Going 12-4--12-11, what to expect? (more)

[LindsayDunn228]

I will be in WDW December 4-11. Will there be many Christmas decorations up then? At the theme parks AND hotels?? Anyone care to tell me what all they've seen at this time of the year?

Thanks!

 

[tinker-kyle]

i be there too 12/3-12/4 ... and i've been there that week before (2001)
christmas decorations will be full force ... expect some type of holiday cheer everywhere you go ... its beautiful to see.

all the resort lobbys at WDW are amazing ... HUGE trees and lots and lots of gingerbread. there's a lifesize gingerbread house at GF.

all the parks are decorated with trees and swags, and everything

MGM has Osbourne festival of lights which is a walk-thru exhibit of like ten billion christmas lights ... they have "snow" in the evenings at MGM

MK has MVMCP ... which is a hard-ticketed event (extra $)
MVMCP has "free" hot cocoa and cookies, many/most rides are open, charcters are soem rides are "dressed (ie.. wearing a hat or scarf) two xmas parades which are worth seeing just for the marching toy soldiers and its snows on main street.

a few years ago there were special green and red fireworks but that was before Wishes so i dont know if that holds true ... also Goofy as Rudolph "flew" from the castle

its is an amazing time of year to visit ... it is also considered to be slowest time of the year at WDW ... i dont remember waiting much for anything and that year it was 80-degrees everyday.
weather in december could be down-right cold!

have fun!

 

[jkmmah]

Yep, everything will be decorated while you're there. Each resort will have its own theme for the decorations. WL uses a lot of rustic, pine decorations. GF is all Victorian with a great gingerbread house. I can't recall the decor at AKL, but there's a huge tree outside the entrance to AK that is decorated with animal ornaments. My kids loved this one! Epcot was beautiful all over. MGM will have the festival of lights. The shows will also follow the holiday themes. We adore this time of year at WDW! The weather is great, the decorations put us in the spirit, and everything just seems even more magical!

I'm trying to recall the decorations at POP and my mind is failing me. Maybe they were sparse there???? I don't recall...

Oh, and yes, the extra money for admission to MVMCP is totally worth it, IMO. We had a blast!

Anyway, have a wonderful time!

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Thanks so much for the info!!!