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Will Disney ever stop using christmas (A religious holiday) to broaden their audiences?

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englanddg

englanddg

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brb1006 said:
I remember seeing one saying "Jesus 3> you" during my final day at WDW last year as you're we were heading to Magic Kingdom on the WDW Bus at my Senior Trip. What is up with those sky writings?
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It's a group of two people (used to just be one) called Holy Smokes. One's a retired aviator, the other is an amateur pilot.

They do all sorts of messages, have for years.

If you are interested:

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/20...-20101230_1_skywriting-cropduster-crop-duster

Though, another local church (not the Holy Smokes) does this...

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brb1006

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ClimateChange said:
Examples being the parade with santa, entire soundtrack of the parade and Holiday Wishes dealing with Christmas, The Candlelight Processional at Epcot, and the name Mickey's very Merry Christmas Party.

I think we can all say that the Candlelight Processional is not a fit in epcot, especially if Epcot is suppose to be a mix of different cultures and religions, i would much rather hear about a different set of religion/culture/Rituals other countries perform than the USA, I believe there's a dedicated theme park right down by disney just about the story of christ, The holy land experience...
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Never! OMG, I totally love celebrating Christmas at Disney. Christmas draws in the largest crowds at Disney. So, by not honoring Christmas -- Disney will greatly decrease their audience.

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It's interesting how Christmas is targeted while Halloween is overlooked. LOL. Also, the C in Christ and Christmas is always capital.
 
brb1006

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Never! OMG, I totally love celebrating Christmas at Disney. Christmas draws in the largest crowds at Disney. So, by not honoring Christmas -- Disney will greatly decrease their audience.

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It's interesting how Christmas is targeted while Halloween is overlooked. LOL. Also, the C in Christ and Christmas is always capital.
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This is why I'm glad The Nightmare Before Christmas exists. To celebrate Halloween and Christmas for both holidays. At least the other Disney parks across the globe take the love for Halloween to a bigger level (Well the parades and decorations that is).
 
englanddg

englanddg

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brb1006 said:
This is why I'm glad The Nightmare Before Christmas exists. To celebrate Halloween and Christmas for both holidays. At least the other Disney parks across the globe take the love for Halloween to a bigger level (Well the parades and decorations that is).
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Meh...they can keep their overlays of HM, thank you very much. :P

Good for Disneyland...but, I'll stick with the way WDW does it for WDW, myself.
 
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Also, I forgot to add that I saw a Menorah displayed on Main Street in Disneyland last year as well.
EDIT: I found a picture of said Menorah:
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Derrit said:
You could still celebrate Christmas if you wanted to. I'm a complete atheist but would love to see different cultures holidays besides christmas intergraded into the disney parks.
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Siren

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brb1006 said:
This is why I'm glad The Nightmare Before Christmas exists. To celebrate Halloween and Christmas for both holidays. At least the other Disney parks across the globe take the love for Halloween to a bigger level (Well the parades and decorations that is).
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Hi @brb1006! I don't celebrate Halloween but I have seen The Nightmare Before Christmas and I liked the story, it's so endearing.

Derrit said:
You could still celebrate Christmas if you wanted to. I'm a complete atheist but would love to see different cultures holidays besides Christmas intergraded into the disney parks.
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Hi @Derrit! What other kinds of Holidays would you like to see at Disney?
 
marni1971

marni1971

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Christmas is Christmas. The time I've been around the World during the festive season I've been very glad they do what they do. It's an American company based in the west. Why shouldn't they celebrate for the location?

As has been pointed out Epcot showcases native celebrations too. Has the OP been during this time?

The PC gang saying holiday instead of Christmas makes me laugh. Disney, incidentally, uses the phrase holiday as opposed to Christmas far more. I assume so not to offend.

What next? Halloween becomes scary week? Easter becomes egg week?
 
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