Hi, we have been going for Christmas for 8 years and sine ds was 6 months!
I’m not going to lie, yes it’s going to be busy, busy but it’s manageable, it will get busier day by day until the 20th then your out before the hell
Being up and at the parks early is key, are you on site? If so make use of extra hours and try and be in the parks for opening.
You can get more done in the first 2 or 3 hours than the rest of the day.
Make sure your restaurants are booked, hope it’s not too late now.
Your not going to get the mental busy period but year on year the first weeks have got busier and busier, years ago your dates would have been walk on.
The rides your after won’t make much difference to be honest, I’ve seen bigger lines for pooh than big thunder over the year’s! Lots of people with pre school kids there on your dates getting the trip in before the Christmas rush.
Having said all that we still go back year and year again, nothing else like it, it’s amazing!