Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together is Magic Kingdom’s vacation particular occasion in November & December 2024 at Walt Disney World. This data information affords suggestions, technique, images, dates & ticket costs, and our evaluation of whether or not it’s definitely worth the cash primarily based upon attending MVMCP yearly for 15 years.
When it comes to fundamentals, Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together options unique fireworks, a parade full with snowfall on Foremost Road, a wonderful stage present, and different holiday-themed leisure (plus limitless cookies and scorching chocolate). For some folks, shorter traces at sights can be an enormous draw of the occasion–and the experience roster contains the brand new Tiana’s Bayou Journey and TRON Lightcycle Run.
For those who’re already desirous to plan forward for the 2024 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together, the excellent news is that tickets at the moment are on sale and Disney has launched some particulars. The dangerous information is that nothing new has been introduced but–however that often comes nearer to the beginning of the vacation season. If you wish to be notified when extra data is introduced, subscribe to our FREE e mail publication! Right here’s every thing that we do know–date by date ticket costs, crowd predictions, MVMCP planning suggestions & tips, and extra primarily based on our previous experiences on the occasion…
Tickets for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together could also be bought on-line or by calling 407-939-4240. Tickets at the moment are obtainable for all on-site and off-site visitors. These went on sale in mid-July 2024, and it’s unlikely that any dates will promote out anytime quickly (extra on that beneath).
Ticket costs for the 2024 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together vary from $169 to $219 relying upon the date. Prices have skyrocketed within the final a number of years, and it doesn’t assist that each one dates offered out final yr. That occurred sooner than ever earlier than and it occurred regardless of big worth will increase. This might imply much more costly tickets for the 2024 MVMCP.
As all the time, the most affordable dates might be earlier on. The most affordable dates will all be within the first half of November 2024. After that, the bottom worth might be $179+. Events round vacation weeks and peak season are most costly, and there isn’t a single date after the primary week of December that’s beneath $189. Nearer to Christmas, the entire events will value $199 or extra.
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together Dates & Costs – November 2024
- November 8, 2024 – $189
- November 11, 2024 – $169
- November 12, 2024 – $169
- November 14, 2024 – $169
- November 15 2024 – $189
- November 17, 2024 – $179
- November 19, 2024 – $179
- November 21, 2024 – $179
- November 22, 2024 – $189
- November 24, 2024 – $199
- November 26, 2024 – $199
- November 27, 2024 – $199
- November 29, 2024 – $199
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together Dates & Costs – December 2024
- December 1, 2024 – $189
- December 3, 2024 – $189
- December 5, 2024 – $189
- December 6, 2024 – $199
- December 8, 2024 – $199
- December 10, 2024 – $199
- December 12, 2024 – $199
- December 13, 2024 – $209
- December 15, 2024 – $209
- December 17, 2024 – $209
- December 19, 2024 – $219
- December 20, 2024 – $219
Annual Passholders and Disney Trip Membership Members can save $10 per ticket to the 2024 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together—legitimate just for the next occasion nights:
- November – 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21 and 22
- December – 1, 3, and 5
Earlier than going any additional, we need to level out that that is one in every of two vacation season particular occasions at Walt Disney World. The opposite is Disney Jollywood Nights, which is held at Hollywood Studios. Though each are Christmas events with restricted attendance that includes leisure and different choices, there are simply as many variations as there are similarities between the 2 occasions.
For those who’re unsure which is true for your loved ones, we’d extremely suggest studying Disney Jollywood Nights vs. Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together. That’s our point-by-point comparability of the characters, fireworks, leisure, crowds, and extra at every occasion. If finances permits, you possibly can simply attend each and have distinctive and memorable experiences–that’s how little overlap there’s.
That’s what we’ll be doing, however we’re additionally not the common visitors–we’re diehard followers who do that stuff yr in and yr out (and have a weblog about it). If we have been common Walt Disney World first-time households and will solely do one, that may be Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together. Indisputably.
For those who’re nonetheless undecided about whether or not to attend, we’d suggest studying on for the professionals & cons and our evaluation of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together. The excellent news is that you simply don’t have to rush to buy celebration tickets…but. For those who’re studying this in the summertime, you’ve completely nothing to fret about.
Even with final yr setting the report for offered out dates, nothing was gone till September 19, which is when the most affordable date of the yr (and second celebration) offered out. Following that, a scattering of extra dates offered out in late September and one other batch have been passed by the tip of October. All Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together dates offered out by November 20.
In different phrases, the 2024 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together is not going to promote out inside days or even weeks of tickets occurring sale. We actually don’t know whether or not the 2024 MVMCP will promote slower or sooner than final yr, however we do anticipate all–or most–dates to promote out. Our recommendation could be to buy your tickets by early September if there’s just one date you possibly can probably attend throughout your journey. When you have two or extra potential events, you possibly can in all probability wait till early October.
Earlier than we dig into the main points of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together, we must always word that these events aren’t the one issues Walt Disney World does to get into the spirit of the season. Whereas MVMCP is the flagship Christmas occasion at Magic Kingdom, you possibly can have loads of vacation enjoyable with out paying additional for this or Jollywood Nights.
To that finish, we’ll begin with a fast plug for a few of our different sources for the vacation season at Walt Disney World. First, our Final Information to Christmas at Walt Disney World, which affords complete recommendation on the vacation season in any respect 4 theme parks, the resort resorts, and Disney Springs.
With that out of the way in which, right here’s every thing else it is advisable to find out about Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together…
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together takes place from 7 pm to midnight.
Ticket holders are admitted to Magic Kingdom as early as 4 pm on the legitimate date of their ticket–giving them much more time to get pleasure from park favorites earlier than the occasion begins. These date-specific occasion tickets don’t require a further day theme park ticket or theme park reservation as long as you enter Magic Kingdom at or after 4 pm.
Notice that in recent times, the road to enter at 4 pm has gotten progressively longer. For those who truly need to be inside Magic Kingdom shortly after 4 pm, we suggest arriving no later than 3:30 pm. For those who arrive at 4 pm, you possibly can anticipate to enter nearer to 4:30 pm. Alternatively, you possibly can wait till round 5 pm and the road to enter must be dramatically shorter–clearly which means much less time within the park.
Relating to what modified final yr, we cowl that in What’s New & Lacking from Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together. The quick reply is not a lot. There are some new characters, and a number of other issues absent this yr–together with ‘A Completely Completely Christmas’ stage present, Cinderella Citadel Dream Lights, and the Toy Soldier Marching Band.
The largest constructive change is that Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together is Much less Crowded! For those who final attended in 2019, that is particularly noticeable and it’s fairly refreshing. Whereas MVMCP is in any other case fairly stagnant and in want of updates, this can be a transient breath of contemporary air. The general expertise was way more nice than it’s been in recent times. The one vital crowds we encountered have been on and round Foremost Road earlier than, throughout, and after leisure. Even meet & greets which are often fairly in style had manageable traces.
In gentle of the decrease crowds, we’ll quickly be updating our 1-Night time Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together Plan. We took years of expertise doing the occasion and put that collectively, testing out just a few totally different approaches to beating the crowds and character traces on the occasion. That MVMCP plan gained’t materially change–we’ll simply squeeze one other character or two in there.
Right here’s the Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together schedule:
Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration
- 7:40 pm, 9:25 pm, 10:35 pm, 11:55 pm
Frozen Vacation Shock
Mickey’s As soon as Upon A Christmastime Parade
Minnie’s Great Christmastime Fireworks
Reindeer Wranglers at Nation Bear Jamboree
- 7:15 pm, 8:05 pm, 9:30 pm, 10:30 pm, 11:40 pm
Disney Junior Jingle Jam (Cosmic Ray’s in Tomorrowland)
Membership Tinsel in Tomorrowland (Rocket Tower Plaza Stage in Tomorrowland)
Throughout Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together, choose sights in Magic Kingdom will function. Right here’s the present listing of sights that might be open in the course of the occasion:
Adventureland
Jingle Cruise – with a vacation twist!- The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Swiss Household Treehouse
Frontierland
- Large Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Tiana’s Bayou Journey
Liberty Sq.
Fantasyland
- Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
- “it’s a small world”
- Peter Pan’s Flight
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Mad Tea Get together
- Below the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Prepare
Storybook Circus
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant
- The Barnstormer
Tomorrowland
- Astro Orbiter
- Buzz Lightyear’s Area Ranger Spin
- Monsters Inc. Chortle Flooring – with a vacation twist
- Area Mountain – with a vacation twist
- Tomorrowland Speedway – with a vacation twist
- Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
- TRON Lightcycle Run
Excellent news: neither TRON Lightcycle Run nor Tiana’s Bayou Journey will use digital queues in the course of the 2024 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together.
Dangerous information: because of upcoming refurbishments, it’s potential that Jungle/Jingle Cruise and Large Thunder Mountain Railroad will not be working for some or all nights of the 2024 MVMCP. Our hope is that Jungle/Jingle Cruise reopens by mid-November, however that’s unknown. Suffice to say, the above lists are topic to alter.
Foremost Road USA
- Mickey Mouse
- Jack Skellington as Sandy Claws
- Mary Poppins
Fantasyland
- Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
- Alice & White Rabbit
- Winnie the Pooh & Mates
- Ariel & Prince Eric
- Rapunzel & Flynn Ryder; Cinderella & Prince Charming
- Snow White & Prince; Aurora & Prince Phillip
- Belle
- Mirabel
Storybook Circus
- Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck
- Scrooge McDuck
- Santa Goofy
- Seven Dwarfs
Frontierland
Liberty Sq.
Adventureland
- Aladdin, Abu, Jasmine, Genie
- Captain Jack Sparrow
- Peter Pan
- Sew
Earlier than we dig into the sensible recommendation and editorialize, we must always warn that Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together has gotten extra in style and way more costly within the final a number of years, regardless of nothing main being added–and a few issues being eliminated. A few of this dynamic is attributable to FOMO, in addition to inertia.
The occasion continues to coast by itself status, although it has arguably gotten worse in recent times. This information and evaluation may also help you establish whether or not it’s best for you in gentle of that. Additionally contemplate studying Is Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Get together Price It?
Clearly, that covers the Halloween celebration, however 90% or extra is relevant to the Christmas celebration. That’s particularly worthwhile when you’ve solely attended the After Hours occasions, that are dramatically totally different from these events. Notably, crowds are larger at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together, particularly on Foremost Road round parade, fireworks, and stage present instances. The remainder of Magic Kingdom often is way much less busy, however the entrance of the park feels packed.
When it comes to what’s comparatively new on the Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together, first is a alternative for the Vacation Needs fireworks present, Minnie’s Great Christmastime Fireworks. This present is hosted by Minnie Mouse, celebrating the magic of Christmas with medleys of beloved vacation songs.
It options “Great Christmas Time” by Paul McCartney and in addition contains “Pleasure to the World,” “Deck the Halls,” “Up on the Home High,” “We Want You A Merry Christmas,” and different favorites. Projection mapping additionally options closely, with the tip outcome being that Minnie’s Great Christmastime Fireworks evokes heartfelt moments of house and household, and the spirit of the season earlier than an unbelievable finale.
Second, there are attraction overlays for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together that debuted just a few years in the past. 4 Magic Kingdom sights are receiving particular enhancements only for the vacations, together with what we’ve dubbed the Completely Tinsel Tomorrowland Trio.
First, whenever you get behind the wheel on the Tomorrowland Speedway, you’ll end up cruising a festive freeway full of 1000’s of lights and decorations. That is rather well accomplished, with some stellar scenes, custom-made decorations with a retro-inspired, mid-century type, and an awesome background music loop to which the lights dance. It’s a tad just like the Osborne Lights.
Subsequent, the crew at Monsters Inc. Chortle Flooring is placing some “Ha Ha Ha” of their “Ho Ho Ho,” with a brand new present for everybody visiting the Monster World. It is a present that’s extremely simple to see at your leisure; we’d suggest doing it early within the evening when every thing else is busy.
Rounding out the Completely Tinsel Tomorrowland Trio, Area Mountain is full of dazzling vacation lighting and high-energy Christmas music. That is far and away the most well-liked of the experience overlays, and we’ve seen it drawing lengthy waits early within the celebration. Our suggestion right here is to do that proper after the parades or fireworks, however provided that you may get forward of the crowds, as a result of everybody else has this identical concept. If not, do it after 11 pm.
Earlier than these overlays, the final huge addition was a brand new Cinderella Citadel forecourt stage present referred to as “Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration,” which changed “Rejoice the Season.”
Overview & Ideas
Listed here are the primary Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together choices:
- Mickey’s As soon as Upon A Christmastime Parade
- Completely Tinsel Tomorrowland Trio (vacation experience overlays)
- Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration
- Reindeer Wranglers
- Character Dance Events
- Fireworks
- Meet and Greets with (some) characters wearing vacation apparel
- Complimentary cookies and scorching cocoa
- Snow on Foremost Road
- Fireworks Vacation Dessert Get together at Tomorrowland Terrace
It’s price noting that after December 22, the usual daytime parade within the Magic Kingdom turns into Mickey’s As soon as Upon a Christmastime Parade. This parade is an enormous a part of the draw for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together, however it’s simply one of many items of leisure at MVMCP, with others being completely unique to the occasion.
In alternate for not having to pay additional to see the Christmas parade after December 22, you’ll face a few of the worst crowds of the yr at Walt Disney World. If you would like the most effective of each worlds, there are another tips you should use to keep away from crowds throughout Christmas and New Yr’s Eve weeks. So clearly there’s a trade-off.
Now that we’ve set forth what leisure you possibly can anticipate on the events, let’s provide you with some extra particulars, suggestions, and our evaluation of whether or not Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together (or MVMCP as many Disney followers comprehend it) is definitely worth the cash…
Now let’s elaborate on every of the distinctive choices, getting the upcharges-within-the-upcharge out of the way in which first…
Fireworks Vacation Dessert Get together at Tomorrowland Terrace – We’ll begin with one factor we expect you must not do throughout Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together, and that’s the dessert events. These embrace a fireworks viewing space and dessert and non-alcoholic drink buffet. It does not embrace admission to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together, which is to be bought individually. (This implies you’re paying twice–as soon as for the celebration, as soon as for the dessert celebration.) The dessert celebration additionally does not embrace parade viewing.
For extra particulars together with pricing, see our devoted publish: Eating & Dessert Events at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together.
Get together-Unique Particular Meals & “Free” Refreshments – Magic Kingdom has a big lineup of Christmas snacks and desserts, which can be found for buy throughout Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together. Moreover, some gadgets can be found solely in the course of the occasion.
Subsequent, the large one: the “free” cookies, scorching cocoa, and different vacation refreshments. There are stations to get these everywhere in the park, and totally different cookies are served at every of them. Though cheap minds can differ on this, I feel these free refreshments are scrumptious.
Simply excited about them as I write this makes me hungry, and transports me again to reminiscences of many a chilly evening sipping on scorching cocoa to maintain heat (it doesn’t work, however hey, why not strive?!). Traces for refreshments can get dangerous close to the entrance of the park close to the parade-time and in the course of the first half-hour of the occasion.
One of the best place to go for the free refreshments is Cosmic Ray’s, which serves scorching chocolate, Fanta, and quite a lot of vacation cookies. Different places usually solely serve one cookie every. My favourite of the cookies is the Peppermint Crunch–anybody who doesn’t like that cookie is simply plain flawed.
Mickey’s As soon as Upon A Christmastime Parade – Given the superb lighting, ambiance, oh, and SNOW on Foremost Road, USA, it’s the most effective locations from which to view the parade (which steps off in Frontierland).
We usually get a spot on the finish of Foremost Road so the Citadel is immediately in entrance of us as we watch the parade. Many of the images on this web page have been taken from that location, or close to that location. You actually should view this parade from Foremost Road. Nowhere else even begins to match.
Actually, any location on Foremost Road will do by way of getting this vacation card-perfect view of the parade. An awesome various is, sarcastically sufficient, nearly immediately in entrance of Tony’s City Sq. Restaurant.
This spot gives you a view of the floats as they not far away coming down Foremost Road with the Christmas tree within the background, it has good lighting, and also you’ll nonetheless be within the neighborhood of snowfall. It’s additionally the final a part of Foremost Road that fills up with folks, making it simpler to get a great view right here.
Mickey’s As soon as Upon A Christmastime Parade is totally superior. Most individuals I do know choose the Boo to You parade over it, however I feel I’m within the minority who prefers the Christmas parade. It has marching toy troopers, dancing reindeer and gingerbread males, and ever the large man himself, Ole Saint Nick!
The floats are cool, Chip & Dale are mischievous, and Mickey & Minnie are dressed of their vacation finery. I’ll admit that I’ve a gentle spot for something associated to Christmas, however c’mon, how might you not love this parade?!
Ralph and Vanellope from “Wreck-It Ralph” are within the parade, as is a procession of tourists from Arendelle with Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and Olaf from “Frozen” will once more be showing in Mickey’s As soon as Upon a Christmastime Parade.
So far as touring goes, the second parade is often much less crowded, however we all the time like to observe each showings of the parade, because it’s actually that good. For those who watch the second displaying and actually get pleasure from it, you possibly can’t return in time and watch the primary, so you might need to contemplate watching the primary when you suppose you may need to see it twice.
Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration Stage Present – This new-ish present changed the Rejoice the Season present a few years in the past, which was enjoyable, however previous its prime. The premise of the Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration is that it’s days earlier than Christmas, and Mickey throws a Christmas celebration at his home, inviting all of his buddies, who sing Christmas Carols earlier than the present is “is Christmas-wrapped up in a single sensational, snowy, show-stopping finale.”
We actually get pleasure from this present…for essentially the most half. To not spoil it for you, however there’s one “odd” track that ought to actually be minimize; eradicating it will enhance the present considerably. That has but to occur (in all probability as a result of it appeals to children even when ‘ole curmudgeons like us dislike it), however setting that apart, that is an improve from “Rejoice the Season,” and we expect most individuals will like it!
This present is extremely in style, and the viewing space could be irritating when you’re shorter. We’d suggest watching one of many earlier exhibits from a distance after which returning for the final displaying of Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration. Not solely will you’ve the bottom crowds for that present, however you’ll additionally successfully “prolong” the celebration past its midnight finish time!
Character Dance Events – There are usually two of those, one in Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe and one in Storybook Circus. The latter is the “Junior Jingle Jam,” which options some type of childlike vampire character (I’m clearly out of contact with what the children get pleasure from today).
The opposite celebration is Membership Tinsel in Tomorrowland’s Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe. This one options elves and knock-off Coca Cola Polar Bears–it’s fairly strong. If it’s a chilly evening, this can be a good spot to go inside and heat up for a bit, plus the traces for warm cocoa and cookies are often pretty quick right here.
Fireworks! – One of many highlights of the evening is the fireworks present, which previously has been Vacation Needs. Minnie’s Great Christmastime Fireworks are a latest addition, and showcase pyro plus projections. As with its predecessor, Minnie’s Great Christmastime Fireworks thematically incorporates fireworks so that they match the accompanying track lyrics.
When it comes to viewing the Minnie’s Great Christmastime Fireworks, you’ll need to choose a location with an unobstructed 180-degree view of Cinderella Citadel. This implies wherever in the course of Foremost Road is out, because the buildings to every aspect of you’ll impede your view.
For Minnie’s Great Christmastime Fireworks, we’d extremely suggest the inexperienced areas in our Finest Magic Kingdom Fireworks Viewing Areas. Moreover, the yellow areas which are nearer to Cinderella Citadel additionally work, however are barely much less fascinating.
Character Meet & Greets – If you wish to lots of the characters on the Get together, that is one space the place you may need to make use of a little bit of technique. Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together options a mixture of party-exclusive characters, party-exclusive costumes on common characters, and common characters.
Wait instances for these meet & greets fluctuate considerably, and depend on the extent of exclusivity. For a ‘common’ character you may wait 10 minutes, whereas the wait could possibly be 150 minutes for characters who don’t seem outdoors of MVMCP. Typically talking, these waits have spiked in recent times as ‘character searching’ has grown in recognition. Traces additionally have a tendency to maneuver slowly–even when there are “solely” a pair dozen folks in entrance of you, the wait might exceed an hour.
Of those meets, Jack Skellington in his “Sandy Claws” apparel and Sally are the most well-liked. Their meet and greet is positioned in City Sq. Theater, and if you wish to do it, you must do it, you must get in line early–effectively earlier than the celebration even begins.
Jack and Sally usually begin assembly shortly after the unofficial begin of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together (usually between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m.), and solely visitors who have already got their wristbands could line as much as meet them. Through the center of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together, you possibly can anticipate to attend 2+ hours for Sandy Claws and Sally.
Different characters who will not be unique to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together however that can be discovered carrying their vacation finery meet outdoors in Storybook Circus. We usually do one or two of those meet & greets per celebration (lining up round 6:30 p.m. earlier than the celebration formally begins or ready till after 11 p.m.), skipping Sandy Claws because of the absurd traces.
There are a number of different character meet & greets and character dance events that aren’t practically as potential, so it’s not all lengthy waits if you wish to meet characters. The celebs of the celebration, the Nation Bears, not often entice crowds (extra like, “who’re you?” questions) as they wander Frontierland, and they’re an unbelievable quantity of enjoyable when you stick round to ‘play’ with the bears.
For those who occur to search out them, you possibly can actually have some enjoyable with them as there isn’t a ton of visitor demand for them. Most individuals who see these famed stars of Nation Bear Christmas don’t know who they’re, which is basically unlucky, as Nation Bear Jamboree is without doubt one of the greatest sights in Magic Kingdom and principally a UNESCO World Heritage Web site.
Moreover, you’ll additionally discover the Reindeer Wranglers in Frontierland. It is a nation music string group performing variations of traditional Christmas songs. They often solely draw a small crowd (or entertain visitors alongside the parade route), however they’re price searching for out. Typically, the Nation Bears will be part of their act for a little bit of enjoyable, too!
Mickey & Minnie are most accessible close to the very finish of the celebration, nonetheless, there could be small “rushes” on them as visitors determine to go to them on their manner out of the park. Maintain this in thoughts when considering when you must go to them and Santa Claus.
Apart from this, we don’t actually have many character meet & greet suggestions for the Christmas Get together. Not like the Halloween Get together, MVMCP shouldn’t be all about meet & greets (a minimum of not for us), and though there are extra meet & greets than regular in the course of the celebration, outdoors of the uber-popular meet & greets, they aren’t as huge of a draw throughout this celebration.
Snow on Foremost Road – From what I perceive, this isn’t “actual” snow. Though there are persistent rumors that Disney imports actual snow from the Swiss Alps, that is truly imitation snow, however it certain does look actual.
Kids and adults alike watch in amazement as snow falls on dry pavement in Florida. That is actually a particular sight, and between this, the fantastic music, and the decorations, Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together actually does have that Christmas feeling!
Assessment
Like I stated above, we’re big Christmas followers. We’ve been to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together effectively over a dozen instances since 2007 (sure, which means a number of instances some years–we prefer it that a lot), even in gentle of the numerous worth will increase.
Anyway, it must be clear that we completely love the Christmas Get together. The Magic Kingdom will get decked out for the celebration, with cool decorations, snow, a wonderful lighting bundle, and even totally different background music. It’s these little particulars that maintain us going again yearly.
With that stated, the celebration is undeniably costly. We used to suggest that those that might afford to take action splurge on the celebration as soon as as a result of it was that good. With costs beginning at $149/grownup and crowds rising yearly, we are able to not make that unequivocal suggestion.
Sure, it’s lots of enjoyable. Is it ~$150+ per individual enjoyable? That actually relies upon. Tickets at the moment are nearly as costly as 1-day tickets, and that’s on prime of the multi-day tickets you’ve (in all probability) already bought. That’s some huge cash, particularly for households with children.
Even when you aren’t on a decent finances, you may not need to spend that a lot cash for the celebration. We will completely relate to that, and at this worth level it’s exhausting to say the Christmas Get together affords “good” worth for cash. (Until you evaluate it to equally overpriced leisure like NFL video games or the opera to justify it to your self.)
What it actually comes all the way down to is whether or not you actually need to do it. That’s the key. There’s no logical strategy to break this down by way of worth–it comes all the way down to need.
For us, the “need” continues to be there. We actually love Christmas (have we advised you that but?!). We love the ambiance of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together, love the parade, love the fireworks. For us, there’s a sure power to the celebration that places smiles on our faces–from the snow on Foremost Road to households wearing matching ugly Christmas sweaters, we are able to’t resist it.
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together is an nearly “magical” expertise–a minimum of we expect so. Perhaps that makes us suckers, however that’s my trustworthy tackle why we maintain going again. I can’t justify it by way of any type of cost-benefit evaluation. You may really feel equally concerning the Christmas Get together, otherwise you may not. It’s actually a private factor.
In case you are excited about going, and wanting a little assist justifying the large expense, right here’s a technique…
Buy your Walt Disney World tickets for one fewer day than you in any other case would, and do our FREE self-guided resort resort tour the morning of MVMCP (so that you don’t use a traditional park ticket day). Then, head to the Magic Kingdom at 4pm, which is the time you possibly can enter the park for the Christmas Get together.
You’ll need to go to the resort resorts to see their decorations, anyway, so in impact you save your self from having to buy sooner or later in your tickets by doing this (in different phrases, when you usually would purchase a 5-day ticket on your journey, purchase a 4-day ticket and comply with this plan as a substitute).
Granted, that extra day to your ticket that you simply in any other case would have bought would have solely added on $10-30 in value to your complete bundle, however each little bit helps. To save lots of much more cash on multi-day Walt Disney World tickets, we suggest studying our Ideas for Saving Cash on Walt Disney World Tickets publish. Between the day much less in your tickets and the quantity you’ll save by buying by way of a licensed ticket vendor, the price of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together is a little more palatable.
Whereas some contend that you simply’re higher off saving the cash and seeing the parade without spending a dime after December 22, that is actually simply a part of what the events supply. The ambiance and different little particulars are what make these events nice. For those who’re on a restricted finances and your journey contains dates earlier than and after the Christmas Get together ends, you must contemplate skipping the celebration, however it’s undoubtedly not the identical expertise.
It’s additionally price noting that these exhausting ticket events was “recognized” for low crowds and, in consequence, quick waits. That is nonetheless true on sure nights, however it’s not the rule. Crowds are nonetheless lighter on the events than the insane Christmas-week crowds, however in no way “gentle.” So, when you haven’t been to a Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together shortly, that is one thing which may have modified since your final celebration.
Along with Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together, there are lots of nice free choices at Walt Disney World in the course of the Christmas season, from Candlelight Processional and EPCOT’s Pageant of the Holidays to Merry Menagerie at Animal Kingdom and past, however we nonetheless really feel the Christmas Get together is definitely worth the cash to do as soon as in case your finances permits. If the particular choices listed right here don’t attraction to you, I might strongly advise you not to attend Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together.
With all of that stated, if Christmas leisure and ambiance does attraction to you, Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Get together is a strong occasion at Walt Disney World. For those who’ve by no means been to the celebration, love Christmas, and aren’t keen on Christmas-week crowds, it’s undoubtedly for you, and an occasion we’d nonetheless suggest in case your finances permits and you may get previous the sticker-shock.
For complete suggestions for planning your Christmas-time journey to Walt Disney World, take a look at our Final Information to Christmas at Walt Disney World. For Walt Disney World journey planning suggestions and complete recommendation, make sure that to learn our Walt Disney World Journey Planning Information and associated articles.
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