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[disneyfanatic60]

We arrived home late Thursday evening after a glorious trip! We stayed at the GF which was beautiful and cannot wait to stay there again. The CM's were all very pleasant and helpful. We did two nights of MVMCP (Sun/Tues). We really enjoyed ourselves. The decorations all over WDW were beautiful and breathtaking. We also saw Osborne Lights and the Candlelight Procession. They were just amazing. It was a wonderful and magical trip. The crowds were much heavier than I anticipated but managable. The weather was gorgeous---80 degrees to low 80's each day without a drop of rain! Wore shorts the entire trip all but Sunday evening. If anyone has any questions, ask away!


Michele

 

[Kaycee]

Welcome home! Glad you had a magical trip!

 

[ciera321]

Sounds like you had the perfect time at Disney. I love it when things go so well on vacation!! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for our trip in a few days!!

 

[Serenity]

Did you do any shows at MVMCP? If so which ones, how early did you have to get there to get a seat, and can you briefly describe them? Did you see any characters at meet and greets? If so, which ones and how were the lines? Did you see Rudolph during Wishes? I have heard conflicting info about whethere or not he 'flies" at the beginning instead of TinkerBelle. Were you there between 6 and 7? If so, was Tomorrowland the only land open or did they also have Fantasyland open as well? Was COP open?

Sorry for so many questions. Any answers would be great.

 

[disneyfanatic60]

Yes, we did the show at the Galaxy Theater (Twas the Night before Xmas) twice. The first show, we arrived about 15 minutes early and had okay seats. The couple in front had a small child who kept bouncing and standing and it was somewhat hard to see. Thus, we waited the 30 minutes until the next show (it was well worth it) to have 3rd row seats (the first two rows are handicapped). It was a very cute show about 20 minutes or so in length. It's run several times throughout the night but we caught the 6:15 show since we were all waiting it out in Tomorrowland anyways.

The show at the castle (the name escapes me) was cute but crowded. My daughter (17) liked the Galaxy Theater one better. I thought it was very nice and enjoyed it. I would hold out for one of the later shows whereas to lessen the crowds.

They began letting people into MK at 4:00. Everything is opened and running until 6 where very promptly the rides all shut down and almost all restaurants including counter service except those few that open for MVMCP. Guests are huddled into Tomorrowland but everything in that area is running. I found the crowds to be very managable during that time and the lines and wait time as well. At 7:00, they drop the rope and everyone can head to the other areas of the park.

Tinkerbell dropped during Wishes. We were sitting right there and had a clear view.

COP was opened briefly but I believe it did close for a brief time between 6-7:00.

Clearly do the later parade if you can. Much less crowded. We experienced larger crowds than we anticipated. The lines for the pictures were all quite long. We finally headed there after the 10:45 parade and only waited about 10 minutes or so.

Don't miss the Xmas Hop (I think that's what it was called) in Ariel's Grotto especially if you have small children. Chip, Dale and Pluto danced their hearts out with the kids. A DJ plays music and it's really cool! Even the big kids joined in ocassionally. It was so much fun to sit back and watch all of them!

Any more questions, ask away. Hope this helps.

 

[Serenity]

Thanks so much. We are getting so excited. Friday can't get her soon enough.