Wow, I'm having a hard time seeing how they could run the CP with the park open! What a logistics nightmare!!! I was thinking maybe they'd run it after the park closes.......but yikes, to run it during opening AND to do it twice??????
I don't think they know how they're doing it yet.....lol Would explain why the calendar/park hours only goes into Nov.
Well, it will be interesting how they'll handle doing the CP, parade, fireworks and crowd flow with that all happening in the same general area and times.
Laurie -
I agree - I don't think that DL (or Team Disney Anaheim) really knows exactly how they're handling anything yet!
The CP has been running on weekends only (and always two times per night) for years, but having it on this many weekdays too could potentially be a gridlock nightmare, making the formerly 'less busy' times in December a madhouse, OR it could serve to spread out crowds so that they are not as bad on the first 2 days of the CP.
I get the feeling that TDA just thought, "Hey! Now that we have 2 new lands in DCA, that means we can start having a Christmas party in DL next year because DCA will have something to offer the guests who can't come to the party. Let's test out the CP this year and see if it is a big hit, and if it is a hit we will make it a selling point of a party next year!"
I don't think that too much was pondered beyond that initial thought, and now Disney is down to the wire, having to figure out how they are going to 'sell' this CP - literally and figuratively - and if the AP people will be buying packages too or getting free viewing, etc. They have to figure out when exactly the parade and fireworks can run.
Personally - and I am really not trying to sound like the voice of doom here - I don't see how this whole thing could
not draw in a lot of extra crowds and traffic in the park, despite whatever is going on in DCA to lure people over there.
I think CP means candlelight processional, and maybe you also mean Cast Party? Just checking to see if there's confusion there
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We'll be in DL Friday Nov. 16-1 day w/ out BFFs. I'm hoping to see the fireworks, snow on main st. and F! that night. I'd love recommendations on where to watch the FW so we can experience the snow and still make our way to watch the late F!.
TIA!
julieheyer -
There is no Cast Member party this year. We're definitely talking about the Candlelight Processional.
I think that standing on the Main Street side of the Hub is always good for fireworks and snow. But you know, some folks have said that standing back by IASWH is good for both too (snow usually falls back there as well), although I find that area in front of IASWH to be really, really, really packed with people at night. Others have said that they caught some snowfall along the edges of New Orleans Square.
I still vote for the Hub, on the Main Street side, or facing the Castle if you can manage it. I can't recall where Laurie/DizNee Luver stood for the fireworks and snow last year? Hopefully, as more folks post their photos for this week's theme, they will share where they watched the fireworks and experienced the snow.
Oh, by the way - I didn't get a chance to thank you last week, but thank you so much for your kind words and appreciation of this thread!
I am so glad you're enjoying it and enjoying the theme weeks.
And now my aunt, a long-time producer for Disney, pulled some strings and told me we're going to be getting the VIP treatment when we go, which will make things even better. Loving all these pictures! 
I wonder if she is going through the Special Activities office (that's the office I went through last year for VIP seats, etc.). They are very nice people in that SA office, and they are very helpful and attentive!
Oh well! Will have to wait and see. BTW, your pictures of the fireworks and parade are gorgeous!! 
