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| Slash your christmas vacation costs by renting one of our beautiful, full-sized fully-equipped villa houses First class home away from home from $13.00/person/day - read more
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Ah
Christmas! Garlands, decorated trees, twinkling lights,
roaring fires and gently falling snow.
Huh? ...Fires? ...Snow??
Youbettcha!
Most "locals" are from someplace else.
Like a lot of locals, I was raised in a northern culture so Christmas means crisp snow, clear cold skies for the midnight church service, roaring log fires and all the other trimmings. So even in this sub-tropical paradise, we keep these traditions alive.
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Here we get the best of both worlds. Wonderful weather and all the traditional stuff too. I can live with that - come to think of it - I do.
[ And yes, it really snows here. Right on time. Several times a day. If you know where to look! It's real snow too. More on that later...]
Central Florida is a very popular destination for Christmas - with very good reason. For businesses in this area, it's our busiest time of the year. See how busy the parks are by clicking here.
So let's address the busy factor up front. The Christmas season starts around November 13th. So for us lucky locals, Christmas lasts over 6 weeks - even longer than Halloween ! But the crowds really kick in during the last two weeks of December. Of course its busy - that's the time the kids are out of school. |
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Now I am not suggesting, condoning or encouraging taking the kids out of school - but ... ... ah hem ... were it to be possible ... and you were able to visit earlier, you would be able to enjoy the full Christmas experience but with:
- Much lower cost, and
- Way
less crowds.
Christmas for much lessThe holiday season for both 2006 and 2007 is December 20th to January 3rd. The holiday season is our highest rate. Before and after these dates the identical villas can be rented at our lowest rates. "Are you telling me I can enjoy a Christmas vacation anywhere from November 13th to December 19th at the lowest rate of the year?" Not quite. Thanksgiving
falls in that date band and that's a holiday season too. So, for 2006 the Thanksgiving holiday season runs November 18th to November 25th, 2006.
Putting this all together:A Christmas holiday can be enjoyed at the lowest rate of the year from:
That's the strange thing about the end of the year. Two short periods of the highest rate surrounded by weeks of the lowest rates! Mixed rates And of course you do not have to stay within one rate band. Just tell us your preferred dates and we will calculate the cost based on a "mixed rate" of low and holiday prices. |
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Not Christmas
"but it's not really Christmas, is it?..."
Short answer: No, it's much cheaper!
Long answer: You would never know it wasn't Christmas. It looks, feels, smells and, yes, tastes like Christmas. And in any case, suspending reality is what the parks are all about, isn't it? So add a little extra "reality suspension" and save lots of money. That's real enough!
Avoid the crowds
It's not just a question of villa rental costs.
Waits for rides over the Christmas Holiday can easily exceed 2 hours.
For a 5 minute ride.
And that's if you can get in.
It's not uncommon for the Magic Kingdom to reach maximum capacity at 10.30 am and close the entrance gates.
On the other
hand waits in the low season can be as low as 5 - 10 minutes. Many times
it's zero - we often walk right on.
Now, I don't know about you, but I think my vacation time is precious. I go to the parks to have as much fun as possible - lining up for hours with irritable people is not a good use of my time. Nor yours.
And remember this curious phenomena - the older you get the more time flies. [ I know. I'm old. Or so my kids tell me... ! ]
Little people think 5 minutes is forever - imagine how they view 2+ hours...
Just how
many things can you do in a day if you line up for over 2 hours?
Bottom line: take your Christmas vacation in the sweet spot
I know that many people simply cannot take advantage of this advice. Circumstances dictate when you can visit.
But if you
can visit in the sweet spot between Thanksgiving and the Christmas
holiday season, you'll be so glad you did!
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Next, let me show you how to achieve the ultimate cheap Christmas vacation. Yes, Virginia there is a cheap Christmas vacation in Disney World and I'm going to show you how to do it. On to Cheap Christmas vacations in Disney [click here]
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