disney at christmas

[Halloweenqueen]

Thanks, Sarah! I'm printing off a copy now!

 

[KCmike]

Mike - Gorgeous picture! I can't wait to see the rest of your photos. I know they will be great! Someone reported earlier that the Christmas tree was not up in GCH yet. Can you confirm or deny this?

And Yikes! The crowd in this photo you posted looks about like the crowd that was there on my day. I was there Saturday, and the crowds were very heavy. Which day were you there, Mike?

And did you enjoy the holiday season at DLR?

Sady no trees or any sighting of Christmas at Grand California. We absolutely loved the atmosphere during this time. Showed the kids the pictures and you can only imagine how much they want to be there.

 

[KCmike]

Mike, yowza on the crowds!!

Could I ask posters to put a rough time of day/day of week on "crowd" pictures, especially ones that show great gobs of people? It would be helpful to compare what people are seeing different weekends or weekdays as they decide when to go, both this year and in the future.

DS14 just got his itinerary for this weekend, including DLR from 4-10:30 on Friday. I have already warned him about the crowds and that he's not going to get much done, just be able to hang out in DLR with his friends. Very different than starting at ropedrop with Mom-and-a-plan.

I am loving the pictures. I check this thread a couple times a day and every time there are two more pages!!

PHXscuba

3pm on Friday. It as the first day for Christmas this season.

 

[KCmike]

Mike, great picture despite the crowds. I hope you had a great time at DL and a wonderful 20th anniversary trip. How did your kids do while you were away?

Liza

Kids did okay. My youngest cried one day while we we're gone. They mostly had a hard time with the thought of something possibly happening to us on the airplane or travelling up and down the coast. They surprised us with signs at the airport saying Welcome Home. My wife's sister watched them for us and did such an amazing job. Thanks for asking Liza.

 

[KCmike]

 

[Porturican]

Here's a pic I took in Oct from Haunted Mansion Holiday...its still xmas right?

 

[Porturican]

WOW those are beautiful the colors just POP!

 

[BunnieGene]

I am really loving all of these photos that y'all are sharing

 

[Porturican]

Here's some more from X-mas 2008, sorry they are old but I will get some new ones in about 3 weeks!

Castle

I love this photo, I dont know the family but the little baby walking down Main Street in the pink bunting looks like a "1st walk down Main St" moment

MICKEY! sorry it's a little blury

Pluto laughing sorry its a little blury too

Toon Town light posts

My Kids in the Sleigh at Santas Round Up & in Toon Town

Hope I didn't bore anyone with my old pictures

 

[uneekstylez]

I love how the colors are very vibrant on these photos! How did you postprocess them? Do you use Photoshop? What camera do you use?

All these photos are making me sooooooo excited to be going on our December trip!

 

[Disgram23kids]

Awesome photos everyone!! It is getting me so excited for our visit to DL and CA in about 4 weeks. Everytime I think about the crowds, I look a the photos and tell myself it will be worth it.

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

WOW those are beautiful the colors just POP!

I love how the colors are very vibrant on these photos! How did you postprocess them? Do you use Photoshop? What camera do you use?

All these photos are making me sooooooo excited to be going on our December trip!

Thank you very much. These were taken two weekends ago so the park was not done up completely yet. I use Lightroom for post processing and I have a Nikon D90. I am anxious go back and see the entire park decorated. Great pictures everyone. There really is nothing like Disneyland at Christmas time.

 

[Funball]

Ok I just counted how many maps I have….

As of right now. I got 16 DL Christmas cover maps with Mickey mouse, and 25 DCA Christmas cover maps with Pluto dressed as a reindeer !! I will be getting more, so don’t feel shy about asking!! I live so close to the park it is not a burden!!

I also still have some Halloween maps, and a few DCA world of color maps with nemo characters on the front!


..and I have to say ..Goofonthehighseas does GREAT photos, an thanks to her/him I got some awesome pointers on photography with my new Nikon, and you know what goofy? I been really branching out and its thanks to you!!!!

 

[funatdisney]

Kids did okay. My youngest cried one day while we we're gone. They mostly had a hard time with the thought of something possibly happening to us on the airplane or travelling up and down the coast. They surprised us with signs at the airport saying Welcome Home. My wife's sister watched them for us and did such an amazing job. Thanks for asking Liza.

I am so glad that they handled it very well. It is always tough to leave the kiddos at home when they are not used to it. How lucky that they have a wonderful aunt to ease their fears. I am very lucky. My Mom-in-Law has taken my two overnight once a week since they were born until recently (they are teenagers now). We never worried about them, and they didn't worry about us, since they were in excellent hands. So when are you going to plan a Christmas vacation at GCH with the kids? I only ask cuz they have seen your pictures and are probably begging for a trip out west .

 

[KCmike]

 

[funatdisney]

Yah! Mike is going to post lots of pictures. I look forward to your shots, Mike. They are always the best.

 

[Sherry E]

This has always been my favorite thread out of all the threads on the DIS - it covers so much territory in presenting an all-encompassing view of the holiday season at DLR. It is such a colorful, magical thread - but it went through a bit of a slow time this year, when people forgot we were here. I am so excited to see it back and in full swing with all of the recent
spectacular contributions!!

Roger, Mike, RedRosePrincess and Porturican - the clarity in these photos is astounding, making it so easy to see some of the wonderful details of the decorations. The colors really do just jump out!

Roger's NOS pictures are exquisite, RedRosePrincess' ToonTown tree photo is amazing and vibrant, Porturican's family photo in the sleigh is just adorable, and Mike's ornament photo is sparkly and dazzling!!

Not to mention the fact that we have so many fantastic contributors here who share valuable information and tips for getting the most out of the DLR holiday season. So this is a double whammy - fabulous photos and fabulous information!

Quite simply, this is the BEST. THREAD. EVER.

(All of the folks who haven't jumped on board or subscribed yet are really missing out! Because if this thread doesn't get you in the mood or spirit of the holiday season at DLR, I don't know what will!)

 

[Sherry E]

So...... other than the gingerbread cookies with ears, the peppermint pot cake, the peppermint ice cream, maybe a cupcake or two, and any other treats I can get my hands on....

As far as merchandise, I want the Tinkerbell with peppermint candy and cupcake ornaments!! I will not be able to get them all - and I don't even really like Tinkerbell - but those ornaments are absolutely precious.

I also want to get the mini-Christmas tree with ornaments that comes in its own mailing cylinder. That is sooooooooo cute.

If they are selling them again, I want the Main Street village light-up holiday houses (like the Emporium, the Fire Dept., etc.) that were sold last year.

And I saw about 20 pins that I'd love to have.

There is too much cute stuff!! I can't take it!

 

[MinnieMama09]

This has always been my favorite thread out of all the threads on the DIS - it covers so much territory in presenting an all-encompassing view of the holiday season at DLR. It is such a colorful, magical thread - but it went through a bit of a slow time this year, when people forgot we were here. I am so excited to see it back and in full swing with all of the recent
spectacular contributions!!

Roger, Mike and Porturican - the clarity in these photos is astounding, making it so easy to see some of the wonderful details of the decorations. The colors really do just jump out!

Roger's NOS pictures are exquisite, RedRosePrincess' ToonTown tree photo is amazing and vibrant, Porturican's family photo in the sleigh is just adorable, and Mike's ornament photo is sparkly and dazzling!!

Not to mention the fact that we have so many fantastic contributors here who share valuable information and tips for getting the most out of the DLR holiday season. So this is a double whammy - fabulous photos and fabulous information!

Quite simply, this is the BEST. THREAD. EVER.

(All of the folks who haven't jumped on board or subscribed yet are really missing out! Because if this thread doesn't get you in the mood or spirit of the holiday season at DLR, I don't know what will!)

So true, Sherry! I think I've gone back and review the entire thread over last month, and have loved it! We have never been to DLR during the holiday season, and had no idea what to expect...even better than I imagined, and we're not even there yet! Everyone on here (and of course, you) has been so helpful and has such wonderful pictures and info.
Thank you all!

 

[tksbaskets]

Here Here! BEST THREAD EVER!