Hi Everyone. Thanks so much for your input.
I have an update. I changed all my fastpasses to AK and to be honest I feel a bit disappointed, confirming that my heart was set on Epcot.
But... I was watching a Disney You Tube video yesterday, when my son piped up and said “I can’t wait for the Yeti ride”. Yeti ride is what we named Everest and it was our shared family favourite ride in all of WDW last visit.
I reminded him about prior discussions where we’d discussed not going to AK and him and DH saying they didn’t really care what I picked (their response to all vacation decisions I throw at them).
But it was like it had suddenly dawned on him which rides were actually in which parks, and let’s just say he looked really disappointed.
“But isn’t Epcot where our least favourite rides were?” was his response to my argument that Epcot would have heaps of great Xmas stuff.
So with that, on a whim, I changed everything.
I’m not convinced I made the right decision, but given all my indecisiveness, it’s seems right at this stage to follow the one member of my family who is not indecisive (even though his opinion would have been even more useful months ago).
I truly believe you've made a great choice. Pandora alone, in my opinion, is worth it. Keep checking on FoP fastpasses, if impossible, go for a near closing approach so you have less wait. The ride is just...well, breathtaking... for both adults and kids. Another good thing about going standby is that the line is also extremely well themed.
I still remember the kid's face that was just beside me when I rode it the first time, saying to his mom: "Mom....that....was....so....AWESOME." Lol. It's not like I didn't feel the same way.
You'll have a wonderful time, plus, you'll still get plenty of Xmass feeling in MK, and DHS.
