Disneyland at Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread #2 (Closed)

[hpfan100]

can't wait to see it all in person...I'll be there this weekend!!!!

 

[Escape2Disney]

I don't have any pictures to add, but wanted to say thank you to all of the photo contributors. I came down with some awful cold this week, and it lifts my spirits to see all of the awesome pics!

 

[lucysmom]

The vacation planning CM told me that there will be no Santa's Round-up with the reindeer this year. I hope she is wrong. What is the Jingle Jangle Jamboree? Is it the BBQ at the thunder Ranch? Is it warm enough to eat there in December? We will be there December 18-23. This is our first time so we are sooooo excited.

 

[ChrisSD]

Believe starts tomorrow night! Should be a soft start - full fireworks and music but no castle lighting and effects during the show - no soap snow afterwards etc.

 

[Sherry E]

With just days to go until November 12th rolls around, you know what that means....



It’s time for the Daily Countdown to the holiday season!!!

...Only 4 Days Until the
Holiday Season Begins at Disneyland Resort!!!!​

Each day this week there will be a new Disneyland Resort holiday mini-theme!! Some of the daily themes may tie in to a theme from the prior day or from the following day, or even tie into the main theme for the week (which is the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort until 11/12). If you don’t have any holiday photos of the Hotels, you may have photos for one of the mini-themes. You may have photos that apply to both the mini-themes and the weekly themes. It’s all good!

Everyone’s photos will fit into many of the themes one way or the other – whether it’s the overall weekly theme or the daily mini-themes, or both! Everything should blend together and (hopefully) transition nicely so that no one has to sit out of the photo-sharing fun for longer than a couple of days.

In the spotlight today…




HOLIDAY PHOTOPASS PICTURES!!!




Whether you’ve held Tink in your hand, gasped in shock at Stitch popping up out of the ground, pointed up at Disney characters ‘soarin’ overhead or sat on a bench next to Mickey, chances are you may have posed for a PhotoPass picture or two in the past.

During the Christmas season you will find extra special holiday PhotoPass opportunities, including the dazzling nighttime Winter Castle; the enormous tree on Main Street; the magnificent It’s a Small World Holiday façade after dark; Santa Duffy at his post in California Adventure; the ‘real’ Santa in front of the stunning tree in the lobby of the Grand Californian Hotel, and many more. Accentuate those photos with festive themed borders on the PhotoPass website and you’ve got the perfect family Christmas cards!

This year the array of fun PhotoPass opportunities is sure to be bountiful with the addition of Buena Vista Street’s unique Yuletide celebration and Cars Land’s own special spin on the season.






December 2008…

December 2009…

December 2010…

December 2011 - Notice the teeny tiny hidden Mickeys in the white border…

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Please feel free to post your holiday PhotoPass pictures!

Stay tuned for another daily countdown mini-theme tomorrow …and then we will finally wrap up our countdowns and themes on Monday, November 12th!!

I will be doing mini-daily themes every day this week from today (Thursday, November 8th) through Sunday, November 11th, and then the final weekly theme will be on Monday, November 12th – but please continue to post your Hotels of the Disneyland Resort pictures all week long if you have them (or any other mini-theme photos too)!!

 

[sierranevada]

Quick question - is the tree up on Main street?

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

Okay, the Disney Parks Blog updated info about the Mad T Party being all Christmas'd out:

With the Holidays at the Disneyland Resort fast approaching, there’s a nip in the air at Disney California Adventure park as the Mad T Party prepares to add a pinch of splendiferous spirit to each evening’s celebratiousness. Those who venture down the Rabbit Hole will discover new delights – from fanciful garlands to elegant icicles to special edition silver tokens at the Mad Arcade – along with all-new songs and a bit of snowfall, just in time for T.


The fantabulous festivities are highlighted by new arrangements of popular holiday hits from the Mad T Party band, while over at the House of Cards, the Hottest Deck in Town delivers some brand new dance sets. There’s even more merry muchness, too, as the White Rabbit DJ checks his song list not once but twice to re-mix seasonal favorites.

So practice your Futterwacken and don your hippest of holiday hats when you come for T this holiday season. You’ll simply go mad for it!

So, my question is... when is T time?? On the hour?? Anyone know?

 

[pattyduke34]

Here are a few from last year...

Have a few more at home on computer will try to get them on tonight!

 

[Daisylover]

Awesome thread can't wait to go through all of it.
Thanks for your effort

 

[jkh1978]

So, my question is... when is T time?? On the hour?? Anyone know?

Check the entertainment calendar

 

[Carolwoodpr]

I am LOVING today's theme, sadly I have none to share. We have never done photopass pictures except for the character ones. I will have to do a few this year.

Sherry, those pictures reminded me, I sure hope you get to see Shawn and Jackie on your trip in December. Another reason not to change the dates, right?

 

[kswm30b]

Love today's theme since I'm a photopass addict

If it is anything like the Disneyland tree lighting, yes it is worth seeing.

I didn't know they had a Disneyland tree lighting ceremony either, lol. What's it like? I didn't get to WDW during the holidays until after they had stopped doing the Epcot tree lighting, so I've never seen one at Disney.

 

[Carolwoodpr]

Love today's theme since I'm a photopass addict



I didn't know they had a Disneyland tree lighting ceremony either, lol. What's it like? I didn't get to WDW during the holidays until after they had stopped doing the Epcot tree lighting, so I've never seen one at Disney.

At Disneyland they do the tree lighting at dusk, just as it is starting to get dark. Keep in mind NO lights are on when they do this. There is a big countdown and then they turn on the lights. All of them. It is amazing to see this tree go from dark to light. It is stunning, in fact.

At DCA they are planning a tree lighting ceremony with bell ringers and I can't wait to see that.

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

Check the entertainment calendar

Yeah, that doesn't help for the Mad T Party... the entertainment calendar says: 7:00, 7:05, 8:00, 9:00, and 10:00...

And since I have never been, I have no idea what that means... I understand it is a "party" but for Christmas the blog is saying snow at T time... so I am wondering if T time occures every hour?? I am sure it is something the Hatter announces... sounds totally in character for him.

 

[Carolwoodpr]

Yeah, that doesn't help for the Mad T Party... the entertainment calendar says: 7:00, 7:05, 8:00, 9:00, and 10:00...

And since I have never been, I have no idea what that means... I understand it is a "party" but for Christmas the blog is saying snow at T time... so I am wondering if T time occures every hour?? I am sure it is something the Hatter announces... sounds totally in character for him.

Hopefully someone will be able to answer your question soon. Everything starts Monday so someone should see it snow before you go. I too need the answer to this question.

 

[tksbaskets]

Great PP Pics Sherry and pattyduke34!

Now this theme I can contribute to!
2009

As I recall this was the trip where I couldn't find many pp photographers and I didn't feel it was of value to buy the picture CD. So the following were from my trusty Cannon.

2011/2012

No problem finding pp photogs this trip!

Can't have one without the other~

OK, perhaps I didn't use Christmas frames on all but here I did!

The downside of an early morning castle picture.

Thanks for all the fun themes in this thread Sherry!

 

[Carolwoodpr]

Thanks TK, I had forgotten about Santa Mickey until I saw your pictures. We will have to try to get that picture this year.

 

[pattyduke34]

A few more tonight...

 

[DizNee Luver]

Almost missed today's theme:

From my mini Holiday trip last December!!

I don't have a ton.....since I went solo and not a fan of pics of myself......

 

[StyledSugar]

Love today's theme!! Question though -- is there normally a photopass photographer near the castle at night? Those look beautiful!!

We got the Photopass + thing for our upcoming trip and all of these pics are reassuring me that we've made the right choice. There has always been a major lack of photopass photogs whenever we go so I was quite worried about whether it would be worth it or not. We mainly got it for the character meals and ride pictures but I'd love tons of photopass pics!

Can anyone tell me where the main photo ops are? Just so we make sure we hit all of those locations! Thanks!!