What To Expect In November.......

[tmq2766]

I need to get a grip....... I am wishing my life away......

 

[colleen costello]

We are ALL wishing our lives away. Sometimes -- in the winters mostly -- I feel like all I do is look at the Boards and plan my Florida trips or "pilgrimages" as I am starting to call them. I envy people who have figured out a way to move to Orlando or work for Disney. Maybe that would ruin it? Not sure. I do hope to retire in Florida someday, when money and local schools matter less.

So if anyone here thinks they are doing too much "wishing" or daydreaming or whatever, I am with you!

 

[eelderm1]

What is MVMCP?

 

[CarnotaurDad]

Hi eelderm,

It's "Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party"

 

[tonysgal34]

Exactly when is this NJ Week??? We are planning a trip for Nov. 2nd through the 8th. Will we be in for larger crowds than planned?? We are going at this time of year specifically because it was said to be slow at that time?? Also, has anyone gotten a good airfare for that time yet? Been checking and the best I've seen is about $200 per person.......ROC to MCO.....but I've been told to wait and there'll be better rates????

 

[tmq2766]

Colleen Costello,

My friends and family think I have totally lost my mind. I am always saying that as soon as my DD8 graduates from high school she will go to Florida State University and I will move there and work for Disney... I could care less if it is just shooing birds away from the outdoor tables at Casey on Main street, I will someday become an employee of the most magical place on earth!!!! I have got it BAD

 

[0506]

NJ teachers convention is the first Thursday and Friday of November. Most NJ schools are only closed those two days.
Our school district doesn't have Veterans day off either. We do go down that week. We just pull the kids out for a couple of days. The weather is wonderful and the crowds are low.

Have fun and enjoy!!

 

[eelderm1]

Thanks Carnotaur Dad! Is the Chridtmas party great?

 

[CarnotaurDad]

Hi eelderm,

It's wonderful (but more crowded than early November).......

 

[figgy4me]

Originally posted by tmq2766
Figgy4me: December is an AWESOME time of year to go!!!!!!! In the last 3 years that we have gone the longest wait time has been 20 minutes and that was for RNR and TOT. The decorations and all the happening of the holidays will have you coming back for another December vacation. Be sure to get tickets for MVMCP.

Thanks for the response. I am ready to try December and the MVMCP. Thinking about the 1st or 2nd week - any suggestions? Understand Christmas week is way too busy...

I have sent in a quote for Sept 5-13 because of the Fairy Tale Package.... So don't know if I will be able to do both this year or not. I know I am ready to go now..... Sept. may prove to be way too hot, but.........

 

[thumperjr9]

Hey Tonysgal,

Did you check Air Tran? I was checking fares for Nov. and
got a rate of $69 each way, however that was flying midweek.
We just went late April and had a non-stop flight on Air Tran.
It was great only 2 1/2 hrs!!! I would'nt have done it any other
way with my 3 yr old ds. We have never gone in Nov. but I'm
hoping crowds are low too!

 

[Piglet]

How is the last week of October? Crowds???

We have the FTP for Oct 24 - Oct 31.

Melinda

 

[SAWYERMAW1]

We went last year for "Jersey Week." Maybe because we usually go the week before or after Thanksgiving, we're not used to crowds. I found the crowds horrible. We left the Magic Kingdom after only 3 hours due to the lines. The buses were crowded and the resorts were crowded. I'll never go the first week in November again. I had heard about the schools being closed in NJ but figured that certainly would not have an impact on WDW. Wrong!!

 

[CarnotaurDad]

I think it's fair to say that depending on expectations it will either be very crowded or pleasantly sparse....

Jersey week is definitely more crowded than other dead weeks in November or December and it is definitely less crowded than any week in the summer.

We went last year during Jersey week and didn't mind it at all. However, it was definitely more crowded than when we went the week after Thanksgiving.

 

[HoneyPooh]

How about November 16 - 23rd? How are the crowds during that week just before Thanksgiving? How about the weather? I've always visited in the Spring, I have no clue about the Fall

 

[stormi65]

Will the decorations at the resorts and parks be up by 11/15?

I hope so because they are so beautiful.

 

[eelderm1]

I don't think the decorations are up by then.

 

[MollyBelle]

I hate to be dense, but what days are Jersey schools actually closed THIS year? And what days are Jersey-ites likely to descend? ha -- I am going Nov 8th thru 15th -- we went 2 years ago in the 2nd week, and it was light and tremendous weather (chamber of commerce weather, we called it - 70 degrees and a light breeze)....

 

[crazy4themouse]

MollyBelle -

My son & I are also going November 8th - 15th.

Stormi65 -

Here is the 2003 Schedule for Holiday Decorating at the Walt Disney World® Resort Hotels
Nov. 06th - Disney Vacation Club Resorts
Nov. 12th - Disney's Grand Floridian resort & Spa tree set up, Interior and Exterior
Nov. 13th - Disney's Grand Floridian Tree Decorating, Wilderness Lodge, Wilderness Lodge Tree set up
Nov. 14th - Disney's Wilderness Lodge Annex, Vero Beach Resort
Nov. 15th - Disney's All Star Movie Resort
Nov. 18th - Disney's All-Star Sports Resort, Disney's All-Star Sports Music Resort
Nov. 19th - Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Interior and Exterior
Nov. 20th - Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Interior and exterior
Nov. 21st - Disney's Port Orleans Resort-Riverside, Disney's Port Orleans Resort-French Quarter
Nov. 25th - Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground Exterior, Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
Nov. 26th - Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground Exterior and Interior
Nov. 27th - Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground Exterior, Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort
Nov. 29th - Disney's Old Key West Resort

I'm not sure the schedule for the parks. Does anyone?

 

[tymegjus3]

Hi HoneyPooh,
This will be my first time in the fall too, so I've been curious about crowds. The last time I went was Easter of last year and I'll never do that again!! I prefer early February, but I couldn't do it this year