Osborn and Candlelight HELP!!

[Mel6197]

Need some advice. Im giving my mom with a Trip down to Disney in Dec. Just the 2 of us..
Now we arrive on Sunday morning, I have tickets for the Christmas Party that night..
Then since we leave the Resort about 5pm on Tuesday I cant do any of the night time things, Candlelight, Osborne etc.
So Im going to have to TRY to get Both in for Monday Night..
Any tips? Suggestions? What time should I try for the Candlelight, Do that first for the 5pm show, Then head over to MGM for Osborns, or the other way around, and try for the 8:15 Candlelight?
Fastest way between Parks? Opinions Please.. What would you do?

 

[pic22]

The Osborne's from my understanding of it is just a walk around through the streets looking at the lights, this can be done at your leisure. When I went in 2003, it was not there that year. You may want to plan a dinner package into the CP and this way you can both out of the way as well as guantee your self a seat for the Candlelight Procession. Especially if someone really desired is reading/singing that night. The order is up to you. The fast way to get to each park is from Epcot go to the International Gateway and exit the park there toward Beach Club, take the boat there and wait till the last stop which is MGM. It will stop at the Beach Club, Boardwalk, and the Swan and Dolphin, then MGM.
From MGM at exit go left to the boat dock and do the reverse.
I don't know how long the Osbourne light festival takes or if it is a quick walk through. But if you get the CP in early and go over to MGM and do Osbourne, you could probably squeeze Fantasmic or Illuminations in as well
Have Fun. Should be to hard to do both in one night.

 

[sunny04]

Tip on the Osbourne Lights....I heard from others that tried to do the walk-through as soon as it started...to see the lights turned on. Apparently this is the most packed time...everyone rushes over to see it and it was almost a stampede. If you do CP first in Epcot, this wouldn't apply to you anyway because you wouldn't be done yet, but just to let you know. I would do the CP earlier and the lights later...just because the walk didn't seem to crowded when we did it at night after Fantasmic. Also...if you do CP later, you end up getting into the night crowd leaving after Illuminations as well, so it will be harder to get to MGM.