DISNEY WORLD’S SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PARTY IN 2015
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 (where you can also buy tickets) can be found here.  I attended the first 2015 party, on November 8. For a review of the 2015 version of MVMCP, see this.
MORE ON MICKEY’S VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS PARTY
This party occurs from 7p-12MN on certain evenings at the Magic Kingdom in November and December.
The 2015 dates for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party are as follows:
- November 2015:Â 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, and 29
- December 2015:Â 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, and 18
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 usually 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.
For details on what the party offers, suggested approaches, etc., see this!
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27 Comments on "Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party (“MVMCP”) in 2015"
Thanks Dave for your suggestions!!
Hi Nancy!!
11/21 avoid HS and MK
11/22 avoid HS
11/23 avoid MK
11/24 avoid Epcot
11/25 avoid AK and MK
11/26 avoid MK and Epcot
If you sort through this, you’ll see that the best MK dates are 11/22 and 11/24. AK is commonly very slow on Thanksgiving, so go there 11/26. Then you have a couple of options for HS and Epcot and your day off.
Hi Dave, This is our first fist to Disney and going during a very busy time Thanksgiving! We are purchasing 5 day tickets and we can visit the parks from Sat Nov 21 to Thurs Nov 26, 2015. We are wanting to visit each park once except for MK twice and to have a off day at our resort to relax. Any suggestions on which days to go to which park and which day to just stay at our resort?
Penelope, MVMCP always ends before Xmas week. In 2015 its last show is 12/18.
Your best bet is to buy my book, since this site doesn’t work well with younger kids (it’s desinged for kids 8 and up) …
So we’re actually going *gasp* for the week of Dec. 23-29th. What does this mean for MVMCP? Is it on every day? Do we still need to buy tickets? We’re first-timers bringing grandparents and 3 young kids, so this is an ambitious trip for us. Any advice is appreciated!