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  • The view from my Pop Century room. Since I was never around mid day I never saw anyone use the playground.
  • Time to head for the buses.
  • If you were curious what was under the cover of the magic band door reader, the room next door looked like this..
  • Pop Century bus stops this morning at 9am.
  • At 9:30 we were walking toward the Boardwalk to meet relatives for the morning.
  • A Friendship boat was pulling away as we started to walk.
  • No barriers along the water way here, but there are warning signs now.
  • The walk ahead.
  • Looking back toward the Studios.
  • Arrived at the Boardwalk at 9:45am.
  • In the lobby this year no storefront. Instead several small gingerbread houses and a cluster of Christmas trees.
  • A look at the houses now..
  • The trees featured gingerbread ornaments.
  • On a table pictures and bios of the team that made the houses.
  • You can make your own gingerbread house too.
  • A look at the culinary team.
  • A look around the Boardwalk Lobby
  • Our next destination, the Beach Club. Notice the fence and rocks along the shoreline now. No more water access.
  • Gingerbread carousel in the Beach Club lobby.
  • Christmas decorations as we head to the Yacht Club
  • A train set in the Yacht Club lobby, as usual.
  • Santa Mater
  • Frozen
  • The globe was left in the center of the lobby entrance this year. The tree pushed back further.
  • The Yacht Club tree.
  • Yacht Club pier.
  • Looking back at the Yacht Club
  • The Swan Hotel
  • Stopped by the lobby of the Dolphin Hotel.
  • The large chocolate display in the Swan Hotel, looked the same as last year.
  • Completed the circle back at the Boardwalk.
  • Went to lunch at the ESPN Club. The Cavaliers banner over the bar (and Penguins too).
  • Walking toward Epcot
  • Some walls up at the International Gateway to Epcot.
  • Once in the park a mosquito station.
  • Passing by France
  • Passing through Morocco
  • Musique Aramenco is a new group since my last visit.
  • Musique Aramenco performing.
  • Matsuriza performing in Japan
  • In the lobby of the American Adventure the gingerbread monuments of Washington DC added the Lincoln Memorial this year.
  • Lincoln Memorial
  • Holidays Around the World, Helga in Germany
  • Helga talking about some Christmas traditions. Including the Advent calendar.
  • And the story of the nutcracker
  • Helga and the Nutcracker.
  • A Shanghai Disney Resort exhibit in the gallery of China.
  • Tomorrowland featuring the Tron coaster
  • Pirates model
  • Treasure Cove
  • Storybook Castle
  • A large poster and video loop of some of the attractions
  • A map of Shanghai Disneyland
  • Chinese Lion Dancers performing as part of Holidays Around the World.
  • Mariachis and Dancers performing in Mexico as part of Holidays Around the World.
  • A cart is MIA between Norway and Mexico
  • The Meet and Greet location for Ana and Elsa
  • Walls up along the walkway surrounding the ponds as between World Showcase and Future World.
  • No one at the Meet and Greet today.
  • A snowman greets you as you enter Future World
  • Craft Beers have moved in here.
  • Walking toward Test Track
  • Current pricing, the stands were all closed in this area today.
  • Test Track had a short wait for Single Rider so went for a spin.
  • An Outdoor Cart near Innoventions.. current pricing.
  • A friend took me into the Disney Vacation Club Members Lounge, which is in part of the old ImageWorks space upstairs in Imagination!
  • Always fun to be up in the pyramid. It had been years (I was there for a tour several years ago).
  • Coke Freestyle machines were available for a refreshment. They also provided snacks.
  • A business center
  • Some of the seating, plus Christmas decorations.
  • There was a TV and more seating on the other side.
  • We sat with a view of Spaceship Earth and passing Monorails.
  • A Monorail approaching, Mexico in the background.
  • More seating.
  • The TV played promo videos only while we were there.
  • Time to venture back out into the park.
  • More fences up along the walkway.
  • And along the Imagination side too.
  • This is inviting to walk down.
  • Feast of the Three Kings marketplace.
  • Next stop Canada.
  • Their holiday offering this year, pecan maple bark.
  • This is what $8.50 gets you.
  • Looking toward Norway with the Disney Springs Characters in Flight Balloon in the distance.
  • The Phineas and Ferb stations area all gone from World Showcase. Only one as you cross from Future World. You can now use your own device to play the game.
  • In the garden between France and Morocco the history of Christmas trees
  • Spaceship Earth as the sun is setting this evening.
  • Mexico
  • United Kingdom, Canada and Imagination!
  • Stopped by Morocco to hear the Moroccan Holiday Storyteller
  • Pere Noel in France
  • Canadian Holiday Voyageurs
  • A video clip of the Canadian Holiday Voyageurs
  • Time for the Candlelight Processional.
  • Anthony Mackie was the guest narrator this evening.
  • A couple clips of Anthony Mackie and the Candlelight Processional
  • Next up made our way to Norway. The new restrooms are rather large (seems to be a trend at WDW).
  • It was fairly dark around Norway at night, not a lot of lighting.
  • Time to experience Frozen Ever After. Made my Fastpass+ months ago.
  • The standby queue was inching along. Most of it is housed in this one room.
  • Some pictures from my trip through. Olaf greets you.
  • The Rock Trolls telling the story to their children.
  • Olaf ice skating.
  • Ana and Kristoff plus Sven
  • Sven...
  • Elsa greets you at her ice castle with Let it Go!
  • As she sings you start to go backwards
  • Marshmallow at the transition point to return to forward motion.
  • The finale (Olaf had his eyes closed in every picture I took)
  • You exit in the gift shop as expected.
  • Passing Spaceship Earth.
  • Thought this shot with the moon in the corner came out ok (this is a cell phone picture)
  • Projected snowflakes near the entrance/exit.
  • A crowded exit ramp at the Transportation and Ticket Center.
  • Cinderella Castle in the distance as we walked to the Ferry Dock.
  • The Electrical Water Pageant was passing by the Polynesian on the Seven Seas Lagoon.
  • About half way there..
  • The Contemporary with a large Christmas Tree out front.
  • Caught the Water Pageant again as it passed in front of the Magic Kingdom.
  • A couple of video clips of the Electrical Water Pageant
  • Entering the Magic Kingdom at 9:25pm.
  • Town Square
  • Main Street USA
  • Cinderella Castle
  • Too bad the lights do not go all the way around, the back side looks a bit awkward.
  • Tinker Bell kicking off Wishes.
  • I watched from the back of Fantasyland. So the shells were exploding over the Beasts Castle.
  • And if I turned around I could see Cinderella Castle.
  • A couple of video clips of Wishes.
  • After the show I moved around to the front of the Castle.
  • I found a spot near the Partners statue.
  • Once Upon a Time started recently at the Magic Kingdom.
  • Here are several video clips from the show.
  • Time to head out, along with a lot of other guests.
  • Looking back up Main Street USA.
  • Leaving the Magic Kingdom at 11:10pm
  • The Ferry Boat queue was rather large.
  • Back at Pop Century just before midnight.
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