5 BIG Ways Disney World CHANGES for the Holidays

Disney World undergoes a BIG transformation when the holidays roll around!

Happy Holidays!

Each theme park and hotel are decorated for the festive season, and you can find all kinds of new activities to celebrate the occasion. Let’s check out five BIG ways that Disney World changes for the holidays.

Magic Kingdom

In Magic Kingdom, holiday decorations are taking over the park!

It’s CHRISTMAS!

There are wreaths and garlands all down Main Street, U.S.A.…

Christmas has arrived!

…and the huge Christmas Tree is officially up.

Christmas Tree

We’re expecting even more decor to arrive soon, so stay tuned for more updates.

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Disney’s Hollywood Studios

In Hollywood Studios, the Christmas decor is a bit more subtle (for now).

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

Right now, the stars along Sunset Boulevard are the only festive decorations, but we’re expecting the Echo Lake Christmas Tree to appear any day now.

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom was one of the first parks to get in on the festive cheer, with decorations going up even before Halloween.

Lanterns

We spotted the beautiful holiday lanterns on Discovery Island…

How cute are these little guys?!

…along with the colorful lanterns in Asia!

Winter lanterns have gone up

We can’t wait for the Merry Menagerie to appear later on in the year!

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Disney World Hotels

One of our favorite things to do in Disney World during the holidays is to visit the gigantic gingerbread creations at the various hotels throughout the resort.

It’s under construction!

The gingerbread house at Grand Floridian Resort is just about done and will officially open on November 8th.

Here’s the back

Disney shared that the new gingerbread display at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort is a replica of the hotel’s iconic lighthouse, and Imagineers used the actual blueprints of that lighthouse to craft the display.

Yacht Club Lighthouse

The holiday carousel coming to Disney’s Beach Club Resort is going to be themed to Ducktales this year!

Disney’s Beach Club Gingerbread Carousel in 2022

These aren’t the only gingerbread creations at the hotels — click here for more details and a full list of the displays!

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Disney Springs

The Christmas Tree Stroll is returning to Disney Springs this year!

Toy Story Tree

This event is a scavenger hunt throughout Disney Springs, where you track down various Christmas Trees, which are all decorated with different Disney themes.