Below, you will find everything you need to know about the special events at Disney World including after-hours parties and events, holidays, and EPCOT festivals.
Throughout the year, Disney World will celebrate major holidays like Halloween and Christmas with special food, entertainment, and decor, as well as separately ticketed parties like Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom. EPCOT Festivals run throughout the year, bringing special concerts, marketplace food booths, merchandise, and more to the park.
Below is information on some of the key special events you’ll see at Disney World during the year.
During the Halloween season, most of the attention at Disney Springs at Walt Disney World turns toward the spooky-season overlay of the menu and décor at Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar, but there’s another Disney Springs […]
Disney After Hours will return in 2027 at three Walt Disney World theme parks, offering attendees late-night access to popular rides, often with shorter wait times than during the day. See our timestamped reports for […]
Walt Disney World‘s longest-running Christmas tradition is the Candlelight Processional, a pageant featuring a celebrity narrator reading the Nativity story surrounded by a huge choir and a live orchestra. The Candlelight Processional is included with […]
Guests visiting Walt Disney World this time of year can enjoy dozens of exclusive food and beverage selections at the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. The array of food across all of the menus […]
Summertime is barely in the rearview mirror, but it’s full speed ahead toward the holiday season at Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World in Florida. Guests visiting the theme parks during this time […]
Fall is a busy season at Walt Disney World. As Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party fades into Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party and the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival rolls out dozens of exclusive eats, […]
After Walt Disney World theme parks have closed for the day, a limited-capacity special event on select dates provides guests with low wait times for popular rides that can command hours-long lines during regular operating […]
Walt Disney World recently unveiled its full calendar of 2027 dates for Disney After Hours, special late-night events providing shorter wait times for popular rides with a limited park capacity. A staple of one park’s […]
A late-night special event has become a staple of the Walt Disney World calendar in recent years. Disney After Hours take place once the park closes for the day to the general public and only […]
As Walt Disney World continues its autumn events, like Magic Kingdom’s flagship Halloween party and a guest-favorite food festival, the resort is already looking ahead to the new year, with more seasonal events planned for […]
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