MVMCP without a ticket?

[kirstenh]

I'm posting for a friend ... this may get long.

Wondering if it's possible to be in the park for the VMCP without a ticket. My friend "H" is going to surprise her daughter "R". R is on vacation there now, with her aunt (H's sister), cousin (sister's daughter) and grandmother (H and sister's mom). This is a very last minute idea, H decided on a whim to make the trip down there to surprise them at the end of their trip. (Backstory is that H's family went as a family, back in September, and this trip was kind of a fun bonus for R, since H's sister was going in Oct, she got to "tag along".)

Anyway ... since this is so last minute, she was not able to get a ticket for the VMCP, but the others have tickets. Will she be able to hang around the park and stay for the party without a ticket, if she doesn't go on any rides? She isn't trying to circumvent the system, she understands if she can't stay and has to do something else while they are there, but hoping she can at least hang out with them and just not do the rides.

Is this possible, do you think?

 

[I loveStitchnippyjon]

No, not possible without a ticket.

 

[kirstenh]

No, not possible without a ticket.

Thanks ... so how does it work, how do they get people out of the park and ensure that everyone there has a ticket? Just curious about how they logistically make it happen.

 

[pmaurer74]

No they will likely get ushered to the exit at party time regardless of rides. They check bands at restaurants and stores and everywhere. They check for the party wrist bands.

 

[CinderElsa]

Thanks ... so how does it work, how do they get people out of the park and ensure that everyone there has a ticket? Just curious about how they logistically make it happen.

CMs check for party wristbands and will personally escort everyone without one to the exit.

 

[kirstenh]

Thanks, everyone - bummer! Are there any threads here selling MVMCP tickets? Or any way she could get one at this point?

 

[lilclerk]

No they will likely get ushered to the exit at party time regardless of rides. They check bands at restaurants and stores and everywhere. They check for the party wrist bands.

Yup, there were also rows of CMs checking for wristbands at each "land" entrance during our halloween party in September.

 

[lilclerk]

Thanks, everyone - bummer! Are there any threads here selling MVMCP tickets? Or any way she could get one at this point?

What date are you looking for? Undercover Tourist has some.
https://www.undercovertourist.com/orlando/mickeys-very-merry-christmas-party-ticket/

 

[smitch425]

Thanks, everyone - bummer! Are there any threads here selling MVMCP tickets? Or any way she could get one at this point?

Undercover Tourist may have some, but other than that, Ebay would be about it.

 

[msb578]

What date are you looking for? Undercover Tourist has some. https://www.undercovertourist.com/orlando/mickeys-very-merry-christmas-party-ticket/

Yes. OP, if you aren't familiar with Undercover Tourist, they are a respectable/legitimate reseller of Disney tickets.

There is your solution

 

[DisMama5]

It's impossible. We love attending the parties they are a ton of fun! But as for checking for the wrist bands to prove you paid to be there, it's like Airport security lol, which makes sense because people paid to attend this special event, there's no way to fall between the cracks they check everyone and probably more than once. I've had 5 different cms check me through the beginning of the party (at different points in the park) it's very thorough. If a person doesn't have one they are then escorted out

 

[DisMama5]

You can definitely find some for sale on undercover tourist though hope it works out, what a nice surprise.

 

[smitch425]

I'm posting for a friend ... this may get long.

Wondering if it's possible to be in the park for the VMCP without a ticket. My friend "H" is going to surprise her daughter "R". R is on vacation there now, with her aunt (H's sister), cousin (sister's daughter) and grandmother (H and sister's mom). This is a very last minute idea, H decided on a whim to make the trip down there to surprise them at the end of their trip. (Backstory is that H's family went as a family, back in September, and this trip was kind of a fun bonus for R, since H's sister was going in Oct, she got to "tag along".)

Anyway ... since this is so last minute, she was not able to get a ticket for the VMCP, but the others have tickets. Will she be able to hang around the park and stay for the party without a ticket, if she doesn't go on any rides? She isn't trying to circumvent the system, she understands if she can't stay and has to do something else while they are there, but hoping she can at least hang out with them and just not do the rides.

Is this possible, do you think?

The hard ticket events are not about the rides. They have special parades, fireworks, dance parties, characters, etc. CMs do wristbands checks along parade routes, at restroom entrances, at "land" entrances, all store entrances and all restaurant entrances. They are very diligent. I hope she finds a ticket, but if not, she will need to leave by 7pm. If she is staying on site, she can check with the resort concierge to see if there is anything they can do for her, but I would go into it expecting that there is nothing they can do. If they are hoping to attend Friday's party, I would say there is probably slim to no chance of finding a ticket, unless someone is selling them outside the gate, which is highly unlikely.

 

[kirstenh]

Thank you, everyone! She is looking for this Friday 11/7, so the Undercover Tourist dates don't match up. But I really appreciate all of the answers, I will let her know. She definitely doesn't want to abuse the system or anything, and expects for it to not work out ... just hoping to figure out some way to make it happen.

 

[ses1230]

Thank you, everyone! She is looking for this Friday 11/7, so the Undercover Tourist dates don't match up. But I really appreciate all of the answers, I will let her know. She definitely doesn't want to abuse the system or anything, and expects for it to not work out ... just hoping to figure out some way to make it happen.

11/7 is sold out.

 

[LBIJim]

The hard ticket events are not about the rides. They have special parades, fireworks, dance parties, characters, etc. CMs do wristbands checks along parade routes, at restroom entrances, at "land" entrances, all store entrances and all restaurant entrances. They are very diligent. I hope she finds a ticket, but if not, she will need to leave by 7pm. If she is staying on site, she can check with the resort concierge to see if there is anything they can do for her, but I would go into it expecting that there is nothing they can do. If they are hoping to attend Friday's party, I would say there is probably slim to no chance of finding a ticket, unless someone is selling them outside the gate, which is highly unlikely.

I suppose you're right about the hard ticket events not being about the rides. Rides were the primary reason I went to the Halloween party last week and not once did a CM at a ride entrance ask to see my party wristband, and it was partially hidden under the gloves I was wearing. In fact, after about 8pm or so, I saw very few CMs standing around store or rest room or even land entrances. I guess by that time they figure all the "intruders" have been banished.

Only saw one family directed to leave for not having party wristbands, about 730pm.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Good luck trying to get a ticket!

 

[KCMiller]

I suppose you're right about the hard ticket events not being about the rides. Rides were the primary reason I went to the Halloween party last week and not once did a CM at a ride entrance ask to see my party wristband, and it was partially hidden under the gloves I was wearing. In fact, after about 8pm or so, I saw very few CMs standing around store or rest room or even land entrances. I guess by that time they figure all the "intruders" have been banished.

Only saw one family directed to leave for not having party wristbands, about 730pm.

I dunno - I was there for the party last Sunday, and they seemed to be checking throughout the night. We were waiting for the first parade, and a CM was going down the street, cheerily asking everyone to show their wristbands, and I saw her ask a few families to leave. Plus, you couldn't go into a store or cross a crosswalk after 7pm without being checked. So yeah, maybe later in the evening they don't check as often - but I was asked to show my wristband at 11:30 to get onto Space Mountain.

KC

 

[smitch425]

I suppose you're right about the hard ticket events not being about the rides. Rides were the primary reason I went to the Halloween party last week and not once did a CM at a ride entrance ask to see my party wristband, and it was partially hidden under the gloves I was wearing. In fact, after about 8pm or so, I saw very few CMs standing around store or rest room or even land entrances. I guess by that time they figure all the "intruders" have been banished.

Only saw one family directed to leave for not having party wristbands, about 730pm.

We went to MNSSHP on the 21st and the 24th, and we were asked to show our bands all night for the first party because we had gloves and costume issues that made the bands not as easily visible. However, even the night we had simple t shirts, we were asked to hold them out to see several times, including the late parade and every ride. The first night, one CM waited patiently while I struggled to get DS's tight glove off enough for her to see that he was wearing a band, even when she had already seen our other 3. It was obvious he was with us, but she was very insistent, which was fine with me.

 

[cattywampus]

Definitely have her check at the box office. It is possible that they might have one ticket available -- worth a try.