We're going back to Disney World!

We'll finally be riding Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Also, I'm waiting for a canvas with this photo to go in our living room.

We weren't planning on going back until next year, and we certainly weren't planning on making a Disney holiday trip any time soon.

Then Disney announced that this would be the last year for The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights.

The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing lights disneytouristblog.com

The Osborne Lights were a holiday tradition I had always wanted to see, and I was heartbroken. They're pretty much synonymous with Christmas at Disney, and I everyone I know who'd seen them said they weren't to be missed (plus, I'm crazy about Christmas light displays in general).

But when I wrecked my car (and it was finally totaled, after a LOT of back and forth -- long story), we suddenly had the opportunity to get down to Disney to see them. We had planned on just going down, doing a day to see the lights at Hollywood Studios, and then coming home the next day, but we figured, if we're going to be down there, why not just make a holiday trip of it?

We'll be staying at the Coronado Springs Resort, doing a day at Magic Kingdom, a day at Epcot, and a day at Hollywood Studios; we'll visit Disney Springs (formerly Downtown Disney) on our departure day. Since we've got more time to explore on this trip, we're going to be trying some of the table service restaurants (which we didn't really do on our last trip). I'm especially excited to try Chefs de France in Epcot!

Coronado Springs Resort disneyworld.disney.go.com

We're both really excited to get back to Disney again!