Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I just went to the Weather Channel webpage and was surprised to see a pic of the Castle with fireworks in the TOP 5 Places to be on New Years Eve. Well I was not surprised It has been my family tradition to be at DL for NYE. Except for one NYE I went to see Mickey Mouse in the Rose Bowl Parade. Colorado Street in Pasadena (parade route) is one crazy all night party spot! I think Las Vegas would be fun for NYE. Also New York City except for the cold weather. What is on your list of Top 5 places to be on New Years Eve?
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I was in the Magic Kingdom on New Year's Eve once and, while memorable, it wasn't much of a day. Ride lines were ridiculous (pre Fastpass). I think we went to the castle stage around 6:00 and waited there for the midnight countdown. It took us at least an hour to get from the castle out of the main gate when they started dumping the park. Again, memorable but not something I want to do again. I also saw the Rose Parade back in the 80s and that was a pretty memorable couple of days. We stayed in a van down by the river (actually, in a park by the stadium). We toured some of the float barns which was pretty cool...even for a kid. And, of course, we got up very early and hoofed it over to the parade route where we found a spot on the curb and enjoyed the festivities. As a father right now I'm just fine being at home where I know we are safe. The drinking and driving always has me concerned.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub That is why HOME with Friends should be the #1 Place to be. Second best is a hotel room with no driving for anybody!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 As a father right now I'm just fine being at home where I know we are safe. The drinking and driving always has me concerned Ditto for us now- for years
Originally Posted By RoadTrip My favorite place for New Year's Eve in recent years has been at Branson Landing. We take a 4-hour dinner & party cruise on Lake Taneycomo followed by a night at the Landing Hilton. Very enjoyable and no driving involved. This year we will be in Dallas visiting my mother and sister... a considerably more low-key evening.
Originally Posted By standor I thought that New years eve would be nice to see in NYC. I got there about 11PM and it was so crowded and unable to move about. We were pushed around and couldn't go where we wanted to. We got against a wall and managed to find a subway. Ran down rhe stairs and go the heck out of there. Found a TV set and watched the ball dop from there.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper You got there at 11pm and were surprised it was crowded? Those people start getting into the square first thing in the morning.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Times Square is way too cold for New Years. Unless your drinking like a fish, in which case the alcohol is acting like antifreeze.
