Christmas Time At Disney World Is THE BEST

Yes that is Tom Bergeron from Dancing With The Stars fame, along with my wife Amy, and my daughter Ashley and my son Blake.  This photo was taken back in 2004 at the taping of the Disney Christmas Parade taping.  Let me tell you, we were in the height of our glory during this photo.

Christmas time at Disney is truly like no other time in the world.  It is truly a spectacle to behold.  The wizards at Disney have found some magical way to one day have the park decorated for Fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving, and then the next day, POOF, it is Christmas time everywhere you look!  And these are the biggest, brightest, most awesome Christmas decorations you will ever see, and they are Disney-fied to boot!  The largest Christmas tree you will ever see is placed in the middle of Main Street right as you come in the front gates and it takes your breath away.

Lights are everywhere you look as well as bows, packages, tinsel, and decorations.  You will think that you are at Santa's house in the North Pole!  Christmas music is playing in each of the lands and it is very cool to hear the music that fits with the land you are in.  Let me tell you, if you were not in the Christmas spirit before you enter the park, you will be within a minutes of stepping foot into the Magic Kingdom. 

We were lucky to be there during the Christmas Parade taping.  We got to see Regis Philbin and Kelly Rippa sitting on an elevated tower doing the narrating of the Parade as you can see in this picture.  I hate to break the news to you, but the Disney Christmas Parade, even though it says it is live during the show, is filmed sometimes weeks ahead of Christmas day! 

During this trip we also attended Mickeys Very Merry Christmas Party, and I am sooooo happy that we did.  During this party, they close the park to only people who bought tickets for the party.  This definitely makes the crowds much smaller for the night which is awesome because you get to rides as many rides as you like.  On top of that, we got all the hot chocolate we could drink, chocolate chip cookies too, a chance to buy special Christmas merchandise, and a very special Christmas parade that included Santa himself.

Over at the Disney Hollywood Studios, they have the worlds largest display of Christmas Lights set up every year called the Osbourn Christmas Light Display.  Here are some pictures of the display.  By the way, Disney makes it snow during this display!  I won't spoil how they do it, but needless to say it just makes an amazing night that much more magical.

So now can you see why I love Disney so much?  Being at the Magic Kingdom during Christmastime so very much makes you feel like a child again without a care in the world, and as you watch the parade and see Santa fly by on his sled, for just a minute, you find yourself believing in Santa all over again.   And as a side note, it truly is awesome to be able to walk right on to rides like Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, and the Haunted Mansion because of the smaller crowds due to the Christmas Party.

Do you have any questions about Disney at Christmas time?  Please let me know in the comments below and I will be happy to answer them for you.

Until next time - I'm going to my laffin place, because everybodys got a laffin place!

Brad