Originally Posted By Labuda Not closed to all, but I do expect the parks to close due to hitting capacity while I'm there. Soooo, my question as I plan is this... on the Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (Christmas Day) of Christmas week, how early will I likley want to be in the park I plan to finish the evening at? this is most important to me for the 23rd since that's the day I plan to see the Osborne Lights over at the Studios, and the 25th since that's the night I have a dinner reservation in Epcot.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Not 100% sure, but I think MK is going to be the park most likely to close due to capacity. EPCOT is where guests who can't get into MK get sent. WDW would have to be pretty crowded for EP to close for capacity reasons (has it *ever* happened?). Have no info on the Studios.
Originally Posted By jkayjs Haven't been over Christmas since 2003. That year as we were on our way to EPCOT @ about 9am we heard the bus drivers radio as they alerted the fleet that the MK would close by 1030 for capacity. After that it would be on a one out one in basis for resort guests only. None of the other parks closed that day. We already knew this would happen & since our son wasn't due in till around 2pm we decided that EPCOT was the best plan. Of course it is also our fave park & we really didn't want to deal with the mass of humanity either. We never felt overly crowded the entire day & had a wonderful time. We ate @ CR for a late lunch/early dinner. It's so removed & calm we left refreshed & ready for the rest of the day. Couple that with all the Christmas activities EPCOT is famous for it just felt like it was the place to be & was the icing on the cake so to speak. We arrived Christmas Eve day & went to the parks that evening without any difficulty getting in. To my knowledge there weren't any closings for capacity except Christmas day @ MK only the entire time we were there. We left the 29th I believe. As I said we haven't been the actual wk of Christmas since but I have doubts that it has changed much. On the 24th I'ld get to DHS at least by early to mid afternoon not because of closings but because the Osborne Lighting is so very popular you may want access to the queue without having to wade thru a sea of humans. There is nothing like being there when they turn on the lights. We love it & never miss going. They have changed & improved it over the yrs & have added photo spots we got several from last year as well as took a ton of our own. Ann you're going to have a wonderful time.
Originally Posted By Labuda Thanks, ladies! Nice to know that I should only REALLY have to worry about the MK on the 25th. If I pop in there, it'll just be a quick visit that morning, but most of my day will indeed be spent at Epcot wandering the World Showcase. So far, my "must-do" list on this trip consists of: Hall of Presidents Space Mountain American Idol Experience Toy Story Mania Osborne Lights Mission: Space dinner in Epcot on Christmas Soooooo, I think I'll be able to get my must-dos done on the 23rd and 24th, hopefully, then be able to just leisurely wander Epcot on Christmas - sooooo, maybe I'll hit the MK bright & early just so I can say I was there on Christmas! hehe
