This will be our 40th visit to DLR since 1967, and no, we are not California residents (Las Vegas, NV), but we are about a 4 1/2 hour drive away. We love Christmas at DLR and will be there Dec 6 - 10th, staying off-site at our favorite Hilton. We get good rates and free transportation to the park. It is unfortunate that Disney priced all the rooms at the resorts out of our range, and with the tickets running over $500 for a 3 day single park (for two), I'm still looking at a $1000 or more. But we'll gladly pay it, as the memories are priceless, and we love our time there. And with the new section of track along the Rivers of America, our favorite trains will be a wonderful attraction to experience. As we are Christmas time veterans (going back before DCA opened) I hope to help answer anyone's questions to the best I can. I thank you for taking on the mantel as administrator - there is no way I could do it, but I can participate and assist where possible. For those that haven't followed the first 5 threads, basic information for Christmas is as follows:
Except for Haunted Mansion (they set up the overlay for Halloween around the end of August) Christmas decorations start appearing in window displays and Sleeping Beauty Castle starts getting snow after Halloween and before Veteran's Day. Christmas time in the resort usually runs from the week after Veteran's Day until the week after New Year's Day. Watching/monitoring the Disney Parks Blog is the best way to find the exact dates. The parks are normally fully decorated by Thanksgiving, with the resort hotels being decorated fully by the weekend after Thanksgiving. The Christmas parade and fireworks usually begin on the official start date the weekend after Veteran's day, although whether there will multiple showing of the parade daily is unknown at this time. In the past there were 2 showings, one daytime and one nighttime, but last year that changed, as did the fireworks, due to the extended 60th Anniversary. This year there are many unknowns, from when (or where?) Candlelight will occur to whether garland will cross Main Street. We shall have the be patient. I have no inside information and no contacts inside TDA or park employees, so those of you that do I hope you can keep us informed.
I hope I didn't steal anyone's thunder here...if so, I apologize and just wanted to help.
I will put you down for the 14-17 until you have firm dates.
. Okay....not really. I got a little teary reading your post. Congratulations on the new addition to your family
I cannot even begin to imagine how excited you must be. This will be a trip you will never forget.
