Happy to Return

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 Here is a photo I found on the NHGRS Website (Thanks to Tiny who took lots of pictures) of our setup last year.  It was taken very early on the first day.   What is interesting is that the platform you see measured 36 feet long.  That is the exact diameter of the circular platform that we will have this year and it was pretty close to where we will be.  (We will be shifted over to the right a little more).   When I saw it, I was glad that we were going back to Center Court.  It has been a good place to be the last two years and it has more space around it than any other place in the Mall.  Santa Clause will be on the same side as he was last year. Facing the same direction but backed up to the layout, not inside it.   We will be on the right hand side (facing toward Best Buy) as seen from the picture above.

  This year we will be adding three more levels of risers on top of the main platform (see drawing below).  The highest one will measure 6 by 6 feet and support the Mall Christmas Tree that will be in the center of our train layout.

I think you have see it , but if you want a close up drawing of this years design, click here: