Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party is a special event hosted at the Magic Kingdom on select nights throughout November and December in the lead-up to Christmas. The event runs from 7:00 pm to midnight, but party guests can enter at 4:00 pm. It requires a separate ticket from regular general admission.
A holiday edition of the Wishes fireworks show, Holiday Wishes involves a medley of the original Wishes soundtrack with some Christmas songs mixed in. The show starts with Tinker Bell flying overhead the castle with narration by Jiminy Cricket. Along with the fireworks there is lighting effects projected onto Cinderella Castle such as the appearance of Santa Claus and the castle turning green to appear as a Christmas tree. On November 8, 2019, a new nighttime spectacular will be replaced entitled "Minnie's Wonderful Christmastime".
Mickey's Most Merriest Celebration Stage Show
Shown four times during the night, Mickey's Most Merriest Celebration show can be seen on the stage in front of Cinderella's Castle. This show replaced the former stage show in 2016 and stars Disney characters such as Mickey and Minnie, Pluto, Donald Duck, Goofy, Snow White, Dopey, Clarabelle Cow, and Woody and Jessie dressed up in their Christmas outfits. In addition to characters, there are also live performers singing and dancing to classic Christmas carols.
Sometime in November, Cinderella Castle is covered in 200,000 LED lights to resemble being frosted in ice and snow — an effect called Castle Dream Lights on Cinderella Castle. At dusk, there is a short show featuring the characters from Frozen in which Elsa uses her ice powers to frost over the castle. This show can be viewed by all guests every night in the holiday season and is repeated again during the time of the exclusive evening party. In 2014, this show replaced one featuring the Fairy Godmother and Cinderella.
A twenty-minute show performed a few times throughout the night at the Tomorrowland stage, featuring Buzz Lightyear and Mike Wazowski teaching Stitch the meaning of Christmas before he laser blasts Santa out of the sky.
Character Dance Parties
There are generally two character dance parties throughout the night. Dance parties provide guests with the opportunity to dance with Disney characters such as Woody, Jessie and Bullseye. In the pastthe dance parties have been held in the Diamond Horseshoe and Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe.
While not exclusive to the party, Jingle Cruise is limited to the Christmas season after debuting in 2013. The original Jungle Cruise ride is changed to include some Christmas details throughout the queue, a rename of the boats and some new jokes from the skippers.
Numerous characters appear throughout the Magic Kingdom to meet guests and take pictures. The characters are dressed in holiday themed clothes, which are exclusive to the Christmas season. Along with the regular characters who appear in the park, some rare characters, such as the seven dwarfs, make appearances for special events.
Complimentary to all guests, there are numerous snack stations set up around the park. In addition to the traditional cookies and hot chocolate, some locations also offer Sno-Cones, eggnog, pretzels, and chocolate milk.
