Disneyland’s LOST Christmas History: The World’s Largest Tree & Ornament!
Did Disneyland once have the world’s largest Christmas tree AND the largest ornament on Earth? In this video, we uncover the lost Christmas history of Disneyland, revealing a massive holiday display that has been forgotten by many. Could this be the most magical Christmas mystery ever at the Happiest Place on Earth? Join us as we dive into this forgotten chapter of Disneyland’s Christmas past! Watch now to discover the secrets behind the world’s largest Christmas tree and the biggest ornament Disneyland ever displayed!
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hello your Royal Highness hello cousin
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hello your Royal Highness hello cousin well Merry Christmas we're back at the
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well Merry Christmas we're back at the
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well Merry Christmas we're back at the happiest place on Earth and yeah we'll
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happiest place on Earth and yeah we'll
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happiest place on Earth and yeah we'll get to the other side eventually but for
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get to the other side eventually but for
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get to the other side eventually but for now we're back in Walt Disney's original
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now we're back in Walt Disney's original
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now we're back in Walt Disney's original Magic Kingdom which is absolutely decked
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Magic Kingdom which is absolutely decked
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Magic Kingdom which is absolutely decked out in its full Christmas Glory I mean
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out in its full Christmas Glory I mean
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out in its full Christmas Glory I mean just look at this here comes Santa's
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just look at this here comes Santa's
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just look at this here comes Santa's wacky reindeer in the Christmas fantasy
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wacky reindeer in the Christmas fantasy
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wacky reindeer in the Christmas fantasy parade right now and in fact look
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parade right now and in fact look
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parade right now and in fact look there's Santa himself well that didn't
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there's Santa himself well that didn't
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there's Santa himself well that didn't take long some people think that's not
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take long some people think that's not
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take long some people think that's not the real Santa but let's face it Santa
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the real Santa but let's face it Santa
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the real Santa but let's face it Santa could be anywhere and where else would
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could be anywhere and where else would
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could be anywhere and where else would Santa want to be than Disneyland I mean
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Santa want to be than Disneyland I mean
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Santa want to be than Disneyland I mean look at this look at Main Street Station
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look at this look at Main Street Station
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look at this look at Main Street Station all decked out over here for the
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all decked out over here for the
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all decked out over here for the holidays well specifically for their
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holidays well specifically for their
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holidays well specifically for their celebrity filled Candlelight
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celebrity filled Candlelight
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celebrity filled Candlelight processional they're going to do this
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processional they're going to do this
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processional they're going to do this weekend I was about to say they decked
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weekend I was about to say they decked
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weekend I was about to say they decked City Hall with bows of holly but it
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City Hall with bows of holly but it
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City Hall with bows of holly but it turns out they're fake pine needles oops
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turns out they're fake pine needles oops
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turns out they're fake pine needles oops there's garlands and wreaths and
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there's garlands and wreaths and
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there's garlands and wreaths and ornaments everywhere but of course the
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ornaments everywhere but of course the
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ornaments everywhere but of course the peace to the resistance is this
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peace to the resistance is this
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peace to the resistance is this Disneyland 6 foot tall Christmas tree
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Disneyland 6 foot tall Christmas tree
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Disneyland 6 foot tall Christmas tree would you look at the size of that thing
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would you look at the size of that thing
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would you look at the size of that thing 60 ft doesn't sound like much until
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60 ft doesn't sound like much until
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60 ft doesn't sound like much until you're standing at the base of this tree
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you're standing at the base of this tree
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you're standing at the base of this tree looking up up up craning your neck and
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looking up up up craning your neck and
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looking up up up craning your neck and forget look at the sh of the tree look
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forget look at the sh of the tree look
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forget look at the sh of the tree look at the sh of the ornaments on here
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at the sh of the ornaments on here
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at the sh of the ornaments on here they're absolutely massive this is one
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they're absolutely massive this is one
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they're absolutely massive this is one gigantic Christmas tree and really
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gigantic Christmas tree and really
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gigantic Christmas tree and really because Disneyland now uses a artificial
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because Disneyland now uses a artificial
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because Disneyland now uses a artificial Christmas tree so that they could
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Christmas tree so that they could
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Christmas tree so that they could recycle it and use it over and over
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recycle it and use it over and over
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recycle it and use it over and over that's right they used to truck out live
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that's right they used to truck out live
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that's right they used to truck out live Christmas trees out here from up in the
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Christmas trees out here from up in the
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Christmas trees out here from up in the Pacific Northwest anyway now that
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Pacific Northwest anyway now that
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Pacific Northwest anyway now that they're using one of these Plastic Trees
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they're using one of these Plastic Trees
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they're using one of these Plastic Trees if you think about it they could go as
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if you think about it they could go as
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if you think about it they could go as tall as they want to go and in fact
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tall as they want to go and in fact
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tall as they want to go and in fact Disneyland used to advertise itself as
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Disneyland used to advertise itself as
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Disneyland used to advertise itself as having the world's biggest Christmas
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having the world's biggest Christmas
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having the world's biggest Christmas tree and they were never talking about
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tree and they were never talking about
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tree and they were never talking about the giant trees they used to haul over
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the giant trees they used to haul over
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the giant trees they used to haul over here to Town Square either this place is
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here to Town Square either this place is
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here to Town Square either this place is such a popular destination for Christmas
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such a popular destination for Christmas
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such a popular destination for Christmas now because of course they go Hog Wild
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now because of course they go Hog Wild
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now because of course they go Hog Wild with the decorations with the
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with the decorations with the
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with the decorations with the entertainment I mean fake snowfall comes
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entertainment I mean fake snowfall comes
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entertainment I mean fake snowfall comes down every it's the only place in
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down every it's the only place in
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down every it's the only place in Anaheim you're going to get fake snow or
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Anaheim you're going to get fake snow or
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Anaheim you're going to get fake snow or any kind of snow and that's nothing new
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any kind of snow and that's nothing new
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any kind of snow and that's nothing new Disneyland has been gussing itself up
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Disneyland has been gussing itself up
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Disneyland has been gussing itself up particularly on Main Street for
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particularly on Main Street for
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particularly on Main Street for Christmas for I don't know 50 60 70
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Christmas for I don't know 50 60 70
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Christmas for I don't know 50 60 70 years now it has always been one of the
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years now it has always been one of the
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years now it has always been one of the best places to go in Southern California
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best places to go in Southern California
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best places to go in Southern California to get in the Christmas spirit they've
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to get in the Christmas spirit they've
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to get in the Christmas spirit they've got the Christmas music playing out here
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got the Christmas music playing out here
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got the Christmas music playing out here on the speakers along Main Street USA
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on the speakers along Main Street USA
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on the speakers along Main Street USA everybody looks happy I'm just trying to
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everybody looks happy I'm just trying to
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everybody looks happy I'm just trying to imagine myself back in the day on
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imagine myself back in the day on
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imagine myself back in the day on Christmas coming out here and getting
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Christmas coming out here and getting
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Christmas coming out here and getting excited to see the tallest the largest
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excited to see the tallest the largest
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excited to see the tallest the largest Christmas tree on Earth and again I'm
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Christmas tree on Earth and again I'm
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Christmas tree on Earth and again I'm not talking about the one in Town Square
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not talking about the one in Town Square
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not talking about the one in Town Square the one in Town Square was big even when
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the one in Town Square was big even when
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the one in Town Square was big even when it was real I mean look at that but when
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it was real I mean look at that but when
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it was real I mean look at that but when Disneyland in 1961 advertise themselves
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Disneyland in 1961 advertise themselves
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Disneyland in 1961 advertise themselves as having the tallest Christmas tree in
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as having the tallest Christmas tree in
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as having the tallest Christmas tree in the world they weren't referring to that
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the world they weren't referring to that
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the world they weren't referring to that nor were they referring to the real
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nor were they referring to the real
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nor were they referring to the real trees they would cut down and stick in
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trees they would cut down and stick in
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trees they would cut down and stick in the castle moat over here oh that's
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the castle moat over here oh that's
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the castle moat over here oh that's right down in the water on either side
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right down in the water on either side
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right down in the water on either side of Sleeping Beauty Castle they would
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of Sleeping Beauty Castle they would
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of Sleeping Beauty Castle they would stick Christmas trees down here right in
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stick Christmas trees down here right in
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stick Christmas trees down here right in front of this glorious Beauty I think
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front of this glorious Beauty I think
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front of this glorious Beauty I think later on they became fake trees there
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later on they became fake trees there
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later on they became fake trees there were some aluminum ones and all kinds of
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were some aluminum ones and all kinds of
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were some aluminum ones and all kinds of different Christmas decorations have
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different Christmas decorations have
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different Christmas decorations have adorned this beautiful structure all the
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adorned this beautiful structure all the
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adorned this beautiful structure all the way going back to the late 1950s but no
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way going back to the late 1950s but no
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way going back to the late 1950s but no Disneyland's hugest Christmas tree and
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Disneyland's hugest Christmas tree and
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Disneyland's hugest Christmas tree and their biggest Christmas decoration of
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their biggest Christmas decoration of
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their biggest Christmas decoration of all time wasn't on Main Street USA
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all time wasn't on Main Street USA
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all time wasn't on Main Street USA wasn't anywhere near the castle no
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wasn't anywhere near the castle no
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wasn't anywhere near the castle no instead if you could travel back in time
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instead if you could travel back in time
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instead if you could travel back in time you would have found it right here what
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you would have found it right here what
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you would have found it right here what which tree is he talking about was it
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which tree is he talking about was it
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which tree is he talking about was it this tree were it these trees oh no my
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this tree were it these trees oh no my
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this tree were it these trees oh no my friends Disneyland's self-proclaimed
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friends Disneyland's self-proclaimed
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friends Disneyland's self-proclaimed world's tallest Christmas tree wasn't a
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world's tallest Christmas tree wasn't a
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world's tallest Christmas tree wasn't a tree at all it was this the mighty
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tree at all it was this the mighty
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tree at all it was this the mighty matter Horn Mountain I know what you're
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matter Horn Mountain I know what you're
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matter Horn Mountain I know what you're thinking cuz I'd be thinking it too wait
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thinking cuz I'd be thinking it too wait
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thinking cuz I'd be thinking it too wait a minute the matter horn is not a
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a minute the matter horn is not a
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a minute the matter horn is not a Christmas tree it looks nothing like a
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Christmas tree it looks nothing like a
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Christmas tree it looks nothing like a Christmas tree well if you think
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Christmas tree well if you think
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Christmas tree well if you think Disneyland goes crazy decorating for
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Disneyland goes crazy decorating for
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Disneyland goes crazy decorating for Christmas now in 1960 they had the
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Christmas now in 1960 they had the
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Christmas now in 1960 they had the craziest most Bonkers idea ever because
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craziest most Bonkers idea ever because
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craziest most Bonkers idea ever because clearly once they opened this thing in
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clearly once they opened this thing in
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clearly once they opened this thing in 1959 somebody looked at it and thought
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1959 somebody looked at it and thought
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1959 somebody looked at it and thought you know it's kind of cone sh reminds me
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you know it's kind of cone sh reminds me
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you know it's kind of cone sh reminds me a little bit of a Christmas tree why
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a little bit of a Christmas tree why
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a little bit of a Christmas tree why don't we do the craziest most insane
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don't we do the craziest most insane
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don't we do the craziest most insane thing ever build what was probably then
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thing ever build what was probably then
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thing ever build what was probably then the world's largest Christmas decoration
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the world's largest Christmas decoration
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the world's largest Christmas decoration ever and turn the mighty snowcapped
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ever and turn the mighty snowcapped
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ever and turn the mighty snowcapped matter horn into the world's largest
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matter horn into the world's largest
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matter horn into the world's largest Christmas tree and how did they do it
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Christmas tree and how did they do it
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Christmas tree and how did they do it did they paint it green no did they put
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did they paint it green no did they put
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did they paint it green no did they put giant ornaments and Bulbs all along the
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giant ornaments and Bulbs all along the
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giant ornaments and Bulbs all along the mountain side well not quite what they
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mountain side well not quite what they
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mountain side well not quite what they did was look higher and higher for their
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did was look higher and higher for their
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did was look higher and higher for their inspiration and up on top of the matter
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inspiration and up on top of the matter
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inspiration and up on top of the matter Horn
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Horn
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Horn Mountain 14 7 ft above the park goers
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Mountain 14 7 ft above the park goers
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Mountain 14 7 ft above the park goers down below they decided to literally put
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down below they decided to literally put
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down below they decided to literally put the Christmas cherry on top with an
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the Christmas cherry on top with an
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the Christmas cherry on top with an absolutely massive Christmas star you
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absolutely massive Christmas star you
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absolutely massive Christmas star you can't have a Christmas tree without a
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can't have a Christmas tree without a
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can't have a Christmas tree without a star on top right the traditional
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star on top right the traditional
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star on top right the traditional Christmas star the symbol of leading the
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Christmas star the symbol of leading the
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Christmas star the symbol of leading the wise men to Bethlehem and because we're
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wise men to Bethlehem and because we're
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wise men to Bethlehem and because we're talking about 1960 into 61 as they're
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talking about 1960 into 61 as they're
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talking about 1960 into 61 as they're building this thing it wasn't just any
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building this thing it wasn't just any
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building this thing it wasn't just any Star but the most glorious amazing
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Star but the most glorious amazing
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Star but the most glorious amazing satellite butnik mid-century modern
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satellite butnik mid-century modern
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satellite butnik mid-century modern looking star that thing didn't just sit
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looking star that thing didn't just sit
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looking star that thing didn't just sit up there oh no that thing actually spun
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up there oh no that thing actually spun
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up there oh no that thing actually spun around
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around
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around 360° it was an animated spinning
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360° it was an animated spinning
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360° it was an animated spinning midcentury Marvel the spinning Christmas
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midcentury Marvel the spinning Christmas
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midcentury Marvel the spinning Christmas star on top of the matter horn and I
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star on top of the matter horn and I
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star on top of the matter horn and I don't know if you can tell from that
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don't know if you can tell from that
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don't know if you can tell from that footage but that star was absolutely
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footage but that star was absolutely
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footage but that star was absolutely enormous that Christmas star was visible
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enormous that Christmas star was visible
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enormous that Christmas star was visible for miles and miles and miles in every
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for miles and miles and miles in every
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for miles and miles and miles in every direction it was visible from almost
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direction it was visible from almost
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direction it was visible from almost every part of the park you can see it
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every part of the park you can see it
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every part of the park you can see it from the Montreal you can see it from
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from the Montreal you can see it from
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from the Montreal you can see it from the parking lot and importantly for my
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the parking lot and importantly for my
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the parking lot and importantly for my family you could see it from across the
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family you could see it from across the
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family you could see it from across the street where my grandparents lived and
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street where my grandparents lived and
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street where my grandparents lived and my mom was growing up she was a little
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my mom was growing up she was a little
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my mom was growing up she was a little kid when that star was up there but my
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kid when that star was up there but my
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kid when that star was up there but my aunt was a little bit older the matter
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aunt was a little bit older the matter
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aunt was a little bit older the matter horn star was
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horn star was
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horn star was absolutely enormous 20 ft tall and
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absolutely enormous 20 ft tall and
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absolutely enormous 20 ft tall and weirdly if I've gathered my facts
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weirdly if I've gathered my facts
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weirdly if I've gathered my facts correctly it was a little wider than it
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correctly it was a little wider than it
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correctly it was a little wider than it was tall 24 ft wide taking the matter
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was tall 24 ft wide taking the matter
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was tall 24 ft wide taking the matter Horn's full Christmas height from 147 ft
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Horn's full Christmas height from 147 ft
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Horn's full Christmas height from 147 ft up to 167 ft you know what maybe even a
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up to 167 ft you know what maybe even a
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up to 167 ft you know what maybe even a little bit taller because I don't know
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little bit taller because I don't know
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little bit taller because I don't know if they were even counting the base in
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if they were even counting the base in
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if they were even counting the base in that height I mean Walt Disney's
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that height I mean Walt Disney's
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that height I mean Walt Disney's mountain is already so tall you could
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mountain is already so tall you could
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mountain is already so tall you could already see it from all over the city of
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already see it from all over the city of
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already see it from all over the city of Anaheim and North Orange County but with
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Anaheim and North Orange County but with
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Anaheim and North Orange County but with 20 more feet of Christmas star on top
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20 more feet of Christmas star on top
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20 more feet of Christmas star on top you could see it from even farther away
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you could see it from even farther away
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you could see it from even farther away and not only that the star wasn't just
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and not only that the star wasn't just
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and not only that the star wasn't just huge and it wasn't just spinning around
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huge and it wasn't just spinning around
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huge and it wasn't just spinning around it also lit up there were lights all
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it also lit up there were lights all
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it also lit up there were lights all over that sucker meaning it literally
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over that sucker meaning it literally
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over that sucker meaning it literally turned into a shining Beacon of
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turned into a shining Beacon of
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turned into a shining Beacon of Christmas joy and hey if you think about
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Christmas joy and hey if you think about
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Christmas joy and hey if you think about it the largest light up billboard in the
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it the largest light up billboard in the
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it the largest light up billboard in the world as well spoiler alert I wasn't
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world as well spoiler alert I wasn't
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world as well spoiler alert I wasn't there I'm not quite that old but it was
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there I'm not quite that old but it was
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there I'm not quite that old but it was insane imagine walking around here and
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insane imagine walking around here and
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insane imagine walking around here and seeing a 20ft rotating light up
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seeing a 20ft rotating light up
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seeing a 20ft rotating light up Christmas star up there I mean that's
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Christmas star up there I mean that's
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Christmas star up there I mean that's four Alley's tall I mean I always found
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four Alley's tall I mean I always found
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four Alley's tall I mean I always found it to be a crazy and impressive fact
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it to be a crazy and impressive fact
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it to be a crazy and impressive fact that they used to have mountain climbers
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that they used to have mountain climbers
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that they used to have mountain climbers going up and down the matter horn all
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going up and down the matter horn all
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going up and down the matter horn all the time even into the '90s sometimes
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the time even into the '90s sometimes
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the time even into the '90s sometimes they'd be playing accordion you know
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they'd be playing accordion you know
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they'd be playing accordion you know doing their whole thing up there
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doing their whole thing up there
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doing their whole thing up there yodeling perhaps but look at this those
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yodeling perhaps but look at this those
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yodeling perhaps but look at this those mountain climbers look like little tiny
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mountain climbers look like little tiny
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mountain climbers look like little tiny specks compared to the Majesty of that
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specks compared to the Majesty of that
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specks compared to the Majesty of that glorious Christmas star on top of the
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glorious Christmas star on top of the
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glorious Christmas star on top of the matter horn I mean I've never been able
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matter horn I mean I've never been able
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matter horn I mean I've never been able to confirm who exactly had that idea
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to confirm who exactly had that idea
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to confirm who exactly had that idea whose idea that was but they are a
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whose idea that was but they are a
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whose idea that was but they are a freaking genius and the PR department
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freaking genius and the PR department
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freaking genius and the PR department was stok like I said they build this and
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was stok like I said they build this and
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was stok like I said they build this and its debut Year 1961 from what I could
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its debut Year 1961 from what I could
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its debut Year 1961 from what I could figure out as the world's tallest
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figure out as the world's tallest
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figure out as the world's tallest Christmas tree because of that rotating
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Christmas tree because of that rotating
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Christmas tree because of that rotating star and I know what you're thinking all
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star and I know what you're thinking all
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star and I know what you're thinking all right it's got a star on top of it it
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right it's got a star on top of it it
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right it's got a star on top of it it rotates it's still not really a
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rotates it's still not really a
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rotates it's still not really a Christmas tree but for one oh come on
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Christmas tree but for one oh come on
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Christmas tree but for one oh come on don't be a party pooper don't be a
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don't be a party pooper don't be a
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don't be a party pooper don't be a Negative Nancy don't be the well
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Negative Nancy don't be the well
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Negative Nancy don't be the well actually technically guy I mean come on
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actually technically guy I mean come on
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actually technically guy I mean come on have a little fun it was a Christmas Tre
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have a little fun it was a Christmas Tre
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have a little fun it was a Christmas Tre look at it's tree shaped it's flocked on
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look at it's tree shaped it's flocked on
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look at it's tree shaped it's flocked on the side it's flocked with snow it may
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the side it's flocked with snow it may
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the side it's flocked with snow it may not be green but come on Christmas trees
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not be green but come on Christmas trees
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not be green but come on Christmas trees come in all sizes shapes and colors
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come in all sizes shapes and colors
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come in all sizes shapes and colors although speaking of sizes not quite
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although speaking of sizes not quite
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although speaking of sizes not quite that size not quite matter horn size I
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that size not quite matter horn size I
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that size not quite matter horn size I don't know how many years they used to
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don't know how many years they used to
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don't know how many years they used to advertise this as being the world's
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advertise this as being the world's
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advertise this as being the world's largest Christmas tree cuz I think that
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largest Christmas tree cuz I think that
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largest Christmas tree cuz I think that probably the negative answer okay come
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probably the negative answer okay come
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probably the negative answer okay come on guys it's a Christmas Mountain not
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on guys it's a Christmas Mountain not
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on guys it's a Christmas Mountain not really a Christmas tree you're
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really a Christmas tree you're
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really a Christmas tree you're stretching the definition of tree pretty
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stretching the definition of tree pretty
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stretching the definition of tree pretty darn far but does that really matter
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darn far but does that really matter
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darn far but does that really matter they stuck a 20x 24 ft revolving
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they stuck a 20x 24 ft revolving
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they stuck a 20x 24 ft revolving midcentury satellite Sputnik looking
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midcentury satellite Sputnik looking
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midcentury satellite Sputnik looking neon sign glowing huge steel magical
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neon sign glowing huge steel magical
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neon sign glowing huge steel magical Christmas star on top of a freaking
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Christmas star on top of a freaking
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Christmas star on top of a freaking mountain and if you're not going to let
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mountain and if you're not going to let
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mountain and if you're not going to let that go right if you're not going to
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that go right if you're not going to
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that go right if you're not going to accept that this was once the world's
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accept that this was once the world's
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accept that this was once the world's tallest Christmas tree well think about
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tallest Christmas tree well think about
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tallest Christmas tree well think about this that ornament on on top that star
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this that ornament on on top that star
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this that ornament on on top that star 20x 24 ft today right now in 2024 the
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20x 24 ft today right now in 2024 the
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20x 24 ft today right now in 2024 the world's largest Christmas ornament is
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world's largest Christmas ornament is
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world's largest Christmas ornament is out in Michigan and it is only 15 ft
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out in Michigan and it is only 15 ft
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out in Michigan and it is only 15 ft tall and 8 ft wide which means even if
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tall and 8 ft wide which means even if
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tall and 8 ft wide which means even if they didn't have the world's largest
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they didn't have the world's largest
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they didn't have the world's largest Christmas tree by your exacting
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Christmas tree by your exacting
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Christmas tree by your exacting standards Mr Poopy Pants that thing was
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standards Mr Poopy Pants that thing was
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standards Mr Poopy Pants that thing was definitely the world's largest Christmas
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definitely the world's largest Christmas
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definitely the world's largest Christmas ornament and they've never topped it
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ornament and they've never topped it
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ornament and they've never topped it think about that I can't find anywhere
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think about that I can't find anywhere
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think about that I can't find anywhere online that they've ever gone any bigger
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online that they've ever gone any bigger
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online that they've ever gone any bigger than I couldn't believe that the one now
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than I couldn't believe that the one now
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than I couldn't believe that the one now the world's biggest 15 by8 come on I
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the world's biggest 15 by8 come on I
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the world's biggest 15 by8 come on I mean maybe there's something I'm missing
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mean maybe there's something I'm missing
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mean maybe there's something I'm missing maybe it's just you know technically the
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maybe it's just you know technically the
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maybe it's just you know technically the world's largest dangling Christmas maybe
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world's largest dangling Christmas maybe
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world's largest dangling Christmas maybe there's some sort of technicality there
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there's some sort of technicality there
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there's some sort of technicality there and there's been a bigger one somewhere
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and there's been a bigger one somewhere
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and there's been a bigger one somewhere but you have to admit a 20x 24 foot
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but you have to admit a 20x 24 foot
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but you have to admit a 20x 24 foot midcentury modern Christmas star
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midcentury modern Christmas star
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midcentury modern Christmas star rotating neon all the things I keep
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rotating neon all the things I keep
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rotating neon all the things I keep saying had to be by definition the most
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saying had to be by definition the most
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saying had to be by definition the most epic Christmas decoration of all time I
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epic Christmas decoration of all time I
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epic Christmas decoration of all time I I defy you to find me a crazier bigger
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I defy you to find me a crazier bigger
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I defy you to find me a crazier bigger more rotating more light up more epic
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more rotating more light up more epic
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more rotating more light up more epic more high in the sky freaky midcentury
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more high in the sky freaky midcentury
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more high in the sky freaky midcentury Space Race Jetson looking Christmas
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Space Race Jetson looking Christmas
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Space Race Jetson looking Christmas ornament that's ever existed on the
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ornament that's ever existed on the
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ornament that's ever existed on the planet and it blows my it's always blown
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planet and it blows my it's always blown
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planet and it blows my it's always blown my mind that Disney has never put it
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my mind that Disney has never put it
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my mind that Disney has never put it back what's weird is the Christmas star
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back what's weird is the Christmas star
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back what's weird is the Christmas star is not all that well known because it
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is not all that well known because it
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is not all that well known because it went away in
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went away in
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went away in 1973 and never came back so Generations
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1973 and never came back so Generations
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1973 and never came back so Generations have grown up without ever having seen
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have grown up without ever having seen
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have grown up without ever having seen that Christmas star but still it's sort
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that Christmas star but still it's sort
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that Christmas star but still it's sort of underp publicized you would think
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of underp publicized you would think
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of underp publicized you would think more Disney nerds would know about it or
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more Disney nerds would know about it or
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more Disney nerds would know about it or have seen pictures of it but it's I mean
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have seen pictures of it but it's I mean
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have seen pictures of it but it's I mean it's not totally obscure you can find it
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it's not totally obscure you can find it
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it's not totally obscure you can find it if you know what you're looking for but
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if you know what you're looking for but
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if you know what you're looking for but it's not the it's not very talked about
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it's not the it's not very talked about
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it's not the it's not very talked about which makes it even weirder that in 2015
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which makes it even weirder that in 2015
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which makes it even weirder that in 2015 during the what was it the 60th
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during the what was it the 60th
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during the what was it the 60th anniversary of Disneyland there were all
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anniversary of Disneyland there were all
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anniversary of Disneyland there were all kind of rumors swirling around uh late
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kind of rumors swirling around uh late
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kind of rumors swirling around uh late in the summer towards the winter season
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in the summer towards the winter season
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in the summer towards the winter season that they were actually going to bring
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that they were actually going to bring
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that they were actually going to bring back the star on top of the matter Horn
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back the star on top of the matter Horn
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back the star on top of the matter Horn of course that didn't happen but then
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of course that didn't happen but then
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of course that didn't happen but then again when they had the 100th
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again when they had the 100th
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again when they had the 100th anniversary of Disney right they did
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anniversary of Disney right they did
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anniversary of Disney right they did their Disney hund thing it came back up
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their Disney hund thing it came back up
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their Disney hund thing it came back up people like oh I heard they're going to
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people like oh I heard they're going to
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people like oh I heard they're going to put the Christmas star on top of the
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put the Christmas star on top of the
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put the Christmas star on top of the matter horn on such and such a day and I
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matter horn on such and such a day and I
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matter horn on such and such a day and I kept driving by at night hoping to see a
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kept driving by at night hoping to see a
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kept driving by at night hoping to see a crane or something like that because by
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crane or something like that because by
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crane or something like that because by the way that is how they lifted the Epic
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the way that is how they lifted the Epic
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the way that is how they lifted the Epic Christmas decoration up there every year
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Christmas decoration up there every year
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Christmas decoration up there every year that Star was so heavy it needed a crane
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that Star was so heavy it needed a crane
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that Star was so heavy it needed a crane to pick it up and put it down up there I
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to pick it up and put it down up there I
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to pick it up and put it down up there I heard this rumors from some pretty good
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heard this rumors from some pretty good
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heard this rumors from some pretty good source some sources even at Disney and I
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source some sources even at Disney and I
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source some sources even at Disney and I thought I don't know there's no way now
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thought I don't know there's no way now
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thought I don't know there's no way now there are conflicting stories as to why
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there are conflicting stories as to why
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there are conflicting stories as to why it went away in the first place
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it went away in the first place
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it went away in the first place apparently it was constructed out of
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apparently it was constructed out of
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apparently it was constructed out of lightweight metal I mean the thing looks
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lightweight metal I mean the thing looks
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lightweight metal I mean the thing looks like it was made out of steel beams to
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like it was made out of steel beams to
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like it was made out of steel beams to me but perhaps it was aluminum who knows
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me but perhaps it was aluminum who knows
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me but perhaps it was aluminum who knows my point is certainly they could have
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my point is certainly they could have
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my point is certainly they could have kept it around all this time if they
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kept it around all this time if they
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kept it around all this time if they wanted to in fact I could find
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wanted to in fact I could find
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wanted to in fact I could find absolutely no information on what
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absolutely no information on what
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absolutely no information on what happened to the original what happened
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happened to the original what happened
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happened to the original what happened to the star itself in fact it's hard to
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to the star itself in fact it's hard to
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to the star itself in fact it's hard to find Reliable information about the star
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find Reliable information about the star
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find Reliable information about the star at all as in like the first year they
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at all as in like the first year they
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at all as in like the first year they put it up there as far as I can tell was
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put it up there as far as I can tell was
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put it up there as far as I can tell was 196 won and the last year the star was
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196 won and the last year the star was
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196 won and the last year the star was up there was
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up there was
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up there was 1973 from all accounts or 72 maybe they
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1973 from all accounts or 72 maybe they
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1973 from all accounts or 72 maybe they didn't put it up 73 for whatever reason
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didn't put it up 73 for whatever reason
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didn't put it up 73 for whatever reason there seems to be some debate about that
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there seems to be some debate about that
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there seems to be some debate about that put a pin in that for one second back in
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put a pin in that for one second back in
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put a pin in that for one second back in the years when the star was definitely
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the years when the star was definitely
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the years when the star was definitely up on the matter horn you may remember
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up on the matter horn you may remember
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up on the matter horn you may remember there was the Skyway going through it
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there was the Skyway going through it
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there was the Skyway going through it the sky buckets and from them somewhere
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the sky buckets and from them somewhere
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the sky buckets and from them somewhere on an old hard drive I've got 8 mm
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on an old hard drive I've got 8 mm
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on an old hard drive I've got 8 mm tourist film footage from the Skyway
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tourist film footage from the Skyway
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tourist film footage from the Skyway buckets of where they used to store the
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buckets of where they used to store the
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buckets of where they used to store the star the thing was so big the crane
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star the thing was so big the crane
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star the thing was so big the crane would take it down and rather than
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would take it down and rather than
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would take it down and rather than putting it on a big flatbed truck and
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putting it on a big flatbed truck and
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putting it on a big flatbed truck and moving it up to the studios or some
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moving it up to the studios or some
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moving it up to the studios or some other Disney property what they would do
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other Disney property what they would do
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other Disney property what they would do is they would just stick it backstage
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is they would just stick it backstage
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is they would just stick it backstage behind what was then the back of the
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behind what was then the back of the
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behind what was then the back of the park right here behind the story
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park right here behind the story
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park right here behind the story bookland Canal boats and the Casey junr
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bookland Canal boats and the Casey junr
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bookland Canal boats and the Casey junr circus train back here I mean today
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circus train back here I mean today
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circus train back here I mean today you've got the fantasy land theater
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you've got the fantasy land theater
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you've got the fantasy land theater you've got Toontown you got Star Wars
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you've got Toontown you got Star Wars
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you've got Toontown you got Star Wars land back there but back in the day
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land back there but back in the day
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land back there but back in the day right behind Cinderella's castle up
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right behind Cinderella's castle up
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right behind Cinderella's castle up there in front of those trees with the
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there in front of those trees with the
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there in front of those trees with the tracks for the Disneyland railroad they
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tracks for the Disneyland railroad they
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tracks for the Disneyland railroad they eventually later pushed them back
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eventually later pushed them back
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eventually later pushed them back farther when they built small world and
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farther when they built small world and
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farther when they built small world and added to Fantasy Land in fact here's
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added to Fantasy Land in fact here's
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added to Fantasy Land in fact here's Disneyland secret you've likely never
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Disneyland secret you've likely never
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Disneyland secret you've likely never heard unless you've been watching this
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heard unless you've been watching this
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heard unless you've been watching this channel for a long time just over here
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channel for a long time just over here
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channel for a long time just over here to the left of It's a small world you
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to the left of It's a small world you
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to the left of It's a small world you can see the original line of the
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can see the original line of the
12:38
can see the original line of the Disneyland railroad see that line
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Disneyland railroad see that line
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Disneyland railroad see that line through the trees there and see that
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through the trees there and see that
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through the trees there and see that gate this is the original path of the
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gate this is the original path of the
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gate this is the original path of the Disneyland Railway they essentially kept
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Disneyland Railway they essentially kept
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Disneyland Railway they essentially kept that area open when they pushed the
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that area open when they pushed the
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that area open when they pushed the railroad tracks back for a sort of a
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railroad tracks back for a sort of a
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railroad tracks back for a sort of a road that goes backstage so everything
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road that goes backstage so everything
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road that goes backstage so everything to the right of this was backstage
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to the right of this was backstage
12:52
to the right of this was backstage territory you had the Circle D Ranch all
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territory you had the Circle D Ranch all
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territory you had the Circle D Ranch all the horses were kept back there you had
12:55
the horses were kept back there you had
12:56
the horses were kept back there you had the Landscaping back there they had way
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the Landscaping back there they had way
12:57
the Landscaping back there they had way less buildings backstages that time and
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less buildings backstages that time and
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less buildings backstages that time and anyway I've seen footage and I've seen
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anyway I've seen footage and I've seen
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anyway I've seen footage and I've seen pictures of the Christmas star just sort
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pictures of the Christmas star just sort
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pictures of the Christmas star just sort of hanging out down there that's how
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of hanging out down there that's how
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of hanging out down there that's how heavy that thing was they just moved it
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heavy that thing was they just moved it
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heavy that thing was they just moved it right over there now I don't know what
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right over there now I don't know what
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right over there now I don't know what you think but personally I find that to
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you think but personally I find that to
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you think but personally I find that to be the most epic thing ever the giant
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be the most epic thing ever the giant
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be the most epic thing ever the giant Christmas star on top of the matter horn
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Christmas star on top of the matter horn
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Christmas star on top of the matter horn no the giant rotating neon midcentury
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no the giant rotating neon midcentury
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no the giant rotating neon midcentury epic Sputnik looking Space Age Jetson
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epic Sputnik looking Space Age Jetson
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epic Sputnik looking Space Age Jetson looking revolving absolutely gantu and
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looking revolving absolutely gantu and
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looking revolving absolutely gantu and Christmas star personally I would love
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Christmas star personally I would love
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Christmas star personally I would love to see that thing come back now I don't
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to see that thing come back now I don't
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to see that thing come back now I don't know what team you're on but I am
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know what team you're on but I am
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know what team you're on but I am definitely on team Disneyland's PR team
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definitely on team Disneyland's PR team
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definitely on team Disneyland's PR team back in the day cuz you got a giant cone
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back in the day cuz you got a giant cone
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back in the day cuz you got a giant cone shaped thing it's man-made it's not like
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shaped thing it's man-made it's not like
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shaped thing it's man-made it's not like they just stuck it on a dirt Hill or
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they just stuck it on a dirt Hill or
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they just stuck it on a dirt Hill or something like that so you have a
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something like that so you have a
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something like that so you have a man-made conical structure with a giant
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man-made conical structure with a giant
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man-made conical structure with a giant Christmas star on top covered in snow on
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Christmas star on top covered in snow on
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Christmas star on top covered in snow on the sides like a flocked Christmas tree
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the sides like a flocked Christmas tree
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the sides like a flocked Christmas tree I'm going to go ahead and say I'm with
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I'm going to go ahead and say I'm with
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I'm going to go ahead and say I'm with them I think that was the world's
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them I think that was the world's
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them I think that was the world's largest Christmas tree I mean not just
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largest Christmas tree I mean not just
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largest Christmas tree I mean not just tallest largest look at the shy look at
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tallest largest look at the shy look at
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tallest largest look at the shy look at the girth on that matter horn but even
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the girth on that matter horn but even
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the girth on that matter horn but even if it wasn't that had to be one of the
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if it wasn't that had to be one of the
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if it wasn't that had to be one of the biggest if not the biggest Christmas
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biggest if not the biggest Christmas
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biggest if not the biggest Christmas ornament or Christmas decoration ever
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ornament or Christmas decoration ever
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ornament or Christmas decoration ever created I don't know about decoration
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created I don't know about decoration
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created I don't know about decoration but Christmas ornament ever created you
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but Christmas ornament ever created you
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but Christmas ornament ever created you know if my theory on that is wrong and
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know if my theory on that is wrong and
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know if my theory on that is wrong and you have evidence of a bigger one I'd
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you have evidence of a bigger one I'd
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you have evidence of a bigger one I'd love to hear it down in the comments
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love to hear it down in the comments
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love to hear it down in the comments what's the biggest Christmas ornament or
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what's the biggest Christmas ornament or
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what's the biggest Christmas ornament or decoration you've ever seen personally
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decoration you've ever seen personally
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decoration you've ever seen personally even if it's none of those things by
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even if it's none of those things by
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even if it's none of those things by technicality I'm going to go ahead and
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technicality I'm going to go ahead and
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technicality I'm going to go ahead and say it was certainly the most epic it's
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say it was certainly the most epic it's
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say it was certainly the most epic it's Legend and memory lives on thousands of
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Legend and memory lives on thousands of
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Legend and memory lives on thousands of people still alive half remembering that
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people still alive half remembering that
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people still alive half remembering that beautiful rotating light of Christmas
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beautiful rotating light of Christmas
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beautiful rotating light of Christmas star and I've got to believe millions of
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star and I've got to believe millions of
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star and I've got to believe millions of people would be so stoked if it ever
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people would be so stoked if it ever
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people would be so stoked if it ever came back heck I'd be blown away if they
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came back heck I'd be blown away if they
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came back heck I'd be blown away if they just brought back the mountain climbers
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just brought back the mountain climbers
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just brought back the mountain climbers up there or even just the guys that were
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up there or even just the guys that were
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up there or even just the guys that were yodeling with their little squeeze boxes
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yodeling with their little squeeze boxes
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yodeling with their little squeeze boxes anyway guys I think that's just about it
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anyway guys I think that's just about it
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anyway guys I think that's just about it for this one I just happen to be combing
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for this one I just happen to be combing
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for this one I just happen to be combing through the old randomland archive I
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through the old randomland archive I
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through the old randomland archive I found this insane old film footage of
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found this insane old film footage of
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found this insane old film footage of the world's most epic Christmas
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the world's most epic Christmas
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the world's most epic Christmas decoration of the world's largest
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decoration of the world's largest
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decoration of the world's largest Christmas tree but I knew I had to run
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Christmas tree but I knew I had to run
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Christmas tree but I knew I had to run down here and share it with all of you
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down here and share it with all of you
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down here and share it with all of you and if you want to keep the randomland
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and if you want to keep the randomland
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and if you want to keep the randomland archive growing go ahead and send me
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archive growing go ahead and send me
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every day called the morning
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every day called the morning announcements we have podcast we got all
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announcements we have podcast we got all
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announcements we have podcast we got all kinds of stuff over there I've got some
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kinds of stuff over there I've got some
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kinds of stuff over there I've got some more epic Disney history I mean way more
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more epic Disney history I mean way more
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more epic Disney history I mean way more epic and I've got a lot more Disney
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epic and I've got a lot more Disney
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epic and I've got a lot more Disney secrets and Adventures to share with you
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secrets and Adventures to share with you
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secrets and Adventures to share with you so make sure you're still subscribed if
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so make sure you're still subscribed if
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so make sure you're still subscribed if you never subscribed make sure you do
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you never subscribed make sure you do
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you never subscribed make sure you do that do all the things are I'll be
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that do all the things are I'll be
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that do all the things are I'll be screaming like the children the children
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screaming like the children the children
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screaming like the children the children are screaming or maybe just go to
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are screaming or maybe just go to
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are screaming or maybe just go to randomland tocom check out the store and
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randomland tocom check out the store and
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randomland tocom check out the store and the links over there all the social
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the links over there all the social
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the links over there all the social media and all the stuff and now that
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media and all the stuff and now that
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media and all the stuff and now that I've told my tale and you've watched on
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I've told my tale and you've watched on
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I've told my tale and you've watched on the very end and you're going to do that
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the very end and you're going to do that
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the very end and you're going to do that we've all done our duty I really want
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we've all done our duty I really want
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we've all done our duty I really want you to check out those links and I
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you to check out those links and I
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you to check out those links and I really want you to have a merry
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really want you to have a merry
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really want you to have a merry Christmas but I also want you to go home
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Christmas but I also want you to go home
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Christmas but I also want you to go home and sleep well
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and sleep well
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and sleep well [Music]
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[Music] keep an eye out farewell hello your
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keep an eye out farewell hello your
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keep an eye out farewell hello your Royal Highness hello PE hello PE