And what about the thousands of visitors that can only get time off during the summer due to work/school restraints and have to see WDW during the summer by default and not by choice?
It could be worse, they could have gone full bore on those godawful overlays that DL has during the holidays. At least all WDW has, for the most part, is music and decorations. Also many people that cannot go during the holidays feel that they are missing out on a lot of nice things.
It could be worse--they might not be able to go to Disney World at all. First world problems.
I could not agree more, with either thought!
Ghost Galaxy is pretty sweet.
Yes and no! I hate overlays. I know that the folks out in California think that they are the best thing since sliced bread. I just hate to see a classic, like HM, covered over for a holiday. There is enough celebratory things going on outside the attractions, it doesn't need to be brought in on everything. I also understand why and how DL is able to get away with the shutdowns. I also understand why WDW is not the same animal and why it isn't as widely enjoyed in Orlando. I'm just thankful that it isn't in Florida. JMHO!
The problem DHS has is that Hollywood Blvd. is pretty short so firework viewing tends to be close to the hat/theatre. If they were to build a firework launching site behind the park (supposing there is room), those fireworks would be blocked by the hat/theatre for a good number of the viewers. This same problem occurs in the MK if you are right in front of the Castle, but most people learn this and park themselves elsewhere. DHS doesn't really have the room for guests to be further back from the hat/theatre, so in-park pyro is best for most viewing angles, especially once the hat is gone. Thankfully, many of the new projects under consideration are outside of the fallout zone.
It also depends on your culture too. When I visited Italy in late January (15th-28th) a couple of years ago I was surprised to see that they still had Christmas Decorations up. The churches/cities were maintains manager scenes (including ones with live animals), many of them had christmas music/winter themed ice skating rinks out side. Venice even lit up park of the city and had projection snowflakes falling. This was all after when would would consider past christmas.
Fireworks can only go so high.
Do a lot of people have time off the first 2 weeks of January? Around me schools go back right after New Years. I did go to WDW once in the beginning of January when I was in college. It was cheaper and empty.
Dude it's 2014 - Christmas has nothing to do with Christianity, it's all about makin-the-money. And due to globalization it's not only in the United States but all over the world. I was in Turkey in November and there were streets decked out with Christmas decorations.
It does take some time to bring it all down. They couldn't start the process until January 2nd at the earliest because people visiting the week between Christmas and New Years probably expect Christmas stuff. I think there may be a small niche crowd who would like to see the parks decorated but don't want to fight massive crowds. They go the week after New Years. They probably wait until the 2nd week of January to start bringing down most of the decorations.As a DW and mother of 2 great kids I prefer Dudette.
The November doesn't surprise me. It is the middle of January, three weeks after the Big Day for the overwhelming practicing Christians in the US. While I respect your views of Christmas having nothing to do with Christianity, (which I don't share) I see little financial draw to Christmas decorations and Christmas carol loops being played in the middle of January. Global or not, the vast majority of visitors at Disney for Christmas are from the US. That is likely why you don't see Santa in the Malls on MLK Day. Now I can see how packing up this stuff is about spending less money in the clean up process. Beefing up crews overnight to bring the Christmas decorations down in a timely fashion might not be what the bean counters want to invest in at Disney.
My point being the street had a few mosques and no churches - the people who had the major land holdings were obviously muslim but investing in western consumerism (aka Christmas hype).As a DW and mother of 2 great kids I prefer Dudette.
The November doesn't surprise me. It is the middle of January, three weeks after the Big Day for the overwhelming practicing Christians in the US. While I respect your views of Christmas having nothing to do with Christianity, (which I don't share) I see little financial draw to Christmas decorations and Christmas carol loops being played in the middle of January. Global or not, the vast majority of visitors at Disney for Christmas are from the US. That is likely why you don't see Santa in the Malls on MLK Day. Now I can see how packing up this stuff is about spending less money in the clean up process. Beefing up crews overnight to bring the Christmas decorations down in a timely fashion might not be what the bean counters want to invest in at Disney.
