I changed over to GF from Poly hoping to get a better view of fireworks from Concierge lounge if my 7 year old isn't up to getting squished at the park.
Any GF advice?
I love Christmas, but I hated New Year's Eve last year at Epcot. At nearly every country there was a band, and people spilled out into the walkway. At several countries it was so crowded that you couldn't even walk. It was so loud that you couldn't talk either. It was horribly crowded, but the noise was the worst part. So this year we are going Christmas week, but we are just going to spend time at the resort during the week of New Year's. We figured that we could golf and shop during the week of New Year's.![]()
OK, I haven't ever done this, my kids are too old now, but have read about it on the boards and have heard great things about it. There is a "Pirate Adventure" that leaves from the boat dock at the Grand Floridian that is supposed to be very cool. It last a couple of hours I think and there are cast members that are CPR certified onboard. The kids get peanut butter sandwiches and other snacks and they go in "search of treasure" around the lagoon. This is more of a thing to do during the day. Sounds very cool. If you go on "the dis" website and enter Pirate adventure in the search engine you will bring up the info if this sounds interesting to you. Make sure you check out the life size gingerbread house in the lobby of the GF, very cool! Also in the BWV there is a roller coaster made of chocolate and sugar and in the BCV a carossel complete with horses made of chocolate. Very fun to go and see, and then have an ice cream at Beaches and cream. Definitely check out the Osborne lights at Disney Studios, you will love them! Hope you have a wonderful trip!I changed over to GF from Poly hoping to get a better view of fireworks from Concierge lounge if my 7 year old isn't up to getting squished at the park.
Any GF advice?
The next time we went for NYE, we joined the DVC party at SSR - much quieter, had games planned, music, and the fireworks from DD were wonderful. We were in the parks that day, and came back to SSR for the DVC party.
Anybody know if they still have a NYE's party??? That was nice - we did like that a lot.
How crazy is it?
My 7 year old son and I plan on being their New Years Eve![]()
Anyone have suggestions for New Years Eve/Day??
We plan to take advantage of the evening EMH and fastpass as much as possible. Are your teenagers up for staying up late? There are some good threads about how to manage the crowds. Get there at rope drop in the am, and also go to the late EMH in the parks. Hope you give it a try. This will be our first time between Christmas and NYears. We always went the first two weeks of December when it wasn't crowded, and other off season times. This will all be new for us too. Good luck whatever you decide.We have a reservation in a studio at BCV from 12/28-1/2. After reading how crowded it will be we are not sure if we still want to go. My kids are teenagers and love going on the rides. I wanted to go to have them see the Christmas decorations. I think the cost of airfare will make the decision for us.