Sherry I thought of you and DLR today lol a full shelf of it and another of the pumpkin too plus they had some slow churned in another section in the back, so nobody would see it lol
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Hee hee! You must have read my mind. About one hour ago I was just thinking that I have to go hunt down that ice cream today or tomorrow. It's been so hot -- so it's a perfect time for ice cream anyway!!! But the peppermint flavor is what brings it into the holiday season, so it's a good transition from 'summer' to 'holiday.'
Even though, for a year or two, some people seemed to like that pesky Slow Churned (or so they said on the Dreyer's Facebook page), last year I think the tide shifted a bit, and more people were gravitating towards the "real" ice cream. Other Slow Churned flavors might be fine, but as far as Peppermint Wonderland was concerned, to me it tasted like frozen toothpaste. I can see why the store is shoving the Slow Churned in the back, out of the way.
The real shock was when I noticed that my 99 Cents Only Store has a whole shelf full of Slow Churned Peppermint Wonderland that no one was buying (just a few months ago). You know that if people are passing up a 99 cent deal on a carton of Dreyer's ice cream -- you know that if I am passing up a 99 cent carton of it -- something must have gone awry!
They certainly did not have any of the full fat Grand Peppermint Wonderland at the 99 Cents Only store -- because it was probably too popular in other stores to sell for only 99 cents.
Anyone out there following along -- who has never been to DLR during the holidays in the past -- should know that this Dreyer's Peppermint Wonderland ice cream (shown in millie0312's photo above) is also what is served at DLR for the duration of the holiday season. You can get it at Gibson Girl and the Big Thunder Ranch BBQ in
Disneyland, and you can get it at Clarabelle's in DCA. There are probably other places that sell it too, but those are the commonly known places.
In 2013 there was a Great Peppermint Ice Cream Shortage at Disneyland Resort. It was horrifying. That was the year of Limited Time Magic, so Disneyland sold some of the peppermint ice cream for their "Christmas in July" event. Then, when November rolled around and it was time for the holidays to begin... no peppermint ice cream at Gibson Girl or at Clarabelle's!!!!!!!!
There was a whole issue of DLR not getting the right "tub size" from Dreyer's.
Suddenly it was anarchy at DLR, as peppermint ice cream enthusiasts united and set out to try to find it in either park. It was discovered that Ghirardelli had the ice cream early in November 2013, but quickly sold out and did not get in anymore for the rest of the season!
It was also learned that the ice cream was lurking on the dessert menu at the Blue Bayou, and at the BBQ.
But, for those who wanted a simple peppermint-encrusted cone with peppermint ice cream in it, they were pretty much out of luck until the week of Christmas, when the ice cream suddenly appeared at Gibson Girl as part of Limited Time Magic again!
Thankfully, mercifully, order and sanity were restored in November 2014, when the peppermint ice cream returned to GG and to Clarabelle's, among other places -- proper tub size and all. All was right with the world.
