Vala
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 22, 2008
Vala -
I am so happy to see that you've joined us here on the Christmas thread! (For those of you who don't know, Vala has been one of our longstanding Halloween thread regulars/followers and contributors, as well as a longtime member of the DIS.) Most of us, at some time or another, switch back and forth between threads!
*takes a bow* Thank you Sherry.
I didn't really know which thread will be my main home for this year for a couple of months and that was really annoying.
I'll still be posting my photos from last year in the Halloween topic of course, and I know I'll really miss my usual trip in late October.
The few Christmas pics I have are really old, so we'll see what I can post here.
What's cool is that it sounds as if you will be there before the holiday season officially begins (since we are assuming it begins on 11/11/11 or 11/18/11), so you will see the gradual transformation of the parks, as the decoratons go up a bit at a time. You're there for 2 weeks, right? That should be fun!
Yes, I'm there two weeks with the weekend of 18th to 20th spent at a convention at LAX. I booked my flight Monday and I even managed to come in on the 7th now - yay me!
I've usually caught the very beginning of the Christmas season because we normally stay late October until November 10 or 11, but that were really just the first glimpses of the transfer. I've been for one day during the real Christmas season in 2007, but I wasn't even close to taking all in.
And another good thing is that, since you will have at least 3 days from when you arrive to when the season starts (if it were to start on 11/11), and possibly more days if it begins a week later, you will probably have the advantage of lower crowds for those days. So you will get some great, less crowded days and then some full-fledged holiday season days.
Yeah, that's what I am hoping for, some days before the Christmas season starts. I would really love to possibly catch the Soundsational parade, this one looks very promising.
With two weeks I am not that bothered about crowds. As long as I get my daily Buzz ride in I am happy.
My friends always laugh at me: "Two weeks in Disneyland? I'd be bored to death!" But I like taking it slow. People watch, take pictures... get my frequent flyer miles on Buzz and take the 26th picture with Goofy.