**Official December 2010 Thread!!**

[emsie_babes]

We (DH and 2 kids) are doing the bahamas 3 night cruise and then spending 13 nights in Animal Kingdom Jambo house. This is the first time we have been to disney at christmas, so we are all very excited. We are from the UK and have brought into the DVC.

All tips (christmas or DVC) very welcome.

 

[Kathy Z]

Nooooooo! Just read that MSEP is sticking around longer so I checked december's calender and its showing MSEP instead of spectro ugh!! I hope they do wishes and not the other fireworks show...

I seem to be completely incompetent to find December's fireworks and parades schedule on the official Disney calendar. (I can find it on the disboards, but that one is still showing Spectromagic & Wishes.)

Would some kind soul provide a link for me? Thanks a lot!

 

[twitch]

I seem to be completely incompetent to find December's fireworks and parades schedule on the official Disney calendar. (I can find it on the disboards, but that one is still showing Spectromagic & Wishes.)

Would some kind soul provide a link for me? Thanks a lot!

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/calendar/?showMonth=december2010

Click the day you're interested in for a more detailed event calendar.

 

[Kathy Z]

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/calendar/?showMonth=december2010

Click the day you're interested in for a more detailed event calendar.

Thank you so much, twitch! I had it all figured out except the part about "click on the day you're interested in for a more detailed event calendar."

Even though you're NOT the Twitch from So You Think You Can Dance you did not disappoint me

 

[Tinker_Tam]

I know everyone was a little worried about losing Wishes but see it is on the calendar! YEA!

 

[katybugsmom]

Hey everyone!
Here's a link if you would like to see some of the Holiday Storytellers at Epcot's World Showcase last year!

http://www.wdwmagic.com/Events/Holidays-Around-the-World-at-Epcot/Gallery.htm

We can't wait for our first Christmas trip to WDW December 15-21!

 

[4HppyCamprs]

I am with the group who is excited about the MSEP. I grew up in Cali and so remember vividly from my youth and didnt realize it was offered at WDW so was disappointed that instead there was spectro. They made it perfect by bringing MSEP and bring back Captain Eo! Whoot Whoot! I get to relive my child hood..Even if they dont have Captain EO just hearing about it brought back all the memories

 

[MiceFan]

http://www.wdwmagic.com/Events/Holidays-Around-the-World-at-Epcot/Gallery.htm

Thanks for the link! There are definitely some that I want to make sure we get to see and those pics helped a lot!

 

[Tinker_Tam]

Question for DISers with young children... Many of the countries feature "Santa" for that country. How have you explained the different "looks" to your kids? I have 2...DD4 and DS3. Not rally sure how to approach the whole thing with them.

 

[Daddy_of_Princesses]

Question for DISers with young children... Many of the countries feature "Santa" for that country. How have you explained the different "looks" to your kids? I have 2...DD4 and DS3. Not rally sure how to approach the whole thing with them.

That should be hard. The American one is the right one.

OK, in all seriousness, that is a good question and I hadn't thought about it. I would go one of two ways.

1. Different countries have different weather, so Santa has different outfits to deal with the different climates.

2. The other option would be to say that very few people have seen Santa, and when they describe him to someone they get it right, but then those people tell others and change it slightly, so it has gotten that the description in various parts of the world are different due to these slight changes in the tellings.

We have been lucky and have gotten video of Santa a few times so my kids know what he looks like, but don't realize that he has different clothes for the trip. At least that's what I'm going with, unless someone has something better.

 

[zuzanne]

Will be at the World from Dec. 19, 2010 thru Jan. 01, 2011.. Condos booked, Castle Dinner Ressie is booked for Christmas Eve and Park Tickets are purchased. Now the hard part...waiting for December to get here. I want to go now.

Zuzanne

 

[wdwfann]

Waiting is the hardest part!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TruBlu]

Is anybody doing a countdown calendar? I think we are going to make one that starts at 100 days. In the past the boys and I have made a really long chain with one construction paper link per day. We drape it all around our family room, and the boys take turns removing a link per day. Anybody have anything better they do?

 

[rebelbuddhist]

I was just now told by CM on the phone to call back tomorrow about CP dining reservations. I hope he was being helpful and not just toying????

 

[gumby013]

The spreadsheet tracking my dining points and ADR's is rocking along. Not one point will be wasted!

 

[Tinker_Tam]

Anyone know where I can find a picture of Minnie at the Christmas party last year??

 

[katybugsmom]

Anyone know where I can find a picture of Minnie at the Christmas party last year??

Here's a picture I found on the web-not sure it is from last year, but definitely from MVMCP!

http://travel.webshots.com/photo/1104780199027495723CcCeZD

 

[MiceFan]

http://travel.webshots.com/photo/1104780199027495723CcCeZD

That looks like it was taken at Liberty Tree Tavern when it still had characters. Wish they were still there!

 

[TruBlu]

I just booked a hotel at Myrtle Beach. I'm paying the same per night as we pay at POFQ. I sure wish we were going there instead...

Hurry up December!

 

[katybugsmom]

That looks like it was taken at Liberty Tree Tavern when it still had characters. Wish they were still there!

Sorry! I thought the same thing, but it must have been taken at Christmas time-you can see a little bit of holly on Minnie's apron.

I found this one too:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/holidays/photos/Minnie-Mouse-600.jpg

Hope this is what you wanted!