{"id":16067,"date":"2017-11-30T12:51:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T18:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mouseketrips.com\/?p=16067"},"modified":"2017-11-30T12:51:41","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T18:51:41","slug":"10-must-do-holiday-events-walt-disney-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mouseketrips.com\/10-must-do-holiday-events-walt-disney-world\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Must Do Holiday Events at Walt Disney World"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is just something special about Walt Disney World during the Holidays. If you have ever been during the Holidays, you will know that there isn’t a better time to visit your old friend Mickey. If you haven’t been, shame on you!! One of the best things about Disney during the Holidays are all the special things going on that you really can’t experience any other time during the year. Here are our 10 Must Do Holiday Events at Walt Disney World.<\/p>\n

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  1. Jolly Holiday D\u00e9cor<\/strong>: Take in the glistening holiday d\u00e9cor that brightens all four Theme Parks, the Disney resort hotels and Disney Springs! Wreaths, garlands and more surround you with holiday cheer. Giant floating ornaments, sky-high Christmas trees and magical snow flurries create a winter wonderland all around the vacation kingdom.<\/li>\n
  2. Tasty Holiday Treats<\/strong>: Taste the newest Flurry of Fun confections at Disney\u2019s Hollywood Studios. From red velvet whoopee pies decorated with icing garland, ornament pearls, and holiday sprinkles to Olaf Cake Pops and apple cranberry cobblers, these holiday sweets will have you smiling from ear-to-ear!<\/li>\n
  3. Candlelight Processional at Epcot<\/strong>: One of the most beloved Epcot traditions, the Candlelight Processional<\/a>, returns with new celebrity narrators. Disney legend Kurt Russell is among the newcomers, along with Pat Sajak, Matt Bomer and CCH Pounder who will join returning favorites Neil Patrick Harris, Whoopi Goldberg, Jaci Velasquez and others. The Candlelight Processional is a retelling of the Christmas story as told by a celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and mass choir. The show takes place at the America Gardens Theatre nightly at 5:00 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m., November 24 – December 30.<\/li>\n
  4. Gingerbread Houses<\/strong>: Explore stunning edible creations at select Walt Disney World resort hotels, like the life-size holiday gingerbread house at Disney\u2019s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. A giant edible spinning carousel is a holiday tradition at Disney\u2019s Beach Club Resort, while a holiday village with a miniature train takes center stage at Disney\u2019s Yacht Club Resort. New this year, Disney\u2019s Contemporary Resort will be home to an 18-foot-tall Cinderella Castle, crafted with thousands of gingerbread blocks, rolled fondant and modeling chocolate.<\/li>\n
  5. Mickey\u2019s Very Merry Christmas Party<\/strong>: It\u2019s a Christmas party like no other! Each special ticket, limited-attendance event features an exclusive performance of Holiday Wishes fireworks, and the very first performances of other spectaculars like Mickey\u2019s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade, the Frozen Holiday Wish castle-lighting ceremony and Mickey\u2019s Most Merriest Celebration stage show. The special party, complete with cookies, cocoa and snow flurries, begins at 7 p.m., after regular park hours.<\/li>\n
  6. Sunset Seasons Greetings<\/strong> at Disney\u2019s Hollywood Studios: All-new are spectacular holiday projections displayed on the famous Hollywood Tower Hotel! This new holiday experience runs continuously throughout the night and features animated scenes of Mickey, Minnie and other beloved Disney characters sharing their favorite Christmas stories. Keep an eye out for the billboards that come to life and the falling snow on Sunset Boulevard. Talk about magical!<\/li>\n
  7. New Holiday Kitchens<\/strong> at the Epcot International Festival of the Holidays: Experience the flavors of the holidays, as you meander through World Showcase stopping at each of the festival\u2019s many Holiday Kitchens. These kiosks serve up food and drinks that take the words \u201cwarm and cozy\u201d to a whole new level. There\u2019s even a Holiday Kitchen that\u2019s all about sweet treats like snowflake sugar cookies and warm apple fritters with cinnamon ice cream and caramel sauce.<\/li>\n
  8. S\u2019mores, Hot Cocoa and Christmas Carols<\/strong> at Disney\u2019s Wilderness Lodge and Disney\u2019s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground: Immerse yourself in the yuletide grandeur of the Pacific Northwest at Disney\u2019s Wilderness Lodge where a majestic Christmas tree towers over the resort lobby. Cozy up to the fire and relax with a cup of hot cider or cocoa and holiday treats. For more frontier-style holiday happenings head over to Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground where carolers arrive by hay wagon spreading the sounds of the season. This is available to anyone, you do not need to be staying at these resort to enjoy the Holiday happenings.<\/li>\n
  9. Holiday Entertainment at Disney Springs<\/strong>: Every corner of Disney Springs is wrapped and ready for the season with festive holiday d\u00e9cor and seasonal entertainment. This year an expanded Christmas Tree Trail features ten new trees inspired by Disney classics such as Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan, Snow White and Dumbo.<\/li>\n
  10. And of course, Meet Santa Claus<\/strong>: A cozy conversation with Father Christmas, himself, makes the holiday season complete. Santa Claus will park hop to greet guests at Disney Springs and Disney\u2019s Hollywood Studios. He\u2019ll even make an appearance during Mickey\u2019s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade at Magic Kingdom Park.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What is your favorite thing about Walt Disney World during the Holidays?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    There is just something special about Walt Disney World during the Holidays. If you have ever been during the Holidays, you will know that there isn’t a better time to visit your old friend Mickey. If you haven’t been, shame on you!! One of the best things about Disney during the Holidays are all the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mouseketrips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16067"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mouseketrips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mouseketrips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mouseketrips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mouseketrips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mouseketrips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mouseketrips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mouseketrips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mouseketrips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mouseketrips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}