Halloween & Christmas in One Trip

[Tom P.]

Anyone ever timed a trip so that you could experience the Halloween and Christmas parties (and possibly Jollywood Nights) in one single trip?

We are in the early stages of planning a 2026 trip and are considering it. We've never been to Disney for any of the Christmas festivities and have considered it for years. However, we are such fans of the Halloween party, that we always end up going back to that. Thinking about trying to do a "best of both worlds" trip.

Thoughts?

 

[nickys]

Anyone ever timed a trip so that you could experience the Halloween and Christmas parties (and possibly Jollywood Nights) in one single trip?

We are in the early stages of planning a 2026 trip and are considering it. We've never been to Disney for any of the Christmas festivities and have considered it for years. However, we are such fans of the Halloween party, that we always end up going back to that. Thinking about trying to do a "best of both worlds" trip.

Thoughts?

I haven’t done it! But a few thoughts.

You would need to be there for over a week to get both parties. And you’d need to book as soon as you can to get a ticket to one of the last Halloween parties. Not sure when they sell out but those with an onsite stay booked get first dibs.

The rest of the Christmas festivities, like at Epcot don’t start until late November. The resorts get decorated starting early November, but you won’t know when booking whether your resort will be done early. So you’ll only get the party experience, not the resort-wide Christmas celebrations.

 

[JIMINYCR]

Ohhh you lucky dog if you can make it happen. We've been to both events but never both in the same trip. You can go online and see what dates booked up and when they were sold out in past years to get an idea of which event dates are booked out early. We love Christmas time because of the decorated parks and resort areas. IMHO MVMCP is fun but we enjoy MNSSHP better. As nickys recommended, book your dates as soon as you can. Watch for when Dis posts tickets are available and make your calls.
Various Dis sites also post pics and let people know as Dis dresses up resorts and park areas.

 

[MotherofaPrincessLover]

As @nickys said, you won't get the full Christmas experience if you go at the beginning of November. The resort gingerbread creations and decorations are worth seeing and they might not have all of those done by the beginning of November. Epcot won't switch over Thanksgiving time. It's worth doing a trip to see all the Christmas stuff at least once.