Daily Update: Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, New Band at Morocco, Create your Own Magic Band.

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Disney World's Magic Kingdom begins November 8th and runs through December 18th on select nights. This is a special event requiring a separate ticket.  You do not have to have a ticket to the Magic Kingdom to attend. The party start at 7 pm. Historically, guests with Party tickets have been allowed to enter the Magic Kingdom as early as 4 pm. Some highlights of the Christmas Party:

• Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade 
• Holiday Wishes: Celebrate the Spirit of the Season - a special fireworks show 
• Castle Dream Lights on Cinderella Castle 
• A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas! - a fun musical revue  
• Celebrate the Season Show
• Cookies and Hot Cocoa 
• A Magical Snowfall on Main Street. 

If you attend, make sure to visit the Jungle Cruise attraction as it transforms into the Jingle Cruise. 

Ribab Fusion debuts at the Morocco pavilion in Epcot 

One of my tips for visiting Disney World's Epcot is to check out the free live entertainment. Canada has lumberjacks. England has a Beatles cover band. China has acrobats. France has street performers. Japan has drummers. And now, Morocco has a new band.  Ribab Fusion combines the traditional single stringed ribab into a Afropop style. Wednesday to Sunday through Jan. 2, 2016.

You can create your own Magic Band in Tomorrowland

Head to the Tomorrowland Power and Light Co. by Space Mountain to customize a MagicBand or D-Tech Phone Case. You can choose from eight different MagicBand colors and 40 graphics. Plus you can have your name printed on the outside.