Magic Kingdom Fireworks Dessert Parties

With crowds ever growing and the popularity of Magic Kingdom’s nighttime spectaculars, you may be considering one of the park’s dessert parties to secure a spot for fireworks witouth having to stake your claim hours prior to showtime.

We’ve done a few dessert parties at the flagship park, and we’ll weigh pros, cons, tell you which party we think is best and share our thoughts on the “worth it”-ness of the sweets and show.

What is a Magic Kingdom Fireworks Dessert Party?

Hosted at Tomorrowland Terrace, guests can enjoy treats prepared by Disney pastry chefs, including desserts, small bites, cheeses and beverages. Guests 21 and older can also enjoy available beer and wine selections.

You can choose from three options when booking:

• Seats & Sweets – $124-134/adult (10+), $74/child (3-9)

  • Includes seating at Tomorrowland Terrace and desserts during the show
  • Check-in at Tomorrowland Terrace 60 minutes prior to showtime

• Pre-Party – $99-109/adult (10+), $59/child (3-9)

  • Includes desserts at Tomorrowland Terrace before the show then a reserved viewing area at the plaza garden (aka Hub Grass) during
  • Check-in at Tomorrowland Terrace 90 minutes prior to showtime

• Pre-Party – $99-109/adult (10+), $59/child (3-9)

  • Includes a reserved viewing area at the plaza garden (aka Hub Grass) during the fireworks then desserts at Tomorrowland Terrace after the show
  • Check-in at Tomorrowland Terrace 60 minutes prior to showtime

And this worked really well initially. However, the last time we were in the reserved Garden Plaza (June 2022), the crowd in the reserved area all moved to the front when the show started and basically crowded out those of us who were already seated.

Previously, everyone in the area remained seated with anyone wanting to stand making their way to the back so as to not block views. It seems this is no longer the protocol, and it really did affect the experience for us. It is just like watching in the general viewing area with other guests popping in last minute, standing shoulder to shoulder and with the glow of phone screens in your face.

Our vote now goes for the viewing and dining at the Terrace purely for the change in the viewing process.

Is it worth it?

The $115 question…is it worth it?

While this is, obviously, a very personalized question, we’ll weigh some of the pros and cons.

First, as is, our family would say the Garden viewing is no longer worth the price, especially for larger families, purely based on the actual fireworks viewing. As mentioned previously, the atmosphere quickly turned from relaxed and luxurious(ish) to sardine-like in the seven minutes prior to the show.

At that point, the viewing is not really a perk, and you’re just paying $99 (per adult) for sweets and sips. If you can throw back your drinks quickly, you may be able to break even.

So, let’s weigh our pixie dust…

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• Less stress before fireworks is a good thing. No staking out a spot hours before the show or squeezing through a crowded hub.

• This makes for a fun special occasion experience. Celebrating a birthday, anniversary or first Disney trip? This can be a memorable upgrade.

• Food and drinks are included. It’s more than just a viewing spot, it’s an entire evening experience. And we did not have one complaint about the actual dessert party. Everything was delicious!

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