November 9. November 13. December 1.
All sold out for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom. That makes eight nights gone out of 25, with 17 still on the board.
November 9 was the last $189 night on the calendar. So every one of the season's cheapest dates is now unavailable.
If that was your plan, your plan is dead.
Some context.
Here is what it actually cost you.
The cheapest remaining night is $194, or $184 with an Annual Pass. That was November 15 and November 19.
Cheapest night ever offered was $189, or $179.
Five dollars.
That is the entire damage. Five dollars a ticket.
Opening night on November 8 is still listed at $199, or $189 for Annual Passholders, which is ten bucks over the lowest price this party has ever had.
And kids ages 3 to 9 knock $10 off every single date. So if you have two kids in that range, the children's discount covers the price increase twice over.
Nobody Is Paying for a Better Party
This is the part that should settle everybody down.
All 25 nights run the exact same show. Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade. Minnie's Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks. Mickey's Most Merriest Celebration. Doors at 4 p.m., party starts at 7 p.m.
Every night. Same lineup.
So that $40 gap between the cheapest night and the most expensive night is not buying a bigger party. It is buying a square on a calendar closer to December 25.
You did not miss a deal. You missed a date.
And It Is Not Just the Cheap Nights Going
Everybody is going to write this as “bargain nights sell out, pricey nights available.” Not true.
December 20 and December 22 both sold out already. Both were $229, the top price of the season. December 22 was the closest night to Christmas on the whole calendar.
Both ends are burning.
November 13 and December 1 were in the middle of the range, which means the middle is filling in too. There is no safe pocket left.
The Passholder Numbers Are the Real Tell
Here is the stat nobody is leading with.
Five of the 11 Passholder-discount nights are sold out. Three of the other 14 are sold out.
Forty-five percent against twenty-one percent. More than double.
Makes sense when you think about who Passholders are. Local or close to it. Wide open on dates. Watching prices. They know this calendar better than the people writing about it.
When that group moves first, it is not luck. It is the best-informed buyers in the park getting out ahead.
Six Passholder nights left:
- November: 8, 15, 19, 20, 29
- December: 3
That is a short list. Treat it like one.
The Date You Should Actually Be Worried About
Forget price for a second.
Last year, every single one of the 25 dates sold out by November 19. All of them. At the $229 top price.
It is October 16. Seventeen dates left.
Do that math and the question stops being “which night is cheapest” and becomes “am I getting a night.” That is about a month away.
Disney says availability is limited and nights may sell out before the event date. Online or by phone.
What Is Left Worth Grabbing
Cheapest: November 15 and November 19, $194 or $184.
Best Passholder rate standing: November 8, opening night, $189.
Last of the $229 tier: December 17 and December 18. Want a party near Christmas? That is the end of the line.
Only December Passholder night: December 3, $214 or $204.
Quick timeline on how we got here. Disney dropped the 25 dates, the lineup, and the $189-$229 range on June 24. Tickets went on sale to everyone on July 16. November 24 fell first on September 29. December 22 went October 3.
Eight down. Seventeen left. Last year they were all gone by the 19th of November.
Source: Blog Mickey reporting and Walt Disney World ticket availability.
