Official Disney Events Schedule
I will update this list as new information becomes available. Very
little information on official special events is released by more than
a few weeks prior to the event (although there are some exceptions).
If you're looking for more specific information or for information about
an event that is not listed here, I'd suggest you contact Walt Disney
World information at (407) 824-4321.
2003 Special Events
- Extended through February 2003, "100 Years of Magic Celebration,"
in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Walter Elias Disney.
Click here, for
more information on the new attractions and events going on at the Disney
/ MGM Studios.
- January 12 – WDW Marathon which features both a Full and
a Half Marathon that is run through and between the parks at WDW.
- January 30 - February 2; February 3-6 - Dream Week... Live,
Learn & Play with all time Braves Legends!!! -- Suit-up and play
with Braves all times greats and make your dream come true!! You've
dreamed about it since childhood. Now live it. This is your once-in-a-lifetime
chance to enter the world of Major League Baseball and live your dream
alongside many of your childhood heroes.This camp is open to males age
30 and over. ENTRY FEE $3195; For more information call 800-888-4376
ext. 200
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February 27 - March 28 – Atlanta Braves
Spring Training exhibition games at the Disney Wide World of Sports
Complex. Tickets go on sale January 4. Buy tickets in person at the
Disney Wide World of Sports box office, or call Ticketmaster at 407-839-3900.
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March 30 – First-ever Walt Disney World
Inline Marathon. The race will feature a 13.1-mile loop course that
begins and finishes at Disney's Wide World of Sports® Complex.
Call (407) 896-1160 to have a registration form mailed to you. Get
more information at the Disney Wide World of Sports Web site.
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April 19, 20, 26, 27, 3, Grad Nights at the Magic
Kingdom (Magic Kingdom closes early each of these days!). Here's
a link to the official
site of Disney's Youth Programs group.
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April 25 - June 8, 10th Annual
International Flower & Garden Festival, Epcot. My wife,
Barbara, provides a wonderful photo tour of the 2000
International Flower & Garden Festival and another photo tour
of the Topiary
presented at the 2001 International Flower & Garden Festival.
If you're a garden fan, and can plan your visit around the Festival,
you'll be glad you did!
- May 16-18, 23-25, 30 - June 1, 6-8, 13-15, Star Wars Weekends
at Disney-MGM Studios. There's a ton of information about this special
event at StarWars.Com.
- June 3-9, "Gay Day." Read more about this non-Disney-sponsored
event by clicking here.
- June 14 – “Mickey’s Toon Town of Pins”
at the Magic Kingdom
- July 4 Fourth of July Fun at the Walt Disney
World Resort
- August 18-23, 5th Disney Animation Event
- September (dates unconfirmed), Night
of Joy, contemporary Christian event at the Magic Kingdom.
- September 19-21 – “Disney’s Pin Celebration”
at Epcot
- October - (dates unconfirmed) Walt Disney World Golf Classic
- Annual PGA tournament. In the past, the even has been held at the
Lake Buena Vista Golf Club, but has been run over at the Magnolia and
Palm golf courses the past couple of years. Visit the official
site for more information and to buy tickets!
- October (dates unconfirmed) from 7:00 pm - 12:00 am each night,
Mickey's Not So Scary
Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom
- October - November (dates unconfirmed), Epcot International
Food & Wine Festival
- November (dates unconfirmed), 8th Annual ABC Super Soap Weekend
- Late November - Early December (dates unconfirmed)
from 7:00 pm to 12:00 am each night,
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom
- Late November - Early January (dates unconfirmed),
Holidays Around the World at Epcot (including the Candlelight Processional)
- Late November - Early January (dates unconfirmed),
Christmastime in the City at Downtown Disney
- Late November - Early January (dates unconfirmed),
Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights at Disney-MGM Studios
- December 31 New Year's Eve at Downtown Disney Pleasure Island
- December 31 New Year's Eve at Atlantic Dance on Disney's Boardwalk
- December 31 New Year's Eve at Animal Kingdom
- December 31 New Year's Eve at Cirque du Soleil
- December 31 New Year's Eve at Disney-MGM Studios
- December 31 New Year's Eve at Epcot
- December 31 New Year's Eve at the Magic Kingdom
2002 Special Events (for reference)
- October 1, 2001 - December 31, 2002, "100 Years of
Magic Celebration," in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth
of Walter Elias Disney. Click
here, for more information on the new attractions and events going
on at the Disney / MGM Studios.
- November 23, 2001 - January 7, 2002, The Osborne Family Spectacle
of Lights, Disney-MGM Studios
- November 23, 2001 - January 2, 2002, Christmastime in
the City, Downtown Disney
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April 19, 20, 26, 27, 3, Grad Nights at the Magic
Kingdom (Magic Kingdom closes early each of these days!). Here's
a link to the official
site of Disney's Youth Programs group.
-
April 19 - June 2, Epcot
International Flower & Garden Festival, Epcot. My wife,
Barbara, provides a wonderful photo tour of the 2000
International Flower & Garden Festival and another photo tour
of the Topiary
presented at the 2001 International Flower & Garden Festival.
If you're a garden fan, and can plan your visit around the Festival,
you'll be glad you did!
- The following are the "themed" weekends for 2002:
- April 19, Opening Ceremony
- April 26-28, I Dig Bugs Weekend
- May 3-5, Art in the Garden
- May 10-12, Mother's Day Invitational Flower Show
- May 17-19, Green Thumb Weekend
- May 24-27, Kids' Weekend
- and "Groovy Flower Power Concerts" are held nightly
at the America Gardens Theatre at 4:30, 5:45 and 7:10pm:
- April 19-21, Davy Jones
- April 22-24, Survivor
- April 25-28, Orleans
- April 29, Gary Lewis & The Playboys
- April 30-May 2, Eddie Money
- May 3-5, The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie
- May 6-7, Ron Dante of The Archies
- May 8-9, John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
- May 10-12, Paul Revere & The Raiders
- May 13-14, Gary Puckett
- May 15-16, Rare Earth, Iron Butterfly, Sugarloaf All-Stars
- May 17-20, Starship featuring Mickey Thomas
- May 21-23, The Grass Roots
- May 24-26, Arlo Guthrie
- May 27-29, The Rock N Roll Run House featuring The Knack
- May 30-June 2, The Nelsons
- June 2, "Gay Day." Read more about this non-Disney-sponsored
event by clicking here.
- July 4 Fourth of July Fun at the Walt Disney
World Resort
- August 18-23, 5th Disney Animation Event
- September 6 & 7, Night
of Joy, contemporary Christian event at the Magic Kingdom.
- October 11th, 17th, 20th, 25th, 27th, 31st and November 1st from
7:00 pm - 12:00 am each night,
Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom
- October 17 - October 20, 2002 Walt Disney World Golf Classic.
Visit the official
site for more information and to buy tickets!
- October 19 - November 17, Epcot International Food & Wine
Festival
- November 9 - 11, 7th Annual ABC Super Soap Weekend
- Late November - Early December (dates unconfirmed),
Mickey's Very Merry
Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom
- November 29 - December 30, Holidays Around
the World at Epcot (including the Candlelight Processional)
- December 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 17th,
19th and 20th from 7:00 pm to 12:00 am each night, Mickey's Very
Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom
- Late November - Early January (dates unconfirmed),
Christmastime in the City at Downtown Disney
- Late November - Early January (dates unconfirmed),
Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights at Disney-MGM Studios
- December 31 New Year's Eve at Downtown Disney Pleasure Island
- December 31 New Year's Eve at Atlantic Dance on Disney's Boardwalk
- December 31 New Year's Eve at Animal Kingdom
- December 31 New Year's Eve at Cirque du Soleil
- December 31 New Year's Eve at Disney-MGM Studios
- December 31 New Year's Eve at Epcot
- December 31 New Year's Eve at the Magic Kingdom
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