Let's just say that the first post in the thread is outdated. They briefly did away with the torch lighting ceremony, but evidently it returned rather quickly.

I was there for the week of Feb. 7 - 14, 2009, and it was on the resort schedule for every day of our stay at 6:00 p.m. I never planned to be there to watch it, but we were hanging out early, waiting for our 6:45 p.m. Disney's Magical Express ride, and I saw people gathering a few minutes before 6. I grabbed the camera and the kids, and we saw the whole ceremony. I wish there was a way I could post pics here.