Can you stay at Disney on Christmas?

Now, while this is a travesty any time of year (The theming! The dining!), you're especially missing out during the Christmas season. Fortunately, although you certainly can opt to make your vacation uber-festive and stay at a Disney hotel during the holidays, no hotel reservation is required to enjoy the merry mood.



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Q: Is Magic Kingdom busy on Christmas Day? A: Yes, the Magic Kingdom park is without a doubt the busiest of all four Disney parks on Christmas day. However it's simply because of how Christmas spirit up and down Main street!

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All of the parks have a beautiful charm to them in Disney during Christmas. While the other parks really do a great job with celebrating the holidays, a Magic Kingdom Christmas is unlike any other. It is our favorite and the best park at Christmas.

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Aside from the beautiful decorations, you can expect some live entertainment, holiday carolers, a street party, photo ops, and Santa Claus. During the Christmas season, Disney Springs is insanely busy on weekends.

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We're here to tell you: you can have a great trip at Christmas. It will be different from a trip in the off-season, and the crowds will be huge, but there are some nice compensations, like lots of shows and holiday parades, special fireworks displays, longer park hours and beautiful decorations.

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As previously mentioned, the winter holidays are one of the most expensive times of year to visit Disney World, and the week of Christmas and New Year's is typically the priciest period to visit. July Fourth, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and other federal holidays are also going to be more crowded and expensive.

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In general the best days of the week to visit the Disney World parks are Tuesday and Wednesday. The reason being is many families find that you need an entire week for a Disney vacation and typically arrive on Saturday or Sunday. We find weekends and Monday to be the busiest days at Walt Disney World.

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As a general rule of thumb, Disney World is busy and crowded during Christmastime. This makes no difference even if you do decide to pick on of the weeks in early December.

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Hi, According to another website I checked, the least crowded park on Christmas Eve is expected to be Epcot, and on Christmas Day, Epcot and MGM. Of course, least crowded is almost a joke during Christmas week, as every park will reach capacity or near-capacity.

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Can you swim in December? Even though it may be too cold to swim in December where you live, at Disney World the pools are heated which means even if the air is a bit chilly, the pools are still a comfortable temperature. In addition to the pools at the resorts, at least 1 of Disney's 2 water parks will remain open.

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How crowded is Disney World on Thanksgiving? Though Thanksgiving week is definitely considered a busy time at Disney World, it's not nearly as crowded as other times of year – like Christmas.

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The Christmas Party is an after-hours event, meaning that the Magic Kingdom closes at 6 pm to all except those who have party tickets.

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While the decorations begin going up November 1st, there is no specific date on when they are packed away for another year. Typically that process begins after the first week in January, with the Disney resorts usually being the first to come down.

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The Holidays Despite misconceptions, Disney can get cold, especially at night in the winter months. Guests also shared that they enjoy the park's decorations more than Halloween, in part because the entire resort, including hotels and all the parks, gets in the spirit.

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Is Disneyland usually crowded on Christmas Eve? Yup, but it's historically one of the better days to go around then. So if you absolutely, positively must visit Disneyland during the worst time of the year, we recommend going on Christmas Eve.

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