Originally Posted By JazzCat Is there any word on who will be narrating this yet? I'm thinking about getting dinner reservations for it depending on who it is.
Originally Posted By Mickeysbestfan Disneyland usually doesn't announce until a couple weeks before. Last year the dinner tickets went on sale mid Nov. With the narrator being announced about the same time.
Originally Posted By Audrey When I called to make priority seating arrangements for Blue Bayou, I asked the cast member about the Candlelight Processional. She said info is usually released about 30 days before the event. She said the website is www.disneyland.com/candlelight. It will be a white page until they post the information.
Originally Posted By queenbee Mouseplanet is reporting there will be no dinner packages this year. I take that back, there will be very expensive ($275) packages obtained through D23 membership, but no regular packages. This information was in a blog post on Oct. 11th.
Originally Posted By Jenasweetemotion Thats correct they are not doing the Dinning package this year. That means lots of people trying to camp out for a seat. Unless you can afford the $275.00 plus a D23 membership if you don't have one. I think I will pass.
Originally Posted By DlandJB Way too pricey for us to do as a family. I hope they have a great narrator this year, or I would think this would be a tough sell. I also understand there is only going to be one performance.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS One performance? Really? As in, only one per day or only one period? That is a real shame. I know folks are coming from all over just to see this event.
Originally Posted By LuLu >>I hope they have a great narrator this year, or I would think this would be a tough sell.<< They should have Walt himself, at that price I'd love to hear more about this "one performance" - that sounds like a recipe for disaster. I was assuming VIPs and families of performers might attend Saturday... I'm sure hundreds of people are expecting to see this from standing on Main St as usual... Anyone know someone in the choir? Darn, we did a couple years ago... we need info!
Originally Posted By rtjl72 i do not want to be a negative-debbie downer, but i do want to say that this decision to not have the seating as offerred in previous years is a real diappointment. when the international meet thing all came together and i realized that i would get to be at dl at the same time as the cp, i was so excited. i know that the suits must make these decisions well in advance, but i am not sure why it has to be all hush hush until less than 2 months before the date. of course, this would not change my plans, but still. and while i have this soap box and am taking just a moment to gripe- the price is absolutely ridiculous! dl is for families- or so i thought. there is no way that this has been planned with a family being thought of. even as a couple, i think this is a crazy price. and, if you didn't know it- i spend way too much on my dl vacations and spoil myself and all others i take. but with this- i draw the line. truly disappointed and i hope this turns out to be so poorly attended that---well, i don't know what. i just want it to be a flop!
Originally Posted By retlawfan Family of 4= $1100 plus D23 membership. Crazy. I too am disappointed. As I have said in previous threads, I have, to date, been unable to get any "free" event tickets. D23, I thought, was for the Disney fans, not the Disney shareholders(primarily). I thought it was going to offer unique experiences as a perk of membership. So far, not only have I not been able to get any "free" event tickets, but now they are offering events that have been offered in the past to anyone who would pay for a dining package (as low as $55), and was free before that. How is it a unique experience anymore? Because it comes with dinner and a souvenir? I don't think so. OK, next on soap box?
Originally Posted By Lisann22 What upsets me most and I'm sure this will not sit well with some is what the message of this event is about and then they do this? It makes no sense? I know I know - it's a business. Makes me not want stand and wait for it either.
Originally Posted By retlawfan That's just crazy. All that work to set up the stage and everything for ONE night? While WDW has it for a month? What are they thinking?
Originally Posted By iamsally >>>OK, next on soap box?<<< Well, all I can say from my soapbox is that I am happy I did not plan to attend this in the first place. I am hoping the lines will be short: far on the other side of the Park; where I hope to take advantage of that. And that could include other LPers as JazzCat inferred.
Originally Posted By LuLu I'm still gonna hold out hope (a wee bit anyway that there may be 4 performances. CMs could be wrong. No performances are on the schedule yet. I believe they do usually post them on disney.com.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Well, if you go to the Disneyland.com website and check through the calendar each day, it lists the Christmas fireworks and the Christmas Parade, etc. No mention of Candlelight anywhere. The other curious thing is there's nothing listed for anything beyond December 13. When you go to December 14, there's "none scheduled" for park hours, shows, all that. More than kinda short-sighted. Granted, they'll likely be open (ya think?) but obviously people do plan ahead for certain things and now, well, good luck! Curious and curiouser.
