Unfortunately, no. The parade does not actually take place on December 25 — but viewers have the illusion thanks to the magic of Disney. In 2018, the show was actually taped sometime in mid-November, and hosts Jordan Fisher and Sarah Hyland provided the clues.
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Jordan posted a photo with the Modern Family star on Nov. 21 at the theme park — nearly one month ahead of the holiday. One eagle-eyed Disney goer revealed the parade was seemingly taped on Nov. 15, thanks to a minor parade schedule switch up.
"A Christmas Fantasy parade is being taped at Disneyland on Thursday, November 15, 2018. Just because I saw the schedule on that day where the parade is at 11:30 and 3:30. The normal time would be at 3:30 and 6:00 or 1:00 and 3:15," they wrote online. "Only that day is when the parade is at that time. Which means they are taping that day. Disneyland will do the whole parade because Disneyland has a longer parade route down Main Street U.S.A than Magic Kingdom in Florida."
So, if you want to attend a taping, you can start planning your Disney vacation ahead of next year's taping.
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