The most wonderful time of the year just got a little more magical. Disney launched a brand new global holiday campaign on November 9 called Make the Holidays Magic, bringing together holiday celebrations across the Disney parks, Disney Cruise Line, Disney+, Hulu, ABC and Disney Store, along with giving programs that help children and families in need.
“Disney has long been part of the traditions, memories, and moments that make the holiday season so special for families around the world,” said Asad Ayaz, Chief Marketing and Brand Officer for The Walt Disney Company. “This season, we’re bringing the best of Disney together to give families more ways to make the holidays magic: a trip they’ll talk about for years, a new favorite to watch together, the perfect gift under the tree and, for the children and families who need it most, a wish come true.”
It Starts With The Invisible Horse
The campaign kicked off with A Disney Holiday Short: The Invisible Horse, a new short film from director Dougal Wilson. It follows Jack, a boy who believes he has outgrown the magic of Christmas, until a mysterious invisible creature enters his life and pulls him into an adventure that brings him closer to his family. It is streaming now on Disney+ and online. Watch it and learn more in Disney’s New Holiday Short The Invisible Horse.
How You Can Help Make the Holidays Magic
The heart of this campaign is giving back. All season long, Disney is teaming up with Make-A-Wish, Blue Star Families, Toys for Tots and other nonprofits to grant holiday wishes, create special moments for military families and deliver toys and surprises to children around the world.
Those moments will happen through events, performances, celebrity appearances, toy drives, Disney Store shopping sprees and more at Disney Parks, Disney on Broadway and Disney On Ice. You will also see these stories on Dancing with the Stars, Good Morning America, The View, Tamron Hall, Live with Kelly and Mark, The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular and the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade.
Want to help? Visit Disney.com/HolidayMagic, where you can donate to Make-A-Wish or donate a toy to Toys for Tots through Disney Store.
For a look at what a Disney wish can mean to a family, don’t miss A Holiday Wish Comes True: Jack Skellington and Sally Help a Make-A-Wish Kid Bring Christmas to Magic Kingdom.
Holiday Magic at the Disney Parks
Walt Disney World Resort
Celebrate at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays presented by AdventHealth, Disney Jollywood Nights and more. Plan your visit with What’s New at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2026, our Disney Jollywood Nights 2026 guide, Christmas at Walt Disney World 2026: Your Complete Holiday Guide and Thanksgiving at Disney World 2026.
Disneyland Resort
A Christmas Fantasy Parade and “it’s a small world” Holiday return to Disneyland Park, along with World of Color: Season of Light and Disney Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure. See our Disney Festival of Holidays 2026 Foodie Guide and Disneyland Holiday Food Guide 2026.
Around the World
- Disneyland Paris: Disney Enchanted Christmas comes to World of Frozen in Disney Adventure World for the very first time.
- Shanghai Disney Resort: The 10th anniversary celebration continues, along with the return of Disney Winter Frostival.
- Tokyo Disney Resort: Holiday entertainment includes Toys Wondrous Christmas!
- Disney Cruise Line: Very Merrytime Cruises turn select sailings into winter wonderlands with holiday décor, characters and festive entertainment.
Holiday Movies and Specials on Disney+, Hulu and ABC
Disney+ and Hulu
Classics like Home Alone, A Christmas Story, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation are all streaming. New holiday specials this season include Mickey’s Home Alone, A Proud Family Wizmas, Dasher and Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: The Getaway.
Look for new holiday episodes of Phineas and Ferb, Sofia the First: Royal Magic, Big City Greens, Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends and more, plus Hulu holiday episodes of Bob’s Burgers and Family Guy. Disney+ Perks is also running a Holiday Challenge with special surprises for eligible subscribers.
ABC
ABC’s holiday lineup includes Dancing with the Holidays, CMA Country Christmas from Nashville, The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular and the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, along with holiday episodes of Abbott Elementary and Scrubs.
Freeform
Freeform’s 25 Days of Christmas runs December 1 through Christmas with favorites like A Very Jonas Christmas Movie, The Santa Clause, Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas and Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas. See the full Freeform 25 Days of Christmas schedule.
Looking for even more? Check out New Christmas Movies 2026: Every Holiday Movie Coming to Disney+, Netflix, Hallmark and Theaters and our Disney+ and Streaming News and Guide.
Disney Gifts for Everyone on Your List
Disney Store and retailers like Amazon, Walmart and Target are stocked with toys, apparel, accessories, books and collectibles for every fan. This year’s big themes include Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday, Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5, Winnie the Pooh’s 100th anniversary and holiday classics like Home Alone.
Need gift ideas? See Disney’s 2026 holiday gift cards and free stocking pins, every Avengers: Doomsday brand collab and our Disney Brand Collaborations page.
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Source: The Walt Disney Company
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