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Halloween is just around the corner, and that means Disney World is about to start getting into full Christmas mode!
Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade 2023
Disney World usually begins decorating the resort before the end of October, so we’re expecting to start seeing signs that the winter holidays are near sometime soon. Little things have already started popping up, such as Christmas merchandise in the stores! But now, we’ve got more evidence that Disney has Christmas on the brain.
We’re counting down the days — okay, hours — until the 2024 EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival kicks off!
It’s almost time!
This year’s event runs from February 28th through May 27th and will bring all sorts of delicious eats and drinks, exclusive merchandise, exciting entertainment, and more to EPCOT. Some of our favorite parts about this festival are all the floral displays and topiaries you’ll find throughout the park, in fact, an iconic EPCOT ride has received a refresh for the festival and we’re checking it out.
The holiday season has officially landed in EPCOT!
2023 Festival of the Holidays
The Festival of the Holidays has kicked off with several food booths, multiple holiday storytellers, and a Candlelight Processional that’s star-studded. But sadly, one of last year’s big holiday offerings may not be returning to the park in 2023!
For as massive and impressive as it is, there are still a lot of things MISSING from Disney World.
Magic Kingdom Park
The four parks that make up one of the world’s most popular vacation destinations may be filled with magic, but when you compare them to other Disney parks around the world, sometimes they fall short. Sure, we’ve got unique things like Animal Kingdom, Pandora — The World of Avatar, the World Showcase, Figment, and Liberty Square…but there are some things that we really miss that you can’t find at The Most Magical Place on Earth!
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is EPCOT’s newest ride and it’s especially unique for a number of reasons!
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
In addition to featuring an immersive queue along with multiple pre-shows, it’s also an indoor roller coaster with ride vehicles that can rotate 360 degrees. One of our favorite elements of the ride is the soundtrack, which includes six different possible songs you can get during your ride, making every ride special! And now for a limited time, the ride will sound…a bit more festive.
We might be headed into summer, but that means it’s time to have Halloween on the mind!
Main Street during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
We know, we know. It seems like Halloween comes earlier and earlier each year. We’re not saying you should break out the ghost costumes and jack o’ lanterns yet, but you SHOULD be planning if you’re hoping to visit Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party in Disney World!
Finally, we know what Halloween Time will look like in Disneyland Resort!
Oogie Boogie Bash
After we got a small taste of the holiday from the Halfway to Halloween event, we were anxiously awaiting news about what we could expect from the spooky season! And soon after, it was announced that Disney World’s Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, and Disneyland’s Oogie Boogie Bash would return! Now, we know everything we can expect from the Halloween season in Disneyland!
Calling all ghosts and ghouls — it’s time to get ready for HALLOWEEN!
Mickey Pumpkin
Disney fans haven’t had the chance to experience Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party for quite some time now (it was cancelled in 2020 and then replaced by Disney After Hours Boo Bash in 2021). But that’s all about to change! Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is coming BACK to Disney World in 2022! Here are ALL the details you need to know.Â
It’s time for Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion to leave its refurbishment cocoon — and emerge as a spooky Halloween butterfly, The Nightmare Before Christmas-style!
The return of Sandy Claws! ©Disney
Today we had the opportunity to ride Haunted Mansion Holiday!. Are you ready to see what this year has in store for Haunted Mansion’s Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween makeover?
Last year at Christmastime, Living With the Land in EPCOT received a festive holiday overlay!
Living with the Land holiday overlay from 2019
The other parks received their full holiday makeovers last week, but it seems as though EPCOT is waiting until the start of the Festival of the Holidays to go into full Christmas mode. Last week we saw the first decorations start to show up on Living With the Land, but today we spotted even more!
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