Just Spoke With Disney On The Phone....

[chevyboy2285]

I am leaving for The World On November 24th through Dec.2nd and i called last night to confirm everything and the guy on the phone told me that Christmas decorations dont start going up until the day after Thanksgiving. Now thats the day i am going to be getting there and i was wondering will they put most of it up overnight or how is that done??

 

[Monty]

I think you'll find they've already started going up...

There are various mentions in other threads:

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=110501

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=110580

for a few.

 

[Tinkrbell]

I was there about 3 weeks ago. The lights in MGM are already up, bith on the buildings & going across the street from one side to the other.

 

[Slipknot]

I was there about 3 weeks ago. The lights in MGM are already up, bith on the buildings & going across the street from one side to the other.

They've been up for a few months now. Fun to watch them put the big stuff together every morning heading into work.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Roy or Walt ?:drevil:

 

[bluejayx]

maybe he ment to say the day after halloween

 

[MissM]

the guy on the phone told me that Christmas decorations dont start going up until the day after Thanksgiving.

Decorations start going up the day after Halloween. When the Halloween night MNSSHP ends, they tear down to prepare for the start of the holiday decorations.

:xmas:
-m

 

[DisneySaint]

Decorations are up at DAK, MK, and Epcot at least. I can confirm this.

 

[Mickeyman819]

Just got back from MK and can say that the only that is lacking in christmas spirit is the fireworks, the weather, and snow on mainstreet.

 

[wjaye918]

Have they always started so early? I went for Thanksgiving in 1999 and was told then that they go up overnight the night before Thanksgiving. Was that wrong or has it changed since then?

 

[Braves323]

I saw the lights at MGM tonight for a sneak preview and the sign said they would be up and running beginning Nov.13.:xmas:

 

[Rob562]

Have they always started so early? I went for Thanksgiving in 1999 and was told then that they go up overnight the night before Thanksgiving. Was that wrong or has it changed since then?

The past few years Disney has started putting them up earlier and earlier. They *used* to go up right around Thanksgiving in a single overnight blitz (well, about 90% of the decorations in one night. Some took longer). It was quite astounding for those that are visiting at that time: One day nothing, the next morning it's a Christmas Wonderland.

But one of the main reasons I heard from a CM friend of mine is that Guests were complaining that there weren't any decorations up in mid-to-early November. That they'd heard so much about how Disney goes all-out with their Christmas decorations, and that "the Christmas decorations are up at the mall back home, why aren't they up here?"

[Side note... Went to my local mall tonight, and THEIR Christmas decorations are all up... I wanted to choke... Halloween was on TUESDAY, folks! Jeez!]

-Rob

 

[NASAMan]

[Side note... Went to my local mall tonight, and THEIR Christmas decorations are all up... I wanted to choke... Halloween was on TUESDAY, folks! Jeez!]

I think we all just need to accept that the 'Holiday Season' which comprises Thanksgiving, Hannukah, Kwanzaa and Christmas (and others unintentionally left out [oh yeah, and New Years]) now begins on Nov. 1 and extends until Jan. 2. So much more time for Holiday joy!

 

[Mickeyman819]

I think we all just need to accept that the 'Holiday Season' which comprises Thanksgiving, Hannukah, Kwanzaa and Christmas (and others unintentionally left out [oh yeah, and New Years]) now begins on Nov. 1 and extends until Jan. 2. So much more time for Holiday joy!

Alright so i get to change the time when I get to listen to Holiday music. Ive always been told not until after thanksgiving. Now that you say Nov 1st im gonna start listening


sorry that had no relevance to the topic. Im going over to DAK today and am looking forward to thier holiday stuff. Maybe a quick trip to Osborne can be arranged for tonight. (thats if there showing osborne tonight)