10/09/2026
BIG holiday news day at Walt Disney World! 🎄✨ Disney just dropped a huge look at what’s coming for the 2026 holiday season, and there is SO much to be excited about!
MAGIC KINGDOM
✨ Frozen Holiday Surprise! returns, with Elsa transforming the castle into a sparkling ice palace
🎁 Holiday décor returns throughout the park
🚢 The Jingle Cruise is back with its festive jokes and holiday-themed queue
🎉 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party returns
EPCOT
🎶 Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind gets a holiday soundtrack from Nov. 25-Jan. 6, featuring three seasonal songs
🎄 The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays runs Nov. 27-Dec. 30
🕯️ And, of course, the Candlelight Processional returns with an incredible lineup of celebrity narrators!
HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS
🎸 Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets gets an Obligatory Holiday Overlay from Nov. 4-Jan. 6, complete with a festive Electric Mayhem playlist.
🛸 Alien Swirling Saucers gets holiday tunes from DJ Lilypad.
🏨 Sunset Seasons Greetings returns with holiday projections
❄️ The holiday finale returns to the Frozen Sing-Along Celebration
🎄 Toy Story Land gets larger-than-life holiday decorations
✨ And Jollywood Nights is back on select nights
ANIMAL KINGDOM
🎅 Santa returns to Santa’s Holiday Grove, complete with intermittent snow
🐻 The Merry Menagerie returns around Discovery Island
🌳 Tree of Life Awakenings: Holiday Edition returns after dark
DISNEY SPRINGS
✨ The Christmas Tree Stroll returns
❄️ Yes… snowfall returns to Town Center
🎄 A new Hallmark holiday pop-up is coming
🍹 Jock Lindsey’s gets its holiday overlay again
DISNEY RESORTS
And don’t forget the resorts! Expect gorgeous holiday décor, seasonal treats and festive experiences.
The official holiday season runs November 13, 2026 through January 6, 2027, and honestly… I’m ready to skip straight to Christmas!
Thinking about a Disney holiday vacation? This is your sign to start planning!
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