Are the trees up at the DL hotel yet? We were at the californian today, and no tree????
billwendy - What?
No tree yet at the GCH? That's crazy business! It's the official holiday season now! They are dragging their heels! I hope they aren't holding Santa hostage at the GCH too. What are they waiting for?
omg sherry i had like a mini freak out when i saw all your photos, even though i went today i want to go back now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i loved allllllllllll your photos, made me so happy!
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Jasmine -
(about the mini freak out!). Thank you.
You're very kind. You'll be back at DLR probably in the next day or so, right? And you know I love all of your photos, too! You always look like you're having the best time (with Duffy at your side)!!
I love looking at everyone else's photos - they always make me happy and give me a smile, too, so I had to finally contribute something new before the season is over!!
Very nice pics Sherry.
Great pics of the Holiday ornaments and the Holiday pins. This will help me choose my Holiday pins when I go to Dl in just a few days. The
D23 IASWH pin looks really good. Is the price of the D23 IASWH pin around $19.95?
And it looks like from the pics of "A Christmas Fantasy" parade that you took that night. I would guess that you seen the 2nd show and watch it from the bottom part of the Hub right in the middle of the Plaza Inn & Pavilion.
I was amazed by the "Believe...In Holiday Magic" firework pictures. They looked really cleared and are amazing.
I enjoyed all your pics at DL this weekend and hope you have a magical time during your visit at DL in December.
Bret - Thank you! Seeing that your photos are
always amazing, I am glad you like anything I posted. Yes, I think you're right about where we were located for the fireworks and the parade. I didn't get a good look at the price for the IASWH pin, but I'm guessing you must be right about the price.
I can't wait to see the photos you come back with after your DLR November visit!
Oh Sherry! My heart his beating too fast!! Those are just AMAZING!! Thank You soooooo Much!
Great start on Tree Quest!!
Kylie71 - Thank you! And you're welcome! I thought of you whenever I looked at that giant tree on Main Street. I kept saying to myself, "I have to get a photo of that before I leave," but I wanted to aim for a nighttime shot, if possible, not knowing what the outcome would be - if it would be horrific or decent.
I look forward to continuing on with Tree Quest and Wreath Quest and any other Quest I can rustle up in December.
Sherry,
What would we all do without you??? I guess there are way too many things about those photos to comment on so individually, so just a massive thankyou for all of your time and effort in looking after us all who visit the blog a lot.
I guess if I will comment on a few specific things, I just love seeing the plush Mickey and Minnies in their Christmas gear (doesn't it melt your heart???) and I'm so excited to see little Christmas trees. Because we are staying in Anaheim for 2 weeks, we want to make our room festive but didn't want to bring decorations over from Oz, so i'm happy to see we'll be able to buy little touches to make our stay festive.
And to everyone else who has posted photos.... thanks to you all too!!! This is an amazing blog.
I can't believe it's still 5 weeks today until we leave from Oz for our trip, and looking at those photos, it can't come soon enough!
Thanks everyone!
Thank you, Staceycs!! You're too kind. It's great fun fr me to be here, involved in a subject I love! I like those Mickey and Minnie plushes as well - especially Mickey in his Winter sweater! Oh yes, you'll be able to find lots of fun little things to make the room festive. There are soooooo many things and sooooo much merchandise everywhere - in all the stores.
Sherry ~ your night-time photos of DLR ~
Am I the only crazy person that thinks "MICKEY SNOWMAN POPCORN BUCKET!!!" when I see this photo?
Tdash - thank you! I only posted the halfway decent shots. All the others were hideous, indistinguishable blurs (and that includes pictures from IASWH as well as the parade and fireworks)!! I was being haphazard and hasty with my snapping away, and I finally caught myself and thought, "You can slow down and get a few decent pictures. It's not a race!" But I guess I felt like there wasn't enough time to really take time to get everything right. However, in December I will have more time.
You know, I almost didn't see that Mickey and Minnie snowman floating by. That's why they ended up on the side of the photo. I was looking in the other direction and turned around at the last second to see the 'popcorn bucket' Mickey and Minnie snowmen on the float and tried to catch them before I lost sight of them. They definitely have that glossy popcorn bucket look about them, don't they?
Sherry,
Wow, wow, wow, wow WOW!!!! LOVE it all - you did an amazing job capturing a whole spectrum of Disney Holiday Magic.
And a great start on the Tree Quest and Wreath Quest...I am really glad you went before me, as I am beginning to get the idea of what/where to look for my contributions.
And I can't believe with all you've said about your P&S...the picture of the lit-up castle and especially the fireworks - those are wonderful!
Thank you so much!
amamax2 - Thank you!! I'm glad you like them! Oh, once the 'door' is opened in your mind for where to look for Tree Quest and Wreath Quest entries, it seems the sky is the limit. I didn't even post a couple of my tree photos (like the Plaza Inn pics, for example) because they were too blurry. There are tons of trees (fake, real, tiny, humongous, with ornaments and without) all over the place - and the wreaths seem to be almost as prolific. Just inside of IASWH alone, there are many tree and wreath opportunities.
As I said to Tdash above, I left out all the horribly mangled, blurry messes and only posted the photos that could be salvaged! I was being too hasty and clicking away, not paying much attention to composition, so I had to stop myself every so often and try to get something decent! I was surprised at some of the fireworks photos too! I think that as long as anyone can figure out how to best use their camera - even if it is a P&S - and how they will get the best photos, not to mention taking the time to actually get a few good ones, you can get some good stuff.
Sherry: I am loving the red Carnation cafe wreath. I would love one like that! And I love that you are counting the parade floats as part of Tree Quest. Maybe DLR really has 800 trees.
Jasmine: Those Mickey snowman apples (and marshmallows) are TOO CUTE!
I can't decide whether to eat one or display it!!
Thanks to all for posting the photos .. only 2 and a half more LOOONG weeks til I'm there. I got through my nutso weekend intact ... now if I can make it through a big home reno this week I will be sailin' into December and Disney!
PHXscuba
PHXscuba - I think the trees in the parade might be part of the 700 count! Of course I'm including them!
Yep, I really like that wreath at Carnation Cafe too - it caught my attention because I don't recall seeing it in the past. The red is so vibrant and deep in person that it's very eye-catching.
I thought of you when I was snapping the Tinkerbell/peppermint candy ornaments! I love all of them - I don't even care about Tinkerbell one way or the other but I love that whole collection.
Thank you
I thought it would be nice to get
Disneyland Christmas for the family.
darren123 - You're welcome! You'll be able to find some beautiful cards for your family! As Funball said, there are plenty of others - not only the Castle cards - but the Castle cards are especially striking.
Thanks for the photos
We are getting very excited about our first Disney Christmas
You're welcome - and you will have a wonderful Disney Christmas!!
I have a fireworks question I've been meaning to ask. For the holiday ones, is there a lot of stuff on the castle like for the RDCT ones? Like, should we plan to see them once up close to see that stuff and once from farther back? Or can you watch them from farther back and not miss much?
The only ones we've seen are the RDCT, and we had to give up two nights to see them because the first night we didn't expect more than fireworks and missed everything on the castle, so then the next night we camped out and got right on the rope and saw everything. Just trying to decide if we need to plan for that or not...as we leave in 4 DAYS!!!!
MattsPrincess - Maybe Bret (mvf-m11c) or someone else can confirm or deny, but I don't think there were too many projections on the Castle for the holiday fireworks. Last night I was mainly trying to snap away with the camera and wasn't focused on anything being projected on the Castle, but other than a couple of random snowflakes that may have flashed across, I don't think there is too much you would miss if you stood farther back.
I never would have waited around for fireworks if I hadn't been with people who wanted to see them. I would have gone somewhere and waited for the fireworks to end to catch the snow (you don't want to miss the snowfall, so be sure to stand on Main Street, by IASW Holiday or in New Orleans Square to get the snow), but everyone I was with was waiting for fireworks so I waited too. I was glad I did and got the pictures.
Have a wonderful time on your trip - I know you will love it because you love Christmas and you love Disney!
Just wanted to pop on and say I love this message board!!
And a big thank you for all the gorgeous photos!! I cant wait for our trip so I can take a ton myself. I will mostly be wandering around taking photos, I mean waiting for DH and the kids to get on/off rides since I will be on baby duty.
Mexikolla! Well, again, thank you for jumping aboard this thread and joining us. I'm sure everyone will agree with me that we can't wait to see the tons of photos you take while you're on baby duty! As you can tell, we love photos in this thread!!
Ditto -- I would like to know this too.
Also, Sherry -- you missed naming a wreath (and possibly 2 trees) in your photos for your wreath quest. Check out your santa pics in the parade.
specialks -
You know, I thought of including those random trees and wreaths. I could have included the Mickey wreaths in the distant shots on Main Street, but I figured I would wait to get better, close-up shots of those. I refrained from posting the blurry Plaza Inn tree photos, too. But that's a double score there because they have 2 trees. There are enough wreaths and trees to go around for everyone!!
And, Plaza Inn even changes its pictures inside. When you walk in the restaurant, on your left and right there are these paintings on the wall. They have now changed them to Winter scenes, which Mary Jo pointed out to me. Another cool little detail that Disney is so famous for!
Just wanted to say Thank You for all the new photos everyone has posted they are amazing!! My questions is since I have looked at all these photos is it going to ruin in for me when I go? I have never been during the holidays.My Mother in law did not want to see any, she said it would ruin it. So I guess I am ruined now, LOL!
summer0407 - Thank you and you're welcome!
I agree with Jasmine. It won't ruin anything for you. It will be just as magical - even more so - when you get there! You'll see! As nice as all of our photos are, you really have to be there in person - you have to be able to look down Main Street at night, at all the twinkling lights and the gorgeous tree, as well as the stunning Castle and IASW Holiday, and take it all in. As YellowMickeyPonchos' husband said yesterday, Disneyland is one place in the daytime during the holidays, but at night, when you look around at all the beauty of the lights and the colors, it's a whole
different place. It takes on a whole different personality - and it needs to be experienced in person!!
If anything, I find that seeing lots of photos helps guide me to things that I may not have ordinarily looked for. In other words, there is so much to see - so many trees, so little time! - all over DL and in the stores and at the hotels and in DCA. Seeing other folks' photos helps to point me to things I may have missed or overlooked.
I want to thank you guys sooooo much for all of those amazing photos that you shared today!!!!
And the same to everyone else that has shared photos in the past as well! I can not wait for our trip!!!
Sherry~ Are those candy trees for sale????? I absolutely LOVE them!!!!
Sally_fan - You're welcome!! I can't wait to see your photos too!
I wondered that myself about the candy trees. I didn't see anything outright to make me think they were selling them, but I agree - I love them too. I would love to have a couple of them. I'm inclined to think they were just for decoration, but I could be wrong. Maybe I just didn't see the boxes for them or something. Why put something out that is so clever and festive and then rob us of the chance to be able to buy it?
Sherry, after seeing your exterior shots, I was hoping for some IASW night shots too. Oh well now you have added to my desire to go during Christmas. I love seeing the pics roll in.
skiingfast - I know. I had IASWH at night on my to-do list and I was going to aim for some photos to see how badly I could mess those up, but it wasn't in the cards to get back to IASWH last night. I totally skipped over New Orleans Square at night too, which seemed to be even more colorful than I recall it being in the past during the holidays. I will be back in December with more time to kill, so I will try again then, but by that time we should have many new, wonderful IASWH night shots (and NOS night shots) posted here from other DIS'ers.
Yes, you've got to go for Christmas!! You can't miss out.
yep i was taking photos!! thats soo funny you saw me! 
