Disney World Holiday Parties Include Free Ornaments and Treats
Disney World's 2026 Christmas parties include free ornaments and treats, and Jollywood Nights adds unlimited PhotoPass downloads. Here is what each party offers.
Guests at both of Walt Disney World’s after-hours Christmas events get a free ornament, and Disney Jollywood Nights also includes unlimited PhotoPass downloads, according to Mickey Visit. The outlet reports that ticket prices for the events are at record highs this year.
The two parties are Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom and Disney Jollywood Nights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Mickey Visit counted four free perks across them.
Disney Jollywood Nights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
The party runs on select nights from Nov. 7, 2026, through Jan. 5, 2027. Party tickets include every Disney PhotoPass picture taken during the event, so guests can download them without extra charge. Mickey Visit notes that a one-day Disney PhotoPass Memory Maker package costs $85.
PhotoPass cast members work at character meet-and-greets and at photo spots with props around the park. A few Magic Shots, which add digital characters to a photo, are exclusive to this party. The free downloads also cover pictures taken on rides in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Every guest leaving the park at the end of the night gets a free Christmas tree ornament. This year’s is a wreath with Chip and Dale on it.
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
This party runs on select nights from Nov. 8 through Dec. 22, 2026. Free treat stations are set up around the park, with hot chocolate and other snacks. Mickey Visit lists six:
- Sunshine Tree Terrace in Adventureland: a hot cocoa cookie made with Dove Chocolate
- Tortuga Tavern in Adventureland: a candy-cane-flavored cookie with buttercream frosting
- Gaston’s Tavern in Fantasyland: a snowman-shaped pretzel
- Storybook Circus Train Station in Fantasyland: a cookie dough cookie with buttercream frosting
- Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café in Tomorrowland: a green sprinkle cutout cookie with buttercream frosting
- The Lunching Pad in Tomorrowland: a snickerdoodle cookie
Guests who check in at the start of the party receive a free Christmas tree ornament as they enter Magic Kingdom. The 2026 design shows a train carrying Mickey, in the green suit jacket he wears in Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade, and two elves from the North Pole.
What this means for families buying tickets
PhotoPass downloads are included only at Jollywood Nights. At the Magic Kingdom party, photo spots and Magic Shots are available, but photos taken there by cast members cost extra. Mickey Visit says the ornaments and treat stations come with admission to the parties, which it describes as pricier than ever.
Source: travel
