Magic Kingdom Christmas Shows

The Magic Kingdom Christmas shows are all about Christmastime in the Magic Kingdom and are Dad’s idea of a dream come true. Walt Disney World really goes all out for the holidays, with special merchandise, treats, and decor. The characters even dress up in their Christmas best! But the special parades and shows are what make the season so special and magical at the Magic Kingdom.

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Many of the Magic Kingdom’s Christmas Shows are only available at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, throughout November and most of December. About a week before Christmas, these shows become available to all guests as part of standard park admission.

Dad’s Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Page (has all the Magic Kingdom Christmas shows)

Goofy is Santa?

Goofy as Santa in one of the Magic Kingdom Christmas Shows

Photo by - Don Sullivan

Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas Time Parade

The Magic Kingdom’s very own special Christmas parade featuring reindeer, gingerbread boys, toy soldiers, holiday songs, all your favorite characters in their finest Christmas attire, and Santa himself!

It’s one of the most special parades of the year – especially at night during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party (there’s just something about Disney parades after dark!). You can also see this parade twice daily in the Magic Kingdom starting about a week before Christmas.

Holiday Wishes

Holiday Wishes is a special holiday version of the nightly fireworks show at the Magic Kingdom filled with popular holiday tunes. This is one of the Magic Kingdom Christmas shows that is opened by Tinkerbell herself, and concludes with a magical flutter of artificial snow. Grab a seat on Main Street USA or for an extra-special treat, get tickets to view the show from the Tomorrowland Terrace Fireworks Party.

You can see Holiday Wishes during Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party and every night from mid-December onward. If you’re not actually in the park, you can still enjoy the show from the tropical paradise of the beach at Disney’s Polynesian Resort.

Dad’s Holiday Wishes Page

Celebrate the Season

Performed on the Forecourt Stage in front of Cinderella Castle, watch Mickey, Minnie, and all their friends celebrate the holiday season with song and dance. This show makes its seasonal debut at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, but will be available to all park guests from mid-December until the end of the year.

Cinderella’s Holiday Wish

Each night from early November until the beginning of January, park guests can watch this castle lighting ceremony, featuring Cinderella, her Fairy Godmother, Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Pluto, and Goofy as their wishes light up Cinderella Castle with over 200,000 LED lights – transforming it into a glittering ice palace.

The Magic, The Memories and You! Holiday Edition

I know what you’re thinking, “Dad, The Magic, The Memories and You! Isn’t a holiday show! It happens year-round!” Well, you’re right!

But at Christmas, this show gets the holiday treatment along with the rest of the Magic Kingdom with holiday overlays, festive elements, and one of the segments will feature a holiday score. During the show, Cinderella Castle will even appear to be built from gingerbread and decorated with paper, bows and candy stripes!

A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas Show

On the Rockettower Plaza Stage in Tomorrowland, you can catch Buzz Lightyear, Stitch, and Mike Wazowski along with singers and dancers as they perform in this intergalactic stage show about Stitch’s attempts to get Santa Claus to appear in the show! This show makes its seasonal debut at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, but will be available to all park guests from mid-December until the end of the year. This is the newest of the Magic Kingdom Christmas Shows.

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Dad's Bottom Line

All the extras that Disney throws in for the holidays really makes a trip to the Magic Kingdom at Christmas time extra special. The Magic Kingdom Christmas shows are some of the best of the year – they are truly a treat for the whole family!