$69....
Hey to each their own. But to me this is so beyond not worth it. I would rather watch the parade and fireworks without an extra charge and just get a Mickey Bar.
yess but the price will always be that expensive because it's almost all sold out already
In terms of pricing this is "only" priced $20 over the current Wishes dessert party, that they offer almost nightly. I think that's not an outrageous upcharge, through the lens that this IS Disney. I was actually surprised by that, when the info came out. For that $20, you're getting, essentially, a FP for parade viewing, a mug with some candy in it, and (I think) a "collectible" badge and lanyard. That seems about right, in terms of disney pricing.
Now, we can argue if Disney's pricing, as a whole, is "right" or not...that's a different argument. And we can argue whether the table cloths and lanterns warrant the recent $20 price increase, too. I think I'd likely side with locked out on those discussions....I usually do.
But I'm paying for this, knowing full well that it's not cheap. But, for that money, I get some stress relief because the parade/fireworks "stake out" process is my least favorite thing about Disney (and yes, that includes some of their business practices). We're also travelling with my 63 year old mother, this trip...so those seats at the dessert party carry some extra value, too. I fully acknowledge this isn't going to be a great deal/value. for lots and lots of folks.
In essence, I'm proof that Disney is right in their assumption that there is a sizeable group out there that will pay for convenience. And I may grumble while paying for it. I may point to it as evidence that Disney is, once again, targeting a higher income demographic, with potential spare capacity, and offer them convenience benefits (and not much else) for a considerable price. But...I'm also sometimes one of the first in line to pay that price.
Caveat, though: If initial reviews aren't good, or if the convenience is not what I anticipate it will be (parade spot check in around 8:15, relatively seemless and timely "herding" process from parade spot to the terrace, etc)...we will cancel.
At a certain point it's going to start conflicting with the dining plans. There's only so much food the average family wants to eat in a day, and enough dining up-sells could really work against what limited value already resides in there (especially the deluxe dining plan).
Unless of course the dining plans just became a de-facto free add-on (where free means bundled price) for all Disney resorts, and is trimmed back to be just short of enough food for the day, such that the up-sells start to look like a good deal.
While I did not really take that much notice to who was or was not wearing the bands for the MVMCP, I suspect much of the same thing. Starting at 4PM if you had the special event tickets you could get in the park (if you were already in you could go to select locations to get your wristband). Starting at 7PM they started directing those without the wristband towards the exit. They weren't allowed in the shops or on the rides/attractions, but really they only "Directed" them outward. Maybe that was the reason it was so crowded. I think at about 7:30ish they need to "Escort" them to a Direct path out. (Perhaps the "Back" exit behind main st from Tomorrowland side or on the other side of the park direct them towards the path of frontier land with more CM's to keep them shuffling along). I will say I don't know if this was the issue or that they just sold a lot more tickets for the event, but it was way too crowded for what was billed as a limited ticket event. (I felt like it was a regular day at the park with the crowd).I was really disappointed in how MK handles the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween (MNSSH) event. For an additional fee just to participate you would think MK would close down the park to the general public and then allow for people that purchased the MNSSH entry into the park. That was not the case and the park was already crowded from the day patrons and were not forced out. Those same patrons that did not pay the additional fee to participate in the MNSSH, most took advantage of watching the parade and the fireworks show, making the event feel like a waste of money and extremely large crowds. I do realize the CM's were looking for wristbands and not allowing those without them into the stores and on any attractions however we saw several teenagers in front of us on the HM without wristbands and the CM's did nothing....thus the longs were long and crowds were heavy. Side note, we did not point out those without wristbands to the CM's as we did not feel it is our job to police a disorganized event.
For this reason I would never pay again for the MNSSH experience let alone pay extra for a cup cake and a so called private viewing area.
Sorry to rant and go off topic.
I was really disappointed in how MK handles the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween (MNSSH) event. For an additional fee just to participate you would think MK would close down the park to the general public and then allow for people that purchased the MNSSH entry into the park. That was not the case and the park was already crowded from the day patrons and were not forced out. Those same patrons that did not pay the additional fee to participate in the MNSSH, most took advantage of watching the parade and the fireworks show, making the event feel like a waste of money and extremely large crowds. I do realize the CM's were looking for wristbands and not allowing those without them into the stores and on any attractions however we saw several teenagers in front of us on the HM without wristbands and the CM's did nothing....thus the longs were long and crowds were heavy. Side note, we did not point out those without wristbands to the CM's as we did not feel it is our job to police a disorganized event.
For this reason I would never pay again for the MNSSH experience let alone pay extra for a cup cake and a so called private viewing area.
Sorry to rant and go off topic.
While not the MNSSHP, we did the MVMCP in 2012 and again in 2014. In 2012, it was nice. A good crowd but not overly crowded. You could tell that there was a reduced crowd from a normal day. In 2014, We might as well have been going to a regular Saturday during "High" season, because one could hardly tell the difference. Just like a normal day, we had to "Stake" out our Parade spot 2 hours in advance, and even then, we still had to "Fight" (so to speak) to keep it without being blocked.
