News Holidays 2020 at Walt Disney World

[griffin ferrari]

Is there going to be ride overlays the they where going to do at MVMCP that will now be daily during the holiday season?

 

[TYOTimer]

So, is DreamLights budget related or crowds related? Either way it makes no sense. Hopefully it doesn’t go the way of Osborne

 

[Touchdown]

Also, no projections on ToT this year from what I can tell.

 

[GoofGoof]

So, is DreamLights budget related or crowds related? Either way it makes no sense. Hopefully it doesn’t go the way of Osborne

Maybe park hours related. It’s only dark for an hour or 2 each night while the park is actually open. May not be worth the cost for such a limited time use.

 

[JustInTime]

Imagine that.

Do you think we will ever see dreamlights again?

 

[Rteetz]

I'm torn on the dreamlights. I HATE seeing the stupid crane up for weeks on end installing them & taking them down...but it's so magical

The last 2 or so years they have put them up outside of park hours so the crane really wasn't up during the day.

 

[Nunu]

Honestly, it's more than I expected. I'm good with this.

Happy to see the Holiday Kitchens at Epcot coming back, too. Only thing I'll miss is the gingerbread displays at the resorts. Good news is, they won't cut down on all the other holiday decorations at parks and resorts.

 

[GoofGoof]

The last 2 or so years they have put them up outside of park hours so the crane really wasn't up during the day.

There’s a lot more hours that are outside of park hours this year so it would have been a piece of cake to get done.

 

[JohnD]

“When night falls”. All 1-2 hours of it. Give me at least until 10 pm...

Currently the reduced hours are until the third week of November. Daylight Savings Time ends the first Sunday in November -- November 1 this year. So at least November 1 through November 21 it will be dark approx 5-7pm. At least guests will get to experience dark in the parks (rhyming not intended) unlike anyone visiting prior to November 1.

 

[Mainahman]

I'm torn on the dreamlights. I HATE seeing the stupid crane up for weeks on end installing them & taking them down...but it's so magical

THIS!!! SO many trips with seeing the cranes.....

 

[dothebrdwalk]

Why is everyone so shocked? They also wouldn't have done the nightly castle show lighting them up. It is what it is, this year is a fluke hopefully and when the world recovers, this probably will too. Seems like they just didn't need the headache of putting them up for 3 months and taking them down for another 3 months when they don't even know if they'll for sure be open at Christmas this year!

 

[TYOTimer]

Do you think we will ever see dreamlights again?

If we don’t, I expect riots.

 

[jrhwdw]

If we get a valid vaccine this fall, might we get MOUACT for Christmas Week?????

 

[GoofGoof]

Currently the reduced hours are until the third week of November. Daylight Savings Time ends the first Sunday in November -- November 1 this year. So at least November 1 through November 21 it will be dark approx 5-7pm. At least guests will get to experience dark in the parks (rhyming not intended) unlike anyone visiting prior to November 1.

MK closes at 6pm and AK at 5PM so not much dark night time there. At least DHS and EPCOT go to 7PM. Maybe they will increase the hours starting around Thanksgiving. The calendar isn’t out yet, but there’s a good chance it happens.

 

[JohnD]

If we get a valid vaccine this fall, might we get MOUACT for Christmas Week?????

What?

 

[CJR]

I'm sad about the dreamlights, but at least we will have some after dark festive atmosphere.

Not much mentioned for DHS, but Disney probably didn't want the park to have much more incentive for demand than it already does.

I would love to see "snow" in the parks, in addition to DS. Here's hoping they just left it out. No reason why they could have it in DS and not the parks.

Hope Disney returns the Dream Lights in 2021.

 

[JustInTime]

If we don’t, I expect riots.

I expect that when they killed Osborne lights! But you’re right. Dream lights is way more popular. So let’s hope it returns 2021.

 

[JohnD]

I'm sad about the dreamlights, but at least we will have some after dark festive atmosphere.

Not much mentioned for DHS, but Disney probably didn't want the park to have much more incentive for demand than it already does.

I would love to see "snow" in the parks, in addition to DS. Here's hoping they just left it out. No reason why they could have it in DS and not the parks.

Hope Disney returns the Dream Lights in 2021.

HS will probably have rotating holiday scenes over ToT again this year. They could do the same with the Chinese Theatre. Just project random holiday images over it and the side buildings also. Just no show.

 

[GoofGoof]

If we get a valid vaccine this fall, might we get MOUACT for Christmas Week?????

A vaccine won’t impact Christmas week. Even if one works and is approved in the late fall it still needs to be distributed and people need to get vaccinated. High risk and first responders first then the general public afterwards. The leading candidates all require 2 vaccinations 3 to 4 weeks apart too so even if you started vaccinations as early as Dec (which is not likely) you won’t have everyone done until probably end of March. The best hope for WDW and a vaccine is probably that they salvage Spring Break 2021 by relaxing restrictions by then. More conservative view would be they can ease up on restrictions by the summer season. All of that is based on a vaccine working and the trials to have a positive outcome.

 

[TYOTimer]

I expect that when they killed Osborne lights! But you’re right. Dream lights is way more popular. So let’s hope it returns 2021.

I still think Osborne Lights will come back one day, just on Sunset and Hollywood.

But, expect Twitter to freak out, and hey, who knows, maybe Disney will pander to us in a way we actually want this time!