We know it might seem a bit early, but the Disney theme parks are already getting ready for Christmas! We have been talking about Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party for awhile now, but it seems that the parks are finally setting up for the big holiday season boom! The Orlando theme parks are always gorgeous around the holiday times. The staff members really take extreme care in decorating the parks with wreaths, lights, topiaries, Christmas trees and other holiday decorations representing the holiday beliefs of people from around the world. Aside from the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort, Disney’s Hollywood Studios also takes on a huge endeavor in decorating their park and preparing for some amazing holiday parades and their famous Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights.

The light decorations, put up in the back lots of Disney’s Hollywood Studios, are said to contain a million lights, turning the back of the park into a holiday wonderland. Beautiful music plays as “snow” falls to the ground. You’ll see angels, Santa, trees, holiday greetings spelled out in lights and many other gorgeous seasonal images in this famous Hollywood Studios event. The Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights originally came to the park in 1995 from Arkansas, where Jennings Osborne decorated his house to please his little girl. The display kept getting bigger and bigger until it moved to the House of Mouse.

Along with the Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights, which will run at Disney’s Hollywood Studios from November 10th to January 3rd, Hollywood Studios also puts on the “Hollywood Holly-Day Parade.” This great parade runs down Hollywood Boulevard and features all of your favorite Disney characters dressed up in holiday wear as they parade down the street singing holiday songs and waving to the Disney fans. For those of you that love Fantasmic! you’re also in luck, because the amazing fireworks and water show now has extra performances thanks to the extended hours the parks feature during the holiday season. If you’re planning a trip to the Walt Disney World Resort and want to experience the holiday joy make sure you head to Disney’s Hollywood Studios and experience the Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights.