Disney has added a week to Glimmering Greenhouses, the holiday version of Living with the Land at EPCOT. The overlay now runs through Jan. 6, 2027, and the classic ride returns Jan. 7.
EPCOT’s twinkling holiday boat ride is sticking around a little longer this year.
Glimmering Greenhouses, the holiday overlay of Living with the Land, will now run through Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2027, Disney Dining reports. The My Disney Experience app now shows the new end date.
That means the classic version of Living with the Land will not return until Thursday, Jan. 7.
What is Glimmering Greenhouses at EPCOT?
Glimmering Greenhouses is a holiday version of Living with the Land, the slow boat ride inside The Land pavilion.
During the holidays, the ride’s greenhouses are decked out with twinkling lights and festive touches. The ride itself stays open. Guests simply get the holiday version instead of the regular one.
That is why some headlines called this a “closure.” The standard version of Living with the Land is technically closed while the holiday version runs in its place.
What were the original Glimmering Greenhouses dates?
Disney first listed Glimmering Greenhouses with the same dates as the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays: Nov. 27 through Dec. 30, Disney Dining reports.
The new schedule adds one more week:
Opening day: Friday, Nov. 27 (no change)
New last day: Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2027
Classic Living with the Land returns: Thursday, Jan. 7, 2027, at 10 a.m.
With the change, the overlay will stay open a full week after the Festival of the Holidays ends.
Can you ride Glimmering Greenhouses during Extended Evening Hours?
Yes. Guests at select Disney Resort hotels can ride Glimmering Greenhouses during EPCOT’s Extended Evening Hours, Disney Dining reports.
Those evening sessions run from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on these Mondays:
Nov. 30
Dec. 7
Dec. 14
Dec. 21
Dec. 28
The Extended Evening Hours schedule has not changed.
Is the Behind the Seeds holiday tour also extended?
No. The separate Behind the Seeds: Glimmering Greenhouses walking tour has not been extended, according to Disney Dining.
Behind the Seeds is a paid guided tour of The Land’s greenhouses. If you want the holiday version of that tour, plan to book it during the original festival dates.
Why does the extra week matter?
The week after Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year at Walt Disney World. Many families visit between Christmas and the first week of January.
Before this change, anyone visiting from Dec. 31 through Jan. 6 would have missed the holiday version of the ride. Now they get one more chance to see it.
It also lines up with the start of EPCOT’s next festival. The 2027 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts runs from Jan. 15 through March 1, Inside the Magic reported earlier this year. That leaves about a week of regular EPCOT between the two events.
What is Living with the Land?
Living with the Land is one of EPCOT’s original attractions. It opened with the park in 1982 as Listen to the Land and took its current name in 1993.
The boat ride takes guests through scenes of farming history and into working greenhouses. Disney grows real crops there, and some of them are served in restaurants around Walt Disney World.
It is one of the calmest rides at EPCOT, and the line is usually short. That makes the holiday version an easy add to any EPCOT day.
When is the best time to ride Glimmering Greenhouses?
The ride is usually busiest in the afternoon, when guests duck inside The Land pavilion to escape the sun. Early morning or the evening are often calmer.
If you are staying at a Disney Resort hotel, the Extended Evening Hours dates are a good bet, since fewer guests are in the park.
What else is happening at EPCOT this holiday season?
The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays runs Nov. 27 through Dec. 30. It brings holiday food booths, storytellers from around World Showcase and the Candlelight Processional.
Glimmering Greenhouses is one of the festival’s biggest draws for families, since it is a ride everyone can do together.
Will you be at EPCOT during the extra week? Tell us if Glimmering Greenhouses is on your list.
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:
Disney Dining (Nov. 14, 2026), the new end date, original dates, Extended Evening Hours and the Behind the Seeds tour
Disney Fanatic (Nov. 14, 2026), the Jan. 7 return time for the classic ride
Inside the Magic (Nov. 14, 2026), the app listing and the overlay details
Inside the Magic (Sept. 2026), the 2027 Festival of the Arts dates
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