That's usually what happens. There are several items that are only available on the actual holiday
Gotta start hollowing out my leg.
As someone else said, they would probably love it. I would bring the stroller, because there is a lot of walking. They have the cottages and pretty much everything decorated. People volunteer to do specific cottages, but they get a lot of help/money from Disney. There is some amazing stuff. It was really beautiful. Does he/she like to look at shiny things? It's 2 hours, or less, of looking at shiny lights at your own pace. Some places are Disney themed; others are not.