Magic Kingdom Transforms Overnight: First Look at 2024 Holiday Decorations

Nov 01, 2024 in "Holidays at the Magic Kingdom"

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Posted: Friday November 1, 2024 8:07am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

As the Halloween season ended with the final Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party on October 31, the transformation to the holiday season at Magic Kingdom is officially underway.

Sneak Peek: 2024 Holiday Decor at Magic Kingdom

The transition from pumpkins to poinsettias began overnight, as crews quickly removed Halloween decorations and started setting up holiday displays across the park.

Sneak Peek: 2024 Holiday Decor at Magic Kingdom

Main Street, U.S.A., has started to take on its classic festive look with seasonal garlands and wreaths.

Sneak Peek: 2024 Holiday Decor at Magic Kingdom

More decor and the Christmas Tree in Town Square will be added in the coming days, along with the classic Magic Kingdom holiday music.

Sneak Peek: 2024 Holiday Decor at Magic Kingdom

The Jungle Cruise gets its holiday makeover, becoming the "Jingle Cruise" with festive jokes, whimsical decorations, and plenty of holiday charm beginning November 2.

Jingle Cruise 2023

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party will begin on select nights from November 8 to December 20, with tickets priced between $169 and $219 per person. This Magic Kingdom holiday event offers holiday party tickets that provide access to festive entertainment and attractions. Guests can enjoy entertainment like Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade, Minnie's Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks Show, and Mickey's Most Merriest Celebration castle stage show. The event also features complimentary cookies, cocoa, and holiday-themed attractions, along with special character meet-and-greets and festive dance parties that take place throughout the park. The exclusive event gives guests an opportunity to experience Magic Kingdom with shorter wait times for attractions and unique seasonal offerings.

Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade 2022 - Main Street U.S.A.

Beginning November 12, Olaf takes the stage in the "Frozen Holiday Surprise" show, as Cinderella Castle is transformed into a shimmering, crystalized palace for the evening. The show features characters from Arendelle coming together to help create a castle that glows throughout the night.

Frozen Holiday Surprise

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HauntedPirate12 minutes ago

Hell, there’s the “Holiday Light Fight” series on ABC this year. Any one of those setups outdoes what Disney puts out these days.

HauntedPirate13 minutes ago

Absolutely, he’s a worldwide treasure and I, for one, cannot complain he performed. But the reason he was there wasn’t to improve the performer lineup with an A-lister to go along with the C- and D-listers also performing. It’s… disappointing.

monothingie22 minutes ago

The Holiday display at Newark Airport is on par with this. Is the measure of success for a Disney park now being comparable to that of an airport in New Jersey?

ToTBellHop39 minutes ago

Sure, but he’s Elton John. Still an A-lister.

HauntedPirate41 minutes ago

I realized today that Elton John’s appearance at the Christmas tapings wasn’t an attempt to boost the performer lineup for the sake of providing an enhanced lineup. They’re hyping the documentary on D+. *Sigh*

castlecake2.03 hours ago

Jollywood is missing something. It just didn’t feel like a party like MVMCP does. We couldn’t quite put our finger on what it was, but something just wasn’t clicking. And the fireworks were super meh.

MickeyCookies12 hours ago

We’ve gone many times but felt MVMCP was exceptional this year. Perhaps my memory is bad but it felt like lots more streetmosphere, they were generous with the cookies, there were low ride wait times, and overall it was just so much fun. Parade and fireworks are always top tier. Truly a trip highlight. Can’t say the same for Jollywood though. We couldn’t believe the same park put these two events together. For all the warmth and liveliness of MVMCP, JN could not be more opposite. Outside of the Muppets show, everything seemed very half baked. The skating show was just…not it. The fireworks show is not good either. And for anything else happening, it all seemed tucked away and you had to go search for it. I’ve heard other people really like JN this year, so not sure if we just hit a bad night or this just isn’t our cup of tea? We wanted to like it, but just fail to see the value here. MVMCP is where it’s at!!

LittleBuford22 hours ago

It’s one of the main reasons to attend the party! If you go again, I would make a point of watching it properly—ideally from Main Street so that you experience the “snow”.

bwr82723 hours ago

Anecdotal: we attended our first ever Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party on Thursday. One thing that surprised me was that the “free” cookies were legit good. And the hot cocoa was decent. The fireworks were awesome, with a jaw-dropping finale. Caught part of the parade in passing. Rode Big Thunder many times, Tron 3 times, Tiana’s twice, Jingle Cruise, and Space Mountain.

Casper Gutman1 day ago

We need a detailed history of the decisions that led to the construction of Communicore Hall. It would be fascinating.

Brian1 day ago

I noticed they didn't put the wreaths on the entrance signs this year.

MisterPenguin1 day ago

Awareness of bare walls is the first step to enlightenment.

castlecake2.01 day ago

Just got a survey that included questions about the holiday decorations at Epcot and I let them know alllll about how much they were lacking

WorldExplorer1 day ago

Oh, look, someone at Disney ran to Home Depot and spent around 200 bucks! Cute. Maybe next year we can get a few strands of real lights held up with command hooks. Once again, I cannot believe people are actually praising their pathetic, half baked efforts.