Review: Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party first event of the year

So it was almost time for the fireworks and I thought I’d drop in to visit Princess Elena of Avalor for the first time.  Remember she’s with Cindy, but you didn’t hear it here ;)  You’re only supposed to meet a crown.

I enjoyed meeting Elena.  She was spunky, but nice and invited my family to join her in Avalor one day.  Hold on a second, I need to check Kayak to see what the current rate is on that flight.

Cinderella remembered me.  Hey Cindy!  Great seeing you again.  You look beautiful as always.  Her prom date Charming has some new threads for the big dance.

She kindly pointed out that my shoe was untied.  We almost ended up with 2 people wearing a single shoe at midnight.  Whew!  Did I tell you I waited 1 minute to meet them?

I then went back around to see Tiana and Punzie with their boys.  Tiana is such a sweetie.  We talked about delicious cajun food and how they still need to build a restaurant here.  I told Naveen to check with Scrooge McDuck in Fantasyland as he can bankroll the project.  I bet Tiana’s Place would have sold better than the Jungle Skipper Canteen.

Say “Ribbet!”

Young love.

Eugene is always a bit hit at the parties.  People wait up to 45 minutes to see the guy.  By going during the fireworks, by wait was a whopping ZERO minutes.  That would make you want to smolder, right?

Young love.

Flynn liked my ears.  He said I’d fit right in with the Snuggly Duckling.  We discussed dreams and career choices and such.  I didn’t have the heart to tell him what I do for a living these days.

After meeting them I joined the short line for Poppins and Bert in Fantasyland.  We waited 5 minutes for them to return after a break.

We discussed the joy of flight for me as a reindeer and how Sandy Claws said my nose needs to glow more before I’m fully useful.  My Native American heritage hinders me from having sunburn very often and I’m usually sort of tan year around, even while sitting in my lazyboy typing this nonsense that may have a tiny bit of use for you.

If you haven’t given up yet, I went to Frontierland and met up with 4 Country Bears wearing scarfs.  There’s nothing odd about bears walking on 2 feet, wearing hats and scarfs while posing for tourist photos.  That’s why they built those bear proof garbage cans in Yellowstone.

Cool photo, right?

Work it bear, work it!

There’s blood on the saddle.  Blood all around!  Happy Disney tunes are always the best.

I meandered over to find Pirates of the Caribbean decked out for the holiday.  I’ve never thought of pirates as gift givers.

I found Peter Pan roaming around near Pirates.  Wendy got the axe this year, so it’s just Peter Pan and his shadow (depending upon lighting).

Captian Jack Sparrow meets in the area, but I didn’t visit as I had seen him at the Halloween Party.

I went to visit Snow and Briar Rose for their final set of the night.  I really like Prince Phllip’s new outfit.  Looks great and fits the movie much better than that old silly looking costume.  He’s got a sword, so I better say nice things, right?

Young love.

Well, everything was humming right along with getting great photos of all the Prince costumes until Prince Ferdinand (don’t take it up with me, I’m just quoting the most famous child star in history) didn’t show up.  Just the lovely Snow White.

I might have had the time to squeeze in another meet or two, but went ahead and lined up for Nick and Judy.  My total wait was 40 minutes, but I probably could have cut that more if I had just waited on the seatwall nearby.  I told Nick that he pulls off the Hawaiian shirt with tie and slacks much better than I do at most weddings.  The flash made his eyes look evil.  Even the Photopass photo looks this way.

I’ll leave you today with some nice photos of the Christmas lights at the Magic Kingdom.

Have a magical day and feel free to share the post!