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The holiday season is an extra magical time to visit the Walt Disney World Resort. One special event only available during the holiday season is Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom. Celebrate the season with a special Christmastime fireworks show, parade, stage shows, dance parties, treats and more! This special event takes place on select nights from early November until a few days before Christmas.  Know Before You Go In 2024, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party took place on 25 select nights from November 8th through December 20, 2024, and ticket prices varied by date. Prices ranged from $169-$219 per guest ages 10 and up and $159-$209 for guests ages 3-9, excluding tax.  It's very important to know before arriving at the Magic Kingdom that this is a separately ticketed event which means that your general admission ticket does not include admission to this party. Each party night the Magic Kingdom will close at 6pm to day guests and the party officia...

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com The Tree of Life at Disney's Animal Kingdom awakens each night with two all-new sequences for the Christmas Holidays this year. The wintery tales are set to new arrangements of familiar holiday music and began each night at sunset through to park close. Check out the video below for a look. Video courtesy of WDWMagic.com Having trouble viewing the video? Click here to watch the video on YouTube. Mickey's Pantry in the Marketplace at Disney Springs will close at the end of November 15, 2019 to make-way for an expansion of the Spice & Tea Exchange. Spice & Tea Exchange opened as a shop-within-a-shop at Mickey's Pantry back in 2010, and offers over 40 freshly made blends of tea, and a variety of spices, salts, rice and sugars. The newly expanded Spice & Tea Exchange will open on November 19, 2019. The Disney products previously sold in Mickey's Pantr...

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com The McDonald's restaurant near to Disney All Star Resort will be closing for an extensive remodel. Beginning October 30, 2019, the restaurant will close to begin updates to the location with a planned reopening in 2020. The Magic Kingdom will be getting an early start to its holiday offerings with special entertainment set to begin on November 3 2019. Photo courtesy of  WDWMagic.com A Frozen Holiday Wish will begin nightly from November 3 at 6:15pm. During the daytime, the Holly Jolly Trolley Show will see a return to the Magic Kingdom, and the Holiday Finale returns to Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire. Disney Villains After Hours will return to the Magic Kingdom for 24 nights in 2020. Taking place on select nights from February 7 through to July 10, the 2020 season will be 14 nights longer than the debut year for the event in 2019. Ticket prices have inc...

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com Beginning August 29 2019, Darth Vader will replace Kylo Ren in the dark side meet and greet. Kylo Ren will be making appearances in Star Wars Galaxy's Edge.Darth Vader is set to return to Star Wars Launch Bay with the opening of Star Wars Galaxy's Edge. Astro Orbiter in the Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland is now closed for a refurbishment.  The closure is expected to reopen to guests on August 15, 2019. Photo courtesy of  WDWMagic.com House of the Whispering Willows at Epcot's China Pavilion is scheduled to be closing for a short refurbishment. The closure begins July 30 with a reopening to guests to August 2, 2019. A new display will be added to the gallery during the closure. Disney Springs will be hosting the DescenDANCE Party later this month to mark the release of the Descendants 3 on Disney Channel. The da...

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com The new Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party entertainment will include a new fireworks show called Minnie's Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks show. Hosted by Minnie Mouse, Minnie's Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks show will celebrate the magic of Christmas with medleys of beloved holiday songs, from “Joy to the World” and “Deck the Halls” to “Up on the House Top” and “We Wish You A Merry Christmas.” You'll be able to see the fireworks show during the 23 nights of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party on select nights November 8 – December 22, 2019. See the full schedule and pricing for 2019 Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. Disney has announced the first of its narrators for the 2019 Candlelight Processional, part of the Epcot International Festival of the Holidays. Here is the line-up so far: Whoopi Goldberg – 12/6-12/7  Pat Sajak – 12/16-12/18  S...

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com . Disney is opening a new 'DisneyStyle' store in the West Side at Disney Springs later this Spring. Opening in May 2018, the store will offer a curated assortment of fashion forward products, from Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com . Spirit Jerseys with nods to Disney Princesses to playful headwear with a Disney twist. You'll be able to create stylish outfits perfect for visiting Disney Parks by mixing and matching fun shirts with accessories such as handbags, headbands, hats, socks, and more. 'DisneyStyle' will be located in the former Harley Davidson store just across from Starbucks. Harley Davidson moved to a new location in the Town Center. The new auction scene is now playing in Pirates of the Caribbean, which sees the famous redhead take on a new role in the iconic attractions, joining the ranks of the pirates. The pirate auctioneer now overs...

Hey there, Disney Guys and Gals!     Who is dreaming of a Disney Christmas???? I know I always am and I live here! If you are heading down this holiday season, or planning a trip for another year during the holiday season, you may be wondering if you should invest in tickets to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. It's undoubtedly an expensive night out, but also undeniably magical. How do you decide? Never fear! Tink is here to help!      For those of you that may not know, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party is a special, hard ticketed event, occurring a few times per week, on designated dates. (This year's party takes place on November 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 26th and 28th, as well as December 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 21st and 22nd.) The party admission is NOT included on a regular Magic Kingdom ticket. In fact, if you are visiting The Magic Kingdom on a night that the Christmas Party...