Christmas Parade Taping 2012

[BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023]

The 2012 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade Taping will take place Friday, November 30 and Saturday December 1 at the Magic Kingdom.

Cast Member registration to take part in the taping has begun. I haven't seen any word yet of tickets for anyone else. In years past there have been offers for Passholders. Tickets for the general public have been handled a few different ways. No word yet on how it will be handled this year.

The taping will be for the parade that is shown on ABC on Christmas Day. It is not the same parade as the one that takes place in the Magic Kingdom daily or during the Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.

The parade taping generally involves watching segments of the televised repeated a few times while the footage is shot. In the past some of the celebrity performances have been filmed at the Magic Kingdom, however parts of the parade and some performances are also filmed at Disneyland. No news yet as to who will be performing at the Magic Kingdom this year.

The Main Street and Hub areas of the Magic Kingdom will be affected by the parade taping, and regular park guests not participating in the taping are typically routed backstage to bypass the Main Street area coming and going from the park.

The other parts of the Magic Kingdom park are typically not effected by excess crowds during the parade taping, however once they release the crowds in the afternoon, expect that those crowds will expand out into the rest of the park.

If anyone has experience attending the taping, or being in the park as a regular guest on a taping day, please share!

[mouseketab.....Carol 1,261]

If you are there to enjoy the taping and stand in one spot for a very long time, fine. Otherwise avoid MK on those days at all costs!!