Typical holiday fireworks/parade times?

[adikted2disney]

I'm making our ressies for our dinners at DL/DCA. What are the typical times for the holiday fireworks and parade? This is our first time going during the holidays and I can't find the info anywhere, plus the DL website does not have the entertainment schedule up yet for December We will be dining early, around 5pm and I don't want to miss anything special!!! Thanks!!

[Darkbeer]

When and what day?

The first half of December is the slow off-season hours, so normally fireworks at 7:45 PM during the week (5:45 PM on the 7th and 8th due to Disneyland closing early for private parties) and 9:25 for fireworks on weekends.

The second half of December will have Fireworks at 9:25 nightly, with the exception of Christmas Eve, when they will be (educated guess) 7:45 PM, since the park will close early (8 PM).

As for Parades, during the slow days, one parade, guess is 6:30 PM, though it might be earlier, and 2 parades on busy days (when the Fireworks go off at 9:25 PM), usually 3:30 PM and around 6:30 PM. On December 5th and 6th, Parades will be around Noon and 3 PM due to the Candlelight Ceremony, which requires the closure of parts of the parade route for the evening events.

[adikted2disney]

Thanks so much for your help. I was curious because I know it gets dark a lot earlier and I'm so used to going in the summer. We'll be there Fri 12/11-Sun 12/13.

[3Princesses1Prince]

Friday-Sunday park should be open until 11 or 12.

Fireworks: 9:25 pm
holiday parade: 3:30 and 6:30

[Teddi]

Fireworks: 9:25 pm
holiday parade: 3:30 and 6:30

That's the same tenative schedule we're using for the weekend times too.

IF things did change though, you probably could change your ressie times that far out (though I will say the other day the disneyland calendar was only 42 days out, not 45).

Also, they are going to be doing an extra show for the Princess & the Frog on the Mark Twain... times aren't posted for that yet.