Disney Previews Character Encounters Coming to Jollywood Nights 2024: Santa Duffy, José Carioca, Panchito, Scrooge McDuck, and More

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Characters Coming to Disney Jollywood Nights 2024
Posted: Thursday October 17, 2024 10:42am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney Jollywood Nights is set to return to Disney's Hollywood Studios from November 9 through December 21, 2024. Event guests will be able to meet Disney characters decked out in festive attire, offering one-of-a-kind photo opportunities that capture the holiday spirit.


Joining Santa Duffy are Scrooge McDuck, known for his holiday appearances in Disney's A Christmas Carol, and José Carioca and Panchito, two of the Three Caballeros, who will bring their Latin flair to the event. Guests can find them at the Holiday Fiesta en la Calle dance party in Animation Courtyard.

Also making an appearance this year are Chip' n Dale Rescue Rangers, sporting their holiday gear.

Of course, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse will be present throughout the event, dressed in their finest holiday attire.

The event is a separately ticketed experience, offering limited-capacity entry and exclusive entertainment. Pricing for Disney Jollywood Nights varies depending on the date, with tickets ranging from $159 to $189 per person.

Find out more about Disney Jollywood Nights.

New to Disney Jollywood Nights in 2024

In 2024, several Characters will appear at Disney Jollywood Nights for the first time—including:

  • Baloo or King Louie from Talespin – appearing at Echo Lake
  • José Carioca or Panchito from The Three Caballeros – appearing at Animation Courtyard
  • Bo Peep or Lotso from the Toy Story movies – appearing at the entrance to Toy Story Land
  • The Mandalorian – appearing at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
  • Joy from Inside Out – appearing at Pixar Place

Returning in 2024

  • Phineas and Ferb – appearing at Echo Lake
  • Max Goof as Powerline – appearing at Echo Lake
  • Rescue Rangers Chip' n' Dale – appearing at Echo Lake
  • Santa Stitch – appearing at Celebrity Spotlight at Echo Lake
  • Santa Duffy – appearing at Santa's Workshop at Grand Avenue
  • Edna Mode and Frozone from The Incredibles – appearing at Pixar Plaza
  • Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy or Pluto – appearing by Pixar Plaza
  • Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse – appearing at Red Carpet Dreams on Commissary Lane
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WorldExplorer42 minutes ago

You wrote "or" for Jose and Panchito. Is that a slip or are they seriously not springing for two caballeros at once?

wdwmagic3 hours ago

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bmr159114 days ago

Many dates last year did not sell out.

asianway14 days ago

Looks like they have the cupcake corps out in front of this one with a blogger event today—EDIT yesterday (it took me that long to see it) I'd set my expectations low if they’re hyping it up now

MisterPenguin19 days ago

I could be misremembering... I didn't go last year. And I'm gonna wait til the vloggers show how the first night goes this year. DHS is charming Christmastide by itself, without the party, IMO.

C33Mom19 days ago

It’s possible people just value their party time? We have a reservation but I’m not certain if we’ll keep it. I worry that the party time is pretty short so I want to see the final entertainment schedule and poll the family on what they do/eat— I did CRT at MVMCP a couple years ago and regretted the major waste of time (I want to say about 75 min?). FWIW, I booked our tickets last week, realized I accidentally booked them on Epcot EEH (moments after clicking finalize) and called to change them, and the woman who helped me sort it out said there was “plenty of availability” on both dates.

Fido Chuckwagon19 days ago

I thought there were several dates last year that did not sell out?

Schweino21 days ago

Ok there looks to be some real tasty stuff at JN. Optimistically excited.

MisterPenguin21 days ago

It eventually sold out last year, even with the bad word of mouth over the first night.

Fido Chuckwagon21 days ago

The fact that there are still so many Brown Derby reservations available does not seem to bode well for how this thing is selling. Perhaps if Disney hadn’t been so ridiculously cheap with their offerings last year there would be better buzz around this..

mf197222 days ago

with the release of these menus, i hope we get to see what’ll be available for the christmas party at MK soon

DCBaker22 days ago

Disney has posted the full food and drink guide for Jollywood Nights: https://disneyparksblog.com/wdw/disney-eats-disney-jollywood-nights-foodie-guide-2024/

mastromjm23 days ago

I wonder why they are so adverse to rare characters these days? I assume costume maintenance cost or some other weird reason?

bmr159123 days ago

See, this would be amazing.