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The New Year’s Eve fun at Walt Disney World Resort will include nine parade performances – including one on water – topped off with five fireworks extravaganzas. Here’s a look at what’s in store at the Vacation Kingdom (show times and entertainment are subject to change without notice) …
Magic Kingdom
“Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It!” parade and street party
(11 a.m., 12:30 and 5:40 p.m.)
“Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade”
(12 noon and 3:30 p.m.)
“SpectroMagic” parade of lights and music
(7 and 10:30 p.m.)
“Holiday Wishes” fireworks
(8:30 p.m.)
“Fantasy in the Sky” fireworks
(11:50 p.m.)
Park hours on New Year’s Eve: 9 a.m.-1 a.m.
Epcot
Special version of “IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth”
(7:30 and 11:40 p.m.)
Park hours on New Year’s Eve: 9 a.m.-1 a.m.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
“Fantasmic!” nighttime musical special effects extravaganza
(6:30 p.m.)
Live performances by in-park band “Mulch, Sweat and Shears,” back-to-back with a DJ at Mickey’s Sorcerer’s Hat.
(Mulch, Sweat and Shears sets are 8, 9, 10 and 11 p.m.; DJ starts at 6:30 p.m.)
A special “Lights, Camera, Happy New Year” fireworks show starring Mulch, Sweat and Shears
(11:55 p.m.)
Park hours on New Year’s Eve: 9 a.m.-midnight
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
“Mickey’s Jingle Jungle Parade”
(3:45 p.m.)
Park hours on New Year’s Eve: 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Bay Lake and Seven Seas Lagoon
The Electrical Water Pageant
(9 p.m.; plays to Magic Kingdom entrance area at 10:25 p.m.)
Wrapping it Up
There is so much going on for that evening, it will be hard to choose. If you have never seen Mulch, Sweat and Shears, though, they are a rockin’ great band. I saw them during the ESPN the Weekend and they are very talented and bring some great energy to the crowd.
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