Overview
- - Magic Kingdom’s once‑a‑year Fantasy in the Sky runs only Dec. 30–31 at 7:30 p.m. and 11:50 p.m., with EPCOT’s countdown at 11:54 p.m. and Hollywood Studios’ at 11:57 p.m.
- - By late morning on Dec. 31, posted waits reached extremes: EPCOT’s Test Track about 195 minutes, Cosmic Rewind about 170, Magic Kingdom’s Tron about 130, and Tower of Terror about 140.
- - Animal Kingdom drew lighter daytime crowds with waits topping out around 75 minutes and no New Year’s programming, and it closes at 7 p.m.
- - Disney Springs is not holding a midnight countdown or fireworks; most retail closes at 10 p.m. with select dining and entertainment operating until about 11:30 p.m.
- - A Central Florida cold front pushed water‑ride waits unusually low, including roughly 10 minutes for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and 5 minutes for Kali River Rapids.