable and stroll into Santa’s good graces.
- Seasons Jukebox – This group brings the efficiency and pep of a collegiate marching band. Arduous-hitting horns, rocking drummers, and dazzling dancers will deliver to life everybody’s favourite vacation classics and extra.
Over at Animal Kingdom, Santa Claus will get a brand new dwelling on the patio at Restaurantosaurus! Because the visitor of honor on the seventy fifth Annual Dino Institute Vacation Social gathering, Santa’s invited everybody to affix him on this festive new location. Don’t miss the prospect to satisfy Mr. Claus from November 12 to December 24, 2024.
Turning to Magic Kingdom, the 2024 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Social gathering will begin on November 8 and proceed a number of nights per week by late December. Walt Disney World nonetheless has not introduced what’s new or altering for MVMCP, however anticipate solely minor variations. Maybe a number of completely different meet & greets, character costumes, parade floats, and different minor leisure. If there have been main adjustments, we’d already know.
One factor to notice is that the primary Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Social gathering has already bought out and, if previous precedent is any indication, a number of extra dates will promote out between now and the primary week of November. Final yr, all MVMCP nights bought out by November 20. Simply one thing to remember should you’re on the fence or have been procrastinating about shopping for tickets.
Lastly, there’s the 2024 EPCOT Competition of the Holidays, which is highlighted by Candlelight Processional. This yr’s superstar narrators embody newcomers Nico Santos, Ralph Macchio and Titus Burgess. Full particulars for Christmas at EPCOT even have but to be introduced, however that’s par for the course, because it begins later. We do know {that a} new Behind the Seeds Christmas Tour is debuting, however that’s about it.
In a nutshell, that’s what we’re presently anticipating for Christmas 2024 at Walt Disney World. Even with the vacation season proper across the nook, there are nonetheless unknowns. If you wish to be notified when extra official particulars for this vacation season or different Walt Disney World information is introduced, subscribe to our FREE e mail e-newsletter!
All through this information, we’ll present our suggestions and methods for best-experiencing the Walt Disney World at Christmas-time. This provides useful recommendation for everybody from first-time visitors to yearly guests. It covers every little thing from vacation highlights to hidden gems.
This isn’t merely regurgitated press releases and generic data about Christmas at WDW. As an alternative, we offer a frank evaluation of issues and perception so that you be finest ready to have a good time through the holidays–together with what’s nonetheless lacking as in comparison with a standard Christmas at Walt Disney World.
With that out of the way in which, right here’s every little thing it is advisable learn about Christmas at Walt Disney World. It ought to go with out saying since official particulars haven’t been launched, however what follows has not but been absolutely up to date for Christmas 2024. We’ll hold you posted about what, if something, adjustments. For now, this ought to be about 95% correct.
When to Go to
When questioning when to go to Walt Disney World for Christmas, the primary query is usually: how early can I go to and nonetheless get the Christmas expertise? Sooner than you would possibly suppose!
Adorning truly begins earlier than Halloween and is completed after Thanksgiving–all of it relies upon upon the situation. As a basic matter, you’ll begin listening to the sounds and seeing the sights of Christmas earlier than the vacation season formally begins. Identical goes for even after it ends. Decorations come down rapidly at EPCOT to organize for the massive New Yr’s Eve bash, however in all places else will not be so quick.
Magic Kingdom is normally the primary park to be embellished in full (because of the early begin of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Social gathering), with the edible gingerbread shows within the Deluxe Resorts additionally going up rapidly. See When Does Walt Disney World Enhance for Christmas? for additional perception into every park and resort.
November and December are curler coaster months for crowds, with the weeks round holidays (Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Eve) seeing elevated attendance and different weeks being extra reasonable. Accordingly, a lot of November and December 2024 could have elevated crowd ranges on account of these holidays and college breaks.
Nonetheless, there will likely be pockets of low crowd weeks which are ‘candy spots’ for vacation time journeys. Principally, these two months have very excessive highs–but in addition some lows. Try our record of the 10 Finest and 10 Worst Weeks to Go to Walt Disney World in 2024 & 2025. That features a number of weeks in November and December. Actually, most weeks make a kind of lists or the opposite!
You may also learn extra about crowd forecasts in our November 2024 Walt Disney World Crowd Calendar and December 2024 Walt Disney World Crowd Calendar. (Frankly, the perfect & worst weeks record is a extra helpful useful resource, although!)
On New Yr’s Eve, there’s sometimes particular leisure on the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. If you’re considering of visiting for the week between Christmas and New Yr’s Eve, we extremely advocate studying our Ideas for Visiting Walt Disney World at New Yr’s to keep away from crowds and have a greater expertise.
In addition to the crowds, there are a number of different downsides to visiting throughout these two weeks. First is the room charges for on property accommodations. The second is vacation surcharges at buffets and another eating places round property. Undoubtedly hold these prices in thoughts should you’re approaching this from the attitude of financial savings.
On a tangentially associated word, one frequent query we obtain about “when to go to” for Christmas at Walt Disney World issues filming of the ABC Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade. No, that isn’t filmed dwell. Learn our Information About Disney’s Christmas Day Parade Filming for more information.
Now that Thanksgiving and Christmas specials are shot concurrently, this normally begins in early to mid-November, with extra recording nearer to Christmas, normally in early December. Dates and instances should not introduced, because the recording will not be for public consumption. Don’t be upset should you miss this, as we cowl in that submit above, it’s not as thrilling because it sounds, and might result in congestion on Fundamental Road and elsewhere within the parks.
Regardless of if you go, additionally, you will need to keep in mind to pack for the season. Try our Winter Packing Ideas for Disney submit for extra perception on what to take in your journey. Simply because it’s Florida doesn’t imply it gained’t be chilly! You don’t need to waste cash shopping for a bunch of $60 sweatshirts from the present retailers since you solely packed shorts and t-shirts. (Imagine me, I’ve been there.)
One other manner it can save you cash is by not buying Christmas items whereas at Walt Disney World. That is so tempting, and one thing we have now completed too many instances (it’s Disney’s favourite time of yr as a result of visitor spending on merchandise is thru the roof!).
As an alternative, take a look at our Important Disney Fan Present Information for nice, cash saving present concepts for Christmas. It can save you a ton of cash by shopping for lots of the similar (and comparable) souvenirs and items on-line as a substitute of within the present retailers!
Okay, now that you understand when to go to (or now that I’ve additional confused you and made the choice much more difficult), let’s determine what it is best to expertise…
Magic Kingdom
We’ll begin within the Magic Kingdom, which does probably the most for Christmas out of all the Walt Disney World parks. It doesn’t matter what the opposite parks do, there’s simply one thing to be mentioned for strolling onto Fundamental Road and seeing the “city” decked out for Christmas, and that grandiose icicle citadel beckoning on the finish.
Let’s begin by taking a tour of Magic Kingdom at Christmas…
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Social gathering – This beloved after-hours celebration in Magic Kingdom is a particular occasion that requires separate admission out of your regular park tickets. Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Social gathering options all issues Christmas, and happens on choose nights all through November and December 2024.
Usually, there are a number of components of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Social gathering that additionally occur throughout every day operations nearer to Christmas in Magic Kingdom. The most important considered one of these is Mickey’s As soon as Upon A Christmastime Parade, mentioned beneath. For extra details about MVMCP, learn our Information to the 2024 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Social gathering.
Minnie’s Fantastic Christmastime Fireworks – This present is to not be missed. Minnie’s Fantastic Christmastime Fireworks is a alternative for the Vacation Needs fireworks present. Because the identify suggests, this nighttime spectacular is hosted by Minnie Mouse, celebrating the magic of Christmas with medleys of beloved vacation songs.
The fireworks function “Fantastic Christmas Time” by Paul McCartney and different favorites. Projection mapping additionally options closely, with the top consequence being that Minnie’s Fantastic Christmastime Fireworks evokes heartfelt moments of dwelling and household, and the spirit of the season earlier than an unbelievable finale. We’d extremely advocate consulting our Finest Magic Kingdom Fireworks Viewing Places with regards to selecting a spot for watching Minnie’s Fantastic Christmastime.
Mickey’s As soon as Upon A Christmastime Parade — Throughout Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Social gathering, this parade is proven twice at night time and options glorious lighting, ambiance, and SNOW on Fundamental Road, USA. Mickey’s As soon as Upon A Christmastime Parade additionally runs through the daytime within the week main as much as Christmas by New Yr’s Eve.
Whereas we strongly advocate watching the parade on Fundamental Road for full impact. Through the Christmas and New Yr’s weeks, you’ll be able to watch it from anyplace alongside its route with out a lot of a distinction within the expertise. The floats are very cute, the music is catchy, and there’s a variety of Disney and Christmas-y characters featured. It’s a must-see.
Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration Stage Present – Within the days earlier than Christmas, Mickey throws a vacation celebration and invitations all of his mates, who sing Christmas Carols earlier than the present is “is Christmas-wrapped up in a single sensational, snowy, show-stopping finale.”
We love this stage present. It’s heartwarming, endearing, and a bit goofy (lowercase g). Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration can be extremely common, and the viewing space may be irritating should you’re shorter. Throughout Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Social gathering, we advocate watching the final exhibiting of Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration. Really, we advocate the identical throughout every day ops, too.
Jingle Cruise – The Jingle Cruise overlay consists of decorations within the present scenes and a particular spiel from the skippers, who’re “homesick” and desirous to have fun Christmas. The queue is embellished and the boats obtain Christmas-inspired names. Whereas vacation overlays are divisive, we’re massive followers of the concept right here and suppose Jingle Cruise is mostly effectively completed.
This will get common through the Christmas season, so prioritizing it in your touring plan may be a good suggestion (see our 1-Day Magic Kingdom Itinerary for extra suggestions). Nonetheless, we choose doing Jingle Cruise at night time to get the total expertise of the Christmas lights turned on.
Jingle Cruise is an all-day, on daily basis attraction for normal visitors and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Social gathering attendees. Beginning November 2, 2024, expertise this wild attraction wrapped with festive jokes and much more enjoyable recollections, one thing visitors of all ages look ahead to each single yr.
“Frozen Vacation Shock” – Magic Kingdom will as soon as once more host the “Frozen Vacation Shock” in entrance of Cinderella Fortress, that includes Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and the cute Snowgies. Throughout this transient stage present, mates from Arendelle ring within the season collectively and assist rework Cinderella Fortress right into a shimmering crystalized palace – projections that stay all through the night.
“Frozen Vacation Shock” may be seen throughout common park hours and through Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Social gathering. Final yr, “Frozen Vacation Shock” began on November 7, which was two days earlier than the primary MVMCP. The primary celebration this yr is on November 8, however we’d nonetheless anticipate an analogous cadence–that means “Frozen Vacation Shock” ought to begin exhibiting on Nov. 5 or 6.
We noticed “Frozen Vacation Shock” a number of instances final yr and it was extremely underwhelming. I don’t understand how they managed so as to add a stage present part to this and nonetheless by some means made the top consequence worse than the earlier projections, nevertheless it was fairly a feat. Right here’s hoping that, on the very least, they overhaul the projections on the finish to make them much less static. Those from 2020-2022 have been higher.
Cinderella Fortress Dream Lights (NOT RETURNING FOR 2024) — As if immediately dusted in 1,000,000 ice crystals, Cinderella Fortress shines just like the galaxies, including to the wintertime wonderment of the vacations in Florida’s Trip Kingdom. And what a spectacle. That’s how Walt Disney World described the Cinderella Fortress Dream Lights, and it’s true–all of it. The Dream Lights are nothing in need of spectacular and absoluting entrancing.
No projections can match the greater than 200,000 tiny white lights that illuminate Cinderella Fortress and rework it right into a veritable ice palace. On paper and even in images, it may appear easy and commonplace. In particular person, the show is something however that. The Dream Lights cease you in your tracks, with the resplendent bodily show being an absolute jaw-dropper. Phrases, images, and video completely can not do it justice. I’m not usually one for the flowery language in Disney’s press releases, however even the corporate’s advertising and marketing groups undersell the Cinderella Fortress Dream Lights. That is the spotlight of the vacation season at Walt Disney World.
Epcot
Epcot Worldwide Competition of the Holidays – Epcot has rebranded its Holidays Across the World because the Epcot Worldwide Competition of the Holidays. It’s nonetheless mainly the identical factor, simply with a distinct identify. There are Market cubicles open round World Showcase providing completely different seasonal snacks from world wide.
Consider this because the “Epcot Meals & Wine Competition Lite.” The Epcot Worldwide Competition of the Holidays will run from Black Friday till December 30, 2024. With that mentioned, Epcot Worldwide Competition of the Holidays is about much more than simply meals. You’ll additionally discover different leisure choices, decorations, and extra round each World Showcase and Future World.
There you can even decide up maps for Chip and Dale’s Christmas Tree Spree, which is a paid scavenger hunt (akin to the Figment and Ratatouille ones throughout different festivals at Epcot). Chip and Dale are accumulating ornaments for his or her Christmas tree, and also you go round searching for them as they collect ornaments from vacation decorations in every World Showcase pavilion.
Candlelight Processional — Candlelight Processional is a retelling of the Christmas story by a celeb narrator, together with a mass choir performing seasonal melodies, and a 50-piece dwell orchestra. In a standard yr, Candlelight Processional runs nightly with performances at 5:00 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and eight:15 p.m. You’ll find the total lineup of superstar narrators for the Candlelight Processional and extra particulars by clicking right here.
One tip for Candlelight Processional is to e book a dinner package deal should you’re visiting when one of many common narrators is on the town. They’re not an excessive amount of of a premium should you have been already planning on consuming a desk service meal, and can prevent tons of time. We have been there for the second night time of Neil Patrick Harris’ run a few years in the past, and we noticed individuals ready in line FOUR HOURS earlier than the present.
Your enjoyment of Candlelight Processional will rely on whether or not you want the standard Christmas story and choir Christmas music. We love the music, however should you don’t like both, this might not be for you. Though the narrators present some character, don’t anticipate Candlelight Processional to be “Comedy Hour with Neil Patrick Harris.” It’s not.
Vacation Storytellers – All through World Showcase in Epcot, there are worldwide storytellers (most of whom are that nation’s model of Santa Claus) who share traditions and tales from their native nation. These Santas and different characters seem wearing location-appropriate outfits and describe what occurs on Christmas Eve and Christmas of their homeland. Along with the Santas, representatives on the American Journey describe the celebrations of Kwanzaa and Hanukkah.
The Storytellers may be hit and miss, and whether or not you need to spend the time seeing listening to their tales will depend on your private preferences. If you’re on the fence, we’d advocate beginning your tour across the World Showcase in Mexico (as a substitute of Canada) as probably the most partaking Storytellers are close to the start of the tour that manner. For those who don’t take pleasure in these international locations’ Storytellers, chances are high that you simply gained’t take pleasure in any of the remaining.
Residing with the Land Merry & Brilliant Nights – Within the Land pavilion, you’ll be able to take a leisurely boat experience by the greenhouses of Residing with the Land for a particular, glowing tour. Get pleasure from a peaceable cruise and think about twinkling vacation mild shows all through the greenhouses.
We completely love Residing with the Land. It’s one of many Walt Disney World points of interest we do probably the most. We additionally completely love Christmas lights. Put these two issues collectively, and we’re squarely the target market for Residing with the Land: Merry and Brilliant Nights.
Unsurprisingly, we completely love this overlay. I may go on and on about this, gushing in regards to the calming ambiance, thoroughness, and understated simplicity of all of it. Suffice to say, don’t miss Residing with the Land: Merry and Brilliant Nights!
‘Joyful! A Gospel Celebration of the Season’ – Joyful performs on the entrance of World Showcase from the top of November till the top of December all through the day, rotating with different performers on the stage.
It’s a enjoyable present, truly, it’s surprisingly good, nevertheless it’s nonetheless not an sufficient alternative for the beautiful Lights of Winter that have been deemed out of date a number of years in the past.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Sundown Season’s Greetings – This can be a projection present consisting of vignettes from Olaf’s Frozen Journey, Mickey’s Christmas Carol, the Muppets, and Toy Story, plus appearances by the Prep & Touchdown characters.
Usually, there are additionally big projections on “billboard” screens round Sundown Boulevard, and synchronized lights on palm bushes.
Echo Lake “Flurry of Enjoyable” – This consists of decorations all through the realm, together with the introduction of SANTA GERTIE! There are additionally outsized Christmas ornaments in Echo Lake, in addition to a large Christmas tree, and different decor.
There’s additionally decor on Hollywood and Sundown Boulevards, and the park as soon as once more feels appropriately festive for Christmas. It’s all very effectively completed, and a pleasant addition to Disney’s Hollywood Studios this Christmas.
Minnie’s Vacation Dine – This Christmas-themed character meal at Hollywood & Vine is a ton of enjoyable. Minnie’s Vacation Dine will as soon as once more be a buffet and supply character hugs, autographs, high-fives, and so forth.
We’ve completed this, and shared our ideas and images in our Minnie’s Vacation Dine Assessment.
For the First Time in Ceaselessly: A Frozen Sing-Alongside Celebration – This Frozen present is at all times “holiday-adjacent” given the movie it options, however throughout Christmas season, there’s a cute vacation finale, too.
Learn our Christmas at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Information & Ideas submit for information on what else it is best to do at Disney’s Hollywood Studios through the vacation season.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Just a few years in the past, Animal Kingdom upped its vacation sport considerably, debuting critical vacation overlays and choices, with new leisure and decorations in each single land–together with Pandora: World of Avatar.
All in all, Animal Kingdom is nice through the vacation season. Walt Disney World has actually enhanced this park’s vacation choices, and the Merry Menagerie specifically is straightforward but pure and awe-inspiring.
Tree of Life Vacation Awakenings – Vacation Version – These are projection-mapping vignettes that start shortly after sundown and proceed till park shut. The Vacation Awakenings inform a collection of winter tales, full with a well-known and heartwarming holiday-inspired musical rating.
Be aware that there are various evenings in December when Animal Kingdom closes earlier than sundown. Plan accordingly.
Discovery Island Luminaries – The epicenter of the yuletide enjoyable is on Discovery Island, the place the realm is within the midst of a celebration of winter. There are vacation decorations hand-crafted by the eclectic group of artists who make Discovery Island their dwelling, together with colourful, animal-inspired luminaries on the rooftops, wireframe bird-shaped lanterns, and themed garland adorning the buildings all through the land.
The merriment on Discovery Island continues lengthy into the night time. The rooftop luminaries round Discovery Island create a heat and festive glow all through the whole village, imbuing Discovery Island with a ‘winter wonderland’ class.
Merry Menagerie – Through the day, Discovery Island is alive with a life-size “Merry Menagerie” of artisan-sculpted puppets that embody reindeer, foxes, polar bears, penguins, birds, seals—and possibly different critters we missed.
These winter animals are accompanied by serenading dwell musicians who mingle amongst visitors and the Merry Menagerie of critters to create festive ambiance. Critically, these puppets are one thing particular. See images & video, and skim extra about Merry Menagerie and why we like it a lot right here!
Disney Springs
Christmas Tree Stroll – This options quite a few bushes every themed to a distinct Disney characters (together with one devoted to Mickey & Minnie, The Muppets, Tangled, and extra!). Relatively than being completed as a definite path this yr, it has returned because the “Christmas Tree Stroll” with spots scattered round Disney Springs.
Except for the gorgeous decorations, you’ll be able to anticipate some dwell leisure, vacation carolers, a road celebration, photograph ops, and Santa Claus.
Through the Christmas season, Disney Springs is insanely busy on weekends. On busy dates, there may be waits to enter Disney Springs because the complicated closes to capability. We don’t anticipate that to happen in November or December 2024 as a result of the circumstances are completely different, nevertheless it’ll nonetheless be very, very busy.
For lots of locals who don’t have Walt Disney World Annual Passes, Disney Springs is a solution to take pleasure in free Christmas leisure through the vacation season. These locals are most definitely to go to on weekends. Add to that the traditional mixture of vacationers, and you’ve got big crowds.
As such, we strongly encourage you to go to Disney Springs on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. Arrive by 4 p.m. and keep till simply after nightfall, or arrive actually late (after the parks shut). Disney Springs will likely be busiest between 6 and eight p.m. nightly. For every little thing else it is advisable learn about making the journey, seek the advice of our Ideas for Disney Springs at Christmas submit.
Resort Resorts
Highlights embody the Deluxe Resorts however different accommodations are spruced up with wreaths and bushes embellished with miles of garland, ribbon and glistening ornaments. The most important draw of all is edible gingerbread homes, that are a staple of sure lodge lobbies through the vacation season. For the place these have been positioned final yr, see Large Gingerbread Homes & Shows for Christmas at Disney World.
We cowl the small print of every lodge’s show in addition to a finest plan of assault for visiting the accommodations effectively on our “Free Self-Guided Yuletide Tour” web page. Undoubtedly test this out if you wish to go to the resorts to see their decorations. That is an itinerary for a single day, so should you’re searching for one thing longer, take a look at our 2-Day Yuletide Tour of Walt Disney World. We’ve heard from many readers who discovered our this to be a spotlight of their WDW Christmas trip!
We love these WDW Yuletide Excursions a lot that we do them each single yr–typically greater than as soon as. We’ve had quite a lot of readers inform us they’ve actually loved following the steps of that tour, so we’d extremely advocate checking it out, and probably making an attempt it for your self!
Deluxe Resorts
A number of Deluxe Resorts have both a big Christmas tree or a seasonal show that’s effectively price seeing. The wonderful thing about most deluxe resorts is that they’re in shut proximity to 1 one other. You possibly can simply attain the Grand Floridian, Polynesian, and Modern from the Magic Kingdom monorail station and Wilderness Lodge by way of boat.
Equally, the Yacht & Seaside Membership and Boardwalk are simply accessible by foot or boat from Epcot or Disney’s Hollywood Studios. About the one Deluxe that’s price visiting that’s not simply accessible is Animal Kingdom Lodge.
Average & Worth Resorts
There are some neat decorations on the Moderates and Values, and the decorations are all themed to the precise resort, which is fairly cool. When you have curiosity in a particular “type” of Christmas, you would possibly need to take a look at a particular resort.
Identical goes should you’re a extremely, actually massive fan of Christmas decorations. Everybody else most likely ought to trouble making journeys to the Moderates and Values to see their decorations. Whereas neat, it simply isn’t well worth the time.
The one exception to this is likely to be Fort Wilderness. There are some superior shows put up by long-terms visitors on the campground loop. When you have time one afternoon, take a ship over from the Magic Kingdom, have dinner at Path’s Finish, and revel in a few of these cool shows.
We’re already over 4,000 phrases, so we’ll wrap up this Final Information to Christmas at Walt Disney World right here. Hopefully, it’s every little thing it is advisable plan your dream Griswold-style Christmas Trip to Florida. In case it wasn’t already made clear, we really love Christmas at Walt Disney World.
The vacation season is our favourite time of yr in Walt Disney World. November and December supply a mixture of good climate, leisure, festive decorations, nice vacation snacks, and a lot extra. For those who’re solely going to go to WDW as soon as, make it throughout Christmas-time!
For those who’re keen on studying extra about accommodations, our Walt Disney World Resorts Evaluations web page is an efficient place to begin. For the place to eat, check out our Walt Disney World Restaurant Evaluations web page. If you wish to lower your expenses on tickets or decide which sort it is best to get, learn our Ideas for Saving Cash on Walt Disney World Tickets submit. Our What to Pack for Disney Journeys submit takes a novel have a look at unconventional issues it is best to take in your journey. When you arrive on the parks, our Walt Disney World “Experience Guides” are nice for figuring out what to do and when to do it. For overviews of all of those subjects and a lot extra, the perfect place to begin is our complete Walt Disney World Journey Planning Information to take advantage of your expertise!
Your Ideas
What are your prime suggestions for having fun with Walt Disney World through the vacation season? Have any questions in regards to the holidays at Walt Disney World that aren’t answered right here? Share your ideas and questions within the feedback beneath! Do you agree or disagree with our recommendation? Any questions we might help you reply? Listening to your suggestions–even if you disagree with us–is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas beneath within the feedback!
