Love, love, LOVE these small-detail Main Street pictures Sherry. We always go during Christmas, but I can't recall seeing most of those things! Can't wait for the next theme....
Thank you, DTDkettleCORNfan! You know, to be honest, I notice more details, colors, decorations, displays, etc., when I'm alone, and preferably if the crowds are not overwhelming. When the crowds have been horrible, the last thing I wanted to do was push through the mobs to get to window displays or ornaments!
So I missed lots of things. And when I am with friends, I just cannot seem to get the time to really concentrate and focus on taking photos of everything. But when I am left alone and I can actually take time to walk around and notice things, I start seeing the parks in a whole new light.
My favorites of the last batch of pictures I posted are the ones of the 2 candy houses - not because the photos themselves are great, but because I love both of those candy houses!
The next theme is right around the corner!
I've already got my photos lined up for it, and I know it will be something that others have photos of as well. I did switch the theme from what my originally planned theme was, but there are many themes and many weeks to come!
wow so many little deatails others may miss, I am so glad we were able to add on a 3rd day so we can slow it down and enjoy the beauty of the season. I love the crystal !
jemilah - I think adding a day onto your trip was a good plan! There is so much that goes unnoticed around the parks and hotels, and yet these displays add so many bursts of color here and there. The displays just kind of fall into the background or off to the side, and Main Street is often times packed with people so it is so easy to just overlook all the small stuff. There were some window displays I either couldn't get to because there were too many people in front of them, or I just ran out of time. But when I was able to get to them, I realized how much character, personality and seasonal style they add to the overall atmosphere.
The crystal pieces are very pretty, aren't they?
Wonderful pics, Sherry E! I can never manage to get decent pictures of the window displays, these are awesome!
spacemermaid - Thank you so much! Oh, the window displays can be some of the hardest to get even decent shots of, let alone anything really good, can't they? I'm sure you have had the same issues I've had - the stupid glare in the windows is the bane of my existence!
In the daytime, depending on the position of the sun, the location of the window in question and whether or not you have people behind you in the frame, you could end up with a tremendous glare in the photo no matter how you try to avoid it, or end up with a dark photo blocked out by shadows. And then at night, there is often glare due to the gorgeous lights on Main Street!
Sometimes it requires crouching down a few inches, standing on your tiptoes, climbing under and around other humans who are standing in the way of you and a good window display (and I have done this!
), leaning way to the side, tilting at odd angles, etc. ...All kinds of crazy feats of wonder and agility...just to get photos of window displays!!
Plus, if you are someone who doesn't use a flash 90% of the time, specifically to avoid glare and spots and all that (like I do), it is annoying when you encounter a display that is particularly well lit, as it tends to wash out part of the photo. I do all the right things - I leave the flash off, I press the camera against the glass (or super close to it) if I need to, I angle the camera ever so slightly when needed...and sometimes I just cannot avoid the glare or the shadows or the 'washed out' look provided by the well-lit displays. But still, I forge ahead!
Great pictures sincere go after Christmas a lot of the Chrismas items are already gone, I will have to try nag go earlier next year, but I do love NYE
Thank you, Minnie Loves Mickey! That's right - you're a NYE visitor most of the time! It hadn't even occurred to me that a lot of the cool merchandise is gone by that time. The things that are left may be the things that are not as great.
Last year I went to DLR on the second day of the holiday season (November 13th) and I saw a
bunch of adorable Tinkerbell candy/cupcake-type ornaments. Some of them were brand new - I had never seen these particular ones before, though I have seen a similar Tinkerbell cupcake/candy theme to other types of ornaments in previous years. I'm not even a big Tinkerbell fan, but I loved all of these ornaments. There were also tons of Christmas tree/Mickey ears antenna toppers.
But...when I returned to DLR on December 12, the antenna toppers were not easily found, and the Tinkerbell ornaments had dwindled down considerably, leaving some of the less interesting ones. And that was only December 12-15!! Imagine what the supplies would have looked like if it had been 2 weeks later!
That is exactly what I hope to find on ou trip!
) Great shot!
Sherry's summary is spot on. Don't miss IASW holiday or HMH. Both are fabulous! 
) just to see all the window displays...as if your 3 days are not already totally jam-packed with holiday merriment!
You're bad! I haven't given up hope for a 4th day. Just this morning he told me he broke his firefighter Mickey coffee cup on Saturday while at the fire station. Even his crew was devistated for him. He tld that's the one souvenir he needs on this next trip. He's gettng warmer. 
