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- Approaching the ticket booths at 2:55pm.. lines are guests like us with tickets valid at 3pm.
- In line and waiting to enter.
- All ticket options were available today.. so that means the park is not a complete mob.
- Looking toward the right hard to believe that is hotel over the entrance to a themepark.
- In the park a couple minutes after 3pm.
- A large ship with the Disney Characters is in the plaza to mark the 15th Anniversary of the park.
- Mickey off on the right greeting guests.
- Another view of the ship the the aquasphere in the background.
- Making my way toward the park.
- 15th Anniversary and Christmas banners hang over the entrance.
- Christmas trees flank the main walkway.
- Christmas Banners overhead as you enter the park. This is the Mediterranean Harbor so of course it is in Italian.
- Wait times at 3:06pm
- A 15th Anniversary Banner with Christmas decorations.
- On my way to try the lottery but had to get by a line for the snack location.
- Christmas decorations around the Venice area.
- Entering the American Waterfront which is really decked out for the season.
- Many of the shows feature Christmas components. A Table is Waiting is one of them. The sings throughout have been updated for the holidays.
- Big Band Beat show times for the rest of the day. I failed in my attempt at the lottery and decided to not do standby and instead try again tomorrow.
- Waterfront Park is decorated for Christmas with trees, lights, garland and more.
- Event the benches have a holiday theme.
- Crystals are set up in each port of call for the anniversary. This is the back side of the American Waterfront one.
- Walking around to the front side. This one features Minnie Mouse. You can use a crystal to activate it or you can press several points too. On activation it does a light show at night and plays a sound throughout the day and night.
- A large tree as you near the Columbia.
- More Christmas decorations.
- Another view of the tree from the Columbia.
- A full house watching a Table is Waiting.
- Another crowd waiting to enter as soon as they clear the theater from the previous show that just ended.
- Looking out at the American Waterfront.
- An Electric Railway train moving across the bridge.
- Looking toward Cape Cod and beyond it the former Storm Rider building under construction. In the distance the Sheraton where we are staying.
- A steamer heading out. Notice the crowd on the bridge. That is the line for the next show of A Table is Waiting
- Looking out into Tokyo Bay from the Columbia
- A monorail passing by.
- Mt. Prometheus towers above the waterfront.
- A better picture of the line on the bridge.
- The Cape Cod lighthouse
- Heading back down. A look through an open hatch.
- This line is for Turtle Talk which has a theater on the lower deck of the ship.
- Looking up at the tree.
- Entering the Cape Cod area.
- Cape Cod at Tokyo DisneySea
- This line leads to a popcorn cart...
- This Christmas tree features Duffy and always seemed to have a healthy line.
- The Popcorn cart with the line featured Milk Chocolate and Duffy buckets.
- At this point I turned around to head back.
- The Columbia and tug were both steaming up to prepare for their voyage.
- The line for a Table is Waiting was only on one side on the way back as they had started to fill the theater.
- The Tower of Terror.
- Banners in Waterside Park.
- The DisneySea Band was out performing Christmas songs. I caught the last song only.
- Aristocats out meeting guests.
- Walking through the New York area.
- Found a spot to watch the Year of Wises Greeting Drive.
- Here comes the drive.
- It is a single car with the characters onboard. They are wearing their 15th anniversary outfits.
- Mickey Mouse
- Goofy striking some sort of pose.
- Goofy and Mickey
- Goofy
- Music for the procession is generated from this mobile speaker that was pushed along behind the car.
- The drive circles the New York streets.
- Minnie Mouse
- The procession heading down the street.
- Here is a video clip of the Year of Wishes - Greeting Drive.
- Another tree in Waterfront Park.
- This crowd was watching the Greeting Drive finish up.
- Here you can see the line to get your picture in front of the tree.
- Not sure why there are random guests sitting on the ground.
- Ran into the drive again.
- The lamp from Aladdin under the tree and a plate. I had planned to go back and try and get pictures of the gifts without a crowd.. but always seemed to be crowded.
- Waiting for an eruption..
- The Fruit Stand has some garland.
- Found a spot to stand for a Table is Waiting.
- Looking to my left as I waited for the show.
- Behind me I could hear Mt. Prometheus getting ready to erupt.
- Fire was next..
- The lights were coming on. It was nearly 4:30pm.
- Mickey opens the show.
- The show is mostly the same as the standard. Some references to Christmas in the opening (hard to tell since the dialog is Japanese) and then a finale number.
- Some random pictures from the show.
- Goofy
- Minnie Mouse
- Mickey joins Minnie
- Time for the Christmas finale.
- Goofy sporting his Christmas outfit.
- Chip with his
- Mickey, Minnie and the gang.
- A large inflatable for the season.
- Some video clips from A Table is Waiting.
- The boats in the harbor are decorated for Christmas.
- The Christmas Tree after sunset.
- A closer look at some of the garland on the docks.
- A sign for the Lost River Delta.
- Walking through the New York area.
- Saw this long line and was curious what it was for.
- To get into McDucks to buy Duffy merchandise!
- That wraps up this section. Next up Fantasmic.