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Winter events at Disneyland Paris
During D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, Disneyland Paris shared exciting news about the destination’s future, and primarily the 2026 opening of World of Frozen, celebrating Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen films; followed, at a later date, by the creation of the very first immersive attraction and themed area inspired by the beloved Disney Animation film, The Lion King.
Last week Disneyland Paris unveiled the lineup of events awaiting guests over the next few months, especially Disney Halloween Festival, featuring a devilishly fun program running now until the 3rd November 2024, leading into the eagerly awaited Disney Enchanted Christmas from 9th November 2024 to 6th January 2025. Also, during the end-of-year period, a new epic show entitled Doctor Strange: Mystery of the Mystics will run in the evening from 23rd November 2024 to 29th March 2025 at Marvel Avengers Campus.
Finally, from 10th January 2025, an all-new nighttime spectacular will enchant guests of all ages every day at Disneyland Park, featuring a magical combination of iconic songs and projections of Disney characters onto Sleeping Beauty Castle and – for the very first time – onto Main Street, U.S.A.
The destination will don its winter coat, bringing out dazzling decorations, greetings with Santa and iconic Disney characters in festive fashions, as well as enchanting shows including the renamed Mickey’s Dazzling Christmas Parade. This fairytale atmosphere will extend into the parks, stores, restaurants and even the Disney Hotels, especially Disneyland Hotel, which will dress up in the gentlest Yuletide colors to offer kids and grown-ups a royal dream. What’s more, all guests to Disneyland Paris will have the unique opportunity to greet the new year in a magical, festive setting on 31st December 2024.
On the way into Disneyland Park, a majestic 24-metre-high Christmas tree towers over Main Street, U.S.A., adorned by almost 1,000 Christmas ornaments. This central avenue, where snow will fall several times a day, will shine dazzlingly bright, leading guests as far as Sleeping Beauty Castle. Once a day in the Castle Courtyard, children and grown-ups will be able to greet Aurora and her Prince Philip from Disney Animation’s “Sleeping Beauty”, present from 16th November, before heading off to meet other beloved Disney characters such as Chip ‘n’ Dale or Winnie the Pooh. Some of these characters – like Stitch, Goofy and Jack Skellington – will even dare to dress up like Santa! And he will most definitely be at Disneyland Paris, listening to last-minute Christmas gift wishes before embarking on his yearly long-haul journey.
The legendary end-of-year Mickey’s Dazzling Christmas Parade – the 2022 winner of the prestigious Brass Ring Award for “Most Creative Christmas/Holiday Show” bestowed by International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) – will be staging its big comeback. Twice daily, several floats will parade along Main Street, U.S.A. to the sound of exhilarating music, accompanied by Mickey Mouse and his friends, Disney Princesses and Santa Claus. Nearly 90 artists, on stage and backstage are dressed in their finest costumes to enhance the wondrous atmosphere of this parade. At nightfall, the parade will light up, adding an extra dash of magic.
Christmas is the ideal time to step inside a fully-fledged fairytale. And what could be better than admiring Disney Princesses, in their most beautiful dresses greeting guests with an elegant waltz at the foot of Sleeping Beauty Castle? From 16th November, Aurora, Cinderella, Belle, Tiana, Jasmine, Rapunzel, Ariel and Snow White will amaze kids and grown-ups, once a day, with an enchanting interlude, Disney Princesses Holiday Season Celebration, which will sprinkle a little more magic.
But the magic of Christmas doesn’t end there! From 16th November, once daily, guests can also watch an exuberant get-together in Town Square, where Mickey, Minnie and their friends, Santa Claus, Horace and Clarabelle will all make appearances and relish a sparkling, high-spirited reunion as well as Disney Animation characters such as Stitch and Pinocchio!
Just before the nighttime spectacular Disney Illuminations begins, the spirit of Christmas will be celebrated over Sleeping Beauty Castle with the famous Disney Electrical Sky Parade, which has won the Parksmania Award for European Top New Attraction 2024. For this special occasion, the finale will bathe guests in a festive atmosphere, with Christmas colours lighting up the castle, the famous Nutcrackers, decorated Christmas trees, gifts, and even giant candy canes. Freshly added scenes will pay tribute to the “it’s a small world” attraction, decked out in winter hues, and also to the North Pole. Indeed, Main Street, U.S.A. will dazzle wonderfully brightly, enhanced by fairytale falls of snow.
On 31st December, Disneyland Paris invites guests to bid farewell to 2024 in a unique and festive way, whether with family or friends. The new year will be welcomed with a spectacular fireworks display in Disneyland Park, which will remain open until 1.00am to ring in 2025.
