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Minnie’s Christmas Party premiered at Disneyland on November 2, 2001, for the 2001 holiday season, exactly one week before LuminAria premiered across the Esplanade at Disney’s California Adventure.
Unlike LuminAria, Minnie’s Christmas Party returned for the 2002 holiday season.
But that was the end of its run.
In fact, that was the end of having Christmas shows in the Fantasyland Theatre.
Compared to Animazement - The Musical, the prior show in the same theater, Minnie’s Christmas Party was modest in scope.
The set was simple.
The cast was small.
The plot was minimal.
The script seemed to be written for children, rather than for all ages.
As a Disney theme park theatrical production, Minnie’s Christmas Party could be considered a disappointment.
But it could still be enjoyed as pleasant little Christmas concert.
The show had two talented singers performing a bunch of well-known Christmas carols, with six classic characters giving the show its Disney content.
The performers—humans and characters—were excellent.
Although Disneyland Park hasn’t presented a holiday show at the Fantasyland Theater since the 2002 holiday season, the park celebrates the holidays in a big way.
For 2009, in addition to lavish decorations throughout the park, the holiday offerings include:
- Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle
- “Believe … in Holiday Magic” fireworks
- “it’s a small world” holiday
- Haunted Mansion Holiday
- A Christmas Fantasy parade
- “Santa’s Reindeer Round-up” at Big Thunder Ranch
Minnie’s Christmas Party was never performed at other Disney parks—with one exception.
The date was December 6, 2009.
The location was Stage 17 at Disney’s California Adventure, the former Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - Play it! building.
The audience consisted of D23 Members who had paid $275 per person for a day of activities, including reserved seats for the Candlelight Processional and Ceremony on Town Square, a group dinner in Stage 17, and “a special show” for D23 Members—a reprise of Minnie’s Christmas Party.
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