Removal of Main Street Christmas Wreaths Due to New Parade

[PhotoDave219]

Already answered. Dec. 5th, 6th and 7th.

It got lost in the chatter.

 

[hokielutz]

I'm a bit partial to the garlands strung across the street. I wonder if these wreaths, at night will get lost among the Main Street building lights at night? Will wait and see what the photos turn out to be.

 

[hopemax]

Don't like it. All I see are huge brackets, not holiday decorations. And the brackets seem like such a "modern" thing, where everything has to be engineered to be earthquake or hurricane proof. It feels forced and unnatural. Like no one would ever choose this except having to be forced into it because of the parade changes. I feel like the scale is wrong, or there needed to be fewer of them or something. Or while some Downtowns do banners, they are off of poles not buildings, so seeing these brackets off buildings just doesn't feel right.

I'll be in FL dealing with family stuff for 3 weeks, starting tomorrow, so I'll get a chance to see them in person.

 

[doctornick]

I think they look nice. One nice addition might be to have a garland that wraps around the individual white arms. Or they could do hanging garland that goes from arm to arm parallel to the street.

 

[DocMcHulk]

I think they look nice. One nice addition might be to have a garland that wraps around the individual white arms. Or they could do hanging garland that goes from arm to arm parallel to the street.

Good call! I think the problem is the generic plain whiteness of the arms. They need a little more color (or colour as @marni1971 would say). I agree, add some well placed garland and they'll look fine.

 

[PolynesianPrincess]

Not a fan of the pictures so far. I'll be there next weekend, so I'll have to check them out in person first so I can form a real opinion on them. I was quite partial to the garland across Main Street though

 

[note2001]

Don't like it, don't hate it. But the white branches are hideous.

Agree that the white is rather stark compared to the garland we're used to, but what color would be better? Gold? Wood toned? Black? OK, forget black. The white matches the trim on the store facades.

 

[note2001]

Here's a more straight on shot from the Train Station:

Credit: @WDWShutterbug on twitter

Thank you for finding and sharing! This is the view I wanted to see.

 

[Nmoody1]

I think they have done a good job... if you think about it these are more traditional as I'm sure turn of the century main streets didnt have garlands stretching across streets... I'm not a historian so don't beat me up if I'm wrong!

It frames the castle nicely and adds a festive touch without obstructing views down Main Street.

now... lets focus our negative energy onto a Lights of Winter replacement... or question just what festivities will be offered at Animal Kingdom now that Jingle Jungle Fumble has gone.

 

[cosmicray]

Curious- when was this taken in 2012? We were there the week of Thanksgiving in 2012 and the full garlands were up at that point. Not like it's a big deal (I'm bored at work and in total vacation mode!!! ), but just would be interesting to see if date played some role...i.e. did they take it down for parade taping? I took the pic below on November 20, 2012.

I was there the same week as you in 2012, saw the garlands as well....I'll miss the old design, but the new wreaths are still extremely nice-looking

 

[Horizons1]

Wow. I knew the budget was cut down for this project but I didn't kmow it got cut again. Could they have done this any cheaper?

 

[Rinx]

Meh.

Without a doubt much simpler to install/uninstall.

 

[PhotoDave219]

@wdwmagic so is this it? No garland to be strung tonight like someone previously suggested?

 

[ToTBellHop]

Wow. I knew the budget was cut down for this project but I didn't kmow it got cut again. Could they have done this any cheaper?

Yes, they could have. See the Lights of Winter.

 

[Next Big Thing]

now... lets focus our negative energy onto a Lights of Winter replacement... or question just what festivities will be offered at Animal Kingdom now that Jingle Jungle Fumble has gone.

Do we know for sure that Jingle Jungle won't be back? I mean, unless they've torn the floats apart, then there's no reason that they shouldn't perform it. DAK does NOTHING for xmas. They could at the very least bring back the parade for a holiday run if it's still intact.

 

[Pumbaa1222]

I don't mind the wreaths, but the arm brackets don't feel proportional. Why are they so big and intrusive if the wreath is going to hang so far back? Something seems missing...

 

[The Duck]

Looks good to me and I like the white supports. They have a Victorian flair that blends with MSUSA very well. Great job!

 

[JediMasterMatt]

Yes, they could have. See the Lights of Winter.

I agree. These wreath replacements look much better than the Lights of Winter replacements.

WDW - best taken with a heavy dose of lowered expectations and a motto of "hey, at least it's something".

In all honesty, these don't look too bad. I think the color (or lack of) on the brackets may be the reason they don't look better. Maybe they should've been painted in "go away green" to match the construction zone that is the Hub?

 

[FutureCEO]

Do we know for sure that Jingle Jungle won't be back? I mean, unless they've torn the floats apart, then there's no reason that they shouldn't perform it. DAK does NOTHING for xmas. They could at the very least bring back the parade for a holiday run if it's still intact.

They don't have to do anything for Christmas.

 

[Next Big Thing]

They don't have to do anything for Christmas.

That is the type of attitude that lets DHS, DAK and Epcot get to the state they are currently in.