Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party Guide

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The holiday season is an extra magical time to visit the Walt Disney World Resort. One special event only available during the holiday season is Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom. Celebrate the season with a special Christmastime fireworks show, parade, stage shows, dance parties, treats and more! This special event takes place on select nights from early November until a few days before Christmas. 

Know Before You Go

It's very important to know before arriving at the Magic Kingdom that this is a separately ticketed event which means that your general admission ticket does not include admission to this party. Each party night the Magic Kingdom will close at 6pm to day guests and the party officially takes place from 7pm to midnight. However, party ticket holders will be admitted to Magic Kingdom park as early as 4pm. That means party ticket holders get even more time to enjoy the park before the official party begins. It's also important to know that your MVMCP ticket does not require an additional theme park ticket or park pass reservation to attend. 
Once you arrive at the entrance, cast members will direct you toward specific touchpoints for entry. Wristbands are then given to party guests after going through the touchpoints, plus a complimentary Mickey Mouse ornament. Be sure to grab a party map, which unfolds to reveal a map and lots of event details!

If you are already enjoying a day at Magic Kingdom, you can stop by a wristband station to swipe your ticket and have a cast member apply your wristband. Typically, the locations are Tortuga Tavern, Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin and Mickey’s PhilharMagic. 

Holiday Treats

Treat Location Marker
Guests can enjoy complimentary cookies and festive beverages at holiday treat locations located throughout the park. Each location offers a different cookie. Allergy-friendly and alternative healthy options are available upon request. Make sure to visit all treat locations to grab one of each cookie and beverage offered. 
  1. The Buttercream Frosted Red Sprinkle Cut-Out Cookie is at The Lunching Pad
  2. The Buttercream Frosted Tree Shape Sugar Cookie is at Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe
  3. The Buttercream Frosted Gingerbread Cookie is at Gaston's Tavern
  4. Columbia Harbor House offers the Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookie
  5.  Tortuga Tavern has the Red Velvet Cake Cookie
The cookies are individually packaged so they make for great souvenirs to bring home with you!  You can find the treat locations marked with a candy cane icon on the park map. When in the park, look for the giant candy cane striped inflatable to find each location. 

Specialty Food & Beverage

In addition to the complimentary treats, there is also specialty food and beverages that are available throughout the park for purchase. The list is extensive so check out all the offerings Here!


Character Greetings

Characters also get into the spirit dressed in their holiday best for meet and greets! You'll find characters roaming and greeting throughout the park during the party including some rare characters like Jack Skellington, Aladdin, Abu, Genie, Seven Dwarfs, Santa Goofy and Scrooge McDuck. The character greetings definitely make for a cute photo op for a Christmas card.  Keep your eyes out for the roaming characters!
  • Princess Fairytale Hall 
    • Anna and Elsa in their Christmas attire 
  • Town Square Theater 
    • Sally and Santa Jack 
    • Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in their finest holiday looks 

Holly Jolly Photos

Disney PhotoPass photographers have special holiday props and Magic Shots. You can also step into holiday scenes from classic, festive Disney stories with interactive photo frames. The PhotoPass photographers and photo frames can be found throughout the park. 

Very Merry Event Entertainment

Mickey's Most Merriest Celebration

Entertainment is where MVMCP really shines! There are two stage shows, a parade, fireworks and two dance parties. Each stage show has several viewings throughout the night so you can decide which time works best for your schedule or see a show twice if you really feel inclined! You'll find Mickey's Most Merriest Celebration on the Castle Forecourt Stage and A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas on the Rockettower Plaza Stage in Tomorrowland. 

Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade offers two viewings, one at 8:30pm and one at 11pm. The parade is definitely worth seeing! There are a ton of great floats, characters, toy soldiers and Santa Claus. You can't miss seeing Santa Claus close out the parade!

Another must-see event entertainment is Minnie's Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks Show. Although I prefer viewing the fireworks from Main Street, viewing locations are available throughout the park and are often less crowded in the park's other lands. 



Frozen Holiday Surprise & Dance Parties in the Park 
You’re invited to ring in the season with Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, and the snowgies at Cinderella Castle as it transforms into a frozen wonderland during the Frozen Holiday Surprise. Frozen Holiday Surprise this year will be on Monday, November 10, at 6:15pm and 8:15pm. After that there is at least one performance nightly through December 31

 But, the dazzling entertainment doesn’t stop there. You can also show off jingle bell rock moves at multiple dance parties featuring holiday friends: 
  • Club Tinsel at Rocket Tower Plaza Stage in Tomorrowland 
  • Disney Junior Jingle Jam at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café in Tomorrowland 

Holiday-themed Attractions

The characters aren't the only ones to get into the holiday spirit. Several attractions have a holiday-themed overlay during the party. In Adventureland, you can visit the Jingle Cruise and over in Fantasyland you can ride the Mad Tea Party with holiday music and lighting. Tomorrowland has three holiday-themed attractions; Tomorrowland Speedway, Space Mountain and Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor. The Tomorrowland Speedway holiday overlay is so cute with a ton of lights along the track. We found the Space Mountain holiday overlay to be slightly disorienting in that the lighting made everything more visible and thus more scary when you can see everything around you. Some of the lights were also pointed directly in line with our eyes and were slightly blinding, hence the disorientation. We prefer the traditional Space Mountain where you're thrown into the darkness of outer space but I appreciate the effort to add a holiday overlay to this attraction. 

Tips & Tricks

There is so much to do at the party that it's about near impossible to see and do everything that is offered. Here are some tips and tricks to help you in your planning:
  • Plan out your night before you arrive and prioritize what is the most important to you. 
  • If meeting characters is a priority for you, make sure to line up early for Jack Skellington as his line can get really long. Just like prioritizing the most important activities during the party, you'll want to prioritize which characters you want to meet as there just won't be enough time to visit them all. 
  • The second parade is usually less crowded so if you only want to see the parade once, try waiting until the 11pm parade. If you are worried about not making it to the second parade, then make sure you grab a spot early for the first viewing as spots along the curb around the castle and Main Street will fill up early. 
  • It snows on Main Street so I recommend grabbing a spot along Main Street for the parade and/or fireworks. It's truly a magical experience to see snow along Main Street.
  • Try to arrive a little before 4pm as the turnstiles can be busy when party ticket holders are allowed in.
Snow on Main Street
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Summer Squires has been helping clients plan stress-free Disney trips and booking hard to get dining reservations for 10 years. Summer@kingdomkonsultant.com.