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Well, we didn't think we'd be making it to WDW during the holidays this year, but with our team playing in the Outback Bowl so close by, it looks like it just might happen. We're looking at staying at WDW December 30th-January 2nd. We'll go down to Tampa for our game on New Year's Day, but the rest of the time we'll be spending in the parks and around the resort, which will most likely be Caribbean Beach, since it's the only moderate still available at the last minute.
A couple of questions:
1. Will the Christmas decorations still be up around the resorts and parks?
2. Which park has the best New Year's Eve celebration? I saw where all except Animal Kingdom are open past midnight. Technically DHS closes at midnight, but they're doing EMH until 3 a.m.
I'd love to have some advice from Disney New Year's veterans!
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you are?? maybe I will see you there! we are doing EPCOT we have the princess breakfast, lunch at LC and Mexico dinner.. I think dinner is mexico..
we did DHS 2007 it was fun.
Awesome, Janice. I didn't know you were going then. I guess you're in for a long day on New Year's Eve if you're going from breakfast all the way into the night!
We'll probably do Epcot on the 30th since the Candlelight Processional is still going on then. But I would think we'd do two different parks on New Year's Eve--one during the day and one for that night's celebration. DH and I definitely love Epcot, and especially the Mexico pavilion in the evening, so we may head back to Epcot that night. I'll keep you posted on our plans.
We did MK on the 30th as they preview their New Years fireworks then....very cool! We then spent New Years at Epcot. It was very crowded but well worth it... We would do it again in a second!
The Christmas decs don't start coming down until 2 January. The year we were at WDW for New Year for Epcot. We figured the Magic Kingdom would be mad and that Epcot's a lot bigger, so it would absorb the crowds better. We lucked out, as it started to rain - and I mean torrential rain - at around 7pm that night and didn't stop until 1am, so the park completely emptied out. We were soaked, but got front row seats to IllumiNations. Otherwise, we'd never have seen it - people were about five people deep by 5pm that night! If I had to do it again, I'd still head for Epcot, as it's our favourite park.
The Christmas decs don't start coming down until 2 January. The year we were at WDW for New Year for Epcot. We figured the Magic Kingdom would be mad and that Epcot's a lot bigger, so it would absorb the crowds better. We lucked out, as it started to rain - and I mean torrential rain - at around 7pm that night and didn't stop until 1am, so the park completely emptied out. We were soaked, but got front row seats to IllumiNations. Otherwise, we'd never have seen it - people were about five people deep by 5pm that night! If I had to do it again, I'd still head for Epcot, as it's our favourite park.
I love your optimism, Cheryl! There are many who would be completely bummed out by torrential rain on New Year's at WDW. Great way to look at the bright side!
EPCOT seems to have the best fireworks. We've gone to that one and had a blast. I've heard that MK has really cool ones, but I've never seen them.
One word of advice - once you decide on a park and get there, STAY. The parks get very full, very quickly on New Year's Eve, and they usually start halting entry by mid-afternoon.
I will be there for New Year's, as well. We are planning to be at Epcot. We have reservations at Chefs in France. I would love to hop over to DHS but I guess that will depend on how crazy the buses are after midnight!
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If I had to do it again, I'd still head for Epcot, as it's our favourite park. 
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