A guest video from the Disney Wish shows the new Mickey train bucket driving across the counter when you press its smokestack. The Stitch "tree bucket" spotted with it looks more like a sipper.
Disney's newest holiday popcorn bucket doesn't just light up. It drives.
A TikTok from a Disney Wish sailing shows the Mickey Christmas train bucket rolling across the counter after a guest presses its smokestack, WDW News Today reported Tuesday. Pluto and a reindeer ride along in the window.
The video was shot at Luna's Libations, the snack stand for the ship's movie theater. Two more new holiday pieces were sitting next to it: a Christmas tree Stitch and the Toy Story gingerbread house bucket that first turned up in a Hong Kong Disneyland preview in September.
That's a cruise ship, though, not a theme park. WDWNT's headline says the buckets are "coming to Disney Parks," but there are no official park dates or prices yet. We couldn't find them on the Disney Parks Blog or Disney Eats.
Is the Mickey train popcorn bucket coming to Disneyland?
Yes. A Mickey Train Light-Up popcorn bucket is part of Disneyland's 2026 holiday lineup, which Disney Parks shared in September, Travel Tomorrow reported.
Disneyland's holiday season runs Nov. 13, 2026, through Jan. 6, 2027, so that's the likely window. Disneyland hasn't announced a release date or which carts will carry it.
The same train also showed up in a Hong Kong Disneyland preview in September. Disney World is the question mark. Nothing official puts the train in Florida yet.
Here's what's confirmed and what isn't:
Mickey Christmas train: confirmed for Disneyland, spotted on the Disney Wish, no price or date
Toy Story gingerbread house: seen in Hong Kong and on the Disney Wish, no U.S. park confirmed
Christmas tree Stitch: seen on the Disney Wish, may be a sipper, no park confirmed
Christmas Tree Truck: last year's bucket, back on the Disney Wish
What does the Toy Story gingerbread popcorn bucket look like?
It's packed. WDWNT described:
Woody in a Santa hat and beard, with Bo Peep in a red cape
Three sheep, a Pixar ball and letter blocks spelling "TOY"
A Little Green Man in the chimney, with another alien holding a wreath on the back
A red strap with snowflake cookie clips
In September, it had only been spotted at Hong Kong Disneyland, and WDWNT said it "may also be released stateside." Showing up on the Disney Wish is the first sign it's traveling beyond Hong Kong. Disney still hasn't said where else it's going.
Is the Stitch Christmas tree a popcorn bucket or a sipper?
Probably a sipper. Stitch is dressed as a Christmas tree, chewing on a candy cane, with see-through holiday lights. WDWNT said its size suggests a sipper rather than a popcorn bucket.
Our Sept. 5 first look also listed a Holiday Stitch Christmas Tree Sipper. So if you were hoping to fill Stitch with popcorn, you may be filling him with hot cocoa instead. Stitch has never been great at following the plan anyway.
How much will Disney's holiday popcorn buckets cost?
Disney hasn't said. For a ballpark, last year's light-up Christmas Tree Truck bucket cost $36.99 at Disneyland, with a limit of two per person, per transaction, WDWNT reported in November 2025. That same truck is back on the Disney Wish this year.
Disneyland's themed premium buckets and sippers this fall have mostly run between about $29 and $37, based on Mickey Visit's September price list. For comparison:
Cars 20th Anniversary Lightning McQueen bucket: $36.99
Tauntaun bucket: $33.49
Bullseye bucket: $26.99
A train with lights and a motor would make sense near the top of that range. That's our guess, not a Disney price.
Where did Disneyland sell last year's holiday bucket?
If the train follows the truck's path, here's where to look. Last year, the Christmas Tree Truck bucket sold at:
Disneyland Park: Alien Pizza Planet, Galactic Grill, Harbour Galley and several popcorn carts, including Central Plaza and Haunted Mansion
Disney California Adventure: Fairfax Market, Hollywood Lounge and the Grizzly Peak Airfield and Pixar Pier popcorn stands
Hotels: The Coffee House at the Disneyland Hotel and the Great Hall cart at the Grand Californian
Disney hasn't confirmed the train will follow that list. Check the Disneyland app once the season starts Nov. 13.
Until Disney posts prices, the only confirmed way to get your hands on the rolling train is apparently booking a cruise. That's one expensive popcorn bucket.
Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.
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Hat Tips:
WDW News Today (Nov. 3, 2026), the Disney Wish sighting and descriptions of the train, Stitch and Toy Story items
WDW News Today (Sept. 4, 2026), the Hong Kong Disneyland preview
Travel Tomorrow (Sept. 1, 2026), the Disneyland holiday lineup and season dates
WDW News Today (Nov. 14, 2025), last year's Christmas Tree Truck price, purchase limit and locations
Mickey Visit (Sept. 3, 2026), current Disneyland bucket and sipper prices
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