A Couple Cool Pix from DLP at Xmas
 

I saw these while surfing, thought you folks would enjoy them.
Lace-like lights along Main Street
Belle's castle by night

Is it called Belle's Castle during Xmas?

Those are nice pics. The light arches weren't there this last Christmas. Instead, they put crown-shaped chandeliers on the lamp posts.

Night shot

They were installed while we were there in October, but they weren't turning them on at night. It's a good idea in theory, and it looks good lit up, but they've got these plastic images of the princesses on them that look really cheap and crappy close-up, which was unfortunate.

Yeah, all in all - I don't like the Christmas decorations for Main Street and the Hub at DLP. The chandeliers are an improvement over the arches ... but if they look crappy during the day, then it's pointless.

The arches are beautiful in their own right, but they wreck the theming of Main Street, U.S.A. and block the view of the Castle. That's what they get for insisting that Disney park castles must be 12-storeys tall.

And though the lighting is sorta interesting, I can't say that I'm overly fond of the treatment to Sleeping Beauty's (not Belle's) Castle. (That kind of mistake irks me ... it was so cool the other night to hear the following exchange at Disneyland: Stupid Guest: "Where's the Haunted House?" ... Popcorn Vendor CM (pointing): "The Haunted Mansion is right over there, Sir.")

Yeah, stupid people who don't spend all their free time at Disneyland learning the right names for things.

Oops, I mean Disneyland Park.

Or Resort.

Whatever.

I'd have smacked the popcorn vendor.


Oh yeah, pretty pictures!

Sir, do you mean to besmirch Mr. Maniac's good name in Disney knowledge? I will not stand for it!

Alternate post: :rolleyes:

Sorry SM. That ain't Belle's castle. The name " Le Chateau De La Belle Au Bois Dormant ", roughly translated, means the castle of the beautiful woman of the sleeping wood, or , Sleeping Beauty Castle.

I kinda like the lighting, however, I highly doubt I'd visit EDL in the winter.
It was cold enough in the fall (55° by day, 40° at night).

I don't think it was SM's wrong doing to name the castle after Belle. It seems the visitor who took the actual photo called it that in his photo caption.

While I really like the winterized castle I am glad the MS arches are now gone. They were a distraction for Halloween and added nothing to the decor.

I was merely quoting the dude who posted the picture. That's what he called it, ergo, that's how I referred to it.

They lit the arches Orange at night for Halloween.


But yeah, good riddance.



(It's Halloween, lo-ween, everybody. Give out a scream, hooray, it's Halloween)

I have this song on my iPod and I had a hard time not dancing down the wtreet while walking the god.

I did, however, act out the entire "Believe" fireworks in subdued form today. I'm a geek.

I believe during the Christmas season a portion of Fantasyland is transformed into Bells' Christmas village - or something like that, so I suspect that's were the Belle error came from.

Regardless of the decorations, I'd gladly go back to Paris to investigate them in person.

So, how does one walk a god? Is it the same as walking the Goddess?

I don't think so. The Goddess walks us, whereas we usually walk the god.

So, when are you burning me a copy of the CD I smuggled out of France for you? ;)

If I remember correctly it's the Alice In Wonderland Labrynth & entrance to Storybookland and Casey JR area that's transformed into Belle's village. To do so they have to block off Storybookland & Casey JR, which is why those two rides are closed during the Christmas season.

I think I have a couple pictures of the decorations going up during our last trip to EDL in October 2004.
I'll look for them.

Je suis desole. I haven't finished unpacking. I'll burn the CD tonight & bring it Saturday.

What CD? Do we get a copy? Sheesh! ;)

Heh heh- I'm with you, Gn2. Ever been corrected by the stupid Starbucks barrista? Don't ever order in ounces- drives them crazy! They'll correct you with an "Uhm, you mean Grande?" or vente or tall... Corporate requires that they use StarSpeak instead of the regular latte vernacular. I sometimes **** with them when I have a bit of spare time.:D

I despise StarSpeak! When I want a big beverage (milk, of course), I'll say "I want your largest size" beverage (and yes, I overemphasize and over-articulate it). I've also learned to do the same thing with pizza places because they like to invent new size naming conventions.

Um, maybe as soon as zapppop burns one for me. He has the one from France that you smuggled out in the vat of coffee.


(ooops, I replied before reading the rest of the thread, and zapp has already addressed this issue. Let's hope he brings one for me, aussie.)

Those lights are very pretty - the arch things remind me (very very strongly) of the Lights of Winter at Epcot, which are synched to music and the fountain in Future World.