UPDATED! Your 2025 WDW Holiday Guide

Fall is in the air, but it’s exciting to think that the most wonderful time of the year is on its way. Today, we share the scoop on Walt Disney World’s 2025 holiday season, which officially kicks off on November 14, including new and returning offerings at all four parks. And this is just in: new Disney Jollywood Nights characters have been confirmed. Take a look at the festive lineup, and see what else is in store at the Most Magical Place on Earth this Christmas!

• UPDATED 10/22/25 with New Disney Jollywood Nights Characters
• UPDATED 11/15/25 with New Candlelight Processional Narrator

Disney’s Hollywood Studios 2025 Holiday Happenings

Vintage vibes plus holiday happenings equal a pretty magical atmosphere, so if that’s your jam, Hollywood Studios is the place to be!

Disney Jollywood Nights

We’re delighted to see the return of Disney Jollywood Nights for Disney World’s 2025 holidays, and fans are too!

Disney Jollywood Nights Entertainment 

This year’s Jollywood Nights features over 20 classic and rare Disney characters. Here’s your quick glance guide on where to find them:

Season’s Greetings at Echo Lake  

• Phineas and Ferb
• Max Goof as Powerline
• Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers
• Stitch dressed as Santa
• Baloo and King Louie 

Pixar Plaza Friends 

• Mike Wazowski
• Edna Mode
• Frozone
• Joy from “Inside Out”

Near Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith 

• José Carioca and Panchito from “The Three Caballeros”
• NEW! Miguel from “Coco” 

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

• The Mandalorian and Grogu
• NEW! Chewbacca celebrating Life Day 

Toy Story Land

• Lotso from “Toy Story 3”
• NEW! Partysaurus Rex 

Walt Disney Presents

• Duffy dressed as Santa

Commissary Lane

• Donald Duck and Daisy Duck

Grand Avenue

• Goofy and Pluto
• Bing Bong from “Inside Out”

Red Carpet Dreams

• Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse

The “Glisten” Skating show is back, featuring routines paired with holiday music, including original songs and Disney favorites like “Be Our Guest” and “When You Wish Upon A Star.” Located in front of the Chinese Theater, showtimes occur at 8:10 p.m., 9:10 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 11:10 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. 

Halloween Town and Christmas Town collide in Disney’s Hollywood Studios! Located in the Hyperion Theater, What’s This? Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-Along is a reimagining of the cult classic holiday film with Jack Skellington himself. Located at the Hyperion Theater, performances occur at 7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 11:30 p.m., and 12:30 a.m.

Calling all Muppets fans! Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy are hosting Disney Holidays in Hollywood at the Theater of the Stars, where they’ll be joined by Disney friends like Tiana, Belle, Minnie, and Mickey, who’ll perform to catchy holiday tunes. Performances occur at 8:15 p.m., 9:15 p.m., 11:00 p.m., and 12:00 a.m. 

What could be more fitting than a trip to the North Pole during Christmas time?! Go on a journey with the elves from Prep & Landing and enjoy holiday moments from classic films like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Mickey’s Christmas Carol, and Beauty and the Beast. Ring in the season with Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! at 10:00 p.m. at the Chinese Theater, and enjoy fireworks, lasers, projections, and “snowfall” on Hollywood Boulevard.

You’re invited to a Latin-inspired street fair! This year, the Holiday Fiesta en la Calle has moved to the vibrant Coaster Courtyard on Sunset Boulevard. Meet characters Jose Carioca and Panchito from The Three Caballeros, and see Miguel in a new spot near Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith.

Party with your favorite Pixar Pals like Joy, Frozone, Edna Mode, and more at Pixar Disco in Pixar Plaza, where you can dance the night away from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., and 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. 

Step into the golden age of Hollywood, where swanky music and vintage cocktails await you in The Tip Top Club’s Twilight Soirée at the Hollywood Tower Hotel. Enjoy a 1930s-style jazz lounge with performances at 7:30 p.m., 8:10 p.m., 8:50 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 11:10 p.m., and 11:50 p.m.

Head to the Hollywood Brown Derby for the return of Jazzy Holidays, featuring live music and seasonal bites to get you into the spirit of the season. Reservations for the limited-capacity experience are highly recommended and can be made in mid-September.

This year, guests can also enjoy two new shows at Hollywood Studios, “The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure” and “Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After.”

Don’t forget – one of Jollywood Nights’ most coveted perks is shorter wait times for attractions like Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.

Disney Jollywood Nights Eats & Treats

New offerings and returning favorites comprise the 2025 menus for Disney Jollywood Nights. Here’s a look at a few highlighted items:

• Sandy Claws Hot Cocoa: Dockside Diner
• Meatball and Polenta: Dockside Diner

• Birria Taco: ABC Commisary
• NEW Mike-aroon: Market

New this year, Backlot Express will have a specialty menu available.

• NEW Hickory Holiday Mac: Backlot Express

Visit our article for the full foodie lineup:

WDW Holiday Foodie Guide 2025: Disney Jollywood Nights Menus & Festive Eats Revealed!

Disney Jollywood Nights Merchandise

The 2025 Jollywood Nights merchandise collection has been unveiled! Let’s take a look at the festive lineup, featuring Ollie the Gingerbread Man.

Check out the spirit jersey featuring music notes with a mid-century style twist, showcasing Ollie and  “Disney Jollywood Nights 2025” on the front and back.

Loungefly’s Jollywood Nights backpack features a full-scale cookie version of Ollie, embellished with a zipper pull donning his name in icing. On the soft, plush headband, the beloved gingerbread man has a different expression for each ear, with a wide-eyed smile on one side and a giggling grin on the other.

Can a Disney fan ever have too many mugs? We think not! Cozy up with the Ollie mug for a festive reminder of the special occasion. On the front, Ollie is all smiles…

On the back, the mug reads “Disney Jollywood Nights 2025.”

You can never have too many ornaments, either! Christmas is quickly approaching, and it’s always nice to see something new on the tree. Those attending this year’s Jollywood Nights event can do just that with an Ollie ornament that leans into those Hollywood Studios vintage vibes we all love.

What do you think of this year’s Jollywood Nights merchandise collection? Let us know in the comments!

Disney Jollywood Nights Tickets, Dates, and Details

Disney Jollywood Nights will return on select evenings at Disney’s Hollywood Studios from November 8th to December 22, 2025. This year, guests can enjoy early entry at 5:30 p.m. before the event officially kicks off at 7:30 p.m. The party ends at 12:30 a.m.

Advance tickets for those staying at select Disney Resort hotels, Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin hotels, and Shades of Green were available on July 16 this year. All other guests could purchase tickets on July 22.

Here are the dates for 2025:

• NOVEMBER 8, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29
• DECEMBER 1, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 22

Sunset Seasons Greetings

Hollywood Studios will, once again, feature its yuletide projection show nightly at the Hollywood Tower Hotel. Watch as the structure changes into whimsical themes, including the Muppets, Toy Story, Frozen, and Mickey’s Christmas Carol.

For the First Time In Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration

Head to the Hyperion Theater for a Frozen-themed storytime and sing-along featuring Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff. Stick around until the end to catch Olaf in the finale!

Toy Story Land Holiday Characters

Head to Toy Story Land and you’ll find characters Woody, Jessie, and Buzz sporting special outfits in celebration of the season.

Minnie’s Holiday Dine

Hollywood & Vine features Minnie’s Holiday Dine during the Christmas season, complete with Minnie and friends, festive music, and decor. Menu items include oven-roasted herbed chicken, carved beef tenderloin, seared salmon, spice-rubbed pork loin, and a plant-based roasted mushroom-farro risotto. For dessert, try the seasonal bread pudding, Mississippi mud pie, and more. 

Magic Kingdom 2025 Holiday Happenings

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party isn’t the only way to celebrate the holidays at Magic Kingdom, but it’s a beloved tradition.

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 

Christmas at Walt Disney World wouldn’t be the same without this festive event.

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Merchandise

Here’s your first look at the 2025 ears and spirit jersey, exclusive to the party. 

Check out the event’s unique Loungefly bag, featuring Mickey, Minnie, Chip, and Dale in their holiday best. There’s also a festive party mug. Hot cocoa, anyone?!

Cherish your memories with the Chip ‘n Dale ornament, or Mickey and Minnie themed magnet frame.

 

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Tickets, Dates, and Details

This year, Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party runs on select nights from Friday, November 7, to Sunday, December 21, 2025. The party kicks off at 7:00 p.m., but guests can enter as early as 4:00 p.m. Tickets went on sale July 2.

Advance tickets for those staying at select Disney Resort hotels, Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin hotels, and Shades of Green were available on July 16 this year. All other guests could purchase tickets on July 22.

Here are the dates for 2025:

NOVEMBER 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 30
DECEMBER 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Entertainment

Magic Kingdom’s separately ticketed event includes Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas Parade, Minnie’s Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks, and Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration stage show.

Additional entertainment during MVMCP includes Frozen Holiday Surprise, Club Tinsel dance party at Rocket Tower Plaza Stage in Tomorrowland, and the Disney Junior Jingle Jam dance party at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café in Tomorrowland.

During the event, guests are treated to exclusive character meet-and-greets. Visit Anna and Elsa in their holiday attire at Princess Fairytale Hall, and head to Town Square Theater to see Sally and Santa Jack, along with Mickey and Minnie Mouse in their Christmas best.

Santa will be on hand at Storybook Circus, near Dumbo the Flying Elephant and The Barnstormer, with crafts and other friends.

In addition, guests can enjoy complimentary cookies and cocoa, a wintry ‘snowfall’ on Main Street, U.S.A., and a mix of holiday-themed and classic attractions at The Most Magical Place on Earth!

Frozen Holiday Surprise

This year, the Frozen-themed nighttime show featuring Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, and more than 100 snowgies returns to the park. Watch the crew decorate Cinderella Castle and don’t miss the magical moment when Elsa transforms it into a crystallized palace.

Disney Starlight Parade

Although the Disney Starlight parade debuted in July, it continues twice nightly throughout the holiday season, except when Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is scheduled.

Holiday Decorations on Main Street, U.S.A.

You don’t need to attend a separately ticketed event to get into the spirit of the season. Grab your favorite holiday beverage and enjoy the decorations on Main Street, U.S.A.!

Jingle Cruise

What could be more fun than a cruise through the jungle, Christmas-style?! Hop aboard for holiday-infused humor after strolling through the festive queue.

EPCOT 2025 Holiday Happenings

Epcot celebrates the season with Festival of the Holidays, which includes the beloved Disney Candlelight Processional.

EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays 

It’s a celebration of cultural traditions featuring holiday storytellers, themed food, merchandise, and entertainment.

Disney Candlelight Processional

The Candlelight Processional occurs at the America Gardens Theatre, with nightly performances at 5 p.m., 6:45 p.m., and 8:15 p.m. The show is about 50 minutes long and features celebrities narrating the nativity story. 

UPDATED: Disney Legend Susan Egan (the voice of Belle in “Beauty and the Beast”) will narrate the Candlelight Processional on December 3 and 4, replacing Jennifer Garner who was previously announced as the narrator for those dates.

Here’s the full lineup of celebrity narrators for 2025, including new and returning presenters:

• November 28-29 – Constance Wu (NEW)
• November 30-December 2 – Jordan Fisher
• December 3-4 – Susan Egan (NEW)
• December 5-6 – Ashley Eckstein
• December 7-8 – Ralph Macchio
• December 9-10 – Leslie Uggams (NEW)
• December 11-13 – Marlee Matlin
• December 14-15 – Henry Winkler (NEW)
• December 16-17 – Lauren Daigle (NEW)
• December 18-19 – Gary Sinise
• December 20-22 – Brendan Fraser
• December 23-24 – Luis Fonsi
• December 25-26 – Joel Smallbone (NEW)
• December 27-28 – Brie Larson (NEW)
• December 29-30 – Sheryl Lee Ralph (NEW)

Dining Packages will be available starting October 14, and include a meal and guaranteed seating for one of the three nightly performances. More information on pricing and restaurants HERE.

Check out last year’s event here:

Disney Candlelight Processional 2024 Narrators, Dates, and History!

Holiday Storytellers

Catch the following performers in World Showcase to hear tales about their country’s festive traditions:

• Mexico Pavilion – Las Posadas Celebration
• Norway Pavilion – A Mischievous Magical Barn Santa
• China Pavilion – Chinese Lion Dancer
• Italy Pavilion – La Befana
• Japan Pavilion – Daruma Storyteller
• Between the Morocco and France Pavilions – Hanukkah Storyteller
• France Pavilion – Père Noël
• United Kingdom Pavilion – Father Christmas
• Canada Pavilion – Canadian Holiday Voyageurs

Holiday Kitchens

Foodies can sink their teeth into festive dishes from around the world when the Holiday Kitchens return. Check back for the full guide to this year’s eats and treats.

Holiday Cookie Stroll

The Holiday Cookie Stroll is back, along with some popular treats, like the Coffee-Mocha Cookie topped with coffee-infused buttercream, cocoa nibs, and chocolate-covered espresso beans. Purchase five cookies from the official locations and collect stamps in your Festival Passport for a surprise at Holiday Sweets and Treats.

JOYFUL! A Celebration of the Season

Visit CommuniCore Plaza to enjoy classic songs and modernized mixes in celebration of Christmas and Kwanzaa. Performances by D’Vine Voices blend gospel, jazz, and R&B with powerhouse vocals.

Voices of Liberty

Don’t miss the fan-favorite Voices of Liberty as Dickens Carolers dressed in Victorian attire at The American Adventure Pavilion.

Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt 

Set off on a holiday adventure to find 13 Olafs in World Showcase! Collect your prize at Creations Shop or World Traveler at International Gateway.

Living with the Land – Glimmering Greenhouses

Take a relaxing boat ride through the holiday version of Living with the Land, complete with Christmas lights and festive decor. 

Meet Santa in World Showcase

Visit Père Noël, aka Father Christmas, in the France Pavilion to hear the story of Babette and her Christmas letter, and see Barn Santa in the Norway Pavilion.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom 2025 Holiday Happenings

Disney’s Animal Kingdom will don enchanting holiday decor and host its own slew of festive activities for the season. 

Merry Menagerie

Arctic animal puppets like penguins, reindeer, foxes, and polar bears come alive around Discovery Island during Christmas time.

Tree of Life Awakenings Holiday Edition

Watch the spirits of winter animals come to life during the Tree of Life Awakenings Holiday Edition. The show occurs on nights when the park is open after dark, approximately every 10 minutes until closing.

Adventurers Outpost Holiday Disney Characters

At Adventurers Outpost, Mickey and Minnie await your arrival in holiday attire with a globetrotting twist.

Disney Springs 2025 Holiday Happenings

Disney Springs is a one-stop shop, with something for everyone on your Christmas list. Make a day of it, and enjoy the food, festive activities, and live entertainment!

Christmas Tree Stroll 

While doing a little holiday shopping in Disney Springs, you can also enjoy the return of the Christmas Tree Stroll. This year, the Haunted Mansion-inspired tree returns, along with trees themed to Disney, Pixar, and Star Wars.

Snow in Town Center

Top off your evening by enjoying the nightly snowfall in Town Center.

Jock Lindsey’s Holiday Bar

This year, Jock Lindsey’s Holiday Bar got a pretty epic Halloween makeover, but during wintertime, there’s plenty to enjoy too, like seasonal bites, brews, and libations.

There’s More Disney Holiday Cheer To Unwrap!

Don’t miss our 2025 Holiday Guide to the Disneyland Resort:

UPDATED! Time to Plan: Disneyland Resort 2024 Holiday Guide