2011 Holiday Tour. Who has booked and when?

[hellotoyou]

Thank you DizMe ... we can't wait!

 

[ArdyG]

Hi all

Thanks DizMe for the great description of the Holiday Time tour - I'm in.

I do have a question though, for anybody out there. I'll be looking to do this on 31 December and will also need to book priority seating for dinner. If we do the 3pm tour, what time does the parade finish?

 

[areweindisneyyet]

Hi Ardy G

I would leave atleast at an hour. I would probably look at 6.45 to 7pm bookings

 

[rentayenta]

I am so glad I chose the tour for our last day.

 

[Liat]

We are booked! December 1st at 3.

I decided to book it for my DM who is a huge Disney fan and its her birthday a couple days after, she's so looking forward to it.

We're doing it with three kiddos 4 and under so I hope they behave.

 

[areweindisneyyet]

We are booked! December 1st at 3.

I decided to book it for my DM who is a huge Disney fan and its her birthday a couple days after, she's so looking forward to it.

We're doing it with three kiddos 4 and under so I hope they behave.

What a lovely treat for your mum. I am sure that she will absolutely love spending such a special time with her grandchildren. Mine are angels when Grandma is around....

 

[Hofmanns4]

Our family is booked for 12/14 3pm!

It will be the 4 of us, Me, DH, DD13 and DS6.

Thanks to all for all the great info that helped make the decision!

I booked thru vacation planning (714-300-7526) and they said the tickets will be in our itinerary when we check-in.

Counting down the days.....

 

[areweindisneyyet]

Our family is booked for 12/14 3pm!

It will be the 4 of us, Me, DH, DD13 and DS6.

Thanks to all for all the great info that helped make the decision!

I booked thru vacation planning (714-300-7526) and they said the tickets will be in our itinerary when we check-in.

Counting down the days.....

You are on the list. Thanks for the tip on Vacation Planning. I will add this to the OP.

I shall enjoy counting down the days with you...

 

[aidensmom31]

I have 18 days till I can book, the wait is driving me crazy. Anyone got anymore pics to help me pass the time

 

[areweindisneyyet]

The Christmas Tour begins today.

Have a wonderful time on your tour today Nicoli Spicoli, DuckWife and Vala.

 

[mommy2mrb]

two more days until I can book our tour

 

[aidensmom31]

Can you add me to the list as waiting to book? I am booking for 1/1.

 

[areweindisneyyet]

There is some variability to the tour depending on crowd size, tour group size, and other unpredictable things. You do get to ride HMH and IASWH--those are givens, barring some break-down of the ride. Sometimes you also ride the train from HMH over to IASW area. You have headsets that play Christmas music and project the voice of your tour guide. The tour guide gives you lots of information about holiday traditions, DLR holiday trivia, including how many lights are on the castle, how many people it takes to put up the decorations, etc. You start on Main St and listen to the guide and the music as you make your way toward the hub. At the Candy Palace, you get to stop and are given a sample or two of fudge. Your guide will usually have your group sing carols and holler out to other tour groups. You will see areas around the castle, Frontierland, NOS, and ToonTown. After you ride IASWH, you go over to Toon Town and get a big keepsake travel mug of cocoa and a Mickey gingerbread cookie with chocolate ears. Then you stroll over to the parade area where there are a couple of rows of padded chairs waiting for you to sit and watch the parade with an awesome view, no wait and no holding a spot. You'll often get high-fives and waves from the characters in the parade. One year we also got a fastpass for a few rides. At the end of the parade, the tour guide gives you a keepsake pin. It's a lot of fun! Teenagers are sometimes finicky creatures, though, so it's hard to say whether yours will agree with you that it was a must-do. If you go on a crowded day, it feels awesome to have everyone stare at you as you casually take your front-row seat that has been reserved for you for the parade, and walk right up to the front of the line to get on IASWH and HMH (and the train, if time permits). If you do the later tour, it begins to get dark and the tour suddenly begins to take on a whole new look. Lots of times, people will sort of gawk at your group, trying to figure out what you're doing and why everyone is having so much fun.

Hi DizMe

I felt like we were on tour besides you. I have made mention of this great description in the original post and sent people to it for more information. Thank you for making this thread come alive. Your descriptions and photos have been wonderful.

On behalf of all the excited Holiday Tour participants.
Thanks

Mia

 

[aidensmom31]

two more days until I can book our tour

Jealous and happy for you at the same time. I have 18 days

 

[areweindisneyyet]

two more days until I can book our tour

I still have a week, but it is getting closer...

 

[areweindisneyyet]

Can you add me to the list as waiting to book? I am booking for 1/1.

Hi Aidensmom31

I have added you to the list. With the tour starting today hopefully we will get some photos coming in soon to keep us going til we get there ourselves.

Mia

 

[DizMe]

Hi DizMe

I felt like we were on tour besides you. I have made mention of this great description in the original post and sent people to it for more information. Thank you for making this thread come alive. Your descriptions and photos have been wonderful.

On behalf of all the excited Holiday Tour participants.
Thanks

Mia

Wow!! You must made my day!! Thanks for this thread, Mia. It's awesome!! I hope I get to see someone from DIS on our tour. Is anyone else going Nov 30?

 

[kirstie101]

Cant wait to start hearings some reviews of this years tour! I can book on Thursday!

 

[azdoughboy]

Any pics or reviews?



BC

 

[duckwife]

We (myself, DH and DS-15) did the tour on Monday Nov 14th and were in the first group of the 2011 Holiday season! It was a lot of fun and we learned some interesting things about Disney holiday traditions and holiday traditions around the world. We got a piece of fudge from the candy store on main street and a gingerbread man and a travel mug of hot chocolate from Clarabelle's in Toontown. We went on HMH, rode the train, then went on It's A Small World Holiday. We then got to see the official lighting ceremony for Small World, even though it had already been lit for 2 days . We then watched the first showing of the Holiday Parade from the reserved seats and got a special pin to commemorate our tour.
Our tour guide Brit did an awesome job. He was funny and knew his stuff. At the very end we found out that this was his very first tour on his own! We got to watch him get his tour guide "D" pin from his supervisor and all of his fellow guides were there to witness it as well, it was a neat thing to be a part of!
Overall, it was a great way to end our Disneyland trip!