{"id":7239,"date":"2014-08-13T12:31:36","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T16:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/?p=7239"},"modified":"2024-02-13T11:15:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T16:15:02","slug":"christmas-dreaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/christmas-dreaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Dreaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7251\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7251\" style=\"width: 451px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7251 size-full\" title=\"Dream Lights\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dream-Lights10.jpg\" alt=\"Dream Lights\" width=\"451\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dream-Lights10.jpg 451w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dream-Lights10-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dream-Lights10-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Castle Dream Lights all set for 2014 on New Year&#8217;s Eve Eve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Easter is over and it finally looks like spring is here for good so I find my thoughts naturally turning to . . . Christmas of course! No, I\u2019m not crazy! LOL! Well, not entirely, anyway. I will admit that I am that person that has their cards sent out super early and I am often done shopping by the time December rolls around, but that\u2019s not what I\u2019m talking about here. At this point in the year it\u2019s time to start planning our holiday stay at the Walt Disney World resort.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7242\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7242 size-full\" title=\"Animal Kingdom Lodge Tree\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Animal-Kingdom-Lodge-Tree.jpg\" alt=\"Animal Kingdom Lodge Tree\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Animal-Kingdom-Lodge-Tree.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Animal-Kingdom-Lodge-Tree-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Animal-Kingdom-Lodge-Tree-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Animal Kingdom Lodge Christmas Tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My husband and I have made it sort of a tradition to spend the holidays at Walt Disney World, usually arriving before Christmas Eve and staying until after New Year\u2019s Day. But, doing this requires advance planning because it is the busiest week of the year. So, we plan ahead. Now is the ideal time to start figuring out your hotel reservations, as the earlier you book the more choices you will have. With it being the most crowded time of the year, things do tend to get booked up, so the sooner you book the more likely you will be to get your first choice.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7244\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7244\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7244 size-full\" title=\"Grand Floridian Trees\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Grand-Floridian-Trees.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Floridian Trees\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Grand-Floridian-Trees.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Grand-Floridian-Trees-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Grand-Floridian-Trees-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grand Floridian Lodge Lobby Decorations. How many trees can you spot?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7243\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7243\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7243 size-full\" title=\"Grand Floridian Gingerbread House\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Grand-Floridian-Gingerbread-House.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Floridian Gingerbread House\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Grand-Floridian-Gingerbread-House.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Grand-Floridian-Gingerbread-House-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Grand-Floridian-Gingerbread-House-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grand Floridian Gingerbread House. Who is up for the Hidden Mickey Challenge? No Snacking while you play!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I like to stay onsite over the holidays (to be honest, I like to stay onsite all the time!), as I feel the benefits can be great. You have <a title=\"Extra Magic Hours\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/parks\/early-park-entry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Extra Magic Hours<\/a>, which are an awesome benefit with the crowds. Also having the ability to book your<a title=\"Fastpass+\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/parks\/genie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Fastpass+<\/a> reservations 60 days in advance is a help. And not having to worry about driving or finding a parking space can be a big plus!<\/p>\n<p>Where to stay is always a quandary with Disney. There\u2019s no right or wrong answer here. I tend to gravitate towards the Epcot area over the holidays because we spend a lot of time at Epcot and the Studios on this trip and it\u2019s nice to be able to walk to the parks. But, we\u2019ve stayed at other resorts and had no problems. One thing you will want to do, though, is be sure to leave time to visit the resorts and check out the amazing decorations!<\/p>\n<p>After you have your resort picked out, you want to start figuring out your dining plan right away. For a trip over the holidays, you absolutely want to be booking things right at the 180 day mark. (And here is another reason staying onsite is great, you can book all of your reservations for up to 10 days of your trip on that first day!) Restaurants book up quickly for the holidays, and there is often no availability for walk up reservations at the more popular locations the day of, so this is not a trip you want to \u201cwing it\u201d for. Restaurants will keep their normal menu and often add a special \u201choliday\u201d dish or two for the actual holidays, so you can find some more traditional meals if you want. Or, why not go the \u201cChristmas Story\u201d route and have Christmas dinner at Nine Dragons?<\/p>\n<p>Once you have your dining locked in, there isn\u2019t much left to do except wait. Well, and enjoy the rest of your summer. And fall. LOL! Of course you do eventually have to plan which of the holiday happenings (and there are many!) that you want to see. I\u2019ve tried to sprinkle a few of the pictures throughout to give you a few ideas ;o)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7248\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7248 size-full\" title=\"Osborn Lights\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Osborn-Lights.jpg\" alt=\"Osborn Lights\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Osborn-Lights.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Osborn-Lights-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Osborn-Lights-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There&#8217;s not much more to say than that really- it&#8217;s right up there, in lights even.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7247\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7247\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7247 size-full\" title=\"Osborn Lights Tree\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Osborn-Lights-Tree.jpg\" alt=\"Osborn Lights Tree\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Osborn-Lights-Tree.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Osborn-Lights-Tree-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Osborn-Lights-Tree-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Can you imagine the electric bill?!?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We definitely have to see Holiday Illuminations at least once, as well as Holiday Wishes. Often the Magic Kingdom celebrates New Year\u2019s Eve Eve on December 30<sup>th<\/sup>, so you can ring in the New Year twice! Once there and then on the actual night in another park! I will warn you though- New Year\u2019s Eve is often literally shoulder- to -shoulder people. Epcot has amazing fireworks, ringing in the New Year in each country around the World! But, how often do you see fireworks in the Studios? Decisions are so hard!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7245\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7245 size-full\" title=\"Holiday Illuminations\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Holiday-Illuminations.jpg\" alt=\"Holiday Illuminations\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Holiday-Illuminations.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Holiday-Illuminations-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Holiday-Illuminations-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I love Holiday Illuminations! The show itself is beautiful, but the ending is so moving and powerful!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7246\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7246 size-full\" title=\"New Year's Eve\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/New-Years-Eve.jpg\" alt=\"New Year's Eve\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/New-Years-Eve.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/New-Years-Eve-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/New-Years-Eve-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks at the Studios for New Year&#8217;s! How fun!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7241\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7241 size-full\" title=\"View of Main Street\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/View-of-Main-Street.jpg\" alt=\"View of Main Street\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/View-of-Main-Street.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/View-of-Main-Street-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/View-of-Main-Street-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Waiting for the New Year&#8217;s Eve Eve fireworks to begin. Standing room only on Main Street USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now if the craziness doesn\u2019t sound quite like your cup of tea, don\u2019t worry- you can still experience most of the holiday happenings at the Walt Disney World resort! Disney celebrates the holidays from Thanksgiving until New Year\u2019s Day, so if you plan a trip anytime in there, things will be much less hectic, but you will still have nearly all of the holiday wonders!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easter is over and it finally looks like spring is here for good so I find my thoughts naturally turning to . . . 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