MVMCP - is a 4:00 entery into MK a given?

[TeresaWen]

I have friends that will be in the Orlando Ares in early December and have just one day to spend in the MK with their two little ones. It is a day with a party. I am suggesting they forgo regular park tickets and get tickets to the Christmas party.

I am suggesting they have a late lunch in a monorail hotel, look around and maybe hit the arcade in the hotel if they are early and then enter the MK at 4:00. Good plan?

Can they make any kind of advanced fast passes for between 4:00 and 7:00 that day?

 

[kandb]

Yes, been happening for years for both MVMCP and MNSSHP

 

[kandb]

Yes, you get three fastpasses. Make one at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30

 

[jkh36619]

For sure

 

[Shanti]

Yes, you get three fastpasses. Make one at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30

This is only if you have regular tickets in addition to your MVMCP tickets, right? Or can you pre-book FPs with only a MVMCP ticket?

 

[Tomh]

You can pre book fp with just the party ticket as far as I know.

I suppose, nothing is really a given, Disney COULD change the policy at any time. That said, they have been allowing party guests into the parks at 4 for quite a few years now, so it is pretty likely to happen this year, but I would say not written in stone.

 

[Shanti]

You can pre book fp with just the party ticket as far as I know.

Wow! I had no idea. Thank you. Can you do this 60 days out if staying at a Disney resort?

 

[tink9702]

Wow! I had no idea. Thank you. Can you do this 60 days out if staying at a Disney resort?

Yes. I was able to do it for my September trip just this week. 5 days of actual FP+ and then 1 day with a party ticket.

 

[HuskerFaninIL]

Do you get 3 regular ticket fastpasses and three party ticket fastpasses, if you have both tickets?

 

[Robo]

Do you get 3 regular ticket fastpasses and three party ticket fastpasses, if you have both tickets?

Nope.

Guests can only book up to 3 FP+ in advance, regardless of the number of valid tickets that they have.

 

[Hopefully]

I'm not sure it is a good plan if they have "3 little ones". Party nights are late nights and usually "little ones" don't last long enough to make it worth the cost.
I would advise them to go on a regular park ticket, be there at rope drop, and spend the day until 7. Then hit a monorail resort for dinner and call it a night.
In general, party days a less busy in the MK, but according to Josh of easywdw that was not the case last year.

 

[TeresaWen]

Thanks everyone. I'll lay out both options. One rope drop and he other Party. There are clearly pros and cons of both.

 

[Tomh]

We enjoyed the party very much, but had no little ones, so a different situation for us.