Muppet Mayhem Brings Kermit to Disney's Hollywood Studios: Every Walt Disney World Passholder Perk Right Now

By entgrove · June 10, 2026

Walt Disney World's Annual Passholder board now leads with a Kermit the Frog magnet, a Key Lime Kermit Milk Shake and an exclusive PhotoPass Magic Shot at Disney's Hollywood Studios, all running August 11 to September 24, 2026. Behind it sits $10 off all three hard-ticket parties, $30 off Disney After Hours, $49 water park tickets and room offers that run to Christmas Eve.

Kermit the Frog is the face of the newest Walt Disney World Annual Passholder offer, and he brings a magnet, a milkshake and a Disney PhotoPass Magic Shot to Disney's Hollywood Studios from August 11 to September 24, 2026. Behind that limited run, the Passholder slate has quietly filled up for the rest of the year: ten dollars off every hard-ticket party, discounted after-hours events, a new merchandise collection and room offers that reach Christmas Eve.

Muppet mayhem takes over Disney's Hollywood Studios

The headline offer is a three-part Muppets run at Disney's Hollywood Studios, timed to the reworked Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, which now sends riders through Hollywood to the sound of Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. Everything below is Passholder-only and everything runs the same window, August 11 to September 24, 2026.

The quarterly Passholder magnet is the piece most people will queue for. This one is Kermit on a log with his banjo, and it is handed out at Mickey Shorts Theater from park open to park close. Passholders need to be present and show a valid Annual Pass card, a linked MagicBand, MagicBand+ or Disney MagicMobile pass, plus a government-issued photo ID. One magnet per Passholder, while supplies last.

Dockside Diner handles the food side with the Key Lime Kermit Milk Shake, a vanilla milkshake finished with key lime cake crumbs, key lime sauce and sprinkles. It is sold daily during the restaurant's normal operating hours while supplies last, first come first served, and it requires the same Annual Pass ID from the Tickets and Passes section of My Disney Experience along with a photo ID.

The Disney PhotoPass Magic Shot puts Kermit and his banjo into the frame, and there is a banjo prop on hand for anyone who wants to make it a duet. The photographer is stationed at the end of Hollywood Boulevard near Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, working 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM every day of the run.

Ten dollars off all three hard-ticket parties

All three of this year's separately ticketed parties carry the same $10 per ticket Passholder discount, and it applies only when the Passholder is logged in to the MyDisney account their pass is linked to. That is the step people miss most often: the discount does not appear if the browser session is signed out or signed in as someone else.

At Magic Kingdom, Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is the limited-capacity event on select evenings. The night is built around the Mickey's Boo-To-You Halloween Parade and its Haunted Mansion contingent, the Disney's Not-So-Spooky Spectacular fireworks, and the Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular with the Sanderson Sisters. Mickey and Minnie meet in costume at Town Square Theater, and Stitch runs a masquerade dance party at the Rockettower Plaza Stage in Tomorrowland with Lilo and Angel. Three attractions get party overlays: Space Mountain runs in pitch-black darkness with spooky music, Mad Tea Party picks up special lighting, and Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor rewrites its jokes for Halloween.

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party takes over the same park from November 8 through December 22, 2026, with $10 off select November and December party nights. Cookies and hot and cold holiday drinks are included at designated spots around the park. Elsa and the rest float past in Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade, Minnie's Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks close the night, and Mickey's Most Merriest Celebration plays the Cinderella Castle stage. The attraction overlays go further here: Space Mountain adds high-energy holiday tunes and festive lighting, Tomorrowland Speedway becomes Race Through the Holidays, Mad Tea Party spins to one of four holiday combinations of lights and music, Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor works in a seasonal show, and Jingle Cruise runs all day, party ticket or not.

Over at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney Jollywood Nights is the five-hour party on select nights from November 7, 2026 to January 5, 2027, with $10 off any night. Digital photos and videos taken during the event come with the ticket, which is a real saving on its own. Jack Skellington hosts What's This? Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-Along at the Hyperion Theater, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy host Disney Holidays in Hollywood at the Theater of the Stars, and Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! handles the nighttime spectacular. Duffy, Santa Stitch, Phineas and Ferb, and Miguel from Coco are among the characters out for the night.

Ticket sales for the two holiday parties opened to Disney Resorts Collection and select hotel guests on July 9, 2026, and to everyone else on July 16. Halloween party tickets went on sale earlier, May 5 for resort guests and May 12 for everyone else.

After-hours events, water parks and Disney Springs

The after-hours discounts are the deepest on the board in absolute terms. Disney After Hours takes $30 off a ticket at either park running it: EPCOT on select evenings from January 22 to September 24, 2026, and Disney's Hollywood Studios on select evenings from January 14 to September 12, 2026. Both are three hours after the gates close, with lower waits and popcorn, ice cream novelties and select bottled drinks included.

Disney H2O Glow After Hours at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon water park carries a 20% Passholder discount. It is a three-hour, limited-capacity night after the park closes, with the slides and pools lit up, select snacks and soft drinks included, a DJ dance party, and a character lineup that leans on rarely-seen 1990s faces including Powerline Max and the Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers. Tickets went on sale April 24, 2026.

For daytime swimming, Passholders can buy 1-Day Water Park Tickets for $49 plus tax, good at either Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach, and the price extends to the Passholder plus up to three guests. Tickets must be used within a year of purchase, though the amount paid on an unused ticket can be applied toward a new one at the current price. Water parks do not currently require a park reservation, but they do close seasonally and for weather, so the Hours and Events calendar is worth a look before driving over.

At Disney Springs, Drawn to Life presented by Cirque du Soleil and Disney gives Passholders up to 20% off performances through December 13, 2026, in seat categories 3 through 9. The limit is 8 tickets per Passholder for the whole program period. Tickets bought online have to be collected at the Drawn to Life box office will call with the Annual Pass ID and a photo ID, so this is not one to buy for someone else as a gift.

The current Passholder merchandise collection

Four merchandise items are on the board right now, and two of them are tied to a specific park cart rather than a shop.

Passholder popcorn bucket by Ashley Taylor

Passholder tumbler by Joey Chou

Passholder apparel and accessories collection

Halloween party Passholder shirt and pin

The popcorn bucket, designed by illustrator Ashley Taylor, covers all four theme parks and works in characters from past Passholder magnets. It is sold at three carts only: the popcorn cart in World Celebration at EPCOT near Creations Shop, Chakranadi near Maharajah Jungle Trek at Disney's Animal Kingdom, and the Mainstage Cart in the Disney Springs Marketplace between World of Disney and Ghirardelli. Limit two per person per transaction, and no other discounts stack on it.

The tumbler carries artwork by Joey Chou and is nonrefillable, sold with a nonalcoholic drink of the buyer's choice through mobile order in My Disney Experience. It is available at Pizzafari at Disney's Animal Kingdom, Backlot Express and Dockside Diner at Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Connections Eatery and Regal Eagle Smokehouse at EPCOT.

The wider apparel collection sits in four stores: Creations Shop at EPCOT, Emporium at Magic Kingdom, Discovery Trading Company at Disney's Animal Kingdom and World of Disney at Disney Springs. It runs to an adult zip-up hoodie, an adult tee, an adult baseball hat and a Corkcicle canteen. The Loungefly crossbody bag that launched with it has already sold out. Limit two of each item per Passholder.

The Halloween party shirt and pin are a separate case: they are sold at Emporium on party nights only, from August 7 to October 31, 2026, and buying them requires a party ticket on top of the pass.

Room offers reach to Christmas Eve

Two Passholder room offers are live at select Disney Resorts Collection hotels. The first covers most arrivals from July 30 to October 3, 2026. The second saves up to 30% on select nights from October 4 to December 24, 2026, which is unusually late in the year for a discount that size to still include the holiday run-up.

The perks that come with every pass

Underneath the seasonal offers, the year-round benefits have not changed. Passholders get hundreds of discounts on dining, shopping and experiences across the resort. Those apply automatically to eligible purchases made online or in the My Disney Experience app while logged in, and in person by showing the Annual Pass ID from the app alongside a government-issued photo ID.

Standard theme park parking is included with every pass. Show the pass and a photo ID at the parking plaza. Anyone who wants preferred parking pays only the difference between the posted standard and preferred rates rather than the full preferred price.

MagicBand+ has its own package. Each Passholder can buy one MagicBand+ per Annual Pass before arrival through My Disney Experience and get free shipping, free personalization and a custom shipping box. The band arrives already linked to the account.

Golfers save 15% at Disney's Magnolia, Palm, Lake Buena Vista and Oak Trail golf courses. Tee times go through 407-939-4653, and anyone under 18 needs a parent or guardian's permission to call.

The Passholder Buzz inside the My Disney Experience app is where all of this is announced first. Notifications are set under the app menu at Account, then Profile, then Mobile Device Notifications. Discounts only start working once the pass is linked to a MyDisney account, which is also where the pass comparison lives for anyone weighing an upgrade.

Park entry rules and the fine print

Park entry is the detail that catches people out. A theme park reservation may be required depending on the date, but Passholders can enter without one on a good-to-go day or after 2:00 PM, with one exception: that after-2:00 PM entry does not apply at Magic Kingdom on Saturdays and Sundays. Blockout dates apply to every pass tier, and reservation requirements can change.

The rest of the standard terms:

• Benefits and discounts are set solely by Disney, come with restrictions and exclusions, and may work at only select locations
• Passes are nontransferable, nonrefundable, for personal use only, and cannot be combined with another discount, offer or promotion
• Merchandise perks cannot be used to buy items for resale
• Some benefits may be unavailable during periods of limited capacity, and Annual Passes can be pulled from sale at any time
• Separately priced activities and events are excluded, and offerings can change or close without notice

What this means for Passholders

The Kermit run is the piece with a hard deadline. September 24 closes the magnet, the milkshake and the Magic Shot at once, and magnets in particular tend to run out before the posted end date, so a Passholder who wants all three should treat Mickey Shorts Theater as the first stop rather than the last. Everything else on this list rewards planning further out: the party discounts hold through early January, the holiday room offer runs to Christmas Eve, and the $49 water park ticket is the cheapest way to cover guests who are not on a pass. Current offers are listed under the Passholder section of DisneyWorld.com and announced first through the Passholder Buzz in My Disney Experience.