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Halloween is OVER, and the holiday season is about to take over Disney World — and as a certified “Holidays at Disney” lover, I could not be happier about it! With the holidays nearby comes some big changes to the “Most Magical Place on Earth.”
Jingle Cruise
The next few weeks will see the launch of several major holiday events, the rollout of new snacks and merchandise, and — our topic today — a spate of major ride changes!
November is almost here, and with it comes a ton of holiday changes to Disney World, including to Animal Kingdom!
Animal Kingdom Christmas tree
While the resort’s fourth theme park doesn’t offer a massive holiday event like Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, Jollywood Nights, or The Festival of the Holidays, that doesn’t mean that Animal Kingdom is left out of the season’s cheer! Let’s take a look at everything changing at Animal Kingdom next month!
With the holiday season essentially here, many seasonal elements are returning to Walt Disney World, including an Animal Kingdom show that makes me LIGHT UP anytime I see it!
Christmas at Animal Kingdom
Tree of Life: Awakenings is set to return to the park’s central icon on November 1st, with shows approximately every 10 minutes after dusk on select nights.
Pretty much from the moment the calendar flips to November, Disney World shifts into full Christmas mode. Pumpkins, cobwebs, and the like are replaced (in some places literally) overnight with holiday favorites and Christmas Trees, and the resort’s major Christmas party events launch in early November.
Believe it or not, the Holidays are here.
However, what some guests may not realize is that a few of Disney World’s longest-running and most popular holiday traditions don’t start until after Thanksgiving!
Believe it or not, November is almos here, and with it comes the holiday season, AKA my favorite time of the year at Disney World! There are decorations and holiday celebrations galore, but with that also comes a plethora of perks!
Minnie’s Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks
There’s the finale of one of EPCOT’s most popular annual events, only for another to launch days later! Plus, parties at the Major Kingdom and Hollywood Studios and more! Let’s take a look at the exclusive perks available at Disney World in November!
Heads up Disney+ Subscribers, if you’ve been finding yourself lying on the couch lamenting that you have nothing to watch (GUILTY!), that’s likely about to change!
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November is set to bring a litany of content to Disney’s streaming platform, ranging across genres with an emphasis on Holiday offerings, and we’ve gathered it all in one place. (Don’t worry, bundle subscribers, we haven’t forgotten you! Hulu premieres are here as well!)
November 2026 is shaping up to be a MAJOR month for the Walt Disney Company, and I’m pretty excited for it, which means you should be too!
Holiday decor
The holiday season — my personal favorite time of the year at the company’s theme parks — is set to begin in earnest across both the Disney World and Disneyland resorts, while some major properties are set to debut both in theaters AND on Disney+ in November! Let’s take a look!
November is just around the corner, and with it come some major changes to Disney World, including to Hollywood Studios!
Christmas is coming
The park — which will forever be known as MGM Studios in my heart — kicks off the Christmas Season with a seasonal take on one of the park’s most popular attractions, before kicking off one of Disney World’s newest holiday traditions. However, with all that merriment comes some major schedule changes that guests need to be aware of when planning their day.
At the Magic Kingdom, the turn of the calendar from October kickstarts the holiday season and leads to a slew of changes at Disney World’s original theme park in November. This year, one of those changes includes the closure of a beloved ride!
Magic Kingdom Christmas Decor
From the kickoff of a massively popular seasonal event — and the effects it has even on this without tickets — to holiday decorations, November marks some major changes heading into the end of the year.
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