Any Christmas decorations at Epcot prior to Thanksgiving?

[Cloudless Nights]

Hi all! I just was able to squeeze in a quick trip in November the week before Thanksgiving (the only time I can go). I know the Candlelight Processional and the Holidays Around the World technically don't start until after Thanksgiving, but are there any Christmas decorations up at Epcot before then? Thanks for any and all help!

 

[hiroMYhero]

Hi all! I just was able to squeeze in a quick trip in November the week before Thanksgiving (the only time I can go). I know the Candlelight Processional and the Holidays Around the World technically don't start until after Thanksgiving, but are there any Christmas decorations up at Epcot before then? Thanks for any and all help!

We've been to Epcot in mid-November, Veterans' Day, and the tree was up. I don't think the countries were decorated.

 

[Bob Dolewhip]

We went the week of thanksgiving last year and they were already in full Christmas mode.

 

[hakepb]

They have been installing Food and Wine for the past month, and F&W ends Nov 13, the week before Thanksgiving week...so there will probably be more removing F&W than installing Christmas.

(I know, they used to magically transform parks overnight, but it seems they go at a slower pace, now)

 

[karrit2000]

The big Christmas tree usually gets installed some time the last week of the F & W Festival. Sometimes they get the one at American Adventure up also during that week. Holiday decorations start to appear inside the restaurants. So other than missing out on the Storytellers & Processional it should be all decorated. Once F & W is done they try to remove the booths that they won't be using during the Holiday season as quickly as possible. It's pretty amazing how quickly they switch some of the stuff over. We always go for the last week or two of F & W and we usually are able to see most of the holiday decorations in each park. EPCOT is the last Park to be done due to F &W but we always get to see some of the EPCOT decorations. The last few years we even got to see a bit of the Christmas Parade tapings

 

[CampbellzSoup]

Halloween is in August this year I think they'll put them up early!