EPCOT’s Holiday Festival Opens as Disney Sets ‘World of Frozen’ Date and Unveils Walking Olaf
The company uses the festival spotlight to confirm World of Frozen for March 29, 2026, previewing a free‑roaming Olaf animatronic that advances in‑park character tech.
Overview
- EPCOT’s 2025 International Festival of the Holidays is now running through December 30 with Holiday Kitchens, the Cookie Stroll and evening entertainment across World Showcase.
- Festival highlights include the Living with the Land holiday overlay, a winter‑themed Spaceship Earth light show and the return of World Showcase storytellers and marching bands.
- Character experiences feature Santa in CommuniCore Hall (through December 24), Santa Goofy at the Odyssey pavilion, Figment greeting in a holiday sweater and Olaf’s scavenger hunt.
- The Candlelight Processional is underway with a lineup that adds Constance Wu, Jennifer Garner and Brie Larson to returning narrators including Gary Sinise and Brendan Fraser.
- Disney confirmed Disneyland Paris’s World of Frozen opens March 29, 2026 and showcased a walking Olaf animatronic with Josh Gad’s voice, alongside new emotion‑capable figure tech in development.