katyringo
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So, if it was your choice, would you move it out to arrive on the 11th?You'll just want to check the blockout calendar to evaluate your dates. APs are a much bigger consideration at DLR than at WDW. It appears that SoCal Select passes are blocked after the 11th. I would expect those last dates to be very busy in the parks. 12/9 is the last weekend day of the year Deluxe passes are valid.
I would definitely be considering it and trying to have full park days on the 12th and 13th. You don't want to be there in the final days before a blackout (at least I wouldn't). Of course others are realizing right now that Disney sometimes lifts blackouts and messes with well laid plans.So, if it was your choice, would you move it out to arrive on the 11th?
Eh, believe it or not, we aren't F! fans, even the CA version. So no problem is we miss that. We'd probably skip it no matter what.I would definitely be considering it and trying to have full park days on the 12th and 13th. You don't want to be there in the final days before a blackout (at least I wouldn't). Of course others are realizing right now that Disney sometimes lifts blackouts and messes with well laid plans.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays are your best crowd days at DLR. But keep in mind Fantasmic might only run on weekends.
If I had my choice I would be trying really hard to get Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the parks. But I know sometimes that just doesn't work out. Just make the most of Wednesday and Thursday and know that Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be much busier.Eh, believe it or not, we aren't F! fans, even the CA version. So no problem is we miss that. We'd probably skip it no matter what.
Looks like the later trip works better with my work schedule anyway, I'd have to process a payroll while in CA if we left on the 6th. If we wait to leave on the 12th I can do it the day before we leave. I can do it remotely but easier on me to not have to do it remotely, especially with the Eastern/Pacific time difference.
So we will fly in about 1:00 p on the 12th and home 3:00 P on the 18th. We'll have a 5 day hopper ticket and a day to do something else, maybe.
I believe we've decided to stay at the Best Western Park Place Inn. Unfortunately moving the dates means we can't get a King room, but that's workable. I may explore a couple of the hotels that are next to that one though, just to be sure it's the one we want. I don't want to go any further than that one, or the few right next to it.
Love that this thread is already started! For the OP: if it's okay with you, I'm going to add "Holiday Time" to your title because not everyone celebrates Christmas. If this is a problem, just let me know!
The Candlelight Processional will likely be the first weekend in December. Not sure how much that might impact your original dates but something you might consider. I think it's a toss up as far as predicting which week would be better. Kids not missing school and saving money would be good but if I remember correctly it seems like the first week used to be a little less crowded. However, crowd predictions I just saw on another site suggested of the two that Dec. 12-16 might be less crowded. It seems to be that the crowds are getting harder and harder to predict though so good luck and know that you can have a fantastic time either way.Question for my fellow holiday travelers. I currently have flights book Dec 1 - Dec 6 planning to get a 5 day hopper since we are arriving early on the 1st (Saturday) and flying out early on the 6th (Thursday). That gives us 4 full park days and a good portion of park time on arrival day. I've been noticing that hotel prices seem pretty steep for this time and some hotels are already sold out.
Question is, would you move your days from Dec1-6 to Dec 12-16? This will mean we'll go from 4 full 1 partial park days to 3 full 2 partial. We'll save one night hotel fare as well taking our hotel cost from about $1050 to $750. Plus the kids will only miss 3 days of school instead of 4.
I'm not super familiar with block out dates and all that, so do you think the Dec 12-16 time frame would be better, even though its less days?
My flights are American book on rewards, so its my understanding I can change without penalty as long as its the same destination.