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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 Disney’s Animal Kingdom will close at 8:00 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and will not offer any special activities. The parks will also be offering some special treats for the festivities. More Walt The entire park turns into a New Year’s Eve party. Either Japan or the U.K. pavilion hosts a silent dance party, and a fog-breathing dragon plusses up the upbeat DJ in the China pavilion. These parties happen leading up to the countdown, and continue on after fireworks until EPCOT closes at 1am. 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. Your complete guide to Disney World New Year’s Eve events, including special meals, fireworks, and more at Walt Disney World Resort. It’s almost time for New Year’s! If you’re planning on Disney just released operating hours and showtimes for New Years Eve 2024. Here’s all of the sparkling information on what to expect at Walt Disney World ‘s theme parks this December 31st: Twice is nice! Magic Kingdom will be open from 9AM to 12AM (with early entry at 8:30am) on both December 30th and December 31st. Walt Disney World loves almost any excuse to have a party and New Year’s Eve is hands down one of the resort’s most impressive celebrations. This year all four theme parks will have exciting celebrations for guests to ring in 2025 with fireworks, dance parties, and more. Walt Disney World has released operating hours and showtimes for New Year's Eve 2024. Here's what guests can expect for park hours and fireworks times across Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom. 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. 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 7 PM for the event (which takes place 7:30 PM to 12:30 AM). Walt Disney World has officially announced its New Year’s Eve plans via a pop-up in the My Disney Experience app, and guests visiting Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be treated to a rare fireworks show. Walt Disney World has announced an expensive dinner party to ring in 2025 with a view of the Magic Kingdom New Year’s Eve fireworks, Princess and the Frog characters, delicious New Orleans-inspired buffet, and more at California Grill atop Contemporary Resort. New Year's Eve at Walt Disney World . Walt Disney World Holiday Highlights; Theme Park Hours ; Resorts; Disney Springs; Experiencing the magic of Walt Disney World during the holiday season makes for a very special vacation, but being there on an actual holiday like New Year's Eve can require a bit of planning ahead along with a whole lot of patience. 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. New Year's Eve at Walt Disney World is one of the most popular nights of the year in the parks. Christmas time at Walt Disney World is still in full swing with the festivities usually going until after the New Year. Scroll down to read about the NEW outrageously expensive luxury experience being offered for Walt Disney World New Year's Eve! Find out more details about the New Year's Eve fireworks celebrations at Walt Disney World's theme parks (Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney's Hollywood Studios) in 2024. Disney Announces New and Returning Events to Celebrate New Year's Eve at Walt Disney World (2024-2025) Disney World expects massive crowds for its New Year’s Eve festivities at its parks and has extended its hours to accommodate those who want to ring in the New Year at Disney World. Magic In addition to these newly added hours, Walt Disney World has also extended park hours through the peak week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve–but not all the way to NYE. However, we do already have the entertainment schedules and park closing times (openings are likely to be extended earlier) as covered in our Guide to New Year’s Eve Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on December 30th and from 9 a.m. to midnight on December 31st, with early entry starting at 8:30 a.m.
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