Disney Surprises Guests With This Early Holiday Release

We were not expecting this, but this may be the best holiday surprise! You don't want to miss this!

Disney World Christmas

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The holiday season is a great time to visit the Walt Disney World Resort. There's something extra magical about being at Disney World during the holiday season. Disney offers ALL the Christmas decorations, characters in unique costumes, festive meals, and so much more!

Magic Kingdom also offers a special hard-ticketed event, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, during the holiday season. Disney's Hollywood Studios Jollywood Nights is a special hard-ticketed event.

Starting today, EPCOT hosts the International Festival of the Holidays.

Disney Holiday Specials

As many Disney fans know, Disney produces a number of shows throughout the holidays. These specials share great entertainment featured inside the Disney Parks and allow guests and Cast Members to be featured on camera.

What many Disney fans may not know is that these holiday specials are filmed in advance. We shared that filming was in full swing at Walt Disney World earlier this month.

The television specials air on ABC, Disney+, and Hulu in November and December

Disney Holiday Special 2025

This year, the "Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular" is set to air on ABC this Monday, December 1, 2025, but this year, Disney surprised us.

The "Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular" is now available to watch on YouTube

You can enjoy a pre-release of this Disney Holiday Spectacular TODAY! This is such a great surprise while many Disney families are together for this Thanksgiving weekend.

What is your favorite part about the Disney Parks at Christmas? Share your thoughts with us and share this news with your Disney pals.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donna loved Disney from an early age. As a child, her family would joke that she lived in "Donna Land." As an adult, she enjoys planning and creating magical vacations for her family. She always brings a little faith, trust, and a little bit of Pixie Dust!