Thursday November 6th 2025

After Halloween was over, most Americans get ready for Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. Only a minority jump fully into Christmas celebration and preparation. In this area the theme parks jump full force into Christmas with the flip of a switch.

Paying attention to the daily blogs and vlogs about Disney World, Universal and Sea World it was easy to track the transition between Holidays. At Disney World’s Magic Kingdom all of the Halloween decorations were reported down by Saturday morning November 1st. Some people remarked on the absence of decorations in the park on Saturday. By Sunday wreathes and bunting were up along Main street. The town square Christmas tree didn’t arrive until Monday morning. I’m sure they had finishing touches after that to be ready for the first Christmas party on Friday November 7th.

I chose to visit Magic Kingdom on Wednesday afternoon and evening to see the change in decorations. I also got in my daily exercise and an evening meal of Fried Shrimp at Columbia Harbor House. Riding attractions and general navigation in the park was not easy. It was very busy. Maybe other people came to see the decorations too.

Overall the decorations were nice. I didn’t see anything particularly different from past years. The one thing that stood out was all of the background music. Instead of all the Disney specific pieces Christmas songs were playing in their place. The sons were so addicting that I tuned in one of the Christmas music channels on my satellite radio on the ride home.