First of all, I stopped getting notifications for this thread!!! So I figured everyone was quiet. I came over here to stir it up a little and see that it was just lack of notifications!
That said, we must be psychically linked. I was just assessing the dessert party situation and thinking of canceling the Wishes one during
MVMCP. I think honestly that I just plain want to see the fireworks from main street and that is that. Going to wait a little bit and see what they do for Hallowishes and whether they use the old FP viewing area, which might be better... no harm to keeping the reservation right now.
Then I started looking at the Illuminations dessert party thinking maybe it would be nice to do on CP night because I am planning kind of a "linner" - like 2:30 or so. But reading a lot of the reviews people seem to say to just grab yourself a drink and a nice dessert and stake out a good place for illuminations. No seating is a big downer too, my kiddo won't stand for an hour.
Then I started looking at the star wars stuff. They time it so that you can't do both it and F!. F! was on my kiddo's "must do" list this time because we skipped it last time and he skipped it with his father back in February so he could do it with me. So that is non-negotiable. Unless they expand hours for HS in december I'm not sure how I'd fit it in. the only possibilities for me are: 1)RoL is a bust. We have our 4pm y&y dinner ADR and then head over to the boardwalk to drop the car and do dessert party that night.
2) We do 5pm CP show with 2:30 or so CP package and then do dessert party and fireworks that night instead of Illuminations.
The second could work out ok maybe - I can't imagine they won't shift some things around on fireworks nights (and I don't think they will do them every night - last year they had two F! shows (looking at old calendar) - one at 7pm and one at 8:30 with an 8pm park close time - to me it makes sense that they might do that with the fireworks rather than a second F! show - so 7pm F!, 8:30 fireworks, park is closed at 8. Which would make arriving at 7ish for the dessert party doable on our CP night or RoL night. That is ALL speculation though. If RoL is a bust (ie sucks like the Jungle Book or doesn't open up and they still have the sucky jungle book) the dessert party would be the perfect thing to do that Saturday night even with a 7pm park close time.
BTW I think the kiddo would LOVE the star wars dessert party most of all but I haven't said a thing about it to him because I have no earthly idea how it is all going to play out. Trying to remain super flexible. If I could book the star wars thing I'd def cancel the wishes thing, I am not doing two of those (one is overindulgent enough!). I am loving the idea of doing it CP night though, with a 2:30 or so main meal we'll be ready to enjoy it by 7pm or whenever it is. Kiddo's dad took him to see the star wars fireworks from outside the park on the first night of their trip and kiddo was not impressed. He said "eh. it's JUST fireworks" (Illuminations is by far his favorite nighttime show and we will be seeing it at least 2 nights, 3 if no star wars fireworks work out). But I think he would enjoy the NEW show and I think from what the reviews I'm reading are saying that you really NEED the dessert party to get the full effect. I love the idea of doing the dessert party in the launch bay and then having an outside area just for viewing. I wonder if they will incorporate seating there which would make it a win all around, but I am not above sitting my butt on carpeted flooring.
Glad this thread is still alive. I have not made any changes to my ADRs. I sometimes think longingly about the Tony's package thing with MSEP but luckily it is already sold out for all of my dates, lol. I do not need to blow a hole in my schedule for that, we are just going to have to show up early for the show... last time I saw it it POURED and we were sitting right in front of the christmas shop which was great because I left my kid with some strangers i met there (um crazy? he was playing with their kids and they were sharing glow toys etc. so it seemed ok lol) and ran in and got ponchos and we stood in the rain and watched it. I would like to be a little more organized this time and honestly main street is my favorite place to watch. If anyone is going on Wed night maybe we could meet up and save seats (being purely mercenary here - as a single mom it is a real problem when I get the "I have to go to the bathroom" and we've been saving seats for an hour already and the show is about to start - although i've never had a problem with neighbors saving our seats for us either). the only way the tony's thing would work would be to cut my second Epcot day short (not happening to go fight the crowds at MK when it is a low crowd day at Epcot) and give up Narcoossees for dinner (again not swapping Tony's for Narcoossees). I need another week there lol.
Now i'm going to go catch up with everything written behind this post!
Hope you do a dining report! 
