Disney World among top places to be for New Year's Eve

Earlier this month New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer had a bit of a tiff over which area received more visitors - New York City or the Orlando region which is home to Disney World.

The New York mayor said NYC is continuing it's dominance over Orlando. The Orlando mayor pointed out that the Florida resort area "was the first U.S. destination to attract more than 50 million visitors, with 51.5 million in 2010, a 10.5 percent increase from 2009. New York City reported 48.7 million tourists last year," according to a Bloomberg article.


Now priceline.com is coming out with its list of of top destinations to ring in the 2012. Guess which area is at the top. Yes, it is New York City. It is the first time in seven years NYC has edged out Las Vegas. But Disney folk do not feel bad. The Disney/Lake Buena Vista area ranks 20 on the list.

Here's the rundown, based on hotel booking requests made by customers of its Name Your Own Price hotel service for the New Year's weekend:

1. New York City, Times Square/Theater District
2. Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity South
3. New York City, Midtown West
4. Las Vegas, Strip North
5. New York City, Midtown East
6. New York City, Central Park South
7. New York City, Madison Square Garden/Convention Center Area
8. New Orleans, French Quarter
9. New York City, Empire State Building Area
10. New York City, Chelsea Area
11.New Orleans, Downtown Area
12.New York City, Hell's Kitchen
13. Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity North
14. Chicago, North Michigan Avenue/River North Area
15. New York City, Upper East Side
16.San Francisco, Union Square East
17. Chicago, Millennium Park/Loop/Grant Park Area
18. San Francisco, Union Square West/Nob Hill
19. New York City, Upper West Side
20. Orlando, Downtown Disney/Lake Buena Vista
21. Las Vegas, Near Strip West
22. Las Vegas, Near Strip East
23. Miami, South Beach/Collins Avenue Oceanfront
24. Miami, South Beach/Ocean Drive
25. New Orleans, Convention Center and Warehouse/Arts District
26. Las Vegas, Convention Center Area
27. San Francisco, Financial District/Embarcadero
28. New York City, Queensborough Bridge Area
29. Orlando, Sea World/International Drive/Convention Center
30. Miami, South Beach/Central
31. Miami, Downtown
32. San Francisco, Fisherman's Wharf
33. New York City, Soho/Tribeca
34. Philadelphia, Downtown
35. New York City, Downtown/Financial District
36. Atlanta, Downtown
37. Los Angeles, Hollywood
38. Orlando, Universal Orlando Resort Area/Int'l Drive North
39. Orlando, Disney/Maingate/Celebration
40. Nashville, Downtown/Vanderbilt/Metrocenter
41. Minneapolis, Downtown
42. San Francisco, SOMA/Moscone Center
43. Miami, International Airport Area
44. New Orleans, Garden District
45. San Francisco, Fremont St. Vicinity
46. New York City, Lower East Side
47. San Diego, Downtown/Harbor Island
48. Orange County, Disneyland/Anaheim South/Orange/Garden Grove
49. Orange County, Disneyland/Anaheim Nort'
50. Toronto, Downtown South