It may only be mid-November, but the holidays are in FULL swing in the Disney parks.
Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade
We’ve been to holiday After Hours events, checked out holiday merchandise, and gotten all kinds of holiday snacks. But, there are 2 more BIG things coming for the holidays that all of us can enjoy from wherever we are — the Disney holiday specials!
There are 2 holiday specials you won’t want to miss out on this year, and Disney just announced some special details about both of them.
Holiday Special (After Thanksgiving)
First up, we’ve got the “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration.” This will air on November 28th from 7-9PM ET/PT and will be hosted by Derek Hough, Julianne Hough, and Ariana DeBose.
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During this special, you’ll get to see ALL kinds of musical performances including:
- Julianne Hough and Ariana DeBose – “We Need a Little Christmas,” “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” and “Holiday” medley
- AFTR PRTY – “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” and “Winter Wonderland” medley
- Jimmie Allen – “Silent Night”
- Kristin Chenoweth – “(Everyone’s Waitin’ For) The Man with the Bag” and “Jingle Bell Rock” mash-up
- Darren Criss – “Happy Holidays / The Holiday Season” medley
- Brett Eldredge – “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
- NEEDTOBREATHE and Switchfoot – “Hometown Christmas”
- Norah Jones – “Christmas Calling (Jolly Jones)” and “Blue Christmas” medley
- Gwen Stefani – “You Make It Feel Like Christmas” and “Jingle Bells”
- Sebastián Yatra – “Dos Oruguitas” from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Encanto” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” medley
Christmas Parade
Next, we have the “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade.” This will be hosted by Derek and Julianne Hough from Walt Disney World Resort, along with Trevor Jackson (from grown-ish) and Sherry Cola (from Good Trouble) from Disneyland Resort.
This will air on December 25th at 10AM-12PM ET/PT.
Parade!
Along with the parade, you’ll get to see the following musical performances:
- Derek Hough and Julianne Hough – “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town”
- Jimmie Allen – “White Christmas”
- Kristin Chenoweth – “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
- Darren Criss – “Christmas Dance”
- Meg Donnelly – “Jingle Bell Rock”
- Brett Eldredge – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
- Norah Jones – “Run Rudolph Run”
- Pentatonix – “I Saw Three Ships”
- Gwen Stefani – “Cheer for the Elves”
New stage!
Both specials will feature sneak peeks at what NEW things are coming to the Disney parks and beyond. You’ll definitely want to tune in as you’ll get the chance to see a sneak peek of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, the Disney Wish cruise ship, and 2 upcoming films — Encanto and West Side Story.
EPCOT Holiday Filming
So, be sure to mark your calendars so you don’t miss out on these 2 awesome specials. We’ll keep an eye out for more news and let you know what we find.
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is the Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration a LIVE event that you can be at if you are in the park that day?
For anyone wondering, these are airing on ABC.
hello do you know of the November 28th celebration will be a live event in the magic Kingdom? ie something that park visitors can experience in person if in the park that day… well that night?
Mario, this was pre-recorded.
Mario, this is pre-recorded.