Saturday, November 22, 2008

Trip Planning for Your New Years Eve Vacation at Disney World


While spending New Year's Eve at Walt Disney World Theme can be a once in a lifetime experience, it can also be a unpleasant memory unless you do a little planning. These tips will help ensure that you enjoy your vacation and make your trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida a once in a life time vacation. Please keep the following tips in mind.

  • Arrive early - You need to arrive at the Walt Disney World Theme Park as early as possible and plan on spending the entire day. By arriving early you have the benefit of securing a fast pass. They will not last long and you can expect lines to be over an hour long for some rides. It is recommended that you rent a locker for the day to store extra clothing instead of carrying it around all day.

  • If the park reaches capacity you will not be allowed admittance. While you will be allowed into one of the parks, it may not be the park you wanted. This is another reason to arrive early. It happens every year, so make sure you're aware of it.

A list of events, hours of operations, and a link to each Disney's theme parks main site is listed below.

Epcot
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth” at 7:40 p.m. and 11:50 p.m.
Open from 8 a.m. and close at 1 a.m.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Fantasmic!” at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.
“rock on” with live performances by “Mulch, Sweat and Shears,”
“Lights, Camera, Happy New Year” fireworks show at 11:50 p.m.
Open from 9 a.m. until midnight on December 31.

Magic Kingdom
“Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade” will set the park aglow at at noon and 3 p.m., “SpectroMagic” parade at 7 and 10:30 p.m
“Holiday Wishes” fireworks spectacular at 8:30 p.m.
“Fantasy in the Sky” fireworks at 11:50 p.m.
Open from 8 a.m. until 1 a.m.

Disney's Animal Kingdom Park
Open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on December 31.
“Mickey’s Jingle Jungle Parade” at 3:45 p.m.

1 comment:

Jennifer H. Selke said...

As always Mulch, Sweat, and Shears, the cover band that plays year 'round on the Streets of America at Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios is playing New Year's Eve shows. These shows are very popular so arrive early.

Show times are 8:00pm, 9:00pm, 10:00pm, and 11:00pm with the fireworks show beginning as close to Midnight as possible. Yes - they are playing a show with the fireworks! It's going to be awesome. There are a few new surprises this year including a bigger band and some new material.

Mulch has a big following including a large number of video on YouTube, a facebook fan page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mulch-Sweat-Shears/36643253738

and their own CD under the name

Los Lawn Boys
http://loslawnboys.com

The drummer of Mulch and several subs are also in a rock band called megaphone with a great original Christmas tune out called The Perfect Gift.
http://www.megaphonemusic.net/
http://myspace.com/megaphone