Category — 6. The Christmas Season at Walt Disney World

OVERVIEW: CHRISTMAS 2013 AT DISNEY WORLD

The Christmas season at Walt Disney World includes both the best and the worst times to visit, with both prices and crowds at both lower and very high levels over the period.

Decorations, special Christmas shows, programs, and events, and Christmas trees are everywhere, making Disney World as special a place to celebrate the holidays as you can find.

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The 2013 dates for Mickey’s Not-so-Scary Halloween Party (“MNSSHP”) and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party (“MVMCP”) are now confirmed.

• For the dates for Mickey’s Not-so-Scary Halloween Party (“MNSSHP”), see this
• For the dates for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party (“MVMCP), see this

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OVERVIEW: NOVEMBER 2013 AT DISNEY WORLD

This page reviews November 2013 Walt Disney World crowds, prices, deals and discounts, weather, and operating hours; adds a few other notes; and ends with week by week summaries.

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Update 5/1: The party dates are now out, and are as forecast. The pages linked to below now have the confirmed dates.

Disney’s November calendar is out, and based on it, I’ve completed the date forecasts for Mickey’s Not-so-Scary Halloween Party, and published the first set of date forecasts for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.

• For the forecasted dates for Mickey’s Not-so-Scary Halloween Party (“MNSSHP”), see this.
• For the forecasted dates for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party (“MVMCP), see this.

DISNEY WORLD’S SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PARTY IN 2013

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, when they become available) can be found here.  For a review of MVMCP, see this.

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PEAK 2012 CROWDS WILL BEGIN DECEMBER 22, UNLESS THE WORLD COMES TO AN END

In later December–beginning around December 20, but really rolling in on December 22–the 2012 holiday crowds will begin to slam Walt Disney World.

Unless of course the world comes to an end on December 21.

Multi-hour waits will be common on the best-loved rides (waits crossed 3 hours at times last year), senior managers will be bussing tables, and park closures are possible.

Yes, there will also be a wonderful Christmas program and fun stuff on New Years Eve, but all in, because of the crowds and waits, this is a lousy time for a Disney World vacation.

But for the hundreds of thousands of you who will be there then, here’s some thoughts on how to make the best of it!

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