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OVERVIEW

This article includes both details on Walt Disney World events on New Year’s Eve 2009 (below) and an itinerary (click image to open; when open, click again to enlarge) for the incredibly busy week surrounding New Years 2009/2010. 

MORE ON NEW YEARS WEEK AND NEW YEARS EVE AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

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OVERVIEW

This remarkably difficult Disney World itinerary (click thumbnail to open; when open, click again to enlarge) is a variant of the Basic Itinerary adapted for the special conditions of Christmas Week created (among other things) by the almost unimaginable crowds.

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BOOK NOW TO SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS 

Those looking to take advantage of Disney’s current dining promotion should book soon, as it is currently available only to those who book by September 26th. 

The promotion, if booked by then, applies to most dates from September 27th through December 17th. (The days around Thanksgiving—Wednesday November 25th through Saturday November 28th —are excluded.)

TWO TYPES OF FREE DINING PLANS

The promotion provides one of two dining plan variants for free for those who book an otherwise undiscounted trip of at least 3 nights in a Disney World Resort.  (See Where to Stay.)

Those who stay in anything other than a value resort get the basic dining plan, which provides, per night of your reservation, and for every person three and older on your reservation, a snack, “counter service” meal (think cafeteria), and a “table service” meal.  (Think waiters.)

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This revised version of the Autumn-Winter-Spring itinerary reflects massive Disney World calendar changes. It will not work for every week–click your arrival date below to access the correct itinerary for that week.

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The Basic Itinerary and all of its variants are slightly changed as of today, because of Disney’s changes to its traditional Fantasmic calendar, and its choice to now make the Candlelight Processional Dinner Package a two-dining credit event. 

This also provided the opportunity to respond to many requests to drop certain lower-priority table service restaurants, simplifying your days and lowering your costs.

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2010 RESORT PRICE SEASONS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

The material below shows the different resort prices at Walt Disney World at different times of the year in 2010. 

Ticket prices don’t vary over the course of the year–although they typically have an annual increase in August. See this for more on ticket prices.

Resort prices, however, are almost twice as high during some periods as they are at others.  The details are below.

 
(You can find dates for 2011 seasonal price changes here, and estimated dates  for 2012 here.)

PAY MORE TO WAIT IN LINE LONGER

The major price at Walt Disney World that varies by season is hotel room cost. (Disney also does seasonal increases in dining prices, but if you use the Dining Plan, this won’t affect you much.)

Unfortunately, prices mostly tie directly to crowding—that is, the more crowded the parks, the longer the lines, the more your hotel will cost.

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