Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade to film at Magic Kingdom on Dec. 3 and 4, 2010

Registration to attend the taping of the 2010 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade television show on Friday, Dec. 3 and Saturday Dec. 4 is now open. There’s no cost or age limit to register and you can select to bring as many as seven people with you.

Registration is being handled through Active.com, a sports-related site. You don’t have to become a member of the site to register. Just select to register as a guest. You’ll be asked to select a day or both days and select the number of people attending.

But registering doesn’t guarantee you’ll be able to attend. A limited number of tickets will be available on a first-come basis. If you’re selected to participate, you’ll receive an e-mail with more details on completing your registration in order to print out an e-ticket. There’s no word on how many will be allowed to register or how many will be chosen to attend.

Click Here to start the registration process.

The audience will be brought in shifts. Your shift may start as early as 7:30 a.m. The shifts are supposed to last about four hours each, but as with most TV tapings, expect delays. You may be asked if you’d like to stay for an additional shift, or not. In the past, one day was used to film the castle stage performances and the other was used to film the actual parade down Main Street. Once you’re done with the taping, you’re welcome to spend the day in the park.

There’s no word yet on which celebrities will be in the show. Disneyland has already recorded some segments of the show with Selena Gomez, Nick Cannon and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, so don’t expect them in Orlando. The hosts are expected to be Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. The duo have hosted the show from the Magic Kingdom for many years.

If you haven’t been to one of these tapings before, it’s not at all like it looks on TV. With the stage productions and filming the actual parade down Main Street U.S.A, there are numerous and long delays. You’ll be expected to cheer on cue, sometimes over and over again for the same thing until they get everything right. Rain and other weather problems have caused them to shoot at other locations such as The Grand Floridian in the past.

So if you’d like to attend, start the registration process, cross your fingers and if selected, wear comfortable, colorful holiday themed clothing (no logos except Disney ones) and be patient. If you’re not selected, you can still show up at the park Dec. 3 and 4 and hope to see some stars. You’ll just have to stand behind those chosen to attend the tapings.