The Holidays at Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World comes alive with wonder and enchantment during the Holiday season. During the Holidays Disney guests will spend time in a Magical Winter Wonderland.
In the Magic Kingdom Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is an evening of fireworks, parades and holiday festivities. At Epcot guests enjoy Holidays around the World and the classic Candlelight Processional with a celebrity narration of the Christmas story accompanied by a full orchestra and choir.

The Magic Kingdom
Almost as if by Magic on Thanksgiving weekend The Magic Kingdom will be decorated with holiday lights, garland, wreaths and a Christmas Tree that is guaranteed to put even a Christmas scrooge in the Holiday spirit.

Some things to know before you go.
Special holiday shows will be scheduled from about the middle of December to the end of the holiday season.
Don’t miss the tree lighting ceremony that takes place on Main Street U.S.A. most nights.
A favorite of many is the special holiday presentation and celebration at Country Bear Jamboree Mickey's Night Before Christmas is performed several times daily beginning mid-December
Special Holiday performances scheduled daily at Castle Forecourt beginning mid-December.
Very Merry Christmas Parade is performed daily from about the middle of December to the end of the holiday season.

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party a special event scheduled on varying dates that will require a separate admission ticket..


Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
Join Mickey For a Very Merry Christmas Party at The Magic Kingdom

A separate admission is required
Adults (Ages 10+) $45.95; Children $37.95

On 18 special evenings, holiday merriment fills Magic Kingdom from 7 p.m. till midnight during an after-hours party complete with snow flurries, carolers, cocoa and Christmas cookies.

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party guests experience the enchantment of "Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Parade" (featuring Santa and Mrs. Claus), "Holiday Wishes-Celebrate the Spirit of the Season" fireworks spectacular, and two live holiday stage shows. There are character greetings and even snow on Main Street, U.S.A. Plus, guests can experience the most popular Magic Kingdom attractions.

2006 event dates are Nov. 13, 17, 27, 28, 30 and Dec. 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22.

Admission to the party requires a separate ticket. Tickets are $45.95 plus tax (ages 10/up) and $37.95 plus tax (ages 3-9) -- with advance-purchase savings of $6 per ticket for select dates. Note: Many party nights historically have sold out in advance.

Holidays at Epcot

Holidays Around the World / Candlelight Processional
International customs and beloved traditions are shared with guests during Holidays Around the World at Epcot. The celebration throughout World Showcase features choirs, fireworks, a glittering canopy of lights and a nightly tree-lighting ceremony.

Candlelight Processional is a moving presentation of the traditional Christmas story told by celebrity narrators who are joined by a mass choir and 50-piece orchestra. Performances take place nightly at Epcot.

Holidays Around the World
November 24, 2006 - December 30, 2006

Celebrate with a nightly retelling of the Christmas story by a celebrity narrator, delight in a glorious Candlelight Processional and enjoy a choir of hundreds accompanied by a full symphony orchestra at this yearly holiday extravaganza of sight, sound and inspiration.* Meet international gift-giving characters and participate in their unique holiday traditions.

2006 Candlelight Processional Narrators:

Nov. 24-26 - NEW! David Robinson (former NBA player, San Antonio Spurs)
Nov. 27-29 - John O’Hurley (TV’s “Seinfeld” and "Dancing With The Stars")
Nov. 30-Dec. 2 - Rita Moreno (“West Side Story”)
Dec. 3-5 - Chita Rivera (Broadway’s “West Side Story”)
Dec. 6-8 - Brian Dennehy (“Tommy Boy,” TV’s “The 4400”)
Dec. 9-11 - Stephen Curtis Chapman (Christian music’s most-decorated artist)
Dec. 12-14 - NEW! Maureen McGovern (Broadway singer and recording artist)
Dec. 15-17 - NEW! Kirk Cameron (TV’s “Growing Pains”)
Dec. 18-20 - Neil Patrick Harris (TV's "How I Met Your Mother")
Dec. 21-23 - NEW! Cuba Gooding Jr. (“Jerry Maguire” and “A Few Good Men”)
Dec. 24-26 - Gary Sinise (“Forrest Gump” and TV’s “CSI: NY”)
Dec. 27-30 - Marlee Matlin (TV’s “The West Wing”)


Guest narrators subject to change without notice

The Candlelight Dinner package
Guests choose to have a dinner at selected Epcot® restaurants, and reserved seating for the Candlelight Processional.

Price for the Lunch Package for  the 5:00 Show

Tier 1
Adults - $27.99 / Child (3-11) - $11.99 (Plus Tax)

Tier 2
Adults - $34.99 / Child (3-11) - $11.99 (Plus Tax)

Tier 3
Adults - $39.99 / Child (3-11) - $11.99 (Plus Tax)
 

Price for the Dinner Package for  the 6:45 and 8:15 Shows

Tier 1
Adults - $29.99 / Child (3-11) - $12.99 (Plus Tax)

Tier 2
Adults - $39.99 / Child (3-11) - $12.99 (Plus Tax)

Tier 3
Adults - $45.99 / Child (3-11) - $12.99 (Plus Tax)

Restaurants included for each Tier:

Tier 1:
Biergarten – Germany
Garden Grill - The Land

Tier 2:
San Angel Inn – Mexico
Nine Dragons Restaurant - China
Rose and Crown - UK
Restaurant Marrakesh – Morocco

Tier 3:
Le Cellier Steakhouse - Canada
Chefs de France - France
Mitsukoshi Teppanyaki - Japan
L’Orignale Alfredo di Roma Ristorante - Italy
Coral Reef- The Living Seas


 

Disney-MGM Studios
The Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights

The Streets of America backlot area sparkles with millions of twinkling lights beginning Nov. 13 and continuing through Jan. 7, 2007, during the Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights. Amid "Florida snow" flurries, the building facades, trees and streets of the Disney-MGM Studios backlot come alive with three-dimensional and motion-based displays -- some originally created at the Osborne home in Arkansas by businessman Jennings Osborne as a holiday display for the delight of his daughter.

After the home exhibit grew larger and brighter over the years, the million-light display was transported to Disney-MGM Studios in 1995, where the spectacle continues to grow larger and brighter each year. Some of Osborne's original creations still sparkling brightly at the park today are a giant Mickey Mouse light, dozens of flying angels and Santa Claus light designs.

The "Hollywood Holly-Day Parade," a festival of favorite Disney characters dressed in their dazzling holiday best, jingles down Hollywood Boulevard this holiday season as well.


Downtown Disney
Festival of the Seasons
November 23, 2006 - December 24, 2006 

Stroll the bustling sidewalks of Downtown Disney and fill your holiday wish list with treasures from some of the most delightful stores in the world. When making merry leaves you wishing for a tasty treat, satisfy your holiday hunger with a seasonal snack or a bountiful banquet. Or just enjoy the holiday entertainment, the dazzling lights and the festive window displays. And watch for Santa - he'll be there too!

Be sure not to miss Santa at Santa’s Chalet for a photo opportunity

Special Holiday Musical Entertainment
 

Christmas by the Numbers at Walt Disney World Resort

Here's a sample of what guests will experience during the holiday festivities:

• 150 tractor-trailer truckloads of decorations adorning 22 resorts, 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, Downtown Disney and more
   
• 11.3 miles of garland strung throughout the Vacation Kingdom
   
• More than 300,000 yards of ribbon and bows draping over 1,360 Christmas trees
   
• 7 million lights hung throughout Walt Disney World property
   
• 11 countries dressed for Holidays Around the World at Epcot World Showcase
   
• 50-piece orchestra with live mass choir in harmony for Disney's Candlelight Processional, a celebration of the Christmas story at Epcot
   
• 28,000-pound showcase holiday trees at the theme parks
   
• 1 tree at Disney's Contemporary Resort with a base 26 feet wide
   
• One 45-foot-tall centerpiece tree in Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa lobby featuring nearly 60,000 miniature LED lights
   
• 6 life-sized creations cooked up by Walt Disney World pastry chefs featuring:
  
  One 16-foot-tall gingerbread house at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa baked with 1,050 pounds of honey and decorated over 160 hours
  
  One life-size gingerbread carousel at Disney's Beach Club Resort made with 100 pounds of sugar, 50 pounds of dark chocolate and 36 pounds of honey

• 800+ holiday musicians, characters, storytellers, singers and entertainers performing daily throughout all four theme parks
   
• 100% chance of snow flurries during Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, taking place on select holiday nights at Magic Kingdom
   
• 365 days of the year that guests can shop for holiday merchandise at the Disney Christmas Shop in Downtown Disney Marketplace