Christmas Archive
If you’re visiting Walt Disney World for Thanksgiving 2019 and are looking for last-minute restaurant ideas, avoiding holiday crowds, etc., we’ve got you covered. Here we answer frequently asked questions, other info, tips for avoiding Thanksgiving week crowds at Walt Disney World, and more. For starters, if you just want general info about the month,
Over a decade ago on our first Christmas trip to Walt Disney World together, I posed a question online about doing a Self-Guided Yuletide Tour of Walt Disney World, since the official holiday tour wasn’t being offered during our vacation. I ended up cobbling a touring plan together myself, which we ended up using and
If you’re visiting Walt Disney World or Disneyland during the winter months of November through February, what to consider packing will be different than summer visits. In this post, we’ll offer tips to prepare for unseasonably cold weather in Florida. (Updated November 16, 2019.) I was reminded of this today when I checked the weather
This rainy day report offers a recap of our experience at the first 2019 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. In it, we share commentary and dozens of new photos from this year’s holiday party at Walt Disney World. Before we even get started, we’ll preface this by saying it was an incredibly wet night–a downright
President Donald Trump has canceled a planned visit to Walt Disney World this Christmas season. He was scheduled to headline a Republican Party fundraiser that was planned for the Grand Floridian Resort. In this post, we’ll share dates, details, and how this could impact your vacation. (Updated November 20, 2019.) The second part of that
For Christmas 2019, Walt Disney World is debuting holiday overlays and entertainment at Animal Kingdom, with something in every land. We visited the park over the weekend and have a review, photos, info & tips for making the most of your visit to Animal Kingdom this Christmas, which runs from now until early January 2020.
Magic Kingdom has a large lineup of holiday snacks and desserts at its counter service restaurants both for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party and Walt Disney World day guests. In this post, we’ll share some of our favorite–and least favorite–Christmas foods at Magic Kingdom, and recommend what you should buy and skip. As we note
Our Christmas guide for Disneyland & Disney California Adventure offers tips & tricks for visiting during the holiday season, which runs early November 2020 to early January 2021. This provides info about food, entertainment, decorations, and attraction overlays. We’re pretty excited that Christmas has now returned to Disneyland, and can’t wait to experience all of
Disney Springs offers holiday entertainment, decorations, and the Christmas Tree Trail from November 8, 2019 through January 5, 2020 at Walt Disney World. This post covers info & tips, when we recommend visiting to avoid crowds, and what to do during your holiday visit to Disney Springs. (Updated November 7, 2019.) In the last few
Festival of Holidays is Disney California Adventure’s Christmas-themed Food & Wine Festival, with multi-cultural entertainment. It runs from November 8, 2019 until January 6, 2020. This guide has tips for what food to order, good value menu items, and other recommendations Festival of the Holidays. For starters, some background info. After the smash success of
We’re proud to announce that the our free downloadable PDF guide to the holidays at Walt Disney World, titled Vacation Kingdom at Christmas, is available for you to enjoy! Please note that new editions of Vacation Kingdom at Christmas are released at the start of each holiday season, after we’ve had the chance to experience new offerings
