The holiday event starts this weekend and runs on select dates through Jan. 4. It comes with regular park admission, so the only extra spending is on the add-ons.
Quick Facts
- Starts: Friday, Nov. 6, then select dates through Jan. 4, 2027
- Where: SeaWorld Orlando, 7007 Sea World Drive
- Cost: Included with park admission; SeaWorld’s single-day tickets are advertised online from $59.99, depending on the date
- Opening weekend park hours: Friday 10 a.m.–9 p.m. · Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m.–9 p.m.
It starts this weekend
SeaWorld Orlando switches over to its Christmas Celebration on Friday, Nov. 6, weeks before most holiday events in town get going. It runs on select dates through Jan. 4, 2027, and the park says it’s included with regular theme park admission, with no separate ticket or reservation needed.
Saturday, Nov. 7, is the first date for Winter Wonderland on Ice, the park’s Broadway-style skating show set to classic Christmas songs. It runs on select dates through Jan. 5. The Holiday Reflections fireworks go up every event night through Jan. 1, and they can be seen around the lagoon at park close.
What’s included with admission
- Millions of lights and the park’s “sea of trees”
- Live holiday shows, including Winter Wonderland on Ice on select dates
- Santa meet-and-greets and photos inside the Waterway Grill
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Bumble at Rudolph’s Christmas Town on the Pipeline Pathway
- The Sesame Street Christmas Parade in Sesame Street Land
- Holiday shopping, including a new Christmas Market
Show and parade times change by date, so check the park’s hours page or the SeaWorld app before you go.
What costs extra
The festive food and drinks are sold separately. The Festive Food and Sip Sampler is $35.99 for five samples or $59.99 for 10, good during the event from Nov. 6 to Jan. 4. Dinner with Santa is listed from $30.80 for adults, marked down from $44, and $19.99 for kids 3 to 9. On select nights from Nov. 7 to Dec. 19, a Cookies, Cocoa, & Milk add-on puts you in a private fireworks viewing area at Lakeside Grill Cantina, from $29.99 for adults and $14.99 for kids. Parking starts at $35.
Florida residents keeping the day cheap can pair this with a different kind of holiday-season deal: Gatorland’s half-price resident admission runs through Nov. 30. For everything else happening this weekend, see our Nov. 5–8 weekend guide.
Why We’re Hyped
A lot of the holiday programming at SeaWorld comes with a regular ticket, including the ice show and the fireworks. Opening weekend also has the park open until 9 p.m. all three nights, so you can catch the lights after dark without a separate event ticket.
The Details
- Dates: Select dates, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, through Jan. 4, 2027
- Opening weekend park hours: Friday, Nov. 6, 10 a.m.–9 p.m. · Saturday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m.–9 p.m. · Sunday, Nov. 8, 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Show times vary; check the park hours page.
- Address: SeaWorld Orlando, 7007 Sea World Drive, Orlando, FL 32821
- Admission: Included with theme park admission; single-day tickets advertised online from $59.99, with prices that vary by date
- Add-ons: Festive Food and Sip Sampler $35.99 (5 samples) or $59.99 (10) · Dinner with Santa from $30.80 adults, $19.99 kids 3–9 · Cookies, Cocoa, & Milk from $29.99 adults, $14.99 kids 3–9
- Parking: From $35
- Links: Christmas Celebration · Park hours · Tickets · Holiday add-ons
