Category — i. Itineraries for Walt Disney World

Note: This itinerary is just an example!  I will be revising it (if needed) after Disney World publishes its actual schedule for December 2016, likely in late May.

This Walt Disney World itinerary is a one-night longer variant of the Basic December Itinerary, designed for the three weeks following Thanksgiving.

If you aren’t going one of those weeks, see Other Itineraries for alternatives the rest of the year, which are published about six months ahead.

You can enlarge the itinerary by clicking it. 

As in the other itineraries on this site, there is also a detailed page for each day of your vacation, with specific instructions for that day. Find them here:

• Saturday
• Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday
• Sunday
• Monday

Moreover, a detailed To-Do List covers all the steps you need to undertake–including reserving dining and booking FastPass+.

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OFF AND TRAVEL DAY 2: SECOND MONDAY AGENDA

Today you spend check out and return home.

(Note: this is from the FastPass+ Basic December Itinerary, Nine Day Variant. The itinerary works only for the three weeks after Thanksgiving. For itineraries for other dates, see this.)

MORNING

• Check out and note your instructions for Disney’s Magical Express if you are using it.  If you aren’t, for many domestic airlines you’ll be able to check bags and print boarding passes near the front desk.  This is a tip-based service.  You can also store your bags at the bell stand
• Sadly return home

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ANIMAL KINGDOM: SECOND SUNDAY AGENDA

Today you  visit Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and from there head to Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue at Fort Wilderness for dinner.

(Note: this is from the FastPass+ Basic December Itinerary, Nine Day Variant. The itinerary works only for the three weeks after Thanksgiving. For itineraries for other dates, see this.)

You should have FastPass+ for Kilimanjaro Safaris, Kali River Rapids, and Festival of the Lion King.

FIRST THINGS

• Pack spare clothes, as you will get soaked on Kali River Rapids
• Be at the park by 45 minutes before open

AT THE PARK

• Enter the park, grab a times guide, and compare the times of Flights of Wonder and Finding Nemo The Musical to your FastPass + schedule, figuring out when to see these. Target the first Nemo
• Head to Expedition Everest and ride
• Head to DinoLand and see DINOSAUR
• If they look like fun, see Primeval Whirl and Triceratops Spin
• Working around the show times for Fights of Wonder and Finding Nemo, see these shows and Maharajah Jungle Trail and It’s Tough to Be a Bug
• Eat lunch at Flame Tree Barbecue
• Head to Africa and see Kilimanjaro Safaris (FP+) and Festival of the Lion King (FP+), with Pangani Forest Exploration Trail in between
• Rafiki’s Planet Watch is a minor adventure accessed by the Wildlife Express Train. If interested, and you have time (including the train allow 45 minutes), see it before your Kali FastPass+
• See Kali River Rapids (FP+)
• Be at the Fort Wilderness (not Wilderness Lodge) bus stop by 4.45p
• Take the bus to Fort Wilderness, get off and then take an internal bus to the Hoop Dee Doo Revue (ask the bus driver where to get off)

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you check out and return home. If you wish to return to a park in the morning, add a ticket day today!

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MAGIC KINGDOM DAY 3: SECOND SATURDAY AGENDA

Today you will complete your visit to the Magic Kingdom, with options for your FastPass+, fun character meals, and the nighttime shows in the evening.

You should have seen all the major rides in the Magic Kingdom by now, so your FastPass+ are for re-rides. The other fixed points in your schedule are lunch with Pooh and Tigger dinner at the Crystal Palace, dinner with Mickey and the gang at Chef Mickey’s in the nearby Contemporary Resort, and the evening fireworks (see Times Guide for schedule, likely 10p)

(Note: this is from the FastPass+ Basic December Itinerary, Nine Day Variant. The itinerary works only for the three weeks after Thanksgiving. For itineraries for other dates, see this.)

FIRST THINGS

Be at the park by 15 minutes before your Crystal Palace reservation.

AT THE PARK

• Have lunch at the Crystal Palace
• See your first FastPass+ ride
• See the 3p Festival of Fantasy Parade
• See your second FastPass+ ride
• See your third FastPass+ ride
• Walk or take the resort monorail to the Contemporary Resort
• Have dinner at Chef Mickey’s
• Via the resort monorail stop at the Polynesian, then the Grand Floridian, to see their Christmas decorations
• Continue on the resort monorail to the Magic Kingdom. Find the Wilderness Lodge boat at the front, and take it to the Lodge.  See its Christmas decorations. Return by boat to the Magic Kingdom
• See  Celebrate the Magic and Wishes
• Head back to your hotel

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you will see the Animal Kingdom, and then go to Fort Wilderness for the fun dinner show Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue.

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MAGIC KINGDOM DAY 2: FRIDAY AGENDA

Today you will continue your visit to the Magic Kingdom. You’ll finish Fantasyland and see Liberty Square.

You should have FastPass+ for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Enchanted Tales with Belle, and Peter Pan. As soon as you have finished your FastPass+ for the Mine Train, try to get a fourth FastPass+ for the Haunted Mansion. The other fixed point in your schedule is your reservation at Cinderella’s Royal Table.

(Note: this is from the FastPass+ Basic December Itinerary, Nine Day Variant. The itinerary works only for the three weeks after Thanksgiving. For itineraries for other dates, see this.)

FIRST THINGS

Be at the park by 15 minutes before your Cinderella reservation.

AT THE PARK

• Dine at Cinderella’s Royal Table in the castle.
• See Peter Pan (FP+)
• See it’s a small world,  the Carrousel, and Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid around your FastPass+ for Enchanted Tales with Belle
• See the Mad Tea Party
• See for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (FP+). As soon as you are off the Mine Train, go to a kiosk to try to book a fourth FastPass+ for the Haunted Mansion
• See Dumbo
• See the Barnstormer if it looks like fun and lines aren’t too long
• Take the WDW Railroad from the Fantasyland Station to the Frontierland Station. Walk from there to Liberty Square
• See the Hall of Presidents
• See the Haunted Mansion (perhaps with FastPass+)
• See Liberty Belle Riverboat
• Re-book your FastPass+ for Saturday late afternoon to re-ride your three favorites from the Magic Kingdom so far, beginning at 2p

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you finish your visit to the Magic Kingdom!

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OFF DAY: THURSDAY AGENDA

Today you have the day off. The whole day.  Nothing is scheduled.

You may be tempted, as you read this, to add a visit off-site today–to Universal, Sea World, LegoLand, etc.

Those are all great places to visit.  But trust me…you will need this day off.

(This is from the FastPass+ Basic December Itinerary, Nine Day Variant. The itinerary works only for the three weeks after Thanksgiving. For itineraries for other dates, see this.)

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