Disney Starlight is back on the schedule for the four November nights it had been missing at Magic Kingdom. The nighttime parade now runs at 6:45 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Monday, November 16, Wednesday, November 18, Saturday, November 21, and Monday, November 23.
Those were the only regular park nights in that stretch without a performance. With the new showtimes, Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away is scheduled twice on every night without a Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party through November 28, the last date Disney has posted showtimes for.
Why The Parade Was Missing
On Monday, November 9, the Walt Disney World website showed “No performance today” for Disney Starlight every night from Sunday, November 15, through Saturday, November 21, plus Monday, November 23. Four of those nights are party dates, and Disney does not run Starlight on party nights. The other four were regular nights, and Disney had not said why the parade was off.
Blog Mickey flagged the gap that morning, and by late afternoon the My Disney Experience app was showing the two new performances on each of the four nights.
Planning Those Nights
All four are late nights at Magic Kingdom, with an 11 p.m. close on November 16, 21 and 23 and a 10 p.m. close on November 18. Happily Ever After stays at 8 p.m., so you can catch the first parade, the fireworks and then the second parade in one evening on Main Street, U.S.A., without leaving the park early. Starlight is also on the schedule for Sunday, November 22, and Thanksgiving night, November 26, at the same two times.
Disney Starlight debuted on July 20, 2025, as Magic Kingdom’s nighttime parade. It follows the Blue Fairy’s magic down Main Street, U.S.A., with characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar films, an original score mixed with classic Disney melodies, and a finale train inspired by the Main Street Electrical Parade. Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party fills 25 nights this season, and Starlight sits out every one of them, so regular nights are the only chance to see it. If your trip lands on a party date and you do not have a party ticket, plan for one of the surrounding regular nights instead.
Magic Kingdom’s parade schedule has been shuffling all month to make room for Christmas. On top of that, Festival of Fantasy is sitting out November 10 and 11 as the park prepares for its Christmas parade, so it is worth checking the app for showtimes on the day of your visit.
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