Happy New Year, friends! Tonight is the night we say goodbye to 2024 and hello to 2025! Whether you’re hanging out at home with family and friends or going to a big New Year’s Eve soirée, tonight is the night to celebrate with explosive big booms and beautiful colors that track across the night sky.
2025!
Of course, the celebratory fireworks are HUGE in Disney World’s EPCOT and Magic Kingdom and this year is no exception. So come join us as we give you a FIRST LOOK at the special fireworks in Magic Kingdom that will help ring in 2025.
Magic Kingdom’s New Year’s Eve fireworks show is called Fantasy in the Sky, and the only time you can see this special fireworks show is on two nights: December 30th and 31st at 6:30PM and 11:50PM each night. Of course, we had to check out this annual show for ourselves — and we’re asking you to come along for the ride. In fact, we decided to celebrate the New Year a little early — and let’s just say we weren’t the only ones. Pro tip: if you want a good spot for the fireworks, you’ll want to get there early!
The calm
Once we had our spot locked down, we watched crowds gather around us as we waited for the show to begin.
The start of the storm
The show launched into a trademark Disney fireworks display, channeling the best Fantasy in the Sky fireworks displays.
New Year’s 2025 Fireworks
There were massive pyrotechnic displays…
New Year’s 2025 Fireworks
… that took over the night sky above the Magic Kingdom!
New Year’s 2025 Fireworks
The lights were almost blinding in all the best ways as the “countdown” to New Year’s ticked down…
New Year’s 2025 Fireworks
… culminating in a MASSIVE grand finale.
New Year’s 2025 Fireworks
We can’t think of a better way to welcome 2025 than that!
New Year’s 2025 Fireworks
Following the end of the show, the crowds dispersed.
New Year’s 2025 Fireworks crowds disperse.
You’ll also be able to catch the New Year’s Eve fireworks in EPCOT, Cheers to the New Year: A Sparkling Celebration, at 11:54PM on December 31st. So if you planned carefully, you could technically see BOTH Magic Kingdom and EPCOT’s special fireworks shows on different nights.
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