Originally Posted By Doobie In looking at some old pictures I noticed the Animal Kingdom tree used to be inside the gates. Now it's outside the gates. Does anyone know if the Studios tree was ever inside the gates? Doobie.
Originally Posted By mrichmondj It used to be in front of the Chinese Theater where the sorcerer's hat is now. They would build an elaborate model train set that ran underneath it.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think it would be really nice if they set the tree up in a place inside the gates, as it just looks out of place by the parking lot. I'm not sure if there is space, but it seems like there is room on the corner between Hollywood and Sunset Blvds. There may be some drinking fountains in the way though. I'm not sure how much it would affect traffic, since that is a very busy intersection and it doesn't really need anything taking up too much space. With the DAK tree, it seems to fit in better than the MGM tree outside the gates, but I would still prefer it to be inside. The style of the MGM tree is more to the tan 1920's/30's look of the streets in the front of the park, instead of the teal art deco entrance area. The entrance structures at DAK match the area past them pretty well, so the tree fits in better. Their tree was also just inside the entrance gates, so it was designed for that general area of the park.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <It used to be in front of the Chinese Theater where the sorcerer's hat is now< maybe we can paint the giant hat green - and after Christmas they would take it down ?
Originally Posted By CTXRover The tree at MGM was always better at the end of Hollywood Blvd than outside the gates. It was moved there after the hat was built. Oh well. When did AK have a tree inside the park? I don't think I visited AK during Christmas in its early years, but as far as I know, the tree has always been outside the gates in at least two different locations. The original tree was very odd, with "layers" of evergreen and huge open wholes in between the layers. I love the tree AK has now. It may be my favorite of the four main park's trees.
Originally Posted By jazzfan4 To fix that hat we need trained Pelicans fed green dye. Then they can bomb hat till it's green.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN The location for the MGM xmas tree is ill advised. Even worst... for those of you out there this week.. take a good look. The MGM tree is tilted at the top and from afar, it looks like some of the lighting is out. Personally, I believe the DAK xmas tree is the nicest of the four parks.
