Candlelight & Cannonballs! (MANY MARDI GRAS MASK PICS!) Dec. 2012- Start Pg.235/#3524

[bumbershoot]

Several days later Liza called Goofy’s Kitchen and discovered that they did, indeed, have the Annual Pass up at the front desk. It seems as if they just hadn’t really checked the first time.

It was there? Didn't she go running all around the universe to find that AP? Ugh.

I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes
Christmas is all around me and so the feeling grows
It's written in the wind, it's everywhere I go
So if you really love Christmas, c'mon and let it snow…

Woooo, Billy!

And now I know I'll be staying up to watch the movie tonight. Sidenote, I just looked up stuff about the movie to try to get the quote he says in the radio interview to make a proper reply, and learned that the original song was a real song, and that Richard Curtis had used it in 4 Weddings and a Funeral? HOW did I not know that?

[PlutoRocks]

Sherry...yes you are right I teach freshmen at ASU but my main job is academic advising...I had to cancel my classes and reschedule my students...I did stay home as long as I could but at some point you've for to go back

Pluto is my favorite character (as you can tell by my avatar picture) so I did enjoy those pictures

Michelle...I would LOVE some 80 degree days but we're a couple months away from that here...can't wait to be able to open the Windows and air out the house ...and turn off the AC too that would be nice...

Have a great day everyone!

[bumbershoot]

AP book news! We got them! One for each of us!

They are very pretty.

Alas, what is up with the feeling of the covers? It's like they've been rubberized. I can barely touch them, and since Robert and I have similar issues I know he'll have problems with it, too. Eamon will probably think it feels neat, LOL.

[kaoden39]

Still no books here.

[Sherry E]

I'm going to come back and reply to the recent posts. I've been working on my "Aftermath, etc." post (with Final Thoughts and other things) in pieces. It has a few different sections to it, and I have been putting together the info for each one. It's almost done.


In the meantime, before it's too late, I wanted to let you all know that I am participating in another podcast tomorrow night - Wednesday, 9/26 - which is all about Halloween Time at DLR!!! (It's one of my favorite Disneyland-related subjects!) As you guys know, Halloween Time and the holiday season are my specific areas of interest.

Anyway, this time it's a call-in show (wonder how that will go...)! I think that people will call in tomorrow night, but the show will go up on Unplugged by Thursday. I know that Mary Jo will be a part of it, as will Tom/I'mTooExcitedToSleep from the Unplugged Podcast team.

Here's the info: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2997901

[Sherry E]

Originally Posted by kaoden39

This last week has been amazing here weather wise. We have been high 70's to low 80's until today and it hit high 80's. Of course I have a migraine because of it.

Michele -

Low 80's is still too warm for me, but our weather hasn't even stayed in the low 80's long enough for me to deal with it. Every time the temperature drops for a day, it's right back at almost 90 degrees the next day. Summer is hanging on and hanging on and refuses to leave!

I know what you mean about the migraines - I have not only had my usual sinus headaches but also some mild migraines (which I have been trying to fight off without taking any ibuprofen). As much as I love the change of seasons, there are definitely physical side effects.

Originally Posted by bumbershoot

It was there? Didn't she go running all around the universe to find that AP? Ugh.

Woooo, Billy!

And now I know I'll be staying up to watch the movie tonight. Sidenote, I just looked up stuff about the movie to try to get the quote he says in the radio interview to make a proper reply, and learned that the original song was a real song, and that Richard Curtis had used it in 4 Weddings and a Funeral? HOW did I not know that?

Molly -

Yep. Liza eventually discovered that the AP was at Goofy's, after running back to the PPH and even asking at Goofy's (when the Goofy's people had originally told her that they didn't have it). As far as I know, she picked it up from there on her family's trip a bit later in December.

I didn't know that bit of trivia about the song, either. I've certainly seen "4 Weddings..." multiple times.

Originally Posted by PlutoRocks

Sherry...yes you are right I teach freshmen at ASU but my main job is academic advising...I had to cancel my classes and reschedule my students...I did stay home as long as I could but at some point you've for to go back

Pluto is my favorite character (as you can tell by my avatar picture) so I did enjoy those pictures

Michelle...I would LOVE some 80 degree days but we're a couple months away from that here...can't wait to be able to open the Windows and air out the house ...and turn off the AC too that would be nice...

Have a great day everyone!

Dawn -

Are you feeling any better?

The Pluto at Goofy's Kitchen is not always quite so aggressive - in fact, I've never encountered a Pluto that was quite that aggressive. I guess it all depends on who is in the costume.

It's funny - because of where you live, you'd be happy to have an 80-degree day. I am now at the point where my mind is in 'Fall mode' and I think it should drop to the 70's at most, if not lower than that.

I think that now is when we should start to slowly have some wind and see some leaves flying all around. But it's not happening yet. Often times in Southern California, our seasons seem to be delayed. Our Summers don't really kick into full Summer heat until late in the season. Our Fall weather - or what would be expected for Fall in SoCal - doesn't kick in until late in the season. Same with Winter - a lot of times, the heavy rain doesn't come along until February. The actual dates on the calendar seem to have very little to do with seasonal weather changes, sadly.

Originally Posted by bumbershoot

AP book news! We got them! One for each of us!

They are very pretty.

Alas, what is up with the feeling of the covers? It's like they've been rubberized. I can barely touch them, and since Robert and I have similar issues I know he'll have problems with it, too. Eamon will probably think it feels neat, LOL.

Molly -

I'm glad you all got the book! Slowly but surely, people are getting them. Were your books smashed into a mailbox so the spines were bent?

The cover of the book does feel different, but I don't mind it. It feels a bit more resilient and durable than a regular paperback cover, or especially a thin magazine-like cover. It's more than just card stock.

Originally Posted by kaoden39

Still no books here.

Booooooo! Hopefully yours is coming soon, Michele.

[PHXscuba]

I made it back before you finished your TR!

I loved your comment a couples pages back about being so excited to see brown leaves. I heard it was quite warm there a week or so ago. My BFF and her family made a last-minute weekend trip over to DL that weekend it got so hot. I haven't been able to debrief her yet because she has been busy getting her college-age son out the door to go overseas.

I saw the midweek crowd reports for this week and am jealous I am not there right now. Maybe if I get an AP for the March trip I can go for my birthday the beginning of Halloween time next September ...

I did see Dreyer's peppermint in Walmart just before I left town (about 9/13) and I saw it in another store today. It just doesn't feel right to buy yet when it's 95 degrees out!

Awaiting the final installment

PHXscuba

[Sherry E]

Originally Posted by PHXscuba

I made it back before you finished your TR!

I loved your comment a couples pages back about being so excited to see brown leaves. I heard it was quite warm there a week or so ago. My BFF and her family made a last-minute weekend trip over to DL that weekend it got so hot. I haven't been able to debrief her yet because she has been busy getting her college-age son out the door to go overseas.

I saw the midweek crowd reports for this week and am jealous I am not there right now. Maybe if I get an AP for the March trip I can go for my birthday the beginning of Halloween time next September ...

I did see Dreyer's peppermint in Walmart just before I left town (about 9/13) and I saw it in another store today. It just doesn't feel right to buy yet when it's 95 degrees out!

Awaiting the final installment

PHXscuba

Hello, PHX!

Welcome back!

Well, basically, the TR was done at the the Aggressive Pluto installment - with the mystery Christmas song stuck in the middle of it. All that's really left is the Aftermath/Where Are We Now stuff. I'm not sure how many people are on the edges of their seats waiting for that info.

It's still too warm. It's not over 100 degrees in my specific area, but hovering just under 90 every other day is no fun for me. But, as I mentioned in my post to Dawn above, our seasons always seem to be delayed. So what would seem like Fall weather probably won't show up until November. Right now it still feels like Summer, in spite of the brown leaves!

I've actually heard that the crowds at DLR have been heavier in the last week or two than people expected. People normally expect things to quiet down towards the end of September but it seems to be hoppin.' I think a lot of that has to do with DCA.

I think that there is a chance that next year's Halloween Time may be better than this one. This year, too much seems to have been stripped away. So you might be better off by going next year instead of this year.

If the conversation veers in that direction tomorrow during the podcast, I am going to talk about the lack of Halloween decor in the parks and hotels.

The funny thing about the peppermint ice cream is that, as I mentioned a while back, my local Ralphs gets it in stock in September (or so they told me), but the pumpkin ice cream doesn't come out until sometimes late September or October. So they actually tend to have the peppermint in before the pumpkin, which makes little sense except for that in my specific area I guess the peppermint is more popular.

So you saw peppermint ice cream in Walmart almost 2 weeks ago?! And yet, I went to my Ralphs less than one week ago and I didn't see the peppermint! I may have somehow overlooked it - there was a crazy man in the aisle who may have been blocking the cartons, but usually the bright pink color catches my eye on the shelf! I don't know if my Ralphs is behind schedule in getting it in or if I missed it - or, maybe people snapped it up and cleared the shelf!

What I would probably end up doing is spotting the peppermint ice cream, seeing that it was on sale for a low price, buying it because it's only like $3.00 instead of $6.00, telling myself that I would stash it in the freezer and not eat any of it until at least November...and then end up eating it before November because it's hot and ice cream is good on hot days, even though I would know that it didn't feel as festive and Christmasy! I would know full well that I should wait until at least November, if not December, and yet I would eat it anyway, I think.

[PHXscuba]

I also saw the pink peppermint today at Safeway (Vons). I haven't been to my Kroger/Ralphs yet since I got back a couple days ago.

The whole delayed-season thing is very much in AZ too. We worry about our kids overheating in Halloween costumes, not whether they will need jackets. We eat Thanksgiving dinner outside more often than not. I definitely like fall a lot better than when I lived in cold country. But I will take extreme heat over shoveling snow and driving on ice!

PHxscuba

[Sherry E]

Originally Posted by PHXscuba

I also saw the pink peppermint today at Safeway (Vons). I haven't been to my Kroger/Ralphs yet since I got back a couple days ago.

The whole delayed-season thing is very much in AZ too. We worry about our kids overheating in Halloween costumes, not whether they will need jackets. We eat Thanksgiving dinner outside more often than not. I definitely like fall a lot better than when I lived in cold country. But I will take extreme heat over shoveling snow and driving on ice!

PHxscuba

My Ralphs probably had the Dreyer's peppermint ice cream (which is what is served at Gibson Girl Ice Cream and Main Street Cone Shop in Disneyland during the holidays, for anyone out there who is reading along) in stock last week when I was there and I just didn't see it. I didn't really stop to look at the shelves closely because of the crazy man walking down the aisle, laughing aloud (to no one). I just assumed that the pink color would jump out at me again, as it usually does.

Do your stores get in the Dreyer's pumpkin pie (or whatever it's called) ice cream as well? I just don't think it is as popular as the peppermint. I don't even think Gibson Girls sells it during Halloween Time.

I've never had to shovel snow or drive on ice. But I don't want to live anywhere with extreme heat either! It gets extreme enough for me out here in SoCal.

Anyway, my Halloween Time podcast with the Unplugged team is tonight! It was very flattering of them to ask me to come back, especially to chat about Halloween Time - which is one of my favorite Disneyland-related subjects. I would like to be even more involved in special things like that for the DIS in the future. Wish me luck!

[azdisneylover]

Originally Posted by Sherry E

Anyway, my Halloween Time podcast with the Unplugged team is tonight! It was very flattering of them to ask me to come back, especially to chat about Halloween Time - which is one of my favorite Disneyland-related subjects. I would like to be even more involved in special things like that for the DIS in the future. Wish me luck!

Wishing you a trick or treat bag full of good luck for your time on the podcast this evening!


PS Anxiously waiting for the last of the Christmas trip report.....

[Sherry E]

Originally Posted by azdisneylover

Wishing you a trick or treat bag full of good luck for your time on the podcast this evening!


PS Anxiously waiting for the last of the Christmas trip report.....

Thank you, Linda! The Halloween Time podcast/call-in show is up on the Unplugged site now.

Here is the link!


I guess no one really cares, but I thought the show went very well. There were 6 of us discussing Halloween Time at DLR and only a couple of callers, but we covered a lot of ground, and pretty much touched on all aspects of the season (with the exception of the Happiest Haunts tour).

Now I just have to make my own Halloween Time plan!

Don't worry - I am almost done with the Aftermath/Where are We Now installment of the Christmas TR! As I was typing it up, I began to have an idea...a rather ambitious idea. Well, I'll say this: there is a really, really, realllly ambitious idea, and then there is a modified 'lite' version of the idea, which is not quite as ambitious, but still ambitious. I have no clue if I can pull off the lite version, let alone the full-fledged version. It may be something that has to wait until next year.

But I wanted to include my ambitious idea in the Aftermath segment, so I had to go back and revise some text! Stay tuned!

Thank you for hanging in there with me.

[PlutoRocks]

Thank you for asking - yes I am finally feeling better YAY!! I hate being sick

I'm glad the podcast went well. Enjoy planning your Halloween trip and I'll be here to read the trip report when you get back

Have a great day!

[kaoden39]

Tease!

[sarahk0204]

Originally Posted by kaoden39

Tease!

Yes! We do care, and we want to hear/read "Where are they now?"

I love the DL podcast, and I enjoyed hearing you last time you were on. I downloaded this week's episodes today, and I will hear you soon.