I'm amazed every year at how quick they transition from the Halloween to Christmas decorations. I'm curious as to why the tree is already up if they aren't taping for the parade until next week. Could they maybe be taping at the opposite end of Main Street this year to change it up a bit? When I went back in 2012, we were there the Sun-Thurs after they finished taping and the tree was never up then, so we had a fantastic view of the Christmas parade coming down Main Street from the train station balcony. Looks like I may need to change our plans for this year lol