Magic Kingdom's Christmas Tree Arrives, Kicking Off 2024 Holiday Festivities at Walt Disney World

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Posted: Monday November 4, 2024 7:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The 2024 holiday season is in full swing at Magic Kingdom, as the iconic Christmas tree and Main Street wreaths are now in position.

2024 Magic Kingdom Holiday Decor and Christmas Tree

The massive Christmas tree now stands at the front of Main Street, U.S.A., complete with bright lights, classic ornaments, and garlands—signaling the start of the holiday season at Walt Disney World.

2024 Magic Kingdom Holiday Decor and Christmas Tree

The tree towers above guests entering the park and is decorated with oversized ornaments, shiny tinsel, and colorful garlands, creating a festive entrance to the Magic Kingdom.

2024 Magic Kingdom Holiday Decor and Christmas Tree

Main Street, U.S.A., is now fully decked out with holiday wreaths hanging from lampposts and buildings. Along with the Christmas Tree's arrival, holiday background music is now playing in the park and at the Transportation and Ticket Center.

2024 Magic Kingdom Holiday Decor and Christmas Tree

In Adventureland, the Jungle Cruise has transformed into the "Jingle Cruise" with festive jokes, whimsical decorations, and plenty of holiday charm.

Jingle Cruise 2023

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party will begin on select nights from November 8 to December 20, with tickets priced between $169 and $219 per person. This Magic Kingdom holiday event offers holiday party tickets that provide access to festive entertainment and attractions. Guests can enjoy entertainment like Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade, Minnie's Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks Show, and Mickey's Most Merriest Celebration castle stage show. The event also features complimentary cookies, cocoa, and holiday-themed attractions, along with special character meet-and-greets and festive dance parties that take place throughout the park. The exclusive event gives guests an opportunity to experience Magic Kingdom with shorter wait times for attractions and unique seasonal offerings.

Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade 2022 - Main Street U.S.A.

Beginning November 12, Olaf takes the stage in the "Frozen Holiday Surprise" show, as Cinderella Castle is transformed into a shimmering, crystalized palace for the evening. The show features characters from Arendelle coming together to help create a castle that glows throughout the night.

Frozen Holiday Surprise

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DCBaker12 hours ago

More details have been released for The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular, airing December 1 on ABC: Hosted by Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro, ''The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular'' returns for its ninth year with a sparkling spectacle of new musical performances from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Disneyland Resort in California and Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Ko'Olina, Hawaiʻi. Narrated by Kristen Bell, who will share the tale of how the Disney Parks kicks off the most magical holiday ever, "The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular" airs SUNDAY, DEC. 1, at 8:01 p.m. EST/PST on ABC and is available the next day on Hulu and Disney+. Performances include the following: - Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro – "Deck the Halls" / "Holly Jolly Christmas" - Auliʻi Cravalho – "Beyond" (from "Moana 2" in theaters Nov. 27) - Elton John – "Your Song" - John Legend – "Always Come Back" / "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Seth MacFarlane and Liz Gillies – "White Christmas" - Ava Max – "O Holy Night" / "1 Wish" - Leslie Odom, Jr. and the Imani Milele Choir – "Little Drummer Boy" - Carly Pearce – "Let It Snow" - Pentatonix – "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" - Anika Noni Rose – "Milele" (from "Mufasa: The Lion King" in theaters Dec. 20) - SEVENTEEN – "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" https://abc.com/news/25053aa3-b551-465d-b350-178720964326/category/1138628

wdwmagic17 hours ago

And December 13

HauntedPirate17 hours ago

wdwmagic18 hours ago

And Nov 21 is now sold out.

bmr159118 hours ago

Is this a sign of lower demand for the party as a whole or just an off night? Certainly parties not sellling out will be a point of concern for WDW. Maybe it could lead to improved offerings next year?

wdwmagic18 hours ago

Yeah this will be a first in a while if it doesn't sell out. There is still time though

DCBaker20 hours ago

Here's a look at the Annual Passholder hoodie, pin, magnet and ornament available during the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays:

DisneyDreamer0820 hours ago

Interesting that tomorrow’s party still has availability. Has there been a Halloween or Christmas party that hasn’t sold out in recent years?

DCBaker1 day ago

December 12 is the next Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party date that has now sold out. Dates with tickets still available: November 21 and December 13, 15, 17 and 19.

Comped1 day ago

History and public sentiment disagrees with you on park based entertainment declining starting in the 1980s... If anything, up until that point non-third-party or atmospheric entertainment on both coasts was rather lacking - for 25+ years if you wanted to see any kind of Disney put on entertainment you were effectively limited to Kids of the Kingdom-style shows, all the way up until, really, MGM opened and things started to get experimented with in terms of stage shows (and even then it took until Dick Tracy in Diamond Double Cross to get anything close to the shows we see still being staged internationally). Things didn't start to decline until 2001 when Eisner shut down the "fiefdom" (his words not mine) that was Walt Disney Entertainment and brought all in park entertainment under operational control within each park instead of having an independent executive level part of the company dedicated to it and other live entertainment ventures. As someone who has written about this academically and otherwise, some of the only in-depth material really available on the subject of the history of Disney's live entertainment within the parks, I know about this far too much... It's really quite sad because DLE was neutered specifically because folks in park ops were unhappy entertainment was getting a good amount of money out of Eisner and his successors, and it's spiraled from there. And that's about 90% of your issue. If entertainment had priority again, we would see some really good efforts.

MisterPenguin1 day ago

One time use. It's how they get you to renew your AP every year to keep stencils in stock.

Bocabear1 day ago

It's a freebie...how durable does it need to be? Make a batch of cookies, use it and you are done... I think the days of very nice giveaways are long gone... Magnets, recipe cards...these sort of paper goods will be the new normal...but they don't really have to give away anything...we obviously continue to pay for our passes...

HauntedPirate1 day ago

And how useful is a thin paperboard stencil for making cookies? I think it says something about "reusable" on the envelope but I wonder how reusable they will end up being. At least the silicone stencils are washable.