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Disney World Finalizes New Year’s Eve Lineup With EPCOT Crowd-Flow Changes

Responding to last year’s crush, EPCOT shifts entertainment into World Celebration as Disney warns of reservation requirements and possible capacity holds.

Overview

  • EPCOT’s program features Luminous at 6:30 p.m., a countdown show beginning at 11:54 p.m., and festivities running 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. with dance and live-music zones spread across World Celebration and World Showcase.
  • Disney has relocated the Silent DJ to the UKCanada area, added a Character Dance Party outside the Imagination pavilion, and scheduled CommuniCore Plaza acts with Latin music alternating with dueling pianos, plus British hits in the UK pavilion.
  • Magic Kingdom presents Fantasy in the Sky on December 30 and 31 at 7:30 p.m. and 11:50 p.m., with the late performance including the midnight countdown.
  • Disney’s Hollywood Studios offers DJs, a Center Stage and Pixar dance party, character encounters, hourly early countdowns from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., and a New Year’s Countdown Fireworks show at 11:57 p.m., alongside multiple live-music sets.
  • Limited-time Disney PhotoPass shots—fireworks, balloons, sparklers, confetti, and confetti poppers—are available across parks, Disney Springs, select resorts, and the PhotoPass Studio through January 4.