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EPCOT Festival of the Holidays

Author: Brian Delpozo

FULL REVIEWS: Every Exclusive Snack We Ate at Disney’s Jollywood Nights 2025

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First launched in 2023, Jollywood Nights at Hollywood Studios has become one of Disney World’s most popular Holiday events.

It’s time for Jollywood Nights!

The after-hours event features Christmas decor, characters in their Holiday best (including Chewbacca celebrating Life Day!), entertainment offerings, including The Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-Along, jazz music at the Hollywood Brown Derby, and the Jingle Bell, Jingle JAM! nighttime spectacular, and the Kermit and Miss Piggy-hosted Disney Holidays in Hollywood, merchandise, and — of course- – SNACKS! 

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All the NEW Characters You Can Meet at Disney’s Jollywood Nights

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First launched in 2023, Jollywood Nights at Hollywood Studios has gone on to become one of Disney World’s most popular Holiday events.

It’s Bing Bong!

The after-hours party at Hollywood Studios features Christmas decor, entertainment offerings, merchandise, snacks, and Disney characters in their holiday best — including some new ones this year! 

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Disney World Wait Times Are UP as the Holiday Season Kicks Off

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Every week, we report the average Disney World wait times in every park so that you can be prepared for your next trip to Orlando!

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Disney World wait times have a reputation for being, well, unpredictable. Sure, we can look at past data to get an estimate of the crowd levels in Disney World, but you never know what may happen from year to year. This year, for example, wait times for late October into early November appear to be pretty low. As we get closer and closer to Christmas, we expect those wait times to increase. Is this the calm before the storm?

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You Can Now Visit the Disney Imagineering Lot With This Exclusive Shopping Event!

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Attention D23 Members: Disney’s official fan club is offering a special shopping experience this Holiday Season… AT DISNEY IMAGINEERING HEADQUARTERS.

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Gold Members are eligible to sign up for a half-hour shopping experience at Mickey’s of Glendale – the “one-stop destination for Imagineering and Disney Parks merchandise” – located on the Walt Disney Imagineering campus in Glendale, California.

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Epic Universe Files Permit for Potential Expansion

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Universal’s Epic Universe has only been open to the general public since May of 2025; however, a recently filed permit is adding more fuel to speculation that the park may be expanding sooner rather than later.

Epic Universe

The permit, filed on November 7th, 2025, is for site utilities and foundation work for new construction, identified as a 150,000 square foot building. The address listed on the permit is 1001 Epic Blvd, Orlando, Florida 32819, which is the new park, with Baker Barrios Architects Inc. listed as the applicant.

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Every RARE Character You Can Meet at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2025

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The 2025 edition of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is here, and we’re on scene to share anything and EVERYTHING about the Magic Kingdom’s Holiday extravaganza!

Anna and Elsa in their Christmas outfits!

First launched in 1983, the after-hours event has become a staple of the Holiday Season for millions of guests over the years, offering annual traditions including complimentary snacks and cocoa, the Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas Parade, Minnie’s Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks, and even snow (AKA snoap) on Main Street.

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The LONGEST Wait Time at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party May Surprise You!

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The 2025 edition of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is here, and we’re on scene to share anything and EVERYTHING about the Magic Kingdom’s Holiday extravaganza!

Let’s get Merry!

First launched in 1983, the after-hours event has become a staple of the Holiday Season for millions of guests over the years, offering annual traditions including complimentary snacks and cocoa, the Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas Parade, Minnie’s Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks, characters in their Christmas best, and even snow (AKA snoap) on Main Street.

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A NEW Mickey Popcorn Bucket Is Now in Disney World…But There’s a Catch

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What’s better than a Disney Popcorn bucket? A HOLIDAY POPCORN BUCKET, of course! 

The new popcorn bucket has arrived!

Over the last several years, popcorn buckets have become some of the hottest collectibles  – and most in-demand, as veterans of the 4-hour Figment lines can attest – Disney has to offer. We’re currently at the first night of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, and there’s a new and exclusive bucket that people are going crazy for! 

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NEWS: Disney Reveals Opening Date for Storybook Land Canal Boats

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A Disneyland classic is about to reopen, with some BRAND-NEW MAGIC.

It’s so cute

On November 14th, the opening day (technically, but we’ll get to that), the attraction Storybook Land Canal Boats is set to reopen from refurbishment with a brand new miniature based on Rapunzel’s Tower from Tangled in honor of Disneyland’s 70th Anniversary Celebration.

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NEWS: Flying Through Orlando Airport Is About To Look VERY Different

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As the U.S. Government shutdown stretches on, the political showdown is putting increasing pressure on the country’s aviation infrastructure to the point where sections of the country’s airspace may be shut down week.

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According to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, beginning next week, “You will see mass flight delays. You’ll see mass cancellations, and you may see us close certain parts of the airspace, because we just cannot manage it, because we don’t have the air traffic controllers.”

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