Resort Christmas decorations?

[1GR8DISNEYFAN]

I know MK Christmas desorations will be up by November 11, but will all the resort and other park decorations be up also?

 

[Missytara]

Everything is guaranteed to be up by the Saturday after Thanksgiving, with the exception of the MK tree, which goes up after the Xmas parade is taped.

Deluxes often take longer; especially those like the tree and Gingerbread House at GF. Some go up overnight. There is no real set order. You just have to wait and see.

 

[cybrkitn]

Everything is guaranteed to be up by the Saturday after Thanksgiving, with the exception of the MK tree, which goes up after the Xmas parade is taped.

Deluxes often take longer; especially those like the tree and Gingerbread House at GF. Some go up overnight. There is no real set order. You just have to wait and see.

Ack! We're arriving 11/29. I'm hoping they are up. Our first downtime day is 12/4 and we have an ADR at Yachtsman's Steakhouse. My 38 year old brother loves train displays and the YC has that.

My mom and I also have an ADR at the GF for afternoon tea on 12/7 and I'm dying to see the gingerbread house and all of the other decorations they have there.

 

[Mack1]

Here is an old schedule from 2003 I found on google. I'm sure it is still similar.

2003 Holiday Decorating Setup at Walt Disney World 2003

The following is the schedule for Walt Disney World 2003 Christmas decorating:

Oct. 30th - 10 pm
World of Disney Downtown Disney

Oct. 31st - 10 pm
- Disney - MGM Studios Merchandise Shops

Nov. 1st - 10 pm
- Magic Kingdom Merchandise
- Marketplace Interior
- Santa Clause Trees

Nov. 4th - 10 pm
- Epcot Merchandise Shops
- Disney Animal Kingdom Merchandise shops

Nov. 5th - 10 pm
- Epcot Merchandise Shops
- Epcot Towers
- Mousegears

Nov. 6th - 10 pm
- Disney Vacation Club Resorts

Nov. 10th - 10 pm
- Disney-MGM Studios Brown Derby

Nov. 11th - 10 pm
- Disney-MGM Studios 50's Prime Time Cafe
- Disney-MGM Studios Hollywood and Vine

Nov. 12th - 10 pm
- Disney-MGM Studios New York Street
- Disney-MGM Studios Mistletoe
- Grand Floridian Tree set up
- Grand Floridian Resort
- Disney-MGM Studios New York Street Cable installation
- Disney-MGM Studios Mistletoe

Nov. 13th - 10 pm
- Disney-MGM Studios New York Street
- Grand Floridian Tree Decorating
- Wilderness Lodge
- Wilderness Lodge Tree set up

Nov. 14th - 10 pm
- Disney-MGM Studios New York Street
- Wilderness Lodge Annex
- Vero Beach Resort

Nov. 15th - 10 pm
- Disney Institute Spa
- All Star Movie Resort

Nov. 17th - 10 pm
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Interior and exterior
- Disney-MGM Studios
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Tree of Life

Nov. 18th - 10 pm
- Epcot Interior/exterior
- Magic Kingdom Interior/Exterior
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Interior and exterior
- Disney-MGM Studios Hollywood and Vine cables
- Disney-MGM Studios Tree installation
- All Star Sports & Music Resorts

Nov. 19th - 10 pm
- Epcot Interior/exterior
- Magic Kingdom Interior/Exterior
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Interior and exterior
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Interior and exterior
- Disney University

Nov. 20th - 10 pm
- Epcot Interior/exterior
- Magic Kingdom Interior/Exterior
- Downtown Disney Marketplace exterior
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Interior and exterior
- Downtown Disney West Side
- Downtown Disney Disney Quest
- Habro Tree
- Dock Stage Tree.

Nov. 21st - 10 pm
- Epcot Interior/exterior
- Magic Kingdom Interior/Exterior
- Port Orleans Riverside/ French Quarter Resort
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Dinoland
- Epcot Candlelight Trees

Nov. 22nd - 10 pm
- Epcot interior/exterior
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Restaurantossarus
- Camp Minnie / Mickey
- Epcot Tree
- Epcot American Adventure tree

Nov. 24th - 2 to 4 am
- Disney Cruise Line Terminal
- Disney Cruise Line Wonder

Nov. 25th - 10 pm
- Fort Wilderness Exterior
- Disney Cruise Line Wonder
- Coronado Springs Resort
- Magic Kingdom Tree
- Disney-MGM Studios Hollywood and Vine cables

Nov. 26th - 10 pm
- Fort Wilderness Exterior
- Disney Cruise Line Wonder
- Fort Wilderness Interior

Nov. 27th - 10 pm
- Fort Wilderness Exterior
- Disney Cruise Line Wonder
- Caribbean Beach Resort
- Wide World of Sports

Nov. 28th - 10 pm
- Disney Cruise Line Wonder

Nov. 29th - 10 pm
- Old Key West Resort

Dec. 1-6th - 10 pm
- Disney Cruise Line Magic.

 

[Missytara]

Ack! We're arriving 11/29. I'm hoping they are up. Our first downtime day is 12/4 and we have an ADR at Yachtsman's Steakhouse. My 38 year old brother loves train displays and the YC has that.

My mom and I also have an ADR at the GF for afternoon tea on 12/7 and I'm dying to see the gingerbread house and all of the other decorations they have there.

Soooooo if Thanksgiving is the 22nd, then they are all guaranteed to be up by the 24th.

They will have been up almost a week by the time you get there; I am not sure what you would be missing??????

 

[tinkermommyof3]

We have photos standing in front of a large Christmas tree at Animal Kingdom Park. We traveled first week in November several years ago. They were also putting up decorations at our resort while we were there.

 

[elaw]

Last year when we were there (Split stay), We were at the YC Nov 11th -14th and the decorations were not up yet but when we did our resort hopping tour on Thursday the 17th, they were all (YC,BC,BWI) fully decorated.

The GF decorations went up in the wee hours of Tuesday Nov 15 (We went to bed (RPC) with nothing up other than the gingerbread house and awoke with a tree and everything decorated).

The WL decorations were up at the WL when we were there on Nov 16th.

 

[cybrkitn]

Soooooo if Thanksgiving is the 22nd, then they are all guaranteed to be up by the 24th.

They will have been up almost a week by the time you get there; I am not sure what you would be missing??????

You mentioned that "Deluxes often take longer; especially those like the tree and Gingerbread House at GF." That's what I was wondering about. I know we will be able to see the decorartions at the parks and DTD. I'm just wondering about the Deluxes b/c we have ADRs at a few of them and none of us have ever seen them. But based on your response, I'm going to assume that everything will be done by the time we get down there.

 

[Missytara]

You mentioned that "Deluxes often take longer; especially those like the tree and Gingerbread House at GF." That's what I was wondering about. I know we will be able to see the decorartions at the parks and DTD. I'm just wondering about the Deluxes b/c we have ADRs at a few of them and none of us have ever seen them. But based on your response, I'm going to assume that everything will be done by the time we get down there.

Yep!

They basically start the day after the Halloween decorations come down, so like the 2nd or 3rd of November; so things like the Gingerbread House will start very early on.

Some go up over night. I think I remember some people saying like some of the trees will not be there one night and the next day they come out in the lobby and the tree is done.

Everything will be done by Thanksgiving weekend.

 

[canadiens900]

We stayed there Last Christmas, and it was AMAZING. Each park was very well decorated.. Its really something to see.

This year we plan on seeing Universal decorations to see how it compares

 

[cybrkitn]

Yep!

They basically start the day after the Halloween decorations come down, so like the 2nd or 3rd of November; so things like the Gingerbread House will start very early on.

Some go up over night. I think I remember some people saying like some of the trees will not be there one night and the next day they come out in the lobby and the tree is done.

Everything will be done by Thanksgiving weekend.

I noticed that in 2006. We checked out of Pop on 11/1/06 and noticed they were already putting out Christmas items in the gift shop.