Christmas decorations--when do they come down?

[TWyn]

Hi! Could someone please tell me how long after Christmas do they leave the decorations up? I have a friend planning a trip for January 2, and she was hoping they would still be up then. Thank you!

 

[Deb & Bill]

By Jan 6, most, if not all, of the decorations in the theme parks should be down. Jan 7 is the half marathon and Jan 8 is the full marathon. We've done them the past two years and the parks were about Christmas-free by then. The resorts may still have them up a few days later. The WL decorations came down Sunday night/Monday morning during the night while we slept on Marathon Sunday two years ago.

So if she arrives on Jan 2, she should still be able to see some. Most of the shows/parades will be over, though.

 

[xmelissax]

Do things get really busy during the marathons? They are during our trip and I had hoped that the 2-9th would be a less crowded time.

 

[jann1033]

it is not crowded at all.

 

[Deb & Bill]

The only real crowd is at the MK when the runners go through. But that is early in the AM, so don't plan on an early ADR at CRT or CP that morning because it will be hard to get through.

By the time they get to the rest of the parks they are more spread out, so you just make sure you don't get in their way as they come through.

 

[yxe dad]

When I booked my trip I asked the CM when they come down, while she wasn't sure, she thought the 3rd or 4th of Jan. I hope it's later because I don't arrive until the 4th.

 

[Kuffam]

When we went last year, they were down by the 3rd of January. The only problem we had with the marathon was getting into AK, the runners go right across the walkway to the entrance.

 

[swilshire]

The couple of times we've gone between Christmas and New Years, it has been fascinating to watch the transformation. If you go to the same park two days in a row, it might look very different as they gradually remove the decorations overnight.

The decorations at the resorts seem to stay up longer than in the parks. I think they're better anyway, for the most part.

Sheila

 

[TWyn]

Thank you so much for the info. You've all been very helpful. Hopefully, my friend will still catch a few of the decorations.