"My reason for doing this was to continue the fun, magic and good feelings of the subject and to place it in the context of a fantastic and thrilling ride over an exquisite beautiful moonlit winter landscape. This is not a ride you can take at Disney-animationland. This is a ride you can take only through your imagination. This isn't Santa Claus. This is St. Nicholas on whom the Santa Claus character is based. And when it comes down to it, this is my vision of what this wonderful, magical character could be, and how he does all the things he does. St. Nicholas doesn't leave toys, per se; he leaves good things - good feelings, good energy. That's what the toys represent. It's not the materialism that is important; it's the good feelings and the joy that we are truly after." - Stephen Lyman