Christmas Decorations at Disney

[kristieuk]

Sorry if I'm asking a question that's always asked, but I'm looking for an up to date reply....

We are only in Florida until 9th November this year as we go a week earlier to coincide with half term. I know the Christmas lights are put up much earlier these days - I'm sure we have seen them within the first couple of weeks of November.

My question is - will we have any chance of seeing them before we leave? Anyone know the official date they are put up? Thanks

 

[Grumpy John]

They usually decorate up for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving this year is Thursday, November 27

Someone please corrrect me if I am wrong in the above

 

[kristieuk]

Thanks for the reply. I'm sure this did used to be the case, but we have gone for the first two weeks of November for the past 5 years or so, and have always got to see them, so I know it must be earlier now. We don't stay in Orlando, only spend a couple of days there, so I don't know how early the lights actually go up. Can anyone help

 

[AlanUK]

Straight after the Halloween decorations come down the Christmas dec's start to appear Parks first and then resorts.

 

[catherine]

We left Nov 6th and they had already got a lot of the Christmas decorations up.

 

[chipndalefan]

Im staying 30th Oct - 14th Nov, and im hoping to see the christmas decorations!

 

[Grumpy John]

Sorry if my reply is incorrect. In years past the decorations have always gone up after Thanksgiving, obviously it may have changed

 

[Mrs Doubtfire]

Probably - we were there last year for MNSSHP - after that one day the tree just apperared overnight in Epcot

 

[chipndalefan]

Probably - we were there last year for MNSSHP - after that one day the tree just apperared overnight in Epcot

What date was this?

 

[KayleeUK]

I have some AK pictures from November 7th 2006 and the characters have there Christmas scarfs on and there are little Christmas tree's up, as well as the huge one just outside the park.

Also some pictures of the Magic Kingdom dated November 13th 2006 and all of the Christmas decorations are up then.

They may have been up earlier but these are the day's we went that show decorations in our photo's.

 

[Minniespal]

Last year once the last of the MNSSHP was over with the very next day the Christmas Tree was up in Epcot.

 

[Mrs Doubtfire]

What date was this?

Well we landed back on the 5th November - so before that!

 

[Grumpy John]

Disney starts putting up Christmas decorations around the first of November. In typical "Disney magic" style, the work happens at night, so visitors see more decorations each day than were there the day before. Everything is up by Thanksgiving weekend.

Incredibly, Disney World shows off about 1,200 Christmas trees and hangs more than 5 miles of garland!

Just pulled the above off a website after doing a Google search

Hope it helps answer the OP queston

 

[kristieuk]

Fantastic! Thanks all for your responses - and to John especially for finding the answer I was hoping to see