How often do they cancel Wishes early August?

[isabellea]

We're at MK only one day (Aug 5) and I was able to get a Fireworks Dessert Party ADR. Since the cancellation window closes 5 days before the event, I kind of want to know what are our chances of seeing Wishes while eating sweets vs only eating dessert in the rain. Thanks for your help!

 

[rlovew]

It is rare for all of wishes to be canceled- they may cancel tinkerbells flight but it would have to be a heavy lightening storm for wishes to be canceled and those are more likely midday than at night. They will still go if it is only raining.

 

[puffkin]

I don't think I have ever been to MK and they cancelled Wishes and we have been there during some impressive storms. Many times Tinker Bell is cancelled but that is it.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

They won't cancel Wishes for anything less than a very severe storm. and if it's THAT severe, you probably won't be out there eating desserts either. If that happens you'd get a refund.

 

[DebbieB]

The dessert party is covered so you will not be sitting in the rain.

 

[LaurenT]

A other PPs have said, conditions would have to be extreme to cancel.
During a tour we took, our CM explained that once the fireworks are loaded in, they have to be fired. They cannot be unloaded or left sitting unattended over night.

 

[HelenParr]

Statistical chance that you are there when Wishes is canceled: very, very small chance.

In 20 years of visits, I recall being there for delayed show once (high winds) and cancelled once (hurricane like storm, not fit for man or beast outside kind of storm).

 

[isabellea]

Thank you all for your replies. Very happy to read that our chances of seeing Wishes are very good.

 

[LaurenT]

Thank you all for your replies. Very happy to read that our chances of seeing Wishes are very good.

Well, we didn't *quite* say that! They won't cancel them.
If there's a bad enough storm, you may be huddled up peering at the clouds and smoke watching them light up from the fireworks going off behind them...

 

[scjo68]

I agree with the others.
I've done the Dessert party many times, including during a really bad storm last August. During that storm Wishes was delayed 45 minutes- but they kept the dessert out and let us stay the whole time. The dessert party is a very good place to wait out a storm. The first MSEP was cancelled that night. Tink did not fly that night.

Actually in the 6 times we have been to the dessert party, Tink has flown only twice. Maybe we have just been unlucky with weather. I look at her flying as a "bonus"- I do not count on it.

 

[LaurenT]

I agree with the others.
I've done the Dessert party many times, including during a really bad storm last August. During that storm Wishes was delayed 45 minutes- but they kept the dessert out and let us stay the whole time. The dessert party is a very good place to wait out a storm. The first MSEP was cancelled that night. Tink did not fly that night.

Actually in the 6 times we have been to the dessert party, Tink has flown only twice. Maybe we have just been unlucky with weather. I look at her flying as a "bonus"- I do not count on it.

Yeah - watching Tink get hit by lightning wouldn't be the happiest way to end the evening...