disney at christmas

[Sherry E]

That is great Sherry! Thanks for sharing. I have 2 questions for everyone:

- What time do the characters come out from IASW? We have never seen them!

- We are going to have a 5 day PH and are staying Dec 8-Dec 13 (7th & 14th are travel days). One day we want to spend at Knotts. I would like some scheduling help. We want to see only 1 major "event" per night (not counting parades) and catch the fireworks, WOC (w/picnic & hopefully bridge standing), and F! (again down front with a blanket - we did this before and the girls liked the show so much it was worth the wait). Fireworks are shown every night, WOC is every night, F! is only show Sat & Sun. Would you guys have a recommendation on which day to watch these shows (Sat is SoCal & SoCal Select blocked; Sun is SoCal Select only blocked; there are no other AP block days) and also which day to head over to Knotts. I have been on this thread for so long, I thought I would ask you guys before making a whole new post. Thanks!

I'm going to quote this so it will appear on the next page. It got buried at the bottom of the previous page and I want people to be able to see it so they can answer your questions!

 

[specialks]

I'm going to quote this so it will appear on the next page. It got buried at the bottom of the previous page and I want people to be able to see it so they can answer your questions!

Thanks!! Funny how that can happen!

 

[mvf-m11c]

Bret - I love whenever DLR puts up a minis-te for a holiday, but my page got stuck on the mini-site and I couldn't exit out of it! I kept listening to the choir of children singing over and over and over again!

LOL When I was on the mini-site, I thought the site would use another music track but just like what u said it is replaying IASW over and over again. At least the site tells some of the treats that are available during the Holiday season.

 

[MaiynaMouse]

Hotel room booked - check!
Airline booked - check!
Limo transfer from airport to hotel room booked - check!
Parkhoppers purchased - check!
Dining Reservations made - check!
World of Color Meal at Ariel's Grotto set - check!
Holiday Tour booked - check!
Luggage packed - waiting for weather reports to get closer!
Substitute plans created - ummmmm, yeah. I'll get right on that!

27 days to go! Let the countdown begin!

 

[gethane]

Omigosh. I can't believe how fast it's coming up! When the pp said 27 days I had to count. 5 weeks from tomorrow for us!

 

[DisneyParkFan]

Hotel room booked - check!
Airline booked - check!
Limo transfer from airport to hotel room booked - check!
Parkhoppers purchased - check!
Dining Reservations made - check!
World of Color Meal at Ariel's Grotto set - check!
Holiday Tour booked - check!
Luggage packed - waiting for weather reports to get closer!
Substitute plans created - ummmmm, yeah. I'll get right on that!

27 days to go! Let the countdown begin!

Ah, another school teacher! I could and will say ditto to your list except I am going in 13 days. I better start packing and getting those lesson plans ready for the substitute.

 

[Funball]

om its 9:23 pm california time i am back and with some wine.. what did u miss? no tree photos yet?

 

[smiley_face2]

re candy canes: Won't read back through all the posts in case you did try, but FYI as of today Nov. 3 at 6:13 pm it is still the same recording for Aug.29-Sept.4!! that's crazy! surely they must have changed it up during the halloween season... maybe there is another number to call? anyone? We are still trying to decide whether to stay for Dec.4th to get the candy canes..... Can someone maybe post the process involved in getting them, what time you do end up getting them and all of that? if it was early enough, say by noon or even 1, we would do it and still leave that day.
oh and the number to save some reading back is: 714-781-0112

update on November 11: they have updated the info to this week. Hopefully they will keep updating it weekly now! Sure hope someone gets the info from the sheet up beside the till in the Candy Palace for us! I'm tempted to just phone there directly tomorrow morning and ask someone to read it to me!

 

[Rachael Q]

We wont be at DL until December 10th but I'm already packing. Well sort of. We will be traveling with some friends, and this week I decided to put together some Disney Christmas Welcome bags for everyone in our group (7). It started with the ears someone posted on this thread from Walgreens. I picked up one set for everyone. Today I added some Disney Holiday tattoos, some glow sticks, and some Disney Kinder Eggs (they are chocolate eggs) and when you open the egg there is a tiny Disney themed christmas decorations. The eggs I found are all Winnie the Pooh, I am hoping to find some others before we leave.

 

[uneekstylez]

We wont be at DL until December 10th but I'm already packing. Well sort of. We will be traveling with some friends, and this week I decided to put together some Disney Christmas Welcome bags for everyone in our group (7). It started with the ears someone posted on this thread from Walgreens. I picked up one set for everyone. Today I added some Disney Holiday tattoos, some glow sticks, and some Disney Kinder Eggs (they are chocolate eggs) and when you open the egg there is a tiny Disney themed christmas decorations. The eggs I found are all Winnie the Pooh, I am hoping to find some others before we leave.

Where did you get the Disney Kinder Eggs?

 

[darren123]

Wow 2 weeks to go today I am getting excited
Our first Disney Christmas Experience and the bonus Scot Bruce will be performing too, Yes I am a big Elvis fan I even have Elvis number plates,

Already starting to plan our next year trip with our 5 year old Grand Daughter, I was thinking sometime in September,
I asked her Mum can we take her in the 1st week of December I think she will love a Disney Christmas at least this year I can do some research while at Disneyland and see how the crowds are.
Any suggestions please

 

[neckthai]

Just got back from the Middle East and booked our family trip for 1 Dec-4 Dec. Thanks to this thread and all the info I found, you guys rock! Can't wait to see all the Christmas decor and watch the parade with my little girl!

 

[Sherry E]

Woo hoo! Well, today is the day, everyone! The holiday season at DLR officially begins NOW!! Roll out the pepperminty goodness - and I know SueTGGR and PHXScuba will agree with me on that!

Unfortunately, the peppermint pot cake won't make an appearance until November 24, according to CM where's_my_prince, but the Winter Castle will light up tonight, IASW Holiday should be in full swing, the Reindeer Round-Up is open, Santa is set up in 5 locations around DLR, Christmas carolers are strolling and the snow will be falling on Main Street!!!

Let Tree Quest, Santa Quest, Treat Quest, Ornament Quest, Trinket Quest and all other Quests BEGIN!!!!

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Even though I will be at DLR oh-so-briefly this weekend just to take care of some business, I can't wait for my 'real' trip in December!!!

So I'm anxious to begin hearing back from people on the treats - for example, at Cafe Orleans, are they sticking with the gingerbread beignets or are they doing chocolate with peppermint beignets instead? Will anyone try the tamales? And the merchandise - I know we haven't even seen half of the merchandise yet.

 

[Sherry E]

Does anyone know the answers to or have opinions on specialks' questions?

That is great Sherry! Thanks for sharing. I have 2 questions for everyone:

- What time do the characters come out from IASW? We have never seen them!

- We are going to have a 5 day PH and are staying Dec 8-Dec 13 (7th & 14th are travel days). One day we want to spend at Knotts. I would like some scheduling help. We want to see only 1 major "event" per night (not counting parades) and catch the fireworks, WOC (w/picnic & hopefully bridge standing), and F! (again down front with a blanket - we did this before and the girls liked the show so much it was worth the wait). Fireworks are shown every night, WOC is every night, F! is only show Sat & Sun. Would you guys have a recommendation on which day to watch these shows (Sat is SoCal & SoCal Select blocked; Sun is SoCal Select only blocked; there are no other AP block days) and also which day to head over to Knotts. I have been on this thread for so long, I thought I would ask you guys before making a whole new post. Thanks!

 

[mvf-m11c]

Does anyone know the answers to or have opinions on specialks' questions?

I'll try to answer part of the questions since I always go that weekend during my trips to DL Sherry. I don't think I am much help but I will give it a shot.

That is great Sherry! Thanks for sharing. I have 2 questions for everyone:

- What time do the characters come out from IASW? We have never seen them!

- We are going to have a 5 day PH and are staying Dec 8-Dec 13 (7th & 14th are travel days). One day we want to spend at Knotts. I would like some scheduling help. We want to see only 1 major "event" per night (not counting parades) and catch the fireworks, WOC (w/picnic & hopefully bridge standing), and F! (again down front with a blanket - we did this before and the girls liked the show so much it was worth the wait). Fireworks are shown every night, WOC is every night, F! is only show Sat & Sun. Would you guys have a recommendation on which day to watch these shows (Sat is SoCal & SoCal Select blocked; Sun is SoCal Select only blocked; there are no other AP block days) and also which day to head over to Knotts. I have been on this thread for so long, I thought I would ask you guys before making a whole new post. Thanks!

Are you talking about the characters coming out of IASW when the clock doors open? If this is what you are talking about IASW gets to a specific time during the day like 9:00, 9:15, 9:30, 9:45, 10:00, etc. (for examples) and the characters come out. When the clock reaches the quarters, halfs, 3 quarters and full time of clock the whole castle shows. I don't know if this is what specialks is asking about?


For F!, I would watch it on Sunday since it will be a less crowded day than Friday and Saturday. Another tip good tip is to watch the fireworks on Sunday from the Hub and than after the fireworks go over to the ROA for the 2nd show of F!. So you can get two things done in one night if you can stay up that late.

For WoC, if you order the picnics online I would do Thursday for WoC since it is only one show a night and is not a very crowded day. You can also do WoC on Friday, Saturday or Sunday because of having two shows. If you don't pre-order the picnic online, you can always order it at the park and get the 2nd show on those nights.

The good thing about the fireworks is that you can see it any time during your visit. But the firework show can be canceled by high winds. So almost any days of your trip is a good day to see the fireworks. I would also check really close to the weather to see if it is calm or windy on those nights. The fireworks start very early on the weekdays than the weekends since the weekdays start around 7:30 and Friday -Sunday starts at 8:40.

I would do Knotts in the middle of the trip instead of being first or last. I would think that Friday would be a nice day to go to Knotts.

Hope this helps.

 

[kylie71]

Today will be a Very Exciting day around the Parks!!!
Can't wait for the news and Pics! I'm glued to the thread!!!

 

[Goofy_Mom]

Hurray for the beiging of the Christmas season!!

 

[JH87]

YAY Holiday season is here!!!
Looking forward to all the photos!!

 

[tksbaskets]

I'm waiting for photos too

 

[specialks]

I'll try to answer part of the questions since I always go that weekend during my trips to DL Sherry. I don't think I am much help but I will give it a shot.

Are you talking about the characters coming out of IASW when the clock doors open? If this is what you are talking about IASW gets to a specific time during the day like 9:00, 9:15, 9:30, 9:45, 10:00, etc. (for examples) and the characters come out. When the clock reaches the quarters, halfs, 3 quarters and full time of clock the whole castle shows. I don't know if this is what specialks is asking about?

Yes this is what I was thinking of. For some reason we have never seen it happen.

For F!, I would watch it on Sunday since it will be a less crowded day than Friday and Saturday. Another tip good tip is to watch the fireworks on Sunday from the Hub and than after the fireworks go over to the ROA for the 2nd show of F!. So you can get two things done in one night if you can stay up that late.

Because we have 2 little girls we can normally only manage one nightly entertainment before they are ready to hit the hay. Thanks for the advice on Sunday -- I think that makes sense and I will pencil it in.

For WoC, if you order the picnics online I would do Thursday for WoC since it is only one show a night and is not a very crowded day. You can also do WoC on Friday, Saturday or Sunday because of having two shows. If you don't pre-order the picnic online, you can always order it at the park and get the 2nd show on those nights.

We were planning on doing the picnics. I was thinking Wed or Thurs for that. So your info solidifies that idea. I had also considered Monday the 13th but I was worried since DLR closes early for CMP it might cause an influx of people to WOC that night.

The good thing about the fireworks is that you can see it any time during your visit. But the firework show can be canceled by high winds. So almost any days of your trip is a good day to see the fireworks. I would also check really close to the weather to see if it is calm or windy on those nights. The fireworks start very early on the weekdays than the weekends since the weekdays start around 7:30 and Friday -Sunday starts at 8:40.

Good tip -- we might want to try to see them early in our trip so if they get canceled we can re-plan.

I would do Knotts in the middle of the trip instead of being first or last. I would think that Friday would be a nice day to go to Knotts.

We never like to open or close it but I always worried about hearing that Knotts can be a little busy on the weekends and not as well 'controlled' as Disney. Friday looks like it would work out well -- especially if we have just watched WOC and had our Disney fix.

Thanks Brett for all the great info!