Date of Visit: December 5, 2013
Originally, I only purchased tickets for Dad and I to go to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, but a few days later Mik decided he wanted to try it out since Mom was with us this trip and the ticket includes theme park admission (she does not have an annual pass like the rest of us). He figured if he got tired of it, they could at least leave. He also remembered enjoying the Halloween party we did a few years ago at Disneyland and thought this would be fun like that, although slightly different.
Since you can get in a few hours before the party starts, we killed some time going on Jingle Cruise and shopping in the Christmas store in Liberty Square. We then got in line to buy the special pins only available during the party. Not as bad as shopping at D23 Expo, but poor location with the traffic flow of the pin store in Frontierland being forced in the accessible entrance and then your stuck exiting the other way, which is not entirely a big deal, but then everyone was already starting to crowd it getting ready for parade. We decided to just quickly grab a spot one row back from the front to at least enjoy the parade. Mom then went back and forth several times getting us all some of the free cookies and cocoa they give out during the party.
The parade was overall enjoyable, although the princess float broke down causing a long delay in the parade. Mik was tired of everything by then, especially since it ended up being actually more crowded than when we have normally been in the Magic Kingdom. Thus, we quickly went and got the special Sorcerer of the Magic Kingdom card for the party for each of us and then Mom took him back to the truck to wait.
Dad and I stayed to watch the show on the castle (totally awesome, especially with our Glow with the Show ears from Disneyland now working here, although we got stuck in a spot just off Main Street and it did not always sync with show). We also saw the fireworks and the show in front of castle before quickly backtracking to Frontierland to buy a peppermint brownie before the second parade started and then grab some cookies and cocoa on our way out.
Overall the entertainment that goes with Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party was an enjoyable holiday thing to experience. However, we expected it to feel more like the Disneyland Halloween party in terms of crowds. Instead it felt very crowded and actually more so than most times we are in the park during normal hours. I guess that could have to do with it being sold out that night and maybe the Halloween one was not when we did it, but still Disneyland seems to take less people to feel crowded.
It was worth experiencing at least once, especially since I really wanted this year's Sorcerer card with Scrooge's nephews, but not sure we would do it again and if we did we certainly would only get tickets for Dad and me. Mom and Mik would have more fun and almost spent less money if they had instead gone to the Fork & Dine at the AMC in Downtown Disney.
Destination Info:
Magic Kingdom - Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
Lake Buena Vista, FL
I would love to go to Disney World, but live in the UK, so it would be a huge trip for me. How did you find it in terms of accessability?
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Overall Walt Disney World is very accessible. We love that you can enjoy the line for most attractions, which you cannot do at Disneyland because the older queues there are not wide enough. There is also a decent amount of rides that accommodate wheelchairs and many that are transfer rides have transfer assist vehicles and/or transfer boards available. Staying at one of the Disney World resorts is also great, as the buses are all accessible and they get you closer to the park entrance than even handicap parking in some cases (especially Magic Kingdom, although the boat ride is fun from the parking lot there, Monorail not so much, as it is a steep ramp). This part (https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/guests-with-disabilities/) of the Disney world website is a great resource for planning a trip.
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