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Now is the time to celebrate Disney Enchanted Christmas!
This is the festive 2024-2025 Christmas event at Disneyland Paris. And between now and 6 January 2025, there are so many fun things to do at the theme parks during the Christmas season! We’re going to go over these activities in this Disneyland Paris Christmas guide. And then you can click here to get your tickets to the parks at a discount!
Disneyland Paris Christmas Parade 2024
A fan favorite will be returning this year, Mickey’s Dazzling Christmas Parade. This holiday parade first debuted a few years ago. And a couple of years ago, it won the Brass Ring Award for Most Creative Christmas/Holiday Show 2022, which is given out by The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA).
The Christmas parade features festive floats, a catchy song (“Shine a Light!”), and popular characters like Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Tinker Bell, Disney Princesses and more. You can even see Santa Claus himself!
The twenty minute long Christmas parade takes place twice a day, which allows you to enjoy both a daytime and nighttime version.
Disneyland Paris Christmas Show
Also back this year is Let’s Sing Christmas!, an upbeat Christmas show at Videopolis Theater (located in Discoveryland). Sing some of your favorite holiday carols along with Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, and Daisy. And one of the highlights is “All I Want for Christmas is Mickey,” as performed by Minnie Mouse! Make sure you look out for the special guest joining the band for 2024.
Disney Characters
Celebrate Christmas with some of your favorite Disney characters! Check the Disneyland Paris app for times for the following experiences.
Character Meet and Greets
You’ll have the chance to see some of your favorite Disney characters in festive outfits. This includes:
- Jack Skellington from the Nightmare Before Christmas (at Phantom Manor Gazebo in Frontierland)
- Goofy dressed up as Santa Claus (at Big Thunder Mountain Gazebo in Frontierland)
- Chip and Dale (near the Meet Mickey Mouse attraction in Fantasyland)
- Winnie the Pooh (near Boarding House in Main Street, U.S.A.)
- *Stitch dressed up as Santa Claus (near Casey’s Corner, Main Street, U.S.A.)
*This takes place until 25 December.
You’ll also be able to meet Santa, but only until 25 December.
Princess Aurora’s Magical Wishes
In Sleeping Beauty Courtyard, Princess Aurora shares her warm holiday wishes for the crowd. She’s accompanied in the five minute long show by her three good fairies and Prince Philip.
Holiday Gathering
This ten minute long show takes place in Town Square and features Mickey Mouse.
Disney Princess Holiday Season Celebration
In this festive show, the Disney Princesses gather in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle to share how they celebrate the season. The performance lasts ten minutes.
Christmas Tree Lighting
Several times throughout the day, you’ll be able to see the Magical Christmas Tree Lighting. You won’t want to miss the sparkling lights on the 24-meter-high Christmas tree in the Town Square!
Electrical Sky Parade
The Disney Electrical Sky Parade is an impressive nighttime drone show – it features up to 500 drones that form beloved Disney icons in the sky! And it will include special Christmas touches perfect for this time of year. This show is seven minutes long.
Please note that the Disney Electrical Sky Parade will not take place on 31 December 2024.
Christmas Food
During your trip to Disneyland Paris, you’ll certainly want to try some of the seasonal food items available.
These Christmas treats include:
- Polka Dot Candy Apple
- Caramel candy apple decorated with royal icing
- At March Hare Refreshments (Fantasyland, Disneyland Park)
- Ho Ho Hot Chocolate
- Hot chocolate with caramel sauce and whipped cream
- At Fleur de Lys (Disneyland Hotel)
- Cake to Share
- Blackcurrant filling in a chesnut mousse yule log
- At Victoria’s Home-Style Restaurant (Main Street USA, Disneyland Park)
- Christmas Dessert
- Dark chocolate sauce and vanilla cream
- At La Cantina (Disney Hotel Sante Fe)
- Christmas Milkshake
- Vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, cherry puree and whipped cream
- At Annette’s Diner (Disney Village)
- Sleigh Bells Burger
- Pulled venison with onions and chesnuts in a curry-fried bun
- At The Lucky Nugget Saloon (Frontierland, Disneyland Park)
Other Christmas Things to Do
Looking for more fun things to do during the holiday season at Disneyland Paris?
Be sure to stop by La Boutique du Château in Fantasyland! It’s a medieval-style boutique that sells Christmas themed merchandise year round.
Additional places for Christmas shopping include:
- Walt Disney Studios Store (Walt Disney Studios Park)
- World of Disney (Disney Village)
- Emporium (Disneyland Park)
- Harrington’s Fine China and Porcelains (Disneyland Park)
- Thunder Mesa Mercantile Building (Disneyland Park)
And at both parks as well as the Disney Hotels, take in the beautiful Christmas decorations.
Disneyland Paris Tickets
To enjoy all of this holiday fun, you’ll need park admission. Click here for discounted Disneyland Paris tickets.