Christmas Day. A bittersweet day for most of our Disney World holiday trips. It’s go home day.
We were packed. We had ridden Rock-N-Roller Coaster one last time. The Princess, Mom and the Man-Child all wanted one last shot at beating Dad on Buzz before we got on the charter jet and flew home. (OK, it wasn’t really a charter jet, more like American Airlines. Can’t a guy dream?)
I warned them that the Magic Kingdom would be packed, packed, packed.
We gotta try. Please, Daddy, Please.
How can you argue with that?
So we went to the Magic Kingdom. There were people everywhere. Rows and rows of people everywhere. Every doorway was packed. Every street was packed. All the lines were long.
“Sorry kids,” I said, “I don’t think this is going to work. We only have about 1 hour until we have to leave for the airport.”
We got to Buzz. The wait time said 180 days, I mean minutes. People were everywhere. I couldn’t move, I couldn’t breathe. “IT”S TIME TO GO!!!!”
So we left.
I vowed right then and there, never to go to the Magic Kingdom on Christmas Day again.
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thank you for the information on Disney world during the XMAS holidays.
I was planning on driving from Toronto Canada to Orlando and visit Disney world as a XMAS New Year present for the kids. Good thing I read your stories.
How about from New year week Jan 1 -Jan 10?
cheers,
Godzilla1858
Genaro,
January is a great time to visit Walt Disney World. The first will be packed but crowds will decrease dramatically every day. Check out Dad’s January Disney World Crowds page
So, other sites say the first 3 wks of December are uncrowded. I was planning a trip 12/5-12/13 of 2012. The yellow color on your December calendar has me worried…have you been there during any of those 3 December weeks? How would it be compared to mid November? thanks for your help, anyone who might know!
Early to mid December is a great time to visit Walt Disney World. The reason for the yellow on the 2nd through the 8th is the Pop Warner Football and Cheerleader Championships. Evenings will have longer lines, and there won’t be any discounts for that week. After the competition is over, the crowds go away. It’s not really crowded, but it’s not as slow as November.
December is busier than November. Early November crowds are practically non-existent.