Christmas parade!

cstephens · 11-14-2006, 06:25 PM

We saw the Christmas parade last night!

OK, sort of. We had occasion to be at the resort very late last night, and we were wandering around the esplanade around 11:30pm. There's still music playing in the esplanade, but I could hear other loud music and was wondering where the music was coming from. I looked over at Disneyland and through the tunnel on the right, I saw a Christmas float, so I yelled "they're running the parade!", and we all ran over there. At first, we thought they were just running the floats without any CMs because we didn't see any, but after a while, we saw some CMs dancing, and we figured out they would be the gingerbread cookie people. They happened to be right at the tunnel when their particular bit ended and it was the lull between the end of one cycle and the start of another, so they could actually hear us when we applauded. One of the dancers waved at us!

We saw the dwarves. Most of them didn't have their full costumes on and were only recognizable by their heads. There were one or two that only had costumed shoes on. We saw Woody and Ariel on their floats, and we saw the float with all the princes and princesses in full costume. We also saw what's left of the carolers and of course, Santa!

We all agreed that we were complete geeks/dorks because we were watching a rehearsal of the Christmas parade at close to midnight from between bars, but we also agreed how much we enjoyed it!

And yes, I do plan to catch a real showing of the parade at some point during the season.

keith - SuPeR K! · 11-14-2006, 06:42 PM

i would have been right there with you

RStar · 11-14-2006, 11:09 PM

Yup, no doubt about it. I'd be there and just as much a Disneyland geek as the rest of you. Heck, I even enjoyed the thought of you standing at the fence watching it!

MouseWife · 11-15-2006, 09:04 AM

Me, too! {with my family moaning behind me 'Let's go!!!}

I am chuckling remembering the old cartoons where they show the characters looking through the hole in the fence at the circus because they don't have money to get in.

Thanks for your report.

innerSpaceman · 11-16-2006, 09:51 PM

I would probably have enjoyed seeing a sneak rehearsal than an actual performance!

CoasterMatt · 11-16-2006, 10:11 PM

I can't wait to see (and laugh at) Knott's Christmas Parade...

(the floats are recycled from Paramount Parks that won't being having WinterFest anymore)

RStar · 11-17-2006, 12:10 AM

MMMMM, recycled floats!

Never seen that before.

*cough* parade of dreams *cough* cough*

cstephens · 11-17-2006, 12:30 AM

OK, here's a link with a couple pictures from that night. They're a little dark and probably not that exciting for anyone not there that night, but we had fun! And there's no one out of costume in any of the pictures.

RStar · 11-20-2006, 02:23 PM

I went to DtD for a movie last night (Happy Feet- great!) and went to DL to see the tree. We walked in just as the parade started and watched it. It was like walking into Christmasland! All the decorations, parade, and music. After leaving we were ready to skip Thanksgiving and go directly to Christmas!

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 11-20-2006, 02:30 PM

The sunday 3pm parade had the Ice Skating float break down right in front of the 50th exhibit.

Guess they should start up those floats every week when they're in storage.

11-14-2006, 06:25 PM	#1
cstephens Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 231	Christmas parade! We saw the Christmas parade last night! OK, sort of. We had occasion to be at the resort very late last night, and we were wandering around the esplanade around 11:30pm. There's still music playing in the esplanade, but I could hear other loud music and was wondering where the music was coming from. I looked over at Disneyland and through the tunnel on the right, I saw a Christmas float, so I yelled "they're running the parade!", and we all ran over there. At first, we thought they were just running the floats without any CMs because we didn't see any, but after a while, we saw some CMs dancing, and we figured out they would be the gingerbread cookie people. They happened to be right at the tunnel when their particular bit ended and it was the lull between the end of one cycle and the start of another, so they could actually hear us when we applauded. One of the dancers waved at us! We saw the dwarves. Most of them didn't have their full costumes on and were only recognizable by their heads. There were one or two that only had costumed shoes on. We saw Woody and Ariel on their floats, and we saw the float with all the princes and princesses in full costume. We also saw what's left of the carolers and of course, Santa! We all agreed that we were complete geeks/dorks because we were watching a rehearsal of the Christmas parade at close to midnight from between bars, but we also agreed how much we enjoyed it! And yes, I do plan to catch a real showing of the parade at some point during the season. __________________ Disneyland Resort trip reports and restaurant reviews and more The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.
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11-14-2006, 06:42 PM	#2
keith - SuPeR K! Community Fruit Join Date: May 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 547	i would have been right there with you
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RStar Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Me & Manyard hangin out! Posts: 5,433	Yup, no doubt about it. I'd be there and just as much a Disneyland geek as the rest of you. Heck, I even enjoyed the thought of you standing at the fence watching it! __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup! www.StarTownGifts.com
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11-15-2006, 09:04 AM	#4
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	Me, too! {with my family moaning behind me 'Let's go!!!} I am chuckling remembering the old cartoons where they show the characters looking through the hole in the fence at the circus because they don't have money to get in. Thanks for your report. __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I would probably have enjoyed seeing a sneak rehearsal than an actual performance!
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CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	I can't wait to see (and laugh at) Knott's Christmas Parade... (the floats are recycled from Paramount Parks that won't being having WinterFest anymore) __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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RStar Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Me & Manyard hangin out! Posts: 5,433	MMMMM, recycled floats! Never seen that before. cough parade of dreams cough cough* __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup! www.StarTownGifts.com
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11-17-2006, 12:30 AM	#8
cstephens Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 231	OK, here's a link with a couple pictures from that night. They're a little dark and probably not that exciting for anyone not there that night, but we had fun! And there's no one out of costume in any of the pictures. __________________ Disneyland Resort trip reports and restaurant reviews and more The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.
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11-20-2006, 02:23 PM	#9
RStar Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Me & Manyard hangin out! Posts: 5,433	I went to DtD for a movie last night (Happy Feet- great!) and went to DL to see the tree. We walked in just as the parade started and watched it. It was like walking into Christmasland! All the decorations, parade, and music. After leaving we were ready to skip Thanksgiving and go directly to Christmas! __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup! www.StarTownGifts.com
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11-20-2006, 02:30 PM	#10
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	The sunday 3pm parade had the Ice Skating float break down right in front of the 50th exhibit. Guess they should start up those floats every week when they're in storage.
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