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I had always kind of thought that if/when they introduce a hard-ticket party to Disneyland that they might start with less days than WDW. WDW has 18 MVMCPs between Nov 8 and Dec 18 this year. With this in mind (and the fact that it doesn't actually run all the way to Christmas) would it still be a big deal locally? Just wondering.
Pjimmeyer - I think that when and if a Christmas party comes to DLR, it will definitely be for fewer nights than the one at WDW. The Halloween party at DLR doesn't have as many nights as the one at WDW, I don't think - or does it? There are 10 Halloween party nights at DLR, so I would imagine that a Christmas party would be about the same number of nights, possibly even less than that. And a Christmas party at DLR would probably start later in the season than the WDW party starts.
As for whether or not it would be a big deal locally, I think so. Even though having a Christmas party in Disneyland itself would cause all kinds of backlash due to certain events suddenly becoming paid party exclusives, if they added in just one extra thing to make it enticing, I think the crowds would still go. And if they were to have a party in DCA amd make something like a holiday version of WoC the focal point, people would definitely show up. Basically I think people will show up for whatever Disney puts out there to the public, even at crazy prices! I think people would love a Christmas party.
When they are making candy at the Candy Palace on Main Street do they ever let you buy the "fresh" made candy?
abwdreaming - You mean just regular candy and not candy canes? I am not sure about that. I have never bought a freshly made piece of candy from there, but I tend to think you may be more likely to get a totally fresh piece at Marceline's in Downtown Disney than at the Candy Palace.
Maybe someone else here knows about freshly made candy?
So, I kind of have a silly question......
Last year my family went to WDW the week after Thanksgiving and were there through the parade taping. They didn't realize it when they were planning, but were disappointed that the Main Street tree and swags hanging over Main Street were not up for most the time they were there (I am assuming it was to wait until after the taping of the parade). So.... since generally DLR tapes their portion of the parade prior to the opening of the official season, is the Main Street tree and everything on Main Street ready to go on opening day in November?
Kim - There are no silly questions. It is tricky how Disney handles their unveiling of the holiday season in stages, so it can be confusing!
I have heard that the way WDW handles their holiday season is greatly different from what DLR does. WDW may roll out some holiday things much earlier than DLR does in November, but WDW may not officially start their holiday season until after DLR starts theirs. It sounded very complicated, the way it was explained to me!
Yes, the giant Main Street tree and the Mickey wreaths/garland on Main Street will be up on the official opening day of the season. Most of the decor will actually be up before opening day, but the official start date is when you know it will be there for sure, along with the entertainment. Everything will be up and running on that first day of the season, except for the 3 hotels' decorations and some stuff in DTD, which don't appear until after Thanksgiving ends.
So, I was just looking at the hours and schedule for last year (link at the start of this thread). I'm looking at the last week of november into december....I clicked on the next month/previous month button and it showed me 2011. All that's there is the hours and fantasmic. I'm confused by the hours it's showing though compared to 2010....only open 10-6 on mon, tues, weds instead of the 9-8 that it was open last year??
lconn - The actual DLR schedule for 2011 has not been put out yet. I wouldn't pay attention to whatever you found when you tried to get to next month/previous month. The November 2011 holiday entertainment schedule will not come out until about 6 weeks prior to the start of the season, approximately. And the December schedule will come about 6 weeks before December.
I have got the November 2010 and December 2010 links - as you saw - on the first page of this thread. At first, when we went into December 2010 and tried to scroll to the previous month to get November 2010, it took us to a November 2011 page. So mvf-m11c (Bret) went in and found the specific November 2010 page so I could post the link for it in Post #3.
I would guess that whoever manages that particular calendar (from wdwinfo.com) has not realized yet that they've got stuff showing for 2011 that has not even been announced yet!
I am fairly positive that the November/December hours and schedules for 2011 will be mostly the same, or very similar, to the ones from 2010. The season certainly has not gotten any less popular, that's for sure, so unless DLR is planning on a Christmas party this year which would affect hours, I think everything will be pretty much the same.