SW Non Christmas event night - anything Christmas-y???

[Tinkeq]

So just our luck that we will be there in December on what looks to be a non Christmas show night. Park is listed as closing at 6. Will there be any Christmas-y shows or events during the day or no??

 

[Joanna71985]

If the park closes that early, my guess the only holiday show would be the sea lions one (6pm would be too early for the other shows)

 

[Tinkeq]

I was wrong. It actually closes at 7. Does that change anything? Is there still a Christmas vibe around the park though, without the specific Christmas shows?

 

[Joanna71985]

To my knowledge, it would not (last year the whale show and O Wondrous Night were done later then that). I think they only do those two on the 9/10pm closes

But I think the park still feels Christmas-y even on the earlier closes

 

[Tawney]

Sorry if this sounds stupid, but how do you determine if it is a non-Christmas show night? Is that just based on the earlier park close? This just threw a major wrench into my entire trip, because we are going to SW on a 7PM close night, too . Of course all of my WDW park days are planned with FP and ADR's. Ugh. Not much wiggle room!

I was under the impression that Shamu's Christmas Miracles was an every night presentation. I don't recall now what time it was that we saw it two years ago, but it was definitely later than 7PM. I guess that two years ago I just lucked into choosing a day that they were doing the nighttime Christmas shows.

I'm so glad that I saw this post, because I had been blissfully unaware until 5-minutes ago.

 

[Joanna71985]

If it's the same as last year, the sea lion Christmas show and the sea of trees are done nightly. However, the other shows (Miracles, O Wondrous Night, and I believe the ice skating show) are only done on 9/10pm close

 

[keishashadow]

Not much wiggle room!

It’s well worth doing some major wiggling to make it happen

One thing I really like about SW’s Xmas offerings is the far more relaxed pace & fact that it’s free. Ok as close to free as you’re going to get lol.

Recommend buying the reserved seating package, makes things even easier.

 

[Tawney]

It’s well worth doing some major wiggling to make it happen

One thing I really like about SW’s Xmas offerings is the far more relaxed pace & fact that it’s free. Ok as close to free as you’re going to get lol.

Recommend buying the reserved seating package, makes things even easier.

Luckily I was able to move a few things around and we will be able to visit SW on a late night, yay! I'm going to look into the reserved seating package, thanks for the tip!

 

[andyw715]

Luckily I was able to move a few things around and we will be able to visit SW on a late night, yay! I'm going to look into the reserved seating package, thanks for the tip!

Good deal, b/c I feel SW has the best Christmas offering of all the Orlando parks. You won't be disappointed. It might be quite a run to see all the shows though....I would save One Ocean for last, as navigating the crowds to get out of there and run to the next place is a tough one.

Also last time we went, the late One Ocean show was only about 2/3 full....so if you enjoy getting some water on you, you'll have the opportunity.