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The holiday season is in full swing in Disney World right now!
Holidays in Disney World
We’ve enjoyed the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays, the holiday parties, the holiday merchandise, and — most importantly — the holiday food. But there have been some pretty AMAZING holiday souvenirs, too, including some ICONIC popcorn buckets. Well, one of those popcorn buckets is now gone…probably for the rest of the year.
Christmastime in Disney World is one of the most popular times to visit!
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party
There are tons of things to do around the parks during the day — from trying seasonal treats and taking in all of the decor to meeting Santa Claus. If you want to get the most holiday cheer in during your vacation, however, you might want to check out Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. At this special ticketed event, you’ll get to try some exclusive party snacks, meet all kinds of characters in their holiday best, watch party-exclusive entertainment, and more. But, this event is popular, so if you want to take part during your trip, it’s important to plan ahead.
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is many Disney fans’ favorite part of the Halloween season in the parks.
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
There are tons of snacks to try out, rare characters to meet and take photos with, and people of all ages can dress up in their favorite costumes. However, if you were hoping to grab a ticket for a night later this year, we’ve got some bad news.
Genie+ has gone through a few different transformations since the skip-the-line service first rolled out in Disney World.
You can find Lightning Lanes at many attractions within the parks!
And, just when we thought we had the hang of things — Disney goes and changes it all over again. As of June 27th, Genie+ is now a per-park, per-day service, meaning that the price depends on which park you’re visiting and which date you visit. This “dynamic pricing” has ebbed and flowed since it was first introduced, but we’ve noticed something kind of peculiar lately.
Have you ever attended a Disney World After Hours event?
Spaceship Earth
We’ve been to a few, including one at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, where we pretty much got to walk on to Rise of the Resistance. That’s why we might say these after hour events are worth it. Well, there are After Hours events in EPCOT, too, but if you were hoping to score tickets for it, you might have to wait until the next round of parties.
We KNOW it’s still July, but that doesn’t mean that we have to wait to get prepped for spooky season!
Halloween in Disneyland Resort
Disney kicks off Halloween celebrations in Magic Kingdom in August (which is NEXT MONTH!) and Disneyland Resort starts celebrating in September. One of the big ways that the west coast celebrates is with the very popular Oogie Boogie Bash event — and we’ve got some important news about that party.
It is a BIG day for Disney fans hoping to grab tickets to a Halloween Party.
Oogie Boogie at the Oogie Boogie Bash!
Oogie Boogie Bash is a very popular Halloween party that takes place at Disneyland Resort. Tickets for the event initially went on sale to the general public at the end of June (after Magic Key Holder tickets sold out in the pre-sale), and it’s safe to say that things did NOT go well. Sales were paused, and it was announced last week that ticket sales would resume today. However, if you are wanting tickets, you better act FAST!
Okay, who’s ready for some super spooky news?
Trick or Treat!
We’re going to talk about Halloween, but more specifically Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. This is a special ticketed event that lets guests attend a Halloween party in Magic Kingdom, complete with its own fireworks, parade, characters, and snacks! This party is SUPER popular, so you might want to know when it’ll start selling out. Well, we’ve got an answer to that!
Just when we thought that we were getting the hang of things and had a good system going with Genie+ and how to use it, Disney went and announced that it would be changing.
Have you used Genie+?
Now that we’ve had some time to get used to the updates, we know a little bit more about what we can expect from the new system. And, if you’re still wondering how you’re going to manage when you use it on your next trip — we’re here to help.
There’s a BIG holiday coming up in Disney World this week.
Magic Kingdom Train Station
Yep, we’re talking about the Fourth of July, which will bring some new excitement to Disney World. There will be an addition to EPCOT Forever over in EPCOT to celebrate, and Magic Kingdom will have a SPECIAL patriotic fireworks display. There are also special snacks to check out that were made especially for the holiday. However, if you wanted to BE in Magic Kingdom for the fourth, we’ve got some bad news.
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