Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party

[Greenlawler]

I was there the week before Christmas last year and did two nights. I thoughly enjoyed the experience. The Castle lights, shows, fireworks, parades, hot cocoa and cookies and hardly any lines. When is there any other time during the year that you can see Scrooge McDuck. I would say you would like it. To me it was worth every cent.

of course Uncle Scrouge is also out during the day at the park during Christmas.

[floogen6]

Took my DW to it for her very first trip to Disney and we had a blast....got engaged in the "snow" on Main Street..I think it is well worth it to do at least once and it is a great way to get into the holiday spirit

["SULLEY "RULES!!]

DH and I are going on 12/2.........Can't wait to see the castle all lit up, the music playing, the characters all dressed up, the parades, and the snow falling on Main Street!! It always is a magical night.

Next trip: 11/24 thru 12/5 @ the POP

31 days to go...........

[mattandmandy]

DH and I are going on 12/2.........Can't wait to see the castle all lit up, the music playing, the characters all dressed up, the parades, and the snow falling on Main Street!! It always is a magical night.

Next trip: 11/24 thru 12/5 @ the POP

31 days to go...........

We will be there for the party on 12/2 also! This will be the first time for the Christmas Party and very excited to see everything!! See you there Sully!

[oopsadaisy2003]

I believe you can buy your tickets early through the Disney website and get a little price break. I called Disney direct to order mine for Nov 20 and received them in the mail today! This is my first MVMCP too!

[MichiganMike]

Sorry if I came across sounding like a professional. I came across this website and just want to share the information with others.

[MichiganMike]

I also live in the town that they are located in so I am familiar with their services.

[lightyearfan]

me and dw went for the first time last year and we loved it so much that we are going back again this Dec. it is so much fun and festive, the castle being lit up in itself is worth the price, and the parade has been the best parade that we have seen at WDW and we've seen allot of them, the only other parade that comes close is the Pirates and Princess. if you go you won't be disappointed, this is of course (IMHO)

Victor

[Maleficent's Dad]

There have been some very good posts listed here. You ask whether or not the party is "worth it," so I'm assuming you are looking for ways to save money.

To the OP: When thinking about the extra expense, I consider the following:
First thing I observed last year was that all the extra shows at the party were available to regular guests (not attending the party) during the day. The only exceptions were the parade and fireworks. For the early parade at the party, crowds are heavy. So heavy, in fact, that if you weren't lined up early, you were out of luck. So the extra money for what you see during the day...not worth it IMO.

The lines were shorter for rides during the day than they were during the party. We were there in mid-December, so I don't know if our dates had any effect on wait-times.

The cookies, cocoa, and juice that you read so much about on these boards were, well, they were there... Absolutely nothing special about them. Sorry.

The atmosphere is festive. It does snow on Main Street. The idea is good. But the implementation was, IMO, extremely disappointing.

Everyone has their own opinions. I happen to think that the Christmas party is not worth the money. But you may go and LOVE it. So give it a try and see...

Great post. Great idea. If you're dying to try it, as I was for so many years, you'll never know what it's like until you get there.

I guess my expectations were a wee bit high last year when we attended,

we have done mvmcp for 12 years. last year was so overbooked it was terribly crowded. we are going to wdw in dec. we will not attend the party for the first time. my sister refuses to go. it will be missed for the memory of past years.

This was absolutely our experience. YES, the party was a zoo and quite clearly overbooked. We had spent the morning at the MK that day and lines were so much shorter than they were at the party.

I don't like disagreeing with everyone here on Intercot, but MVMCP was one of my most disappointing experiences at WDW. Overhyped party led to major disappointment. And we had a group of 15 or 16 people (mix of kids, adults, & seniors). No one in the group would return... And with such a large group, our expense was significantly high for this extra party.

[lightyearfan]

I don't like disagreeing with everyone here on Intercot, but MVMCP was one of my most disappointing experiences at WDW. Overhyped party led to major disappointment. And we had a group of 15 or 16 people (mix of kids, adults, & seniors). No one in the group would return... And with such a large group, our expense was significantly high for this extra party.

sorry that you had a bad experince with the party, but me and dw attended in the middle of Dec as well and our party was on Sunday, and yes it was crowded, but never the less we still had a great time, as far as the parade being crowded ,to me and dw it was just as crowded as the early viewing of Spectromagic. again as you feel , we don't like disagreeing on intercot, we just had a great time,

Victor