Christmas Town 2019
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I definitely saw it for sale... somewhere... Germany?
I had the vin brulee on Passmember Preview night and it was really good. Planning to try the cranberry orange toddy when I go next week. I had it last year and it was really good.
Remember I said y'all need to treat each better, with kindness and respect. Be nice people. Others are reading your insults and arguing and would rather focus on more positive things.
I have found both at what is normally the gelato stand across from Marco Polo in Italy. It's the only place I have consistently seen them.
I'm going today for the first time this year and I legit cannot wait for the peppermint fudge hot chocolate.
Yes, I have seen them there but generally I start looking for something good and warm around 8pm and every time ive gone there about that time they have already closed.
For the first several years, CT was in expansion mode. Each year meant opening up a new area of the park or adding a new experience. Now there aren't any accessible areas to expand into. Guests got used to the annual expansions and expect more to be added each year. Adding more details to wreaths and such sounds awesome, but that just isn't something that can be marketed and turned into more ticket sales on its own. I agree that he park is at a point where it needs to re-vamp or re-theme a different section each year similar to the way shows and mazes are re-done after several years. When an area is re-done, that's when the detail can be added. "Come see the fully redesigned France area themed to XXXX and exquisitely detailed" is something that can be marketed and will sell tickets.
Thats what I am suggesting, each season update a areas decor. And if you dont think doing just that would work look at Animal Kingdom, this year they did just that update the decorations and market the crap out of it. If you look around the park some of the wreaths are looking shabby, they look like who ever packed them away stacked 50 pounds of crap on top of them then whoever put it back up did just that with no fluffing of the greenery or straightening of the bows or ornaments. BGW relies heavily on lighs alone, most trees and greenery have no decoration just lights.
This actually brings up an interesting point that I don’t think has been discussed much...
Land of the Dragons is open this season (for the first time ever, right?) and it literally features ZERO decorations. While I’m glad that one of the last previously closed areas of the park is open for the event, I really don’t like the idea of ANY area being open undecorated for CMT.
I didn't even know LotD was open. For years I've thought that would be the perfect place for CT's next expansion, so this feels like a huge missed opportunity. I remember back when LotD was covered in colored lights (even when the area wasn't open!), which added to the Rhinefeld skyline and made coming into Germany from the skyride all the more magical. Hopefully the park gives the area a full CT makeover in a future season - it could be beautiful (and a golden marketing opportunity).
I think the bridge from the Loch Ness Monster to Rhinefield / Land of Dragons should be open. They could decorate the stairs leading down from the Loch Ness Monster, decorate the bridge on the Rhine River, put some decorations in the River, decorate the boat docks, and decorate the path / hill leading up to the Land of Dragons. Not to mention, it would give another path through the park and ease some congestion in Ireland and by Pompeii.
To expand on this, have they ever done a drive-by light show on the boats?
Thinking they could set lights on or next to the water and run the boats as an additional attraction.
Though it'd be higher budget than they'd probably spend if they were to run the boats, they could find a way to trigger the lights from each boat passing so they could sync with audio playing on the boats.
Dont forget the potential issues with ice etc opening the area down by the water. Idk if that is an issue for a floating bridge. Also steep inclines etc.
You have to consider available power. Many of the trees along the track in "unoccupied" areas such as near Boneyard Road are powered by generators. They have to have access to refuel as well as start/stop.
Once Pantheon opens, you'll have limited access areas on both sides of the river. Might be a safety issue for personnel to access the coaster areas as well.
My understanding is that there are worries about the stairs and path down there getting icy. That said, it was open the first year, and I thought the area was lovely.