Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>It is decorated and it is BIG but empty.<<< Oooo, you peeked before December 25th! Santa will be displeased.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Hey RT it was a Friday night and trying to liven up the boards with a good old fashion argument... Actually, Like you lots and everybody else on the boards. Not trying to be a religious offender at all. I have never gone to church so can't say much about religion. Just think the Fontini Italian Nativity Village is a masterpiece. And strange to have the 3 Wise Men pointing in the wrong direction...Follow them to the xmas present filled with Disney stuff. Thanks Santa
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Hey RT it was a Friday night and trying to liven up the boards with a good old fashion argument... Actually, Like you lots and everybody else on the boards.>> That's cool... I just didn't know. There is a lot of the "attack on Christmas" stuff around this year so I just wasn't sure. I don't see an attack on Christmas and I do go to church. If a person wants to see the true meaning of Christmas they should go to church, not to Disney World. Not that there is anything wrong with Disney World... I love it too! Just don't expect to get your religion from a theme park!!
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I read a lot of books about Jesus and Mary just never got into the habit of going to church. This past year has been very difficult and I have discovered a relationship with God. ... the Bible is very hard to read,tho. I try to avoid politics and religion on LP tho. And I am thankful Disney still has the Candlelight Processional and the Nativity displays considering most corporations remove their Crosses and all mention of Christ in Christmas. And" Disneylands" are the only place that I find hope and faith for the small possibility of world peace and community. It is that melting pot of all humanity that can basically have enjoyment together for at least a day because we share a love of Disney. I once had a book titled The Gospel according to Disney, I think. I lent it and never got it back! Anyway thanks RT for your kind response to me.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I just watched LP News and viewed DLDoug interviewing Santa: Describe me jealous Not only is DLDoug cuter and wiser than I will ever be, he got to interview Santa on Main Street. Happy Holidays to you! (p.s. I will be looking for DLDoug on New Years Eve. I usually see him but he is surround by friends on Main Street in front of the castle. Is it too early to say Happy New Year?
Originally Posted By DlandDug So, do I understand that the Fontanini Wise Men were left at the old location with Santa Goofy??? If so, that is weird. I never got to see the Osborne Lights when they were on Residential Street. In fact, I have seen them only once. They are rather hard to forget, though! (And if I get to the park on New Year's Eve, please stop and say hello. I am always happy to meet LPers.)
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Okay. I did speak to you once. I asked if you were Darkbeer because I knew I recognized you from LP. I also attended the Hollywood Bowl performance this year. I decided to wander to the very top of the audience seating to check out the view...lo and behold the entire Gang was evidently recognizable as a fun group. So I asked "using" your name and they all said you were not able to attend ... so I did meet up with a few recognizable names. I think 999Haunts was one of them. I remember joking that I didn't want to reveal my name since nobody likes me very much on LP!!! So I definitely will be there. I arrive on Saturday the 29th to meet up with my California relatives. I actually have a great rate at the PP...only 350 per night versus the higher rate it escalated to before selling out !!! Crazy addiction... I have desperately given up my daily coffee/Starbucks fix and all sugar and other stuff to feed my inner Disney. So did you say in that Santa interview "people are living on Buena Vista upper level" ???
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub In responce to your ? in post # 29... Not only have I confused you but I have managed to confuse myself and everybody else that has bothered to read this topic (all 4 of us) I "think" the Santa Goofy photo location is in the very middle of the street where the nightly light switch flip- on occurs...a little further down the street is the former nativity stage/(?shipping dock?) where the BIG Decorated Box possibly empty or full of horrible Disney stuff souvenirs ...and where the Wise Men have searched for to find the true meaning of Xmas And the nativity scene is around the corner in what I am calling the back alley but is in reality Disney's newest photo money making location but hopefully not making money so it can be returned to the proper heavenly location next year in response to the customer satisfaction survey of one unhappy guest. THat would be me! Understand now?
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Hi Tash...what are your plans for NYE? I think you will be at Disney also?? My relatives prefer DCA now so I might not be on Disney's Main Street for NYE.
Originally Posted By tashajilek NYE will be our last day at DL and im not sure which park we will be at. I was at NYE in WDW last year and with the crowds and noise makers driving us nuts im not sure how long we can handle it LOL. "I actually have a great rate at the PP...only 350 per night versus the higher rate it escalated to before selling out !!! Oh my! that is a little less than i paid for my hotel at the Marriot for 8 days.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub No **** and yet they are Sold Out! Because of stupid people like me!!! oh for the good old days when the Grand was only 159 a night... still outrageous if you add taxes and fees in this economy
Originally Posted By tashajilek "No **** and yet they are Sold Out! Because of stupid people like me!!! oh for the good old days when the Grand was only 159 a night... still outrageous if you add taxes and fees in this economy" I would splurge $159 for a few nights. The way we look at it instead of staying at a expensive hotel we can have another vacation. I booked a trip for Las vegas for the 2 of us for four days at Planet Hollywood for just over $600 plus airfare. We would love to splurge at a Disney property, but just not worth it for us. If you have the money to do it though then i would too!
Originally Posted By Blufusion12 Guys Im new here But have been reading and watching this site for about 7 years. Im luck to have a partner that works for Marriott. We went to Oahu Hawaii and stayed at a 5 star Marriott next to Disney Aulani for 8 day in a villa,round trip airfare for 2 a rental car all that time. Plus a helicopter flight over the island and it cost us only $4000.00 total. Not per person. We checked at Aulani and the cost of staying at the hotel would have been over $6000.00. I love WDW and have always wanted to stay at The Contemporary Resort. And I hope to in the next few years. But Right now they are wanting at this years rates of $400.00 to $500.Just for a 4 days and nights. Thats a lot of money .Even though it's a once in a lifetime thing. Yeah I will probably do it. But do any of you think WDW is getting to expensive. And by the way everything we do we pay for cash. We have no credits cards and we save for what we get. Please tell me if it's worth the cost and what are the benefits of stay there. Thanks and Happy New Year to my new friends.Please Im being honest I really want to do it. It's on my bucket list of things to do.
Originally Posted By tashajilek I dont think its worth it, but i have never stayed at a Disney hotel. Getting free transportation from the resorts to the parks is a perk plus you get an hour early entry daily and i think an extra hour after some of the parks have closed. I just got back from Disneyland and we didnt even use our one free early entry to the parks because we didnt want to bother waking up at the crack of dawn. When you spend multiple days at the parks and ten hours plus a day you really dont want to kill yourself getting up. My last trip to Las Vegas i got upgraded to a one bedroom suite at Palms place with 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, living room, washer and dryer, fireplace, jacuzzi looking over the strip on the 50th floor for $80 a night LOL. If i paid $500 a night for a "nice" room i would be angry at myself. If i could afford to stay at Disney hotels and not have to save my money i would. I guess you just have to decide if you really want to pay for it or not.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "Getting free transportation from the resorts to the parks is a perk plus you get an hour early entry daily and i think an extra hour after some of the parks have closed." Three hours after close. Although I think that just changed to 2 hours. I didin't use it a lot, but the evening Extra Magic Hours were great when I did. You can get a lot done in that last hour.
Originally Posted By tashajilek ^^^ To me the extra hours in the evening would be more useful then the extra hour in the morning.
Originally Posted By Blufusion12 Actually I stayed the Contemporary resort in 1992 for 2 days. It was very nasty then and need a rehab. And the kids above jumping up and down on the floor you could hear quite nicely. I was very disappointed but the rate wasn't that much then. I know they have done a lot of work now. But I have always wanted to stay. I guess I will save the money and stay off property and do that. The cost is so much. I could save the money and have a nice trip to DC and go to the other places I mentioned. Just has been a dream but they are asking outrageous rates. Thanks for the inputs guys.
