Magic Kingdom Reservation Calendar Fills Up for Christmas Week 2025

13 days ago in "Holidays at the Magic Kingdom"

Posted: Tuesday November 25, 2025 7:10am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Annual Passholders planning a Christmas visit to Magic Kingdom may need to adjust their plans. As of today, December 25 2025 is now at capacity for Passholder Park Reservations, closing off the ability to book the park on Christmas Day.

Magic Kingdom is at capacity for Passholders reservations on Christmas Day 2025

Magic Kingdom Sold Out for Regular Ticket Holders Dec. 24-31

Alongside the Passholder reservation fill-up, Magic Kingdom is now at capacity for single day theme park tickets from December 24 through December 31.

What This Means for Guests

Annual Passholders can still visit Magic Kingdom on other December dates, but December 25 is no longer an option unless they arrive after 2 pm or start at another park and hop over.
Park Hopping rules remain in effect, but hopping to Magic Kingdom during these high-demand days is not guaranteed and may become restricted when the park is at or near capacity.

A Historically Busy Week at Magic Kingdom

The final stretch of December consistently sees some of the highest attendance of the year, with Christmas week often reaching reservation capacity early. The combination of special entertainment offerings, late-night operating hours, and the lead-up to New Year's Eve makes this the most in-demand time for visits.

Magic Kingdom also hosts two nightly performances of Fantasy in the Sky on December 30 and 31, attracting large crowds.

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DCBaker1 day ago

In addition to December 25 and 31, new Magic Kingdom park reservations for Annual Passholders are also currently unavailable on December 30:

DCBaker2 days ago

Jollywood Nights is now showing as sold out on December 22.

Splash4eva3 days ago

Thank you

HauntedPirate3 days ago

I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure it does not run after NYE.

DCBaker3 days ago

What the Holidays Mean and Banded Nutcracker from "Holidays in Hollywood" at Jollywood Nights is now available on streaming:

Splash4eva3 days ago

Does the Christmas parade still run the weekend of 2-4th?

DCBaker3 days ago

Disney has confirmed Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade showtimes for December 22-31: 12pm and 3pm. Disney also says Fantasmic! will have 3 showtimes on Saturday, December 27: 6:30pm, 8pm and 9:30pm.

Cooldip3 days ago

With today’s update, looks like WDW Christmas Week December 26-29, 2025 Hours are… MK 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM EPCOT 9:00 AM to 9:30 PM DHS 8:30 AM to 9:00 PM DAK 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM

wdwmagic4 days ago

Magic Kingdom Reaches Capacity for Annual Passholders on New Year's Eve 2025 https://www.wdwmagic.com/events/holidays-at-the-magic-kingdom/news/04dec2025-magic-kingdom-reaches-capacity-for-annual-passholders-on-new-years-eve-2025.htm

Horizons '835 days ago

At this point in my life, I am not interested in trying to do everything in a day. To your point, I specifically seek out the after hour party nights and go to the parks during the day (typically a 1 or 2 crowd level). It's much more enjoyable and if you have a desire for more parks after 6PM, you can hop on the monorail and visit Epcot for the remainder of the night.

Sirwalterraleigh5 days ago

To each their own… I’d lose interest in ride hopping rather quickly…it’s just me. Sometimes the spirit moves me…but typically it’s more ambience than line skip schemes In the end…I’m not eager to support block pricing for half the day that is now 5-6X as much as 2010 Did the Disneyland thing in a hole in the travel schedule and found it rather underwhelming…so I’m good for another 10 years (which I my case may be permanent)

Touchdown5 days ago

Who said I ran? I didn’t run, in fact I only “walked with a purpose” 2 times, one was leaving the hub after fireworks (that’s more out of habit because I want to ditch the chaos that always is no matter how light the crowds are) the other after my last ride to make it back for the castle show the rest of the time it was a leisurely pace enjoying the sites. Also, you skipped over the over 2 hours I hung out on MSUSA and the hub soaking in the entertainment I didn’t just “pound out the park” I simply walked its entire length with only backtracking once the whole night, and that was because even without trying I had 25 min to kill at the end of the night to do one reride.

Sirwalterraleigh5 days ago

We did that at “star wars night” in Disneyland in April And at the end…I wondered what the point of running from ride to ride was? You shot past the point…it’s not a ride park. That’s cool for an ACE convention…but if you’ve been…repeatedly…why pound rides? 🤷🏻‍♂️ Actually the best play often is to go in when the park opens and stay until the close…avoid payout the block pricing ransom…enjoy your day when crowds are always light. Then take it easy after

Touchdown6 days ago

To people who knock the holiday parties for being overpriced, I just finished one now, got in at 3:50pm I then did: 1. Jingle Cruise (40 min wait, the longest of the whole day) 2. Pirates (15 min) 3. Tiana (15 min) 4. CBMJ -6:00 pm, park closes to day guests- 6:15 watched the Frozen show 5. Space Mountain: Christmas Rave Edition (15 min) 6. Tron (20 min) 7. Speedway (10 min) 8. TTA (5 min) -8:00, entertainment break, Parade, Castle Show, Fireworks- 9. Mansion (walk on) 10. Peter Pan (5 min) 11. Mermaid (walk on) 12. Dumbo (walk on) 13. Pooh (5 min) 14. SDMT (10 min) 15. Space (walk on) 11:55 Castle Show So in 8 hours for less then the cost of a day ticket I did the Magic Kingdom (when the only regrets I have are missing animatronic shows and a 3-D movie it’s a good day) got some free* snacks, got to see the best Disney Firework Show anywhere, a darn good parade and a castle show. No Lightning Lane, space around me for the fireworks and comfortable midways not to mention 6.5 hours of nighttime in the MK I really fail to see how this is a rip off, especially since I didn’t have a day ticket. It’s why even though I’m down here to visit the competition I still buy a party ticket.