Quick Magic Kingdom Update 12-11-14

ZodIsGr8

ZodIsGr8

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Haunted Mansion re-opened from refurbishment 9 days early!!!! The family and I were very surprised by this because it was closed all day and then at around 9pm we noticed a 15 minute wait sign up. We ran and got on it. I asked a CM if this was just for the Christmas Party and she said no that it is back up! Hopefully this will brighten up some trips for visitors who are down here now.

On a side note I did not really notice any changes to the ride.

Also, another hot topic around here. Snow White and Dopey are moving again at the 7DMT!!!!

Hope everyone has a great night!!!
 
NYwdwfan

NYwdwfan

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ZodIsGr8 said:
Haunted Mansion re-opened from refurbishment 9 days early!!!! The family and I were very surprised by this because it was closed all day and then at around 9pm we noticed a 15 minute wait sign up. We ran and got on it. I asked a CM if this was just for the Christmas Party and she said no that it is back up! Hopefully this will brighten up some trips for visitors who are down here now.

On a side note I did not really notice any changes to the ride.

Also, another hot topic around here. Snow White and Dopey are moving again at the 7DMT!!!!

Hope everyone has a great night!!!
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Clearly YOU had a better night than any of US! ;)

Enjoy your trip. :)
 
sshindel

sshindel

The Epcot Manifesto
My kids would be thrilled if they get to ride it tonight at MVMCP! We've been warning them for months it's going to be closed our whole trip!
 
Fractal514

Fractal514

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May I just ask... why bury the lead? Why isn't the title of this thread, "Haunted Mansion Reopened" so that everyone would know clearly what is inside. I'm just curious as to the logic here.
 
wdisney9000

wdisney9000

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Yes! Just checked in at BW and was telling my wife how I was bummed about HM being down. Your info was the Best X-mas present ever! Thanks for the update, @ZodIsGr8
 
Progress.City

Progress.City

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When I was there a few months ago, the ride seemed to "lit" up. I think the lighting spoiled it. Is it still like that or have they adjusted it?
 
Kman101

Kman101

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Well, Snow and Dopey were working as of last Monday when I was there. So they seem to keep up with at least this ride and fix it at least within a few days. I guess having two show scenes makes it easier ;)
 
WondersOfLife

WondersOfLife

Blink, blink. Breathe, breathe. Day in, day out.
So... Could there be a reason why Christmas is sometimes called "xmas"?.. Cuz.. Like.. the "X"... Criss crosses.. Yah know?? But then that'd be "crissmas".....

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englanddg

englanddg

One Little Spark...
WondersOfLife said:
So... Could there be a reason why Christmas is sometimes called "xmas"?.. Cuz.. Like.. the "X"... Criss crosses.. Yah know?? But then that'd be "crissmas".....

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X comes from the Greek word for Christ. Don't ask me what it is (you'll need to google), but I do remember that trivia about the term.
 
RandomPrincess

RandomPrincess

Keep Moving Forward
WondersOfLife said:
So... Could there be a reason why Christmas is sometimes called "xmas"?.. Cuz.. Like.. the "X"... Criss crosses.. Yah know?? But then that'd be "crissmas".....

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The letters of the word "Christ" in Greek, the language in which the New Testament was written, or various titles
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for Jesus early became symbols of Christ and Christianity. For example, the first two letters of the word Christ (cristoV, or as it would be written in older manuscripts, CRISTOS) are the Greek letters chi (c or C) and rho (r or R). These letters were used in the early church to create the chi-rho monogram
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By the fifteenth century Xmas emerged as a widely used symbol for Christmas. In 1436 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press with moveable type. In the early days of printing typesetting was done by hand and was very tedious and expensive. As a result, abbreviations were common. In religious publications, the church began to use the abbreviation C, or simply X, for the word "Christ" to cut down on the cost of the books and pamphlets. From there, the abbreviation moved into general use in newspapers and other publications, and "Xmas" became an accepted way of printing "Christmas" (along with the abbreviations Xian and Xianity). Even Webster’s dictionary acknowledges that the abbreviation Xmas was in common use by the middle of the sixteenth century.

http://www.crivoice.org/symbols/xmasorigin.html
 
Mike S

Mike S

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RandomPrincess said:
The letters of the word "Christ" in Greek, the language in which the New Testament was written, or various titles
​
for Jesus early became symbols of Christ and Christianity. For example, the first two letters of the word Christ (cristoV, or as it would be written in older manuscripts, CRISTOS) are the Greek letters chi (c or C) and rho (r or R). These letters were used in the early church to create the chi-rho monogram
chirho.bmp
By the fifteenth century Xmas emerged as a widely used symbol for Christmas. In 1436 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press with moveable type. In the early days of printing typesetting was done by hand and was very tedious and expensive. As a result, abbreviations were common. In religious publications, the church began to use the abbreviation C, or simply X, for the word "Christ" to cut down on the cost of the books and pamphlets. From there, the abbreviation moved into general use in newspapers and other publications, and "Xmas" became an accepted way of printing "Christmas" (along with the abbreviations Xian and Xianity). Even Webster’s dictionary acknowledges that the abbreviation Xmas was in common use by the middle of the sixteenth century.

http://www.crivoice.org/symbols/xmasorigin.html
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Learn something new every day.
 
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Figaro928

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Holy Tangent Batman!


My own tangent: I'm very excited about the early opening of HM because when we are there in February, we will be missing out on Little Mermaid by 5 days. This now gives me a small glimmer of hope that it too may open early!
 
WondersOfLife

WondersOfLife

Blink, blink. Breathe, breathe. Day in, day out.
englanddg said:
X comes from the Greek word for Christ. Don't ask me what it is (you'll need to google), but I do remember that trivia about the term.
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RandomPrincess said:
The letters of the word "Christ" in Greek, the language in which the New Testament was written, or various titles
​
for Jesus early became symbols of Christ and Christianity. For example, the first two letters of the word Christ (cristoV, or as it would be written in older manuscripts, CRISTOS) are the Greek letters chi (c or C) and rho (r or R). These letters were used in the early church to create the chi-rho monogram
chirho.bmp
By the fifteenth century Xmas emerged as a widely used symbol for Christmas. In 1436 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press with moveable type. In the early days of printing typesetting was done by hand and was very tedious and expensive. As a result, abbreviations were common. In religious publications, the church began to use the abbreviation C, or simply X, for the word "Christ" to cut down on the cost of the books and pamphlets. From there, the abbreviation moved into general use in newspapers and other publications, and "Xmas" became an accepted way of printing "Christmas" (along with the abbreviations Xian and Xianity). Even Webster’s dictionary acknowledges that the abbreviation Xmas was in common use by the middle of the sixteenth century.

http://www.crivoice.org/symbols/xmasorigin.html
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