MK "Happily Ever After" Dessert Party (Parties) Discussion

[GADisneyDad14]

Did you stay for the projection show afterwards? I heard that this area opens up to everyone after HEA is over. Can you comment on that? If you stayed, did it get crowded?

I didn't. We booked it to BTMR to use a FP, then booked it back to watch OUAT (missed the first few minutes of it). We watched from the hub, not crowded at all. Doesn't surprise me what @RachaelA said about the garden viewing area being empty for it.

 

[TheFloatingBear]

Did you stay for the projection show afterwards? I heard that this area opens up to everyone after HEA is over. Can you comment on that? If you stayed, did it get crowded?

I think it does open up to everyone. FWIW, we stayed for it on our night and it wasn't very crowded. People definitely came in, but more seemed to leave and head for the exit than come into the area...

 

[Surgie2]

Thank you so much for this detailed info and all the pictures! So if the dates for this are not available at 180 days out, do you just have to keep checking several times a day online to see if dates have been loaded into the system? I want to book in July for our January visit...it sure would be nice if all ADRs were available at 180 days

 

[grumpy28]

Thank you for posting this review! Just plunked down my money for my July stay because of it!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

LOL - Well, I hope those that booked don't come back here and at me if you don't enjoy it! Thanks again to everyone for reading.

 

[princessemsmom]

@GADisneyDad14 Thank you so much for this review! I booked this past weekend for next Tuesday and now I am so happy I did! Thanks for all your info - both here and in the Poly and CL threads!!

4 More Days!!!

 

[rcraw45425]

Thanks so much for posting this! We did Plaza with the old show in March and wound up arriving around 8:15 (stuck on Haunted Mansion). They escorted us to our table and we had a few treats and then they hustled us out between 8:30 & 8:40. The desserts were a little different too, no macarons and no strawberries. glad that I booked this for next month so that we can see the new show without being squashed!

 

[ArielSRL]

Yeah, definitely strollers in the Plaza Garden Viewing area now that I look more at my pics. You do have to park them outside of the dessert area though.

Thank you!

This is probably obvious and not sure why I just thought of this but a bonus for those of us with smaller kids is that there are restrooms very close to the Plaza Garden Viewing area. My DS has a tendency to have to go RIGHT when the show is about to start, which can really put you in a bind if you're stuck in the hub. Doing something like this takes the stress out of that part for me!

Good to know!

(BTW, for the fixed highway....)

Yep, thumbs up to that!

 

[ColoradoMom!!]

Thank you sooo much! You have no idea how much this helps those of us who are trying to decide.

And again, my apologies for creating a new thread today, asking for this very info. I look everyday at this forum, and don't know how I missed it!

 

[deedubb]

Thanks for a great review. Did they have pita bread with dip? That was the best part of the Star Wars party IMO. I could only take so much of the sweets.

Planning to book this for our next trip to avoid the mayhem.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Thank you sooo much! You have no idea how much this helps those of us who are trying to decide.

And again, my apologies for creating a new thread today, asking for this very info. I look everyday at this forum, and don't know how I missed it!

Thanks for the kind words. Stuff happens so fast on the DIS (and at Disney) it's nearly impossible to keep up. Strike that, it IS impossible to keep up. That's why I spend timing coming around here - always something new to learn.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Thanks for a great review. Did they have pita bread with dip? That was the best part of the Star Wars party IMO. I could only take so much of the sweets.

Planning to book this for our next trip to avoid the mayhem.

I did not see any pita bread with dip. Pretty much only desserts and cheeses.

I did the Star Wars Dessert Party in Feb 2016 - that party had MUCH more substantial offerings (and alcohol) than the MK versions. The MK dessert party is relatively basic compared to both SW and Illumuniations dessert parties, IMHO. To me, both of those were better "premium events" overall. But MK is cheaper (I think, I have not compared prices recently) and offers huge locational advantages for the premier WDW nighttime entertainment show, so that balances it out a bit, if that makes sense.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Thank you for this detailed review and pictures! You sold me, I just booked it and cannot wait. In 2015 we used fastpasses to sit in this area several times and were so disappointed when they did away with that. To pay $177 bites but I did it anyway!

 

[StephandDick]

Thanks for the review! We plan to skip the Christmas party & do this instead.

 

[Lesley Wake]

The MK dessert party is relatively basic compared to both SW and Illumuniations dessert parties, IMHO. To me, both of those were better "premium events" overall. But MK is cheaper (I think, I have not compared prices recently) and offers huge locational advantages for the premier WDW nighttime entertainment show, so that balances it out a bit, if that makes sense.

That is good news for us! We will be doing the HEA dessert party on Monday and then the SW party on Friday (I love desserts, fireworks, Star Wars, and Disney, so couldn't pick between them). I'm happy that the "better" party will be second, so I'm not disappointed with the HEA one!

I also loved the photos you posted of the food! I am such an overplanner, I was trying to figure out what will be served. I know things can change between now and September, but it calms me seeing all this info!

 

[tiggercrew]

Thank you so much for the very detailed review. Your pics and post were very informative.

 

[FrancoFun]

We book the dessert party when planning our July trip earlier this year, and the review makes me super happy we did. I likely won't eat a ton due to a bunch of food sensitivities, but the reserved viewing is well worth our money.

 

[Momtwofour]

This post helped me make my decision and I booked terrace viewing for June! We sat there when they had the FP for Wishes and really liked it. I booked this as a surprise for my Mom, daughter, son and granddaughter! Cant wait!

 

[danikoski]

We book the dessert party when planning our July trip earlier this year, and the review makes me super happy we did. I likely won't eat a ton due to a bunch of food sensitivities, but the reserved viewing is well worth our money.

Contact Disney about your food issues. They worked with my mom, who is diabetic (she still wanted to do the dessert party). There was definitely fruit in February, and they had a sugar free sorbet that was awesome, and my mom ate a lot of cheese. She also ate a couple of desserts after I recommended a couple after taste testing.

 

[KCMiller]

Were you allowed to take any of the desserts to the viewing area with you, to enjoy with your to-go cup of coffee? I think I'll be booking this for our upcoming trip!