EPCOT Reaches Capacity for Passholder Reservations on New Year's Eve 2025

Dec 09, 2025 in "Epcot International Festival of the Holidays"

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Posted: Tuesday December 9, 2025 9:45am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

EPCOT has filled its Annual Passholder Park Reservation availability for December 31 2025, closing off the option for Passholders to begin their New Year's Eve celebration at the park.

2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

New Year's Eve at EPCOT is known for its large crowds, late-night entertainment, and the "Cheers to the New Year: A Sparkling Celebration" fireworks show shortly before midnight. World Showcase typically features DJs, dance areas, and country-themed countdowns.

With the date now unavailable, Passholders won't be able to reserve EPCOT as their starting park for December 31 unless additional availaiblity opens up. Park hopping to EPCOT remains an option, but you will need to secure a reservation at either Disney's Hollywood Studios or Disney's Animal Kingdom to start the day - Magic Kingdom is already at capacity.

This update follows similar reservation closures at Magic Kingdom, which has already filled for December 25 and 31 for Passholders.

More reservation changes are likely as New Year's Eve approaches, and we'll continue tracking updates across all four parks.

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jrhwdw23 days ago

Like last year, a Wonderful Sendoff for MOUACT'S 2025 Season just happened! Thank You MK for the past 10 Amazing Days!!!!!! What a year this has been! Old School MK is Most certainly BACK!!!! 😀😃🙂

Gringrinngghost23 days ago

Here is New Year's Eve's Wait Times https://snapshots.raintank.io/dashboard/snapshot/dyir34uam7B3BKpGUlN1poGSA6Ou0I1d?orgId=0

TrainsOfDisney24 days ago

I’ll continue visiting Disney as long as I enjoy it and see the value. I see things going in the right direction at WDW - they brought back the echo set at voices for the first time since 2019. We have a night parade at MK again. They used the Main Street piano player and voices of Liberty in an ad campaign for the holidays. Whoever made the free passholder calendar clearly knows what Disney fans want - and that was a really nice and classy gift. There are issues - but the ship hasn’t sailed yet.

Sirwalterraleigh24 days ago

Fair… The crap I get is usually misplaced on what I’m saying… I don’t want it to be 1999 again with fees or prices…just you have to demand a little more for the prices and fees. Don’t just gobble up rehabs and downgrades to what they have and act like its “advancement” For feee-wings it’s a good value. Consumers are on the opposite team as TWDC…not the same one

Sirwalterraleigh24 days ago

You can’t…which is why putting 60% of your megacorp on the back of your themepark division was an awful management failure They were right were they needed to be at about 40%… It’s not all on Bob…but it’s mostly Bob’s stupidity about the death of cable

Splash4eva24 days ago

As discussed before stock has basically been a dog during one of the biggest bull runs ever… so we can argue the “model” isnt working. I see your point in saying if you reduce prices your reduce revenue and profits but in the same breathe you can argue if you reduce enough you will get more people there and bring in more moneyin return. I will say this. You will never ever see the paid FP and Premium LL go away. Along with these up charge events and double dipping party events…. Reduction in ticket prices/hotels and souvenirs and in park purchases of food etc can be a path in right direction. Ultimately tho they need abetter fresh product with new rides and true expansion to capacity. People will still pay and more will come. Entertainment. Hours expanded

bmr159124 days ago

The question I continue to have, and no one ever seems to give a great answer to, is how do you fix the pricing problem without upsetting shareholders? We can say slash prices across the board, but that’s not a realistic path forward. Is DVC overpriced? Absolutely. Is it still selling well? Apparently. And even if they wanted to cut buy in by $10,000, what do you do for all those who purchased at $35,000? That doesn’t seem like good business to upset your core audience like that. I’m just unsure what realistic path forward y’all would like to see. Not your dream, but actual reality.

Splash4eva25 days ago

Im more having some fun here with you. Like i said. I enjoy our interactions… I “defend” them on certain areas and crush them in others. No company is perfect. No company makes sounds decisions all the time…. There were multiple reasons why i cancelled in June and why i am not going this weekend. Honestly money was not one of the major factors. The stale product definitely played a factor if you want the truth. My daughter telling me she wasnt overly excited about our trip because of again stale product among other reasons… Time also is precious so if i feel a place no longer brings the ultimate joys it once did time to take a step back and do something else with the time. So money really never crossed my mind as a reason not to go… Ill be back dont get me wrong but i cant envision me going until A good amount of this “expansion” is completed. If i had to take a true educated guess. Thanksgiving 2027….

Chi8425 days ago

The problem is you also want everyone else to have fun on your terms.😉

Sirwalterraleigh25 days ago

I still have fun on my terms…but won’t gloss or support the stuff that’s over the line Generally speaking…”reject stupidity” is a general mission statement in life. So what brings you here? If you are scared from going…what’s the point in defending them? Is it the price?

Splash4eva25 days ago

With whatever you are spending your money on at the mouse ;). Pretty sure you are DVC off memory. So dues etc. You are there now so tickets… assuming you are eating & drinking in the parks. Whatever money you are spending in theory is feeding the beast.

Splash4eva25 days ago

Maybe somewhere in the middle is the correct answer… listen i agree prices have gotten out of hand with every extra up charge dining souvenir etc but people still going and we all been saying the bridge is gonna break but it hasnt but as we both agree stock and ceo has been beyond underwhelming so maybe it has and noone has realized it yet…

zulemara25 days ago

I was actually willing to buy a ticket to EPCOT for NYE but they aren’t selling tickets for day guests. It’s so crazy given EPCOT never hit phased closing before lockdown.

Sirwalterraleigh25 days ago

This has been the first day that felt like hell (2018) in studios Rookie mistake…studios is always bad before New Year’s Eve But I’ve been chatting with the peasants in lines…really heavy in locals and dvc. Low value guests 😎