D.C.D.P. Filming and Holiday Decor at the Resorts

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D.C.D.P = Disney's Christmas Day Parade That would make a long title if I didn't acronym it. :P

So Saturday, my sister and I went to the filming of the Christmas Day parade. We had invited some MO's with us, since we had some available tickets.

I won't Lie, and I know this may sound "un-Disney" of me, but I dislike Justin Bieber... lol However.... I still have one photo, while horrible shot, of him. There were just too many people around to get a decent shot, sooooo this is what I got for your JB fanatics....


DisneyChristmasParade_20111202_26 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

The rest of the day was just standing in place, and clapping when they told us to. After the stage performance, my sister looked for a spot for the parade. It was crowded, and there wasn't any good spots at all.

Then the waiting began as they prepped the street. Then having the stand there, clap, and do it all over was just so...............exciting

I took pictures as best as I could, but ultimately we left without watching it all. From there we went on to the Contemporary and Grand Floridian to check out the Holiday Decor. Sorry, but I'm not much of a fan of the Polynesian.

I'll start my next post with the photos.

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The Castle with all the stuff in front of it.
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DisneyChristmasParade_20111202_27 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

The band that played "Santa's coming to town," We viewed this like 3 or 4 times before they were satisfied.
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DisneyChristmasParade_20111202_30 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

Christmas tree float that was later accompanied by Mickey, Minnie, and Duffy.
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DisneyChristmasParade_20111203_39 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

Mickey and Minnie!
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DisneyChristmasParade_20111203_46 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

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DisneyChristmasParade_20111203_47 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

Plus Duffy!
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DisneyChristmasParade_20111203_53 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

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DisneyChristmasParade_20111203_54 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

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DisneyChristmasParade_20111203_57 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

Better look at the tree float as it started rolling by.
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DisneyChristmasParade_20111203_63 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

and the Mad Hatter:
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DisneyChristmasParade_20111203_64 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

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Scrooge!
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DisneyChristmasParade_20111203_71 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

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DisneyChristmasParade_20111203_73 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

and the best for last. Although it wasn't the last of the parade...
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DisneyChristmasParade_20111203_77 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

[nevada]

Great pictures! Looks like it was a beautiful day for a parade.

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Here I will begin the images of the holidays at the resorts. However, it's pretty much just Contemporary and Grand Floridian.

I'll start this post off with this.

DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_94 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

A house shaped Gingerbread....house. haha

DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_91 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

and the tree.

DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_93 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

Some non-foodie trees...

DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_100 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr


DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_101 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

Grand Floridian Main lobby Tree.

DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_103 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

and some smaller ones.... where the band usually plays.

DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_107 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

The gingerbread house.

DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_108 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr


DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_113 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr


DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_115 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by nevada

Great pictures! Looks like it was a beautiful day for a parade.

It was, but we stood on the sunny side. We ended up baking faster than the other side of the street. :|

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Gingerbread house at the GF Continued.

DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_118 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr


DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_120 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr


DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_121 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr


DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_123 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

I opted to go Black and white on some pictures because it seemed interesting to me.

DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_125 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr


DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_128 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr


DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_130 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr


DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_134 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

And the GF main lobby tree again, but at a different angle.

DisneyResortChristmas_20111203_139 by Lighter_photo, on Flickr

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That's all I got! Enjoy!

I had a thought about doing what Denise does, and posting them on my blog. Then link you guys there to increase traffic to my site. However, This seems easier at the moment.

[tinkerbell101]

Great pics! Thanks for posting!

[AnnaS]

Great pictures. Thanks for posting.

How long did the parade take to tape?