{"id":50468,"date":"2016-11-17T08:27:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T13:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=50468"},"modified":"2022-04-12T14:14:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T18:14:18","slug":"opening-night-mickeys-very-merry-christmas-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/opening-night-mickeys-very-merry-christmas-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening Night of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If I had to desribe the opening night of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party<\/a> in one word, it would be Wonderland. \u00a0If I could use more than one word, I’d add festive, magical, wintery, fanciful, celebratory, fun, nostaligic, and much more! \u00a0We were lucky enough to still be in Walt Disney World for the first party of the 2016 Mickey’s Very Merry Chistmas Party! \u00a0Last year was the first time we had gotten to attend the Christmas party, having been to the Halloween one several times prior. \u00a0I absolutely loved everything about it and couldn’t wait to be back!<\/p>\n

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2016 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party outside of map<\/em><\/p>\n

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2016 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party inside of map<\/em><\/p>\n

While park admission of a Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party ticket will allow you to enter the park earlier than its start time of 7:00 pm (you can enter the park at 4:00 pm with a party ticket), this year we didn’t arrive until shortly after 7:00 pm. \u00a0Our Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party tickets were linked to our MyDisneyExperience accounts so we used our MagicBands to enter the park. \u00a0As soon as we were through the MyMagic+ touchpoints, we were given wristbands for the party. \u00a0Immediately you could hear the Christmas music playing, see the decorations on the Train Station, and just feel as if you had entered the land of Christmas! \u00a0We were literally squealing with delight! The kids were excited too. \ud83d\ude09 \u00a0As we walked under the Train Station and approached Main Street, you could see the gigantic Christmas Tree lit up and decorations all around you. \u00a0And… wait for it… it was snowing! And even better, we didn’t have to shovel this snow! \u00a0While the “snow” may not accumulate as it does on the North Mountain when Elsa gets upset, it does flurry around you on Main Street creating the perfect setting for the party.<\/p>\n

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Photo credit: Nick Papadea
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We were directed to the Main Street Bypass which has an entrance between the Chapeau and Tony’s Town Square. \u00a0The Bypass is open during high traffic times and special events. \u00a0Cast Members let us know that there was a cookie location on the bypass after asking us where we were headed (which was to Space Mountain). \u00a0We were each given a shortbread cookie shaped like a Christmas tree. \u00a0We immediately took advantage of a pretty empty Tomorrowland and walked on Space Mountain. \u00a0What made this ride on a favorite attraction unique, was that we walked on the left track, while we are normally directed to the right track when using FastPass+. \u00a0It was nice to ride the other track! \u00a0After riding Space, we made our way to catch the end of A Frozen Holiday Wish. \u00a0The hub was super \u00a0busy so we took a long route back through Fantasyland over to Liberty Square to watch Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade. \u00a0Truth be told, we didn’t get a spot as early as we should have and the parade route was crowded pretty much everywhere. \u00a0The kids got good seats and we figured we’d watch the second parade as well.<\/p>\n

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Main Street Bypass<\/em><\/p>\n

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Holiday Treat Location on Main Street Bypass<\/em><\/p>\n

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Space lit up red & green<\/em><\/p>\n

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Photo credit: Heidi Nelson
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This parade is probably my all-time favorite Disney parade. \u00a0It’s really the core of what is televised on Christmas Day. \u00a0It’s so many characters we love and don’t often see, among those we do, singing and dancing along to Christmas songs. \u00a0The floats are magnificent, and I always feel as if I’m in Mickey’s Christmas Carol. \u00a0You can smell cookies baking and the songs take you back to your childhood. \u00a0It’s truly a multiscensory experience!<\/p>\n

The party is wonderful for getting on attractions with no wait, but it also hosts so many great events. \u00a0You could dance at Club Tinsel or rock to A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas! \u00a0There\u00a0were also several character meets including Scrooge McDuck! On the night we attended the party, the kids really wanted to get on some attractions so we also rode Splash Mountain<\/a> (twice in a row without having to get off), the Jingle Cruise<\/a>, Pirates of the Caribbean<\/a>, Haunted Mansion<\/a>, It’s a Small World<\/a>, and the Carouse<\/a>l. \u00a0When we came off of Pirates, Holiday Wishes was just about to begin so we grabbed a hot chocolate from the Holiday Treat Location in Adventureland and watched Holiday Wishes from there! It was so fun to see Christmas colors everywhere – how often is Space Mountain illuminated red & green? And the Jungle<\/del> Jingle Cruise was all decked out with fun holiday decor!<\/p>\n

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Jungle<\/del> Jingle Cruise holiday decor<\/em><\/p>\n

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For this party season, there was a special collector’s card from Sorcerer’s of the Kingdom, which we picked up on our way out. \u00a0Even though the party goes until midnight, we had spent ten very busy days in the World leading up to the party so didn’t quite make it. \u00a0If I were to do Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party again, and I will!, I would not plan it for the last night of our vacation. \u00a0I was exhausted and while I enjoyed the party, last year I was over the moon excited. \u00a0I was a little too tired this year to feel that excitement. \u00a0I don’t regret going though. \u00a0It’s the perfect segway into my favorite holiday season! \u00a0Combining Disney and Christmas, and being surround by my family… it doesn’t get much better than that!<\/p>\n

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Special MVMCP card<\/em><\/p>\n

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