***1st Week of December Thread ADR Plans, Park Hours, and dealing with Pop Warner***

[Tattylou]

Since we'll be hopping, it's not nearly exact:
MK: 4
EP: 3
AK: 2
HS: 2
DS: 3

Totally jealous of everyone's long trips, but I was just there in April for a week ....sooooo I need to be grateful I'm going back so soon. Here's our breakdown:
HS: 1
EP: 1
MK:1.5

 

[SilSprBea]

Ok here it goes!

Arrive 12/3 chef mickeys 515
12/4 Emm and 1900 fp dinner 410
12/5 ppo cp and Ohana 4
12/6 going to change this to AK.. Hoping for Tuskers bkfast
Yak and yeti 430 and wishing for rol ( this thing better be good!!! )
12/7 Ppo akershus and 445 biergarten
12/8 probably hang out twiddling our thumbs until mvmcp / poly pool
12/9 MK and BOG 515

We do not have park hoppers, and I could add them. But, I totally forgot about 11am ws opening. That is a game changer. I think I have to stick with my current plan and do as much of the ws as I can on our 1 day. It's either that or skip AK completely that's definitely not an option.
You know, I could always ask my parents to stay with the girls after bedtime, and I could go travel the world But, early nights are crucial!!!( for me too) Especially as early risers and with all the early breakfasts.

Oh well!!! Everything we end up doing will be great

Did you drop your HS studios day? I thought you were looking for a Fantasmic Hollywood & Vine dinner? Or is this what you changed for doing the Christmas party? I like your quiet day. If you think your girls will like Epcot Future world, you could always do that in the AM on your rest day, or just chill at the poly, or do something like an 'Ohana breakfast on your rest day since you're already at the Poly. I really like Epcot a lot, but I feel like my kids would be super bored there. We're only going to spend a few hours there, and mostly visiting Ana and Elsa stuff in Norway. Maybe when they are older we'll spend more time there!

We have some similar days. We are doing MK 12/4 and 12/5 and 12/9. We're also doing Epcot on 12/7. We'll have to wave to each other

 

[Tattylou]

I read somewhere that it has a special holiday ending, wdw prep school maybe?

We skipped all the nighttime stuff but F! last year, I'm really hoping the kids can hang for some late nights so we can catch some shows.

I saw illuminations bc my parents watched the kids and DH and I had an Epcot date night, which was awesome. This trip though I'm planning on the kids seeing Wishes and illunimations...especially wishes! We'll do the mid day break plan each day for sure. I hope illuminations is a holiday theme. I'm so excited to see all the holiday stuff.

 

[Candycane83]

@rasadkowski i was so excited in suggesting 12/7 night for you and your DH to spend at WS that I forgot to mention that we are doing an Akershus PPO that day too! We should say hi if we see each other! Darn, really wish we could have some sort of marker like @Talby mentioned so we could identify each other also I have a Tusker house for 4 on 12/6 I'm going to drop. It's for 10:50 though. I know you're looking for 6 and earlier but let me know if you want this.

 

[Candycane83]

I saw illuminations bc my parents watched the kids and DH and I had an Epcot date night, which was awesome. This trip though I'm planning on the kids seeing Wishes and illunimations...especially wishes! We'll do the mid day break plan each day for sure. I hope illuminations is a holiday theme. I'm so excited to see all the holiday stuff.

Me too! I'm really hoping that the nap will help him stay through the nighttime shows!

 

[Lisa F]

I read somewhere that it has a special holiday ending, wdw prep school maybe?

We skipped all the nighttime stuff but F! last year, I'm really hoping the kids can hang for some late nights so we can catch some shows.

i still haven't caught up but this is on the last page I read, lol. I am on 295, someone has to remind me where i left off.

There is a special holiday ending but it is in addition to the regular ending. So the show ends as normal and then there is "let there be peace on earth" with lasers and I think a little more pyro (it has been a very long time) "encore". It is very beautiful and moving on top of a show that is already beautiful and moving and makes me cry every time (regular illuminations, the holiday one is just icing on the boohoo cake).

 

[rasadkowski]

Did you drop your HS studios day? I thought you were looking for a Fantasmic Hollywood & Vine dinner? Or is this what you changed for doing the Christmas party? I like your quiet day. If you think your girls will like Epcot Future world, you could always do that in the AM on your rest day, or just chill at the poly, or do something like an 'Ohana breakfast on your rest day since you're already at the Poly. I really like Epcot a lot, but I feel like my kids would be super bored there. We're only going to spend a few hours there, and mostly visiting Ana and Elsa stuff in Norway. Maybe when they are older we'll spend more time there!

We have some similar days. We are doing MK 12/4 and 12/5 and 12/9. We're also doing Epcot on 12/7. We'll have to wave to each other

Yup! You are absolutely right I was totally done until I got my h&v! Reservation, and before I even got it. Decided to go for the gold. Our one late night will be mvmcp unless rol comes out..... I'm actually not too hopeful all of a sudden. I was looking at posts from feb 2016, and members were all chatting about getting fp for rol for their trip!! Grrrrr

Did someone say they saw rol in the fast pass selection but not yet available to book? @Candycane83 can you confirm this? I'd think that if its in the system it'd be announced any day now!

Interesting about Epcot!! I hated the front part as a kid. But, when I looked at the map, there were tons of descriptions of new stuff. The innovations lab or something like that? Are those extras fun? Or boring? I hope boring! Haha.
This is my hopeful Epcot plan:
Akershus
Fea and sisters
Joy/sadness
Imagination
...get out of that front part as fast as I can ....
Get back to ws


That's so funny about the days!! Good plans!!are you doing the Christmas party?

 

[Tattylou]

Me too! I'm really hoping that the nap will help him stay through the nighttime shows!

Yours is much younger than mine so he looks like a nap is a must! So cute! Mine are 6 and 8 so it is unlikely they will nap, but I'm hoping if they can just have some down time and chill mid day that they'll be able to hang for the night time festivities!

 

[Meeko5]

i still haven't caught up but this is on the last page I read, lol. I am on 295, someone has to remind me where i left off.

There is a special holiday ending but it is in addition to the regular ending. So the show ends as normal and then there is "let there be peace on earth" with lasers and I think a little more pyro (it has been a very long time) "encore". It is very beautiful and moving on top of a show that is already beautiful and moving and makes me cry every time (regular illuminations, the holiday one is just icing on the boohoo cake).

Well with that description I need to see Illuminations for sure! why can't it be earlier than 9:30 pm?!

 

[BDFmom]

Anyone know anything about the character palooza in DHS? An unofficial character meet that often has rare characters.

I was just reading about it and it sounds so magical!! Almost like the spontaneous character appearances of my childhood.

I also saw a mention of character training in EPCOT....

I'm very intrigued by these and hope we stumble across one.

@LisaF sound like you had a busy weekend! Time to kick back with a drink and enjoy some 1st week of December thread.

 

[Lisa F]

Well with that description I need to see Illuminations for sure! why can't it be earlier than 9:30 pm?!

They move it later during the holidays because of the candlelight processional. The earliest one is at 5pm, which is pretty much dusk. it is so popular they run 3 shows. the last show is at 8:15 and ends right at 9, it gives people a chance to leave and get situated for Illuminations. That's why they push it back during the holidays.

 

[Candycane83]

Yup! You are absolutely right I was totally done until I got my h&v! Reservation, and before I even got it. Decided to go for the gold. Our one late night will be mvmcp unless rol comes out..... I'm actually not too hopeful all of a sudden. I was looking at posts from feb 2016, and members were all chatting about getting fp for rol for their trip!! Grrrrr

Did someone say they saw rol in the fast pass selection but not yet available to book? @Candycane83 can you confirm this? I'd think that if its in the system it'd be announced any day now!

Interesting about Epcot!! I hated the front part as a kid. But, when I looked at the map, there were tons of descriptions of new stuff. The innovations lab or something like that? Are those extras fun? Or boring? I hope boring! Haha.
This is my hopeful Epcot plan:
Akershus
Fea and sisters
Joy/sadness
Imagination
...get out of that front part as fast as I can ....
Get back to ws


That's so funny about the days!! Good plans!!

Someone mentioned on another thread that they see it but I didn't see it myself so I'm trying not be too hopeful. It's hard not to be hopeful but with how Disney is going these days, just not too sure...

Re your AM Epcot plans, you could leave the sisters for a little later if you need to meet joy and sadness. My morning plan that day is to ride FEA if the wait is not too long after PPO. Then go to joy and sadness immediately. Then Baymax, figment, land and seas pavilion. Have lunch after and then head to spaceship earth before taking a break. I might go for SDFP for Figment Soarin and spaceship earth if ever...

 

[Candycane83]

Anyone know anything about the character palooza in DHS? An unofficial character meet that often has rare characters.

I was just reading about it and it sounds so magical!! Almost like the spontaneous character appearances of my childhood.

I also saw a mention of character training in EPCOT....

I'm very intrigued by these and hope we stumble across one.

@LisaF sound like you had a busy weekend! Time to kick back with a drink and enjoy some 1st week of December thread.

Kenny the pirate has the schedule for those. I don't think it's published anywhere else though.

 

[SilSprBea]

Yup! You are absolutely right I was totally done until I got my h&v! Reservation, and before I even got it. Decided to go for the gold. Our one late night will be mvmcp unless rol comes out..... I'm actually not too hopeful all of a sudden. I was looking at posts from feb 2016, and members were all chatting about getting fp for rol for their trip!! Grrrrr

Did someone say they saw rol in the fast pass selection but not yet available to book? @Candycane83 can you confirm this? I'd think that if its in the system it'd be announced any day now!

Interesting about Epcot!! I hated the front part as a kid. But, when I looked at the map, there were tons of descriptions of new stuff. The innovations lab or something like that? Are those extras fun? Or boring? I hope boring! Haha.
This is my hopeful Epcot plan:
Akershus
Fea and sisters
Joy/sadness
Imagination
...get out of that front part as fast as I can ....
Get back to ws


That's so funny about the days!! Good plans!!are you doing the Christmas party?

We're not doing the Christmas party. I think my kids (they'll be 3 & 5 by the time we go on our trip) will stay up but then will be wrecked the next day. So, no party for us this trip. Maybe in a few years.

 

[rasadkowski]

@rasadkowski i was so excited in suggesting 12/7 night for you and your DH to spend at WS that I forgot to mention that we are doing an Akershus PPO that day too! We should say hi if we see each other! Darn, really wish we could have some sort of marker like @Talby mentioned so we could identify each other also I have a Tusker house for 4 on 12/6 I'm going to drop. It's for 10:50 though. I know you're looking for 6 and earlier but let me know if you want this.

I thought it was you! I couldn't remember if it was you or Mintycake!! I will find you! ( that sounds so creepy)

Ohh thank you! And yes, I'm hoping to get an earlier one, but, I wonder if it'll let me book for 6? Hmm. If you're going to hang on to it for a bit, please let me know when you cancel! If I don't find something earlier for 6 before fp I would love to take it off your hands!

 

[Candycane83]

I thought it was you! I couldn't remember if it was you or Mintycake!! I will find you! ( that sounds so creepy)

Ohh thank you! And yes, I'm hoping to get an earlier one, but, I wonder if it'll let me book for 6? Hmm. If you're going to hang on to it for a bit, please let me know when you cancel! If I don't find something earlier for 6 before fp I would love to take it off your hands!

Lol! Yes please find me! before this trip we should really have some sort of marker arranged for the first week thread! if we're not shy we can do some sort of hashtag too, especially for snacks we find

I can cancel anytime, just let me know I'll put a note not to cancel before checking with you. I booked it for 4 because I could not find an availability for 3, but not sure if it would let you book for 6. I suggest keep looking for now

 

[Lisa F]

@LisaF sound like you had a busy weekend! Time to kick back with a drink and enjoy some 1st week of December thread.

too exhausted to focus right now. I'm going to have 20 pages to catch up on by the time I have the time! I am not changing any plans, if I were I'd be in trouble though!

 

[Iowamomof4]

I'm going to post this screenshot I took of my plans because I'm just so happy with how it all looks.

Orange/peach = Animal Kingdom
Yellow = Hollywood Studios
Purple = Magic Kingdom
Green = Epcot
Light Blue = No park

 

[areno79]

Thank you so much! this info is very helpful.
I would love to get a fp for me and my husband If they're still available for dec!

See, I told you not to listen to me! lol Thanks @Wood Nymph for confirming. Now it's going to bug me because I remember reading that they stopped doing FP for one of the shows...I just can't remember which one or which park!!

 

[pigletgirl]

i still haven't caught up but this is on the last page I read, lol. I am on 295, someone has to remind me where i left off.

There is a special holiday ending but it is in addition to the regular ending. So the show ends as normal and then there is "let there be peace on earth" with lasers and I think a little more pyro (it has been a very long time) "encore". It is very beautiful and moving on top of a show that is already beautiful and moving and makes me cry every time (regular illuminations, the holiday one is just icing on the boohoo cake).

I'll be too! I cry at everything!