Yeah - November and December are going to be crowded but....they were crowded last year too.
I'm heading down for Thanksgiving - hoping to catch
MVMCP during our stay but we are probably going to do a fair amount of Disney Springs and resort time - we're staying at Wilderness Lodge so I'm REALLY looking forward to the Christmas vibes.
We went to the party last year and it was sold out and not terrible to be honest. But you definitely need to make a conscious choice - do you want to ride rides or watch the special shows because we learned the hard way you definitely can't do both. Also we did buy dessert party tickets for garden plaza viewing - it was ok...I wouldn't do it again mostly because there are so many party specific snacks (both paid and included), ride overlays, shows, etc, that I felt I was wasting time. attending the dessert party because we missed out on those other things.
Honestly - I'm just happy to be planning another trip. We had to cancel our spring break trip - we should be there right now - so getting to plan something right away is like therapy. I highly recommend scoping out Disney Food Blog's write up from last year about the food and shows and schedule etc and just remember that some things are really party exclusive - so if you do go earlier in your trip or later, you might not be able to get certain things outside of the party.
AHH I can't wait. I dont care how crowded it will be - I just cant wait to walk into the park, go around the circle and turn and see the castle.