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?
But MKs would definitely be a nice alternative! I have a MK but my sister doesn't and Dec is just our annual "thing" together. We celebrate our birthdays then, too, though mine isn't until later in Jan.