Disney Springs Christmas Tree Stroll Adds Bluey, Monsters, Inc. and Hallmark Trees, Running November 11 to January 3

A Bluey tree is coming to Disney Springs this Christmas. The free Christmas Tree Stroll returns on Wednesday, November 11, and this year's lineup adds three new trees: Bluey, Monsters, Inc. and a Hallmark Christmas Tree.

WDWMagic and WDW News Today both published the 2026 lineup on Friday, October 30. The trees stay up through Sunday, January 3, 2027. The Disney Parks Blog has not covered the stroll yet, so treat the list below as the outlets' report for now.

Three trees from the 2025 stroll: Haunted Mansion (left), the Town Center flagship tree (center) and Fantasia (right). The 2026 trees have not gone up yet. Photo: WDW News Today

The 2026 tree list

These are the character and film trees on this year's stroll, as both outlets list them:

• Bluey (new)
• Disney Villains
• Encanto
• Fantasia
• Frozen
• Monsters, Inc. (new)
• Lilo & Stitch
• The Lion King
• Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse
• Moana
• The Princess and the Frog
• Star Wars
• Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
• Toy Story

On top of those, there is an Annual Passholder tree, the Disney Cruise Line topiary and the new Hallmark Christmas Tree. Three bigger flagship trees round out the stroll: the Town Center tree, the Marketplace tree and the Sphere tree.

Who is missing

Line this year's list up against WDW News Today's tour of the 2025 stroll and three trees from last season do not appear: Coco, Haunted Mansion and Once Upon a Toy. Neither outlet says they were retired, and a list published before the trees go up can change, so we will check once the stroll opens. The 2025 Once Upon a Toy tree stood in the Marketplace, and this year's list has a Marketplace flagship tree. Neither outlet says whether that is the same spot's tree under a new name or a new tree.

Last year's Haunted Mansion tree was built around Constance Hatchaway, the bride, and it was one of five stroll displays (four trees and the Disney Cruise Line topiary) that played effects when a guest waved a MagicBand+ at it, according to WDW News Today. Neither 2026 report mentions MagicBand+ effects on any tree yet.

The 2025 Coco tree, decorated like an ofrenda with marigolds. It is not on the 2026 list. Photo: WDW News Today

How the stroll works

The stroll is free and needs no reservation, WDWMagic reports. Grab a map from any Disney Springs brochure rack or from one of these spots:

• City Works Eatery & Pour House
• Crystal Arts by Arribas Brothers
• Havaianas
• The LEGO Store
• The Polite Pig
• Hallmark Holiday Pop-Up Shop

Find each tree, match its sticker to its spot on the map, then hand the finished map in at one of those locations for a prize. WDWMagic calls the 2026 reward a surprise. In 2025 it was a round plaid ornament with the stroll's logo, per WDW News Today.

One swap on that pickup list: House of Blues was a map location in 2025, and the Hallmark Holiday Pop-Up Shop has taken its place in this year's list. AdventHealth presents the stroll again.

The 2025 prize for finishing the map, a plaid ornament presented by AdventHealth. The 2026 prize has not been shown. Photo: WDW News Today

A slightly longer season

Last year's stroll ran November 13 through December 30, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., according to WDW News Today. This year's dates start two days earlier and end four days later. Neither 2026 report lists daily hours yet.

Santa arrives the same day

Blog Mickey reports that Santa Claus also returns on November 11 and meets visitors through December 24 at Santa's Marketplace, which sits near Disney's Pin Traders. The visit comes with milk and cookies, and Dairy Does More hosts the space. Disney is not offering a standby line. Instead, open the My Disney Experience app and enter the virtual queue at one of five daily times: 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. or 5 p.m. A single guest can sign up a group of as many as 10, but must be physically at Disney Springs to do it.

The 2025 stroll map, with tree markers across the map panels and the column of sticker spots beside them. Photo: WDW News Today

Sources

• WDWMagic, "Disney Springs Christmas Tree Stroll Returns in 2026 With New Bluey, Monsters, Inc. and Hallmark Trees" (October 30, 2026)
• WDW News Today, "Bluey & Monsters, Inc. Among 2026 Christmas Tree Stroll Themes at Disney Springs" (October 30, 2026)
• WDW News Today, "Tour The 2025 Disney Springs Christmas Tree Stroll" (November 13, 2025)
• Blog Mickey, "How to Join the Virtual Queue for Santa at Disney Springs" (October 30, 2026)

Image credits: WDW News Today (all four photos, taken during the 2025 stroll).