Question about parades during December

[disneysnowflake]

Hi. I'm trying to work out our PS for eating at WDW for our Dec trip.

I saw on LaughingPlace that the times for the parades in December.

Share a Dream Parade daily at 3pm
Spectromagic on Monday and Saturday only at 6pm
Wishes on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 7pm

Illuminations daily at 9:30pm (I thought it was earlier, is it this late in December??)

Fantasmic daily at 7pm (is this correct, I thought it was 6pm)

Mickey's Jammin Jungle Parade daily at 3:45pm

Disney's Stars and Motorcars Parade daily at 3:30pm.


Does anyone know if this sounds correct?? We are trying to find time to see Spectromagic, but the days we'll be in MK are Sunday (no spectro. and Tuesday for MVMCP with no Spectro).

Also, is Illuminations at 9:30? If so, in December how late does Epcot stay open? I"ve tried searching for this info, but I can't seem to find it.

I know I have a long way to plan for our Dec. trip, but with another vacation and a family wedding to help plan I thought I'd get my Priority Seating and dinner plans set on my calendar who I'll know when to call.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Heidi

 

[Shells9]

Gosh, December is a while away -- things could change a zillion times before then!

We saw Spectro in December -- the first Saturday, I think. There were two showings of it, and Wishes in between. I think it was 9 pm Spectro, 10 pm Wishes and 11 pm Spectro the night we were there. There was no MVMCP that night, of course.

Keep in mind the filiming of the Christmas Parade can cause an upset to the regular MK schedule as well.

Have a great trip!

 

[DebbieB]

What you have sounds about right.

Illuminations is at 9:30 in December, which is also Epcot's closing time then. This is because the last Candlelight Processional performance ends at about 9:00, they extended closing by 30 minutes to give those people time to get out of the theater and find a spot.

Share a Dream Parade is replaced by the Christmas Parade around the 20th to the end of the month. MK also extends hours and runs Spectro & MVMCP more often after the last MVMCP (around the 20th). All the parks extend hours between Christmas & New Years.

Here are last year's hours:

http://www.wdisneyw.co.uk/dec.html

 

[Samirella]

I'm surprised the hours are already out. Like Shells9 said, the hours can change many times before December. It actually looks like these are based on hours from last year which for DAK may be different than this year. I would make a tentative schedule and keep checking as it gets closer to the time you will be there.