Most Recent Reviews
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 12/18/2019
Rating: (9) Recommended
This was my first time at the MVMCP, and I gotta tell ya, I had a ball! True, it was myself and another adult, so we had the freedom to wander through the park, choose rides, eat treats, and sing along with the xmas songs. We had no whiney kids along. BIG bonus. We rode rides during the first party with no wait, and then stationed ourselves on Main Street for the fantastic fireworks (WOW!) and the parade (WOW again!). It was a blast and a half, and we stayed until it was all over. Now I have a bagful of cookies to eat another day and remember the night.
Pros:
Minimal wait for rides during first parade, lovely holiday atmosphere.Cons:
Ummmm...Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 12/18/2019
Rating: (10) Recommended
Our Go To Resort! We always flip a coin on which moderate we are staying at...and even if Coronado doesn't win, we end up staying there anyway! Queen sized beds, spacious rooms, excellent bars...When our kids were younger we would have picked either Caribbean Beach or one of the Value Resorts...but now that we are the \"kids\" we stay here every time! Never disappoints!
Pros:
Too many to list...everything from the staff, the food, the beautiful groundsCons:
Cannot think of any cons, even though we do so much walking in the parks it isn't unusual for us to go back to the resort during the day, hang out at the pool, nap, and walk around the grounds, yes more walking HAHAHReview of 50's Prime Time Cafe Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by PMcD Review Date: 12/17/2019
Rating: (7) Recommended
We have eaten here several times in the last few years. Food has always been good (though nothing to write home about, as they say), but the \"atmosphere\" we had heard about was missing. We seemed to always get the kinda grumpy male server who wasn't going to go along with the program (\"elbows off the table, etc\")so we missed out on the \"flavor\" (pun intended)we expected - until the last time we went. The gentleman that was seating customers called my name (pretty loudly), waited two seconds or so and called it again (louder) and then again (even louder). I don't know what possessed me, but I yelled out, \"WHAT?\" He laughed, the crowd laughed and we had a great time! Guess maybe you sometimes have to start the ball rolling yourself. I recommend it highly.
Pros:
Good food. Lots of it. They really try to get you in without reservations in reasonable time.Cons:
Sometimes have to wait a little long - even with reservation.Reviewed by scrapfan Review Date: 12/17/2019
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
I had so looked forward to my first MVMCP but it was such a huge disappointment. I have been to 2 previous Mickey's Very Scary Halloween Parties and they were awesome so I just knew the Christmas party would be even better, err, WRONG! My family attended the 12/12 party; first off it rained the whole evening, now I know that is not Disney's fault but the problem was the cast members weren't checking bands to see if you should be there, not once did they check when we waited in line for rides, cookies, food, nothing. I am assuming it was because the weather was so miserable but the lines were crazy! The line for the 2nd parade was 7-10 people deep in some spots. Because of the weather we didn't arrive to the park till around 5:30pm and the lines to get your band were crazy long, people cutting you off or squeezing thru. I felt the cast members were overwhelmed. It has been a few years since I had been to Disney but my impression of them now are they are in it for the $ only and not the guest experience.
Pros:
Christmas decorationsCons:
Crowds, over-selling the parties, food quality, costReviewed by Silvercat33 Review Date: 12/17/2019
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
The 2019 event was the last one I will bother attending. I have been to several of these events in previous years, but the one on 5 December was dreadful - so crowded that instead of staying to the end of the event as in previous years, we gave up after the fireworks and left. These parties are hugely oversold now, the crowds are worse than that experienced during the daytime! Wait times for everything were too long for us, and you could barely get anywhere near the hub in order to view the fireworks or the Castle stage show. The cookies were nice, but it is a lot of money to pay for a small handful of cookies and a couple of cups of cocoa. We watched the second showing of the parade, and tried to use the time to go on rides during the first showing, but then we struggled to get around the park due to the vast numbers of folk watching the parade and blocking the walkways! A struggle all night, and we just didn't enjoy it this year, I'm sorry to say.
Pros:
None - nothing this year was worth the cost.Cons:
Event over-sold, huge crowds, exhausting trying to negotiate the massive numbers of people to ride anything. Too expensive and definitely not good value now.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 12/17/2019
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
This was our second MNSSHP. We attended opening night in August 2019. The crowds were worse than a High Crowd Day -- you felt like cattle, the entire night, being herded through long (although moving) candy lanes. You got handfuls of candy that you can get at any grocery store. Lines to meet characters were hours long -- and ultimately it's just some guy in a costume. Lines for pictures were long. Lines for the bathroom were long. Lines for rides were long. It was a miracle for you just to get a good spot for the parade --- and I'm not a newbie at Disney either -- we had consulted several touring plans and had KennythePirate's plan in hand. It put a real damper on the entire vacation --- spending lots of money to stand in line all night. It just seems that they want your money instead of making it a little bit more exclusive (like the Early Morning Magic)...uggh...sorry Mickey, but not again. Our first MNSSHP in 2013 was so magical and we loved every single second of it. The 2019 party was terrible.
Pros:
NoneCons:
Long lines, super crowdedReview of Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 12/17/2019
Rating: (10) Recommended
God I love ride, Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is EVERYTHING a classic Disney attraction should be, I do it over and over.
Pros:
Classic attraction based on a classic TV show.Cons:
The line is sometimes too long and sometimes the people I am with are too scared to go on.Review of Jiko - The Cooking Place - Jambo House
Reviewed by resjudacat Review Date: 12/17/2019
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
I had the filet mignon. The steak was fine, but you got hardly any vegetables...very small sides...I also has the wild boar appetizer...ridiculous price for about little bites....your money is better spent elsewhere.
Pros:
The dining experience was just okay..nothing to write home about.Cons:
price; size of portions....Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 12/15/2019
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
My family has done MVMCP for many years and have loved it!! The party I attended 12/13/19 will probably be the last for a while. Crowd levels were ridiculous and there was a lack of cast members helping as in previous years. The entrance to get in was chaos and people kept cutting the lines. There was no welcome cookie (I was there before 8) or cast members directing traffic coming in it was a free for all. The fireworks started a bit early which was disappointing because I had it timed after a ride and they were already going off before 10. The treats were ok but nothing special. I didn't even care to stop at all of them. I will say the parade was great as usual and the \"snow\" on main street was nice. Overall not a great value at all for $115 a person. The cost was reasonable in past years but since then it has gone from under $70 to up to $130 in just a few years. I think that's crazy. I've done way more at previous parties paying less money and could've just gone during regular hours and done so much more. I am starting to see the greed everyone is talking about over the experience with Disney..very sad. I expected a better experience.
Pros:
Wonderful parade, good fireworks, snow on main street is prettyCons:
Crowd control, ticket prices, disorganizationReview of Candlelight Processional (Epcot)
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 12/15/2019
Rating: (10) Recommended
We are 16 year veterans of the candlelight processional and it is an amazing experience with one exception noted below.
