Originally Posted By Rich Hillmer Is the main street Disneyland Christmas tree real? Or is it fake and the same tree used every year?
Originally Posted By submarine-maniac it is a real tree. i think...if you go up to it and feel it and smell it...it seems real. but then again disney has a lot of magic up their sleeves. but i am 99.999% sure that it is a real tree
Originally Posted By imadisneygal It's real, but it's got lots of extra branches added into it. There are holes drilled and extra greenery added. And there are pine scented fresheners in it, also. But the tree itself is real.
Originally Posted By StitchDude Yes the tree is real. I know this for fact. According to the imagineers Disneyland is the only park that uses a real tree. This information is given to guests when the take the Holiday Time at Disneyland tour which is given at the park. Yes there are branches added to fill it out. The pine smell is added because the fireproofing material they use prevents the real smell from coming through.
Originally Posted By juicer Does anyone know what they do with the tree now? Can they shred it up and use it for groundcover? Or because of all the fireprotection stuff they spray on it they can't do that?
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder It's real. The fireproofing they have to spray on it is so thick and green that it can make the real branches appear artificial.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I want to know what they do with it after the holidays, too.
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer There was a special on TV a while back that showed just how the trees are made. It was really cool, unfortunately I don't remember if it was a Disney Channel thing or something else.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros For what it's worth, when I was in San Fransisco, I saw a bunch of trees (at least 3 or 4) around the city that were done in a similar manner. I don't know if it's really all that common of a practice to stuff the trees, but I found it interesting that they were doing it there, in a place that at least pretends to be so environmentally concious.
Originally Posted By debtee We did the holiday tour at DL this last Christmas Day and it was great! They have improved it immensely from past years. The tour guide mentioned the tree is real and parts of another tree used to fill in holes, and as said above pine scent is added because of the fire retardant. I love the Disneyland tree and think it's stunning but I couldn't help feel a bit guilty as I looked up at this magnificent tree, that had been cut down for us all to enjoy and would end up on the scrap heap after Christmas. It would make it a bit better if he can recycled for the garden.
