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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. EPCOT. At EPCOT, celebrate the night away on Dec. 31 with DJ dance parties around World Showcase. Enjoy “Luminous The Symphony of Us” at 6:30 p.m. before “Cheers to the New Year: A Sparkling Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort, SeaWorld Orlando and Legoland Florida all will be hosting New Year's Eve celebrations this week. Locals also can head over to Legoland Florida for As you would expect, the theme parks go all out on New Year's Eve! At Walt Disney World both Magic Kingdom and EPCOT have special New Year's Eve events, including spectacular fireworks, upbeat DJ Dance Parties and more, while over at Universal Orlando expect a party atmosphere will DJ Parties in Universal Studios Florida and Universal CityWalk Walt Disney World is gearing up for an unforgettable New Year’s celebration with late-night hours and specialty fireworks. Magic Kingdom will stay open until midnight on both December 30 and 31, featuring its beloved “Fantasy in the Sky” fireworks display performed twice each evening at 6:30 p.m. and 11:50 p.m. Dance parties in Frontierland and Tomorrowland will keep the energy high with 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. Here is a rundown of New Year’s Eve events at Central Florida theme parks. Walt Disney World Luminous: The Symphony of Us debuts at EPCOT, Dec. 5, 2023 (WKMG) Every year, we put together a curated list of Central Florida's best ways to say farewell to the current year and welcome the new year. From annual soirees to all-inclusive celebrations and epic dinners, here are our favorite ways to spend New Year's Eve in Orlando. New Year’s Eve is all about ringing in the new — which includes new adventures, fresh flavors and first-time experiences when you welcome 2025 at world-class events in Orlando, including our theme parks’ famous celebrations. 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. The coutdown to a New Year is a time for family and friends to come together and celebrate new beginnings, and here in Orlando, it's amagical night as locals and visitors from around the world come together to welcome a new year, and as you countdown the last few hours of the old year, what better way to celebrate than with a sparkling New Years Eve Dinner Spectacular. Walt Disney World has New Year's Eve fireworks at Magic Kingdom and EPCOT. Plus, Disney's Hollywood Studios has two nighttime shows. EPCOT tends to have a party environment during New Year's Eve with dance parties and DJs in many of the World Showcase pavilions, and hats and horns being distributed to guests in the evening. EPCOT. EPCOT will have its longest hours of the year, open from 9:00 am (early entry at 8:30 am) to 1:00 am on December 31. The new nighttime show, Luminous The Symphony of Us, will begin at 6:30 pm, while a New Year's countdown fireworks show, "Cheers to the New Year: A Sparkling Celebration," will light up the sky starting at 11:54 pm. New Year's Eve is almost here and that means 2025, and Orlando New Year's Eve fireworks, are just around the corner! While several Orlando New Year's Eve events are geared toward adults, there are many fun, family-friendly parties to celebrate with kids. Raglan Road celebrates the new year twice: once with Ireland’s New Year at 7 p.m. local time on Dec. 31, then at midnight. The Irish eatery in Disney Springs will pass around complimentary New Year’s Eve in Orlando: Events count down to 2025 in Central Florida December 29, 2024 at 5:00 am The plans also include mugs that can be refilled with drinks at Disney World. Ring in 2025 in Orlando with spectacular firework, all-day family-friendly events, and late night parties to remember! Happy New Year!!Orlando New Year's Eve Events GuideAs we countdown the final days to the biggest party night of the year, there is nowhere better to celebrate than Orlando, and best of all you won't have Jack Frost breathing down your neck, so forget the hats and scarfs, and The Disney Springs eatery will be open until 11 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, and will serve a special weekday brunch from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on New Year’s Day. Terralina Crafted Italian Pair your meal with the bubbles-topped Champagne Margarita ($16.50) for an extra festive touch. New Year's Eve Celebrations at Orlando Theme Parks Walt Disney World Resort Ring in 2025 with fireworks and nighttime entertainment at two of Disney's theme parks on New Year's Eve. Jazzberry Jammin' New Year's Eve at Crayola Experience Orlando Orlando . Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Ring in the New Year with mid-day countdowns and a streamer launch at 1pm & 3pm, a DJ dance
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