Some in our family / extended family are now getting a condo offsite at Cypress Pointe from Dec. 14 - 21 (much better this week than the next for crowds overall and crowds at theme parks). For the three of the six days they will be doing chill out /nature things. My nephew lives in Orlando, owns kayaks and a boat and has tons of favorite nature places to go. For three of those days (we are in the theme park capital of the world), some in the group will hit the MK one day, SeaWorld (whole group one day) and Gatorland (whole group one day). Then for the 21st - Christmas day we are going to get a big rental house and mostly chill out (tennis, pool, hot tub, family visiting, and movies) -- have more family coming in throughout the week up to and including that weekend. It was actually cheaper even with the house rental to all fly into Orlando and meet vs. all flying to someone's house (family from Idaho, Chicago, St. Louis, Connecticut). We are all flying back on Christmas due to the very low airfares (like $82 to fly back to Chicago, like $111 to fly back to St. Louis, etc.) Plus some in the family like me have burned up our PTO at work, and I have to be back in the office on the 26th.
As said in an earlier post the time between Christmas and New Year's is the very busiest time of year in Orlando and at the parks. Just because we are doing minimal park time, all who are super interested in parks arrive sometime the week of the 14th, all have been there, done that, and bought the T-shirt, we are staying away from the parks from Dec. 21st on. This, though, is more a family gettogether trip with some theme parks for some as a fun back drop vs. a visit Orlando trip. We just last night firmed up plans for most of the extended family.
This group has done Christmas week many times, but are doing a more lay low approach this year.