{"id":1433,"date":"2011-11-17T12:31:37","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T19:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raysofdisneyland.com\/?p=1433"},"modified":"2011-11-17T12:34:28","modified_gmt":"2011-11-17T19:34:28","slug":"bring-on-the-holiday-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raysofdisneyland.com\/?p=1433","title":{"rendered":"Bring on the Holiday Magic!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>I&#8217;m kicking off the Disney Holiday Season blog hop style, with the Thursday Disney Blog Hop hosted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.babesindisneylandblog.com\" target=\"_blank\">Babes in Disneyland<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Working in retail, at least during the holidays, for the past 11 years has meant no holiday traveling for me&#8230; but one year, in conjunction with a business trip, I did get to spend a few precious days in Disneyland during the Christmas festivities. \u00c2\u00a0It was a dream come true. \u00c2\u00a0While it has left me yearning to get back for the holidays, I feel so blessed to have been able to see all the things I had been dreaming of experiencing for so long. \u00c2\u00a0From the Christmas Fantasy Parade, to Small World Holiday, and even just Christmas music wafting down Main Street, Christmastime at the Park was one of the most amazing experiences I&#8217;ve ever had.<\/p>\n<p>From now until Christmas, you can expect to see lots of those memories relived here on Rays of Disneyland. \u00c2\u00a0I&#8217;m piping in the holiday sights, sounds, and smells of a Disneyland Christmas&#8230; and to kick things off in style, check out this <strong><em>PHENOMENAL<\/em><\/strong> video from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toursdepartingdaily.com\/2010\/12\/christmas-tour.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tours Departing Daily<\/a>. \u00c2\u00a0If you haven&#8217;t checked out their website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toursdepartingdaily.com\" target=\"_blank\">Tours Departing Daily<\/a> posts unbelievably wonderful hi-def pics of Disneyland everyday. \u00c2\u00a0This Christmas video they made is such a festive and fun tribute to the holidays at the Parks. \u00c2\u00a0Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=18169702&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=18169702&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/18169702\">A Christmas Tour<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/toursdepartingdaily\">Tours Departing Daily<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m kicking off the Disney Holiday Season blog hop style, with the Thursday Disney Blog Hop hosted by Babes in Disneyland! 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