Is anyone ging Dec 08????

[mjnap]

Count us in! Just booked GF Dec. 7-14! So excited!

 

[HappyGramma]

We (me, dh, & our best friends) will be there 12/6-12-13. Got a 2 bedroom villa at the boardwalk and have booked the Deluxe Dining Plan. Second Dec trip for me. Definitely doing MVMCP. Can't wait to see all the great decorations again and the snow on Main St at MK.

 

[joelp]

MVMCP - if you go on a Tuesday, the crowds are quite low.

Candlelight Processional - be sure to buy the CP package which includes a full dinner at one of the countries and reserved seating for the show.

OH, and have the time of your life............Laura

Hi Laura - some questions ...

Are Tuesdays "historically" the least crowded? I would think so, compared to Fridays and Sundays at least ... which is why that's the day we plan on hitting MVMCP ... But I heard some "horror" stories about this past December 11 - which was a Tuesday ...

Can you use the DDP for the Candelight Processional "dinner package"?

 

[swish]

We will be at Pop 12/22 - 12/25

 

[TinkandPooh]

We are going in December as well. Yeah I am so excited already I think I might bust!!!! I am going to do a pre-trip report or at least start one now because I can't hardly stand waiting to talk about the trip! We have our ressies for Dec 2nd through the 8th and we may even ad an extra day in there because we do not want to have to leave! We are staying at AKL and this is only our 2nd trip to WDW...our 1st was in 2006 and we stayed in a villa at the Boardwalk (so beautiful)! Anyhow like I said ressies are made and trip is paid for now we just spend the rest of the 9 months and 2 weeks saving money for spending while there and also picking up items for our trip along the way!
Is anyone else who is going in December already this excited this early??? I just do not know how I am going to wait....I wanna go tomorrow . Anyhow glad I found this thread. Oh and one more thing for those of you who are going in Dec as well.....What are you doing this early in the year as far as planning??? Anything yet???

Have a great night!

 

[bluefairy21]

We'll be there!!!

Got the 40% code and finally convinced DH to book! Dec. 7 - 14. No WL or AKL Savannah available, so we are back at the BC which we enjoy a lot. We usually go during Halloween so I won't be able to wear my blue fairy costume to the party. Oh well

The kids have never seen Christmas at WDW and it's been a long time for us also. Our youngest DS will be 3 in a few weeks and now is 36.5" tall. Do you think he will be close enough to 40" by Dec.to make it on the big rides? Last trip our other son was right there at the height line with shoes on so we stuffed a few napkins in his shoes so he would be just over. Does anyone else have this issue?

 

[joelp]

I am going to do a pre-trip report or at least start one now because I can't hardly stand waiting to talk about the trip! Oh and one more thing for those of you who are going in Dec as well.....What are you doing this early in the year as far as planning??? Anything yet???

Have a great night!

Let us know when you start your pre-trip report ...

"Any planning yet?" ... check out
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1689094

 

[marvin12]

We're still going Dec14-Dec21. But now we are going to stay at the AKL. Dec can not come fast enough(lol)

 

[corinascot]

We'll be at WL the 18th to 23. I have a feeling it might be crowded. Last year it seemed many people said the crowds didn't get bad til the 23. But I wonder if it has more to do with the day of the week than the date. The 23 was the Sunday before Christmas in 2007. This year the Sunday before Christmas is the 21. And when I look at MK hours for past years, the park didn't stay open til 11 or 12 until the Saturday before Christmas. I know MVMCP was before that.

Do you think the big crowds arrive the Saturday before Christmas? We're pulling ds out of school Friday the 19 and maybe the 18th, but I hate for him to miss more than that.

 

[TinkandPooh]

Hello all my December buddies!! I have been thinking about WDW all day now and even called the travel agent who booked it for us the 2nd through the 8th and asked her to take some more notes for us....LOL andyhow it was a good thing I called her because Disney had made a ****oo and only had us down staying through the 7th of Dec but we have paid through the 8th....I about flipped and told our travel agent that Disney better have a room available for that last night at the AKL because we booked this back in Dec 07 and we are not about to give up a day there and do not want to have to change resorts for the last night of our stay!!! I told her that if it becomes a problem that Disney was going to have to comp us big time for this error!!! Well I went into panic mode mode for about 20 to 30 minutes because it was the unknown with Disney..... NOT MY DISNEY!!! She called back real quick and said she got it all taken care of so we are good to go and now Disney has it right in their computer.....Yeah!!!!!
Can you imagine if I had not called her or what if I waited until later this year to call and check in with her and we ran into this issue.......I am sure AKL would have been booked up by then and we would have had some issues to deal with...I think she may hear from me once a month now until we leave.....LOL....she's going to love me.......I am sure she will have nightmares about the disney freak that calls every month just to hear that nothing has gone wrong with her ressie....LOL

Anyhow you all have a great night and oh yes I will let you all know when I get my pre- trip report started... I am going to make it fun sharing Disney moments of the past including pictures from Disneyland and our 1 trip to WDW.

 

[Ricky's Girl]

We're going Dec. 4 - 13 staying at the Pop. I'm glad there are other Disney addicts out there to share my excitement!

 

[vbarry]

This is our first Christmas at WDW and we are sooo excited!!! We are planning 12/23-1/1/09!! It cannot get here quick enough. I never thought I would be thinking about Christmas in February!

 

[mom_2a_sept_princess]

We are heading to Disney on November 27 - December 6. This is our second trip of the year. We are staying off site at Windsor Hills.

We can't wait to visit the World again!

 

['OhanaMama]

I'M TO EXCITED TO SLEEP !!!

Count us in too.. We will be at AKL Dec 5 & 6, VWL Dec. 7 -13

DH and I are waaaay excited.. No kids this trip

We will be at the ASMov Dec 3 - Dec 7! NO KIDS! OMG! It's the "40 AND FABULOUS TOUR!"

 

[baloo's girl]

Questions for my december buddies: have you been planning your ADR's? or What days you'll go to which parks? And what time do you typically make your ADR's for? I was looking at the UG best days and then I looked at the historical hours for the parks during our stay 12/6-12/13. It looks like all the "best" days for our time frame fall on the short hours for MK-like closing at 7pm. I've got little kids, so I know MK is important-and we plan to spend 2 days at MK. Should we go ahead and go on the best days with the short hours? Or ignore those best days and plan for the longer hours days? Does any of my rambling make sense?

 

[LVSWL]

We always follow UG best days. That being said, during the time that you are going in December, there will probably be several days that the MK is closing at 7 because of MVMCP. That might be a great option for you to get in lots of fun at MK for your kids. Some people even sleep in that day, maybe do a Chef Mickeys lunch/brunch and you can enter MK at 4 with your MVMCP ticket and not buy a park ticket for that day. Or..just plan to go to another park early, come back and nap/rest/swim and then hit the party. If you want to eat in MK, many people make an ADR for around 4:45-5:30 and that way they have finished just in time to really enjoy the party. Have a wonderful trip!

 

[joelp]

Disney hasn't officially posted park operating hours for December yet (only through September) - or MVMCP dates. The UG dates (which I also use) may be revised once the official park hours are announced ... However, my understanding is that MVMCP is usually held Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday ... so that's what I planning on (for now ...)

... and looking forward to an early dinner at Liberty Tree or the Crystal Palace before the MVMCP ... and sleeping in the next day ...

And coincidentaly, I actually just started to discuss what parks to visit on what days (based on the UG) for Dec 6-13 on my pre-trip planning report
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1689094&goto=newpost

 

[chrismis]

We are staying at POP 12/5 - 12/14 and I am busting at the seams to plan our MVMCP, I would love to get the crystal palace, then head to the party!!!!! This will be our first MVMCP, we just did the MNSSHP in sept at it poured rain for hours, but the kids still went trick or treating.

 

[LVSWL]

Thanks, I will check it out! We used to always go either the first or second week of Dec up until a couple of years ago. School schedule interfere now.. It' a great time to go. Low crowds, lights, MVMCP, Osborne Lights, Candlelight Processional. Be sure to take time to go over to WL and the BWV and the BCV and the GF to look at the decorations in the lobby. They are incredible. Have a great time!!

 

[Jamerz]

Just booked yesterday!! I'm excited!! I just called AAA and booked for Nov 30 - Dec 7 at Coronado Springs! Woohoo!