Christmas at the DLR

Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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New Orleans Square is receiving its decorations:

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Let it snow...

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TP2000

TP2000

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SyracuseOrange said:
Do all three of the resorts on property also do holiday decorations? Looking forward to checking those out.
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Yes, but us Westerners (and the Anaheim CM's) call them "hotels". The "resort" is the overall property. :)

All three Disney-owned hotels do Christmas decorations.

The most lavish hotel decorations are at the Grand Californian Hotel, owing mostly to the very large and tall lobby space they have to work with. But the other two hotels, the Paradise Pier Hotel and the Disneyland Hotel, do specific themed decorations in the lobbies and around the grounds for Christmas.

Pictures from the hotels will be coming later in November, as the parks get decorated first.
 
IndianaJones

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Cosmic Commando said:
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Unless you are a "Halloween person", Christmas is definitely better. The only substantive Halloween offering without a Christmas counterpart are Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy and the lighting effects on the exterior of SM. Although I enjoy it, you're not missing much there. Regular Space Mountain at DL is one of my absolute favorite coasters, so there's no let down seeing the normal one. For Christmas, you've got Haunted Mansion Holiday, a "carnival/festival" type area, decorations on MSUSA and Frontierland that are duplicative of Halloween offerings. Everything else that's offered for Christmas is in addition to the Halloween stuff: decorations in almost every land, Santa on Buena Vista Street and Frontierland, the new Christmas World of Color, Christmas fireworks and the Christmas parade (which is good, even though locals may complain that it hasn't changed in a while), plus It's A Small World Holiday... it's BETTER than the original.
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This.

You know, I've only been to DLR during Christmastime, so I can't speak to what it is like at other times, but I love DLR at Christmas. For the reasons above. Big fan of It's a Small World Holiday and Haunted Mansion Holiday. Really dig the decorations they put up in Cars Land as well.

I don't think you'd be disappointed.
 
TP2000

TP2000

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Disneyland always looks so amazingly decorated during Christmastime. Every land in the park gets decorated, and it's all so gorgeously crafted and perfectly themed to each land and location! Just absolutely mind-blowing to think what it takes to pull this off year after year.

And now DCA gets in on the act too, with decorations in all the lands.

And the one glaring exception.... Tomorrowland. They've just never tackled Tomorrowland for Christmas. I wonder why? :confused:
 
Wilt Dasney

Wilt Dasney

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raven24 said:
Cars Land and Buena Vista Street during Christmas are fabulous
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Cars Land completely won me over last night when I was walking past and heard The Tractors' "Santa Claus is Coming in a Boogie-Woogie Choo-Choo Train" playing. Absolutely perfect holiday selection for that area, and it shows they really put in the effort to integrate the land into the celebration.

As for BVS, I got the chance to eat on the terrace at Carthay Circle while I was there, and the music for the area (holiday tunes from crooners and jazz bands that the area celebrates) really made the experience that much more special.

Aside from the lousy fireworks, I'm looking forward to finding more Christmas touches in the next couple months.
 
Wilt Dasney

Wilt Dasney

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GiveMeTheMusic said:
I don't understand the snow on the Castle at all. Clearly it can be done overnight - why would you do it before the end of hard ticket Halloween parties? Could they really NOT wait until November 1 to put the dinosaur poop on the Castle? It's moronic. Do Halloween, do Christmas - but don't do both at the same time.
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About a week ago, the park was in a weird zone...Halloween offerings weren't completely gone, but Christmas decorations were visibly ramping up. I was there on November 2 or 3, and it felt weird to be in a park with a snow-covered castle AND Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy. I kept wondering WHAT SHOULD I CELEBRATE?! :confused:
 
Wilt Dasney

Wilt Dasney

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I can imagine some interesting possibilities for Christmas in Tomorrowland: The green guys from Buzz Lightyear tangled up in the lights around a silver tree. Space Mountain technicians tracking an anomaly in the galaxy that emits an odd jolly sound profile. (Yes, sound doesn't travel in the vacuum of space. Suspension of disbelief, people.) Instrumental carols rendered in electronic synth-tones as background music. (Did I just describe Mannheim Steamroller?) A Santa hat on R2 as you wait for your Star Tours vessel.

It may not be the most natural fit, but I think the results could be fun if they made an effort.
 
TP2000

TP2000

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Okay gang, good ideas for Tomorrowland's missing Christmas decorations.

But I was thinking something along the lines of a 1960's retro-future Christmas with aluminum Christmas trees set up along the PeopleMover track with color wheels, and go-go girls in tinsel miniskirts doing the twist and the swim to Twistin' Santa at Tomorrowlad Terrace, etc., etc.

Something that this lady would appreciate...

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Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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TP2000 said:
Okay gang, good ideas for Tomorrowland's missing Christmas decorations.

But I was thinking something along the lines of a 1960's retro-future Christmas with aluminum Christmas trees set up along the PeopleMover track with color wheels, and go-go girls in tinsel miniskirts doing the twist and the swim to Twistin' Santa at Tomorrowlad Terrace, etc., etc.

Something that this lady would appreciate...

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Fantastic idea, TP.
 

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