Happy New Year from Disney World!
EPCOT
We’re ringing in 2024 the best way we know how — by celebrating in the parks, of course! As 2023 comes to an end, we’re taking in all the sights and sounds of Disney World as we know it. 2024 is sure to bring major changes to the parks and we can’t wait — but first, it’s time to check out EPCOT’s rare New Year’s Eve fireworks show!
You can only catch EPCOT’s New Year’s Eve fireworks show on December 31st (unlike the New Year’s Eve fireworks in Magic Kingdom, which run on December 30th as well), and it all kicked off around 11:50PM. Folks started gathering around World Showcase Lagoon much earlier than that, though!
EPCOT’s hoppin as we head up to midnight! pic.twitter.com/KaFPTAVLS6
— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) January 1, 2024
Each of the World Showcase pavilions celebrated the New Year with music and lights. In the UK pavilion, there was a silent disco…
Silent Disco
…and we stopped by the Italy pavilion to check out some music and lights.
Music
Before we knew it, the countdown had begun! The countdown around World Showcase went in the order of the countries as they experienced the New Year in each of their time zones.
Here’s the countdown from EPCOT! pic.twitter.com/xPAf7Qt5MP
— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) January 1, 2024
Just a few minutes before midnight, the New Year’s Eve fireworks show began!
Party!
The grand finale kicked off right as the clock struck 12.
Happy New Year from World Showcase! 🎇🎆 pic.twitter.com/rEF5A0txXU
— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) January 1, 2024
Stay tuned to DFB throughout the new year — Disney World will be going through a whole lot of changes and we’ll be here covering it all. Happy New Year from Disney Food Blog!
MAJOR Changes Are Coming to Disney World in 2024
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