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.
Walt Disney World pulls out all the stops for its seasonal celebrations, including Halloween. Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, an after-hours event at Magic Kingdom, is popular during spooky season and the main activity that many […]
Mickey Mouse pumpkins are still displayed on Main Street, U.S.A., but Walt Disney World will soon trade “trick or treat” for “ho, ho, ho” as Halloween gives way to the holiday season. Disney’s year-end festivities […]
The Candlelight Processional is one of Walt Disney World‘s popular Christmas traditions. Included with EPCOT park admission, the Candlelight Processional features a celebrity narrator reading the Christmas story backed by a full choir and orchestra. […]
During the holiday season, several Walt Disney World attractions receive a festive overlay with new décor, music, or plot elements. Some of these overlays can completely change the experience, like Jungle Cruise becoming Jingle Cruise […]
Walt Disney World‘s holiday season is right around the corner, and one of the resort’s most unique additions for 2026 is happening on television: the first-ever Hallmark Christmas movie filmed at Disney World. We’ve been […]
Disney’s food and beverage teams pull out all the stops for seasonal menu items to match each season of the year. While the signature Halloween event at Walt Disney World is the separately ticketed Mickey’s […]
With the arrival of the holiday season at Walt Disney World, two theme parks host separately ticketed parties after closing for the day. Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom and Disney Jollywood Nights […]
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 […]
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