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[samchase]

We are going to the MVMCP on Dec 8. We have never been before and are being overrun with reading different tips.

Please help!!!

We wanted to know what were the best tips for kids who are 31/2 and 61/2.

Thanks! Love this board!

[Bert & Sully]

Bumping for others who have attended to see!

[MindibellCM]

Hi. we are going on the 8th as well. I too am looking for tips.

[maggieworkman]

I've never been there before, but I will be there on Dec. 3rd. I think we are going to do all the special Holiday stuff and not worry too much about riding on the rides. We will see the holiday shows, see the Country Bears holiday show, the Horseshoe christmas show, maybe ride Dumbo with the santa hats, watch the special parade, eat cookies and drink cocoa and watch it snow on Main Street. If we get to ride a lot of rides too, that will be great.

Maggie

[harryfat]

Hi, everyone,

We’re probably be going to the MVMCP on the 8th as well. We were there for the MVMCP back in 1996 and 1998. These are just few things off the top of my head from the two previous trips, but things may have changed since then.

1 – Get there early. We tried both times, once from the Dixie Landing and once from Chef Mickey, but the bus/trams was surprisingly crowded and slow.

2 – Take your free family picture early. Before you or the kids get tired or the hair is all messed up after the back to back to back ride on the Splash Mountain. Short lines.

3 – Most people congregate on main street at 7 PM since the holiday lights/trees/artificial “snow” (bubbles) is very captivating, so make haste to the back of the park for the mountain rides.

4 – They should have 2 parades. The second one attracts fewer people, so stay on the rides during the first.

5 – Drink your free hot cocoa right before the fireworks (11 PM?) at the eatery between main street and tomorrowland, so you can be warm and cozy and rest up during the show.

6 - It used to run until 1 AM, but I guess they’ve shortened the party by 1 hour in that it closes at 12 midnight now.

7 – Hope the weather is good. In 1996, it rained the morning of the party and the sky was cloudy all day. So when they shot the fireworks up into the sky, we saw absolutely nothing. You can hear it go "boom", but that’s about it.

That’s what I can think of for now. Let me know if anyone has any specific questions.

[Wondcat]

Omigosh, I'm so jealous! I was there last year, it was actually pretty deserted the night that we went.
1. Don't miss the shows. They have storytellers around the park.
2. Cinderella's coach was on display and we got a couple great shots of it, you don't see it very often.
3. Don't forget to get your free photo.
4. There are eateries open in case you don't do dinner first. We had dinner at 1900 Park Fare and it was just a hop, skip and a jump back to the MK.
5. The 'snow'(really tiny bubbles) on Main Street is so cool, it snowed all night when we were there. It also snows at DTD and in MGM on New York Street and on Main street in Celebration, Disney's city. See it if you have the time, it is fab.
6. The fireworks go off all around you so there really isn't a bad spot. But, you might want to get a good one where you can see Rudolph fly out of the castle.
7. Have a really great time!!

Richard at DTD

Don't you just love this POOH photo op?

[ 11-20-2002, 08:04 PM: Message edited by: Wondcat ]

[gumby74]

We'll be there on the 3rd, too - see you there....

We also plan to bring lots of film to have our pictures taken with the characters who are dressed in Christmas outfits. It was one of the only times we saw Donald Duck last year.

Just enjoy the moment and get yourself in the Christmas spirit and enjoy the music, the sights and the magic.

Have fun!

-janet

[Moley]

Hi Sam,

My main suggestion is to make sure the kids get plenty of nap time that afternoon. This is a long evening and packed with activities. They can tire quickly especially with wait times everywhere at a crowded night.

Your main gridlocks will be with the entry into the park and the line up for the first parade. If you think your little ones can stay up that late, aim for the second parade. If not, when you enter, make your way past the packed Mainstreet crowd and head to Liberty Square and Frontierland to get a spot. Even those places go quickly.

Some people are lucky to get a dinner reservation late in the day at a sitdown restaurant like the Liberty Tree Tavern and Tony's. Although I haven't done this myself, I understand you can time this to be in the park when Mickey's Party opens. You have to obtain your bracelets for the event and have all your tickets on you, but this is a strategy to avoid the crush of the opening. These reservations are hard to get, though, as this strategy has now been widely discussed on many planning boards.

Another entry strategy is to get on your resort busses to MK about 6:00 p.m., arriving at 6:30 about the time they let the crowds in.

Get the photo taken in the back of Tomorrowland. Skip the cocoa and cookies altogether if the lines are atrocious.

Most of the shows can be seen throughout the week in MK during the day. Check your park guides and plan to catch them then. Your children will love Mickey's Twas the Night Before Christmas, shown in Tomorrowland, and Belle's Enchanted Christmas, shown in Fantasyland. The Country Bears show runs daily.

If you relax, don't try to get it all in and just enjoy the holiday nighttime atmosphere, you will have a good time. Good luck and I hope the whole family has a wonderful vacation! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[samchase]

Thanks for all the ideas!!

We do have a dinner reservation at LTT for 6:00 and we are not doing the park that day, so we will be in nice and early!

12 more sleeps!!!