MVMCP REVIEW TUESDAY 11/12/19:
Staying off site, parked at TTC and over to Capt. Cook’s at Poly for a meal (2 GF people so wanted something heavy as there isn’t much at the party — glad we did this bc tried to mobile order GF chicken nuggets at 7:00 from CHH and it wasn’t working, didn’t want to order in person bc it takes awhile to get allergy friendly meals). Also had a beverage from the Trader Sams take out window - delicious! Got on monorail at 3:45 and wrist bands on entering MK at 4:00.
FP for Splash, FP for BTMRR, then got a same day FP for Voyage of Little Mermaid. Stopped at Storybook Treats for Peter Pan floats. Then rode HM with a 20 minute wait, PoC was walk on, Space Mt with a 20 minute wait (awesome lighting, you can see the tracks!), tried for Scrooge McDuck but he was a one hour wait. SDMT posted wait of 35, was 25 minutes on and off total. PP with a 25 minute wait.
At that point we grabbed some popcorn and soda (wanted the Christmas tree bucket but it was $25!!
) and found a spot to sit on the bridge between the hub and Tomorrowland. New fireworks were fantastic! Overall differences between Holiday Wishes and these ones were: less castle projections, music was meh (not great not horrible), no longer have perimeter fireworks (bummer). With that being said, I still think this is a really awesome fireworks show!
We then grabbed spots for the parade on the curb in front of Tony’s so we could exit quickly after the parade. Took turns changing into warmer clothes (temp dropped from 82 at 4pm to 62 at 11 with a strong northwest wind). Parade was superb as always! Toy soldiers were towards the end and they were playing their instruments.
Not sure if I’ll be able to return next year (college visit time with teenage daughter!). Things we didn’t do but wanted to: Jingle Cruise (wait was never under 30 minutes
), People Mover, my daughter didn’t try any special treats free or purchased, allergy friendly treats were applesauce and mini chocolate chip cookies
, didn’t see the red Mickey Christmas ball sipper anywhere.
Other observations: crowds were manageable, a lot of people were doing what we did: rides, fireworks, and late parade. That made wait times a little higher than years past across the board but not crazy. I still believe this party is a very good value and highly recommend it! Merry Christmas