Filming Dates And Details For Holiday Special And Christmas Day Parade At Walt Disney World And Disneyland
The time is quickly approaching for the Disney Parks to get into the Christmas spirit.
Every single year, the Disney Parks tape their Christmas Day Parade and holiday specials early and prepare them to air later in the season. Fans hope to catch a glimpse of celebrities or enjoy their favorite Disney characters dancing to Christmas songs, and it’s so much fun. The dates and details for the 2018 parade and specials have now been released and you will know when to head to Walt Disney World or Disneyland.
The dates for this year’s taping will once again be in November and there will be filming on both coasts. As reported by , the dates are always subject to change, but as of this time, filming is set to take place November 7-11, 2018, at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort.
Guests are not shut out of the parks when filming is going on during regular hours, but there are also no tickets given or sold for attending the tapings. Those in the audience are usually Disney cast members and their families, but guests can sometimes get a spot to watch the fun.
The filming dates used to be during the first weekend of December, but Disney has changed that up in the last few years. They’ve also changed how they are filming things and no longer do the parade on both coasts which is something that started in 2017.
This year, there will once again be no filming of the parade at Walt Disney World in Florida. All of the parade itself will be taped at Disneyland Resort in California and hosted by a yet-to-be-named celebrity, and there will also be a few musical performances and special guests as well.
On the east coast, Walt Disney World Resort will be the location of the majority of the musical acts and stage show performances. There will be celebrity hosts in Orlando as well, but they have not yet been named either.
As a matter of fact, none of the celebrities or musical acts performing for the holiday specials have been revealed at this time. Disney usually waits until a little bit closer to filming as they don’t want to spoil too much.
Air dates on ABC have not yet been scheduled, but the holiday special typically airs in late November while the parade runs on Christmas Day.
Guests can expect filming to take place in multiple theme parks at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, but the exact schedule won’t be known for a couple of weeks still. The holiday season at the Disney Parks is always so much fun, but being there when the filming of the holiday specials and Christmas Day Parade is going on, well, that makes it even more magical to be a part of it all.
