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when was the disney christmas parade filmed

The Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade is not filmed on Christmas Day itself, but rather in early to mid‑November each year, mostly at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, with some additional musical segments filmed earlier or later in the season.

Filming dates in recent years

For the modern TV special often called the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, filming typically works like this:

  • The main parade portions are filmed over a single weekend in early November at Magic Kingdom, usually around the Veterans Day holiday.
  • In the last few years, the core parade taping has consistently happened on a Saturday–Sunday in that early‑November window.

Example: 2024 and 2025

Concrete recent examples help pin it down:

  • In 2024, the holiday parade was filmed at Magic Kingdom on November 9 and 10.
  • In 2025, principal filming again took place on a weekend in early November at Magic Kingdom, continuing the same pattern.

Extra musical numbers

Aside from the main parade pass‑throughs:

  • Additional musical performances and segments are shot on other days, sometimes in late October or later in November, and occasionally at Disneyland or other Disney locations.
  • These extra shoots provide the stage-style numbers and cutaway performances seen in the Christmas morning broadcast.

Why it’s filmed early

There are two big practical reasons the parade is filmed weeks before Christmas:

  • Disney needs time to edit the special before it airs starting around Thanksgiving and on Christmas Day.
  • Filming in early November allows Halloween decor to come down and Christmas decor to go up in time for the cameras, while still managing park operations and crowds.

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