Disney Jollywood Nights 2026: What to Know Before You Go

There’s Christmas at Walt Disney World — and then there’s Christmas with a little Hollywood glamour mixed in. ✨

Disney Jollywood Nights is coming back to Disney’s Hollywood Studios for 2026, bringing five hours of holiday entertainment, characters, music, food, attractions and plenty of reasons to dress up a little if that’s your thing.

We’ve been to Jollywood Nights ourselves, and one of the things that stood out was how different Hollywood Studios felt once the party got going. This isn’t just a regular park night with some Christmas decorations added. The music, entertainment and nighttime atmosphere become part of the experience.

And for 2026, Disney is giving guests more chances to experience it.

For the first time, Jollywood Nights continues into January, with 15 party nights scheduled from November 7, 2026 through January 5, 2027.

So, what’s waiting for you this year?

Let’s take a walk through Jollywood. 🎄✨

First Things First: Dates, Hours & Tickets

Disney Jollywood Nights is a separately ticketed event, so regular Hollywood Studios admission by itself does not get you into the party.

November: 7, 14, 16, 21, 23 and 28
December: 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21 and 23
January: 3 and 5

The party runs from 7:30 PM until 12:30 AM, but Jollywood ticket holders can enter Hollywood Studios beginning at 5:30 PM.

That early entry is worth remembering. It gives you two hours to eat, take photos, get your bearings or simply enjoy the park before your five hours of Jollywood begin.

If you’re entering at 5:30 PM or later with your Jollywood Nights ticket, you don’t need a separate daytime theme park ticket or park reservation.

Tickets currently range from $169 to $199 plus tax, depending on the event date. Children ages 3 through 9 receive a $10 discount, and Walt Disney World Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members can save $10 per ticket on all event nights.

And don’t forget the photos.

Digital downloads of Disney PhotoPass photos and videos taken during the event are included with your Jollywood Nights ticket.

With Hollywood Studios dressed up for Christmas, we’d definitely take advantage of that one. 📸

Spruce Up Your Style ✨

Here’s something first-time Jollywood guests definitely need to know: Disney encourages you to dress for the occasion.

With red-carpet moments, old-Hollywood vibes, festive décor and plenty of PhotoPass opportunities throughout the night, Disney encourages guests to “don your holiday best.”

And some guests really lean into it. ✨

Think festive holiday outfits, vintage-inspired looks and a little Hollywood glamour. You absolutely don’t have to dress up, but if getting a little fancy at Disney sounds like fun, Jollywood Nights gives you the perfect excuse.

Disney also gives the very practical reminder to wear comfortable shoes — because glamorous or not, you’re still walking around a theme park. 😂 Regular Disney costume and attire guidelines also apply.

Looking for a Little Jollywood Outfit Inspiration?

You don’t need a whole new wardrobe to make your Jollywood look feel special. Start with pieces you already love and add a little holiday Disney magic.

✨ Tap the image below to explore our Disney Outfit Collections for women, men, seasonal looks and more.

Mix. Match. Reuse. And save that suitcase space for souvenirs. 😂

Jollywood Isn’t Just About the Rides

If this is your first Jollywood Nights, this is probably the biggest thing we’d want you to know before you go:

The entertainment IS part of the attraction.

You’ll have rides available, but Jollywood has shows and experiences you can’t simply come back and do during a regular Hollywood Studios day.

Disney Holidays in Hollywood

At Theater of the Stars, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy host Disney Holidays in Hollywood, a musical holiday show inspired by those glamorous old television Christmas specials.

Mickey, Minnie, Belle and Tiana join singers, dancers and jazz musicians for a show that fits Jollywood perfectly.

Think old-Hollywood Christmas special — with Disney characters thrown into the middle of it. ✨

What’s This? Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-Along

If your version of Christmas needs a little Halloween Town mixed in, Jack Skellington has you covered.

The Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-Along returns to Hyperion Theater with music, characters and a little Christmas Town magic.

For Nightmare Before Christmas fans, this is one to put on the must-do list before party-night brain takes over. 😂

Glisten!

Right in front of the Chinese Theater, Glisten! brings champion skaters onto a synthetic rink for a holiday skating show filled with Disney music and Jollywood sparkle.

An ice-skating-style Christmas show.
Outside.
In Florida.

Disney said, “We’ll make it work.” 😂

Hollywood Studios Changes After Dark

This is where Jollywood gets especially fun.

Different areas of Hollywood Studios start to feel like completely different Christmas parties as you move through the park.

At the Twilight Soirée at the Tip Top Club, the courtyard of the Hollywood Tower Hotel turns into a throwback holiday gathering with live music, vintage Hollywood style and cocktails available for purchase.

Then you can wander over to Pixar Disco, where sophistication goes completely out the window and Pixar characters join a holiday dance party. 😂

Echo Lake gets its own nostalgic celebration with familiar holiday favorites.

That variety is part of what makes the night fun. You can go from glamorous old Hollywood to dancing with Pixar characters without ever leaving the park.

Want to Slow Down for a Little While?

Jazzy Holidays at The Hollywood Brown Derby gives you a very different way to spend part of the evening.

Live musicians perform holiday music while guests can order from an event-exclusive menu of light bites and cocktails.

Disney has already revealed several 2026 menu highlights, including Jazzy Sliders, Chorizo Arancini, Pork Belly Bao, plant-based Tofu Bao, Chicken Yakitori and a Cranberry-Jalapeño Margarita.

Food and drinks cost extra and are not included with your Jollywood ticket, and Disney strongly recommends reservations for this limited-capacity experience.

Would we spend the whole party sitting in a restaurant?

Probably not. 😂

But if live jazz, a cocktail and a chance to sit down for a while sounds like YOUR kind of Hollywood Christmas, this may be worth building into your night.

Characters After Dark

If meeting characters is part of your Disney fun, Jollywood Nights has some pretty unusual combinations.

Disney says more than 20 unique character experiences are planned for 2026.

• Phineas and Ferb
• Max Goof as Powerline
• Chip ’n’ Dale as the Rescue Rangers
• Santa Stitch
• Baloo or King Louie
• The Mandalorian and Grogu
• Chewbacca celebrating Life Day
• Lotso
• Partysaurus Rex
• Bing Bong
• Joy
• Duffy
• Scrooge McDuck
• Donald and Daisy
• Goofy and Pluto
• Edna Mode and Frozone
• Mike Wazowski
• Mickey and Minnie

Disney’s Annual Passholder information also highlights Miguel from Coco among the characters guests can look for at Jollywood Nights.

And Disney isn’t finished announcing characters yet.

So if there’s someone on that list you’d be ridiculously excited to meet — Duffy, Santa Stitch, Powerline, we’re not judging 😂 — make a note of it now.

This is exactly the kind of thing that disappears from your brain once you’re standing inside the party.

Your Favorite Rides After Dark

Holiday entertainment may be the heart of Jollywood Nights, but seeing one of your favorite Hollywood Studios attractions with a surprisingly low wait can be pretty hard to walk past. 😂

Imagine checking Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and seeing a wait time low enough to make you look twice. Or getting a nighttime ride on Slinky Dog Dash, dropping into the Twilight Zone on Tower of Terror, or heading over to Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets.

• Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets
• Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
• The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
• Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
• Slinky Dog Dash
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
• Alien Swirling Saucers
• Toy Story Mania!

Attraction availability can always change.

If Rise of the Resistance is sitting there with a wait you can’t resist? Go save the galaxy. 😂

Just remember — you only have five hours to experience everything that makes Jollywood Nights different from a regular park night.

Save Some Time for Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM!

There’s something about ending a Disney night with lights in the sky that just feels right.

Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! transforms the Chinese Theater with projections, lasers, lights, fireworks and holiday music.

Then add the “snowfall” — or snope, as Disney fans affectionately call the soap-based snow effect — along Hollywood Boulevard.

If this is your first Disney Christmas, don’t underestimate that little bit of magic.

Reading that it “snows” at Disney is one thing.

Standing on Hollywood Boulevard for the first time while the lights are glowing, Christmas music is playing and snope starts floating through the air?

That’s the part you remember. ✨

So How Would We Approach a Jollywood Night?

Not with a minute-by-minute checklist.

Five hours disappears pretty quickly once you start adding shows, characters, food, attractions and photo stops.

We’d choose a few things that matter most and leave some room for whatever catches our attention along the way.

Maybe your must-do is Jack Skellington.

Maybe it’s Glisten!

Maybe you want to hear the swing band outside Tower of Terror.

Maybe you’ve been waiting all year to meet Duffy.

There isn’t one “correct” Jollywood night.

Pick what would make the party special to you — and leave yourself enough breathing room to actually enjoy being there.

And Disney Isn’t Finished Yet

There’s still more to come.

Disney hasn’t revealed the complete 2026 food, merchandise or character lineup yet, so keep checking back as we get closer to party season.

We’ll be watching for the latest details as Disney unwraps them. 🎁

One Last Thought Before You Go

Jollywood Nights has a very different personality from a normal Hollywood Studios day — and that’s part of the fun.

You can listen to a swing band outside Tower of Terror, dance with Pixar characters, sing along with Jack Skellington, meet Santa Stitch, ride a roller coaster with the Muppets and finish the night under fireworks and snope.

That’s a pretty weird Christmas night when you write it all down.

Which is exactly why it works. 😂

If Jollywood Nights is on your Disney Christmas list this year, choose the pieces that sound like YOUR kind of holiday night and leave a little room for the unexpected.

And before you go, save this guide or screenshot the things you absolutely don’t want to miss — because party-night brain is REAL. 😂

You can research everything ahead of time, know exactly what you want to see… and then walk through those gates, get caught up in all the excitement and suddenly forget half of it.

We’ve done it. 😂

Pick your must-dos. Keep them somewhere easy to find on your phone. Then go enjoy your Jollywood night.

Sometimes that’s where the pixie dust sneaks in. ✨