Preview of 2007 Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Parade will be Different This Year
By Kristin Ford
Orlando Sentinel
7/19/2007
Tickets went on sale in May for the popular Magic Kingdom event, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. But recently I noticed on the passholder Web site that one of the old standbys is going to be different this year.
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Parade apparently is being replaced with Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade. Are everyone's favorite toy soldiers going AWOL? And what about the roller-skating snowflakes and the dancing reindeer? Say it isn't so!
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For my family, viewing it has become an annual tradition. What would be fantastic is if our friends at Disney have decided to add this parade to the night's lineup and not use it as a substitute. I'm sure that two distinct Christmas parades would be a gift to many Disney fans.
The passholder site also lists a new castle light show for the upcoming season. Cinderella Castle will be adorned with thousands of shimmering white lights that will be turned on during a nightly ceremony with Cinderella, Mickey, Minnie and the gang.
Other mainstays, such as the "Holiday Wishes" fireworks, "Celebrate the Season" castle stage show, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" stage show in Tomorrowland, characters dressed in their Christmas finery, snow on Main Street, and cookies and cocoa apparently will remain part of the party.
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party will be from 7 p.m. to midnight Nov. 12, 15, 16, 25, 27, 29, 30 and Dec. 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21. Tickets at the gate cost $51.07 for ages 10 and older and $43.62 for ages 3-9. The advance purchase prices for select nights are $43.62 for adults and $36.16 for children. To purchase tickets, call 407-W-DISNEY.