Each year Cast members use thousands of Christmas trees, miles of garland and lights to transform Walt Disney World into a jolly, holiday scene. There is a team of 35+ cast members who install everything, working mostly at night.

Disney's Yuletide Fantasy Tour
How does Disney do their transformation into a 'winter wonderland' every year? Find out! Daily tours in December. $59.00
(3 hours, must be 16+, Park admission not required.)

Christmas Photo Gallery

Epcot

Epcot celebrates Holidays Around the World.

Holidays Around the World
Throughout the holidays, World Showcase comes alive with the legends and lore of the season. Guests will find holiday storytellers, such as  Père Noel in France,  La Befana in Italy, and Santa Claus at the American Adventure, as well as Kwanzaa and Hanukkah exhibits in The American Adventure Rotunda.

An Epcot Tree Lighting Treat - (World Showcase Plaza Tree Stage - approximate show length is 10 minutes). Join Mickey and his friends as they share their holiday traditions! Performed daily at 6:00 p.m.

IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth - featuring a special Holiday-themed finale.  The World Showcase Promenade comes alive nightly with the brilliance and splendor of music, lights, lasers, water fountains, and custom pyrotechnics in our signature nighttime spectacular ,llumiNations: Reflections of Earth.

Every night we are proud to present a unique holiday finale. With the song "Let There Be Peace On Earth" at its center, this special musical tag features the voice of Walter Cronkite who offers a special message of peace and good will.

Lights of Winter
A dazzling canopy of lights glittering with holiday cheer between Future World and World Showcase. Discover richly diverse holiday traditions from the far corners of the world, celebrated each evening in a tree lighting ceremony at 5:55 p.m. adjacent to the Lights of Winter.

Candlelight Processional
American Garden Theater - Epcot's World Showcase
Show times are:
5:00 p.m., 6:45 p.m., and 8:15 p.m.

The processional includes the telling and singing of the Christmas story told by a live massed choir consisting of choir groups from around the country, the Walt Disney World Resort Cast Choir and celebrity narrators, with the music from a 50-piece orchestra. Guests can purchase a special package that includes dinner at an Epcot restaurant plus preferred seating for the Candlelight Processional. For more information contact 407/WDW-DINE. More details here.

Magic Kingdom
 
The Magic Kingdom Park is decked out in holiday style with a variety of activities and events. Main Street U.S.A. will feature a nightly tree-lighting ceremony. Guests can catch holiday-themed shows around the park, including:

"Belle's Enchanted Christmas" at Fairy Tale Garden.
"Celebrate the Season" at Cinderella Castle forecourt stage.
"Twas the Night Before Christmas" at the Galaxy  Palace Theater.
"Country Bear Christmas Special" at Grizzly Hall in Frontierland.

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party!
7 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Mickey Mouse and friends will celebrate the season with Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. Guests can enjoy the classic theme park parade, which features holiday floats, characters, dancers, snowmen, Santa Claus and more. A magical night of holiday snow, carolers, character greeting, live stage shows, holiday fireworks, souvenir family photos, refreshments, plus the most popular Magic Kingdom attractions remain open.
More information here.

Disney Hollywood Studios

Disney Hollywood Studios illuminates the holiday season.

The Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights
Those famous Osborne Family lights returned to the Studios in 2004. Located on "Streets of America", the former New York Street area. Put on a pair of complimentary holographic glasses and the spectacle takes on amazing new dimensions. The "snow" falling nightly gets you ready for a snugly stroll with hot chocolate as you admire the twinkling lights. More details and photos can be found here.

Hollywood Holly-Day Parade
The Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade takes on a different look when the Studio characters celebrate the season.

Animal Kingdom

The theme park's festivities will center around Camp Minnie-Mickey and Santa Goofy's Wild Wonderland, where guests will have the opportunity to visit Santa Goofy and other characters dressed in their holiday finery. When the park opens each morning, guest will be invited to join characters and carolers around the 65-foot-tall holiday tree to share in a special sunrise tree lighting ceremony.

Mickey's Jingle Jungle Parade will give Animal Kingdom guests something new to enjoy this year. Mickey and the gang celebrate the holidays in a wild and wacky holiday parade your family won't want to miss.

Deck the Halls with Donald
Animal Kingdom will celebrate the Christmas Season with a little help from Donald Duck, Santa Goofy and other friends. Donald will host a special holiday edition of “Donald’s Breakfastosaurus” in DinoLand U.S.A. For more information or priority seating arrangements for the special character dining experience call; 407-WDW-DINE.

Downtown Disney

The Downtown Disney area will enhance the guest shopping and dining experiences during the holiday season with wintry decor, seasonal songs and appearances by Santa Claus during the annual Christmastime in the City.

Christmastime in the City
It's Christmastime in the City at Downtown Disney where you can fill your shopping lists with the most unique gifts of the season, greet Disney Holiday Characters, and sing along with carolers. Morning to midnight, there's a flurry of fun for all ages.

Resorts

The Disney Resorts will also glimmer with displays of holiday decor, featuring gingerbread houses, carousels, carolers and huge Christmas trees. Don't forget to ask about special visitors on Christmas Eve!

Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Boma-Flavors of Africa will have a miniature African village (entirely edible) made out of yummy chocolate, gingerbread and sugar. The houses and buildings will be inspired by architecture styles throughout Africa.

Disney's Beach Club Resort
A life-size, completely edible carousel -- made with gingerbread, chocolate and sugar paste -- will be located in the lobby. Small gingerbread houses and Christmas stollen will be sold in the merchandise stores. Chefs will give demonstrations throughout the day giving tips to guests on how to decorate their own gingerbread creations.

Disney's BoardWalk
A 15-by-20-foot display depicting a boardwalk area with a five-foot-tall Ferris wheel, carousel, water slide, buildings and a beach area. Everything will be made with chocolate, sugar and gingerbread. Better than a day at the beach.

Disney's Contemporary Resort
A gingerbread holiday village will be on display in the main building of the hotel, on the 4th floor.

Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Inside a life-size holiday gingerbread house, guests may purchase mouth-watering Santa lollipops, gingerbread cookie people, gingerbread ornaments, gingerbread cookies, stollen bread, and Grand Floridian chocolate logo boxes filled with truffles, peppermint bark and small gingerbread houses.

Gingerbread house fun facts: 400 hours are spent on baking the gingerbread and 160 hours are spent on decorating the house.

Disney's Polynesian Resort
On the 2nd floor of the Ceremonial House pastry chefs will create an exotic gingerbread village with volcanoes and edible palm trees. Christmas cookies, biscotti and other confectionary delights will be sold at the Kona Island coffee bar.

Disney's Yacht Club Resort
In the resort's lobby a miniature train races around a sugary mountain and village. Small gingerbread houses, Christmas stollen and pannettone (traditional Italian bread) are sold in the merchandise stores.

Wilderness Lodge Sleigh Rides 
$35 per Carriage - 30 Minute Rides
Reservations can be made by calling 407-WDW-PLAY

Rides accommodate 4 adults or 2 adults with 3 children.
The rides departs every 30 minutes from 5:30 - 9:30pm.


**Events and times are subject to change.**