Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition is back for the 2026 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays. Maps cost the same $11.99 as last year, and every finished map earns a Frozen prize.
Olaf is heading back out to World Showcase, and the price of tagging along has not changed.
Disney has set the dates for the 2026 Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition, the scavenger hunt that runs during the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. It starts Friday, Nov. 27, the day after Thanksgiving, and runs through Wednesday, Dec. 30, BlogMickey reports.
Maps and stickers cost $11.99 plus tax.
How does EPCOT’s Olaf scavenger hunt work?
It is simple enough for little kids and a fun excuse for adults to wander.
Guests buy a map and a sheet of stickers at select EPCOT shops, including Creations Shop and Disney Traders. Then they walk World Showcase looking for Olaf figures hidden in the pavilions.
Each Olaf has found a holiday tradition from that country. When you spot him, you put the matching sticker on your map.
In 2024, BlogMickey counted 13 Olaf figures around the park, including a stop at CommuniCore Hall.
What is the prize for Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition?
Every map can be traded for one keepsake, which Disney calls a prize “worth melting for.”
You do not have to find every Olaf to earn it. Bring your map to Disney Traders, Creations Shop or World Traveler when you are done.
Disney has not shown the 2026 prize yet. In 2024, the keepsakes were Frozen character stencils for decorating a seasonal drink.
How much does the EPCOT scavenger hunt cost in 2026?
The map is $11.99 plus tax, the same as last year.
That price has held since Disney raised EPCOT festival scavenger hunts from $9.99 to $11.99 with the 2025 Food and Wine Festival. Pluto’s Pumpkin Pursuit, EPCOT’s Halloween hunt this fall, cost the same $11.99.
There is a limit of five maps per guest. Each map earns one keepsake.
Maps can be redeemed through Dec. 30 or while prizes last. If your kids have their hearts set on the prize, do not wait until the last week of the festival.
Guests also need valid park admission, and a theme park reservation may be required depending on ticket type.
When is the 2026 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays?
The festival opens Nov. 27 and runs through Dec. 30, matching the scavenger hunt window.
The hunt is only one piece of the season. The festival brings back the Candlelight Processional, holiday storytellers in World Showcase and food kiosks around the lagoon. BlogMickey reported earlier this week that the 2026 menus add 98 new items.
The Olaf hunt first showed up at EPCOT in 2020 and has come back every Festival of the Holidays since. It is one of the cheaper add-ons at Walt Disney World, and it gives families a reason to slow down and actually look at each pavilion’s holiday decor.
Any tips for doing EPCOT’s Olaf scavenger hunt?
A few, from years of watching families do it.
Buy the map early in the day, before the World Showcase crowds build. Several Olafs sit in spots that are easy to walk right past, and that gets harder when the walkways are packed.
Pair it with the food booths. The hunt takes you past every pavilion anyway, so it is an easy way to plan a snack crawl around the lagoon.
Let the kids hold the stickers. It keeps them busy in lines, and it makes finding each Olaf feel like a win.
Finally, take a photo of your finished map before you turn it in. You trade the map for the prize, so the photo is the only souvenir of your route.
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:
BlogMickey (Nov. 13, 2026), the dates, price, limits, prize details and past Olaf locations
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