Santa at Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party 2010

Each year, the Magic Kingdom hosts Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party--click here to read more about this special ticketed event.

We have been to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party twice.  Highlights for us are the parade, the fireworks, and meeting Santa.  Santa greets guests for the party in the middle of Town Square at the Magic Kingdom.  This year, we were the first guests of the night to greet him!  Check out the video. . .

 We dressed for the occasion.  The boy and the husband doned reindeer antlers and I had on a Santa hat.  I think Santa is checking out the boy's antlers in the photo above.

 Santa took his time and listened to all that was on the boy's list this Christmas.  At the top of his list--trains!

The Photopass Photographers do a great job of capturing the moment. (Click here to read more about Disney's Photopass Service.)  I put our camera away, let them do the work, and enjoy being in the moment.

 After the boy had his time with Santa, it was our turn.  He insisted I sit on his lap!  Check out the decoration on the ground--I hesitate to say rug here, as I don't think it was a rug.  It's Santa's initials.  Only in the Magic Kingdom!

Here we are, with Santa, with Cinderella's Castle all lit up with Castle Dreamlights smack dab in the middle of the most magical place on earth.  Wow!  Just writing about it gives me goosebumps.  For anyone who ever wonders why we keep going back--it's because of moments just like this!  Magic!  Disney Magic!