Disney’s Halfway to the Holidays Celebration

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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 a week-long celebration leading up to the big day- Thursday, June 23rd. The Halfway to the Holidays celebration will include lots of Holiday season announcements, special eats and treats at Disney Parks, a The Santa Clause Twitter watch party, and more! Check out all of the festive offerings below.

Celebrate Halfway to the Holidays with Disney:

• A daylong #HalfwaytotheHolidays celebration on Thursday, June 23rd full of cheerful Holiday season announcements

• Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is returning to Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World for the holiday season

• Holidays at Walt Disney World begin on November 11th

• Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary Beacons of Magic will rotate with holiday-themed displays

• See and meet Santa Claus

  • Santa Claus Merry Motorcade - Cruising down Hollywood Boulevard in a candy-apple red convertible at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

  • Discovery River Festive Flotilla at Disney’s Animal Kingdom 

  • Visits at Magic Kingdom and Disney Springs

  • Joining storytellers at EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays in World Showcase (beginning November 25th)

• Merry Menagerie with winter animal puppets at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

• New festive finale featuring Olaf and seasonal songs at For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration

• Seasonal holiday ride playlist at Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

• Candlelight Processional returns to EPCOT for EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays at America Gardens Theatre beginning on November 25th

• Holiday Kitchens at EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays with traditional and inspired adaptations of holiday dishes around the world

• Holiday Cookie Stroll returns for EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

• Snowfall at Disney Springs near Town Center

• Disney Springs Christmas Tree Stroll

• Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar becomes Jock Lindsey’s Holiday Bar at Disney Springs with holiday decor and festive food and cocktails

• Holiday and winter-themed dishes

• Holiday-themed Magic Shots

• Virtual backdrops at Disney PhotoPass Studio at Disney Springs

• Gingerbread Creations at select resorts and locations

EPCOT Candlelight Processional

Beacons of Magic Holiday Overlay - Hollywood Hotel Tower of Terror

Santa Claus

• Holidays at Disneyland - Holiday Nighttime Spectaculars returning

  • Believe…In Holiday Magic nighttime fireworks at Disneyland Park including Main Street U.S.A., near Rivers of America, and in front of “it’s a small world”

  • World of Color - Season of Light returning to Paradise Bay at Disney California Adventure

  • 7-foot gingerbread house in the lobby of Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa

  • Plaza Point Holiday Shoppe - Year-round holiday store on Main Street U.S.A.

Believe…In Holiday Magic

World of Color - Season of Light

7 Foot Gingerbread House

Plaza Point Holiday Shoppe

• Disney Enchanted Christmas season at Disneyland Paris

  • Returns from November 12th, 2022 to January 8th, 2023

  • 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

  • Photo opportunities with Disney characters in their holiday outfits and Santa

  • Let’s Sing Christmas! carols with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, and Goofy at Videopolis in Discoveryland

  • Special holiday food, beverage, and merchandise

  • La Boutique du Château and Merlin l’Enchanteur dedicated holiday shops

  • New Year’s Eve Party on December 31st - more details coming soon 

Disney Enchanted Christmas Tree

Mickey’s Dazzling Christmas Parade

Speciality Holiday Food

Let’s Sing Christmas! Carols

Mickey’s Dazzling Christmas Parade

• A Disney Christmas celebration returns to Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

  • Runs from November 2022 to early January 2023

  • Disney characters, magical snowfall, and festive experiences

  • New snow-covered paradise for Duffy & Friends - Duffy & Friends Winter Wonderland at Fantasy Garden

  • Mickey and Friends: A Christmastime Ball Processional

  • Santa Goofy’s Magical Snowfall castle stage show

  • A Holiday Wish-Come-True Tree Lighting Ceremony on Main Street U.S.A.

  • Momentous - an all-new nighttime show on Main Street U.S.A.

Mickey and Friends: A Christmastime Ball

A Holiday Wish-Come-True Tree Lighting Ceremony

Duffy & Friends Winder Wonderland

Santa Goofy’s Magical Snowfall

• Merchandise preview for the 2022 Holiday season

• Halfway to the Holidays Eats and Treats at Disney Parks, Disney Springs, Downtown Disney, and Disney World Resorts

• A logo and first look for the upcoming new The Santa Clauses series - arriving this holiday season on Disney+

• A The Santa Clause Twitter Watch Party on Thursday, June 23rd at 8PM ET / 5PM PT

• Disney Parks Blog Cast Life post about how cast members celebrate Halfway to the Holidays at holiday shops in Disney Parks

• A year-round guide to Finding Holiday Ornaments at Disney Destinations from the planDisney panelists featuring ornament and holiday decor shops around Disney World, Disneyland, and on the Disney Cruise Line

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