Enjoy an Enchanted Christmas With Your Family at Disneyland Paris

The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, Disneyland Paris has announced exciting news about the destination’s future and the 2026 opening of World of Frozen, celebrating Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen films; followed, at a later date, by the creation of the very first immersive attraction and themed area inspired by the Disney Animation film The Lion King.

Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris is unveiling a lineup of experiences that await guests over the next few months. This includes Disney Enchanted Christmas, featuring a fairytale program, from November 9, 2024 until January 6, 2025; a new epic show entitled Doctor Strange: Mystery of the Mystics, that will run in the evening from November 23, 2024 to March 29, 2025 at Marvel Avengers Campus and an all-new nighttime spectacular, that will enchant guests of all ages every day at Disneyland Park starting January 2025, featuring a combination of songs and projections of Disney Characters onto Sleeping Beauty Castle and – for the very first time – onto Main Street, U.S.A.

Embracing the Magic of Christmas

This holiday season, the destination will don its winter coat, bringing out decorations, greetings with Santa and iconic Disney characters in festive fashions, as well as shows including the renamed Mickey’s Dazzling Christmas Parade. This fairytale atmosphere will extend into the parks, stores, restaurants and even the Disney Hotels, especially Disneyland Hotel, which will dress up in the gentlest Yuletide colors to offer kids and grown-ups a royal dream.

Decorations & Experiences

On the way into Disneyland Park, the guests will see a 24-meter-high Christmas tree towering over Main Street, U.S.A., adorned by almost 1,000 Christmas ornaments. This central avenue, where snow will fall several times a day, will shine bright, leading guests as far as Sleeping Beauty Castle.

Once a day in the Castle Courtyard, children and grown-ups will be able to greet Aurora and her Prince Philip from Disney Animation’s “Sleeping Beauty”, before heading off to meet other Disney characters such as Chip ‘n’ Dale or Winnie the Pooh. Some of these characters – like Stitch, Goofy and Jack Skellington – will even be dressed up like Santa! And he will most definitely be at Disneyland Paris, listening to last-minute Christmas gift wishes before embarking on his yearly long-haul journey.

The end-of-year Mickey’s Dazzling Christmas Parade – the 2022 winner of the Brass Ring Award for “Most Creative Christmas/Holiday Show” bestowed by International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) – will be staging its big comeback. Twice daily, several floats will parade along Main Street, U.S.A. to the sound of music, accompanied by Mickey Mouse and his friends, Disney Princesses and Santa Claus. Nearly 90 artists, on stage and backstage would be dressed in their costumes to enhance the atmosphere of this parade. At nightfall, the parade will light up, adding an extra dash of magic.

After this ceremony, the musical “Let’s Sing Christmas” would be staged in Videopolis Theatre, featuring Mickey, Minnie and their friends – providing an opportunity to come and sing traditional Christmas carols such as Little Santa Claus or Jingle Bells, with lyrics displayed in real-time on-screen. Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy and Goofy will be joined this year by a new friend, to kindle a festive Christmas spirit. Once a day, Aurora, Cinderella, Belle, Tiana, Jasmine, Rapunzel, Ariel and Snow White will amaze kids and grown-ups with an interlude, Disney Princesses Holiday Season Celebration, which will sprinkle a little more magic.

Once daily, guests can also watch a get-together in Town Square, where Mickey, Minnie and their friends, Santa Claus, Horace and Clarabelle will all make appearances and relish a high-spirited reunion as well as Disney Animation characters such as Stitch and Pinocchio”

Just before the night-time spectacular Disney Illuminations would begin, wherein the spirit of Christmas will be celebrated over Sleeping Beauty Castle with the famous Disney Electrical Sky Parade. The Disney Electrical Sky Parade has been nominated for the Parks World Excellence Awards 2024 in the category of Best Live Entertainment. For this special occasion, the finale will bathe guests in a festive atmosphere, with Christmas colors lighting up the castle, the famous Nutcrackers, decorated Christmas trees, gifts, and even giant candy canes. Freshly-added scenes will pay tribute to the “It's a small world” attraction, decked out in winter hues, and also to the North Pole. Indeed, Main Street, U.S.A. will dazzle wonderfully brightly, enhanced by fairytale falls of snow.

Anecdotes

Anecdotes about Disney Enchanted Christmas during winter-holiday family meals:

• Mickey’s Dazzling Christmas’ Parade floats are more than six meters high and weigh between 12 and 15 tons
• 380 costumes, 3,000 costume pieces, 700 pairs of shoes and 90 hairstyle accessories have been designed for this parade
• Around 8 km (5 miles) of fabric have been used, embroidered and embellished specially for this project on which 200 people have worked for 2 years
• 15,000 Christmas balls ornaments will decorate Disneyland Paris
• 80 Christmas trees will be installed throughout the resort
• A majestic 24-meter-high Christmas tree (weighing 25 tons), decorated with more than 1,000 ornaments will awe guests as soon as they enter Disneyland Park
• More than 37,000 flowers were planted over 4 days by Horticulture teams

A wide array of culinary specialties awaits food enthusiasts in restaurants and bars during this season. These include a chestnut mousse with a blackcurrant insert to share, or a Mickey Mouse-shaped gingerbread. And what could be better than getting warm and cozy while savoring a delicious meal in one of the six chalets gourmand located at La Place de Rémy and Rue de Paris in Walt Disney Studios Park, or in the five chalets in Fantasyland at Disneyland Park?

Christmas Magic at Home

Whether for Disney collectors or fashionista, there would be something to suit every taste such as a Loungefly backpack shaped like Santa’s letter box or Mickey and Minnie plush toys in their festive outfits. This year marks the return of the special Disneyland Paris edition of Monopoly, featuring a fun blend of theme park and the world’s favorite board game. The entire board, dotted with iconic locations at Disneyland Paris, guests’ favorite attractions and Disney character playing pieces, is sure to lead to hours of fun.

At Disneyland Hotel

A short stroll away from Disneyland Park, the magic of Christmas will come alive at Disneyland Hotel. This royal hotel, with its traditional Christmas décor, offers the most heartwarming family experience imaginable. During the Christmas season, a new show will replace La Troupe Royale Disney in the lobby, featuring the appearance of The Keeper of Time and the Winter Light. The guards will teach young guests the magic words needed to open the magical book of time, releasing the Winter Light, which will illuminate the Christmas tree.

Magic will also embrace the hotel store, with a collection of seasonal products such as an exclusive Christmas ornament depicting the establishment’s best-known design features: the façade, the arabesque emblems, the princess icons, and the legendary clock. Children can also savor a unique experience with My Royal Dream, which will transform them into beautiful princesses or gallant princes through a selection of makeup, hairstyles, manicures, costumes and magical accessories.

A New Year

On December 31st, Disneyland Paris invites guests to bid farewell to 2024, whether with family or friends. The new year will be welcomed with a fireworks display in Disneyland Park, which will remain open until 1 AM to ring in 2025. As part of Disneyland Paris annual tradition, Disney VoluntEARS will come together to bring a touch of Christmas magic to children in hospitals. With their families, they will wrap thousands of gifts to be distributed in more than 80 pediatric hospital services across France! This cherished holiday activity delivers joy and Christmas magic where it’s needed most.

Marvel Avengers Campus, well known for training recruits (campus guests) to interactive encounters with an array of Super Heroes, will welcome the Scarlet Witch for the first time in a fresh burst of action from November 23, 2024, until March 29, 2025. Every night, this iconic character will join Doctor Strange in an epic adventure packed with bravery and magic, in the show Doctor Strange: Mystery of the Mystics.

Awaiting 2025

From early next year, an all-new nighttime spectacular will enchant guests of all ages every day at Disneyland Park. With a magical combination of iconic songs and projections of Disney characters onto Sleeping Beauty Castle, guests will go on a journey filled with emotion and nostalgia, discovering that true magic lies within every moment of life!

Marking a notable first in the history of nighttime spectaculars at Disneyland Paris, the featured story will incorporate Main Street, U.S.A. A string of visuals from Disney Animation films such as Pinocchio, Beauty and the Beast and Encanto, as well as moments featuring Buzz Lightyear from Pixar’s Toy Story films will be brought to life on the iconic street located in Disneyland Park, made possible through state-of-the-art projections complete with sound effects.