Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder We just got back from doing an overnighter at the DL Hotel for my wife's 40th. It had been a couple of weeksor so since we were last there, but we could swear there was the usual garland strung across the street. Now it's all gone. Anybody know what happened?
Originally Posted By DlandDug The garland strung across the street would interfere with the tall parade floats.
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder "The garland strung across the street would interfere with the tall parade floats." So are we mistaken or was it originally put up, though?
Originally Posted By iDisney72 It wasn't put up at all this year, because the parade floats were simply too tall, as DlandDug said.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Never saw the garland and I was there before Thanksgiving and first weekend of December. Huge difference without it. I love the garland.
Originally Posted By Dave >>>So are we mistaken <<< STPH! Put the holiday bottle down you've had enough.
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder "Put the holiday bottle down you've had enough." If you only knew. We got a suite last night at the Hotel and had a surprise party for my wife. We had to order up more champagne because people were drinking it as fast as we could pour it. Today's been somewhat of a challenge.
Originally Posted By Dave >>>>because people were drinking it as fast as we could pour it<<< knoxvelour?? Our invitation must have got lost in the xmas mail eh?
Originally Posted By cstephens I understand why they don't have them, but I miss them too. I love the Mickey wreaths. We noticed that the topiaries on Small World Mall are gone too. Don't know when that happened. They usually dress them for Christmas with presents and stuff. /cs
Originally Posted By Dznygrl Yeah, Main Street definitely loses a lot of Christmasy feel without the wreaths. Plus they don't have any garland on the castle this year either.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I finally noticed they weren't there on the last night of our vacation. I knew something was missing but I couldn't figure it out until then.
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder I hope the missing garland and other decorations is a one time thing. The garland, especially, is no small touch and has been around since before the decoration explosion of the 90's. It might seem trivial, but at this time of year I even miss the wreaths on the parking lot trams and Small World boats.
Originally Posted By belle42 Well with the trend towards taller and more spectacular floats, it may not be a one-time occurrence. And it's too bad too, because that's one of my favorite memories of my first Disney Christmas...
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder "Well with the trend towards taller and more spectacular floats, it may not be a one-time occurrence." Let's hope not. If true, then they overestimate the entertainment value of these floats.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I still think they could easily create a system similar to, but smaller in scale, the Tinkerbell effect from Believe. They could have telescoping poles on the roofs, which are attached to the garlands. A little while before the parade, they could go up to the height needed, and after it's over, they could come right back down. I know that would be a lot of work for something fairly small, but isn't that what makes Disney a step above the rest?
Originally Posted By DlandDug The garland would also interfere with the view of the fireworks. But. lest we forget... from December, 2003: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/ShowPic.asp?Filename=/files/DLUpdate71/big/P07-002.JPG&Caption=&ID=507730" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/S howPic.asp?Filename=/files/DLUpdate71/big/P07-002.JPG&Caption=&ID=507730</a>
Originally Posted By deadmentellnotales wow, i think I'd still rather have the wreaths and put up with a slightly less than perfect veiwing area.
Originally Posted By AaronInCal Several years ago when Disneyland had the Mulan parade, that parade was the only parade up until Thanksgiving Day. They did not have the garlands across Main Street because a few of the floats from that parade were too tall as well. But once the Christmas Fantasy parade started on Thanksgiving, the garlands went up overnight since those floats are not as tall. But this year, since they are showing the Parade of Dreams all through Christmas, they can't have the garlands. The garland will most likely be back next year when they should just have the Christmas parade, like a normal year.
