Jupiter&Wolfe
Disney is for Gwown Ups
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- Feb 13, 2009
I'm in the early stages of planning a trip with BFF and her SO and really want to make this trip magical for her, she does not get to go as often as me. BFF said the only thing she really cares about is low crowds(I have been prepping her for what to expect from "low crowds" at Disney these days) and spending time by the pool. I have always wanted to see Disney at Christmas and thought that sounded really magical for our trip. So I picked the week after Thanksgiving (tentatively Sunday 11/26 - Sat 12/2).
1. The book by Josh from EasyWDW recommended that as one of the best weeks of the year for overall crowds and weather. But I'm concerned about the weather. BFF LOVES to swim and wants to spend time at the resort swimming. Will it be warm enough at least most days for this? We're from Massachusetts so low 70's is more than warm enough for us. If the pools are heated even 60's would be fine for us. But I'm hearing conflicting reports about temps in late November. Does anyone hit the water parks at this time of year? We were talking about maybe doing Blizzard Beach one day, wouldn't buy the tix til we're there anyway but I want to know that can be an option.
2. Do I have pretty good chances of snagging a discount for that week? I've seen historically there's Free Dining and discounts around the time but certain years it seems like that week is blacked out. We want to stay deluxe(BWI ) but I'm not rich by any means, a discount would be a lifesaver.
3. I am right in thinking that is a good "low crowd" week, right(as per Josh's recommendation)? I'm going to try my darndest to plan the right parks on the right days with the right touring plans but I think we overall don't want to feel crammed, hoping for low resort crowds, low DS crowds and comfortable walkability around the parks.
4. Bonus ticket question! Why make another thread, right? We want this to be a relaxed laid back vacation. Hoping to stay at BWI with Dining Plan. I was originally thinking it made sense to save money and get base tickets with no PH (I hate park hopping every day and going commando like that, feels too hectic to me). But since we'll be staying at BW, I'm wondering if it makes sense to get park hoppers so we can take advantage of dining at Epcot in the evening after a day touring a different park, or being able to pop over to DHS for a Fantasmic show or the new Star Wars fireworks(originally was only planning one DHS day so we'd have to choose between night entertainment. But staying so close to the park and being able to pop over for an evening sounds nice). For those who have stayed at an Epcot area resort, is it really worth it to have PH just to have access to dining or would it be a waste of money when there's dining options at BW and Beach/Yacht Club? Never stayed in that area so not sure what to expect!
Thank you so much for any advice you can give!
1. The book by Josh from EasyWDW recommended that as one of the best weeks of the year for overall crowds and weather. But I'm concerned about the weather. BFF LOVES to swim and wants to spend time at the resort swimming. Will it be warm enough at least most days for this? We're from Massachusetts so low 70's is more than warm enough for us. If the pools are heated even 60's would be fine for us. But I'm hearing conflicting reports about temps in late November. Does anyone hit the water parks at this time of year? We were talking about maybe doing Blizzard Beach one day, wouldn't buy the tix til we're there anyway but I want to know that can be an option.
2. Do I have pretty good chances of snagging a discount for that week? I've seen historically there's Free Dining and discounts around the time but certain years it seems like that week is blacked out. We want to stay deluxe(BWI ) but I'm not rich by any means, a discount would be a lifesaver.
3. I am right in thinking that is a good "low crowd" week, right(as per Josh's recommendation)? I'm going to try my darndest to plan the right parks on the right days with the right touring plans but I think we overall don't want to feel crammed, hoping for low resort crowds, low DS crowds and comfortable walkability around the parks.
4. Bonus ticket question! Why make another thread, right? We want this to be a relaxed laid back vacation. Hoping to stay at BWI with Dining Plan. I was originally thinking it made sense to save money and get base tickets with no PH (I hate park hopping every day and going commando like that, feels too hectic to me). But since we'll be staying at BW, I'm wondering if it makes sense to get park hoppers so we can take advantage of dining at Epcot in the evening after a day touring a different park, or being able to pop over to DHS for a Fantasmic show or the new Star Wars fireworks(originally was only planning one DHS day so we'd have to choose between night entertainment. But staying so close to the park and being able to pop over for an evening sounds nice). For those who have stayed at an Epcot area resort, is it really worth it to have PH just to have access to dining or would it be a waste of money when there's dining options at BW and Beach/Yacht Club? Never stayed in that area so not sure what to expect!
Thank you so much for any advice you can give!