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(Note: this is from the Sunday arrival seven night version of the 2017 Basic December Itinerary. The itinerary works only for the four weeks beginning the Sunday after Thanksgiving 2017.)

HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS: MONDAY AGENDA

Today you visit Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

You should have FastPass+ for Toy Story Midway Mania, Star Tours, and the Frozen Sing-Along. You have no scheduled dining today.

FIRST THINGS

Arrive at the Studios by 45 minutes before open.

AT THE PARK

• At park open, grab a times guide to double-check show schedules, head to Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, and ride it
• Then see Tower of Terror
• See Voyage of the Little Mermaid
• See Walt Disney Presents (formerly Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream)
• See Star Wars Launch Bay
• See the 11a Beauty and the Beast
• See the noon Indiana Jones
• Have lunch
• See Muppet Vision 3D
• See Star Tours (FP+)
• See Toy Story Mania (FP+)
• See Disney Jr Live on Stage
• See the Frozen Sing-Along (FP+)
• Book an additional FastPass+–for Fantasmic if you are seeing it and FP+ are available, otherwise something you want to re-visit
• Have dinner
• Decide between Fantasmic and the projection/fireworks show Jingle Bell Jingle BAM. Note that you can pay for a Park Hopper, and return to the Studios Saturday night (to do so, however, you would be skipping the Magic Kingdom fireworks show Happily Every After) to see the other of these shows
• Be at your selected show 30-45 minutes before showtime.

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you will begin your day late morning at Epcot, then make your way to the Magic Kingdom and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.

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(Note: this is from the Sunday arrival seven night version of the 2017 Basic December Itinerary. The itinerary works only for the four weeks beginning the Sunday after Thanksgiving 2017.)

MAGIC KINGDOM DAY 2: WEDNESDAY AGENDA

Today you have the early morning off, and then in the late morning continue your visit the Magic Kingdom.

You should have FastPass+ for Pirates of the Caribbean, Splash Mountain, and Big Thunder Mountain.

You should have breakfast or lunch scheduled with the princesses at Cinderella’s Royal Table. You have dinner at Fort Wilderness’s Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue.

MORNING

• Sleep in and eat breakfast in your room
• Arrive at Magic Kingdom in time for your Cinderella booking–or if it is later, by 11a

AT THE MAGIC KINGDOM

At Magic Kingdom today your goal is to complete seeing Adventureland and Frontierland while fitting in your meal at Cinderella’s Royal Table, and the afternoon parade. You will then end your day at Fort Wilderness’s Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue.

The To-Do List did not give specific times for today’s FastPass+ (Pirates of the Caribbean, Splash Mountain, and Big Thunder Mountain), because of the need to fit them around your dining reservation and the timing of the afternoon parade–2p in the remaining 2017 weeks this itinerary covers, and 3p after 1/1/2018.

So you will need to adjust the sequence below based on your actual meal and FastPass+ times, and also interrupt it to be in position for the afternoon parade near Pecos Bill’s by 15 minutes before it starts.

• Enter the park, grab a times guide, and confirm the time of the afternoon parade (usually 2p)
• Have your meal at Cinderella’s Royal Table
• Go to Adventureland and ride Pirates of the Caribbean
• Walk through the Swiss Family Treehouse
• Do Magic Carpets of Aladdin
• See the Enchanted Tiki Room show
• Ride Splash Mountain (FastPass+)
• See the Country Bears
• Ride Big Thunder Mountain (FastPass+)
• Look for a fourth FastPass+ on your phone if you’d like to return to a ride from today or earlier this week.
• Fit into the above seeing the afternoon parade (find a spot near Pecos Bill’s by 15 minutes before it starts–check for a 2p or a 3p start)
• Revisit rides from today or earlier this week
• Around 5p, head for the main entrance and look for the boat docks right in front
• Take the boat to Fort Wilderness (not the Wilderness Lodge), and follow the crowds to the Hoop-Dee-Doo area, and check in for the 6.15p show.
• See Hoop-Dee-Doo!
• Ask outside for the best way to get back to your hotel.  Most likely you will return by boat to the Magic Kingdom, and catch a bus or monorail there.  But special buses may be running…

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you begin your visit to the Animal Kingdom.

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(Note: this is from the Sunday arrival seven night version of the 2017 Basic December Itinerary. The itinerary works only for the four weeks beginning the Sunday after Thanksgiving 2017.)

ANIMAL KINGDOM DAY 1: THURSDAY AGENDA

Today you begin and end your day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, which you will return to Sunday morning. You should have dinner booked at Tusker House as the Rivers of Light Dining Package.

You should have FastPass+ for Na’vi River Journey, Finding Nemo, and Kali River Rapids. Bring spare socks and shoes to change into after Kali River Rapids.

MORNING PLAN

• Arrive at the turnstiles 45 minutes before open
• At open, head to and ride Kilimanjaro Safaris
• See Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail
• See Na’vi River Journey (FastPass+)
• Explore Pandora
• Have an early lunch
• See the noon Finding Nemo: The Musical (FastPass+)
• See the Maharajah Jungle Trek
• See Kali River Rapids (FastPass+)
• See the 1.30p Flights of Wonder
• See it’s Tough to Be a Bug
• Head back to your hotel for a nap and dinner

EVENING PLAN

• Be back in the park in time for your Tusker House Rivers of Light Dining Package dinner.
• See Rivers of Light–be in the Dining Package line no later than 30 minutes before show start
• Explore Tree of Life Awakenings and Pandora: World of Avatar after dark
• Ride, if you wish, Expedition Everest and/or Kilimanjaro Safaris after dark
• Head back to your hotel

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you continue your visit to Epcot.

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(Note: this is from the Sunday arrival seven night version of the 2017 Basic December Itinerary. The itinerary works only for the four weeks beginning the Sunday after Thanksgiving 2017.)

EPCOT DAY 3: FRIDAY AGENDA

Today you have the early morning off, and then complete your visit to Epcot.

You should have FastPass+ for Soarin’, Living with the Land, and Turtle Talk with Crush.

You should have dinner scheduled as the Candlelight Processional Dinner Package at 5.45p, and after will be seeing the 8.15p Candlelight Processional and the park-closing fireworks show IllumiNations.

MORNING

• Sleep in and eat breakfast in your room
• Arrive at Epcot by 11a

AT EPCOT

At Epcot today your goal is to complete seeing the west sides of Future World and World Showcase and to see the evening Christmas shows, plus a Holiday Storyteller or two if you’d like.

• Enter the park, grab a times guide, and check for Holiday Storytellers on the west side of World Showcase you might want to see late this afternoon.
• Go the Land Pavilion and see Soarin’ using FastPass+
• Have lunch just outside the Soarin exit at Sunshine Seasons
• See Living with the Land with FastPass+
• Walk to the Imagination Pavilion and see the Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival and Journey into Imagination with Figment (if time before your Turtle Talk with Crush FastPass+ is short, skip Journey into Imagination)
• Go to the Seas Pavilion and see The Seas with Nemo and Friends, Turtle Talk with Crush (FastPass+) and explore the exhibits
• Head to World Showcase and explore the west side starting with Canada. As on your earlier visit, use your Times Guide to track special shows or storytellers you want to see among the pavilions
• Head to Mexico for your 5.45 dinner at San Angel Inn, inside the pyramid
• After dinner, head towards the outdoor amphitheater in America where the Candlelight Processional will be shown. You want to be in line by 7.45 for the 8.15 show (the earlier, the closer the seats) so you may have time to explore or revisit a bit on the way to America
• See the 8.15p Candlelight Processional
• Pick your IllumiNations spot–walk towards the main entrance, and seek a spot near the south end of the lagoon with Spaceship Earth at your back. This will let you beat most of the crowds to the bus stops/monorail after IllumiNations. Hit the bathrooms before you pick your spot, as you don’t want anything slowing you down after it
• See IllumiNations
• Head back to your hotel

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you have the morning off, then complete your visit to the Magic Kingdom.

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(Note: this is from the Sunday arrival seven night version of the 2017 Basic December Itinerary. The itinerary works only for the four weeks beginning the Sunday after Thanksgiving 2017.)

MAGIC KINGDOM DAY 3: SATURDAY AGENDA

Today you have the morning off, and then in the early afternoon continue your visit the Magic Kingdom.

You should have FastPass+ for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Peter Pan’s Flight, and the Haunted Mansion

You should have no scheduled meals.

In the evening, if you choose you can return to Hollywood Studios to see whichever of its evening shows you missed on Monday. If you do, you will miss Happily Ever After, and also will need to add a Park Hopper to your tickets.

MORNING

• Sleep in and eat breakfast in your room
• Either eat lunch in your hotel or arrive at the park earlier than 12:45p to dine there
• Arrive at Magic Kingdom by 12:45p

AT THE MAGIC KINGDOM

At Magic Kingdom today your goal is to complete seeing Liberty Square and Fantasyland while viewing the Christmas decorations at a few nearby hotels and seeing the evening entertainment–either here or at Hollywood Studios

• Enter the park, grab a Times Guide, and confirm the time of Happily Ever After, the evening fireworks show, if you plan to see it
• Go to Fantasyland and see Seven Dwarfs Mine Train with FastPass+
• Head into Storybook Circus at the back of Fantasyland and ride Dumbo, and if it looks like fun, Barnstormer
• Come back on the other side of the Mine Train and ride Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid
• Head towards the Castle and see Mickey’s Philharmagic
• Ride it’s a small world
• See Peter Pan’s Flight with FastPass+
• Take the path between Peter Pan and it’s a small world to Liberty Square and see Haunted Mansion (FastPass+)
• Look for a fourth FastPass+ on your phone if you’d like to return to a ride
• See the Christmas decorations at the Grand Floridian and Wilderness Lodge. The simplest way to do this, if you can start by 4.30, is to
  1. From the Magic Kingdom boat dock, take the boat to the Wilderness Lodge. get off and check it out, focusing on the lobby
  2. Take the boat from the WIlderness Lodge to the Contemporary Resort. Get off, go inside the main building, go to the fourth floor, and find the monorail. Take it to the Grand Floridianand check it out, starting with its lobby
  3. Re-board the resort monorail, and take it to the Magic Kingdom
• What you do next is up to you. I’d advise using your fourth FastPass+ if you booked one; revisiting favorite rides; heading to Hollywood Studios for whichever evening show there you missed Monday; or staying for the fireworks show Happily Ever After; watching Once Upon a Time
• Head back to your hotel

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you complete your visit to the Animal Kingdom.

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(Note: this is from the Sunday arrival seven night version of the 2017 Basic December Itinerary. The itinerary works only for the four weeks beginning the Sunday after Thanksgiving 2017.)

ANIMAL KINGDOM DAY 2: SECOND SUNDAY AGENDA

Today you spend the morning completing your visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and then depart for home. You have no scheduled meals.

You should have FastPass+ for Avatar: Flight of Passage and Festival of the Lion King,

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
• Arrive at Animal Kingdom by 45 minutes before open

AT THE PARK

• Arrive 40 minutes before open
• At open, head to and ride Expedition Everest
• Ride DINOSAUR
• Ride Primeval Whirl
• Ride (if desired) Triceratops Spin
• See Maharajah Jungle Trails
• Ride Avatar Flight of Passage (FastPass+)
• See the 11a Festival of the Lion King (FastPass+)
• Fit more exploring of Avatar: World of Pandora and additional FastPass+ for re-rides into whatever time you have still available

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