Art Show at the J. W. Marriot New Orleans

On Wednesday, November 16, I attended Lynne Cochran's art show at the J.W. Marriot New Orleans located at 614 Canal Street. It was the second art show I've attended in the space. The show was up only for that one night.

A Snowy Santa's Secret Workshop

It was dark by the time we exited Santa’s Secret Workshop at Mystère Mansion. I stopped to capture some details of the front of the mansion. And before you ask, it has not snowed in New Orleans so far. That’s just part of the decorations.

End of the Tour

The Candyland Theatre was the last part of the tour. Here are a few last photos including two balloon sculptures. We had fun seeing all the
different rooms.

Santa's Sleigh and Candyland Theatre

Next Santa's helper, Gadget, gave us a close up look at Santa's sleigh and it's high tech control panel. After spending some time there, we crossed through the mirror portal to the Candyland Theater back at Mystère Mansion. A Magician created balloon animals and flowers for us. The Teddy Bear Players sang and danced for us.

Cookie Break and Santa's Throne Room

Upon leaving the workshop area, we were treated to an assortment of cookies. It was very hard to choose. Returning to the tour, we soon found ourselves in Santa’s Throne Room.

Busy Workshop Elves

Next we met an elf who toured us through the workshop and toy warehouse. That warehouse sure is big! There's still a lot of work to be done before Christmas Eve.

The Fairy, Mrs. Claus and Gizmo

Santa's winter fairy took us to Santa’s workshop. Mrs. Claus greeted us and showed us a large book of names - that is the one Santa uses to keep track of who's good and who's bad. We then met Gizmo in the Master Control Room. He explained what machines controlled what.

Portal to the North Pole

A guide instructed us to follow a fairy down a hallway. The fairy helped us through a magic portal to the North Pole. We found ourselves in front of a large three covered in snow.