How to Have a Disney Fourth of July

Here’s what’s happening at Walt Disney World to celebrate the Fourth of July. Fireworks abound this year, along with cool concerts, new parades and special shows. Best of all, the Disney theme parks are all open late!

Disney Fourth of July - The Magic Kingdom

• Opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 1 a.m.
• Disney’s Celebrate America! – A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky” – 9 p.m.
• “SpectroMagic” nighttime parade – 10:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m.
• Disney ticket required for admission

Disney Fourth of July at Epcot

• Future World opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m.
• World Showcase opens at 11 a.m. and closed at 10 p.m.
• Historic character appearances throughout the day at the American Pavilion
• Extra shows by the Voices of Liberty, the American Adventure musical group
• Special Fourth finale added to “Illuminations: Reflections of Earth” – 10 p.m.
• Sounds Like Summer Concert Series performers: Bjorn Again, an ABBA tribute.
• Disney ticket required for admission

Disney Fourth of July at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• Open 9 a.m. till 10 p.m.
• New! Block Party Bash interactive parade at 3 p.m.
• Fourth of July fireworks are at 9 p.m.
• The “Fantasmic!” show goes on at 10:30 p.m.
• Disney ticket required for admission

Disney Fourth of July at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

• Open 9 a.m. till 8 p.m.
• Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle Parade 4 p.m.
• Disney ticket required for admission

Disney Fourth of July at Downtown Disney

• Fourth of July fireworks at 10:30 p.m.
• No Disney ticket needed to explore the dining, entertainment and shopping at Downtown Disney!

There are a few places on Disney property, besides the Disney parks themselves, that offer a fine view of the Fourth of July fireworks at Walt Disney World. And you don’t need a Disney ticket to get in!

To see the Magic Kingdom’s fireworks show from a different perspective, dine atop Disney’s Contemporary Resort at the California Grill around show time, and you’ll be served a delicious treat that is not even on the menu!

Or check out the Fourth of July celebrations going on at Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios from Disney’s Boardwalk. From this vantage point, you can see the fireworks from both Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios!

2007 The Year of a Million Dreams

Walt Disney World has long been a magical place where dreams come true, and a new guest reward program implemented throughout the Walt Disney World Resort in 2007 already made that statement a reality for hundreds of thousands of people. The “Year of a Million Dreams” began in late 2006, and it’s still going strong with plans to continue through 2008. We have our own guest bonuses at DWTickets.com, and that includes cheap theme park tickets!

DWTickets.com helps makes your dreams come true with the best discounts on the tickets you need for your Orlando vacation. You can get all of your Walt Disney World tickets right here and get in on the “Disney Dreams Giveaway” like these lucky vacationers did last year:

One Florida family stepped off of Spaceship Earth at Epcot and was magically selected by a Disney Dream Squad member to receive a fabulous return trip to the Walt Disney World Resort valued at $5,200.

A 10-year-old boy from Colorado was transformed into an honorary “junior bellhop” at The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. He was presented with his very own Tower of Terror bellhop jacket and hat while still at the front gate, and then his family was escorted through the park to be the first guests of the day to take the terrifyingly thrilling plunge.

Just over a year ago, one lucky family from Michigan became the first guests to stay in the Cinderella Castle Suite at the Magic Kingdom Park. The family dined in Cinderella’s Royal Table restaurant before heading upstairs to spend an enchanted evening in a glorious suite of rooms fit for a princess at Cinderella’s Castle. These dream winners were selected randomly by the Disney Dreams Giveaway computer, and were riding the Star Tours attraction at the Studios when their seat number came up!

On Epcot’s Mission: SPACE, a rider from Maine was in the right spot at the right time, and he won an Adventures by Disney “Viva Italia” vacation package worth more than $25,000. His reward includes a nine-day, eight-night vacation of dreams through Rome and Venice, Italy.

The Disney Dreams Giveaway is continuing in 2008, and you don’t have to miss out. Get your Walt Disney World tickets today at DWTickets.com, and get in on the fun in the New Year!