So DH is dragging his feet a little on this weekend trip in December but I'm keeping my fingers crossed he'll come around. If not, I'm sure I can find someone else to come with me!
In any event, I went ahead and requested off the days from work. Like I said hopefully someone will go with me! If not, I guess I'll have a few days off before Christmas and that also sounds fine to me too so either way I was happy to get the request put in!
So I've done some thinking about my four options and I think I've narrowed it down some:
1. Sat - HS Sun - MK (party) Mon - AK or EPCOT (no hopper and the party - $419)
2. Sat - MK Sun - HS Mon - AK or EPCOT (no hopper and no party - $309)
3. Sat - EPCOT/HS Sun - MK Mon - hang by pool/Disney Spring(1 day hopper & party - $332)
4. Sat - EPCOT/HS Sun - MK Mon - AK (3 day hopper - $383)
Option 3 is now out because I don't think there will be enough time to hop from EPCOT to HS on this day. Even though HS is no longer a full day park we probably wouldn't go until noon or one to any park and HS closes at I think 8 or 8:30 this day. So I'll avoid the hopping hassle and the cost of ubering from one park to the other. (I really don't like the buses and from what I've read/heard park-park buses are some of the worst so I'd rather avoid that altogether!) I also don't want to leave the whole last day open for the pool since it will be late December and odds are it won't be the best swimming weather!
Option 4 - Definitely no need for the hopper for all three days so this option is out.
Option 2 - Still in the running and is winning in the aspect that I would only have to buy DH a three day pass and I wouldn't have any ticket cost. The only reason I am swaying more towards option 1 is that I feel like this weekend is pretty close to Christmas crowds and might be pretty busy. Without the Christmas party we might not get much done in MK without a limited crowd like the party would provide. Plus we did the party before and both enjoyed it.
Option 1- So basically what I'm saying is that option 1 is winning right now haha and I think I have decided that on the last day I would do EPCOT over AK. We did AK twice on our last trip and to me is the least Christmas-y. So unless they come up with some magical Christmas time offering I'll be sticking with EPCOT. I do wish I had a third night to potentially see the Candlelight Processional but it just won't work out and I'd rather see Hollywood Studios at night instead. The only downside here, as I mentioned, is that I'll have to buy party tickets for myself and Dan plus his 2 day ticket.
As of right now I'm operating under the premise I will go with option 1 and here is our tentative itinerary:
12/14 - Land in Orlando at 7PM, uber or take ME to resort. Take boat to DS and have dinner at The Edison/shop
12/15 - HS, late dinner at Narcooses
12/16 - Pool day (if weather cooperates), lunch at GFC,
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12/17 - EPCOT, probably uber to airport to get extra time, fly home around 7PM