Hi Jody,
Welcome to planDisney!
Clearly you plan well in advance! Although I have my wand handy, we do not yet have a definitive date for the release of availability for the dates of your trip.
Checking the availability dates on the calendar against your arrival date, I cannot help but say, in the spirit of Tiana, w
e are almost there! The good news is that you have plenty of time to plan, so take this time to consider ways to add a little extra magic to your trip. Consider the Enchanting Extras Collection. My family absolutely loved our photos from the Capture Your Moment: Magic Kingdom session. Our photographer was fantastic!
Given the time of year that you plan to arrive, stay tuned to the Disney Parks Blog for the release of
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party dates. Also keep an eye on all of the other experiences during the
Holidays at Walt Disney World Resort. This time of year is simply beautiful. The resorts and parks are all decorated in such adorable ways. We always make a point to visit
dining locations at different resort hotels so that we can see the different decorations during this time of year - Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is one of our favorites!
Jody, like you, I have to plan for our trips because we are always on a budget and I want to know how much the trip is going to cost so we can start paying on it. On our earlier trips with our girls, we also had them start saving their change in a savings jar. That change eventually added up and became their spending money on the trip. It was a great way to help them practice saving!
Magic and memories,
Donyell