Magic Kingdom Hosts Elton John, Broadway Stars, and Christmas Day Parade for ABC Disney Holiday Specials 2024

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ABC Disney Parks Holiday Special Production at Magic Kingdom 2024
Posted: Monday November 11, 2024 1:30pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Elton John took center stage at Magic Kingdom's Cinderella Castle last night, recording a special performance for ABC's upcoming holiday specials.

In addition to Elton John's performance, yesterday's recordings featured several Broadway stars who brought their talents to Main Street, U.S.A. as part of specials. 



Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade also made its way down Main Street during the daytime as it was recorded for the Christmas Day broadcast.

Disney has not yet announced the official air dates for these holiday specials, so stay tuned for more information on performances, dates, and streaming availability on Disney+ and Hulu.

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TTA9438 minutes ago

I think it would survive if they added a parade and somehow, somewhere, brought back the Osborne Lights. I think Epcot would be better to host a Holiday hard ticket event. Lots of potential if they have a large enough budget.

Starship8241 hour ago

I'd honestly be surprised of Jollywood survives after this year.

MagicHappens19712 hours ago

The Yacht Club does not have the Gingerbread Lighthouse this year, just the Christmas Village display. The Beach Club has the carousel and the little store with treats.

MisterPenguin2 hours ago

Oh god, the juggling elves are using whistles. https://blogmickey.com/2024/11/juggling-elves-donald-duck-hollywood-studios/ Still more intelligible than Donald. .

MisterPenguin3 hours ago

Trust me. There is nothing special about these cookies. They're grocery store cookies individually wrapped. The got rid of plastic straws and started wrapping individual cookies in cellophane. 🙄 If you're going with kids who want to drag you into a line for these cookies... bring your own.

wdwmagic4 hours ago

negative, at least not on night one.

TTA944 hours ago

I was wondering that to.

DCBaker5 hours ago

December 8 is the next Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party date that has now sold out. Currently all remaining dates for Jollywood Nights still have tickets available, including the event tonight.

ToTBellHop6 hours ago

I maintain that every day of the year is BYOS.

AmishGuy916 hours ago

That's what my party shirt is going to say

bmr15916 hours ago

Are there no Snickerdoodle this year?

wdwmagic8 hours ago

Agree, and it's a low cost show. Not much pyro, and not a large tech labor requirement.

ToTBellHop10 hours ago

We don’t. They really should show JBJB during that peak week. Two Fantasmic! showings is no where near enough for those guest numbers.