disney at christmas

[KCmike]

Great pictures everybody!!!!

 

[AttilaTheHun]

Hi Everyone,

Well I got my Southwest plane reservations last night. Leaving SFO at 7:15pm so I will have everything packed the night before. This way when I get home from work I can just grab my son and our bags and walk to the Bart train station. I hope we get there by 5:30ish to check in our bags, go thru the screening then to our plane. Need to check my book as to what I can make reservations to ahead of time. I am now shopping around for a new camera. My old Cannon is still good and I do have plenty of film, I just do not want to have to carry so many rolls with me. I am eyeing a nice Nikon Coolpix 100 but have not decided which one yet. Any suggestions? My son Attila is all excited about the trip It will be our first Holiday trip to Disneyland.

 

[Sherry E]

Hi Everyone,

Well I got my Southwest plane reservations last night. Leaving SFO at 7:15pm so I will have everything packed the night before. This way when I get home from work I can just grab my son and our bags and walk to the Bart train station. I hope we get there by 5:30ish to check in our bags, go thru the screening then to our plane. Need to check my book as to what I can make reservations to ahead of time. I am now shopping around for a new camera. My old Cannon is still good and I do have plenty of film, I just do not want to have to carry so many rolls with me. I am eyeing a nice Nikon Coolpix 100 but have not decided which one yet. Any suggestions? My son Attila is all excited about the trip It will be our first Holiday trip to Disneyland.

The Cool Pix that Funball (Sara) has seems pretty good. It's an L22, I think she said. It seems to take really great photos.

 

[Funball]

Yes it is sherry a Nikon coolpix L22, it's not the latest and greatest model, but i got it on amazon, and it was $80 and new! and it works great!! brett has a great camera too, i don't know what he has though

 

[mvf-m11c]

Yes it is sherry a Nikon coolpix L22, it's not the latest and greatest model, but i got it on amazon, and it was $80 and new! and it works great!! brett has a great camera too, i don't know what he has though

Actually Sara I use a Nikon D60 Camera and a Sony HDR-XR520V Camcorder for the pictures. I use both of them during my trips and some of them turn out well during the daytime and night. But I still was not satisfy with my quality of my pictures at night with my Nikon D60. I was about to upgrade to the Nikon D7000 Camera before my trip to DL last week but I still like my D60 camera and it still produces good pictures. I have seen a lot of different people who are at the park with very powerful cameras than I use, but I think it is not time to upgrade. If I did upgrade to the D7000, it was going to be around $1500.

Here are more pics for the Tree and Wreath Quest.

Wreath from the Plaza Pavilion AP Center

Trees from the World of Disney Store

Tree between the DLH and DTD.

Here are some more character pics

 

[amamax2]

Uh-oh! Back to the 'we need another day' speech, huh? That's too funny. But, really - and this is no joke - now we see how Disney operates and how sneaky they are. What's there one year may not be there the next year (NOS decor, for example). Who knows what will happen in 2011? They may decide to scale all the ToonTown decor way back or something! So if you didn't have the full amount of time to capture all that you want to capture on camera now, you may not get another chance next year if something suddenly disappears. I had planned to go back to NOS this year (it was too crowded for me to get in there last year) and spend more time getting photos. And now half the stuff - if not more - is gone!

So it's best to keep adding days now and not take a chance on what may or may not be there next year!

I will let him know you think so!

But you are exactly right - I really want to soak it all in/take pictures/experience all I can, especially if they might be gone next time we make it back (which probably won't be for a few years - our APs expire in May, and then the soonest we'd get new ones would be sometime in 2012, but are hoping to go to Europe that year, so realistically it will be more like 2014.) I also tend to think that soon DL will introduce the MVMCP like at WDW, so many of the things I can see this year, I won't be able to again unless I pay for party tickets. Also we found out the one of our days they will be making candy canes! I never thought that would happen, but now am so excited to see them made - when my DH and kids heard, they too really want to see it. So that is something ELSE to add onto everything else we have planned. It just keeps growing, lol.

That is a PhotoPass picture, and she took it with her camera.

We actually made a little game out of trying to find all the PP photogs and getting them all. It's such a great system, especially for people like us who don't have anyone to take pics of us together. Last time we just traded on and off with who would be in which photo and only had one or two with us both. This time, we got a ton of us together. Thank you, Disney, for having this set up!

Thanks for letting me know! And I agree - most of my pictures are of my kids or DH, but the last two trips I made a huge effort to find PP photogs to take family shots and it has been nice to get those!

Awesome shot - love the little details like this.

The Cool Pix that Funball (Sara) has seems pretty good. It's an L22, I think she said. It seems to take really great photos.

I was going to suggest the same one - Sara takes AMAZING shots and it is just a P&S - they truly rival a DSLR! Check out her pictures in the Picture of the Day Thread.

Wreath from the Plaza Pavilion AP Center

This is a great find Bret! Did you deliberately go in the looking, or did you just happen to notice it when you walked by?

Tree between the DLH and DTD.

This is just beautiful - Love the DLH Sorcerer's Hat in the background.

 

[mvf-m11c]

This is a great find Bret! Did you deliberately go in the looking, or did you just happen to notice it when you walked by?

This is just beautiful - Love the DLH Sorcerer's Hat in the background.

I always like to see the inside of the AP center at the Plaza Pavilion every time I go to DL. I didn't go to all the building at DLR. And I did miss some trees and wreaths during my visit. I didn't go inside City Hall and some other buildings. But I had a limit of how much I can do just by myself.

 

[MattsPrincess]

just a little video I took of the Dapper Dans performing on Main Street. I liked them a lot, and their outfits are so festive!



Also, my trip report is pretty much done, just have to add in a post for parade photos. So, if you want feel free to check it out, there's a lot more photos and what not

 

[NewbieMouse]

Disney Parks Blog just posted a video of Disneyland during the holidays.

Enjoy!

PHXscuba

Thanks for the link. I am starting to get so pumped up! This trip is a surprise for my daughters and all the pictures confirm that it will just blow their little minds!

 

[Markie Mouse]

Actually Sara I use a Nikon D60 Camera and a Sony HDR-XR520V Camcorder for the pictures. I use both of them during my trips and some of them turn out well during the daytime and night. But I still was not satisfy with my quality of my pictures at night with my Nikon D60. I was about to upgrade to the Nikon D7000 Camera before my trip to DL last week but I still like my D60 camera and it still produces good pictures. I have seen a lot of different people who are at the park with very powerful cameras than I use, but I think it is not time to upgrade. If I did upgrade to the D7000, it was going to be around $1500.

I dont know how many lenses you have but did you know that Nikon uses Sony's image sensors now. So you can save money by buying the Sony a55 or Sony alpha 580 both have the same 16.2 megapixel image sensor used in the d7000 but for a lot less money($849/$899 vs $1500). But like I said, if you have a ton of Nikon lenses then it might end costing you more to switch brands. Either way you will be getting a fantastic camera. I will be using my a55 with the stock 18-55 lenses on my trip and will be starting my trip report next week and will post my pics in there. Hopefully I can get some decent shots so you can see what the sensor can do.

 

[mvf-m11c]

I dont know how many lenses you have but did you know that Nikon uses Sony's image sensors now. So you can save money by buying the Sony a55 or Sony alpha 580 both have the same 16.2 megapixel image sensor used in the d7000 but for a lot less money($849/$899 vs $1500). But like I said, if you have a ton of Nikon lenses then it might end costing you more to switch brands. Either way you will be getting a fantastic camera. I will be using my a55 with the stock 18-55 lenses on my trip and will be starting my trip report next week and will post my pics in there. Hopefully I can get some decent shots so you can see what the sensor can do.

I have the 18-55 and 55-200 lens for the Nikon D60. I was thinking of going with the D3100 which can use the 55-200 lens and is a little bit cheaper than the D7000. I like how the D3100 has 14.2 megapixel but the price between the Nikon D3100 and the Sony a55 are almost the same price. (Actually the a55 is $150 more than the D3100) I have tried the Sony DSLR cameras in the past and they are okay. I have a lot of friends and family that use the Nikon DSLR camera series and I like how it is easy to use than the other. But that is my opinion of the brands.

I will be looking forward to read your TR and see your pics with your Sony a55.


I have finally uploaded "A Christmas Fantasy" Parade on my youtube so you guys can see it. This is the 2:30pm show and I will upload the 5:30 later. Just click on the pic to see the parade.

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3

 

[Sally_fan]

I am just going to repost this because this thread moves so fast & I don't want it to get buried as my son is hoping for an answer 1 way or the other. I hope that's okay!!

Does anyone happen to know if they have the big soft santa hats with Mickey ears on them without a bow or "first Christmas" written on them? My son (11) reallllly has his heart set on Mickey ears like that but I haven't noticed them in any of the pictures. It's possible that I have missed them though!

Also, has anyone tried the Jack Skellington caramel apple yet? I LOVE the apple pie caramel apple & always get that one BUT I am a huge NBC fan. I can not see myself not getting a Jack apple this holiday season. To me it just looks like white chocolate but I am curious about what it really tastes like/is comprised of.

Thanks!!!

 

[AttilaTheHun]

Thanks everyone, I will spend this weekend looking at these various cameras as to which I like the best. I have been also looking at all the new camcorders. I still have the one with the tape cassettes. It still takes pretty good movies but it is a bit heavy and bulky. I will be looking for one with a view finder. The screens are OK in the dark but, in sunlight you cannot see anything on the screen. Like the cameras I will need to have a view finder so I can film in any light. Any suggestions?

 

[mvf-m11c]

I am just going to repost this because this thread moves so fast & I don't want it to get buried as my son is hoping for an answer 1 way or the other. I hope that's okay!!

Does anyone happen to know if they have the big soft santa hats with Mickey ears on them without a bow or "first Christmas" written on them? My son (11) reallllly has his heart set on Mickey ears like that but I haven't noticed them in any of the pictures. It's possible that I have missed them though!

Yes, they do have the Mickey ear Santa hat at the resort. I did seen them there at most of the stores at the DLR.

 

[Sally_fan]

Oh yay! Thank you Bret!!! He will be so happy to hear that!

 

[darren123]

Hello All
My Dashboard is telling me 1 day and 12 hours to go and now I am on Holidays

Question please

We arrive in Anaheim about 9.30am from a 13 hour flight from Australia as the crowds on Friday will be huge we would like to do some shopping and was thinking about going to Disneyland about 6pm I was wondering would this be to late to get in Thanks

 

[princess lovers mom]

Here are more pics of the Holiday merchandise from the Greetings at California store and Mad Hat N' Beach Store.

Here r more tree pics for the Tree Quest and these are from the Greetings at California Store.

OK I NEED these pajamas..we are planning a surprise trip - leaving the 26th, would like to give these as the way of telling girls we are going. How do I get them? is there a way to order items for sale in the park...they do not have the disneyLAND PJ on the website that i could see....do I need any details - like what store etc?

 

[briggscreek]

I'm so upset right now, I'm in tears. The kids woke up this morning coughing and stuffed up. That means DH and I will be sick within a couple of days. We're supposed to be leaving on Sunday!

 

[princess lovers mom]

I'm so upset right now, I'm in tears. The kids woke up this morning coughing and stuffed up. That means DH and I will be sick within a couple of days. We're supposed to be leaving on Sunday!

decongestants, antihistamines, zinc, vit C...get to work - you can ward this off and the kids should be better in 5 days....

 

[Christina-B-Na]

I'm so upset right now, I'm in tears. The kids woke up this morning coughing and stuffed up. That means DH and I will be sick within a couple of days. We're supposed to be leaving on Sunday!

I am so sorry to hear that! I know how upsetting or even devastating that can be.
There are several people at my work that are super sick and I have been scared to death that I am going to catch it right before we leave. I have been doing everything I can to boost my immune system and washing my hands a lot in hopes of not catching it. Airbourne has been my best friend and so far so good! A lot of people swear by Emergen-C too.
Do what you can to make sure you and hubby's immune system is boosted and hopefully with some meds, your kids will be good by the weekend!