While many of us are still busy celebrating summer, California’s Disneyland Resort is already in full swing planning for the end-of-year holiday season.
Disney officials have just revealed some of the details surrounding the entertainment and experiences that will be available at the park this year between November 14, 2025 and January 7, 2026. The festivities will include limited-time entertainment, special food and beverages, merchandise and more.
All of this will be in addition to the special anniversary entertainment and experiences taking place at the same time in celebration of the park’s 70th anniversary.
Here’s a closer look at what’s on tap for the 2025 holiday season at Disneyland Resort.
At Disneyland in California, Mickey and Minnie Mouse will have special new outfits for the 2025 holiday season. (Photo Credit: Courtesy Disneyland)
Holidays at Disneyland Resort
Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse (and their friends) will be making the rounds at Disneyland Park this holiday season in sparkling new looks that were designed as a nod to the park’s 70th Celebration. Also through December 24, Santa Claus will be on hand for photo opportunities and to hear guests’ holiday wishes.
Additional happenings and activities include:
“A Christmas Fantasy Parade” will return this holiday season at Disneyland Resort, along with the “Believe…in Holiday Magic” fireworks spectacular and the iconic attractions Haunted Mansion Holiday and “it’s a small world” Holiday. Wintertime Enchantment at Sleeping Beauty Castle will include more than 80,000 twinkling lights, sparkling “icicles” and glistening snow-capped turrets, with a special “snowfall” along parts of Main Street, U.S.A., and other locations in Disneyland Park.Festive decorations throughout the Downtown Disney District and the hotels of the Disneyland
Resort. There will also be seasonal treats, live entertainment and nightly “snow” throughout the district.At Storytellers Cafe in Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, there will be a new dinnertime character experience, Mickey’s Christmas Carol Feast. Meanwhile, the new Daisy’s Holiday Pajama Party breakfast and brunch adds Daisy Duck and Donald Duck to its character lineup.
Disney Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure Park
Nearby, at Disney California Adventure Park, the Disney Festival of Holidays return this year and will feture the “unique and vibrant expressions of the many ways in which diverse and blended families in Southern California celebrate this special time of the year,” according to Disney.
The Disney Festival of Holidays will also immerses guests in “inclusive storytelling, authentic cultural music and dance performances, and the festive whimsy of Disney and Pixar-themed shows and beloved character experiences,” according to Disney press release.
There will also be new menu items available at the Festive Food Marketplaces, along with returning favorites such as the braised pork belly adobo.
Visitors who purchase a Sip and Savor Pass will get six digital coupons that can be redeemed for select food and nonalcoholic beverages from participating marketplaces and dining locations in Disney California Adventure Park.
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