The joy of the holiday season reaches new heights when you’re at Disney World. Each year, Disney’s Hollywood Studios puts up a stunning, classic display of Christmas decorations around the park. It’s especially glitzy on Hollywood Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard where the windows are dressed in their seasonal best. In 2023, Disney introduced a brand new event for the holidays at this park. Disney Jollywood Nights joins the long running, popular Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party event at Walt Disney World Resort. We have a whole post dedicated to comparing Jollywood Nights vs Christmas Party details if you would like to compare them specifically. Our post includes pricing, dates and special entertainment offered at each event and more side by sides for easy comparison. Let’s take a look at the details of the Disney Jollywood Nights event.
While information for 2025 has not been released, we can go by what we saw the first few years.
Jollywood Nights 2025 Guide, Overview and Tips
What is there to do at Jollywood Nights? Here’s a quick overview of what takes place at the event.
- Special entertainment like a holiday spectacular featuring Kermit and Miss Piggy
- Themed character meet and greets
- Photo ops with digital downloads of your Disney PhotoPass photos and videos from the event included
- Attractions with lower wait times
- Holiday themed lounges and food available for purchase throughout the park
Jollywood Nights Dates
The holiday season always starts early at Disney Parks. We don’t have dates for 2025 yet but this is how the event line up looked the year before. The first Jollywood Nights event in 2024 was November 9th. The complete list of 2024 event dates looked like this:
Saturday November 9th, 2024
Wednesday November 13th, 2024
Saturday November 16th, 2024
Monday November 18th, 2024
Saturday November 23rd, 2024
Monday November 25th, 2024
Saturday November 30th, 2024
Monday December 2nd, 2024
Saturday December 7th, 2024
Wednesday December 11th, 2024
Saturday December 14th, 2024
Wednesday December 18th, 2024
Saturday December 21st, 2024
Where is Jollywood Nights?
Disney Jollywood Nights is always held in the same park: Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This is at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida not to be confused with Disneyland in California.
Ticket Prices: How much is Jollywood Nights?
The ticket price for Disney Jollywood Nights was $159 to $179, depending on the night, in 2024. Disney offers pricing that’s based on anticipated demand so the ticket price depends on the specific date you want to attend.
| Event Date | Jollywood Nights Ticket Price |
| Saturday November 9th, 2024 | $169 before tax, $179.99 with tax |
| Wednesday November 13th, 2024 | $159 before tax, $169.34 with tax |
| Saturday November 16th, 2024 | $169 before tax, $179.99 with tax |
| Monday November 18th, 2024 | $159 before tax, $169.34 with tax |
| Saturday November 23rd, 2024 | $179 before tax, $190.64 with tax |
| Monday November 25th, 2024 | $179 before tax, $190.64 with tax |
| Saturday November 30th, 2024 | $179 before tax, $190.64 with tax |
| Monday December 2nd, 2024 | $169 before tax, $179.99 with tax |
| Saturday December 7th, 2024 | $179 before tax, $190.64 with tax |
| Wednesday December 11th, 2024 | $179 before tax, $190.64 with tax |
| Saturday December 14th, 2024 | $179 before tax, $190.64 with tax |
| Wednesday December 18th, 2024 | $179 before tax, $190.64 with tax |
| Saturday December 21st, 2024 | $179 before tax, $190.64 with tax |
How long is Disney Jollywood Nights?
Jollywood Nights is five hours long. These events have fewer people than a regular day at the park but there is also a lot to choose from. You can’t do it all. It makes sense to get an idea for what there is to do at this event before you go and prioritize what is most important to you in your plan for the night.
What time is Jollywood Nights?
The hours of the Jollywood Nights events are 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
What time can you enter the park for Jollywood Nights?
Your ticket to Jollywood Nights gets you into Hollywood Studios at 6:00 p.m. That’s before the event’s official start time. This means your total potential time in Disney’s Hollywood Studios could be six hours and thirty minutes if you got there as early as possible and stayed until the end of the event.
Does Jollywood Nights have a special parade?
No, Jollywood Nights does not have a parade. There are lots of characters to meet though. Many appear in the park during the day but some are special just for the event.
Brown Derby, Tower of Terror Holiday Lounges & Latin, Pixar Dance Parties
While special event food can be found throughout the park, two themed lounges are open at this event only.
- Hollywood Brown Derby has Jazzy Holidays. There is a live piano player and a special, seasonal menu. Reservations should be made in advance. You must have a ticket to the event to dine here for this.
- Tower of Terror has the Twilight Soirée at The Tip Top Club. This is a ground level, outdoor event space near the attraction. Disney says this is retro inspired and transports you back to the golden age of Hollywood with swanky music and vintage cocktails.
- In the Animation Courtyard, Holiday Fiesta en la Calle has Latin street fair energy with dancing.
- At Pixar Plaza there’s a Pixar themed dance party with Joy, Frozone, Edna Mode and other Pixar characters.
What characters are at Jollywood Nights?
Disney always says entertainment is subject to change. It’s still good to know what entertainment you might be able to expect while staying flexible on the off chance it doesn’t go as planned.
Special characters you might be able to meet at this event include:
| Disney Character | Location |
| José Carioca | Animation Courtyard |
| Panchito | Animation Courtyard |
| Bo Peep | Toy Story Land |
| Lotso | Toy Story Land |
| Baloo | Echo Lake |
| King Louie | Echo Lake |
| Phineas and Ferb | Echo Lake |
| Max Goof as Powerline | Echo Lake |
| Rescue Rangers Chip ‘n’ Dale | Echo Lake |
| Santa Stitch | Echo Lake |
| Santa Duffy | Grand Avenue |
| Edna Mode | Pixar Plaza |
| Frozone | Pixar Plaza |
| Joy | Pixar Plaza |
| Other Pixar Pals | Pixar Plaza |
| Donald Duck | Pixar Plaza |
| Daisy Duck | Pixar Plaza |
| Goofy | Pixar Plaza |
| Pluto | Pixar Plaza |
| Mickey Mouse | Commissary Lane |
| Minnie Mouse | Commissary Lane |
| The Mandalorian | Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge |
Are there special fireworks at Jollywood Nights?
No, Jollywood Nights does not have special event fireworks. There is a nighttime spectacular called Jingle Bell! Jingle Bam! that happens at 10:00 p.m. each event night. This projection show has some lasers and pyrotechnics. It’s mostly a projection show in the middle of the park on the front of the Chinese Theater and on surrounding structures.
Does Jollywood Nights have special shows?
Yes, the biggest draw of the Jollywood Nights event at Hollywood Studios is the unique shows you can only see at the event.
- A show featuring Kermit, Miss Piggy, Belle and Tiana is in the same theater as the Beauty and the Beast show is during the day. Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage is not offered at this event.
- Fans of Tim Burton’s classic film The Nightmare Before Christmas have something special to enjoy. There is a singalong style show with added extras. This is in the For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Singalong Celebration theater during the day. The Frozen singalong is not a part of this event.
- New as of 2024, an ice skating show called Glisten! takes place in the center of the park in front of the Chinese theater. International champion skaters perform routines in glitzy costumes to a holiday soundtrack with original, seasonal and Disney songs. The Chinese Theater will light up along with the show. Ice skating for guests is not available at this event.
Muppets Christmas Carol at Disney World
There usually isn’t anything The Muppets Christmas Carol related during the holidays at Disney World except for merchandise. There is a little something at Jollywood Nights. A photo op themed to the popular film is in the Muppet area of the park. The Disney Parks Blog says you can go “behind the scenes of ‘The Muppets Christmas Carol’ set for your movie star moment inside the Stage 1 Company Store.” This is the store in between Muppet Vision 3D and PizzeRizzo. The Stage 1 Company Store is the only Muppets store at Walt Disney World Resort. It has been closed since covid closed the parks. Stage 1 Company Store only opens for special events like the 35th anniversary of Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Jollywood Nights.
Are there complimentary treats at Jollywood Nights?
No complimentary treats or treat stations are at this event. If you’ve been to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom you may be used to free cookies and cocoa around every corner. Jollywood Nights has exclusive food and beverage offerings but not complimentary treats. Instead, the focus is on turning spaces in the park into festive venues with live music, themed drinks and menu items fit for the season.
You do get an edible gift for attending. On your way out, each guest is given “six champagne flavored Wondermade marshmallows in a Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy themed box.” This was a new addition in 2024.
Jollywood Nights Event FAQs
Will Jollywood Nights sell out?
It is likely that the Disney Jollywood Nights event will sell out. The special holiday events have become more popular since they were reintroduced after the pandemic. Both this and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party sold out in 2023 and 2024.
When do tickets go on sale for Jollywood Nights?
In 2024, Jollywood Nights tickets became available for guests of Disney World resorts on July 2nd and available to the general public on July 10th.
Can you resell Jollywood Nights tickets?
Tickets to seasonal Disney events can sell out early and be hard to get. It’s a disappointment when you go to buy tickets and there aren’t any available. You might be wondering if you can buy resale Jollywood Nights tickets. Can you resell Jollywood Nights tickets?
Disney says tickets are nonrefundable and nontransferable. Tickets to Jollywood Nights may not be resold.
Does the park close early for this event?
Hollywood Studios closes at different times throughout the year. It’s fairly regular for it to close at 9:00 p.m. though. When you compare it to this then, yes, Hollywood Studios does close early for Jollywood Nights.
Can you see Fantasmic at this event?
You may be able to see Fantasmic on a Jollywood Nights event night because you can enter the park as early as 6:00 p.m.
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