Where to Get the Special MagicShots from Disney PhotoPass during Epcot’s Festival of the Holidays. The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays began on November 28 and will run through December 30, 2025, bringing holiday food, entertainment, and themed photo opportunities to the park. While you are on a Scavenger Hunt for Olaf’s Holiday Tradition this year, make sure to stop at each location and add in the new Disney PhotoPass Magic Shots!
Guests visiting the park can use the Disney PhotoPass service to capture pictures with special holiday backdrops, props, and digital “Magic Shots.” These limited-time photo opportunities are located across the park’s World Celebration and World Showcase areas.
PhotoPass Locations and Magic Shots during Epcot’s Festival of the Holidays 2025:
- Groot Snowman (Magic Shot)Near Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
- Festival PropNear the World Showcase entrance, under the Monorail beam
- Holiday Figment (Magic Shot)Available from most photographers in World Celebration and World Showcase
- Spaceship Earth Gingerbread Prop, the main park entrance, and the center of the World Celebration Gardens
- Sven & Olaf (Magic Shot) in the Norway pavilion
- Mistletoe (Magic Shot)Request from most photographers around the park
- Cookie Collage & Prop, by the holiday tree at the entrance of World Showcase
- Holiday Mickey Mouse Lights (Magic Shot)By the holiday tree at the entrance to World Showcase
- Holiday Tiny World (Magic Shot)Near the fountain just beyond the main park entranceDigital Effect
- Winter Confetti (Magic Shot)Request from most photographers around the parkDigital Effect
- Tinker Bell (Magic Shot)Various locations, including World Celebration, United Kingdom pavilion, and near the holiday treesDigital Effect
- Gift Box Prop Inside the Wandering Reindeer shop in the Norway pavilion
- Joy PropBy the holiday trees in the American Adventure pavilion and at the World Showcase entrance
- Bean Bunny (Magic Shot)By the holiday tree in the American Adventure pavilion
- Pluto’s Christmas Tree Collage (Magic Shot)Most locations around World Showcase, excluding the main entrance holiday tree
The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays features 16 Holiday Kitchens serving dishes that reflect holiday traditions from various countries. The event also includes the annual Candlelight Processional in the American Adventure pavilion, where a celebrity narrator tells the Christmas story.
Additional activities include the Holiday Cookie Stroll, where guests can purchase specific cookies from different kitchens and receive a complimentary cookie upon completion. The World Showcase also hosts Holiday Storytellers, who share cultural holiday traditions from their respective pavilions.
Where to Get the Special MagicShots from Disney PhotoPass during Epcot’s Festival of the Holidays
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