Creating the magic on Christmas Day

[gssmks]

Also, if you have some special-filled stockings, you can give it to the hotel management to put in the room when you are away at a park so the kids can come back that evening to find a stocking for each of them filled with goodies.

My DD still believes in Santa Clause. I have been trying to figure out how to go about setting up Santa's visit. We are planning to do the late EMH at MK on Christmas Eve. Do you believe that if I leave packages at Guest Services, and tip very well, they would be willing to bring the presents to the room and put them under our tree while we are gone? If so, I could say, oh look, Santa has already come.

 

[thesoldtrain]

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[ktnlxismom]

My DD still believes in Santa Clause. I have been trying to figure out how to go about setting up Santa's visit. We are planning to do the late EMH at MK on Christmas Eve. Do you believe that if I leave packages at Guest Services, and tip very well, they would be willing to bring the presents to the room and put them under our tree while we are gone? If so, I could say, oh look, Santa has already come.

This is an awesome idea!! We are going the week before Christmas, but I may try to do this and tell the girls Look - Santa came early!!!!

 

[Disneyrsh]

A few times when we went to Disney in early december, the girls didn't really pay attention to what date it was, anyway, so "christmas day" was whatever day we told them it was.

They're 6 & 7 now, so I'm not sure it would work this year (we have a mid december vacation planned), but we're mulling it over...

 

[thesoldtrain]

bumpity bump bump, bump bump!

Can we make this a 3-page thread? Come on, guys! WOOHOO!

Jeanette

 

[Disneyrsh]

It just hit 97 here in Atlanta; I can't think jolly holiday right now

 

[gssmks]

It just hit 97 here in Atlanta; I can't think jolly holiday right now

Give it a try. Thinking about Christmas at WDW, especially snow on main street during the MVMCP, may help make you feel cooler.

 

[gssmks]

bumpity bump bump, bump bump!

Can we make this a 3-page thread? Come on, guys! WOOHOO!

Jeanette

Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells

Jingle all the way!!!



This should take us to page 3. Let's see!

Oh no! It didn't!!!!! Maybe that's Santa's way of saying that he is watching me waste space on the baord.

 

[newman7501]

This will be our first Christmas away from home as well and my DS and DD still believe in Santa. My parents are going to WDW with us but my mom is shipping gifts to my Mother in law so she can go to our house while we are gone and place the presents under the tree. My kids will come back from their awesome trip and find out that Santa visisted our house while they were gone. I too was thinking of shipping a small box with tree and decorations to the resort before hand as I have heard that the trees that the Disney florist does are very expensive.

 

[thesoldtrain]

Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells

Jingle all the way!!!



This should take us to page 3. Let's see!

Oh no! It didn't!!!!! Maybe that's Santa's way of saying that he is watching me waste space on the baord.

LOL! Okay, this might do it?!?! Thanks for all the ideas, guys!

 

[gssmks]

I don't think there is an end to Page 2!!!!

I do have a legitimate question, and not just wasting space this time.

For those of you who have been at Christmas time, can you really go to the water parks and actually enjoy them. I know it's Florida, but I also know that it gets cool in Florida during the winter. In some of the pictures posted on this and other boards, people are wearing sweat shirts and jackets at the parks. Even if the water is heated, you have to get out of the water to move around the park etc. Not only will you have on only a bathing suit, but you will wet. I would think the air would be too cold. DD wants to go, but I am afraid that it will be wasted money.

 

[gssmks]

3rd Page: Anyone want to celebrate with me?

 

[vsimeone]

I don't think there is an end to Page 2!!!!

I do have a legitimate question, and not just wasting space this time.

For those of you who have been at Christmas time, can you really go to the water parks and actually enjoy them. I know it's Florida, but I also know that it gets cool in Florida during the winter. In some of the pictures posted on this and other boards, people are wearing sweat shirts and jackets at the parks. Even if the water is heated, you have to get out of the water to move around the park etc. Not only will you have on only a bathing suit, but you will wet. I would think the air would be too cold. DD wants to go, but I am afraid that it will be wasted money.

The weather is so "iffy" at Christmas. We have been when it was 90 and we have been when it was 25! When we went in '04, Christmas Day and the next were cold and rainy but we went to BB on the 30th and by then it was around 70. It was chilly for me and I didn't swim but my then 13 and 16 y.o.s did! Our pictures from the trip are funny since they range from winter coats, scarves, mittens and hats to swimsuits all in the same trip!

Also, the hotel pools are REALLY warm. My 13 y.o. son even swam a couple of the really cold nights. It didn't seem to bother him a bit!

Have a great time on your vacation!!!

 

[kerry34]

I don't think there is an end to Page 2!!!!

I do have a legitimate question, and not just wasting space this time.

For those of you who have been at Christmas time, can you really go to the water parks and actually enjoy them. I know it's Florida, but I also know that it gets cool in Florida during the winter. In some of the pictures posted on this and other boards, people are wearing sweat shirts and jackets at the parks. Even if the water is heated, you have to get out of the water to move around the park etc. Not only will you have on only a bathing suit, but you will wet. I would think the air would be too cold. DD wants to go, but I am afraid that it will be wasted money.

We were there this past Christmas and I wore pants every day of our trip. The afternoons weren't bad, mostly in the 60s but it got cold at night. We opted not to do the water parks. The kids swam at the pool and tolerated the cold walk back to the room after they were done. I felt that it would also be a waste of money at that time of year as well. Kiddos did not mind though because being at Disney world for Christmas was enough for them. We had the best time. They thought it was especially cool swimming in the pool on Christmas Day.

 

[Disneyrsh]

When we've gone in Dec or Jan, we've never used the pools or the water parks.

Otherwise, pooltime is built into every day.

 

[gssmks]

It sounds like we will have a lot of luggage. I don't mind packing everything from shorts and tees to coats. The problem is in deciding on outfits for Christmas Day because I don't want to buy two or three different outfits for each of us, just in case the weather throws us a curve. I suppose I could buy something that layers so that if it's warm we can discard and if it's cold we can bundle up.

 

[kerry34]

We had a varied wardrobe as well, it was one of the only things I did not like about going in december. All my kids wore short sleeve shirts all the time and always kept a sweatshirt with them in case they got chilly. We all brought some shorts but mostly pants. My son was the only one who consistantly wore shorts, but he is the kind of kid that would wear them in 50 degree weather if I let him. The rest of us basically wore pants/capris the whole time. I brought two pairs of shorts with me and never put them on. If I remember correctly the warmest day when we were there was Christmas day and I think it was about 75 that day. We ended up spending that day at the pool because it was nice swimming weather.

 

[gssmks]

I talked to DD, and instead of getting nice Christmas outfits, she wants us to just have matching sweatshirts made with Disney characters decked out in Christmas attire and then wants to buy the Mouse Ears Santa Hats. I guess this is what we will do.

 

[Disneyrsh]

The problem is in deciding on outfits for Christmas Day because I don't want to buy two or three different outfits for each of us, just in case the weather throws us a curve. I suppose I could buy something that layers so that if it's warm we can discard and if it's cold we can bundle up.

this has happened to us too. We pack light, so on a few trips, most notably March 2005 when it was 44 and raining for most of the trip, we wore the SAME two sweatshirts over and over and over again! The pictures are hilarious; it looks like we did EVERYTHING on the same day because the outfits are always the same-both sweatshirts worn at once, jeans, red noses.

It just happens, sometimes.