Disney Jollywood Nights 2026: Dates, Prices and Whether It Beats Very Merry

Jollywood Nights is Hollywood Studios’ Christmas party, and it is the grown-up one. Art deco styling, a jazz-age Hollywood theme, cocktails, and entertainment aimed squarely at adults rather than at children collecting sweets.

It is the newest of Disney World’s hard-ticket parties and still the least understood, which is exactly why it is worth considering.

Dates and prices for 2026

Checked on Disney’s booking page on 13 October 2026, when 7 November had sold out and the other 14 nights were on sale. Confirm on Disney’s site before booking.

Two hours of early entry, and a five-hour party

Entry from 5.30pm for a party starting at 7.30pm means the ticket is worth seven hours in the park, not five. It also runs to 12.30am, half an hour later than Very Merry.

Very Merry still gives more time overall, 8 hours from its 4pm entry, according to Disney, which matters when you are dividing the cost by hours.

Jollywood or Very Merry?

Pick Jollywood if you want cocktails, live music and shorter queues on the big rides. Pick Very Merry if you have children, want the castle, the parade and free cookie and drink stops.

Jollywood is also the only one that runs into January, which is useful if you are travelling after Christmas when Very Merry has finished.

Worth knowing

• Fewer nights means faster sell-outs. 15 nights against Very Merry’s 25, in a park with lower capacity. Popular dates go early.
• It is genuinely quieter. Rise of the Resistance and Slinky Dog Dash have far shorter queues than on a normal day, which for some people justifies the ticket on its own.
• Hollywood Studios closes early to day guests on party nights, same as Magic Kingdom does for Very Merry. Check before you set your park days.
• The theming is the point. If you only want ride time, a Hollywood Studios After Hours ticket ($159 to $199 in 2027, according to Disney) delivers more of it.

See the full events calendar for how it fits the rest of the year, and the Hollywood Studios guide for the park itself.

Sources

• Disney Parks Blog, Disney Jollywood Nights 2026 dates, tickets and more. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
• Walt Disney World, Purchase. Retrieved 13 October 2026.
• Walt Disney World, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. Retrieved 13 October 2026.
• Walt Disney World, After Hours. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

We check every date and price against Disney’s own listings before publishing, and say so plainly when Disney has not announced something. How we work is set out in our editorial standards.

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