[Park Hopper]

Hi everyone!

I know I've been gone from DC for quite a while, but DW and I went out to the parks a bunch during the holidays and I just had to find the time to post a link to the Christmas photos from around the World that we took. The size of the pictures forced some of the titles off the page, but for the most part the photos were taken at the Wilderness Lodge, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Grand Floridian, Boardwalk and MGM.

The Christmas holidays at WDW were very beautiful, as usual, but it was very crowded, too. Christmas Day and New Year's Day at the parks were particularly jammed. MK and AK were forced to close quite a few times during the holidays. With various friends and relatives visiting during the holidays, we did manage to see the Christmas Processional three times. It's still a tremendously moving experience.

DW and I continued our tradition of resort hopping to check out the decorations and weren't disappointed. Part of the tradition is to have a drink in the lounge of each resort we go to, so if some of the photos are out of focus, you'll know why.

I hope everyone at DC had a wonderful holiday season and is looking forward to a fantastic New Year.:D

[tiggerlover1971]

welcome back Park hopper we have missed talking to you

[BDavis932]

So glad your back!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful holiday photos!

[mickaholic4077]

Welcome back,Park Hopper. I tried to access the pictures from my aunt's computer,but it didn't work. I hope I'll be able to see them from mine when I get home.

[tinkerbell]

Park Hopper I am so glad your back ..you were listed as MIA *grin* on another thread .. the pictures are soo great!! welcome back and thank you for sharing your Disney Christmas with us!!!

[LRTJS]

Hey Park Hopper you know I am so very glad you had time to get back to DC! You and DW took some fantastic pictures and I am looking forward to hearing more from you!!
Leslie

[LRTJS]

OK I just had to come back and ask you...Did they still give out the 3-D glasses to wear in New York? I saw them making the Gingerbread House on the Travel Channel!

[disneyjenny]

Welcome Back ParkHopper!! Silly question.... silde #5? What were you taking a picture of? Was it the guys shoes? Did you notice it looks like there is a "Hidden Mickey" on the back of his shoes!!! I don't know if anyone else noticed it or not.....maybe it is just my imagination!! :dazed

Jennifer :)

[JM0318]

Parkhopper it is nice to see you back you were missed... Thank you for sharing your pictures. It was nice to see another look at Christmas...
:heart :) Judy

[MickeyMamma]

Ooooooh! Great pictures!!

[geeman]

Liked the photos of the Gingerbread house. I just got to see the WDW Holidays special from the travel channel where they showed the making of it, so it was neat to see the house actually in place.
Thanks for sharing.:)

[Leigh]

Great pictures.

[rlander]

Welcome back!!! You have been missed.

Great pictures!!!

[Park Hopper]

Thanks for the welcome back! It's nice to know you've been missed. You guys at DC really are special people. As for the DCers who asked questions on this thread:

Originally posted by LRTJS
OK I just had to come back and ask you...Did they still give out the 3-D glasses to wear in New York?

Leslie, I don't really know if 3-D glasses were given out this year. We were never at MGM after dark, and with no Osborne lights it never occurred to me to check to see if the angels were put on the streetlights. My guess is they didn't give out 3-D glasses because they were pretty much for the Osborne lights, but I can't say for sure.

Originally posted by mickaholic
I tried to access the pictures from my aunt's computer,but it didn't work. I hope I'll be able to see them from mine when I get home.

Were you able to see the pictures on your own computer when you got home? I hope so.

Originally posted by disneyjenny
Silly question.... silde #5? What were you taking a picture of? Was it the guys shoes? Did you notice it looks like there is a "Hidden Mickey" on the back of his shoes!!! I don't know if anyone else noticed it or not.....maybe it is just my imagination!!

No, not silly at all . . . very observant, in fact. The picture didn't have anything to do with Christmas, I've just always thought the Youse Guys Moychindise awning was funny. But you're absolutely right, it does look like the guy in the photo has Hidden Mickeys on the backs of his sneakers.

Again, thanks for the warm welcome back. All you folks are great!!

[Park Hopper]

Went back out to WDW yesterday to take a look at a few more decorations before they're taken down and have added a few new photos to the slide show. Boy, compared to the holidays, the place was empty yesterday. Even the clerks at DTD Marketplace were sitting around with nothing to do.