Overview
- Confirmed New Year’s Eve fireworks: Magic Kingdom’s Fantasy in the Sky runs December 30 and 31 at 7:30 p.m. and 11:50 p.m., while EPCOT presents Luminous at 6:30 p.m. and a midnight countdown show at 11:54 p.m. on December 31.
- Holiday operating hours are set: on Christmas Eve and Day Magic Kingdom is 9 a.m.–10 p.m., EPCOT 9 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Hollywood Studios 9 a.m.–9 p.m., and Animal Kingdom 8 a.m.–6 p.m., with New Year’s Eve extended to midnight at Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios and to 1 a.m. at EPCOT.
- Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party runs select nights November 7–December 21 as a separate-ticket event, triggers 6 p.m. closures at Magic Kingdom on party days, and multiple dates have sold out, including November 26.
- Jollywood Nights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios begins November 8 on select dates as a separate-ticket celebration with nighttime entertainment.
- Operational changes include Zootopia: Better Zoogether opening at Animal Kingdom on November 7 and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure closing November 10–12 and reopening November 13 converted to an enhanced 2D experience, with crowd and reservation pressures expected during the season.