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- 3:02pm - Arrived at the Magic Kingdom, 21 minutes from when the bus arrived at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
- A healthy queue to enter the park this afternoon.
- A number of tap points were taken up by guests waiting to enter for the Christmas party this evening.
- Town Square
- 3:14pm - Main Street USA at the Magic Kingdom
- Renovation continues on the Swiss Family Treehouse
- 3:21pm - 45 minute wait posted for the Jingle Cruise
- We decided to give the wait a try. It was extremely slow thanks to a steady flow of returning Lightning Lane guests
- The were dispatching boats that were not full too. The center section and seats in the back in this one were available.
- 4:26pm - Boarding a boat finally. So it was 65 minutes instead of 45 minutes and it felt even longer.
- The decorations throughout looked the same as years past. Nothing new jumped out to me.
- Renovation sign on the Swiss Family Treehouse
- Piano Player on Main Street USA. Challenging to stop and listen with the crowd and walkway.
- 4:52pm - The Express Monorail was backed up down the ramp.
- Seven Seas Lagoon this afternoon
- 5:13pm - Finally onboard a Resort Monorail.
- 5:24pm - Arrived at the Transportation and Ticket Center. The transfer path to the EPCOT line was blocked so we had to head down the ramp.
- Then back up the EPCOT Monorail queue which was bcked up.
- The queue grew quickly and was out as far as I could see.
- 6:10pm - Finally arrived at EPCOT, total travel time 78 minutes.
- 6:11pm - Spaceship Earth had a posted wait of 20 minutes
- All the trees in Communicore Hall were lit this evening, first time this trip.
- Visiting France in World Showcase
- 6:26pm - The line for Les Halles was out the door.
- Many marketplace queues were just as bad.
- Ralph Macchio was the guest narrator for the Candlelight this evening at EPCOT
- Video: EPCOT Candlelight with guest narrator Ralph Macchio
- A closer look a the snow globes on the main EPCOT Christmas tree
- The EPCOT Christmas tree in the distance
- Walt Disney World Monorails feature red and green lights for the season. Here is one passing through EPCOT.
- Thought it was odd there were not more lights on the general motors cars. This represents how the area looked.
- Here is a longer exposure picture
- The new entrance for Test Track is taking shape.
- Lights were on in the lounge area
- Connections with Spaceship Earth in the background.
- World Celebration Gardens
- Video: World Celebration Gardens lights, this evening the trees are still flickering.
- Video: World Celebration lighting issues.
- Walt sits in the dark by himself at Dreamers Point
- Video: Spaceship Earth Beacon of Magic sequence with Walt from Dreamers Point.
- Looking into World Celebration Gardens
- Video: Disney100 Spaceship Earth Beacon of Magic Sequence from the entrance of EPCOT
- Video: Spaceship Earth Beacon of Magic Holiday lights (this is one of the inbetween sequences)
- Communicore Hall has a couple of photo backdrops now.
- The Glittering Grove is full lit this evening.
- Watched Luminous the Symphony of Us from near torch number 17, just across from the Refreshment Port.
- Video: Luminous the Symphony of Us opening and finale sequences.
- Video: Luminous the Symphony of Us post show fountains.
- 9:50pm - EPCOT Christmas Tree as I prepare to leave the park.
- 9:59pm - Back at the Beach Club Villas
- My path for today.
- My time at Disney's Animal Kingdom today
- My time at Disney's Hollywood Studios
- My quick Magic Kingdom visit
- My EPCOT Visit today.