"Official" 2025 Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party

[ruthies12]

I am in a MVMCP group on FB. Almost every person is reporting back that the parties feel more crowded than they have ever been. Many are also reporting that they went to the park on a non-party day and they were able to get more done, some multiple times before the sun went down.

Yeah I feel like it used to be a good value and a great way to add a little disney in to a non-disney trip, which is what we were doing on this trip. But with the increased prices and the crowds, the parties no longer have that allure for me I think.

 

[Sydnerella]

Thought I'd post about my experience using fastpasses cause I know I was looking for this info before my trip. I went Friday 11/14. I was staying off site so had to buy 3 days before. I logged in right at 7 am on Tuesday and 7D and tron were already gone. I was able to do multiLL and got haunted mansion for 3:05 to 4:05, winnie the pooh for 3:45 to 4:45, and jingle cruise for 4:40 to 5:40. I only had the party tickets in my account and no other tickets. I was happy to get jingle cruise cause that line stayed pretty solid all night.

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I have done the xmas party a few times in years past and I felt like this party was more crowded and the waits were higher than in the past. We still got to do what we wanted with smart planning and being willing to walk fast, but we weren't doing the party specific stuff like parades or characters and we were just 2 adults. The walkways were insanely crowded and we purposely stayed out of the hub entirely.

You were able to book LLMP’s without a park ticket? Just a party ticket? Do you have APs? I was under the impression that we could not get LLMP‘s for the period before the party unless we had a day ticket for that day? We have two day tickets for which we want LLMP‘s and LLSP’s, but we are using them two days after the Christmas party.

We also very focused on getting things done when it comes to rides rather than party activities. We got the tickets because we thought it would be just as affordable as a park ticket with lightning lanes and we would benefit from lower crowds and ride people during the party?!?!

We are a family of four with two college kids and my husband and I going for four nights December 19-23, with the focus of rides and festive atmosphere during the Christmas party and Jolly nights. Followed by an Epcot day and a park hopper day for our last day to hit anything we might have wanted to see again or that we missed.

If you are willing to share your touring strategy for the pre-party/party and any other points of your trip, we would love and appreciate it! The last time we were there as a family was 2021 and while we have been nine times and two times as parents only since 2021, things keep changing and it sounds like it’s more crowded than we were hoping for!?!

Thank you!!

 

[AussieFan8]

You were able to book LLMP’s without a park ticket? Just a party ticket? Do you have APs? I was under the impression that we could not get LLMP‘s for the period before the party unless we had a day ticket for that day? We have two day tickets for which we want LLMP‘s and LLSP’s, but we are using them two days after the Christmas party.

We also very focused on getting things done when it comes to rides rather than party activities. We got the tickets because we thought it would be just as affordable as a park ticket with lightning lanes and we would benefit from lower crowds and ride people during the party?!?!

A couple suggestions:

• If you want to try to get LLMP/LLSP for the party day, make sure you book your two day ticket days first, then try to book for the party last. I forgot to do that this year, and was unable to book LLMP for our last regular ticket day. I am assuming the system counted MVMCP as one of our eligible park days.
• Try to do the rides with the longest waits (ie Tron, Jingle Cruise, 7DMT, Peter Pan) during fireworks, parades, and at the very end of the night.