Christmas Eve/ Christmas Day Schedules, Parades, Overlays, Strategy, Shows.

[michelle.lindsey]

I need a lot of help when it comes to planning Christmas, the internet has not been at all helpful because all "Christmas" searches come up with party information. Parties stop on December 20th, what happens after that!?

Planning MK on Christmas Eve, will there be the Christmas parade? Christmas fireworks? Any overlays other than Jingle cruise? Anything else going on that is different from any other day at MK?
Capacity Question: If you take a midday break and it hits capacity can you go back in because its reentry? What if you have reservations? I heard they close parking first, should we nap in the car? LOL but actually... should we?

Christmas Day: Epcot and Hollywood Studios.
What holiday shows/attractions are happening?
Is the nighttime entertainment different on Christmas day at these parks?
Which would you do morning/ evening? Which dining reservations should I secure?
What would rope drop/MPLL strategy look like?

Thank you!

 

[melissa70]

I asked this question yesterday-apparently nobody has any advice. Just a snarky comment lol. Hopefully someone comes through with something useful as I will also be there Dec 21-25 for the first time going at Christmas

 

[Draco0801]

Christmas eve in MK they do fireworks at nigt and if I remember correctly, they only do the xmass parade on Xmass day as far as overlays they only had Jingle Cruise last year. As far as leaving if at capacity we have never personally done it. We usually stay all day.
Christmas Day at Epcot will have candlelight processional its edward james olmos for narrator and last time he did it was packed we did a dining package, and it gave us entry before general admission and by the time we got seats they didn't have much left after the dining packages were let in so if your plans think you might want i would make reservations for the package. Not sure about hollywood we have never done it over xmass or xmass eve.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Last year Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade ran at 12pm and 3pm 12/23-12/31 Minnie's Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks ran at 8pm on 12/23-12/29. In 2023 the last MVMCP date was 12/22 for reference.

This year Minnie's Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks are already on the calendar nightly at 8pm 12/21-12/29. No parade is listed during those dates on the calendar yet, but I think it's a reasonable assumption it will again be the Christmas Parade at 12pm and 3pm during those dates.

Nothing different at the other parks in terms of the major shows that I can recall off the top of my head.

Have fun!