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| Doobie
Thu 11/30/2006 7:42p | This topic is for Discussion of LP Lotion: LP Lotion: Christmas at the Magic Kingdom |
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| Megara
Thu 11/30/2006 7:42p | Wow. Thank you for the lovely pictures. They were great. I look forward to seeing the other parks at Xmas time.
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| FerretAfros
Thu 11/30/2006 9:31p | Great pictures. It is always nice seeing the parks decorated for the holidays. That said, I can't believe how dated and out of place a lot of that stuff looks. The garland over Main Street looks nice, but it seems to be a little too droopy for my taste, and I'm not such a fan of the candle in the wreaths. Had WDW ever done the Mickey wreaths like DL? Those look great, and seem to get updated every few years. The plastic looking things in Toontown look not so great either. I understand the effect they are going for, but it just didn't turn out well. Are all those hearts always on Minnie's house? They look a little excessive and rediculous.
Also, when was the last time they updated the tree? The oversized gingerbread men and other giant decorations really make it look fake. The base designed for the spot near the hub looks great, but that's about it. IMO, they should stuff it with ornaments, like the DL and DCA trees, so the focus isn't the tree, but the stuff on it. At this point it looks like they ran out of money, and it's fairly obvious that it is fake and can be split into sections (based on the garland around it). Although I have no problem with having a fake tree and keeping it decorated from year to year, they need to make sure it looks really classy to justify keeping it that way.
I really don't want to ruin any of the holiday spirit. I think that it is great that they do so much decorating in WDW. However, after seeing what they do at DL, I just think that WDW could stand to refresh some of the things around the park. I've seen things on the Travel Channel about decorating WDW for the holidays, and apparently they employ 6-12 people year round, and from the looks of it, they don't really do much most of the year. I don't think that it all needs to be drastically changed, but a few updates in various places arounf the park would make it look a lot better (just like how I feel about the Christmas parade). |
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| NikkiLOVESMickey
Fri 12/1/2006 6:46a | I think the Christmas decorations are beautiful. I look forward to seeing them next year! |
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| Disneymom443
Fri 12/1/2006 8:11a | Wow! the pictures are just wonderful. Thankyou so much for sharing them. I'm so excited to see them for myself!!!!! |
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| smeeeko
Fri 12/1/2006 11:28a | hurray! thank you Doobekah! really getting excited to be coming out there next week. It's not Christmas Holidays til I see those decorations! =) (and get to have some of my mom's homemade cookies). |
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| Spirit of 74
Fri 12/1/2006 8:24p | <<I've seen things on the Travel Channel about decorating WDW for the holidays, and apparently they employ 6-12 people year round, and from the looks of it, they don't really do much most of the year.>>
Of course they do.
They store and organize the same decades old decorations for the next year.
It would be nice to see some new stuff, but as Al Weiss or Meg Crofton or Jay Rasulo would tell you 'Why spend the money, the idiot tourists don't know the difference.'
This isn't DL or DLP and it sure as Hades ain't TDL.
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| jazzfan4
Fri 12/1/2006 8:36p | The way you talk "Hades" is in charge and it will take a Herculeon effort to remove him. |
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| Westsider
Fri 12/1/2006 8:37p | Those Magic Kingdom decorations are embarassing. Did Orlando get stuck in a time warp and someone thinks it is still 1978? Or are they really just that cheap and unstylish on purpose?
Seriously, those decorations are just sad.
I was walking through Disneyland the other morning before the Park opened and I was reminded of how OVER THE TOP GORGEOUS they make Disneyland look for Christmas. It looks like they spent a million bucks on every land they decorate; New Orleans, Frontierland, Toontown, Main Street, etc. and it looks like Martha Stewart and a panel of hip fashionistas and expert designers guided every decoration from design through installation.
At WDW it looks like they spent about 40 bucks total to do Main Street. If I can be generous I would say 50 bucks tops, and obviously someone went to a sale at an Orlando Wal-Mart. |
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| Spirit of 74
Fri 12/1/2006 8:39p | ^^I would use stronger language myself. |
