Matt Paul’s 12/20/09 WDW Photo Update

Tom Corless

Matt Paul’s 12/20/09 WDW Photo Update

WDWNT Photographer Matt Paul braved the large crowds at the Walt Disney World Resort on Sunday and has some photos and videos to share with us from his trip:

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As we enter the Transportation and Ticket Center we can see the Holiday crowds have already arrived.  The line for the Monorail and Ferry were both over an hour each

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Another view of the crowd from the Resort Monorail

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A view of The Seven Seas Lagoon on the way to the Magic Kingdom

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The Christmas tree is now in place in Town Square, after the filming of the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, airing on ABC Christmas Day at 10 A.M.

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The crowds are picking up on Main Street

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As we head into the Kingdom, we catch Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It! heading down Main Street

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The performers in the Parade are wearing extra layers due to the temperature

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Two fans of the Parade have even made their own costumes as they help out at the end

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The Gold Card pin series featuring The Orange Bird was recently released

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2010 pins now available as well

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More 2010 pins

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Check out this video of The Many Adventures of Winnie Pooh, produced by Matt Paul

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As we head into Tomorrowland, the TTA has a whopping 10 minute wait!

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And stretches all the way to Buzz Lightyear!

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Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade is now performing during regular park hours

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As we head into Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the It’s Tough to be a Bug Fastpass area is now set up for Festival of the Lion King, Finding Nemo the Musical, and Flights of Wonder

Here’s a video of Mickey’s Jingle Jungle Parade

Author

  • Tom Corless

    Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.