That way, if you ever find yourself here at Christmas time you will know what the "must sees" are and what's ok to skip. At least in our opinion.
I was there (once) at Christmas time (oddly enough, exactly 37 years ago today). I wonder if it's changed at all....
We started the season with attending Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party with my mom and aunt. Now this is something you "must do" once. There is nothing like seeing the castle in icicle lights!
To be honest, considering how FREAKING crowded it was... 37 years ago... I don't know if I have any desire to go again during extreme crowd season.
Isn't this BEAUTIFUL?!
think its wonderful for children to learn how other countries celebrate.
I couldn't agree more.
I think it's great the more exposure
anyone gets to other cultures and languages.
La Befana at Christmas in Italy
Geez, for a supposedly nice lady, she doesn't look too happy.
and seeing the Off Kilter guys in Canada was awesome!! (here's hoping those lumberjacks have gone back up North!)
So you like to see Canadian dudes, huh?
(Yes I PMd a reply to your daughter)
As for the CP, our celebrity narrator was Neil Patrick Harris and he lives up to his reputation.
He's done it before, right?
Pretty sure I've heard good things about him as narrator before.
The packages are pricey but if seeing the show is important to you, book the package. Even with the dinner packages people line up an hour early! (people without packages line up 5 hours early) You do not want to waste your Epcot day in line so do the package
Five hours???? That's either really dedicated, really uninformed, or really nuts!
Over at DHS we highly recommend the "Osborne Lights".
Ozzy! Ozzy! Ozzy!
No?
There are rumors this will be eliminated when DHS gets it's update. Let's all cross fingers that this is not true! The lights are amazing and pictures do not do it justice. It really is something you must experience for yourself
Oh, I hope not! I'd love to see them.... but considering the likelyhood of me being there around Christmas time is pretty low....
We also made the rounds to all the Disney Resorts to enjoy their holiday decorations! The top 2 in our opinion:
The Wilderness Lodge
The Grand Floridian
Neither of those surprised you, did they?
Nope!
Caitlin went to "Ice" at the Gaylord Palms. This gets a big thumbs down! It is pretty expensive and not worth the $$
Perhaps not... But what amazing ice sculptures!!
I've got to show that pic to DD17.
Over at the "Dark Side" they have Grinchmas and the Macy's Christmas Parade. Now if you are going to be there when they are holding these events they are cute and you should stop. We don't suggest making a special visit just for them though.
Really? Gee, that's disappointing. I would've thought the Macy's Parade would've been a "not to be missed".
Meeting the Grinch is a lot of fun. He asked Caitlin if her dad "breaks bad"? For those who don't get the reference...Dale is often told he looks like the guy on the show "Breaking Bad"
He does! He really does!
If your family celebrates the religious aspect of Christmas then Sea World is a must do! They really focus on the holiday being about Christ's birth and the living nativity is amazing! We weren't too sure what to expect but we were all pleasantly surprised with what a great event they put on. The decorations are beautiful and all the live performers are excellent. (they put Universal to shame!)
I never would've guessed.
Would've liked to have seen the living nativity.
Nativity scenes used to be really common, but now you don't see that many anymore.
I got to thinking that it would be nice to spend the holiday at a resort so we'd be around a lot of people and not feel as lonely and homesick.
Did it work?
Well since YC is Dale and my favorite resort it won and we booked CL with Caitlin's awesome discount
Nice!
We hung our stockings in the room, a wreath on the door and strung lights around the room. As I'm sure you can guess, we had an amazing time and this will be a new tradition.
Hey! That's really great! I'm very happy for you guys!
Santa was at the Beach Club that evening
Nice family Christmas pic!
Thank you for sharing our holiday season!! Happy New Year to you and yours!!
Happy New Year to you guys too!