Originally Posted By BrooklynsMom Anyone know the date of the filming of the WDW Christmas parade with all the celebs? Thanks!
Originally Posted By imadisneygal It is generally the first Saturday of December. I am not sure if is continues into Sunday, but it's definitely Saturday! This past year was really busy for it and even though I've been there in the past for that day it seemed more chaotic than usual. This past year they were sending Guests backstage to get up Main Street while previously we had been able to walk up the street behind the roped off areas. Maybe the crowds this year were bigger? Maybe they just changed Guest control procedures...
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo DO NOT GO. We were there last year and it was the single most horrific day I have ever had in a Disney park - a mad house (and I have been in them Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Year's). It was aweful, and it wasn't actually a true parade. You are not in the crowd on TV unless you are prepared to be preselected and stand there ALL DAY. Not nice at all. avoid at all costs.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Nope - 1 hr for HM, 45 min for IASW, 2 hrs for Splash, 30 min for PotC. Not fun at all. No no no no no. And Wishes was scary with toddlers.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Yeah, it was horrible. VERY busy in the whole park. We waited over an hour just to get food and find a table at Sonny Eclipse's. And it wasn't even real lunchtime. I'd avoid it if you can. Unless you're there to see the parade and want to be in the television crowd, it will likely be a miserable experience. When they film the parade it's not just "do the parade and film it" It's do one segment of the parade many times and film it. Back everything up and start that part again. Then move to the next segment. No, back up and do it again. And again.
Originally Posted By MPierce Sounds like it kind of takes the Magic out of the Christmas Parade if you're there.
Originally Posted By sassystitch I was there last year & agree with davewasbaloo. It was the WORST time I have ever experienced at Disney World. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER AGAIN WILL I GO BACK TO DISNEY WORLD FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON! It was my first time going there for the holidays and trust me, the LAST!
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Oh, I'd go again for the holiday season as the Monday-Friday of the following week was very nice. Good weather, moderate crowds, etc. I just would never go on that weekend again. Unless it was just to stay at my Resort and relax for a day or so before heading to the Parks.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome Only the MK is really bad those days. The filming was the most BORING thing ever. I mean, I've worked on a film before and this was more boring than that. I only stayed for like 15 minutes and decided it wasn't for me. You stand there and clap for things that aren't really necessarily there, pretending to have a good time. I don't enjoy that at all. How about - you have something I can enjoy, and then I'll clap! I don't even like watching the Christmas parade on TV, it just seems very fake to me.
Originally Posted By ghosthost2001 and many people think they are the only ones who would think of spending christmas at Disney.... just like the other 100,000 who do.......
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Gee ... some of us actually remember when the parade was broadcast LIVE on Christmas ... now it's just a big marketing promotion ... hell, they've probably started filming segments already.
Originally Posted By figment1986 <<hell, they've probably started filming segments already.>> $5 they have something taped for Toy Story Mania already... and Nemo, if not its past storyboard and script and being given to the disney owned celebrity already.
Originally Posted By jodiefra We were at WDW last year and were told to avoid the MK; we went to Animal Kingdom the day of the filming; it was awesome. The lines were very reasonable, the weather was beautiful... and we got to see the actual parade a few days later at MVMCP. Don't go to the filming, but don't let it keep you away from the other parks; we had a blast!
