How to Watch the 2025 'Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade'

Looking to add a bit of Disney magic to your Christmas Day? We have some good news for you! Disney has officially announced how and when you can watch the 2025 Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade.

Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade

We always love tuning into this television special and bringing some Disney magic into our homes on Christmas. This year’s show features performances from stars such as Gwen Stefani, Coco Jones, Bebe Rexha, and more. Plus, you get to watch the Christmas parade in Magic Kingdom!

This year’s Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade will air Christmas morning, December 25th, at 10 AM ET/9 AM CT/5 AM MT/5 AM PT on ABC, and it will stream on Disney+, Hulu, and the Disney YouTube channel at 11 AM ET/8 AM PT. If you miss it live, the special will also be available to stream through January 4th, 2026.

We watched the parade as they were filming this year!

The special will be hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Ginnifer Goodwin, with Maia Kealoha as the parade correspondent. There will also be performances from Gwen Stefani, Coco Jones, Iam Tongi, Lady A, Nicole Scherzinger, Mariah the Scientist, and Bebe Rexha. Of course, the Christmas parade will also be making its way down Main Street, U.S.A., and there will even be a special Disney Villains portion of the parade! There will also be a touching story recognizing a Disney World Cast Member.

©Disney/Omark Reyes

This year marks 42 years of the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, and we can’t wait to tune in on Christmas morning. We got to be in the audience while they were filming the parade, and it was just as good as always! We are already setting reminders so we can tune it.

Christmas parade filming

Curious how else you can celebrate the season at Disney World? Don’t miss out on the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. Check out our video of the festival to learn all about it: