Disneyland starts Holidays at Disneyland Resort on 13 November
Published on 10/31/2026 at 15:36 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂĽller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSProgramme and park changes
- Disneyland Resort begins its 2026 holiday programme on 13 November with Disney Festival of Holidays.
- Sleeping Beauty Castle receives Wintertime Enchantment, while select attractions gain seasonal transformations.
- Disneyland Park opened on 17 July 1955 with 18 major attractions.
- Santa appears at Mickey’s Toontown Trolley Barn through 24 December 2026.
Disneyland starts Holidays at Disneyland Resort on 13 November 2026 in Anaheim, California, with seasonal entertainment, decorations and attraction changes continuing until 6 January 2027.
Holidays at Disneyland Resort begins on 13 November
The operator’s programme covers Disneyland Park, Disney California Adventure Park, the resort hotels and Downtown Disney District. The season includes the 2026 holiday programme with entertainment, festive decorations, seasonal food and changing attraction themes.
Disney Festival of Holidays begins at Disney California Adventure Park on 13 November. Its programme includes cultural music and dance performances, Holiday Toy Drummers, Mickey’s Happy Holidays and the Disney Viva Navidad Street Party on selected days. A Musical Christmas with Mariachi Alegria de Disneyland and Miguel is also scheduled on selected evenings on Buena Vista Street.
At Disneyland Park, A Christmas Fantasy Parade returns from 13 November through 6 January. Believe...In Holiday Magic also returns with fireworks and snowfall, while Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle receives the Wintertime Enchantment treatment.
Seasonal overlays connect the programme with Disneyland Park
The holiday programme changes familiar attractions rather than replacing the park’s themed areas. It’s a Small World Holiday presents a winter-themed version of the boat ride, while Haunted Mansion Holiday adds seasonal elements inspired by Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.
The programme also reaches Disney California Adventure. World of Color - Season of Light returns to Paradise Bay, and Cars Land receives seasonal versions of its attractions. The operator’s official holiday listing confirms the 13 November to 6 January period and identifies Santa appearances through 24 December.
For visitors, the link between the date and the place is practical: the seasonal changes begin across the same Anaheim resort on 13 November. Santa is scheduled at the Mickey’s Toontown Trolley Barn near Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin in Disneyland Park and at Redwood Creek Challenge Trail in Disney California Adventure.
Disneyland’s 1955 opening still shapes the visit
Disneyland Park opened on 17 July 1955 with 18 major attractions. The park now presents its stories through nine themed lands, including Main Street, U.S.A., Fantasyland, Adventureland, Frontierland and New Orleans Square.
The holiday programme builds on a long-running practice of seasonal transformations. The park first re-themed It’s a Small World for a holiday season in 1997, followed by Haunted Mansion Holiday in 2001. Those two attractions therefore connect the 2026 programme with changes that have shaped the park for decades.
The wider resort now includes two theme parks, three hotels and the Downtown Disney District. That wider setting matters for European travellers because the programme is spread across several visitor areas rather than confined to one attraction or one gate.
Visiting Disneyland: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- Holidays at Disneyland Resort runs from 13 November 2026 to 6 January 2027 across Disneyland Park, Disney California Adventure Park, the resort hotels and Downtown Disney District.
- Visitors can find seasonal versions of It’s a Small World, Haunted Mansion and Cars Land attractions, plus the returning parade and nighttime entertainment during the programme.
- The resort is in Anaheim, about 43 km (27 miles) southeast of Los Angeles, and includes two theme parks, three hotels and Downtown Disney District.
- Disneyland Park has nine themed lands, so the visit involves several distinct areas rather than one enclosed attraction building.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Disneyland
When does Holidays at Disneyland Resort take place?
The programme runs from 13 November 2026 through 6 January 2027 across the Anaheim resort.
What is changing at Disneyland for the holidays?
Selected attractions receive seasonal overlays, while the parade, nighttime entertainment and Disney Festival of Holidays return from 13 November 2026.
Where is Disneyland and how do you get there?
Disneyland is in Anaheim, California, about 43 km (27 miles) southeast of Los Angeles. The resort includes Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park.
