The NEW Official November 2010 Countdown & Planning Thread ~ Come join us! (Part 1)

[Momof2Disneyboys]

OMg I just noticed that I am past the 7 months mark!

Oooooohhhhhh your ticker starts with a 6 !!!

 

[Buttercup2009]

My sister and I will be arriving on Nov. 13th thru the 21st!!! I went last year the week after Thanksgiving and while crowds were pretty low it looks like the week before Thanksgiving has even lower crowds (I'm hoping!). This will be my second trip to WDW and my sister's first. Staying at The Grand Floridian for the first time...can't wait!!!!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

My sister and I will be arriving on Nov. 13th thru the 21st!!! I went last year the week after Thanksgiving and while crowds were pretty low it looks like the week before Thanksgiving has even lower crowds (I'm hoping!). This will be my second trip to WDW and my sister's first. Staying at The Grand Floridian for the first time...can't wait!!!!

YAY for the GF, it's such a beautiful resort.


Look at us on page 9 already!!

 

[eyor44]

We will be going November 20-26, staying at BLT in a studio.
Myself, DH, DS15 & DD7.

This is our third time going Thanksgiving week. Don't like the crowds as we used to go in October, but once DS hit middle school, we didn't feel like we could pull him out of school for a full week anymore. We do the DXDDP and it works for us. DH likes TS every night and we do a different character meal each morning. Since we are on vacation, this is our one splurge for the year.

 

[IggyLans]

Going November 11-20, staying at BCV!!!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

We will be going November 20-26, staying at BLT in a studio.
Myself, DH, DS15 & DD7.

Going November 11-20, staying at BCV!!!

YAY ~ Lots of new November travelers this morning!!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

This is our third time going Thanksgiving week. Don't like the crowds as we used to go in October, but once DS hit middle school, we didn't feel like we could pull him out of school for a full week anymore. We do the DXDDP and it works for us. DH likes TS every night and we do a different character meal each morning. Since we are on vacation, this is our one splurge for the year.

Just how crowded is Thanksgiving week? My DS starts middle school the year after next. So I am thinking this trip is going to be the last one we can pull him out of school for a week. So looking ahead to 2011 I'm just not sure what we will do. We have no desire to go in the summer. DH and the kids can't stand the heat/humidity. But of course none of us like crowds. And I'm sure anytime my kids are off school, so will everybody else's kids.

 

[ksueboo]

Since we decided to stay off site for the first time instead of booking 2 rooms or doing the family suite, I have to book our dining reservations on separate days. Hopefully, I will still get us what we want at the approx. times we want them!!! This is what I am shooting for...

Sat. 11/6 Liberty Tree
Mon. 11/8 Akershus Breakfast or Lunch (any opinions here?)
Wed. 11/10 1900 Park Fare Bfast
Hoop Dee Doo Dinner (Cat. 2 or 3, any opinions?)

Think we are sticking with just four ressies this year since I don't want one on arrival/departure day and we are planning on going to church Sunday so I don't know were we'll end up after that. I know we are looking forward to the following food... haha...
Flame Tree BBQ
Dole Pineapple/orange float thingy (don't know how I have missed this one!)
anything at Epcot!

 

[Dsnymouse]

I think nearly everything, if not everything, should be up by then. We were there the second week of Nov last year and all the parks were decorated before we left on the 15th. The Castle Lights, MVMCP, and the Osborne Lights were up & running. The gingerbread house at the GF was almost finished, and set to be finished/open by the 16th. The resorts we not decorated yet. From what we heard their decorations would start going up the following week and everything would be fully decorated by Thanksgiving!

What is MVMCP? Does the Osborn Lights have an additional fee besides park entrance? Anyone know how I tell when I can book dining? Meaning is there a calendar that I can enter my date? Thanks everyone, looking so forward to this trip!

 

[Caitsmama]

What is MVMCP? Does the Osborn Lights have an additional fee besides park entrance? Anyone know how I tell when I can book dining? Meaning is there a calendar that I can enter my date? Thanks everyone, looking so forward to this trip!

MVMCP= Mickeys Very Merry Christmas Party, select nights at the MK (admission is extra) a reg. ticket to the park won't get you into that party, it's an entirely different admission ticket.

Osborn Light show is free and fantastic!! But, can get EXTREMELY crowded.. not for the claustrophobic!

Generally, if you are on site, you can book dining ADRS 6mo. out, there is a calculator on the main dining page on wdwinfo.com . ETA: here is the dining calculation link -
http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/dining/pscalc/dispscalc.html

 

[Caitsmama]

Just how crowded is Thanksgiving week? My DS starts middle school the year after next. So I am thinking this trip is going to be the last one we can pull him out of school for a week. So looking ahead to 2011 I'm just not sure what we will do. We have no desire to go in the summer. DH and the kids can't stand the heat/humidity. But of course none of us like crowds. And I'm sure anytime my kids are off school, so will everybody else's kids.

Honestly, since you have obviously been to WDW before, i would say TG time would be fine! We go every TG -- the days up to about TG day aren't too too bad -- but TG day is very crowded at the MK (as you would probably expect) BUT, we have gone to MK on TG day and they opened EMH at 7am, and then we hit lots of stuff and were out by 10 am! After that, it's awful! LOL
Last year, we just hung out at the resort for Thurs and friday. Weekends are busy, but not uncontrolable.

It is what you make it.. that's my feeling. We just use the EMH (mostly a.m.) and then hang at the resort and swim in the afternoons.. I am WAY BEYOND spending 12 hr park days... Where else can do you take them out of school for only 3 days (mon-weds) and get a possible 9 day vacation?!

BTW -- i agree with you - i took dd out of school for 7 days this march (she's 3rd grade right now) and i will NEVER do it again!!We were down for the 1/2 marathon and then my sis got married at WDW - so we were there 11 days total. The amount of work she missed was too much (meaning more of the class room instruction).. i can see 2-3 days (MAYBE 4 in an extreme case), but i will never take her out for over a week (school days) again -- she missed 7 class days.. ugh..

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Since we decided to stay off site for the first time instead of booking 2 rooms or doing the family suite, I have to book our dining reservations on separate days. Hopefully, I will still get us what we want at the approx. times we want them!!! This is what I am shooting for...

Sat. 11/6 Liberty Tree
Mon. 11/8 Akershus Breakfast or Lunch (any opinions here?)
Wed. 11/10 1900 Park Fare Bfast
Hoop Dee Doo Dinner (Cat. 2 or 3, any opinions?)

Think we are sticking with just four ressies this year since I don't want one on arrival/departure day and we are planning on going to church Sunday so I don't know were we'll end up after that. I know we are looking forward to the following food... haha...
Flame Tree BBQ
Dole Pineapple/orange float thingy (don't know how I have missed this one!)
anything at Epcot!

I think you will be fine booking your ADR's one day at a time. The week you are going is not a busy week, so I bet you get everything you want!

Heck, last year I was still making changes to my ADR's a month out and was still able to get what I wanted!

Yes -- You must get a Dole Whip Float!!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Honestly, since you have obviously been to WDW before, i would say TG time would be fine! We go every TG -- the days up to about TG day aren't too too bad -- but TG day is very crowded at the MK (as you would probably expect) BUT, we have gone to MK on TG day and they opened EMH at 7am, and then we hit lots of stuff and were out by 10 am! After that, it's awful! LOL
Last year, we just hung out at the resort for Thurs and friday. Weekends are busy, but not uncontrolable.

It is what you make it.. that's my feeling. We just use the EMH (mostly a.m.) and then hang at the resort and swim in the afternoons.. I am WAY BEYOND spending 12 hr park days... Where else can do you take them out of school for only 3 days (mon-weds) and get a possible 9 day vacation?!

BTW -- i agree with you - i took dd out of school for 7 days this march (she's 3rd grade right now) and i will NEVER do it again!!We were down for the 1/2 marathon and then my sis got married at WDW - so we were there 11 days total. The amount of work she missed was too much (meaning more of the class room instruction).. i can see 2-3 days (MAYBE 4 in an extreme case), but i will never take her out for over a week (school days) again -- she missed 7 class days.. ugh..

Thanks for the info!

Yes, this year will be our 6th trip. So it's not like we will have to do and see everything on our 7th trip (2011)! We just hate crowds. And if the wait is over 20 minutes, my kids aren't interested! We are spoiled by traveling in the off season.

But yes, the make up work is terrible. We have only ever taken them out for 5 school days. It hasn't been bad on my younger one yet, but definitely hard on the older one the last 2 years. So TG week would be an option. We could go down the Fri night or Sat morning before TG and hit the parks hard until TG day and then take it easy. They would only miss 3 school days that way.

 

[Disney Mommy 3]

Monorail girl and buttercup..we are there the same days!!! I am doing the 13th-21st....wondering if DH will let me add on the 12th and squeeze in one more day!!! Probably not tho...Fridays are BUSY for him! But...its still gonna be grea! I am sooo excited!!! I am gonna call today and see if the pin code I got for our travel times can be applied to any other resorts besides a value---hmmmm...let ya know!!!

 

[MODisneyfan]

Since we decided to stay off site for the first time instead of booking 2 rooms or doing the family suite, I have to book our dining reservations on separate days. Hopefully, I will still get us what we want at the approx. times we want them!!! This is what I am shooting for...

Sat. 11/6 Liberty Tree
Mon. 11/8 Akershus Breakfast or Lunch (any opinions here?)
Wed. 11/10 1900 Park Fare Bfast
Hoop Dee Doo Dinner (Cat. 2 or 3, any opinions?)

Think we are sticking with just four ressies this year since I don't want one on arrival/departure day and we are planning on going to church Sunday so I don't know were we'll end up after that. I know we are looking forward to the following food... haha...
Flame Tree BBQ
Dole Pineapple/orange float thingy (don't know how I have missed this one!)
anything at Epcot!

Just an FYI on Akershus. Breakfast is an American breakfast where the rest of the meals are Norwegian so they can be a little different. I would look at the menu and go from there cause I went for dinner with some friends and I don't think I ate except for the bread and desert.

What is MVMCP? Does the Osborn Lights have an additional fee besides park entrance? Anyone know how I tell when I can book dining? Meaning is there a calendar that I can enter my date? Thanks everyone, looking so forward to this trip!

I LOVE MVMCP.. I know that someone already said what it is but if you get a chance and have the money you should atleast try it once. The characters are dressed in their christmas attire. Belle is in her christmas dress, The princesses are with their prince in Toontown. They have some great stage shows AND the castle is just beautiful. Plus the special parade and then holiday wishes is just magical. OH and it snows on main street. I have to admit that the first time I went I stood on main street with "snow" falling around me looking at the catle, drinking hot cocoa and cried.. It was just so magical!! Anywho, That is JMO on MVMCP..

Osborn Lights are not an additional fee and a MUST! It "snows" there too and the lights are just beautiful. I live close to Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO and they are known for their Christmas lights so this is the only thing that really stood out on the Christmas lights to me besides the castle. I'm spoiled I guess. (there is over 3 million chrstimas lights at SDC and it is only one park From what I have hear there are only 1-2 million on the entire Disney property durring the holiday season. )

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

In honor of page 10!!



Look out November ~ Here we come!


grace&phillipsmom ~ Oct 25-Nov 3 ?
raykay ~ Oct 25-Nov 5 POFQ
disneysuncat ~ Oct 28-Nov 8 POFQ
Disneymom1218 ~ Oct 30-Nov 5 POP
Samshane ~ Oct 30-Nov 6 ?
stefplus3 ~ Oct 30-Nov 7 ?
Amosser ~ Oct 30-Nov 7 Poly
Sharig5576 ~ Oct 30-Nov 7 POP
MomToAp1699 ~ Oct 30-Nov 8 POP
Shopn24seven ~ Oct31-Nov 6 CR
Hillbeans ~ Nov 1-6 AKV/BLT
jmc318 ~ Nov 1-7 BLT
jdb1232 ~ Nov 2-7 VWL
mollybug2 ~ Nov 3-8 Bonnet Creek
kazlac ~ Nov 4-13 FW
Ksueboo ~ Nov 5-12 Windsor Hills
DisneyBoundinDec ~ Nov 5-13 Poly
ursula28 ~ Nov 5-14 BCV
monica22535 ~ Nov 5-16 BC
Momof2Disneyboys ~ Nov 6-13 BWI
garrsmom ~ Nov 6-13 CBR
VikingInMouseEars ~ Nov 6-13 POP
Sebastian the crab ~ Nov 6-19 BLT
ramsfootball92 ~ Nov 7-10 OKW
rannico ~ Nov 7-11 CBR
WAHkoMom ~ Nov 7-13 BWV
cheltoday ~ Nov 7-13 ASMo
Andrea73 ~ Nov 7-14 POP
jstarcze ~ Nov 8-12 BLT
sjs314 ~ Nov 8-13 AKL
Hmom ~ Nov 9-17 AKV
Pills ~ Nov 9-17 WL
ronacele@earthlink.n ~ Nov 9-17 BLT
diamondpixienc ~ Nov 10-15 ?
LuvLuvLuv ~ Nov 10-16 WL
northcoast momma ~ Nov 10-17 THV
Breezysmom ~ Nov 10-17 Poly
discott ~ Nov 10-19 AKV
Hugpug ~ Nov 10-20 POP/POR
mickey2minnie1 ~ Nov 11-15 CBR
JohnsonsRUs ~ Nov 11-16 POP
tree320 ~ Nov 11-19 Wonder/BLT
IggyLans ~ Nov 11-20 BCV
MODisneyfan ~ Nov 12-20 POP
Heidi Loves Disney ~ Nov 12-21 POFQ
dawnmommy ~ Nov 13-19 Poly
Rootskate ~ Nov 13-19 AKL
Smhall ~ Nov 13-20 BCV
GlennI ~ Nov 13-20 ?
monorail girl ~ Nov 13-20 Poly
ethansmommy ~ Nov 13-20 WL
Disney Mommy 3 ~ Nov 13-20 BC
Buttercup2009 ~ Nov 13-21 GF
thelittlemermaid ~ Nov 18-25 ASMu
pirateofthecarolinas ~ Nov 18-26 GF
Px4 ~ Nov 19-26 GF
Dsnymouse ~ Nov 19-26 BWV
eyor44 ~ Nov 20-26 BLT
Red81301 ~ Nov 20-27 POFQ
txmommy34 ~ Nov 20-27 ASMu
Caitsmama ~ Nov 20-28 Dolphin
MickeyMomOfThree ~ Nov 20-29 ASSp
alexensmom ~ Nov 21-27 WL
eah7 ~ Nov 21-27 YC
falcon ~ Nov 23-28 OKW
Lcaemom ~ Nov 23-Dec 1 WL
mannpeg729 ~ Nov 25-28 AKL
BLGuterl ~ Nov 26-30 CBR
NC State ~ Nov 26-Dec 4 ASMu
KSBelle ~ Nov 27-Dec 3 WL
disney pro ~ Nov 27-Dec 4 BC
Mickey Mom ~ Nov 27-Dec 7 POR
Kimberly Hill ~ Nov 28-Dec 3 ?
Scrappychar ~ Nov 28-Dec 8 ?
tinkerbell48 ~ Nov 28-? CBR
Nichol&Becker ~ Nov 29-Dec 7 FWC
Tinker Tam ~ Nov 30-Dec 8 POP
Susiesnowflake ~ Nov 30-Dec 9 ?

 

[Buttercup2009]

Monorail girl and buttercup..we are there the same days!!! I am doing the 13th-21st....wondering if DH will let me add on the 12th and squeeze in one more day!!! Probably not tho...Fridays are BUSY for him! But...its still gonna be grea! I am sooo excited!!! I am gonna call today and see if the pin code I got for our travel times can be applied to any other resorts besides a value---hmmmm...let ya know!!!

Yes we are going to be there the same days!!! I thought about adding on Fri. the 12th also since I'm off Thursday the 11th for Veterans day already but I can't decide! I was reading some of your trip report from 09...what a beautiful family you have!

 

[Px4]

In honor of page 10!!



Look out November ~ Here we come!


grace&phillipsmom ~ Oct 25-Nov 3 ?
raykay ~ Oct 25-Nov 5 POFQ
disneysuncat ~ Oct 28-Nov 8 POFQ
Disneymom1218 ~ Oct 30-Nov 5 POP
Samshane ~ Oct 30-Nov 6 ?
stefplus3 ~ Oct 30-Nov 7 ?
Amosser ~ Oct 30-Nov 7 Poly
Sharig5576 ~ Oct 30-Nov 7 POP
MomToAp1699 ~ Oct 30-Nov 8 POP
Shopn24seven ~ Oct31-Nov 6 CR
Hillbeans ~ Nov 1-6 AKV/BLT
jmc318 ~ Nov 1-7 BLT
jdb1232 ~ Nov 2-7 VWL
mollybug2 ~ Nov 3-8 Bonnet Creek
kazlac ~ Nov 4-13 FW
Ksueboo ~ Nov 5-12 Windsor Hills
DisneyBoundinDec ~ Nov 5-13 Poly
ursula28 ~ Nov 5-14 BCV
monica22535 ~ Nov 5-16 BC
Momof2Disneyboys ~ Nov 6-13 BWI
garrsmom ~ Nov 6-13 CBR
VikingInMouseEars ~ Nov 6-13 POP
Sebastian the crab ~ Nov 6-19 BLT
ramsfootball92 ~ Nov 7-10 OKW
rannico ~ Nov 7-11 CBR
WAHkoMom ~ Nov 7-13 BWV
cheltoday ~ Nov 7-13 ASMo
Andrea73 ~ Nov 7-14 POP
jstarcze ~ Nov 8-12 BLT
sjs314 ~ Nov 8-13 AKL
Hmom ~ Nov 9-17 AKV
Pills ~ Nov 9-17 WL
ronacele@earthlink.n ~ Nov 9-17 BLT
diamondpixienc ~ Nov 10-15 ?
LuvLuvLuv ~ Nov 10-16 WL
northcoast momma ~ Nov 10-17 THV
Breezysmom ~ Nov 10-17 Poly
discott ~ Nov 10-19 AKV
Hugpug ~ Nov 10-20 POP/POR
mickey2minnie1 ~ Nov 11-15 CBR
JohnsonsRUs ~ Nov 11-16 POP
tree320 ~ Nov 11-19 Wonder/BLT
IggyLans ~ Nov 11-20 BCV
MODisneyfan ~ Nov 12-20 POP
Heidi Loves Disney ~ Nov 12-21 POFQ
dawnmommy ~ Nov 13-19 Poly
Rootskate ~ Nov 13-19 AKL
Smhall ~ Nov 13-20 BCV
GlennI ~ Nov 13-20 ?
monorail girl ~ Nov 13-20 Poly
ethansmommy ~ Nov 13-20 WL
Disney Mommy 3 ~ Nov 13-20 BC
Buttercup2009 ~ Nov 13-21 GF
thelittlemermaid ~ Nov 18-25 ASMu
pirateofthecarolinas ~ Nov 18-26 GF
Px4 ~ Nov 19-25 GF
Dsnymouse ~ Nov 19-26 BWV
eyor44 ~ Nov 20-26 BLT
Red81301 ~ Nov 20-27 POFQ
txmommy34 ~ Nov 20-27 ASMu
Caitsmama ~ Nov 20-28 Dolphin
MickeyMomOfThree ~ Nov 20-29 ASSp
alexensmom ~ Nov 21-27 WL
eah7 ~ Nov 21-27 YC
falcon ~ Nov 23-28 OKW
Lcaemom ~ Nov 23-Dec 1 WL
mannpeg729 ~ Nov 25-28 AKL
BLGuterl ~ Nov 26-30 CBR
NC State ~ Nov 26-Dec 4 ASMu
KSBelle ~ Nov 27-Dec 3 WL
disney pro ~ Nov 27-Dec 4 BC
Mickey Mom ~ Nov 27-Dec 7 POR
Kimberly Hill ~ Nov 28-Dec 3 ?
Scrappychar ~ Nov 28-Dec 8 ?
tinkerbell48 ~ Nov 28-? CBR
Nichol&Becker ~ Nov 29-Dec 7 FWC
Tinker Tam ~ Nov 30-Dec 8 POP
Susiesnowflake ~ Nov 30-Dec 9 ?

I'm 19-26th! Can't be shortin' me a day now!

 

[eyor44]

Just how crowded is Thanksgiving week? My DS starts middle school the year after next. So I am thinking this trip is going to be the last one we can pull him out of school for a week. So looking ahead to 2011 I'm just not sure what we will do. We have no desire to go in the summer. DH and the kids can't stand the heat/humidity. But of course none of us like crowds. And I'm sure anytime my kids are off school, so will everybody else's kids.

Honestly, since you have obviously been to WDW before, i would say TG time would be fine! We go every TG -- the days up to about TG day aren't too too bad -- but TG day is very crowded at the MK (as you would probably expect) BUT, we have gone to MK on TG day and they opened EMH at 7am, and then we hit lots of stuff and were out by 10 am! After that, it's awful! LOL
Last year, we just hung out at the resort for Thurs and friday. Weekends are busy, but not uncontrolable.

It is what you make it.. that's my feeling. We just use the EMH (mostly a.m.) and then hang at the resort and swim in the afternoons.. I am WAY BEYOND spending 12 hr park days... Where else can do you take them out of school for only 3 days (mon-weds) and get a possible 9 day vacation?!

BTW -- i agree with you - i took dd out of school for 7 days this march (she's 3rd grade right now) and i will NEVER do it again!!We were down for the 1/2 marathon and then my sis got married at WDW - so we were there 11 days total. The amount of work she missed was too much (meaning more of the class room instruction).. i can see 2-3 days (MAYBE 4 in an extreme case), but i will never take her out for over a week (school days) again -- she missed 7 class days.. ugh..

Thanks for the info!

Yes, this year will be our 6th trip. So it's not like we will have to do and see everything on our 7th trip (2011)! We just hate crowds. And if the wait is over 20 minutes, my kids aren't interested! We are spoiled by traveling in the off season.

But yes, the make up work is terrible. We have only ever taken them out for 5 school days. It hasn't been bad on my younger one yet, but definitely hard on the older one the last 2 years. So TG week would be an option. We could go down the Fri night or Sat morning before TG and hit the parks hard until TG day and then take it easy. They would only miss 3 school days that way.

The first part of the week is fine, it is TG and after that gets really crowded. We won't wait over 20 minutes for a ride either, so plan your ADRs and FPs accordingly. TG we eat three TS' at Epcot and just hit rides that have low lines, you can find them, and wander through the countries.

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

I'm 19-26th! Can't be shortin' me a day now!

No, we can't have that!

I'll get that changed right away!!