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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When in November will you be going?
If it's Thanksgiving week, I wouldn't do it. It is SO crowded and staying off site will make it even more difficult.[/quote]

We went last Thanksgiving, stayed offsite (SO much cheaper, get a Disney campsite to get all the onsite benefits) and had the greatest time! We also planned a TON a head of time so by the time we were there we could just enjoy everything. Yes, there were lots of people but we didn't think it was as insane as we prepared ourselves for. We were also at MK on Thanksgiving day.

The keys to us having a great time were:
1. Get there before rope drop (30ish min before they open). We did SO much in the first 2 hours it was awesome. Before there were lines. 
2. Hit the popular ride first. For us at MK that was the Seven Dwarves Mine Train. We ran straight there and was off it within 15min (wait was 90min when we exited). 
3. Book fast passes for afternoon when it's most crowded.
4. Book lunch/dinner reservations for sit downs 6 months in advance (you're past this OP so I'd make your decision sooner rather than later so you can get something). You have until 24 hours before your reservation time to cancel without penalty.
5. We rented a car, which was fabulous because we weren't relying on a shuttle schedule. Booking the campsite got us free parking (plus access to magic hours) - we also have 2 cars (9 of us on the trip) so parking alone virtually paid for the campsite. 
6. In MK utilize the train. It runs every 5ish minutes, takes only a few min to get you from one side of the park to the other (and lets you sit briefly).

DH, DD (3.5) and I had a wonderful time and will continue to go over Thanksgiving, mostly because we won't need to pull DD from school and the weather won't be sweltering. [/quote]

That's kinda lame that you're taking up a campsite from people who actually would like to use it. [/quote]

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