Hi there, Jacqueline. Welcome to
planDisney.
I think you are absolutely going to love visiting the
Walt Disney World Theme Parks during the holiday season. The parks are all dressed up in their holiday best and it is so festive and fun. I visit every year during the week of Christmas and I absolutely love it.
I'm excited to know that you'll be enjoying
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party one evening during your vacation. The party is really special and I know my family and I have always had a memorable time going to it. With your party ticket, you are allowed early entry starting at 4:00 p.m. You will not be allowed in any earlier with your party ticket, even if you have a dining reservation. If you'd like to enter Magic Kingdom Park earlier than that, you will need to have a standard theme park ticket for that day. If you'd like to visit another theme park that morning, I'd suggest purchasing a
park hopper ticket. Make your park pass reservations for another theme park and then hop over to Magic Kingdom Park anytime after 2:00 p.m. when park hopping hours start. Then, you'll be inside of the park when it is time for your dining reservation. Alternatively, you can try to change your reservation time to after 4:00 p.m. That is the only surefire way to make sure that you'll be able to dine there without having a regular theme park ticket for that day.
I hope this helps lay out your options, Jacqueline. If you have any other questions about this, please don't hesitate to stop back by and
ask me. I'm here to help.
Happy holidays!
Jackie H.