Disney News, Discussion & an Element of Fun - 2022 Edition

[MaC410]

This season, the Guardians will trade in their classic hits playlist for a mash-up of seasonal jams at Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT. Guests will blast off to the tune of an awesome holiday single, bringing joy to Xandar and Terra, too.

I'm surprised they would do this so soon after opening. Seems like they may take any chance to switch up the song playlist which makes sense.

 

[DisSurfer878]

"Tickets for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party are limited and may be purchased online beginning July 7, 2022. Guests of select Walt Disney World Resort hotels can begin purchasing tickets as early as June 30, 2022."

Any ideas what hotels would be able to book first?

I mean, it is definitely going to be the deluxe hotels and those staying on DVC points.

Just remains to be seen if all deluxes will be included.

 

[mrsap]

2022 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Dates and Prices Released

Disney World has just updated its website to show all of the Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party dates and prices. Here’s a rundown:

Event Date	Event Ticket for Ages 10 and Up (Excludes Tax)	Event Ticket for Ages 3-9 (Excludes Tax)
November 8, 2022	$159	$149
November 10, 2022	$149	$139
November 11, 2022	$159	$149
November 14, 2022	$149	$139
November 15, 2022	$149	$139
November 17, 2022	$149	$139
November 18, 2022	$159	$149
November 20, 2022	$179	$169
November 22, 2022	$179	$169
November 27, 2022	$169	$159
November 29, 2022	$169	$159
December 1, 2022	$169	$159
December 2, 2022	$169	$159
December 4, 2022	$169	$159
December 6, 2022	$169	$159
December 8, 2022	$169	$159
December 9, 2022	$179	$169
December 11, 2022	$179	$169
December 13, 2022	$179	$169
December 15, 2022	$179	$169
December 16, 2022	$179	$169
December 18, 2022	$179	$169
December 20, 2022	$199	$189
December 22, 2022	$199	$189

Event Times

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party will take place from 7:00 PM to midnight.

Ticket holders will be admitted to Magic Kingdom park as early as 4:00 PM on the valid date of their ticket––giving them even more time to enjoy some park favorites before the event begins! These date-specific event tickets do not require an additional theme park ticket or theme park reservation.


Discounts
Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members can save $10 per ticket to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, valid for select event nights.


Purchase Tickets Soon
Guests of select hotels at the Walt Disney World Resort can purchase Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party tickets as early as June 30, 2022. All other Guests may purchase tickets beginning on July 7, 2022.

The advance purchase window is available to Guests of Disney Resort hotels, Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels, as well as Shades of Green at Walt Disney World Resort.

Tickets are limited and may not be available for purchase on the day of the event (or earlier).

 

[HokieRaven5]

Dates Announced for the 2022 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays

Disney has announced that the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays will begin on November 25th, 2022! An end date has not been announced, however, in the past, the festival has run until December 30th

 

[Teamubr]

I know this isn't the biggest deal but it's a change like this that completely baffles me. Like, who sits down and decides to change something like this and why? The buckets and how the food was delivered was such a fun part of the whole experience. What is the purpose of this change?

These look like the same skillets they have been using at Trails End since it reopened with "Family Style" only menu. (no buffet ). Since it is the same kitchen, I suspect this is just a cost/efficiency thing. Although I could see this being a subconscious way to reduce waste. The same food spread out flat looks like more than the same amount stuck in a bucket.

j

 

[jpeterson]

These look like the same skillets they have been using at Trails End since it reopened with "Family Style" only menu. (no buffet ). Since it is the same kitchen, I suspect this is just a cost/efficiency thing. Although I could see this being a subconscious way to reduce waste. The same food spread out flat looks like more than the same amount stuck in a bucket.

j

I do miss the buckets and wish they kept them. On the other hand, I do think there are good reasons to reduce waste. A lot of times they "All you care to enjoy" family meals bring too much food to start with, or bring out food no one is going to eat. I would love there to be ways to reduce the amount of food that gets thrown out at the end of the day.

But I also want buckets...

 

[jade1]

A lot of times they "All you care to enjoy" family meals bring too much food to start with, or bring out food no one is going to eat. I would love there to be ways to reduce the amount of food that gets thrown out at the end of the day.

That's what usually happened to us. Eat a bunch, then sit there waiting until your not hungry when it arrives.

Now if we could only learn that for all our meals.

Price point doesn't help either, I'm gettin my moneys worth dang it.

If you decline "2nds" you get like 15% or whatever off.

 

[jesskeys91]

2022 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Dates and Prices Released

Disney World has just updated its website to show all of the Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party dates and prices. Here’s a rundown:

Event Date	Event Ticket for Ages 10 and Up (Excludes Tax)	Event Ticket for Ages 3-9 (Excludes Tax)
November 8, 2022	$159	$149
November 10, 2022	$149	$139
November 11, 2022	$159	$149
November 14, 2022	$149	$139
November 15, 2022	$149	$139
November 17, 2022	$149	$139
November 18, 2022	$159	$149
November 20, 2022	$179	$169
November 22, 2022	$179	$169
November 27, 2022	$169	$159
November 29, 2022	$169	$159
December 1, 2022	$169	$159
December 2, 2022	$169	$159
December 4, 2022	$169	$159
December 6, 2022	$169	$159
December 8, 2022	$169	$159
December 9, 2022	$179	$169
December 11, 2022	$179	$169
December 13, 2022	$179	$169
December 15, 2022	$179	$169
December 16, 2022	$179	$169
December 18, 2022	$179	$169
December 20, 2022	$199	$189
December 22, 2022	$199	$189

Event Times

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party will take place from 7:00 PM to midnight.

Ticket holders will be admitted to Magic Kingdom park as early as 4:00 PM on the valid date of their ticket––giving them even more time to enjoy some park favorites before the event begins! These date-specific event tickets do not require an additional theme park ticket or theme park reservation.


Discounts
Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members can save $10 per ticket to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, valid for select event nights.


Purchase Tickets Soon
Guests of select hotels at the Walt Disney World Resort can purchase Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party tickets as early as June 30, 2022. All other Guests may purchase tickets beginning on July 7, 2022.

The advance purchase window is available to Guests of Disney Resort hotels, Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels, as well as Shades of Green at Walt Disney World Resort.

Tickets are limited and may not be available for purchase on the day of the event (or earlier).

So by “select Disney resorts” they meant all of them.

 

[BorderTenny]

I'm surprised they would do this so soon after opening. Seems like they may take any chance to switch up the song playlist which makes sense.

Is it too early to start speculating about which ones they picked? The songs would definitely have to be up-tempo, so that narrows the possibilities quite a bit. Would they try to stick to originals/covers from the 70s and 80s, or would they branch out (with older songs probably being more likely than newer). The song that instantly came to my head is "Run Rudolph Run" (the original 1958 Chuck Berry version).

 

[BrianL]

Is it too early to start speculating about which ones they picked? The songs would definitely have to be up-tempo, so that narrows the possibilities quite a bit. Would they try to stick to originals/covers from the 70s and 80s, or would they branch out (with older songs probably being more likely than newer). The song that instantly came to my head is "Run Rudolph Run" (the original 1958 Chuck Berry version).

Aren't they releasing a Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special this year - I bet that's why. The song selection may have some crossover with that. I like your pick for Run, Rudolph, Run. I'll add Little Saint Nick from The Beach Boys.

 

[snikki]

No JBJJ at DHS either.

 

[rangerxenos]

No JBJJ at DHS either.

I'd like them to bring back the Star Wars nighttime show at DHS, I loved it!

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

If it was not listed that Elsa will freeze the castle, does that mean that won't happen?

I'm guessing not. There's physical install work needed for that show (In 2019, they brought the crane in to install the lights in mid-September with parties starting in November) and I would think that this didn't make the list of things they are allocating manpower to.

 

[only hope]

Maybe they are serving less food in the skillets.

Probably, which I think is needed. Both times I’ve been there were enormous amounts of food being wasted, which is awful. And they didn’t have 2 person buckets/servings of anything. Anything they can do to cut waste is fantastic. However, they can get/make smaller buckets…

 

[Bibbobboo2u]

Has Disney announced the booking date for Candlelight Processional dinner packages yet?

 

[mrsap]

DVC News:​

Top of the World Lounge Reopening on July 11 at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort​

The Walt Disney World Resort just announced that the recently-refurbished Top of the World Lounge (located atop Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort) will reopen to Disney Vacation Club Members as Top of the World Lounge – A Villains Lair on July 11, once again offering spectacular views for Members

As part of Membership Magic, a special hard-ticket event, the "Bound to be Bad" Fireworks Party, will be held prior to the opening on July 8-10. Members will revel in the darker side of their favorite Disney stories during a food-and-drink-filled fireworks party inside the newly refreshed lounge. Hosted by villain super-fans deviously decked out in their "Disney-bounding" best, this Membership Magic event includes a sinister spread of ominous appetizers, an open bar of cunningly crafted cocktails, and a raven's-eye view of the "Disney Enchantment" nighttime spectacular at Magic Kingdom Park.

This hard-ticket event will only be offered to eligible Members who are staying on Walt Disney World Resort property, who will receive more information about the reopening and event.

The location will operate daily from 6 p.m. to midnight; however, operating hours may be further impacted by blackout dates around major holidays and closure due to ticketed or other private events.

 

[figmentfinesse]

Big news day! I am loving it!

 

[HokieRaven5]

John Williams Plans To Retire After Fifth ‘Indiana Jones’ Film



In an exclusive interview with The Associate Press, Williams hinted that Indiana Jones 5 would be the last feature he scored.

 

[Jennasis]

Is it too early to start speculating about which ones they picked? The songs would definitely have to be up-tempo, so that narrows the possibilities quite a bit. Would they try to stick to originals/covers from the 70s and 80s, or would they branch out (with older songs probably being more likely than newer). The song that instantly came to my head is "Run Rudolph Run" (the original 1958 Chuck Berry version).

Step Into Christmas...Elton John
Christmas in Hollis...Run DMC
Run Run Rudolph...
Anything by the Sal Sol Orchestra

 

[mrsap]

Christmas Popcorn Buckets Arrive for Halfway to Holidays​

Cast Members brought out the Christmas popcorn buckets early this afternoon. There is already a long line, so they might sell out today. The total price cost $25.25 and you can find them in Disney Springs.