TinkerBelle_325
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- Aug 21, 2001
THIS IS SO TINSEL!
A Christmas at Walt Disney World Trip Report
The Backstory
Every year at Christmas we wake up, open our gifts, make breakfast and watch the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade. A few years ago we made our first December visit and fell in love with the overwhelming explosion of Christmas cheer that is the Walt Disney World Resort during the holidays. It was then we decided that spending Christmas at Disney was one of our bucket list items!
Our original trip was scheduled for September 11th - 21st. As we saw early reports about Hurricane Irma we changed those dates to September 14th - 23rd. We figured that a few days grace after the impact would be fine. After all we rode out Hurricane Matthew at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge in October 2016. However, as we monitored the NHC forecasts it became clear that Irma was stronger than anything we had encountered. We came to the difficult decision to cancel our trip.
The silver lining was that this cancellation led us to decide that this is the year we will spend Christmas at Disney!
TRIP DETAILS
When?
Monday, December 18th - Thursday, December 28th
Where?
4 nights at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge & 6 nights at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
Who?
Megan
That's me! I am the planner of the family...and while I often take months getting the plan "just right" I inevitably attempt to change things up a few weeks out. My favourite parks are Magic Kingdom and Epcot. My favourite attractions are The Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain and Tower of Terror.
Mom
She is the organizer of our family and we would be lost without her. I can't tell you the number of times in a trip that my Dad or I asked "Where is x, y, z item?" and without fail she will know where it is #moms6thsense. Mom loves spending time relaxing by the pool. Her favourite park is Epcot and her favourite attraction is Impressions de France.
Dad
He is the travel junkie of the family. If it were up to him, we would travel just about every other month. Dad will rarely allow us to leave Walt Disney World without booking our next vacation. His favourite park is Epcot. His favourite attractions are Pirates of the Caribbean and Soarin'.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pre-trip & New Experiences
Dining Plans
Monday, December 18th
Check-in AKL
Magic Kingdom
Happily Ever After Tomorrowland Fireworks Dessert Party
Tuesday, December 19th
Animal Kingdom & Pandora - The World of Avatar
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
Wednesday, December 20th
Epcot
5pm Performance with Neil Patrick Harris
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Thursday, December 21st
Magic Kingdom
Epcot International Festival of the Holidays
Friday, December 22nd
Check-in CSR
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Sunset Season's Greetings
Saturday, December 23rd
Epcot
Sunday, December 24th
Animal Kingdom Lodge
Epcot
Monday, December 25th
Magic Kingdom
Animal Kingdom Lodge
Tuesday, December 26th
Disney Springs
Animal Kingdom
Wednesday, December 27th
Magic Kingdom
Epcot
Thursday, December 28th
Departure Day
Follow Along!
I'll be doing live updates on my Instagram and Instagram Story starting on December 18th. Please feel free to follow along. I also plan to post weekly vlogs after I return. The links to my social media accounts are in my signature.
A Christmas at Walt Disney World Trip Report
The Backstory
Every year at Christmas we wake up, open our gifts, make breakfast and watch the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade. A few years ago we made our first December visit and fell in love with the overwhelming explosion of Christmas cheer that is the Walt Disney World Resort during the holidays. It was then we decided that spending Christmas at Disney was one of our bucket list items!
Our original trip was scheduled for September 11th - 21st. As we saw early reports about Hurricane Irma we changed those dates to September 14th - 23rd. We figured that a few days grace after the impact would be fine. After all we rode out Hurricane Matthew at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge in October 2016. However, as we monitored the NHC forecasts it became clear that Irma was stronger than anything we had encountered. We came to the difficult decision to cancel our trip.
The silver lining was that this cancellation led us to decide that this is the year we will spend Christmas at Disney!
TRIP DETAILS
When?
Monday, December 18th - Thursday, December 28th
Where?
4 nights at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge & 6 nights at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
Who?
Megan
That's me! I am the planner of the family...and while I often take months getting the plan "just right" I inevitably attempt to change things up a few weeks out. My favourite parks are Magic Kingdom and Epcot. My favourite attractions are The Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain and Tower of Terror.
Mom
She is the organizer of our family and we would be lost without her. I can't tell you the number of times in a trip that my Dad or I asked "Where is x, y, z item?" and without fail she will know where it is #moms6thsense. Mom loves spending time relaxing by the pool. Her favourite park is Epcot and her favourite attraction is Impressions de France.
Dad
He is the travel junkie of the family. If it were up to him, we would travel just about every other month. Dad will rarely allow us to leave Walt Disney World without booking our next vacation. His favourite park is Epcot. His favourite attractions are Pirates of the Caribbean and Soarin'.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pre-trip & New Experiences
Dining Plans
Monday, December 18th
Check-in AKL
Magic Kingdom
Happily Ever After Tomorrowland Fireworks Dessert Party
Tuesday, December 19th
Animal Kingdom & Pandora - The World of Avatar
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
Wednesday, December 20th
Epcot
5pm Performance with Neil Patrick Harris
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Thursday, December 21st
Magic Kingdom
Epcot International Festival of the Holidays
Friday, December 22nd
Check-in CSR
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Sunset Season's Greetings
Saturday, December 23rd
Epcot
Sunday, December 24th
Animal Kingdom Lodge
Epcot
Monday, December 25th
Magic Kingdom
Animal Kingdom Lodge
Tuesday, December 26th
Disney Springs
Animal Kingdom
Wednesday, December 27th
Magic Kingdom
Epcot
Thursday, December 28th
Departure Day
Follow Along!
I'll be doing live updates on my Instagram and Instagram Story starting on December 18th. Please feel free to follow along. I also plan to post weekly vlogs after I return. The links to my social media accounts are in my signature.
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