New Year’s Eve is fast approaching! Walt Disney World usually goes out with a bang, but this year is looking much different with COVID-19 and Disney’s phased reopening. All four parks are scheduled to close prior to midnight on December 31 with no fireworks or special offerings currently available inside the parks. Disney has updated their website however to show special New Year’s Eve Offerings at Disney Resort Hotels.
New Year’s Eve at Your Disney Resort Hotel: Ring in the New Year during your stay! Discover a variety of festive offerings at select Disney Resort hotels on December 31, 2020:
Create your own in-room celebration with food, beverages and other celebratory items available for purchase
Disney Floral & Gifts holiday baskets are available for purchase, including champagne and room décor, along with hats and noisemakers
Select Resort merchandise locations will be open late on December 31—until after midnight—and will sell champagne in full and individual-sized bottles, along with board games and other activities to enjoy in-room
Fireworks (previously recorded) streaming on in-room TV and the My Disney Experience app—including Minnie’s holiday fireworks, Candlelight Processional and New Year’s Eve Fireworks
Scavenger hunts and New Year’s Eve crafts, varying by Resort locations
Quick-service restaurants, pool bars and lounges at Disney Resort hotels will be open late—until after midnight—on December 31
These New Year’s Eve offerings are subject to availability and subject to change.
Who’s ready to experience Santa’s favorite resort?! Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin is brimming with daily holiday cheer with classic Christmas movies, musical performances and more. Plus, special room rates are available for this festive time of year.
IT’S OFFICIAL! Santa has again voted the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin his all-time favorite resort! It’s been a busy year for Santa and his elves preparing for the upcoming holiday season, so he and Mrs. Claus have decided to take a little vacation during the month of December and chill out at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin!
Of course, they are looking forward to making some special guest appearances while here! Local guests as well as guests from anywhere around the Walt Disney World Resort are invited to join Mrs. Claus and her special Elf Kandy Kane on select nights in their special Santa’s Holiday Hangout by the Swan pool, as they wait for Santa to arrive. There’s going to be lots of photo opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else, so bring your cameras and get ready to party Florida style with Santa and Mrs. Claus!!!!
Holiday Activities: ‘Tis the season to plan your holiday travel! Local guests as well as guests from anywhere around the Walt Disney World Resort are invited to experience Disney magic with dazzling light displays, special Christmas theme park events, holiday parades and more! Plus, your family will get the chance to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus as they soak up some Florida sunshine before heading back to the North Pole. And don’t miss our chocolate Santa display at the Swan made from over 1,286 pounds of chocolate!
Santa and Mrs. Claus: Santa and Mrs. Claus along with their special Elf, Kandy Kane, will entertain guests at Santa’s Holiday Hangout by the Swan pool 6pm – 8pm on select nights. Get ready for big laughs and photo opportunities you will not see anywhere else. Due to physical distancing restrictions this event is only available to on-site guests. Pre-registration is required. Guests must present their room key for admittance to the event.
Kandy Kane’s Holiday Movie Marathon: We are pleased to offer 24 hours of continuous holiday favorites. Simply tune to Channel 49 in the Swan or Channel 50 in the Dolphin on your in-room television and enjoy a collection of holiday classics.
Pastry Decorating: Children can create their own masterpiece as our cast members help them decorate and create festive holiday cookies. Located at Santa’s Holiday Hangout area at the Swan pool on select nights from 6pm – 8pm. Space is limited and reservations must be made in advance.
Santa’s Dancing Lights Spectacular: Join us on the causeway located between the hotels as dancing lighted palms come alive every 10 minutes in a musical & light display designed to delight!
Santa’s Magic Key: How is Santa going to be able to deliver presents for your children? Easy! Just stop by the Concierge desk on Christmas Eve (December 24) and pick up a copy of Santa’s magic key to hang on your hotel room door on Christmas Eve. (Don’t worry – it only works for Santa!) Supplies are limited.
Deck the Halls: Our elves are filled with holiday spirit and want to add some North Pole magic to your stay. Whether it’s a bedtime story with cookies and milk or a Christmas tree and some special Holiday gifts to celebrate with. They will be spreading joy and cheer throughout the resort this year. Reservations required. Fees apply.
Chocolate Santa Display: Stop by the entrance to the Swan near Il Mulino New York Trattoria to marvel at a spectacular chocolate Santa sculpture hand-crafted by our two-time World Pastry Chef, Laurent Branlard. Everything you see is made from chocolate!
Thanksgiving will be here before we know it! While many Walt Disney World restaurants have offered Thanksgiving meals in the past, we simply aren’t sure what may unfold with Disney’s phased reopening. With that being said, one restaurant – Whispering Canyon Cafe located at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort – has announced they will have a Thanksgiving meal!
“Disney Dining on Thanksgiving Day: Indulge in one of the most beloved American traditions with a Thanksgiving meal at Whispering Canyon! Come on November 26, 2020, treat your tastes—along with family and friends—to a cornucopia of food! Please note that availability is limited, and that all dining events are subject to change or cancellation without notice. Advance reservations are highly recommended.”
Magic is here at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawaiʻi! And you can experience extra enchantment with this great offer for stays in early 2021. Save up to 30% on select rooms at Aulani Resort for stays of 5 consecutive nights—valid from January 4, 2021 through March 11, 2021. Book through March 7, 2021. Explore available savings:
Save up to 30% on select rooms for stays of 5 consecutive nights
Save up to 25% on select rooms for stays of 4 consecutive nights
Save up to 20% on select rooms for stays of 3 consecutive nights
Book Early to Enjoy a Resort Credit: When you book through December 1, 2020, you can also enjoy a $250 Resort Credit for stays of 5 consecutive nights—or a $150 Resort Credit for stays of 4 consecutive nights.
Are you planning a tropical paradise getaway? This enticing offer may just be too hard to pass up!
Chances are if you’ve visited Walt Disney World in the past year or so, you’ve tried the Mobile Ordering option on the MyDisneyExperience App. Now, most all of the quick-service restaurants are on mobile ordering, some requiring this as the only way to pick up food at that location. Disney recently add a new feature however that includes Table-Service Restaurants with a to-go option! Olivia’s Cafe at Disney’s Old Key West has joined this new mobile ordering feature.
There are currently four table-service to-go selections including: Sanaa, The Wave… of American Flavors, Kona Cafe, and now Olivia’s Cafe.
How do you use this new to-go feature? When visiting the MyDisneyExperience App, click the plus button on the main screen to select “Order Food”. You’ll then be shown a list of venues offering Mobile Ordering. Find Olivia’s (or the restaurant of your choice) and select available pick up times. And just like that you’ll be prompted to build your order with some of the very favorite Olivia’s menu items!
What do you think about this new “Table Service To Go” option? We simply love that Disney is trying to make dining experiences as efficient and comfortable for their guests as possible!
