Thansgiving @ Disney - The DIS Discussion Forums

Dorenda · 12-07-2004, 05:23 PM

We just booked a week long trip to Disney for next November We will be staying the week of Thanksgiving. I have a few questions:

Are the parks busy that week?
Will we be able to get a Thanksgiving meal that day?

Any information would be great.

We are taking a friend and her daughter for their first trip.

MrsJ Henry · 12-07-2004, 07:41 PM

It is VERY busy that week!! The week before and the week after are not that busy at all. You can get a Thanksgiving meal at many of the restaurants. There are many people on here that go that week. Read some of their trip reports. That will help a lot. Good luck and have fun

Spencer'sMom · 12-30-2004, 03:20 PM

:D About a real Thanksgiving meal, why not get PS for Liberty Tree Tavern at MK. The meal is delicious and the character interaction is wonderful. I'm not sure when you could make these reservations (60 days prior? 90 days prior?) but they are certainly worth it!

4theloveofdisney · 12-30-2004, 05:25 PM

We go every year at this time and just recently returned. Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to be at Disney. Be aware that Thanksgiving Day in MK is very crowded. You may want to plan on visiting an alternative park that day unless you don't mind the crowds. This year we went to MGM on Thanksgiving Day. It was a perfect day. The parade was great, had lunch at Sci Fi (another very neat restaurant) and later that night, we enjoyed a dinner buffet at Hollywood and Vine with many salad, bread, and pasta choices as well as Turkey and all of the trimmings. Although the atmosphere was not what we had expected, it sure beat having hotdogs at Casey's for Thanksgiving dinner (which happened to us one year). There are many, many, restaurants that serve special meals for this particular holiday. You will have a wide variety to choose from. One tip: The crowds are virtually gone by Sunday after Thanksgiving so, if you can plan on staying a little longer past this weekend, I would. We did MVMCP on Sunday night and walked onto every ride. Hope this helps!! Happy planning.

iNTeNSeBLue98 · 12-31-2004, 10:56 AM

If you can, avoid MK on Thanksgiving Day. If you must go, wait until after dinner hour is over, like 6-7pm if the park is open late (it was open until 11pm for our trip) and avoid the parade route.

We couldn't secure PS for Thanksgiving Dinner, so we opted for Liberty Tree Tavern's character dinner on Wednesday. We chose the 4pm seating (first one for the character meal) and it wasn't crowded at all.

Dorenda · 01-01-2005, 10:15 PM

I guess we will just avoid MK on Thanksgiving day. There are plenty of other things to do.

What does PS mean? I am not good with the abbreviations.

I wish we were going another week but the lady we are bringing can't get off any other time.

I'm sure it will be fine. Her daughter is just so glad to be going at all. Maybe Thanksgiving day can be pool day or one of the water parks.

Thanks for all the information I'm getting.
We leave for our Disney Cruise on Monday.

Everyone have a Happy New Year

iNTeNSeBLue98 · 01-02-2005, 06:31 AM

Quote:

What does PS mean? I am not good with the abbreviations.

hHere is a thread that will help with the various abbreviations you'll see on DIS. Enjoy your cruise!
http://www.wdwinfo.com/abbreviations.htm

12-07-2004, 05:23 PM	#1
Dorenda Earning My Ears Join Date: May 2001 Location: Illinois Posts: 59	Thansgiving @ Disney We just booked a week long trip to Disney for next November We will be staying the week of Thanksgiving. I have a few questions: Are the parks busy that week? Will we be able to get a Thanksgiving meal that day? Any information would be great. We are taking a friend and her daughter for their first trip. __________________ [FONT=Georgia]Honeymoon "off site" 1985 Caribbean Beach "2000" Jan 2005 "Magic" 4 day cruise & Pop Century November 2005 Pop Century

12-07-2004, 07:41 PM	#2
MrsJ Henry DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 3,369	It is VERY busy that week!! The week before and the week after are not that busy at all. You can get a Thanksgiving meal at many of the restaurants. There are many people on here that go that week. Read some of their trip reports. That will help a lot. Good luck and have fun __________________ AKL -April 2009 AKL-April 2005 YC/ AKL-Nov 2004 Off Site- in '93-'94-'95 Disney Villas-'83-'84, Hotel Plaza 1979

12-30-2004, 03:20 PM	#3
Spencer'sMom DIS Teacher Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 142	Thanksgiving Weekd :D About a real Thanksgiving meal, why not get PS for Liberty Tree Tavern at MK. The meal is delicious and the character interaction is wonderful. I'm not sure when you could make these reservations (60 days prior? 90 days prior?) but they are certainly worth it!

12-30-2004, 05:25 PM	#4
4theloveofdisney Faith, Hope, Kindness, Patience, Mercy, Love...and Mickey Mouse. Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,618	We go every year at this time and just recently returned. Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to be at Disney. Be aware that Thanksgiving Day in MK is very crowded. You may want to plan on visiting an alternative park that day unless you don't mind the crowds. This year we went to MGM on Thanksgiving Day. It was a perfect day. The parade was great, had lunch at Sci Fi (another very neat restaurant) and later that night, we enjoyed a dinner buffet at Hollywood and Vine with many salad, bread, and pasta choices as well as Turkey and all of the trimmings. Although the atmosphere was not what we had expected, it sure beat having hotdogs at Casey's for Thanksgiving dinner (which happened to us one year). There are many, many, restaurants that serve special meals for this particular holiday. You will have a wide variety to choose from. One tip: The crowds are virtually gone by Sunday after Thanksgiving so, if you can plan on staying a little longer past this weekend, I would. We did MVMCP on Sunday night and walked onto every ride. Hope this helps!! Happy planning. __________________ Offsite 6/99 ASMo 5/00 POR 11/00 Offsite 5/01 Universal 9/01 ASMo 2/02 ASMo 11/02 CBR 3/03 ASMo 11/03 POP 3/04 CS & POFQ 11/04 OKW 4/05 SSR 10/05 Disney Wonder and BWV 1/06 - The Time of Our Lives The Dolphin 2/07 5/07 OKW Nick Hotel 11/07 Next Trip: Free Dining in September!!!

12-31-2004, 10:56 AM	#5
iNTeNSeBLue98 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Berks County, PA Posts: 7,624	If you can, avoid MK on Thanksgiving Day. If you must go, wait until after dinner hour is over, like 6-7pm if the park is open late (it was open until 11pm for our trip) and avoid the parade route. We couldn't secure PS for Thanksgiving Dinner, so we opted for Liberty Tree Tavern's character dinner on Wednesday. We chose the 4pm seating (first one for the character meal) and it wasn't crowded at all. __________________ Cook.Sleep.Scrap Nov 19-27 1999 Millennium Celebration - All Star Movies Jun 10-17 2006 Happiest Celebration on Earth - Pop Century Aug 27-Sep 2 2007 Year of a Million Dreams - Caribbean Beach

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01-01-2005, 10:15 PM	#6
Dorenda Earning My Ears Join Date: May 2001 Location: Illinois Posts: 59	I guess we will just avoid MK on Thanksgiving day. There are plenty of other things to do. What does PS mean? I am not good with the abbreviations. I wish we were going another week but the lady we are bringing can't get off any other time. I'm sure it will be fine. Her daughter is just so glad to be going at all. Maybe Thanksgiving day can be pool day or one of the water parks. Thanks for all the information I'm getting. We leave for our Disney Cruise on Monday. Everyone have a Happy New Year __________________ [FONT=Georgia]Honeymoon "off site" 1985 Caribbean Beach "2000" Jan 2005 "Magic" 4 day cruise & Pop Century November 2005 Pop Century

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