Christmas decorations?

[wer14631]

We will be arriving on November 17 and departing on the 22nd. Anyone know whether or not the Christmas decorations will be up at the parks and/or the resorts at this time?

 

[Luv4Disney]

We will be arriving on November 17 and departing on the 22nd. Anyone know whether or not the Christmas decorations will be up at the parks and/or the resorts at this time?

I don't think so. They generally go up after Thanksgiving. It's almost like an overnight transformation.

 

[conwaym98]

Most of the decorations go up right after thanksgiving. I think the Osbourne light display at MGM starts while you're there though.

 

[lark]

We will be arriving on November 17 and departing on the 22nd. Anyone know whether or not the Christmas decorations will be up at the parks and/or the resorts at this time?

By the 22d, you should see a lot of holiday decorations. We checked out of the GF once about 8 to 10 days before thanksgiving, and they were putting up the tree pretty much the whole time we were there, and they unveiled it the morning we checked out. Others report holiday decorations at the resorts in the week before thanksgiving -- not quite as much in the parks, though. Given that the 22d is two days before thanksgiving, I think it's highly likely that you will see decorations lots of places in the resorts.

 

[disney1990]

There should be quite a bit of the Christmas decorations up when you are down -- however, not all of them will be lit. Here are a few of the Christmas things that I know will be available while you are down.

"Mickey's Jingle Jungle Parade" will help to celebrate the season at Disney's Animal Kingdom from November 14 – January 8, 2006. Santa Goofy and other Disney characters will also transform Camp Minnie-Mickey into a wild and festive wonderland.

Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights. Nov. 14 – Jan. 8, 2006. Millions of lights bombard the eyes at the Disney-MGM Studios (link).

Festival of the Seasons. Nov. 19 – Dec. 24. Downtown Disney celebrates the season (link).

This was up by mid-November last year.
The Grand Floridian will again host its famed life-sized holiday gingerbread house, which will double as a store selling Santa lollipops, gingerbread cookie people, gingerbread ornaments, gingerbread cookies, stollen bread, and Grand Floridian chocolate logo boxes filled with truffles, peppermint bark and miniature gingerbread houses.

This is the decorating schedule from year before last.
Holiday Decorating at Walt Disney World 2003

The following is the schedule for Walt Disney World Christmas decorating:

Oct. 28th - 10 pm
Pop Century

Nov. 3rd - 10 pm
- Magic Kingdom Merchandise
- Disney Animal Kingdom Merchandise shops
- Disney - MGM Studios Merchandise Shops
- Marketplace Interior
- Santa Clause Trees

Nov. 4th - 10 pm
- Epcot Merchandise Shops
- Epcot Towers
- Mousegears
- Port Orleans Riverside/ Riverside Resort

Nov. 5th - 10 pm
- Disney Vacation Club Resorts
- World of Disney Downtown Disney
- All Star Movie Resort
- Downtown Disney West Side

Nov. 6th - 10 pm
- All Star Sports & Music Resorts
- Boardwalk Interior
- Boardwalk Concierge
- Boardwalk exterior- AM

Nov. 7 - 10 pm
- Poly Resort
- Coronado Springs Resort
- Blizzard Beach

Nov. 9th
- Upon docking
- Disney Cruise Line Wonder

Nov. 10th - 10 pm
- Caribbean Beach Resort
- Contemporary Resort

Nov. 11th - 10 pm
- Grand Floridian Tree set up
- Grand Floridian Resort

Nov. 12th - 10 pm
- Wilderness Lodge
- Wilderness Lodge Tree set up
- Wilderness Lodge Annex

Nov. 13th - 10 pm
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Interior and exterior
- Old Key West Resort
- Disney Cruise Line Wonder send Cast away Cay decorations

Nov. 14th - 10 pm
- Vero Beach Resort
- Fort Wilderness Exterior
- Wide World of Sports Tree

Nov. 16th - 10 pm
- Disney Cruise Line Magic 16-21

Nov. 17th - 10 pm
- Disney-MGM Studios 50's Prime Time Cafe
- Disney-MGM Studios Hollywood and Vine
- Disney-MGM Studios Brown Derby
- Epcot Exterior

Nov. 18th - 10 pm
- Epcot Exterior
- Disney-MGM Studios Tree installation
- Disney-MGM Studios New York Street

Nov. 19th - 10 pm
- Disney-MGM Studios New York Street Cable installation
- Disney-MGM Studios New York Street
- Epcot Interior
- Epcot Tree
- Epcot American Adventure tree

Nov. 20th - 10 pm
- Downtown Disney Marketplace exterior
- Disney's Animal Kingdom exterior
- Habro Tree
- Lily Pad Stage Tree.

Nov. 21st - 10 pm
- Disney's Animal Kingdom exterior
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Tree of Life
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Dinoland

Nov. 23rd - 10 pm
- Magic Kingdom Interior/Exterior
- Magic Kingdom Tree
- Magic Kingdom cables
- Hilton Head

Nov. 24th - 10 pm
- Fort Wilderness Exterior
- Fort Wilderness Interior
- Magic Kingdom Interior/Exterior
- Epcot Candlelight Trees

Nov. 25th - 10 pm
- Fort Wilderness Exterior
- Magic Kingdom Exterior

 

[miste76]

I was there during the same time last year (and I will be there again for the week before thanksgiving again this year) and most of the decorations were up!!!
You will see most (not all) of the x-mas decorations at the resorts and the parks!!! Enjoy your trip!!!

 

[Stacy's a freak]

Wow, Disney1990! You have quite the inside track on the decorations. That's great information - thanks a bunch!

 

[wer14631]

Thanks to all. We can't wait!!

 

[Shiftgreen]

I never considered going in christmas b/c im used to going when its still hot, but is it b/c of the decorations and lights? or is it something else? it seems like a lot of people go during christmas, how come? sorry if thats a shallow question.