WDW in the week AFTER Christmas

[Isthisnormalatdisney]

Where are you staying? That, IMHO, will be a big factor in making suggestions on what to see, where to visit, etc. to avoid crowds and a ton of traffic. One of our favorite things to do at the holidays is to visit Ft. W, go canoeing, visit the stables, see HDDR and book a carriage ride to see the Fort decorations. The Fort is beautiful and we love the holiday additions to HDDR. It's a great way to get into the holiday spirit without being jam packed in the parks. We have been lucky with great weather when we have traveled during Christmas, so we spent a lot of time at the pool. Visiting the resorts to see the decorations and getting some holiday snacks is fun as well. Other ideas - rent a pontoon boat, go to Trader Sam's at Poly (get in line around 1 pm or so to get your name on the list), play a round of mini golf. Lots of non-park things to do to get out of the crowds when needed. We also did Wild Africa Trek that week which was a great way to visit AK away from the crowds.

Yea can even go horseback riding at the fort. Renting the boats is also fun. I can’t remember if it’s 16 or 18 to drive the boats though off top of my head.

 

[fla4fun]

I’m not sure my family has ever done Living with the Land so that might be a fun new thing for them to try. Do you need to see it at night for the lights? It’s probably been 20 years since I’ve been on it.

I don’t remember if they have the lights on during the day but you should visit at night to get the full effect.

 

[erinch]

We got stuck in a major crush trying to leave MK once. At least an hour for ferry or monorail to get to the TTC. We pivoted and walked to Contemporary and got a drink. 45 minutes later got the resort monorail to the TTC and it was calm.

 

[Isthisnormalatdisney]

We got stuck in a major crush trying to leave MK once. At least an hour for ferry or monorail to get to the TTC. We pivoted and walked to Contemporary and got a drink. 45 minutes later got the resort monorail to the TTC and it was calm.

disney supports this activity lol

 

[toesmom]

We've been that week 2 of the last 3 years. I love Festival of the Holidays at Epcot (including the cookie stroll), which normally goes until the 30th. Living with the Land also has their Christmas lights up until then as well. All the Gingerbread houses and Christmas trees are still up as well. And the New Years' fireworks are spectacular.

It's super crowded, but also fun and festive. Don't try to do everything and just enjoy.

we have been in disney last 3 years through the holidays (my office closed and works with school break), very very very crowded, we did lightning lanes to avoid long lines ($$ because of exchange rate for cdn dollar), and going again this year. Christmas music and decorations everywhere, very fun, very festive, your 9 days is plenty of time to enjoy and take things slow, and new year's eve at epcot is very cool. have fun