You guys like to spend a lot of time on buses, don't you?!?
HAHA, well I just want to make sure we get enough resort time in during the day and staying at the parks for 12 hours is a long time!
Remember - with waiting, loading, travelling, etc. - you need to allow yourself at least one hour for each of your "Disney bus adventures" ...
Since you're staying at Poly later - on Dec 13, why not check out the water parade at the Wilderness Lodge instead? That way - you also get to check out an additional resort ... (... and I think you may have too many things planned for Dec 13, too ...)
We do have alot planned! but the photoshoot is still optional and the boardwalk adventure is only if we have time. I am considering just taking a cab to and from CiCi's rather then try and take a bus to DTD then get a cab then Bus again on the way back. That would save alot of time!!!and if we spent some of that afternoon at DTD then we could just walk to the Boardwalk on Sunday if we run out of things to do at DHS, since theres a walkway! 
Dec 14 - you actually think you will buy and eat breakfast, checkout, and then walk out and have a bus to the TTC waiting for you ... all within 45 minutes?
Well - maybe you'll get some
I figured we get more of a to-go breakfast, plus DF and I tend to eat kinda fast ( i know i know, its bad for you to eat fast) and I do know that check-out is usually quick if you use a credit card (I believe they just give you a list of charges and you sign off on it) But I can't imagin that waiting for a bus to arrive would take longer then 30 mins? 
Also - you should get in your Fantasmic seats about an hour before it starts ... (so grab a CS meal and eat it there?)
You read my mind here! that was the plan!
Dec 15 -if AK opens at 8 am for EMH - you need to plan on catching a bus earlier than 7:30 ...
I was under the impression that the Disney park buses only started running 30 minutes before park opening?????
Dec 16 - again allow yourself more time to get to the CP. The whole point of having an early breakfast is to be able to spend some time sucking up that magical MK atmosphere ... not rushing to make your ADR time ...
Also, by the time you leave the CP at around 9:30 - that will give you only 2.5 hours until you plan on catching the monorail back to Poly ... so you won't be able to do all that much at the MK that morning ... so either stay later, or go back earlier in the afternoon (before the
MVMCP ..)
This day is a really rough idea, until tuesday when I make ADR's. Then we can see what's up
Dec 17 - YES!! - Finally - a KISS day ...
Dec 18 ... hope you don't miss your
DCL bus!!
Why would we miss the bus? , since we already had a 1/2 day in the park, We planned on just running in to ride everest and maybe Dinosaur and maybe the Lion King, I have heard DCL guests get FP's for this!
Overall - I think you're going to run yourselves ragged and spend a lot of time waiting for/riding buses ... and on most days, not really do all that much in the parks ... Also - you want to be able to relax and take in that Disney Christmas-time magic, too ...
So - I would reccomend you simplify you plans ...
(as you throw a copy of the UG at me ...
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BTW - my new favorite guide is the Neal's "Complete Guide to WDW" ... I'm only about 1/3 through it, and I really like what they've done ...
And with that - me and
will head out for a run ...
(mised me again ...
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No getting sick at Disney!
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