Now that the Christmas holiday has passed, it’s time to take a look at what’s new at Magic Kingdom ahead of the New Year’s Eve celebrations!

You might not be surprised to learn that there were a LOT of big crowds in the park during our recent visits, plus some fun and limited-time holiday additions. Let’s take a look at what we’ve experienced in Magic Kingdom recently!

Magic Kingdom Construction & Entertainment Updates

Limited-Time Exclusive Offerings

In addition to daytime Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade showings, the brand new holiday stage show — Mickey & Minnie’s Very Merry Memories — had showings during regular daytime hours at Magic Kingdom during our recent visits! Previously, this show was only available for guests at Mickey’s Very Merriest After Hours.

This holiday stage show features appearances by the Fab Five, the Three Caballeros, Clarabelle, and more.

Learn more about Mickey & Minnie’s Very Merry Memories here!

Club Tinsel, a Tomorrowland dance party was also available during the day from 5:30PM to 9:30PM. This is another holiday entertainment offering that previously was only available during Very Merriest After Hours.

And the Reindeer Wranglers could be found performing in Frontierland!

A Cast Member even indicated that the holiday overlay for Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor was available for daytime guests. Again, all of these were previously only available during Very Merriest After Hours. If you didn’t shell out the big bucks to attend the event, you could still experience some of these special offerings for a very limited time.

Check out all the limited-time holiday activities in Magic Kingdom!

Holiday Fun

During our time in the park, we also got to wave to our friends from the Hundred Acre Wood in their holiday outfits, like Winnie the Pooh…

…and Tigger!

It’s great to see these characters in their holiday looks.

TRON Attraction

The TRON Lightcycle Run construction continues to progress! We don’t have any updates yet about an exact opening date but we’re watching closely for more news.

Although TRON was initially scheduled to open on October 1st, 2021, along with Disney World’s 50th Anniversary, its opening has been delayed while construction continues.

Read more about TRON Lightcycle Run here!

Magic Kingdom Merchandise Updates

Emporium

In the Emporium we spotted Mickey and Minnie Nutcrackers for $59.99 each! The Minnie Nutcrackers are outfitted in red…

…while the Mickey Nutcrackers are wearing white!

Now let’s go take a look at a spookier kind of item.

Memento Mori

Memento Mori had the Haunted Mansion Bust Statuettes in stock. We’ve seen these come and go at this spot, so it was nice to see that they were available during our visit. They cost $44.99 per set.

What if you want a whole Haunted Mansion? Check out what else we found.

Bonjour Village Gifts

The Olszewski Miniature Haunted Mansion Model was available at Bonjour Gifts for $400! These piece was created a number of years ago, but we were happy to see that it was available right now for any Haunted Mansion fan to bring home. If you love The Haunted Mansion, you’ll surely enjoy all the details on this piece!

This model also lights up, and it would be a perfectly spooky addition to anyone’s home.

Star Traders

We spotted new-to-us Her Universe Mickey Mouse Overalls for $59.99!

And now let’s move on to Main Street Cinema.

Main Street Cinema

We found a new 50th Anniversary Sweatsuit, including a yellow 50th Anniversary Sweatshirt for $59.99…

…and matching 50th Anniversary Sweatpants for $49.99!

These actually match the 50th Anniversary nuiMOs outfit we’ve seen in the parks before. So if you’re hoping to match with your little plush friend, now is your chance!

There was also a new Bulova Pocket Watch for $150, with Mickey in front of a silhouette of Cinderella Castle. You can also grab this 50th Anniversary watch and a few others online right now — click here to see more!

That’s it for new merchandise! Let’s move on to crowds.

Magic Kingdom Crowd Updates

Crowds at the Transportation and Ticket Center were intense! Once the crowds started moving it wasn’t TOO bad, but keep in mind that you will likely encounter crowds if you visit Disney World during the holidays.

Once inside Magic Kingdom, there were some areas where Cast Members had put down directional arrows on walkways to help with crowd flow and keep guests moving in separate lanes.

Crowds were really large in some areas and less so in other areas. In some spots there were some opportunities to take a breather and step away from it all. It just depended on where you were at any given moment.

And that’s all the news from Magic Kingdom for now! Keep reading DFB for more Magic Kingdom and Disney World updates.

Take a look at the crowds in the parks during the New Year’s Eve week!

Are you in Magic Kingdom this week? Tell us in the comments!