Disney4me Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS IN JULY!!! Merry (Early!) Christmas from Walt Disney World! If you are planning to spend some of the Holiday Season in Walt Disney World, then you are likely already aware that it’s NEVER too early to start planning! And as guests at a Media Event in WDW today, we got the scoop on what’s NEW for the Holidays in Disney World for 2018! Read on to find out… Christmas in July Media Preview Don’t Miss Out on Any Disney World Fun This Holiday Season! The DFB Guide to the Walt Disney World® Holidays 2018 is a one-of-a-kind resource that will help you get the most out of your holiday vacation at Walt Disney World. Pre-order The DFB Guide to the Walt Disney World® Holidays 2018 and get the 2017 edition as a free, instant download! It includes over 400 pages of must-have information, including: A full What’s New!! chapter for the 2018 Holiday Season A full Monthly Schedule of Events for the Holiday Season How to avoid the crowds on Disney World’s busiest days (and when Disney World closes their parks due to capacity!) ALL of the events, activities, and holiday additions in Walt Disney World. ALL. OF. THEM. And of course we’ll tell you where to eat! ;-D Pre-order your 2018 Guide now and get 20% off with code PEPPERMINT! As always, our e-Books are 100% guaranteed! If you don’t love it, you get your money back! Magic Kingdom In Magic Kingdom, Queen Elsa will light up Cinderella Castle once again for A Frozen Holiday Wish! A Frozen Holiday Wish Cinderella Castle And the Once Upon a Christmastime Parade will be available for all Magic Kingdom guests to enjoy during the day starting December 22nd. Toy Soldiers During the Once Upon a Christmastime Parade Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Of course, the Parade is a major highlight of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, held on select dates throughout the season. (Find all your Party information here! And see our Ultimate Guide to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party HERE!) Look for exclusive Specialty Party Treats once again, in addition to the complimentary cookies and drinks around the park! Mickey Cinnamon Bun with Christmas Icing COOKIES!!!! Check out the Specialty Treats from last year to get an idea of these Party exclusives! Returning to the Party are Santa Claus in the Candy Cane Garden, Totally Tomorrowland Christmas, and Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration. A new Dance Party is in store, too! And exclusive Party merchandise will be available, as always. Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration Party-Specific Magic Band Unique and harder-to-find characters coming back to the Party include Scrooge McDuck, Jack Skellington, and the Seven Dwarfs! Seven Dwarfs Meet and Greet And that’s just our first stop! Epcot We’ve got a few new details to share about Epcot’s Festival of the Holidays, which includes highlights such as Holiday Kitchens (extra FOOD BOOTHS!), Holiday Storytellers around World Showcase, and the Candlelight Processional! Candlelight Processional New atmosphere artists will add to the festive celebration in addition to the Holiday Storytellers! Father Christmas in the United Kingdom Pavilion And the Joyful: A Celebration of the Season show will return with additional Kwanzaa elements this year, adding to its show on the Fountain Stage. Joyful Stage Hollywood Studios The Flurry of Fun is coming back to Hollywood Studios starting November 8th, with the returning Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! spectacular and Sunset Seasons Greetings. Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! This year, lasers will be added to the top and mid-sections of the tower for the projections on the Tower of Terror for Sunset Seasons Greetings. Projections on the Hollywood Tower Hotel during Sunset Seasons Greetings Not only will they fly over our heads as we take in the vignettes… they’ll also light up the snow that falls on Sunset Boulevard! Moving Billboards on Sunset Boulevard Look for TRIPLE the amount of decorations surrounding (and IN!) Echo Lake this year! Echo Lake during the Flurry of Fun For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration will present its holiday version again. Sing Along with Elsa and Anna during the Holidays And, of course, we’re already looking forward to welcoming back Santa Goofy to Once Upon a Time! Santa Goofy Sunset Boulevard And we can’t wait to see the special decorations coming to Toy Story Land! Christmas Lights hang above Toy Story Land We know so far that the statues will have overlays… and we might even see some Holiday attire on Woody, Buzz, and Jessie! Disney Springs New offerings coming to the themed trees that make up the Disney Springs Christmas Tree Trail will include a Haunted Mansion Tree, a Star Wars Tree, a Four Parks Tree (with Monorail Garland!), a Nordic Winter Tree, and a nostalgic Minnie and Mickey Tree. Christmas Tree Trail sign Find Santa along the Trail again, too! Meet Santa in Disney Springs Stitch’s Holiday Gift Hunt will offer a scavenger hunt booklet for the kiddos as they bide time waiting for Santa. And Holiday Cake Decorating Classes at Amorette’s Patisserie will also be available to book during the season for all Disney World guests. Santa Mickey Dome Cake The Patisserie is also planning to create five character-themed large Signature Cakes, and a small Signature Cake to resemble a wreath decorated with ornaments. And various Macaron Lollipops will also make the season even sweeter! Here’s a peek at what the elves — I mean, Pastry Chefs! — at Amorette’s have in mind for this year (but, as all concept pieces, these are subject to change). Amorette’s Patisserie Holiday Concepts Amorette’s Patisserie Holiday Concepts for Shortbread Cookies with Spices And, of course, since SHOPPING is kind of a big deal in Disney Springs , look for Disney Style to feature especially trendy items including matching holidays PJs and Ugly Sweaters. Disney Style Store in Disney Springs And limited-time festive menu items will be available at spots like D-Luxe Burger, The Ganachery, and more again this year! Disney Springs Holiday Dining In fact, expect some “extra Instagram-friendly” Holiday eats! (We can’t wait!) Resort Gingerbread Displays and Activities Of course, the famous Gingerbread Resort Displays are always a highlight of the Holidays at Disney World. And we learned a little more about what goes into making these beautiful creations! 2017 Grand Floridian Gingerbread House Things start with a honey dough, and the Gingerbread itself is made three months ahead of display time for fermentation. Complete with lots of honey and flour (and by continuously adding spices), the gingerbread display pieces are coated with alcohol to prevent pests from eating them. 2017 Beach Club Gingerbread Carousel And while you’re at the various Resorts to see all the displays, look for unique themed ornaments to be available at each Resort! Animal Kingdom Lodge ornament Polynesian Village Resort decoration These are AWESOME!! Grand Floridian Tea Cup Ornament Art of Animation Resort ornament Fort Wilderness Campgrounds are always especially festive during the Holiday Season, and one way guests can participate in the cheer is by enjoying a Sleigh Ride through the grounds! Holiday Sleigh Ride Pin The popular rides return year after year, and in 2018, the offered dates will run from November 23 – December 30, with bookings available from 5:00 – 10:00 pm. Sleigh Rides will be $84 and will include a Pin. Yuletide Fantasy and Holiday D-Lights Tours We enjoyed a Preview of what guests can expect if they book the Yuletide Fantasy or Holiday D-Lights Tour this year! Yuletide Fantasy Tour information (click to enlarge) In particular, we learned that Yuletide Fantasy will be enhanced this year with a sweet stop at Amorette’s Patisserie in Disney Springs! Gingerbread Display at Amorette’s Patisserie from 2017 Tour guests will be decorating a tour-exclusive Disney-themed Gingerbread Man, and will even receive a special gift at the end of the class that will correlate with their Disney Gingerbread! (We don’t know all the details yet, as Amorette’s would like to keep some of the information a SURPRISE for as long as they can!) Mickey Nutcracker Gingerbread for Yuletide Fantasy The tour will end at Amorette’s, and guests will be welcome to stay in Disney Springs or can choose to be brought back to where the tour begins: Epcot. Yuletide Fantasy And don’t forget… the Holiday D-Lights Tour is another festive tour option for the Holidays! Holiday D-Lights Tour 2018 Holiday Merchandise We’ve already had a glimpse at some of the 2018 Holiday Merchandise that’s found its way to select Disney World shops. But we got a little peek at more today…! 2018 Holiday Pins Holiday Cheer Christmas Cards … or a LOT MORE!! Ugly Christmas Sweater Pins Light Up the Holiday Light-Up Hat Minnie Mouse Ears And that includes this one for you Dooney & Bourke fans out there (look for this one to arrive this Fall)! Dooney & Bourke Bag Dooney & Bourke Bag Festive dinnerware with a white background was created to go with any decor. 2018 Holiday Dinnerware 2018 Holiday Dinnerware 2018 Holiday Dinnerware New Disney Holiday Plush Babies will be on the scene, too. Mickey Baby Holiday Plush Keep an eye out starting in September for some of these items, and then more and more throughout the Holiday season! 2018 Holiday Pins Contemporary Resort Ornament Fun Disney World Holiday Facts! Just a few more things we learned today during the Yuletide Fantasy portion of the event that we thought you might enjoy ! Did you know… The 65-foot tall, 26-foot wide Main Street Christmas Tree in Magic Kingdom takes two nights to install, and the base alone is 18,000 pounds! And 119,000 Poinsettias are installed around Disney World for the season (with 52,000 in Magic Kingdom). Magic Kingdom at Christmas Time It takes 30 Cast Members 7 days to install the Contemporary Resort Gingerbread Display. 2017 Contemporary Resort Gingerbread Display And can you believe… the Grand Floridian Gingerbread Display needs its own building permit! Up on the rooftop of the Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 98% of the Christmas lights in Disney World are LED. That’s 98% of the grand total: 8.5 million! Epcot Christmas Tree And 1,500 Christmas Trees are decorated in total. Christmas Tree Trail Animal Kingdom Tree Yacht Club Christmas Tree There’s SO much yuletide cheer in store, I can hardly stand the wait! So in the meantime, we can check out ALL the Must-Dos for the Holiday Season in Disney World! And here’s hoping you have a Merry Christmas IN JULY!!! Don’t Miss Out on Any Disney World Fun This Holiday Season! The DFB Guide to the Walt Disney World® Holidays 2018 is a one-of-a-kind resource that will help you get the most out of your holiday vacation at Walt Disney World. Pre-order The DFB Guide to the Walt Disney World® Holidays 2018 and get the 2017 edition as a free, instant download! It includes over 400 pages of must-have information, including: A full What’s New!! chapter for the 2018 Holiday Season A full Monthly Schedule of Events for the Holiday Season How to avoid the crowds on Disney World’s busiest days (and when Disney World closes their parks due to capacity!) ALL of the events, activities, and holiday additions in Walt Disney World. ALL. OF. THEM. And of course we’ll tell you where to eat! ;-D Pre-order your 2018 Guide now and get 20% off with code PEPPERMINT! As always, our e-Books are 100% guaranteed! If you don’t love it, you get your money back! Disney Food Blog Fans, be sure to check out our DFB Disney World Dining Guide e-Books! Find great deals at DFBStore.com! 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