By India McCarty
Summer might just be getting started, but Hallmark already has their holiday plans in place! Here’s everything we know about the third annual Hallmark Christmas Experience.
“Every weekend from Thanksgiving to Christmas, the experience offers a sleigh full of ways for fans to enjoy the season with the ones they love most,” a press release provided to TV Insider announced.
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The Christmas Experience, which will once again take place in Kansas City, will include “new themes and elevated occasions, including events that give guests a peek behind the curtain at the season’s highly anticipated Countdown to Christmas premieres like HOLIDAY EVER AFTER: A DISNEY WORLD WISH COME TRUE and A GRAND BILTMORE CHRISTMAS, as well as fan-favorite series like WHEN CALLS THE HEART and HOPE VALLEY: 1874.”
HOLIDAY EVER AFTER: A DISNEY WORLD WISH COME TRUE stars Lacey Chabert and is set at the theme park.
“Storytelling is at the heart of both Disney and Hallmark, and that magic shines even brighter during the holidays,” Sally Conner, VP of Global Content for the Walt Disney Company, said in a statement. “We’re thrilled that Walt Disney World will serve as the immersive setting for a Hallmark holiday movie highlighting the cheerful festivities of the season. Across our theme parks, resorts and beyond, countless unique stories unfold and new memories are made every day with our guests. This film is a wonderful way to share that joy and pixie dust with fans everywhere.”
The Hallmark Christmas Experience will also feature previous programs like the Stars on Stage panels, Create and Learn workshops and Signature Dining Experiences.
TV Insider said, “…surrounding Crown Center Square will be transformed into an open-to-the public hot spot, complete with Hallmark-caliber decor and nightly light shows that illuminate the one-hundred-foot Mayor’s Christmas tree and surrounding buildings. There will also be live musical performances, and a Christmas market showcasing local and regional vendors.”
Hallmark stars like Nikki DeLoach, Erin Cahill, Taylor Cole, Tyler Hynes, Alison Sweeney, Kristoffer Polaha, Bethany Joy Lenz, Lori Loughlin, Holly Robinson Peete, Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner and more will all be in attendance.
“Creating ways to help people celebrate and connect is at the very core of our brand DNA at Hallmark, especially during the holiday season,” Lindsey Roy, Hallmark’s senior vice president of brand development, said in a 2024 statement. “We are so excited to bring this uniquely Hallmark experience to life, and can’t wait to watch people find joy and make memories together.”
The Hallmark Christmas Experience will kick off Nov. 27, running every weekend through Dec. 20.
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