Mike_Mac
Earning My Ears
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- Apr 25, 2016
I am looking at the 19th for our trip-seems like a safer bet. Could be wrong though, if everyone thinks the same way!
We went this past December, attending MVMCP on Friday the 16th. The final two parties on the 18th and 22nd had already sold out, and while we on the first leg of our WDW vacation, the 16th sold out as well. Those last few parties have a good track record of being sold out each year, so whatever day each one happens to fall on really becomes a non-factor. The good news is that even sold out, the lines were short for things we wanted to do (5yr old wanted to do Peter Pan's ride twice), and there was plenty of elbow room during the shows compared with a typical MK night. We should have planned a bit better to stake out a spot on Main Street to get the snow-effect during the parade, but viewing was still much easier than on any typical night when the 1st Main St Electrical Parade used to go by.
Don't get me wrong - there's still a lot of people in the park, especially between 4pm and 7pm as all the MVMCP attendees arrive. But as those without MVMCP tickets get pushed out of the park after 7pm, things improve. Main Street is more crowded than the rest of the park as a lot of people congregate there, but it was still a good time. We're going back again this Christmas on either the 19th or the 21st, and we expect them to be sold out affairs either way.