It’s the most wonderful time of the year. 🎶
Okay, it’s actually nowhere near Christmastime, but don’t tell that to Disney! This week, Disney is celebrating Halfway to the Holidays, and we’re expecting some big announcements to be made. Last week, we found out that 6 new holiday snacks would be making their way to the Disney parks and cruises in June. And today, well, Disney has shared something on Twitter, but we’re not quite sure what to make of it.
Earlier today, Disney shared the news that one of its reindeer is on the loose, passing out presents before the holiday season! Readers were asked to report any sightings of this overzealous reindeer with the hashtag #HalfwaytotheHolidays.
ATTENTION 🚨🦌 There have been reports that one of our reindeer is on the loose and has been spotted flying across the globe giving out gifts ahead of the holiday season. Please report any sightings using #HalfwaytotheHolidays and stay tuned for the latest alerts. pic.twitter.com/qSYVhpuVoO
— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) June 12, 2023
Shortly after, Disney posted that the reindeer was wearing a GPS (Gifting Presents System), and has been sharing its coordinates all day. First, we noticed that it was in Canada.
It then started making its way northwest…
…and then turned around and headed for Greenland.
This went on for hours. Where is it going? Why is Disney teasing us with these updated coordinates? Will it eventually land somewhere significant? Since we are expecting some holiday news this week, it is possible that this will lead to news regarding the 2023 Christmas party. But as of right now, we’re just following this digital reindeer around the globe.
Eventually, it started nearing Russia…
..and was then spotted in Kazakhstan.
Is this…news? Will it be? Is it ever going to end? Who’s to say. For now, all we can do is keep watching the tiny numbers change in the feed. We’ll continue to monitor the situation, and update you when we know more.
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What do you think Disney is trying to tell us? Let us know in the comments below!
Carson says
Really? It’s outside the US. Then they announce the non-US Christmas “parties”. Next will be US as it gets here.
Lindsay G says
Is it Chet? It’s Chet is’nt it?
dazu44 says
I’m not sure what Disney is attempting, juggling up the seasons bringing in weird promotions, are they trying to increase attendance? Make a last ditch effort to raise more capital? And it’s not justthe parks, the cruises are cutting back on Halloween due to the 25th Anniversary of the fleet.
But the holidays are what makes Disney so special. they’re changing events, changing dates, throwing new events in there, its a shame, people I believe look forward to these events and plan around them for the event they want to be involved with and attend. There is hardly any halloween activities and events this year on the cruise ships. And the newest ship The Wish doesn’t have any? Why? The Wish continues to get very poor ratings. Why? because they went away from what made disney cruising famous, and they are pricing themselves way too high in the market. I hope disney realizes their mistakes and corrects it soon.
JT