Hi does anyone know if the christmas festivities start around the same time evry year? If I am correct the christmas stuff started 12th November this year. We really want to see all this and I need to book as soon as possible. Is it always around this time? I would hate to book and have to leave the day it all starts, we thinking of booking 2nd november, I am only allowed at work to have the first two weeks in November off so if I am going to miss them I will come in September instead!
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christmas at disney when does it start?
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WDW Monorail
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This year, many decorations started going up the day before Thanksgiving due to guest complaints. MK's decorations were up by the end of the first week of November.
Sam Eagle 1776
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I believe they do start the holiday celebrations pretty closr to the same time every year. Give or take a few days of course 
Tiggerfanatic
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Can't tell you what day they start decorating. When we arrived on the Tuesday of Thanksgiving week last year, all the decorations were up then.
JPVonDrake
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Although there is no hard and set rule on when holiday decorations appear here are a few guidelines...
Decorations generally are completed at Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom Park in mid-november in time for "Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party" and other holiday events at these three Theme Parks.
Decorations generally are not completed until Thanksgiving day at Epcot, Downtown Disney, Typhoon Lagoon, Blizzard Beach, Disney's Wide World of Sports, and the Disney Resort Hotels. Epcot's "Holidays Around the World" generally begins the Friday after Thanksgiving and ends December 30th or 31st depending on the year.
Note, each year one of the water parks closes for it's annual refurbishment in Nov/Dec followed by the second park in Jan/Feb. The water parks alternate each year to allow a different park to be decorated each holiday season.
Decorations will begin to be removed on the first Sunday following New Years Day. The "The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights" also generally ends on this first Sunday of the year.
Decorations generally are completed at Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom Park in mid-november in time for "Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party" and other holiday events at these three Theme Parks.
Decorations generally are not completed until Thanksgiving day at Epcot, Downtown Disney, Typhoon Lagoon, Blizzard Beach, Disney's Wide World of Sports, and the Disney Resort Hotels. Epcot's "Holidays Around the World" generally begins the Friday after Thanksgiving and ends December 30th or 31st depending on the year.
Note, each year one of the water parks closes for it's annual refurbishment in Nov/Dec followed by the second park in Jan/Feb. The water parks alternate each year to allow a different park to be decorated each holiday season.
Decorations will begin to be removed on the first Sunday following New Years Day. The "The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights" also generally ends on this first Sunday of the year.