Originally Posted By jodiefra I have to add that for free holiday spirit be sure and check out as many resorts as possible. They're all decorated in amazing ways and have holiday music to match their theming... (jazz Christmas music at POFQ, country Christmas at Ft. Wilderness, etc.) not to mention the Christmas trees and the gingerbread house at the Grand Floridian. You'll love it and it's normally not oppressively hot either...
Originally Posted By wendebird >>As far as dinner, we ate a big lunch that day and just had turkey legs for dinner -- short wait and no wasted time.<< Just wanted to mention, you don't need to waste time during MVMCP on dinner. You can make dinner reservations for 5 PM or so inside the park & you won't miss any of the party.
Originally Posted By wendebird I 100% agree with post #21. That was really fun, visiting all the resorts & checking out the gingerbread houses, carousels, etc.
Originally Posted By dlkozy >>>"^^^Now that's not being positive. "<< I think that the poster was looking for honesty, whether or not it was postive. DLR is my "home" park and the only thing that we don't get there during Christmas is the hot chocolate and the cookie-everything else is INCLUDED in the price of admission.
Originally Posted By wendebird Amen to that dlkozy. That's probably why I say it's not worth the $160+ we paid for our family. I felt like we really got nothing for the $$.
Originally Posted By dlkozy I remember reading your trip reports from your WDW trip, Wendebird, I thoroughly enjoyed all the details that you put into them!
Originally Posted By wendebird Thanks dlkozy. If we had something like Epcot here & a water park like Typhoon Lagoon, I'd be a happy camper. WDW can keep the rest. Although, I'm not too sure I'd be happy with the raise in admission price (WDW is sooooo expensive) or the increase in crowds. ;D
Originally Posted By nemopoppins Oops, I guess I failed at my attempt at making a joke. I meant that it wasn't positive to say that you hate things that aren't positive. As far as negative comments on a subject, I'm actually welcoming them in this case because we aren't going to the MVMCP because of the expense and I'm happy to see opinions that say it's not worth it. I feel like I'm not missing anything (much).
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Nemopoppins, I think if you spend your time at the Studios, Epcot and the resorts for christmas (taking in Christmas Wishes from the Poly). You will be more than happy.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins Thanks, davewasbaloo. I am particularly looking forward to the lights at the studios. One of my Christmas traditions at home is to drive around and look at Christmas lights. I bet the lights there will blow me away.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins Oh yes, and the first time I saw the lights on IASW at Disneyland is an experience I'll never forget.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Fantastic - well I think you will be blown away with Osborne Lights. A tip to avoid the crowds, go to switch on at the far end near Lights Motor Action, you will be immersed in the magic, but away from the crowds (they all seem to start at the other end).
Originally Posted By jazzfan4 Two Penny's worth. Last December we went to WDW and I told those going that we could get park hopper passes or we could get christmas party tickets. We did go to the Christmas party and had a lot of fun but with the rain and the crowds it could have been so much better. We did just fine without park hopping so the cost was close to a wash. Christmas is confined to areas of each park, so a MK main street is nice but that's about all. AK has little decorations but that's supposedly because of the Animals. World showcase, candle light procession, lights of winter all good but the dancing osborne light show blew me away. We went late and stayed quite late and I wanted to stay longer. MVMCP is not a must but in truth neither is park hopping.
Originally Posted By jodiefra I second the Osborne lights -- they were fabulous! We also loved the tree lighting at Epcot and all the holiday storytellers around the World Showcase. And those are all included in regular admission! I don't know if it's been mentioned, but if you can get to Epcot's Candlelight Processional I would definitely go. You can either take your chances in line or get a dinner package that gets you a preferred ticket for no additional price (but you obviously have to pay for the dinner!). If you're on the dining plan, you can use dining coupons for the dinner package as well. We went to Alfredo's last year (no longer there but there are other options)then got a sticker to go in the reserved line and LOVED the show. Awe inspiring!!
