Night of Joy at Walt Disney World – ARCHIVED

Night of Joy was a Christian Music Concert series hosted at WDW’s Magic Kingdom for 35 years, from 1983 to 2017.

It was often hosted in September, which is prime hurricane season in Florida, and so while it always ran, sometimes a few performances were cancelled due to this. The official line for why it was cancelled in 2018 was that Disney is “continually changing our offerings.”

The Eat to the Beat concert series was introduced in 2014 so while it didn’t replace Night of Joy, that is the common assumption.

Frequent performers were Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, MercyMe, Newsboys, Red and toby mac. We have volunteered with Newsboys and toby mac concerts outside of Disney World and were so proud of that connection with Disney and our Christian life.

As Christians, we are disappointed to see that Disney has discontinued this offering and thus furthered itself from Christian messaging, which Walt himself stated was central to his vision for the company:

“All I ask of myself is to live a good Christian life and toward that objective I bend every effort in shaping my personal, domestic and professional activities and growth.”

While the Candlelight Processional continues to share a Christian message at Christmastime, we can only hope that Disney’s executives return to Disney’s beliefs and reinstate more offerings that celebrate Christianity and Christian beliefs at the parks and within the Disney company as a whole.

Who has attended Night of Joy at Walt Disney World? I would love to hear your thoughts!

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