Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
Season Start
November 8, 2026
Season End
December 22, 2026
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party nights
This event runs on 25 select nights this season. Highlighted dates are event nights.
Season Start
November 8, 2026
Season End
December 22, 2026
This event runs on 25 select nights this season. Highlighted dates are event nights.
Jingle Cruise is scheduled to run at Magic Kingdom through Monday, January 4, 2027, with 9am to 9pm hours that day. Disney's attraction schedule then switches back to the regular Jungle Cruise on Tuesday, January 5. The overlay starts this Tuesday, November 3.
Disney World added time at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios for November 15, 16 and 21. Magic Kingdom opens at 8am on November 15 and closes at 11pm on November 16 and 21, Animal Kingdom stays open until 8pm on November 15, and EPCOT is unchanged.
Disney's Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party foodie guide, out October 29, lists 55 items at 17 Magic Kingdom spots, 14 labeled new, and no prices. Seven are also sold in regular park hours, including four at The Plaza Restaurant from November 1 through January 2.
Disney's calendar now shows Magic Kingdom Extended Evening Hours from 9pm to 11pm on Wednesday, January 6, 2027, once the Christmas party season is over. EPCOT keeps its Mondays and Animal Kingdom its Wednesdays until then.
Disney's two Christmas parties open a night apart. Jollywood Nights at Hollywood Studios runs $169 to $199 with a Passholder discount every night; Very Merry at Magic Kingdom runs $189 to $229, includes cookies and drinks, and was 13 of 25 nights sold out by October 24.
ABC's holiday schedule puts The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular on Monday, November 30 from 8 to 10 p.m. Eastern and Pacific, and the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade on Friday, December 25 at 10 a.m. Eastern. Both feature Walt Disney World and Disneyland, and no hosts or performers have been named yet.