2026 Events at Walt Disney World



Seasonal Events at Walt Disney World are frequent, and can be difficult to keep track of. Epcot is constantly running a festival of one kind or anther. Magic Kingdom has separate ticketed events. New attractions come online. You can find information on these scattered through the official website, but there isn't an easily accessible annual calendar to help you plan you visit. To help you plan your visit, we've collected some of the big events of 2026 here. This list includes major attraction reopenings and upgrades, openings for new attractions, and separate ticketed events.

(Last updated December 31, 2025)

Winter

Rapunzel Meet and Greet coming to Holly Wood Studios as part of The Magic of Disney Animation, demonstrating how a multiplane camera works
  • EPCOT International Festival of the Arts
    • January 16 through February 23
  • New animatronics debut at Frozen Ever After
    • Sometime in February
  • Typhoon Lagoon closes for refurbishment
    • February 15
  • Blizzard Beach opens from refurbishment
    • February 15

Spring

  • EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival
    • March 4 through June 1
  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Reopens with new story updates
    • Specific date not yet announced
  • Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin Reopens with new blasters and targets
    • Specific date not yet announced
    • Blasters will be tethered to the vehicle like Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters at Disneyland instead of mounted to the vehicle.
  • Cool Kids' Summer

Summer


  • Disney H20 Glow (After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon)
    • Specific date not yet announced
  • Banana Ball comes to Walt Disney World
    • May 29 and 30
  • Bluey Comes to Conservation Station
    • Specific date not yet announced
  • Disney Jr. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live!
    • Specific date not yet announced
  • The Magic of Disney Animation
    • Specific date not yet announced
    • This area will enhance Hollywood Studios' Animation Courtyard with scenes and activities based on the short film "Once Upon a Studio."
  • Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets
    • Specific date not yet announced
    • Effectively the same ride, but replacing Aerosmith with the Muppets
  • New Mission for Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run
    • May 22
    • Features scenes based on The Mandalorian and Grogu.
  • Soarin' Across America
    • By Memorial Day
  • Disney Celebrates America
    • Summer 2026
    • This will be a resort-wide celebration of America's 250th anniversary - expect to find patriotic offerings (and probably fireworks) throughout the parks.

Attraction Poster for Soarin' Across America, opening at Epcot "by Memorial Day" 2026

Fall

  • Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
    • Specific dates not yet announced
  • Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
    • Specific dates not yet announced
  • Disney Jollywood Nights
    • Select Nights during Winter (separate ticket)
  • Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
    • Winter (separate ticket)
  • EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays presented by AdventHealth
    • Specific dates not yet announced
Jollywood Nights at Hollywood Studios

After Hours Events Throughout the Year

  • Magic Kingdom After Hours
    • January 12 and 19
    • February 2, 9 and 23
    • March 2 and 9
    • April 13 and 20
    • May 4, 11, 18 and 25
    • June 1, 22, and 29
    • July 13 and 27
  • Hollywood Studios After Hours
    • January 14 and 28
    • February 4, 11, 21, and 25
    • April 29
    • May 6, 14, 30
    • June 3, 10, 17, and 24
    • July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
    • August 5, 12, 19, and 26
    • September 2 and 12
  • EPCOT After Hours
    • January 22 and 29
    • February 19
    • March 5 and 12
    • April 2 and 9
    • April 15, 23, and 30
    • May 21
    • June 11 and 18
    • July 9
    • August 6 and 13
    • September 16 and 24

2026

  • LEVEL99 Coming to West Side of Disney Springs
    • Specific date not yet announced

Other

As the year progresses, Disney will make more events available; but this should cover most of the major things we'll see. Keep an eye out for discounts and special offers, too. With several major updates in work (Piston Peak, Villains Land, and Tropical Americas), Disney will be looking for ways to encourage guests to come not, rather than waiting for all the new attractions to debut. Special festivals and minor attractions are a great way for parks to draw in the extra crowds in the "between" years.

Concept art for the new Cars ride at Piston Peak in the Magic Kingdom

This will also be a year that sees theme park attendance stabilize in Florida, as Universal's Epic Universe hits its one year anniversary. This will be our chance to see if there is a pent-up demand for  parks that is now flowing to the park, or if Epic Universe will cannibalize attendance from other parks. 

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