2017 Christmas Town

[Lord Robert]

Yeah, "Miracles" was great when the previous choreographer worked wonders in it during 2010-13, but when the "current" one took over in 2014 and changed it, it turned pretty bland and head-scratching.

I hope the new show will be a superior replacement.

 

[BGW Family]

ANY hugging is dramatic to Thomas... :angel: ...and possibly traumatic.

 

[Thomas]

Miracles choreography:

 

[Zimmy]

The whole thing was a disaster.

 

[BGW Family]

 

[PrincessArlenasDad]

Did I miss the pass member's discount CT ticket this year? Or are they not offering it?

PS Miracles was my daughter's favorite show. She's going to be very disappointed.

 

[Unagi]

Did I miss the pass member's discount CT ticket this year? Or are they not offering it?

I believe they went on sale for pass members in September of last year.

 

[RKRCC]

I think the Pass Member's $25 Christmas Town deal last year ran in August... I purchased mine and my husband's on 8/8/2016.

 

[Bama]

I am hearing they will go on sale 1st of November or a few days before. Pass members will get a discount.....

 

[bill s]

From their website: " an assortment of thrill rides including InvadR™ and Verbolten ®, "

That's a little more like it.

 

[PrincessArlenasDad]

They also say "two kid friendly areas." Does that mean land of dragons will be open?

Also, Miracles is still listed. Either the shows web page is not updated for 2017... or reports of it's demise are premature.

 

[BGWScream]

To be honest, I really like Christmas Town but it's not a strong enough draw to justify the drive from Raleigh and standing in the cold. Maybe if the shows were crazy good or if the food was off the chain...

I feel the same way as I'm in Garner. I'm coming up this year though. My parents want to go to Christmastown and Grand Illumination.

 

[UncleDuncan]

What's the over/under on BG running out of hot chocolate? I want in on that action.

Also, if I have my way I'm going to name my next album Dramatic Hugging.

 

[deacfan31]

To be honest, I really like Christmas Town but it's not a strong enough draw to justify the drive from Raleigh and standing in the cold. Maybe if the shows were crazy good or if the food was off the chain...

I feel the same way as I'm in Garner.  I'm coming up this year though.  My parents want to go to Christmastown and Grand Illumination.

I think it's a solid draw but, you do have to make other plans. We go up twice a year from Winston Salem, the weekend after Thanksgiving for the Christmastown dash and after Christmas. The 8k run is fun and has a good family atmosphere, never short on encouraging words and smiles from onlookers and runners. They also have booth setup for non runners to keep the kids busy.
My tip is to make a 2 trips to Christmastown to cover everything in case if large crowds but add Colonial. Colonial does a wonderful job changing things up and giving a good Christmas feel without over doing it. A good stop is the outdoor market, they have a lot of good seasonal items. Also if you go after Christmas the crowds are usually a little smaller and you can get great deals on things in the park and at the outlet.

 

[Zimmy]

What's the over/under on BG running out of hot chocolate? I want in on that action.

Also, if I have my way I'm going to name my next album Dramatic Hugging.

I would say bell curve that sucker.  Mu has to be on x mas.  Prior to that I think its odds on favor that they have the sweet brown. Graph is a nice left leaning sin curve.  After that the curve rolls off to infinity they don't.  (maybe not a clean sinusoidal curve however)  I would say 5 to 1 by NYE, and dealers choice after that.

Also, I would buy that album even if Britney Spears was up front, Tiffany and Debbi Gibson were back up, the New Kids filling out the horn section, with Vanilla Ice on drums, and the original members of Menudo playing guitar, bass and keys.

 

[Merboy]

I think you just revived several careers there, Zim. I'd buy that album fo shiz.

 

[Zimmy]

I think you just revived several careers there, Zim. I'd buy that album fo shiz.

Oh sure my music production gets props but not back of napkin, on my cell phone quantitative analysis. I guess we know which degree was more useful!

 

[PrincessArlenasDad]

Christmas Town Fun Card Pricing:
General Public: $49
Pass Member: $39

Pass Member single day Christmas Town ticket:
$24.50 (limit 6 tickets per pass member)

Christmas Town and Colonial Williamsburg Bounce ticket (3 consecutive days)
$65 adults (includes Christmas Town parking)
$50 children (6-12)
Free for children 5 and under
Must purchase adult ticket to get child or 5 and under ticket

 

[Nicole]

I wonder if they plan to use the dynamic pricing structure they tested last year.

I also wonder if there will be a discounted CT Pass this year. It is already October, and they offered it in August in 2016.

 

[PrincessArlenasDad]

Just for reference, the 2016 GP fun card was $38 (an $11 increase this year)
and pass member pass was $22 (a $17 increase this year)