Disney’s Halfway to the Holidays Announcements - 2024
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The weather outside may be frightfully hot, but it’s that time of year again- it’s Halfway to the Holidays! Disney Parks is celebrating Halfway to the Holidays this year with Holiday season announcements, updates, and more! Check out all of the festive offerings below.
Walt Disney World
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party returns to Magic Kingdom on select nights from November 8th to December 20th (Full guide to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party coming soon)
Disney Jollywood Nights returns to Disney’s Hollywood Studios on select nights from November 9th to December 21st (Full guide to Disney Jollywood Nights coming soon)
EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays Presented by AdventHealth returns to EPCOT from November 29th until December 30th (Full guide to EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays coming soon)
Merry Menagerie returns to Disney’s Animal Kingdom for the holiday season with winter animal puppets and holiday décor
Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, and Pluto in their holiday outfits
Hollywood Tower Hotel Holiday Projection Show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Woody, Jessie, and Buzz Lightyear in their holiday outfits at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Frozen Holiday Surprise Cinderella Castle show in Magic Kingdom featuring Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, and Snowgies
The Christmas Tree Stroll returns to Disney Springs with themed Christmas trees and snowfall in Town Center
See and meet Santa Claus across all four parks and Disney Springs
Gingerbread Houses at select Disney Resort hotels
Holiday and winter-themed food and drinks
Holiday-themed Magic Shots
Holiday décor throughout Walt Disney World
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Holiday Season begins on November 15th.
New holiday outfits for Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse featuring postal trims, striped stockings, and detailed embroidery in reference to writing holiday letters to family, friends, and Santa Claus
Disney Festival of the Holidays at Disney California Adventure
Attraction Overlays
Seasonal Spectaculars
Winter décor
More announcements coming soon
Disneyland Paris
Disney Enchanted Christmas season at Disneyland Paris from November 9th, 2024 to January 6th, 2025.
Twinkling lights and fairytale decorations
Mickey’s Dazzling Christmas Parade with Mickey & Friends, Disney Princesses, and Santa during the day and a nighttime version in the evening where they’ll stop to turn on the Christmas tree lights
Let’s sing Christmas! carols with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, and Goofy at Videopolis in Discoveryland
Magical Tree Lighting and Snowfall on Main Street U.S.A.
Photo opportunities with Disney characters in their holiday outfits and Santa
Special holiday food, beverage, and merchandise at Christmas Food Markets in Walt Disney Studios Park and Fantasyland
Disneyland Hotel magical holiday surprises and holiday decorations
Hong Kong Disneyland
A Disney Christmas celebration returns from mid-November until January 1st, 2025.
New this year, Queens Anna and Elsa and the citizens of Arendelle will be hosting an Arendelle-style holiday celebration at World of Frozen
Duffy and Friends in all-new holiday outfits at Duffy and Friends Playhouse
Mickey and Friends Christmastime Ball
A Holiday Wish-Come-True Tree Lighting Ceremony on Main Street U.S.A.
Disney characters, magical snowfall, and festive experiences
Tokyo Disney Resort
Special Disney Christmas event at Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea from November 8th to December 25th, 2024.
Disney Cruise Line
Disney Cruise Line will offer more Very Merrytime sailings this winter.
Mickey and Minnie’s Holiday Party featuring a tree lighting ceremony in the atrium, dancing to favorite carols on the upper decks, and snow showers
Disney Characters in Holiday Outfits
Seasonal Décor
Activities
Commemorative Merchandise
Holiday Sweets and Treats
Holiday Merchandise
Halfway to the Holidays Merchandise Preview for the 2024 Holiday season.
Halfway to the Holidays Celebrations
Disney Holiday playlist from Walt Disney Records featuring holiday songs from Disney characters, Disney Channel Stars, The Muppets, and more
Holiday Vinyl Records including The Nightmare Before Christmas Zoetrope Vinyl and Frozen Zoetrope Vinyl
runDisney Virtual 12Ks of Christmas 2024, a series of 4K races with festive medals and more
Frozen Hot Chocolate and Peppermint Frozen Hot Chocolate drinks at Wetzel’s Pretzels in Downtown Disney District from June 24th to June 26th
