One new movie is confirmed for Disney+ in December 2026: *Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: The Getaway*, which premieres Friday, December 4. It is a Disney+ original animated film, meaning it skips theaters entirely and streams exclusively on the service from day one. Beyond that single title, December's additions are television and live events rather than features. The month's biggest Disney movie, *Avengers: Doomsday*, is a theatrical release on December 18 and will not stream this year.
Table of Contents
- The one confirmed new movie: *Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: The Getaway
- Why the rest of December is empty for films
- What about Marvel?
- The December additions that aren't movies
- Your lineup is region-specific
- Planning holiday viewing around one new film
- Frequently Asked Questions
The one confirmed new movie: *Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: The Getaway
According to Movie Insider's release calendar, updated November 8, it is the only new movie with a confirmed December 2026 Disney+ premiere date. Disney put out the trailer and key art in early November and labeled the film exclusive to Disney+, with no theatrical window — details reported by Popped News on November 8.
For families, that makes December 4 the date that matters. Everything after it on the Disney+ calendar is episodic.
- The Getaway* is the fifth animated entry in the Wimpy Kid series and adapts Jeff Kinney's twelfth book. Kinney wrote the screenplay and Matt Danner directs. The plot sends Greg Heffley's family away from their usual Christmas at home for a tropical island vacation instead.
Why the rest of December is empty for films
The three Fridays after December 4 have no Disney+ feature film attached. Metacritic's premiere-date calendar lists nothing for the service on December 11, December 18 or December 25. That gap exists because Disney already moved its 2026 tentpoles to streaming earlier in the year.
*Avatar: Fire and Ash* arrived June 24, *Toy Story 5* on September 23, and the live-action *Moana* on October 21 — each reported by Deadline and Disney's own press office, including the Moana streaming premiere announcement. None of them is a December arrival, so there is no backlog waiting for the holidays. The timing is deliberate rather than accidental. Disney front-loaded its big library additions and left December's attention on theaters.
What about Marvel?
December's marquee Marvel title is *Avengers: Doomsday*, and it is theatrical. It opens in theaters Friday, December 18, which puts any Disney+ availability well into 2027 under normal windowing. Disney's streaming play for the same moment came in November instead.
ABC News reported that a recut version, *Avengers Endgame: Encore*, landed on Disney+ exclusively on November 13, 2026, positioned as a lead-in to *Doomsday*. If you were waiting for *Doomsday* at home, December is not that month. The *Encore* cut is the substitute Disney is offering.
The December additions that aren't movies
Most of what joins Disney+ in December is series or live programming. Per the Disney Wiki's 2026 page, the slate includes: Disney+ will also stream The Game Awards 2026 live on Thursday, December 10, its first time carrying the event, as reported by The Main Street Mouse. It is a genuine December addition, just not a film.
- *Kiff: The Oddest Sea* — December 2
- *Only Murders in the Building* season 6, via Hulu on Disney+ internationally — December 8
- The final two episodes of *Percy Jackson and the Olympians* season 3 — December 11
- *Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation* — December 23
Your lineup is region-specific
"New in December" depends on where you subscribe. French Disney+ listings advertise Pixar's *Hoppers* as a December 4 arrival, while US subscribers got *Hoppers* back on June 3, 2026 — a split visible between Sortiraparis's December guide and Deadline's earlier US premiere report.
Two practical consequences follow. A roundup written for one market will list titles you already have, or omit ones you are about to get; and a title missing from your app on its advertised date may simply belong to another region's calendar. Check your own app's "New to Disney+" row rather than a general article if the date matters to you.
Planning holiday viewing around one new film
With a single new holiday movie, December viewing leans on the catalog. *The Santa Clause* trilogy, *The Muppet Christmas Carol* and *Home Alone* are already streaming, and The Main Street Mouse's Christmas roundup treats those as the backbone of the month with *The Getaway* as the only fresh addition. So the realistic plan is: build a watchlist from titles already on the service, and mark December 4 as the one date with something genuinely new on it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is *Avengers: Doomsday* coming to Disney+ in December?
No. It opens in theaters December 18, 2026. Disney+ instead got the recut *Avengers Endgame: Encore* on November 13.
Does *Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: The Getaway* play in theaters first?
No. Disney labeled it exclusive to Disney+, with no theatrical window, when it released the trailer in early November 2026.
Why does a December list I read elsewhere include *Hoppers*?
That list was written for a non-US market. French Disney+ dates *Hoppers* to December 4; US subscribers received it June 3, 2026.