Hong Kong Winter Lights; Magic Kingdom Christmas Parade; Grand Canyon Expedition
I hope everyone had a wonderful day off and that you were able to celebrate the day with family and friends. We have some additional Christmas cheer for the Update this week as we visit Hong Kong Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom with hkdlfan and SummerInFL. Then we're off to the Grand Canyon with MiceChatter Expedition Evan who shares photos of his recent family trip to the big hole in the ground. Finally, we end 2009 with some vintage Christmas card images from the turn of the last century.
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hkdlfan shares this video of the Lights of Winter at Hong Kong Disneyland
Talk about guest participation! I wonder if they have to pay for their little snowflakes?
SummerInFL visits Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade at the Magic Kingdom
ExpeditionEvan takes us on a Grand Canyon Expedition
MiceChatter ExpeditionEvan took a family trip to the Grand Canyon and was kind enough to share his photos with the Weekend Update. This young man is quite a budding photographer!
Lookout Cabin
The el Tovar Hotel where we stayed
We attempted a hike to the bottom, but soon realized that we were not quite adventurous enough for something like that
The sunset was absolutely beautiful!
The el Tovar again
We woke up bright and early the next morning to see the sunrise. It was definitely worth it!!
That's me on the left with my dad and brother
Then me, my mom, and my brother
We ended our trip with a drive over to the Desert Tower.
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And that brings us to the end of another week. Our photographers have just enough time to reload their cameras before we see you all again next weekend. Thank you to all of our wonderful readers, and as always, a huge thank you to our amazing team of global photographers, spies, and gossips:
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Ken Eslick (DisneylandPostcards.net)
Special thanks to Expedition Evan and hkdlfan for their awesome photos.
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What? Everyone still celebrating?
Thanks for all your hard work this year, peeps! I really liked the HKDL vids and the Christmas cards and the Grand Canyon and the MK parade and...well, I guess that's it this week. But it is appreciated!Posted 12-26-2009 at 01:13 AM by Marko50
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Thanks for the update! Great Grand Canyon photos. I was there in June.
Happy Boxing Day!Posted 12-26-2009 at 02:16 AM by Barbossa -
Those Grand Canyon photos are amazing. I've been there and it was hazy. It's great to see it so clear - just postcard picture perfect!Posted 12-26-2009 at 10:37 AM by Wendygirl -
Love the Grand Canyon pictures the best!
also the old Christmas card!
Thank You for shareing .........Posted 12-26-2009 at 11:49 AM by Eagleman -
Thanks for the vintage Christmas pictures. I have been waiting for them all month. Love all that you have had on this year. Look forward to your column every week.Posted 12-26-2009 at 01:09 PM by miceagefan -
Thanks for the update! Can't believe it's already the last one for 2009!
Posted 12-26-2009 at 02:24 PM by Goover - I loved the photographs of the Grand Canyon. It's best days are during the winter, and your photos reminded me of a vacation I had there myself, when we got lucky, and saw the park at its best.Posted 12-26-2009 at 04:13 PM by whamo
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Thanks for the update!Posted 12-27-2009 at 02:30 PM by LAZ-E -
Awesome update!Posted 12-27-2009 at 03:52 PM by DonDuck -
Great update!
As for the Grand Canyon, do NOT EVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES try to hike down to the bottom without being prepared, ESPECIALLY down the South Kiabab trail. That trail has no water and very limited shade. As long as you are fit and bring ample water supply (and not just a water bottle - you'll need waaaay more then that) you should be fine. You need a lot of preparation before hand if you want to hike to the bottom.Posted 12-27-2009 at 07:47 PM by BANANAZ
