This Week at the Disney Parks – December 20th-26th

Your guide to this week at Walt Disney World and Disneyland theme parks. From park hours, refurbishments, special events and more!

Walt Disney World

During this holiday week, Magic Kingdom will be running Mickey’s Once Upon Christmastime Parade during daytime hours beginning December 22nd.
Early entry is offered to all Walt Disney World Resort Hotel guests beginning 30 minutes prior to park open. (From December 19th through January 3rd, guests can enjoy 60 minutes of early entry)
Walt Disney World Railroad is closed for refurbishment during this time.
Extended Evening Hours are only for guests staying at Disney Deluxe and Deluxe Villa resorts.
Beacons of Magic for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary take place on Cinderella Castle throughout the night.
Disney Very Merriest After Hours will take place on December 21st, 2022.

Epcot International Festival of the Holidays is running at Epcot through December 30th, 2021.
Souk-al-Magreb is closed for refurbishment in Morocco
Early entry is offered to all Walt Disney World Resort Hotel guests beginning 30 minutes prior to park open. (From December 19th through January 3rd, guests can enjoy 60 minutes of early entry)
Extended Evening Hours are only for guests staying at Disney Deluxe and Deluxe Villa resorts.
Beacons of Magic for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary take place on Spaceship Earth throughout the night.
Candlelight Processional also takes place nightly with special celebrity guest narrators.
- December 20th-22nd – Courtney B. Vance
- December 23rd-25th – Steven Curtis Chapman
- December 26th-28th – Blair Underwood

Early entry is offered to all Walt Disney World Resort Hotel guests beginning 30 minutes prior to park open. (From December 19th through January 3rd, guests can enjoy 60 minutes of early entry)
Current Nighttime Spectacular is Wonderful World of Animation upon the Chinese Theater.
During the holiday season, special nightly projections take place upon the Hollywood Tower Hotel, these run throughout the night.
Beacons of Magic for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary take place on Hollywood Tower Hotel throughout the night.

Early entry is offered to all Walt Disney World Resort Hotel guests beginning 30 minutes prior to park open. (From December 19th through January 3rd, guests can enjoy 60 minutes of early entry)
Beacons of Magic for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary take place on the Tree of Life throughout the night.
Disney KiteTails takes place in the Discovery River Theater at 11:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 1:15 PM, 3:15 PM, 4:15 PM, and 5:15 PM

	Dec. 20th	Dec. 21st	Dec. 22nd	Dec. 23rd	Dec. 24th	Dec. 25th	Dec. 26th
Park Hours	8 AM – 8 PM	8 AM – 8 PM	8 AM – 8 PM	8 AM – 8 PM	8 AM – 8 PM	8 AM – 8 PM	8 AM – 8 PM

Disney’s Blizzard Beach is open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM

Disney Springs is open daily from 10 AM to 11 PM (December 24th and 25th open until 11:30 PM)

The Christmas Tree Stroll is ongoing at Disney Springs through the holiday season
Guests can meet Santa Claus at Once Upon a Toy from 10 AM – 11 PM (A virtual queue is in use for this experience)

Disneyland presents “it’s a small world” Holiday lighting at 5:30 PM nightly.
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is closed for refurbishment.
Tarzan’s Treehouse is closed for refurbishment.
During this holiday week Disneyland will run “A Christmas Fantasy Parade” twice daily.
“Believe…In Holiday Magic” Fireworks Spectacular is taking place during this holiday time.