Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party opened its 2026 season Sunday, Nov. 8, at Magic Kingdom. Nov. 8 is the first date on the 2026 event calendar, and the party runs from 7 p.m. to midnight.
Walt Disney World posted a 24-second reel before the party and wrote that it would start that night. Mickey and Minnie appear in green holiday costumes alongside a Nov. 8 clock face and Cinderella Castle dressed in red-and-white holiday projections. The footage is promotional; Disney does not say it was recorded during opening night.
The party continues on select nights through Dec. 22. Scheduled entertainment includes Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade, Minnie’s Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks Show and Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration.
Watch Disney’s opening-day reel
Sources: Walt Disney World’s opening-day reel and 2026 party details.