New Year’s Eve at Walt Disney World Resort

If you are thinking about kicking off the New Year with a New Year’s Eve celebration experience at Walt Disney World Resort, know that your celebration will be a Disney experience to remember! Following are some planning tips and information about a Walt Disney World Resort New Year’s Eve celebration…

The first and most important planning tip I would offer is to definitely stay on property during this time of celebration and to choose a resort that is closest to your New Year’s Eve Disney park of choice. For example, if you would like to experience the New Year’s Eve celebration at Epcot, choose to stay at one of Disney’s Resorts located in the Epcot Resort Area – Boardwalk Inn & Villas, Yacht Club or Beach Club. New Year’s Eve is a very busy time at Walt Disney World Resort. Parking venues fill up early and getting in and out with your own vehicle can be a challenge, but even if you let Disney do the driving the wait times can still be long. Staying close to the park you want to experience on that very busy night will allow you the ability to walk to and from Epcot.

The second planning tip I would offer is to book your dining and FastPass+ reservations as soon as your booking window opens. As I mentioned, this is a very busy time at Walt Disney World Resort and wait times are long for everything, including the restrooms! If you want to experience the rides, FastPass+ is a MUST. For dining, you can choose to experience Table Service options which require advance reservations or Quick Service options which are walk-up with no advance reservations required.

Something to also consider is that the New Year’s Eve fireworks is both December 30 and December 31 at Magic Kingdom Park. Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios also offer a New Year’s Eve fireworks show but only on December 31, so if one of these is your park of choice you will need to choose…

And if you are typically park hoppers, during this busy holiday you want to plan to arrive early and stay in one park for the day. The New Year holiday is one of the most crowded times at Walt Disney World Resort and it’s not uncommon for some of the parks to reach capacity early in the day.

Epcot will host DJ dance parties throughout the World Showcase and in the center court, the entertainment starts around 7 pm following a special holiday fireworks display. Don’t worry, there will be more fireworks at Epcot once the clock strikes midnight and the party continues until 1 am.

A Walt Disney World Resort New Year’s Eve celebration is an experience to definitely add to your bucket list! Just plan to set realistic expectations, approach each day with patience and take pleasure in the fact that you are celebrating at the most magical place on earth!

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