Overview
- Magic Kingdom staged a 2 p.m. daytime run of Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade on November 8 for the ABC holiday special, a performance typically reserved for party nights.
- Festival of Fantasy did not run November 8–9 as schedules were adjusted for holiday filming, with routes and walkways busier than usual during production.
- Opening-night coverage confirms party entertainment and timings, including Minnie’s Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks at 10 p.m., which are slated to run nightly for all guests starting December 22.
- Mickey and Minnie are now meeting together inside Town Square Theater during the party, marking their return as a duo at that location after more than a decade.
- The after-hours event offers 4 p.m. entry and $169–$229 tickets, plus complimentary cookies and cocoa at marked locations with allergy-friendly options and a keepsake ornament distributed at check-in.