I'm going into HS on the 24th in the morning, and into MK in the evening (w/ dessert party reservations); and Epcot the 25th. I have table reservations throughout the stay to give us breaks from the crowds, and many days we'll be in early and out by Noon, and go back after 7p when kids need to start leaving and stay super late. The big crowds are apparently in Epcot the 24th and MK the 25th; so am avoiding those two on those days.
Oh no. We had planned to go to Epcot the 24th, at least that morning, and then evening in MK for Christmas fireworks. I have a Garden Grill PPO breakfast that I was planning to drop because I feel like we have too many character meals but maybe I won't if it keeps us ahead of the crowd for at least rope drop. We have Free Dining but I feel like we might be literally eating up too much park time with all the meals we have scheduled. We have:
Storybook Dining (new for us, definitely keeping)
Minnie's Holiday Dine (a repeat meal and the one I'm most tempted to drop, but there aren't really great QS options in HS and I think we'll be exhausted after hitting RD in SWGE. I think we may be too tired to stay up for Jingle Bell Jingle Bam so this is a bit of holiday fun for this day.)
Garden Grill PPO (repeat but basically a bonus FP for Soarin, little one LOVES Chip and Dale)
Trattoria Al Forno (new for us, my mom's favorite princess is Ariel, I think my boys will like Flynn Rider, but we're not staying nearby and will likely have to Uber/taxi there)
and Crystal Palace (a repeat too but my 3 year-old has never been and he loves Pooh and friends of course)
And then these "extras" scheduled
Happily Ever After Dessert Party (new for us, we've never seen HEA)
Droid Depot
Ogas
Hmmm....writing it down like this Trattoria jumps out as the one to drop. It's on our "rest day." I can just get my mom a FP to meet Ariel on our MK day instead. We haven't been to the parks in over 2 years, and it's hard to resist the urge to try everything that's new. But I have to remind myself that Toy Story Land and SWGE is new for us as well, there will be plenty "new."