Spent some time at SDC, this evening. The heavy fog all day made the trip beautiful and enchanting. The crowd was very light.
We were disappointed that several strings of lights were not working; entire areas were left unlit, and even many of the lights in the square were not working, including many that were supposed to work with the tree.
Christmas Carol was superb as always and still brings a tear to the eye. I would be all right with a couple of tweaks if they wanted to change it up a little. The snow globe scene was added in the past, so it's not unprecedented.
We spent some time with Santa, but were also disappointed that Rudolf and Bumble were not there. They are only there on Saturday and Sunday. Terry interacted with the kids more than he has in the past, and since we were the only ones in line, Santa spent an extended time with them, as well.
It was sprinkling, so the first parade was cancelled. We made it to Wonderful Life, and the show was good. It doesn't evoke the Christmas spirit like Dickens, and the "theater" doesn't set the same type of mood, but the show is still well done. Joseph, the angel who briefs Clarence, must have been an understudy or a fill-in, since he obviously read the script from his clipboard. That wasn't a terrible distraction, but I'm still stymied over George Bailey's mother being the same age as George. It seems an older lady should play the role.
I figure SDC brought in over $1,000 from Show Lovers in the "Wonderful" show alone. That's more than 100 people who paid $10 to get guaranteed center seats.
The hot chocolate is always a must, and with our Buzzsaw Falls mug, our refill is just $1.
