disney at christmas

[bumbershoot]

In '07, the giftcard could NOT be used at the Lego Store. However, Disney Dollars could.

 

[Christina-B-Na]

Christina-B-Na, that last photo of Main St is beautiful. It looks insane there though, soooooo packed. Do you remember when this was taken? Was it close to Christmas or was it much before Christmas?

Thanks

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Thanks Aussiegirls! The picture was taken last year on Monday November 30th to be exact. I had heard that the week after Thanksgiving was extremely quiet but apparently the Monday after Thanksgiving is the exception to that. It was a pretty busy day- much busier than I had expected but tolerable. I'm kind of a baby about that though........ My idea of busy is probably different than a lot of other people.
The picture also makes it look way busier because it was taken right before the fireworks.

 

[Sherry E]

Well, even though I have been trying to keep the photos in this thread current, to within the last 4-5 years or so (mainly for the fact that I don't want to confuse anyone who is planning a holiday trip this year or next into thinking that anything seen in the older photos is at DLR for any current holiday seasons, as some of it has been gone for years and other stuff has been altered to look slightly different), but I want to try to keep some sort of photos rolling in, as I think that's what our viewers like to see. So I will post some stuff from holiday seasons in 2000 and 2001, and then I will end with some more 'recent' stuff from 2007!

So I will put out this disclaimer: The following photos are from the DLR holiday seasons of 2000 and 2001. The things shown in the photos are not necessarily at DLR anymore - some of them may be; some of them may look slightly different in 2010. I am just posting these as filler.

2000 (New Year’s Eve weekend):

New Year’s Eve fireworks – see the red Mickey head in the mid-upper left area?

2001 (Thanksgiving weekend):

The ever-present GCH tree:

DLH Topiary Mickey all holiday-ized!!

 

[Sherry E]

And these are a little more current - well, they are from 2007, and things are pretty much the same or very similar during DLR holiday seasons now as they were in 2007:

2007 –

Photo of the ever-present GCH tree:

Ahhh….a December holiday sunset in California – taken from the balcony of our GCH room:

DTD Tree (this looks so much more festive and holiday-ish at night!):

This Sorcerer’s Hat looks so much better lit up at night, too:

IASW Holiday photos:

ToonTown – see the Dalmatian?:

Random Castle-in-the-Distance shots:

 

[pj_campbell]

I'm really hoping I can go either this December or next Decemeber...I've always wanted to go at Christmas time but never had the chance...but I will if its the last thing I do XD

 

[deejdigsdis]

Sherry, just wondering what's up with the pink-ish-ness of the IASW pics of 2000??? I was missing in action Disneyland-wise for 13 years so I haven't seen that before. I noticed it's back to its usual self in your 2007 pictures.

(I guess this is also serving as a bump. )

 

[Sherry E]

I'm really hoping I can go either this December or next Decemeber...I've always wanted to go at Christmas time but never had the chance...but I will if its the last thing I do XD

You'll make it - if not in 2010, then in 2011. I am crossing my fingers for you! And in 2011, I am sure the holiday season will be even more spectacular!! It will be wonderful! And then you will post your photos here so we can all enjoy them!! Thanks for joining our thread. Stay tuned, as I am sure there will be more photos coming from other DIS-ers.

Sherry, just wondering what's up with the pink-ish-ness of the IASW pics of 2000??? I was missing in action Disneyland-wise for 13 years so I haven't seen that before. I noticed it's back to its usual self in your 2007 pictures.

(I guess this is also serving as a bump. )

I know - isn't that pink and blue business crazy? That's what IASW Holiday looked like back then!! That's not an enhancement! I was trying to recall the exact year that IASW Holiday opened, and I cannot recall precisely, but I think it was maybe a year before 2000. Possibly 1998. So I went to DLR in 2000 and in 2001, and that is pretty much what IASWH looked like in its infancy (except for that it was lit up in the pretty colors at night). Then I, too, was away from DLR - until 2007 - so somewhere in my 6-year absence, they changed it back to its usual self!! I can't decide if I like it better with the pink & blue coloring, or just the white & gold facade.

(For anyone who didn't see the photos, scroll to the previous page where I posted holiday pictures from 2000 & 2001, and see what the holiday season at DLR looked like 9 & 10 years ago.)

 

[deejdigsdis]

I know - isn't that pink and blue business crazy? That's what IASW Holiday looked like back then!! That's not an enhancement! I was trying to recall the exact year that IASW Holiday opened, and I cannot recall precisely, but I think it was maybe a year before 2000. Possibly 1998. So I went to DLR in 2000 and in 2001, and that is pretty much what IASWH looked like in its infancy (except for that it was lit up in the pretty colors at night). Then I, too, was away from DLR - until 2007 - so somewhere in my 6-year absence, they changed it back to its usual self!! I can't decide if I like it better with the pink & blue coloring, or just the white & gold facade.

(For anyone who didn't see the photos, scroll to the previous page where I posted holiday pictures from 2000 & 2001, and see what the holiday season at DLR looked like 9 & 10 years ago.)

OK, so it was just for the Holiday version? I figured the change was a "permanent" years-long thing that was going on during my absence. I have to say I prefer the white and gold over the pink and blue.

 

[Christina-B-Na]

In keeping with the IASW theme. These are from our trip in November 09.

 

[Sherry E]

OK, so it was just for the Holiday version? I figured the change was a "permanent" years-long thing that was going on during my absence. I have to say I prefer the white and gold over the pink and blue.

Good question. I suppose it wouldn't have made sense for them to just paint the facade for the Holiday version of IASW and then remove it after the holidays were over. I was away from DLR for a few years before New Year's weekend 2000, and then again for the 6 years I told you about after 2001. They started making all the changes to DLR in 1998 or so, I think - building the GCH, hacking off a chunk of DLH to build DTD and create parking, finishing up the building of DCA, etc., so maybe the 'coloring' of IASW was done in that period where a lot of change was happening. Somehow they did it in the few years that I missed pre-2000, and it was like that in December 2000 and, I think, November 2001 as well, if I recall...and then it was back to normal in December 2007! So the mystery remains as to when exactly IASW got its freshening up and when exactly it was returned to normal!!

I think the Santa hat stands out more on the IASW white and gold facade than on the pink/blue thing, but I recall that the pink & blue were kind of striking in person, at dusk (not in the sunlight of daytime, where it sould stand out much more), when the gorgeous holiday lights were just beginning to come on...but it still doesn't look like the IASW that everyone grew up with!!

 

[Sherry E]

Beautiful pictures, as always, Christina-B-Na!!


Okay...so we still have these questions out for DIS-ers who previously inquired - can anyone answer them?:

1. Are there any special meals/food served at any of the DLR restaurants - or, perhaps, does the DLH have a holiday buffet - on Christmas eve or Christmas Day? This would be something that is only served on those two days, and not for the whole holiday season, along the lines of the holiday buffet that the DLH has had for Easter, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, etc. Does Napa Rose serve any special meals on those two days? What about any of the other DLR hotel restaurants? What about Blue Bayou?

2. Does anyone have photos of the Christmas stockings or any other holiday items you can ask Vacation Planning for during your DLR hotel stay? Those trees are particularly adorable, so if anyone else has more pictures of those to share, that would be great too, but we haven't seen the stockings at all yet. Do they put out special holiday cookies too?

 

[Sherry E]

2007:

Random crowd scene – I wonder how much longer the Golden Gate Bridge will stay up? It has to come down fairly soon for Disney to begin remodeling the whole DCA entry area. :

2008:

Hello, old friend! Yum!:

At the Reindeer Round-Up – I love the little rustic/wooden snowflake on top of this tree, and the little reindeer ornament sort of at the bottom center– everything in DLR is so detailed and themed to its specific area!:

Floral Mickey & Year of A Million Dreams Tink:

Black & White holiday fun:

More from New Orleans Square – this is obviously one of the most photographed areas in DLR during the holidays, as the decorations are so reminiscent of New Orleans and just so visually striking, both in the daytime and at night:

 

[Sherry E]

Give me a B!

Give me a U!

Give me an M!

Give me a P!

What does that spell?

BUMP!!

We are just shy of 21,000 views!!! I know there are more folks out there with DLR holiday photos to share, and who can answer the questions that are still unanswered - about the special meals on Christmas Eve/Day and about the Christmas stockings provided by Vacation Planning.

 

[mitchwebb]

A older Xmas photo. Love this thread we are planning a 2010 trip do Disneyland

 

[Sherry E]

Hi, Mitch! Welcome aboard the Disney at Christmas super thread!!

The photo you posted doesn't look all that old - how old is it? In any case, it's adorable! I love Pooh. You know what I also enjoy is looking at the background of that picture and examining all the people's faces to see who looks happy, who looks impatient, who looks miserable, who looks tired, etc.!! Mostly everyone looks happy - especially the young couple over on the right!!


I am trying to work on getting a few of my other DIS-friends to post their holiday pictures - there is still LOTS of stuff we have not seen here yet, and it will show people a lot of the little details they have been missing, and that they can look for the next time they go.

 

[mitchwebb]

Thanks Sherry,

I'm going to guess it was a 2004 trip my youngest looks three in most of the photos. I have yet to get to see the Xmas parade. My family has a joke, whenever they see a parade starting they yell at mom "Keep Walking". I am determinded this year to take a seat and see the whole parade.

Here is my one of my families favorite reasons to go at Xmas time.

 

[Disneylvrforever]

A older Xmas photo. Love this thread we are planning a 2010 trip do Disneyland

Wow, so this is your photo from years ago? As far as I know, the Pooh characters were added to ACF last year.

 

[mitchwebb]

could be a little later, not really sure. We went to Disneyworld 2008 and have not been this year but could be a 2006 mixed in with older photos

 

[Kayla's Mom]

A older Xmas photo. Love this thread we are planning a 2010 trip do Disneyland

This picture is from November of 2009, it's my picture. It was posted on page 11, post number 159.

 

[deejdigsdis]

This picture is from November of 2009, it's my picture. It was posted on page 11, post number 159.

Hmmm. How strange.