*~~Official December 2016 Thread~~*

[LBlovesM&WDW]

Doing the Paid In Full dance!!!
It's getting real now! Just now have to save up the rest of the extra money to upgrade to my AP and we will be all set!

We're planning on doing that this weekend--it will feel absolutely real!

 

[BDL]

I just read some good news, for most of us. This was just on Twitter:

WDW News Today ‏@WDWNT 5m5 minutes ago Orlando, FL
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade filming is happening at Walt Disney World 11/9-13. It is stage performances only, parade is at DLR.

Looks like those of us that were hoping to avoid the filming of the parade, like the plague, have nothing to worry about. If you were hoping that you'd catch the experience, I do apologize.

 

[xlsm]

I'll come back and update the log tonight or tomorrow...it's fall fun night at school today, and I've been doing stuff for it all week and away from the boards.

Club Villain December dates have opened up, btw...almost booked, but I'm really holding out for JBJB.

Happy Friday!

 

[dnllmz]

Anyone have plans they want to share?

Here's my daily plans. I know that things may not go as planned but I want an idea of where to be. Feel free to critic.

Arrival Day 1 HS

- Plane lands at 9:20am.
- Go to POP
- Grab a quick bite at Everything POP
- Head to HS. Arrive around 1.
- Toy Story Mania with FP+
- Indiana Jones
- Maybe squeeze in meeting Olaf
- Frozen Sing A-Long with fp+
- 3:10 ADR at Mama Melrose (fantasmic)
- Star Tours with fp
- Disney Junior
- Voyage of the little Mermaid
- Fantasmic​

We might be able to do something else between Little Mermaid and Fantasmic.

Day 2 MK

- 8 am ADR at Be Our Guest
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
- Space Mountain
- Astro Orbitor
- Buzz's Space Ranger Spin
- Tomorrowland Speedway
- Winnie the Pooh with fp
- Dumbo
- Barnstormer
- Journey of the Little Mermaid
- Break for lunch around 11:45
- Meet Cinderella and Elena with fp
(Meet Rapunzel/Tiana if wait isn't too long)
- Mickey's Philharmagic
- Peter Pan's Flight with fp
- It's a Small World
- Festival of Fantasy Parade
(Not sure what to do here. Will check out the app and see if anything has short lines)
- 5:50 ADR at CRT
- Go back to resort
​

Day 3 Epcot

- Test Track
- Mission Space with fp
- Seas with Nemo
- Turtle Talk with Crush
- Soarin'
- Lunch
- Character Spot with fp
- Journey into Imagination
- Head into World Showcase (maybe see some of the Christmas storytellers)
- Froze Ever After with fp
- Meet Anna & Elsa
- 6:25 ADR @ Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
- Illuminations
​

Day 4 DS/MVMCP

- Sleep in
- Go to Disney Springs till around 1
- 2:15 ADR at Chef Mickey's
- Head to MK at 4 for MVMCP
-Meet Rapunzel and Tiana if we didn't on Day 2 (I'm not sure this fits quite right here)
- Big Thunder Mountain with fp
- Tiki Room
- Jungle Cruise with fp
- Magic Carpets of Aladdin
- Pirates of Caribbean with fp
- Meet Tinker Bell
- Grab some food that we can eat on the go and do party stuff. I'm waiting on the first reviews of the party to decide what we'll do.
​

Day 5 HS

- Sign up for Jedi Training
- Rock N Roller Coaster
- Toy Story with fp
- Launch Bay
- March of the First Order
- Star Wars Stage show
- 12:10 Sci-Fi ADR
- Hopefully do Jedi Training here
- Star Tours with fp
- Muppets Vision
- Tower of Terror with fp
- Beauty & the Beast
- Grab a bite to eat at QS
- Get snacks and setup for JBJB
- Jingle Bell, Jingle Bam
​

Day 6 MK

- Sleep In
- 9:50 am Ohana ADR
- Head to MK
- Monsters Inc Laugh Floor
- People Mover
- 7 Dwarfs Mine Train with fp
- Meet Buzz
- Haunted Mansion with fp
- Muppets present Great Moments
- Splash Mountain with fp
- Pirates of Caribbean (try to get 4th fp)
- Explore Tom Sayer Island
- Don't have anything planned. This will be our last MK day so maybe do whatever we couldn't fit in the other days or the kids' favorites.
- Leave MK around 6 and head to Beach Club
- 7:10 ADR for Beaches and Cream
- If the kids are up for it, head over to Boardwalk or Epcot.
​

Day 7 Epcot

- Get there for Rope Drop
- Meet Joy & Sadness
- Meet Baymax
- Soarin'
- Spaceship Earth with fp
- Club Cool
- Living with the Land
- Holidays Around the World (whatever we didn't see on first Epcot Day)
- Snack around the world while there
- Gran Fiesta Tour
- Frozen Ever After with fp
- 5:20pm Via Napoli ADR
- Either Early night or Illuminations probably Early Night
​

Day 8 AK

- Get there for 8 am EMH
- Kilimanjaro Safaris
- Everest (get rider swap)
- Primeval Whirl
- Tricera Top Spin
- The Boneyard for dd while ds/dh do Dinosaur
- 10:25am Tusker House ADR
- Festival of the Lion King
- It's Tough to be a Bug
- Kali Rapids with fp
- Finding Nemo with fp
- Meet Mickey and Mini at Outpost with fp
- Flights of Wonder
- Grab a QS meal
- Rivers of Light (if it's open by then). I would try to get a fp for it and drop my Nemo one.

Day 9 Departure
- Early flight so no plans before we take ME. ​

 

[DarlingDonald]

We will be heading down to Disney on 12/21 and staying at OKW. Our FP 60 day window opens this Saturday. We are scheduling FP's for 12/22-12/25. Has anyone been scheduling FP's on or around those days? Just curious how it's looking so far. I'd love to know what all is already gone for those days so that I can plan ahead better.

Anyone been looking at/booking FP+ today? Curious how our dates are looking now. 60 window opens tomorrow!!!

 

[SJSloan]

Anyone have plans they want to share?

I love seeing how everyone else tours. Here's mine:

We plan to arrive at CBR around 5-6pm on December 17th. We will just explore the resort and get ready for the week.

Magic Kingdom - December 17th
Welcome Show
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Mad Tea Party
Dumbo
Barnstormer
Under the Sea
Meet Ariel
11:00am lunch at Liberty Tree Tavern
Peter Pan's Flight - FP
Mickey's PhilharMagic
Small World
Mine Train - FP
Country Bear Jamboree
Splash Mountain - FP
Pirates of of the Caribbean
Magic Carpets
5:30pm boat to WL for WCC dinner
Return to MK
Big Thunder Mountain - FP (hopefully)
Jungle Cruise
Wishes

Epcot/MVMCP - December 18th
8:00am breakfast at Garden Grill
Soarin
Meet Joy and Sadness
The Seas with Nemo
Aquarium
Turtle Talk
Spaceship Earth - FP
Journey into the Imagination - FP
Gran Fiesta Tour in Mexico
Meet Anna and Elsa
Frozen - FP
Lunch in World Showcase
4:00pm head to MK
5:50pm in line for Seven Dwarfs
That the only characters that are must sees so we will probably just hit up a lot of the shows and of course the parade and fireworks.

Rest Day/Disney Springs (Possibly HS) - December 19th
Sleep-in
Disney Springs
Lunch @ Wolfgang Puck Express - Marketplace
Character Outlet
Swimming
If the Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! fireworks are still at 6:45 we will add a park day and head to HS for the evening

Hollywood Studio/Epcot - December 20th
Rope Drop TSMM
Great Movie Ride
Meet Olaf
Star Tours - FP
Muppet Vision
11:00am lunch at 50's Prime Time
Frozen Sing-a-long 12:30pm
TSMM - FP
Tower of Terror - FP
Hopefully hit Rock N Roller Coaster too
(stay at HS or return to CBR)
6:00pm dinner at 190 Park Fare
Monorail to Epcot (EMH 9:30-11:30)
Mission Space
Illuminations
Frozen
Test Track
Soarin

Animal Kingdom/Magic Kingdom - December 21st
8:00am breakfast at Tusker House
Safari
Expedition Everest or Kali (depending on temperature)
Flight of Wonder 10:30am
TriceraTop Spin
Dinosaur - FP
Finding Nemo 12:00pm
Primeval Whirl
Expedition Everest - FP
Maharajah Jungle Trek
It's Tough to be a Bug
3:00 lunch/dinner at Rainforest Cafe
Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail
Festival of the Lion King 5:00pm
Safari - FP
River of Lights (hopefully)
Possibly bus to MK for EMH

Magic Kingdom/Hollywood Studios - December 22nd
8:15 breakfast at Be Our Guest (will drop this if MK opens at 8:00am)
Mine Train
Enchanted Tales with Belle
Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Dumbo
Barnstormer
11:15am lunch at Be Our Guest
Mine Train - FP
Tomorrowland Speedway
Carousel of Progress
Buzz Lightyear - FP
Monster Inc. Laugh Floor
Tomorrowland Transit Authority
Space Mountain
Visit shops on Main Street
Festival of Fantasy ?
Bus to Hollywood Studios
Tower of Terror - FP (hopefully)
5:35pm dinner at Minnie's Holiday Dine
Fantasmic 8:00pm

December 23rd
8:00am (hopefully) - check-out

 

[dnllmz]

@SJSloan Great plans!!!

 

[karalecia26]

I love seeing how everyone else tours. Here's mine:

We plan to arrive at CBR around 5-6pm on December 17th. We will just explore the resort and get ready for the week.

Magic Kingdom - December 17th
Welcome Show
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Mad Tea Party
Dumbo
Barnstormer
Under the Sea
Meet Ariel
11:00am lunch at Liberty Tree Tavern
Peter Pan's Flight - FP
Mickey's PhilharMagic
Small World
Mine Train - FP
Country Bear Jamboree
Splash Mountain - FP
Pirates of of the Caribbean
Magic Carpets
5:30pm boat to WL for WCC dinner
Return to MK
Big Thunder Mountain - FP (hopefully)
Jungle Cruise
Wishes

Epcot/MVMCP - December 18th
8:00am breakfast at Garden Grill
Soarin
Meet Joy and Sadness
The Seas with Nemo
Aquarium
Turtle Talk
Spaceship Earth - FP
Journey into the Imagination - FP
Gran Fiesta Tour in Mexico
Meet Anna and Elsa
Frozen - FP
Lunch in World Showcase
4:00pm head to MK
5:50pm in line for Seven Dwarfs
That the only characters that are must sees so we will probably just hit up a lot of the shows and of course the parade and fireworks.

Rest Day/Disney Springs (Possibly HS) - December 19th
Sleep-in
Disney Springs
Lunch @ Wolfgang Puck Express - Marketplace
Character Outlet
Swimming
If the Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! fireworks are still at 6:45 we will add a park day and head to HS for the evening

Hollywood Studio/Epcot - December 20th
Rope Drop TSMM
Great Movie Ride
Meet Olaf
Star Tours - FP
Muppet Vision
11:00am lunch at 50's Prime Time
Frozen Sing-a-long 12:30pm
TSMM - FP
Tower of Terror - FP
Hopefully hit Rock N Roller Coaster too
(stay at HS or return to CBR)
6:00pm dinner at 190 Park Fare
Monorail to Epcot (EMH 9:30-11:30)
Mission Space
Illuminations
Frozen
Test Track
Soarin

Animal Kingdom/Magic Kingdom - December 21st
8:00am breakfast at Tusker House
Safari
Expedition Everest or Kali (depending on temperature)
Flight of Wonder 10:30am
TriceraTop Spin
Dinosaur - FP
Finding Nemo 12:00pm
Primeval Whirl
Expedition Everest - FP
Maharajah Jungle Trek
It's Tough to be a Bug
3:00 lunch/dinner at Rainforest Cafe
Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail
Festival of the Lion King 5:00pm
Safari - FP
River of Lights (hopefully)
Possibly bus to MK for EMH

Magic Kingdom/Hollywood Studios - December 22nd
8:15 breakfast at Be Our Guest (will drop this if MK opens at 8:00am)
Mine Train
Enchanted Tales with Belle
Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Dumbo
Barnstormer
11:15am lunch at Be Our Guest
Mine Train - FP
Tomorrowland Speedway
Carousel of Progress
Buzz Lightyear - FP
Monster Inc. Laugh Floor
Tomorrowland Transit Authority
Space Mountain
Visit shops on Main Street
Festival of Fantasy ?
Bus to Hollywood Studios
Tower of Terror - FP (hopefully)
5:35pm dinner at Minnie's Holiday Dine
Fantasmic 8:00pm

December 23rd
8:00am (hopefully) - check-out

We have pretty much the same plans for the 18th! Our Garden Grill is at 8:15!

 

[SJSloan]

We have pretty much the same plans for the 18th! Our Garden Grill is at 8:15!

We will see you there. Say hi if you see us. We aren't hard to miss, Party of 9, I'm 6'1", 5 crazy kids.

Question for you though. Do you plan you seeing Joy and Sadness? I can't decide if we should ride Soarin right after breakfast and then head to Joy and Sadness or go to Joy and Sadness first then come back to Soarin. I've heard Joy and Sadness line gets pretty long quickly and doesn't move very fast. But I've also heard they don't always come out right at 8:00, sometimes 8:20. I would hate to stand in line from 8 - 8:20 when we could have easily rode Soarin in that time...

Anyone else have thoughts? Do Joy and Sadness meet during evening Extra Magic Hours?

 

[Cruisinskier]

Hi Folks. As I had previously mentioned we have a quick Disney trip planned prior to getting on an NCL cruise. We arrive Dec 28 and depart Jan 2. Recently Disney has announced a 25% ticket discount promotion for Canadians. Catch is you must buy be for a minimum 4 days.

So this morning I called Disney and was able to change our 3 day park passes to the 4 day Canadian discount tickets. This gives us an extra day in the parks (who needs a down day....), 3 more Fast Passes during a very busy time, and I still saved almost $300 for the 6 of us!! Now that has made my day!!

I wanted to share in case any other Canadians are visiting and may be able to take advantage of this promotion. Now to get those Fast Passes booked in 7 days......
Jerry

 

[mbvisitor]

Hi Folks. As I had previously mentioned we have a quick Disney trip planned prior to getting on an NCL cruise. We arrive Dec 28 and depart Jan 2. Recently Disney has announced a 25% ticket discount promotion for Canadians. Catch is you must buy be for a minimum 4 days.

So this morning I called Disney and was able to change our 3 day park passes to the 4 day Canadian discount tickets. This gives us an extra day in the parks (who needs a down day....), 3 more Fast Passes during a very busy time, and I still saved almost $300 for the 6 of us!! Now that has made my day!!

I wanted to share in case any other Canadians are visiting and may be able to take advantage of this promotion. Now to get those Fast Passes booked in 7 days......
Jerry

I hope I'm wrong but the 'view details' reads like there were blackout dates on these tickets? Did the CM discuss this with you?

• Canada Resident Tickets & Passes

Tickets and any options purchased must be used within 14 days of first use, except for Florida Resident 3-Day and 4-Day Tickets. Florida Resident 3-Day and 4-Day Tickets expire 6 months after first use or December 17, 2017, whichever comes first, and may not be used on the following blockout dates: July 1, 2016 to July 4, 2016; December 15, 2016 to December 31; 2016; January 1, 2017 to January 2, 2017; April 8, 2017 to April 21, 2017; June 5, 2017 to August 10, 2017.

Edit....actually when I read it again, it looks like the blackout is for Florida Residents---which is confusing why they would add that because then you wouldn't qualify for the Canadian discount!

 

[Rickat96]

Good luck for those doing FP today-

starting to cool down from a hot summer,magic bands ship in 2 weeks, only thing left to do is BOG pre-order, finish packing and LEAVE!

 

[karalecia26]

We will see you there. Say hi if you see us. We aren't hard to miss, Party of 9, I'm 6'1", 5 crazy kids.

Question for you though. Do you plan you seeing Joy and Sadness? I can't decide if we should ride Soarin right after breakfast and then head to Joy and Sadness or go to Joy and Sadness first then come back to Soarin. I've heard Joy and Sadness line gets pretty long quickly and doesn't move very fast. But I've also heard they don't always come out right at 8:00, sometimes 8:20. I would hate to stand in line from 8 - 8:20 when we could have easily rode Soarin in that time...

Anyone else have thoughts? Do Joy and Sadness meet during evening Extra Magic Hours?

We actually did this same ADR time this past July and was not going to ride Soarin right away because we had fast passes for it, but when we sat down at 8:15 our waiter asked if we were going to try and get on Soarin right after breakfast. We said no, but I guess A lot of people were doing this. Without even trying though we got through breakfast, had the best character interaction of the week, paid our bill with giftcards and were down riding soarin by 8:55 and didn't feel rushed at all. We even got our platter refilled! I would just plan on doing Soarin then just head over to the meet and greet. Nothing beats waking into the Soarin que and there is no one else there!

 

[Cruisinskier]

I hope I'm wrong but the 'view details' reads like there were blackout dates on these tickets? Did the CM discuss this with you?

• Canada Resident Tickets & Passes

Tickets and any options purchased must be used within 14 days of first use, except for Florida Resident 3-Day and 4-Day Tickets. Florida Resident 3-Day and 4-Day Tickets expire 6 months after first use or December 17, 2017, whichever comes first, and may not be used on the following blockout dates: July 1, 2016 to July 4, 2016; December 15, 2016 to December 31; 2016; January 1, 2017 to January 2, 2017; April 8, 2017 to April 21, 2017; June 5, 2017 to August 10, 2017.

Edit....actually when I read it again, it looks like the blackout is for Florida Residents---which is confusing why they would add that because then you wouldn't qualify for the Canadian discount!

Hi MB, I did specifically confirm the tickets would be valid and in fact there are no blackout dates for these tickets. Thanks for your note to confirm though, it would not be a magical day if we showed up and the tickets were invalid.......

 

[budcollector]

these are my plans so far and like most things they're always subject to change between now and when i leave,
my flight lands around 8:30am, figure i'll get to PoP around 10 or so get checked in then head on out

Dec 21, HS- toy story mania -2:45 p, frozen sing along- 4p, indiania jones-5:30
Dec 22, AK- lion king-9:30a, finding nemo-12:30, dinosaur-2:35
Dec 23, EP- frozen ever after-1:25, spaceship earth-3:15, seas with nemo-4:55
Dec 24, MK- peter pan flight-9:35, lunch BoG @ 11:40, big thunder-1:25, barnstormer-5
Dec 25, MK- breakfast BoG @ 8:50, 7 dwarfs mine train-11:20, haunted mansion-1:45, then head over to epcot for christmas around the world, then whatever
Dec 26, EP- soarin-9:25, mission space-11:25, then head over to disney springs for a while.

 

[ckelly14]

Anyone still waiting to see about ROL? I have a 6:30 Tiffins dinner planned but waiting for dining package and/or extended hours.

 

[Corsetopia]

Anyone still waiting to see about ROL? I have a 6:30 Tiffins dinner planned but waiting for dining package and/or extended hours.

Me! Still patiently waiting so I can change plans or update my dinner time.

 

[britneyt]

Anyone have any good links for autograph pages for an autograph book? Trying to make books for my 3 kids for our December trip. TIA

 

[Jasmine81]

Anyone have any good links for autograph pages for an autograph book? Trying to make books for my 3 kids for our December trip. TIA

I'm curious too. I was going to just buy one but I like the homemade ones. What are you putting the pages in?

 

[britneyt]

I'm curious too. I was going to just buy one but I like the homemade ones. What are you putting the pages in?

The last trip we took 3 years ago, I was able to build a photo book on snapfish or shutterfly and it worked perfectly for my then 3 yr old son...was planning on doing the same thing if I can find some photobook images again