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Disneyland Paris – Disney Enchanted Christmas
From 7 November 2026 to 6 January 2027 Disneyland Park goes festive with a parade, a giant lit tree on Town Square and, for the first time, Christmas in Arendelle in the World of Frozen.
Theme parks and zoos 2026–2027: winter seasons, hours and prices in and around Belgium
Several big parks open a winter season with lights, markets and rides, and zoos stay open all year with winter hours.
Dates, hours and prices come from the official websites, with the date of the check. Book online for weekends and holidays: often cheaper and sometimes required.
29 places
Phantasialand – Wintertraum
From 14 November to 24 January the Brühl park opens in winter dress from 11 am to 8 pm, with roller coasters, seven shows, light displays and fireworks every evening.
Winter Slagharen
The Wild West theme park in Overijssel opens on winter weekends with Sinterklaas, then a Christmas programme with a circus, an illuminated parade and an ice rink.
ARTIS Amsterdam Zoo
The oldest zoo in the Netherlands, right in central Amsterdam, open every day all winter with the aquarium and planetarium included.
Aachen Zoo (Euregiozoo)
A small family zoo in the Drimborn valley just over the Belgian border, open 365 days a year at gentle prices.
Antwerp ZOO
One of the world's oldest zoos, right next to Antwerp Central station, open 365 days a year with an aquarium, reptile house and elephants.
Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum (Düsseldorf)
Aquarium, zoo and natural history museum under one roof in Düsseldorf's Nordpark: a fully indoor outing, ideal on cold or rainy days.
Beekse Bergen Safari Park
A large safari park near Tilburg, about an hour and a quarter from Brussels, open daily in winter on foot or by car.
Burgers' Zoo
Arnhem's big zoo is open every day in winter, with a covered tropical rainforest, a desert and a huge ocean under glass.
Cologne Zoo
One of Germany's oldest zoos, on the Rhine, with the Hippodom, a rainforest house and an aquarium, open every day in winter too.
Diergaarde Blijdorp (Rotterdam Zoo)
Rotterdam's zoo, with its covered Oceanium, is open every day all winter, about an hour and a half from Brussels.
Duisburg Zoo
A large Ruhr zoo known for its koalas and dolphins, open daily in winter with shorter hours.
GaiaZOO
A modern zoo on Aachen's doorstep, open daily all winter, with the ice-age themed 'IJstijd' experience until the end of February.
Krefeld Zoo
A compact zoo near the Dutch border with a rainforest house, butterfly jungle and free parking; dogs welcome.
Le Monde Sauvage
An Ardennes wildlife park with a drive-through safari and a walking trail, open at weekends until 18 December and then daily over the holidays until 3 January.
Mini-Europe at Christmas
At the foot of the Atomium, the park of 1:25 European models stays open until 3 January, with witty miniature Christmas scenes and façades lit up at dusk.
Pairi Daiza
The vast zoological garden in Brugelette is open every day until 3 January, with themed worlds, giant pandas and the Edenya tropical greenhouse.
Planckendael ZOO
A large, green animal park near Mechelen, open every day of the year; in the evenings the Dino Nights light festival runs until 3 January.
Plopsa Indoor Hasselt
A covered amusement park for little ones with 25 rides and the Studio 100 characters, open all winter and every day during the Christmas holidays.
ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen
An immersive zoo with three worlds – Alaska, Africa and Asia – and a big heated tropical hall, with lower winter prices until mid-March.
Winter Efteling
The Dutch fairy-tale park goes wintry from 16 November to 31 January, with a partly covered ice rink, a new show and opening until 8 pm over the Christmas holidays.
Plopsaland De Panne – Magical Christmas
The Studio 100 characters' park on the Belgian coast opens in Christmas mode from 21 November to 3 January, with an illuminated Christmas parade, new shows and a Kids New Year's Eve on 31 December.
Movie Park Germany – Hollywood Christmas
The movie theme park in Bottrop glows with more than a million lights on 21 festive event days from late November to 5 January.
Toverland – Winter Feelings
The Limburg theme park stays open through winter on Wednesdays, weekends and the whole Christmas break, with an ice rink, tubing runs and a closing show.
Bellewaerde Christmas
Near Ypres, the Bellewaerde theme and animal park opens in December with Santa's Village, a Magic Forest, a show, a roller-skating rink and rides with a festive twist.
Bobbejaanland Wintert
In winter the park in Lichtaart lights up: a Christmas village, the lake turned into an ice rink, the Land of Fire & Ice zone and big rides such as Fury and Typhoon.
Walibi Winter
For its fourth edition, Walibi Belgium becomes a Far North winter land: eight lit-up zones, an ice rink, toboggan slopes, a Christmas market and rides that stay open.
Han Wildlife Park
The wildlife park of the Caves of Han domain reopens for the Christmas holidays: a safari-bus ride among bears, wolves, lynx and bison, with 'Noël Givré' activities from 26 to 30 December.
Parc Astérix – Gaulish Christmas
Over the year-end holidays, the park of Asterix and Obelix reopens in festive dress, with a Viking ice rink, a Gaulish parade and light displays.
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Frequently asked questions
Are theme parks open in winter?
Some open a winter season or during the Christmas holidays (dates on each page); others close from November to March and are not listed here.
Do I need to book?
For weekends and holidays, often yes: dated tickets, sometimes cheaper online. The official link is on every page.