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11-25-2009, 08:26 AM
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Tree lighting at EPCOT
So everyone says to make sure we make it to the tree lighting, but what time is it and where is it? Sorry if this is a dumb question, but Im sure I know where this is. People also say the tree lighting is at "dusk," but that could be somewhat of a time range, and I dont' want to miss it, nor do I want to stand around wasting time by getting there earlier than I need to. So what time DO is the lighting ceremony and where should I be standing to make sure i see it?
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11-25-2009, 08:37 AM
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Attention: There's a '71 Castle in the Hub with its lights on!
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They do light the tree, but it is just a brief recording. The choir no longer performs. Assume a time-frame for all things "lit" during the holidays between the times of 5:45 PM and 6:30 PM. |
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11-25-2009, 08:38 AM
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oh..ok. Well that makes things easy. Thanks Robo.
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11-25-2009, 11:09 AM
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As you take the main walkway into WS from FW, the tree is right smack in front of you - can't miss it.
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11-25-2009, 11:28 AM
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11-25-2009, 11:50 AM
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11-25-2009, 12:06 PM
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But the reason they gave last year for dumping the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony was even goofier (sorry Goofy.) They said the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony was a safety hazard! (No, I'm not joking.) |
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11-25-2009, 12:09 PM
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11-25-2009, 12:18 PM
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1937, what a year that was
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They do still light the tree at dusk, but it's a very brief production with no "show" to speak of. If you want to see something get lit, go to MK and watch the castle lighting. Now the Lights of Winter will be absent, so there won't be any reason to linger in that area for anything (unless that's where they set up the new gospel choir. I won't notice, I'll be in the tequila bar, getting lit - something at Epcot has to.)
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11-25-2009, 12:21 PM
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11-25-2009, 01:31 PM
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Both are now a part of the new tour...."Where Did Christmas Go?" Disney is charging double - since so many people miss the Christmas events which are obsolete and safety hazards. I wonder what the excuse was for not changing Country Bears? Maybe the little Santa hats the bears wore were a choaking hazard! |
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You just made me spew soda all over my monitor.  We''' be there in about two weeks and originally scheduled the trip specifically to see all the Christmas stuff. I sure hate that the Lights of Winter won't be there this year. I don't think anybody is buying 'the technology is obsolete' excuse. Disney is just being cheap!
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puddle of... uh, puddle... LINE!?!? 
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Aww yes. The dreaded "mouse hand"
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