In this thread, complain about Christmas music in the parks

[AndyS2992]

I'd love to see how he would react on It's a Small World Holiday

 

[luv]

I love Christmas and you're a terrible person if you don't love it.



After Thanksgiving, it's cool with me. Before Thanksgiving, off with their heads!

 

[IWantMyMagicBand]

We last went Jan 1st to 12th 2012. 1st to 3rd I was ok with Christmas stuff as that was what was on the planner when we booked, After 6th I was asking every CM when Christmas would be over. Finally got to see WDW as it should be on the 10th. I hate Christmas anyway (mum not talking to dad, brother not talking to dad, mum not talking to DH's family), but going to WDW I want to forget that and Christmas, especially AFTER Christmas.

 

[Matt_Black]

I love Christmas and you're a terrible person if you don't love it.



After Thanksgiving, it's cool with me. Before Thanksgiving, off with their heads!

Shouldn't we keep Christmas in our hearts all year round?

 

[MinnieM123]

Random thought . . . just wondering if there might be a subliminal marketing theme going on here as well, with the continual Christmas music playing. A musical loop of Christmas favorites may help to keep the park guests in the holiday spirit which, in turn, may invite thoughts of buying Christmas gifts—in the Disney gift shops?!

 

[bethymouse]

IMHO, keep the loops as is, and add a bit of Christmas cheer to the resorts or elsewhere, or as another poster said, rotate it somehow. I love Christmas music, but back in 2007, I did miss the regular loop music when visiting at Christmas. I also agree that the constant Christmas music is a way to subliminally get us to spend, spend, spend!

 

[lilclerk]

On my first Dec trip to WDW, @lilclerk warned me that instead of my beloved Innoventions loop, I would hear Christmas music. I am forever grateful for that warning. There is a little too much Christmas music for my taste.

For real, that sort of ruined the trip for me haha. The Innoventions loop is my "hey I'm in WDW" thing.

I'm with you, @Tom_Morrow . I do love Christmas decorations and music... I start doing small decorations around the house on 11/1. A small part of me misses working in retail because I loved the holiday season in the store (I know, I'm weird.) I thought I would LOVE Christmas at WDW, but it was just too different for me. The Christmas party was a dud, IMO. The Christmas music everywhere was sad because I love WDW background loops so much. It was the first year without the Lights of Winter and I was really looking forward to those.

Honestly, the only Christmasy thing I enjoyed was the Osborne Lights. They are amazing, and I would consider a quick weekend trip at some point just to see them (if they survive.) The castle lights were nice, too. Everything else was a big ol' meh. But that's fine, I am totally fine with traveling in the late winter and fall.

 

[jlsHouston]

Ahhhh I LOVE Christmas music...99.1 is my radio station from Thanksgiving day tll 12/26! All I can say is..I was standing there gazing at the Osborne Lights the other evening when Feliz Navidad started to play and at least 100 of us were dancing in the streets...it was awesome!

 

[Megalodumb]

Its absolute overkill. Someone vacationing at WDW at this time will have very little escape from the Christmas music! A bigger issue I have is that it disrupts the meticulously created atmospheres with music that is not appropriate for theme, and in turn makes WDW feel more like any other shopping center in the country. Yes, some people specifically vacation at WDW at this time to see the Christmas decorations, but that's what the Christmas decorations are for, and I'm sure many more just want to see WDW, not Christmas WDW.

What do you think? Again, please try to keep "I love Christmas and you're a terrible person if you don't love it" posts to a minimum, thanks!

You seem to have lost the spirit of traveling to theme parks during the Christmas holiday season. As a result of your words, tonight you will be visited by 3 ghosts. Expect the first one when the bell tolls 1:00am...

 

[DABIGCHEEZ]

Its absolute overkill. Someone vacationing at WDW at this time will have very little escape from the Christmas music! A bigger issue I have is that it disrupts the meticulously created atmospheres with music that is not appropriate for theme, and in turn makes WDW feel more like any other shopping center in the country. Yes, some people specifically vacation at WDW at this time to see the Christmas decorations, but that's what the Christmas decorations are for, and I'm sure many more just want to see WDW, not Christmas WDW.

What do you think? Again, please try to keep "I love Christmas and you're a terrible person if you don't love it" posts to a minimum, thanks!

But overhype and overkill is exactly what Disney does best!

 

[Bairstow]

Its absolute overkill. Someone vacationing at WDW at this time will have very little escape from the Christmas music! A bigger issue I have is that it disrupts the meticulously created atmospheres with music that is not appropriate for theme, and in turn makes WDW feel more like any other shopping center in the country. Yes, some people specifically vacation at WDW at this time to see the Christmas decorations, but that's what the Christmas decorations are for, and I'm sure many more just want to see WDW, not Christmas WDW.

You seem to have lost the spirit of traveling to theme parks during the Christmas holiday season. As a result of your words, tonight you will be visited by 3 ghosts. Expect the first one when the bell tolls 1:00am...

Take heed, rise, and walk with me.

 

[MarkTwain]

A bigger issue I have is that it disrupts the meticulously created atmospheres with music that is not appropriate for theme, and in turn makes WDW feel more like any other shopping center in the country.

Actually in some instances, the opposite is true. As many have pointed out, a few years back the Liberty Square 1700s music arrangement was replaced with John Philip Sousa patriotic music, which is completely inappropriate seeing as it was written in the 1800s for marching bands (often for instruments that didn't even exist in colonial times). In Christmastime, Liberty Square reverts to Christmas music written for string ensembles with harpsichord, which is much more period-appropriate.

 

[Tom Morrow]

Actually in some instances, the opposite is true. As many have pointed out, a few years back the Liberty Square 1700s music arrangement was replaced with John Philip Sousa patriotic music, which is completely inappropriate seeing as it was written in the 1800s for marching bands (often for instruments that didn't even exist in colonial times). In Christmastime, Liberty Square reverts to Christmas music written for string ensembles with harpsichord, which is much more period-appropriate.

True, the Liberty Square loop is one of the few instances where I prefer the holiday loop over the regular loop.

 

[erasure fan1]

I am a no Christmas music till Thanksgiving weekend but I see why Disney would start in November. I would like to go there and see the Xmas stuff but the beginning of November would be the only real possibility for me. I am betting there are plenty of others in the same boat as well. A happy medium could be just don't go full throttle until the week before Thanksgiving. Keep most of the park loops normal for that time but have a Christmas is coming feel.

 

[hurricanepat]

Well I kinda miss the innoventions and epcot main entrance music loop out of all the music loops replaced.

 

[JillC LI]

I didn't mind the holiday music when we were in WDW last December (in fact, to be honest, I barely noticed it), but it drives me crazy when most of my favorite local radio stations start playing Christmas music round the clock beginning the weekend BEFORE Thanksgiving. I find another radio station to listen to until they stop. I wouldn't mind if it was Xmas music mixed in with other music, but 100% Xmas music is just not enjoyable to me.

 

[MKCP 1985]

Most everyone is all in on the Christmas music at all the parks, but wait until "Christmas Shoes" comes on and you have no way to escape!

I agree with going full blast after December 1 and can live with starting up full-bore on the morning after Thanksgiving, but all of November seems extreme.

I'm easing into the Christmas spirit . . . but need a few more days to get fully there. Mixing in Christmas music with the Walt Disney World music as @JillC LI suggests would be my preference, but they must have forgotten to ask my opinion. :lol

 

[JillC LI]

Most everyone is all in on the Christmas music at all the parks, but wait until "Christmas Shoes" comes on and you have no way to escape!

If I am unfortunate enough to hear that song come on the radio, I cannot seem to tear myself away until it is over and I am a complete sobbing mess. lol

 

[Allym146]

This is why I will forever and always keep my trips to disney separate from the holiday season. Thankfully it works better for us to go Sep/Oct anyway.

 

[KeithVH]

I'm worse than waiting for turkey day as the beginning. We've been going first week of December for 16 years now. Until I hear E Aloha 'E or Kani Kani Pele, it's not Christmas. Now we can't go until Jan this year (middle DD college finals) and I had to break down and get the whole CD of Xmas music from the islands . . .