The Emmy^® Award-winning special "Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade" returns for its Christmas Day tradition featuring the beloved parade from Magic Kingdom Park alongside show-stopping performances and uplifting family and Cast Member stories from across Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Disneyland Resort in California, Disney Cruise Line, and Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Ko'Olina, Hawai'i. Hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro ("Dancing with the Stars," "America's Funniest Home Videos") and Ginnifer Goodwin, the voice of everyone's favorite bunny cop, Judy Hopps, in Disney's "Zootopia 2," with Maia Kealoha, who stars as Lilo in Disney's "Lilo & Stitch," serving as the parade correspondent, "Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade" airs Christmas morning, THURSDAY, DEC. 25, at 10:00 a.m. EST/9:00 a.m. CST/5:00 a.m. MST/5:00 a.m. PST on ABC and 11:00 a.m. EST/8:00 a.m. PST on Disney+ and Hulu. Performances include the following:

• Coco Jones — "This Christmas"
• Lady A — "Winter Wonderland"
• Mariah the Scientist — "Please Come Home For Christmas"
• Bebe Rexha — "Last Christmas"
• Nicole Scherzinger — "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
• Gwen Stefani — "White Christmas"
• Iam Tongi — "The Christmas Song"

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade - Christmas Day on ABC

"Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade" is produced by Disney executive and senior executive producer Sally Hopkins Conner, who brought on production company EverWonder Studio, and executive producers Michael Antinoro, Tiffany Faigus, Ashley Edens and Alfonso Ribeiro.

About Disney and Pixar's "Hoppers": What if you could talk to animals and understand what they're saying? In Disney and Pixar's all-new feature film "Hoppers," scientists have discovered how to "hop" human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals! The adventure introduces Mabel, an animal lover who seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world that are beyond anything she could have imagined. Directed by Daniel Chong and produced by Nicole Paradis Grindle, "Hoppers" features the voices of Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan and Jon Hamm. The film opens exclusively in theaters in 2026.

About "Moana": Disney's highly anticipated live-action reimagining of "Moana," starring Catherine Lagaʻaia as Moana and Dwayne Johnson, who reprises his role as the trickster demigod Maui, opens in U.S. theaters on July 10, 2026. In addition to Lagaʻaia and Johnson, the "Moana" cast includes Auckland, New Zealand, native John Tui as Moana's no-nonsense father, Chief Tui; Samoan-New Zealander Frankie Adams, who portrays Moana's playful and strong-willed mother, Sina; and Rena Owen, from Bay of Islands, New Zealand, as Moana's revered Gramma Tala. In Disney's live-action reimagining of the beloved Oscar^®-nominated animated adventure, Moana (Catherine Lagaʻaia) answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people. The film is directed by Emmy^® and Tony Award^® winner Thomas Kail ("Hamilton"); produced by Dwayne Johnson, Beau Flynn, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia and Lin-Manuel Miranda; and executive produced by Thomas Kail, Scott Sheldon, Charles Newirth and Auliʻi Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the animated features "Moana" and "Moana 2." Audiences can experience the brilliant cinematic sights, sounds and songs of "Moana" in U.S. theaters on July 10, 2026.