Week Before Thanksgiving Becomes Disney World’s Holiday Sweet Spot

Overview

• Magic Kingdom is in full Christmas mode with Main Street U.S.A. decor and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, which brings early closures for day guests and late‑day crowd spikes.
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios is hosting Jollywood Nights, a vintage‑themed after‑hours celebration that intensifies evening activity around Sunset Boulevard and Echo Lake.
• Animal Kingdom’s Tree of Life Awakenings now starts earlier to align with sunset, offering a calmer holiday option for families seeking an earlier evening.
• EPCOT is in final prep for the Festival of the Holidays with World Showcase decorations up and the Living with the Land: Glimmering Greenhouses overlay already operating.
• Crowd patterns are swingy this week, with some walk‑on mornings, heavier evenings tied to party nights, rising Lightning Lane prices, and classic overlays like Jingle Cruise drawing demand.