Disney Jollywood Nights adds two January nights, Jan. 3 and 5, with 10 of the season's 15 nights on sale as of Nov. 8

Disney Jollywood Nights, the separately ticketed holiday party at Disney's Hollywood Studios, has 15 scheduled nights from Nov. 7, 2026, to Jan. 5, 2027. Disney says the season is "extending into January for the first time". When Disney's ticket calendar was read at about 10:35 p.m. on Nov. 8, 10 nights were on sale at $189 to $199 plus tax, and five were sold out. [C17, C22-C36]

What changed

• Two January nights: Sunday, Jan. 3, and Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027. Disney's post says January's nights fall on "select Sundays and Tuesdays."
• Earlier seasons ended in December: the last night was Dec. 20 in 2023, by Disney's own post. DVC News lists 2024's December nights as "December 2, 7, 11, 14, 18 and 21". TouringPlans gives Dec. 22 as the last night in 2025. The event began in 2023, and Disney's post still describes it as running "each November and December".
• All 15 nights: Nov. 7, 14, 16, 21, 23 and 28; Dec. 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21 and 23; Jan. 3 and 5.
• When it was announced: WDWNT reported on June 24 that it was "the first time the event will go into January". General sale was July 16, and Disney's post with the dates is dated Oct. 6.

What was left to buy on Nov. 8

These are the prices on Disney's ticket calendar at about 10:35 p.m., per ticket, before tax. [C17, C25, C26, C28-C35] - Nov. 21: $189. Nov. 23: $194. - Dec. 7: $194. - Dec. 12, 14, 19, 21 and 23: $199. - Jan. 3: $194. Jan. 5: $189. - Sold out: Nov. 7, 14, 16 and 28, and Dec. 5.

Treat Dec. 5 as sold out. Disney's page data flags its adult ticket as sold out and its child ticket, for ages 3 to 9, as not, and this post did not select the child ticket alone.

Disney's event page still gives the whole season's range, "$169 to $199 per ticket, plus tax (prices vary by event date)." BlogMickey's Nov. 4 table lists Nov. 16 at $169, the lowest price in that table, and Nov. 16 is one of the sold-out nights. So the lowest price on sale on Nov. 8 was $189.

This list can change within a day. Disney's calendar listed Dec. 5 as available at $194 at about 8 p.m. on Nov. 8, and as sold out at about 10:35 p.m. the same night. BlogMickey reported Nov. 7 sold out on Oct. 11, Nov. 14 on Nov. 1 and Nov. 28 on Nov. 4. Disney's calendar showed Nov. 16 sold out as well by Nov. 8. Disney's ticket page warns that "Events often sell out early."

Fan sites say the season's first night took place on Nov. 7. The Main Street Mouse says "we were there for opening night on Saturday, November 7". WDWInfo's Chloé Ferreira says "I’m back from opening night". Pirates & Princesses says the event "opened Saturday, Nov. 7".

If you live here

• No park ticket needed: the event tickets "do not require an additional day theme park ticket or theme park reservation."
• Hours: "This 5-hour event takes place from 7:30 PM to 12:30 AM." Ticket holders are admitted "as early as 5:30 PM". One WDWInfo writer says "the event itself runs from 7 PM to 12:30 AM", and Disney's event page and ticket page both say 7:30.
• Early shows: BlogMickey's show schedule lists the Sing-Along from 6:30 p.m. and Disney Holidays in Hollywood from 7:00 p.m., so some shows start before 7:30.
• No refunds: "Tickets are nontransferable and nonrefundable." Check the date before you buy, because Disney calls this a "limited capacity event".
• Discounts: Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members "can save $10 per ticket to Disney Jollywood Nights, valid for all event nights." The ticket page says "eligible Disney Vacation Club Members". This post did not see a discounted checkout.
• Children: "save $10 per ticket for children ages 3 to 9." Disney also says "children younger than age 3 don't need a ticket."
• To buy: Disney's post says "Purchase Jollywood Nights tickets online or call Disney Central at 407-934-7639."
• New this year: Disney's post lists "New this year, the Checkin’ It Twice Lounge in Animation Courtyard".

A regular park day on a party night

Check Disney's park calendar first. Three fan sites describe the evening, two of them giving 7:00 p.m., and none is Disney. BlogMickey says the park "closes to regular guests at 7:00pm on every Jollywood event night." Kenny the Pirate says "Regular Park Guests must exit the park at 7:00 pm on these nights". Disney Tourist Blog says the 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. event hours are "when the park is closed to day guests". A read of Disney's calendar page for this post on Nov. 8 returned the park's general page with no hours. That doesn't show Disney hasn't posted them, but nothing this post read from Disney confirms any of the three.

What this rests on

• The dates all come from Disney. WDWNT, BlogMickey and TouringPlans repeat them, which shows Disney said it, not a separate confirmation.
• The calendar is Disney's live sales system, read in a browser on Nov. 8 at about 10:35 p.m. [C22-C36] November was on screen; December and January come from the same page's markup, with the same sold-out marking. This post did not add tickets to a cart or check a price with tax.
• "First time" is Disney's claim, and the earlier seasons' last nights support it.
• That the first night took place rests on fan sites, not on Disney.