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Neither Disney’s Animal Kingdom nor Disney Springs has planned a New Year’s Eve celebration. Animal Kingdom closes at 8 p.m., and Disney Springs closes at 11:30 p.m. Credit: Disney Here’s a rundown of how each Walt Disney World theme park will celebrate New Year’s Eve as we ring in 2025! Magic Kingdom New Year’s Eve Plans At Magic Kingdom Park, get a jumpstart on your celebration on Dec. 30 with “Fantasy in the Sky” at 6:30 p.m. followed by a second showing at 11:50 p.m. Our guide to celebrating New Year’s Eve at Walt Disney World covers ringing in 2025 in the parks, seeing fireworks at Magic Kingdom and EPCOT, doing dance parties, tips & tricks for avoiding huge crowds, and more. There’s a reason WDW is one of the best places celebrate NYE and on many bucket lists, but it means heavy attendance. New Year’s Eve Festivities Await Guests Walt Disney World Resort is preparing for its highly anticipated New Year’s Eve celebrations. Guests can look forward to engaging events designed to create an unforgettable experience as they ring in 2024. Each park will offer unique celebrations, promising to delight families and friends. Disney’s Hollywood Studios – Fireworks are returning to the park to celebrate the new year for the first time in a few years. Guests will also find a variety of live entertainment and DJs all Over at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, California Grill is hosting a special New Year’s Eve Celebration: Tiana’s New Year’s Adventure. The event takes place on December 31, with check-in at New Year’s Eve is one of Disney World’s busiest days of the year, but there are some amazing additions to the park experience that you won’t find on any other day of the year. The best way to enjoy New Year’s Eve at Disney World is to approach the day with the right mindset. Walt Disney World New Year’s Eve celebrations are an incredible way to ring in the new year! From celebrations in the theme parks to an upscale dining experience and dancing at Disney’s BoardWalk, take your pick of how you want to ring in the New Year. New Year's Eve events at Disney World are amazingly fun, but they also tend to draw crowds. Both Magic Kingdom and EPCOT will have special nighttime spectaculars for the occasion. Here are the current park hours, some of which recently got extended. Celebrate the night away on December 31 with DJ dance parties around World Showcase and more! Move and groove at Disney's Hollywood Studios with a high-energy DJ dance party in front of the Chinese Theater and dance into 2024 with a sizzling countdown moment! The Walt Disney World Resort in Florida has declared its plans for 2025 New Years Eve celebration festivities, which add an extra night of fireworks in the Magic Kingdom. The Magic Kingdom will offer a spread “Fantasy in the Sky” fireworks shows to enjoy the New Year at 11:50 on both 31 Dec and 30 Dec. EPCOT. EPCOT will ring in 2025 on December 31st with its longest operating hours of the year, being open from 9AM to 1AM (with early entry at 8:30am). The park’s newest nighttime show, Luminous The Symphony of Us, will begin at 6:30PM, with the big NYE fireworks finale Cheers to the New Year: A Sparkling Celebration set for 11:54PM. Park Hours: 8 AM to 1 AM on Dec. 31 Fireworks: Fantasy in the Sky fireworks are available at 6:50 PM and 11:50 PM on December 30 and December 31 Magic Kingdom offers a festive New Year’s Eve celebration with two showings of the dazzling ‘Fantasy in the Sky’ fireworks display at 6:50 PM and 11:50 PM on both December 30th and 31st. This is the only Disney Park that closes before midnight. Disney’s Animal Kingdom will close at 8 p.m., making it a great Park to visit before hopping to another to continue your New Year celebrations. Multiple Celebrations. Guests spending New Year’s Eve in EPCOT can celebrate the New Year multiple times throughout the day. Disney’s Hollywood Studios New Year’s Eve Fireworks. You can ring in New Year’s Eve early at Hollywood Studios with a Fantasmic! showing at 9:30 pm. Apart from the nightly show, there will Disney’s Hollywood Studios is joining Walt Disney World’s New Year’s Eve celebrations with a special fireworks show scheduled for December 31, 2024. The display will begin at 11:57 PM ET, lighting up the sky just in time to welcome 2025. Believe it or not, 2025 is almost here, and Disney World is getting ready to ring in the new year. As we detailed earlier this month, demand is high for New Year’s Eve at the resort, as reservations are already sold out for the Magic Kingdom and EPCOT. The Countdown Fireworks show at EPCOT is the most popular way guests celebrate New Year's Eve at Disney World. A countdown to the new year is typically projected onto Spaceship Earth as fireworks light up the sky — we are hopful there will be some extra exciting projections. Enjoy a showing of the new nighttime spectacular, Luminous The Here's a look at the events local theme parks are hosting to help ring in the New Year. Walt Disney World. With more than 58 million annual tourist visits, Walt Disney World averages about 159,000
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