Disney shares more details and new concept art for Muppets stage show coming to Disney Jollywood Nights at Walt Disney World

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Monday October 16, 2023 2:12pm ET · "Disney Jollywood Nights"
Disney shares more details and new concept art for Muppets stage show coming to Disney Jollywood Nights at Walt Disney World

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Disney Jollywood Nights overview

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Disney has shared some new art for the upcoming Muppets stage coming to Disney Jollywood Nights at Walt Disney World this holiday season.

Disney Jollywood Nights overview
Disney Jollywood Nights overview

In the art below, we see Kermit and Miss Piggy with dancers and singers on a very festive Theater of the Stars Set. The preview was shared with ABC as part of Disney's 100 celebrations today.

Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy host a live holiday special at Theater of the Stars
Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy host a live holiday special at Theater of the Stars

Disney also shared details of some of the retro character meet and greets that will be found around Echo Lake, which will include Max as Powerline, Rescue Rangers with Chip and Dale, and Phineas & Ferb.

Watch the full segment from ABC below.

Tickets for Disney Jollywood Nights range from $159 – $179 per person, with a $10 discount available to Walt Disney World Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members.

Disney Jollywood Nights overview
Disney Jollywood Nights overview

Disney Jollywood Nights 2023 dates

November: 11 (sold out), 18 (sold out), 20, 27, 29
December: 4, 6, 16, 18, 20

You'll be welcomed to Disney Jollywood Nights with a DJ spinning a mix of holiday tunes. Commissary Lane comes to life with a lively Latin Street Fair. Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy host a live holiday special at Theater of the Stars with some of their Disney friends. And … what's this? Hyperion Theater will host a spirited sing-along with Jack Skellington and Oogie Boogie.

Disney Jollywood Nights overview
Disney Jollywood Nights overview

You will also encounter glitz and glamor at two limited-capacity entertainment experiences – a jazz lounge at The Hollywood Brown Derby and an other-worldly soiree at The Hollywood Tower Hotel Courtyard.

"Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM!" returns, featuring fireworks, special effects, and state-of-the-art projections.

Disney Jollywood Nights overview
Disney Jollywood Nights overview

The event also includes unique photo opportunities throughout the night:
Pose with friends for holiday-themed Magic Shots and two new Disney PhotoPass experiences throughout the night. Complimentary digital downloads of your Disney PhotoPass photos captured during the event are included with the price of your ticket.

Meet Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and the rest of the iconic gang in Animation Courtyard on a hot set with holiday props. Get into the spirit with your fave throwback friends like Powerline Max and Phineas and Ferb at Echo Lake and strike a pose with Edna Mode and chill with one of her super friends at Pixar Place.

Finally, event attendees will have after-hours access to favorite rides and coasters like Slinky Dog Dash, Rock N' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and more. (Star Wars: Rise of Resistance will use virtual queue during Disney Jollywood Nights.)

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DCBakerOct 16, 2023
Apologies for the quality of the screenshots, but here's a look at a rendering for the stage show with Kermit and Miss Piggy, along with a shot of the new outfits set to debut during Disney Jollywood Nights. These were taken from a preview of Jollywood Nights on ABC.
Andrew25Oct 16, 2023
Serious question... what is the draw of this event to justify $179 tickets?

These offerings are somewhat similar to what Universal/SeaWorld offers as part of your daily park admission. I can't believe Disney gets away with this stuff.
DobergeOct 16, 2023
↩ replying to Andrew25
I think it what theyre billing it as, basically multiple mini parties for adults, sounds great for my wife and I but I'm unsure about our two kids.We're interested in the soiree, Muppets show, and Nightmare Before Christmas singalong. If just two of us then, yeah, I think there are enough differentiators and it'd be fun for two of us to hang out. But for four us? I just don't know. The character experiences are either ones we've experienced or that my family doesn't care about (like Phineas and Ferb).

It's unclear how much of the unique stuff will be upcharged, like the Brown Debry thing and Hollywood Tower Hotel soiree, both both are referred to as "events." 4 hours here vs. 5 at MK, no included snacks nor drinks. No parade nor special fireworks (Jingle Bell Jingle Bam, something that was already for everyone, isn't special enough to hide behind a paywall). Nothing announced to pull people into Galaxy's Edge and Toy Story Land, crowds will be unbalanced and heavy where the limited experiences are located.

I really want to love the event. I hope it does really well, but I'd need to buy tickets to the most expensive date and because it's the third ever I'd need to take a leap of faith this date will likely sell out before reviews of the first event. I was at WDW for the first Villains After Hours and passed for similar reasons, and in hindsight it was a great event I was never able to subsequently experience.
mattpetoOct 16, 2023
↩ replying to Andrew25
Why do after hour events and parties seem to sell out @Andrew25?

It's the same principle - Guests dig the unique entertainment. I'd kindly suggest you to pull up the page.

There's plenty of unique entertainment and experiences that people are excited about here.
DCBakerOct 16, 2023
Here's video of the Disney Jollywood Nights preview from earlier today.
Andrew25Oct 16, 2023
↩ replying to mattpeto
I can understand why the after-hour events (billed as low waits, and empty parks) are popular with folks and I think the entertainment being offered is interesting... just questioning the price tag. I feel like it can be really popular if they offer to everyone else for free, and then upcharge some of the more unique offerings like the lounge/dessert parties.
drew81Oct 17, 2023
Earth to Major Tom-Vazanna

Those VIP overlays are ugly. What were you all thinking? Trying to sell your event with characters guests can meet during DHS daily ops, is truly a WDW move. If people wanted to meet Powerline Max, they already have. He was at Disneyland’s hard ticket in the Fandaze overlay and he was out at Studios for the longest time across from Muppets.

I’m sure you’ve spent time working on the stage shows. No one doubts your desire for quality entertainment and possibly, your hands are tied-but please stop trying to make it like guests will spend $179 to meet Powerline Max.
Thumper 32Oct 17, 2023
Did anyone else catch the comment on GMA that this event is “for adults only”? Clearly that’s not true, given that we have active ticket sales underway without that restriction being stated. But very odd that they would state that to such a national audience.
drew81Oct 17, 2023
↩ replying to Thumper 32
I saw that too. Synergy! lol
wdwmagicOct 17, 2023
↩ replying to Thumper 32
Yep I was going to mention this. Strangely enough, the video was then pulled. I don't think that was the intended message.
donaldfanOct 17, 2023
After these updates, I’m actually glad my date sold out before I could buy tix. I’m sure it will be fun, but not sure if it’s worth $179 … what exactly is a “sing along speak easy”?
DCBakerOct 18, 2023
There will be a walk-up list in use for Jazzy Holidays at The Hollywood Brown Derby - see below for details. Disney says The Twilight Soirée at the Tip Top Club will have limited capacity, but did not indicate a walk-up list will be used.

Joining the Mobile Walk-Up List for Jazzy Holidays at The Hollywood Brown Derby

It’s easy to add yourself to the mobile walk-up list for this experience during Disney Jollywood Nights. All you need is your phone and the My Disney Experience app! Note: This feature is only supported by devices running Android or iOS with the latest version of the My Disney Experience app installed and location services enabled.

Heres how it works:

Check availability for Jazzy Holidays at The Hollywood Brown Derby via the app—or by scanning a QR code located in the restaurant’s lobby. There’s no need to visit the host stand to check availability.
If there is availability, use the app to add your party to the walk-up list. At that time, you can also confirm your party details, including special dietary requests.
Once your table is ready, you’ll be notified to proceed to a specified location.
DrdcmOct 18, 2023
Dumb question… is the tip top club a real place at Disney? Or will people be pretending to be in the top top club while standing in the courtyard at ToT?
DCBakerOct 18, 2023
↩ replying to Drdcm
It will be in the courtyard.
DrdcmOct 18, 2023
↩ replying to DCBaker
Imagine spending the money for the extra ticket just to have all availability for the Jazz event sell out within 2.1s to those that have gotten through the gate before you.
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