Both of these locations are accessible without admission to DL or DCA, and many locals have made these meals part of their holiday traditions.
What size is your party and what are the ages? One thing I love about my December trip is it's just my sister and me, and we're not trying to do rope drop every day, ride every ride, etc. We just love to be in the atmosphere. A lot of our time is spent chatting in restaurants like Hearthstone, sitting by the fireplace with goodies, visiting Santa in the GCH lobby, and we always plan one major experience to try. Last year it was WOC dessert party, this year Riverbelle Premium Fantasmic package. We've done the Holiday Tour a few times, the Napa Rose Chef's Counter, Afternoon Tea at DLH, and things like that. We love to take our time and just enjoy the decorations and people watching. We do rides, but it's not our main agenda. That might be something to try?
It would just be DH and I, with our adult son maybe joining us one day. That would be the most ride filled day, for sure. DH and I do take it slower, and I love your descriptions of how you and your sister make your visits special. But my insurance hasn’t approved an iron infusion yet, wanting me to try supplements even though the GI doctor explained that I’m not absorbing them, so I am extra exhausted and dizzy. I’ll have to take a walker or rent a wheelchair this year. I guess one thing I could do is keep all 5 nights at GCH, but maybe only go to the parks every other day. I’d have to see if we can change the tickets though, and they are part of the hotel package.
If you can afford it splurge on an ECV. I swallowed my pride last trip and hired one and I will never do the parks again without one. It allowed me to have so much more fun as I was relaxed and rested, not foot sore and weary. I am able bodied enough to be able to get on and off rides unassisted and as we had LL and roped dropped we didn't wait in lines so I would just park my ECV nearby and do the ride and then use it instead of walking around and to and from the park. It really made a HUGE difference to my energy levels.
I appreciate hearing about your experience with an ECV, and it makes me feel like it the future it will be a good choice. I just cancelled our December trip, there was just too much uncertainty and stress related to my health. We do live close enough that we can reschedule — I’m so sorry to read how much you’ll be impacted by the refurbishments early closure that first week of December (which is when we were going to be there too, and we still might see if we can get one day that week).
I am overwhelmed by it all, and will look at it later! But I am glad to see the peppermint beignets back, they are my favorite.
Same!
I don't know, but on the last weekend of WOC One they were still serving treats from Disney 100 which was over a year ago. I hope they updated the desserts.
At least some of them were holiday themed last December when I went. I can’t remember what they all were, but there was a peppermint Rice Krispie treat and some type of egg nog cake.
