Holidays at Disney's Animal Kingdom News

3 months ago · Jun 24, 2026 | 11:48am ET

Holiday Season at Disney's Animal Kingdom 2026: Characters, Puppets, and Nighttime Shows

Arctic animal puppets, holiday character meets, and Tree of Life projection shows make up Animal Kingdom's 2026 holiday season. Artist Rob Kaz is on-site November 1–22.

10 months ago · Nov 28, 2025 | 8:09am ET

Disney Releases Full 'Holiday Spectacular' on YouTube Ahead of ABC Premiere

Disney has released the full The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular on YouTube ahead of its scheduled ABC broadcast on December 1, giving fans an early look at this…

10 months ago · Nov 12, 2025 | 1:20pm ET

Disney Reveals Performer Lineup for ABC's 2025 'The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular'

Disney has announced the performer lineup for The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular, airing Monday, December 1, 2025, from 8-10 p.m. ET on ABC. Now in its 10th year…

10 months ago · Nov 07, 2025 | 9:00am ET

Christmas Tree Installed - Disney's Animal Kingdom Now Fully Decorated for the Holidays

Disney's Animal Kingdom is now fully decorated for the holidays . The park's signature Christmas tree has been installed at the main entrance, surrounded by its familiar themed…

10 months ago · Nov 05, 2025 | 12:25pm ET

Santa Claus Returns to DinoLand at Disney's Animal Kingdom for Its Last Holiday Season in 2025

Santa Claus will once again make his way to Disney's Animal Kingdom this holiday season - and for the final time, he'll be greeting guests in DinoLand U.S.A. before the area…

10 months ago · Nov 04, 2025 | 3:30pm ET

2025 Disney Parks Holiday Specials: ABC Sets December Broadcast Dates and Times

Deadline has published the official broadcast schedule for ABC's 2025 Disney Parks Holiday Specials, confirming the return of The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular…

11 months ago · Oct 31, 2025 | 11:00am ET

Holiday Decorations Begin Appearing at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Holiday decorations are already appearing at Disney's Animal Kingdom as the park begins its seasonal transformation . The familiar glowing lanterns and stylized animal figures are…

11 months ago · Oct 17, 2025 | 8:25am ET

Filming Begins for ABC's 2025 Disney Parks Holiday Specials at Walt Disney World

Filming has begun at Walt Disney World for ABC's 2025 Disney Parks Holiday Specials . This morning, production crews were spotted at Disney's Animal Kingdom, where filming took…

2 years ago · Nov 07, 2024 | 5:10pm ET

Tree of Life Awakenings Show Returns Tonight for the Holidays at Disney's Animal Kingdom

The Tree of Life Awakenings Holiday Edition will return to Disney's Animal Kingdom tonight, November 7, 2024. The wintery tales projected on the Tree of Life will be performed…

2 years ago · Oct 15, 2024 | 3:10pm ET

New Holiday Entertainment Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom in 2024

As the Walt Disney World holiday season approaches, Disney has revealed some new details on the festive line-up at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom for 2024…

3 years ago · Nov 08, 2023 | 7:09am ET

Tree of Life Awakenings Holiday Edition to return at Disney's Animal Kingdom

The Tree of Life Awakenings Holiday Edition will return to Disney's Animal Kingdom beginning November 11, 2023. The wintery tales projected on the Tree of Life will be performed…

5 years ago · Nov 25, 2021 | 9:51am ET

Festive Flotillas at Disney's Animal Kingdom

See Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald, Daisy, Launchpad and Santa Claus dressed for the holidays at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

5 years ago · Jul 12, 2021 | 8:21am ET

Disney unwraps early details for the 2021 Holiday season at Walt Disney World

Details on holiday events at all four Walt Disney World theme parks.

6 years ago · Nov 05, 2020 | 9:27m ET

PHOTOS - Disney's Animal Kingdom is now decorated for the holidays

One of the most unique display of holiday decorations is now up at Walt Disney World.

6 years ago · Sep 08, 2020 | 1:36pm ET

Disney announces details of holiday celebrations for Walt Disney World 2020

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, Castle DreamLights and Candlelight Processional at EPCOT are now confirmed to not take place this year.

7 years ago · Nov 09, 2019 | 8:07pm ET

VIDEO - New Awakenings come to the Tree of Life for the holidays

Disney's Animal Kingdom adds more holiday entertainment this year.

7 years ago · Nov 08, 2019 | 10:21am ET

PHOTOS - New Holiday decor comes to Disney's Animal Kingdom

Each land has holiday decor this year and we've got a tour around the park.

7 years ago · Nov 08, 2019 | 10:13am ET

PHOTOS - Merry Menagerie welcomes guests to the holidays at Disney's Animal Kingdom

A new holiday experience begins today at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

7 years ago · Oct 10, 2019 | 1:51pm ET

VIDEO - First look at the upcoming holiday edition of the Tree of Life Awakening

Disney's Animal Kingdom will be celebrating the holidays in a new way for 2019.

7 years ago · Oct 04, 2019 | 1:05pm ET

VIDEO - Creating the new holiday decor for Disney's Animal Kingdom

The Christmas holiday is going to play a much bigger role this year at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

7 years ago · Sep 12, 2019 | 11:31am ET

Disney's Animal Kingdom to host New Year's Eve for the first time since the Millennium

Walt Disney World will have four parks to celebrate New Year's Eve in 2019.

7 years ago · Jul 31, 2019 | 1:08pm ET

PHOTO - More concept art of the new holiday decor coming to Animal Kingdom's Discovery Island

The holidays will play a much bigger part this year at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

7 years ago · May 21, 2019 | 1:43pm ET

Holiday decor and entertainment to expand to all lands at Disney's Animal Kingdom in 2019

There will be more to see and do during the holidays this year at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

8 years ago · Jul 09, 2018 | 1:52pm ET

Christmas Holiday Season line-up announced for Walt Disney World 2018

Holidays at the Walt Disney World Resort get underway November 8 - find out what's in store.

9 years ago · Sep 14, 2017 | 2:12pm EDT

Everything happening for the 2017 holiday season at Walt Disney World

An at-a-glance view of all the Christmas holiday entertainment coming to the Disney World parks and resorts in 2017.

9 years ago · Jan 03, 2017 | 2:09pm EST

Last few days to catch Disney World's holiday decorations

The Magic Kingdom will continue to be decorated for the holidays through to January 11.

10 years ago · Dec 29, 2016 | 11:05am EST

New Year's Eve special entertainment line-up at Walt Disney World

Details of Walt Disney World's firework shows and DJ appearances at Epcot.

10 years ago · Jan 11, 2016 | 10:32am EST

Last chance to see the park's holiday decor before removal throughout this week

If you want to see the parks in their holiday finery, there are just a few days left.

11 years ago · Dec 28, 2015 | 9:38am EST

New Year's Eve entertainment line-up at Walt Disney World

Information to help plan your New year's Eve at Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney Springs.

11 years ago · Nov 19, 2015 | 10:43am EST

Holiday-themed meet and greets get underway at Disney's Animal Kingdom

See photos of the holiday decor at Disney's Animal Kingdom, and photos of the park's Christmas Tree.