A couple of questions Re: MVMCP and December trips

[vald1977]

Hi,
I'm working on planning our holiday vacation and had a couple of questions for those of you who have been at this time of year. We are planning on doing parks Tuesday Nov. 30 - Tuesday Dec. 7 with a break day and a Universal day thrown in.

Looking at the dates for MVMCP, I am leaning towards going on Tuesday Dec. 7. We won't be doing any other parks that day. At what time can you enter MK using only your MVMCP ticket?

Also wanted to ask about MK hours during the days MVMCP are held. It is held on most of our park days. Does the park close to day guests around 5?

Okay, one last question (I promise the last one ). On one of our MK days, I was thinking of making a LTT PS for right around park closing. That way we could use the time the park is open for touring and then have dinner before we leave. Anyone ever done this when MVMCP is happening that night and you aren't attending? Does anyone know how close to park closing they seat people?

Thanks for any insight you can provide!

 

[reeddi]

Here is what we encountered.
We picked up our tickets at 4pm
Rode the monorail over and got into the park with just the MVMCP ticket at 4:30pm
We rode Jungle Cruise, tiki birds, pirates, BTMMR, haunted mansion, some fantasyland rides and then got herded to Tomorrowland. We rode Indy cars and space mountain while they cleared everyone out. We then went to the show in Tomorrowland and went on COP, timekeeper and got pictures taken.

We got most everything done and saw 3 of the shows by midnight. We saw the second parade, MUCH less crowded.
I don't know anything about the dining there as we ate before we went.
We went on a Tuesday and it was great.

 

[danny1649]

Were allowed into MK at 4:30 on our MVMCP ticket.Then went to table set up by city hall and showed our ticket and was given wrist band.MK was closing at 6 that day and after 6 CM's would ask to see your wrist band before you could do a attraction.On MVMCP's MK closes at 6 or has for last several years.Yes you could eat late at LTT and then walk out of MK when you want to,without wrist bands you will not be able to do attractions.We have attended at least one MVMCP each year since 1992 and going to get MVMCP tickets for 7th and 9th this year.We love the MVMCP.Have a magical time on your WDW vacation.

 

[bjakmom]

We're going to MVMCP for our first time on the 5th (Sun). Our plan is to enter the park at 4 with just our party tickets (switch- over day from Universal, so we won't use a park pass that day). After reading several posts, we've decided to make a dinner reservation at LTT for that night - hoping to be enjoying our dinner between 6 & 7, when they are keeping everyone in Tomorrowland. I have read that you can make these LTT ressies at the time that you buy your MVMCP tickets (in advance of the 90 day window), so you may run into a problem with the ressies around closing being already booked by people attending MVMCP if you want to do that on a night that you're not attending the party. I'm not 100% positive on these details - just relating what I've read - OK, I think I even confused myself with this post !

Have Fun !!

 

[vald1977]

Thanks everyone for your input.

Bjakmom,
Do you know if you can also book Crystal Palace before the 90 day window as well or is it just LTT?