Ohhhh I really hope the Beast is there! He's the best. I managed to book a 6.35pm on 12/22 party night and was a little concerned about taking up time during the party.
My dilemma is this:

I have a BOG booking on party night AND on December 26 at 7.50pm (Very lucky, I know). If we go to BOG on party night we run the risk of not seeing the beast and/or wasting too much party time BUT we can free up December 26 to potentially go to Animal Kingdom.
If we cancel BOG on party night then we are pretty much locked into Magic Kingdom on the 26th and will not have time to go to Animal Kingdom.
Current Itinerary:
12/22 - Check out resorts during day and attend
MVMCP
12/23 - Hollywood Studios
12/24 - EPCOT (woohoo)
12/25 - Magic Kingdom
12/26 - ? Magic Kingdom or Animal Kingdom
HELP??? Not sure if the extra day in Magic Kingdom is overkill and would be better spent at Animal Kingdom (sidenote: Baloo is one of my faves and he is only available at AK so he would be my main drawcard for AK)
Thanks in advance everyone!!
Erin