Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2012 at Walt Disney World



DISNEY WORLD’S SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PARTY IN 2012

While Christmas itself is December 25 of course, Walt Disney World provides a special Christmas celebration at the Magic Kingdom many nights in November and December.

This celebration is called “Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, or “MVMCP” for short.

At the party, many of the Magic Kingdom’s rides are open, and cookies and hot chocolate, special events, and slightly different Christmas parades and fireworks, and even snow (!) are offered.

The official Disney World page for this event can be found here.  For a review of MVMCP, see this.

MORE ON MICKEY’S VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS PARTY


This party occurs typically from 7p-11p on certain evenings at the Magic Kingdom in November and December.

2012 dates include

  • November 2012: 9, 12, 15, 16, 25, 27, 29 and 30
  • December 2012: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 21.

You need to buy a special ticket for this party. This ticket is different from regular Walt Disney World park admission tickets.

  • The special party ticket does not allow you to enjoy the rides and attractions of the Magic Kingdom before the the Party starts–you need a regular ticket for that (note that you can enter and enjoy the rides as early as 4p–although your ticket will say 7p)
  • Regular tickets used to enter the park earlier the day of a Party do not give you access to the Party–you need to have the special Party ticket

The party tickets are expensive, so why would first-time visitors be interested? A couple of potential reasons

  • Evening parades and fireworks shows are rare this time of year, so going to one of the parties is a way to guarantee you can see them
  • Operating hours at the Magic Kingdom are shorter this time of year, so the Party allows you more time there within the same visit
  • Walt Disney World sells only a limited number of tickets to each party, so the evening can be less crowded, particularly compared to whenever the Magic Kingdom is doing evening Extra Magic Hours that week

Many families go the first time for one of these reasons…and then going becomes a tradition!

On the other hand, families following one of the standard 8-night itineraries on this site will see the fireworks and evening parade, and have plenty of time at the Magic Kingdom. For that reason, Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is not designed into this site’s pre-Thanksgiving itineraries.

It is, however, built in to this site’s Christmas-oriented Basic Itinerary, which works for the three weeks beginning the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

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17 comments

1 Karen { 04.20.12 at 8:51 pm }

tickets for the party cost MORE than the regular day ticket cost?

2 Beth { 04.20.12 at 9:50 pm }

Hi, Dave! Is it true that historically Disney does not have a Mickey’s Very MerryChristmas Party the week of Thanksgiving? In November 2011 it seems as if there was a Party the Friday before Thanksgiving, and then no Party until the Sunday after Thanksgiving. We want to visit Disney for Thanksgiving, but we really love Mickey’s Parties. Can you give us any advice? Thanks, Dave!

3 Dave { 04.21.12 at 9:43 am }

Hi Karen! A one day regular ticket for adults including tax is about $90 right now…

4 Karen { 04.22.12 at 3:29 pm }

oh, yes, but I meant a ticket to go to only the party. (We would only buy a ticket to go in the gate at 4pm and stay for the party) I ready above where tickets were expensive so I wondered if it were more expensive than the reg price for a day. What was the price for Christmas party ticket last year that that will give me an estimate of what I need to save up for this year.

5 Dave { 04.23.12 at 10:03 am }

Karen, oops, sorry I misunderstood! You can find last year’s prices here: http://www.wdwinfo.com/holidays/mvmcp.htm#tickets

6 Karen { 04.24.12 at 7:20 pm }

Thanks once again, Dave.

7 Dave { 04.25.12 at 6:39 am }

You bet, Karen!

8 Wendy { 04.27.12 at 1:55 pm }

Are all the attractions open and available during the Mickey’s Merry Christmas party ? We can do all the same things as during the day ? :)

9 Dave { 04.27.12 at 2:07 pm }

Hi Wendy–not everything is open, but all the most popular stuff is. I can probably find you a list from prior years if that’ll help. See also this: http://yourfirstvisit.net/2011/12/06/review-mickeys-very-merry-christmas-party-at-the-magic-kingdom/

10 Karen { 05.06.12 at 10:26 pm }

I hate waiting on the tickets to come on sale. (MVMCP) I am so afraid I am going to miss it!! Do you have inside scoops and can let me know. (Like send me an email?)

11 Dave { 05.07.12 at 6:29 am }

Hi Karen,. the tickets went on sale last week–see this: http://yourfirstvisit.net/2012/05/02/dates-announced-for-disney-world-halloween-and-christmas-parties/

12 Karen { 05.08.12 at 6:56 pm }

Ok, got the MVMCP tickets and just learned about the Epcot Candlelight Processional. Can’t find info. Are they not selling those yet?

13 Dave { 05.09.12 at 6:29 am }

Hi Karen, see this: http://yourfirstvisit.net/2011/05/09/the-candlelight-processional-and-candlelight-dinner-package-at-walt-disney-world/ In 2011, the dinner package started taking bookings in late July

14 Karen { 05.09.12 at 6:02 pm }

Thanks, Dave. It seems (And this might not be correct) I have discovered that Epcot requires you purchase a full day ticket, PLUS the purchase of the candlelight pkg. I can’t afford that so we have decided to to do the park for the day, w/o the special event.

15 Dave { 05.10.12 at 7:36 am }

Karen–that’s right. The Candlelight Processional is a show in Epcot, so you have to have a park ticket. You can see try to see the show without buying the dinner package, by waiting in the “standby” line…

16 Karen { 05.11.12 at 8:13 pm }

Thanks. (I think I can live w/o the processional) haha! Not nearly as important as Mickey’s Party….in my opinion.

17 Dave { 05.12.12 at 8:33 am }

Karen, I completely agree!

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