Magic Kingdom on Christmas Party Days

[Lauri]

We are hoping to go to MK this week; we have Pixie Passes. There is no availability, but we know we can park hop after 2 PM. What happens at 6 PM? Are we kicked out of the park? Can we stay without going on rides? Our primary goal is just to take in the Christmas decorations and attractions. Could we stay for a parade or fireworks? Thanks.

 

[Gehrig1B]

You cannot stay, there are inspections at the entrances to each land for a party wristband, and be kindly ushered toward the exits if not wearing one.

 

[Lauri]

Thank you.

 

[disneylover102]

Keep checking to see if MK reservations become available. I got one last minute on Friday. I’ve found that MK really isn’t that busy on party days at least before party guests get in

 

[scrappinginontario]

Our primary goal is just to take in the Christmas decorations and attractions. Could we stay for a parade or fireworks? Thanks.

These are some of the main reasons people purchase tickets for the parties. The only things you’re missing are the treats and characters.

What you want to see are large, wonderful parts of the party. To enjoy them in the future I highly recommend you purchase Party ticket another year.

 

[kathy884]

Yes -- you are sort of kicked out of the park at 6. Have to show a party wrist band to get to certain areas, etc. For the night time entertainment this doesn't work. I believe that there will be a parade you can see before 6. And things get more crowded at 4 p.m. big time when party people come in. Check the park schedule. You will not though without a party ticket on a party day get to see the fireworks from within the park.

Now and this is just me (a rare person who doesn't care about the night time entertainment), since almost everyone else who goes to the MK does care about that, regular tickets to the MK on party days mean the park is way less crowded than normal which I love. It's a favorite day for me to go during the day, a very rare opportunity for lower crowds. Usually though I am with others who really like those nighttime shows, so I only got to go during the day of a party day once. It was wonderful. Crowd calendars show that this is consistently the case with low crowds on party days and very high crowds on non-party days as people want the longer hours and the fireworks. The parties really skew the crowds, and I personally feel like Disney is double dipping getting two sets of admissions on one day.

Many love the parties, but for me - meh. It was for me a one and done for the MK Christmas Party -- way too crowded.

 

[Lauri]

We had tickets for today, but yesterday around noon, MK tickets opened for yesterday, so we went then. It was very crowded! I can only imagine what the Christmas to New Years crowds would look like.

 

[JLTraveling]

Don't forget you can watch the fireworks from outside the park. My favorite is the roof of the Contemporary, but there's also the Poly beach, the TTC....I actually prefer to watch the holiday fireworks this way, because you're not fighting with crowds.