Candlelight Processional at Epcot
November 28 - December 30, 2008
Candlelight Processional, one of Disney's most beloved holiday traditions, is a joyous retelling of the Christmas story by a celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. Details>
Holidays Around the World at Epcot
November 28 through December 30, 2008
Guests to Epcot's World Showcase, will get reacquainted with Old Saint Nick in the American Adventure showcase as well as hear storytellers detail the adventures of Pierre Noel in France, LaBefana in Italy and other legends from around the world. The fun also includes a nightly tree lighting ceremony with Mickey Mouse and friends in World Showcase Plaza, plus a luminous light bridge leading to the plaza. Kwanzaa and Hanukah observances are also featured.
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
November 10, 11, 14, 16, 20, 21, 30 and
December 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18 & 19, 2008
"Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party" in the Magic Kingdom returns for 18 days in 2008 as the first Walt Disney World theme park celebrates the holidays with fireworks, parades, sweet holiday treats, special stage shows and plenty of fun for the whole family. Highlights>
Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights
November 28, 2008 through January 4, 2009
What began as a family tradition in the mid-1980s in Little Rock, Arkansas, has blossomed into a new holiday tradition for many guests to the Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World Resort. The Story> Photos>
Parades, Parades, Parades!
November 28, 2008 to January 4, 2009
Everyone loves a parade and guests will love "Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Parade." Disney has decked the halls along Main Street, U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom with towering Christmas trees, colorful lights and garland. Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, toy soldiers, giant gingerbread men and more greet guests along the route. The parade is included in the regular park admission.Celebrate safari-style at Disney's Animal Kingdom with "Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade" blends traditional holiday music with a world beat twist from November 28, 2008 through January 4, 2009.
Disney's Hollywood Studios (formerly Disney-MGM Studios) celebrates the holidays daily with favorite Disney characters in their holidays best, parading down Hollywood Boulevard in the "Hollywood Holly-Day Parade."
Tasty Treats, Artful Sweets
Disney pastry chefs have a season to remember on the 2004 menu, with elaborate confectionary creations and larger-than-life displays planned for locations across Walt Disney World property. Though all are edible, guests will have to make it a feast for the eyes as they marvel at a life-size carousel, a miniature chocolate African village, and a giant gingerbread house boasting more than 1,000 pounds of honey. Details>
'Tis the Season to Shop
It's the "Festival of the Seasons" at Downtown Disney and the entertainment, shopping, and dining center is celebrating with treats and treasures found in some of the 50 unique stores and merchandise locations. Festive window displays and nightly tree lightings will greet holiday guests daily from November 28 through December 24, 2008.
