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

[funatdisney]

What took the longest was adding birthdays, anniversaries, etc when I discovered you can add a picture. Then began the quest to find a picture to go with the event. Finally I told myself I had to stop somewhere.

I didn't even bother with adding special dates. I have to get this calendar done, because I am leaving out of town this weekend. I just didn't have the time.

Well I finished the my calendar last night! I gave myself a good night's sleep, this morning I took one last look to be sure I liked what I made, and sent if off for printing.

I used a lot of different backrounds, but I noticed I used the swirl backrounds the most. The number of pictures per month ranged from three to eight pictures. Some months had titles, others did not. Two of the titled months were quotes from Walt Disney. Some months had a cluster of pictures with a common theme. I am proud to say that 80% of the pictures used were from my own camera than from the Gallery CD, although that Gallery CD came in handy. I never did use the Disney backrounds, but got my calendar free anyway. I will a picture of the months that have Christmas themes when I get the calendar. I can't wait!

 

[mvf-m11c]

Here is November 2010 park schedules from last year. I tried to look at 2010, but it only shows the park schedules after Dec. 11.

 

[fronkfam]

Big thanks to Sherry for posting the request for schedules for first week in December!

And thank you for this info from November. It definitely helps to give me an idea of what things might be like for us.

Here is November 2010 park schedules from last year. I tried to look at 2010, but it only shows the park schedules after Dec. 11.

 

[Sherry E]

Here is November 2010 park schedules from last year. I tried to look at 2010, but it only shows the park schedules after Dec. 11.

Thank you for the November info, Bret! I'm glad you caught my question because it got bumped to the last page and I have a feeling a lot of holiday peeps won't see it to be able to answer!

See, I'm encountering the same thing you found. I looked all over the Web - not only on wdwinfo.com - and I couldn't find any Entertainment Schedules for that first week of December last year. Basically, that period between November 30 and December 11 is a big question mark! I found the same thing you did - the info starting on December 11. Did those Entertainment/show hours for December 11-December 31 also apply to December 1-10?

So there has got to be someone out there - on this specific thread - who happened to be at DLR last year in the first week of December. Maybe their maps from their trips will reveal different showtimes?

Big thanks to Sherry for posting the request for schedules for first week in December!

And thank you for this info from November. It definitely helps to give me an idea of what things might be like for us.

You're welcome! Now if only we could figure out what the Entertainment schedule was for that first 10 days or so of December in 2010 - namely, the specific week you are interested in...and why it seems to have vanished from all Internet records!!

 

[PHXscuba]

I'll give you what little I have for the first weekend in December for entertainment:

Thursday Dec. 2 -- Christmas fireworks 7:30

Friday Dec. 3: Holiday Parade 2:30 and 5:30
Fireworks 8:40
Fantasmic 9 and 10:15
World of Color 9 and 10:15
Aladdin 12:40, 2:20, 4:45, 6:20

Saturday Dec. 4: Holiday parade, 1 and 3:15 (because of CP)
Fireworks 9:30
Fantasmic 9 and 10:30
World of Color 9 and 10:15
Aladdin 12:40, 2:20, 4:45, 6:20

Candlelight Processional Sat/Sun (5:30 and 8 on Saturday for sure).
Big AP sale at Disney store, Saturday early morning until late morning

Sorry it's spotty, it's off of my trip planning notes and only covers what I wanted to see or avoid

PHXscuba

 

[fronkfam]

Thank you for what you were able to post. It helps fill in some of the blanks!

Teri

 

[Sherry E]

PHXscuba - Thanks so much for that info. It does help to fill in a few gaps. I just can't figure out why that first 10 days or so of December seems to have disappeared from record as far as the entertainment schedule!

 

[Funball]

ok i was reading my disneyland magazine called Main st, and they have an article about NOS and the blue stair case, ok did you know that it's called Court De Anges, not court of angels?! I thought it was Court of Angels, this whole time i thought it was that..anyhow i mention that because i was thinking about christmas and that area came to mind because of the blue staircase and how i can't wait to see it decorated again!! ♥

anyhow....christmas should be awesome this year.. are we going to keep this thread going till chrismas? or will we have a new super thread for xmas 2011?

 

[Sherry E]

ok i was reading my disneyland magazine called Main st, and they have an article about NOS and the blue stair case, ok did you know that it's called Court De Anges, not court of angels?! I thought it was Court of Angels, this whole time i thought it was that..anyhow i mention that because i was thinking about christmas and that area came to mind because of the blue staircase and how i can't wait to see it decorated again!! ♥

anyhow....christmas should be awesome this year.. are we going to keep this thread going till chrismas? or will we have a new super thread for xmas 2011?

Superthreads are superthreads all the time - they are not specific to one year. That's why there are certain threads listed in the main Info sticky at the top of the page - they are there for overall, general info on one particular topic, year-round. That doesn't mean that people necessarily will check them or use them for info - a lot of people won't even see them - but they are there all the time for anyone who wants the info.

Plus, have you seen all the work I've put into the first 3 posts of this thread? I didn't do that for one year only!

Just like with the Grand Californian Superthread and the World of Color Superthread, the Halloween and Christmas Superthreads were created to provide general info that can be referenced in any year on those specific topics (and the first posts will allways be updated to reflect any new info).

Same thing with your ElecTRONica thread - if that's a Superthread and has a lot of info in it about that subject, it can be used in any year as a guideline for that particular show. It's not based on one year.

Court De Anges actually does mean Court of Angels, so I assume people just began calling it Court of Angels because it was easier and it was the English translation.

You know, Sara, it's funny you mention that Main St. magazine. Just a few days ago, I was going out to check my mail. In the area where our mail boxes are in the building, the postman always leaves a bin on the floor for us to throw in any mail that may not belong to us, junk mail, etc. A lot of unwanted magazines, catalogues and weekly circulars end up in there, and mail that mistakenly came to our building but belongs to another address.

Anyway, in this bin the other day I saw a Main Street magazine. I instantly picked it up, thinking it was mine - assuming it was, anyway. I had never seen that magazine before, oddly. But I assumed it was mine and it accidentally wound up in the junk bin. When I picked it up, I noticed that the address on it was my neighbor's - and it's a neighbor who still lives IN my building.

So, as much as I wanted to walk off with Main St. magazine, it was not mine to take. Disney Destinations did not send me a magazine. I have NO clue how come I don't get one but my neighbor does, but it's one of those mysteries - just like with the Backstage Pass AP magazine - some people get it and some people never even get one copy!

 

[funatdisney]

Sherry, I get the Main Street magazine, but not because it is a subscription in my name. The previous owner of my house received it. She never did a change of address on it. I have always wondered who got them, since I have never seen this magazine before I lived in this house. It is a nice magazine and I feel lucky to get them.

Got back from Nashville yesterday. It was warmer there then here in So Cal! On the other hand, they were dealing with tornado warnings for two of the five days I was there. Well, I was so pleased to find my snapfish calendar in my stack of mail. I had a look and I must say, that I am not so pleased with the quality of the prints, but I like it anyway. I will post the Christmas pages when I have a chance to take of pictures of them. The digital images were much better and I wish I could post the them instead. I have to catch up on some business today, so hopefully I can take them today.

 

[Sherry E]

Sherry, I get the Main Street magazine, but not because it is a subscription in my name. The previous owner of my house received it. She never did a change of address on it. I have always wondered who got them, since I have never seen this magazine before I lived in this house. It is a nice magazine and I feel lucky to get them.

Got back from Nashville yesterday. It was warmer there then here in So Cal! On the other hand, they were dealing with tornado warnings for two of the five days I was there. Well, I was so pleased to find my snapfish calendar in my stack of mail. I had a look and I must say, that I am not so pleased with the quality of the prints, but I like it anyway. I will post the Christmas pages when I have a chance to take of pictures of them. The digital images were much better and I wish I could post the them instead. I have to catch up on some business today, so hopefully I can take them today.

Okay, so is the Main Street magazine not actually addressed to you? Is it addressed to the previous owner? I ask only because I wonder what she (and my neighbor) have going for them that got them on the mailing list for Main Street that I don't have. Given that I receive every Disney Destinations e-mail under the sun and am on every even slightly Disney-related mailing list (even the ABC mailing lists), I am shocked that I don't get it. Oh well...it's one of life's great mysteries why some people receive certain Disney mailings and others don't.

No offense, but given what you have said about yourself and how you "see things differently" than most people, I have a hunch that if we were all to see the pages of your calendar, we would think the quality is just fine! I loved my calendars (both of them), Tksbaskets loved hers, Mariezp loved hers, and there are a few other folks who are still waiting to receive theirs so we'll see whether they love theirs or not.

You might just be extra, extra, extra, extra picky! But it's too bad that you're not pleased with it and have to look at the calendar on a daily basis. Maybe it will grow on you!

Honestly, I could not find one flaw in my calendars - and I looked for flaws, just because I figured that there would be something wrong with it for the mere $6.57 I paid. I found nothing. I thought my photos looked great in the larger - and smaller sizes - offered on the calendar pages. I love the quality of the calendar, the size, the thumbnail page - everything.

So show us your calendar pages and let us be the judges!!

 

[funatdisney]

Okay, so is the Main Street magazine not actually addressed to you? Is it addressed to the previous owner? I ask only because I wonder what she (and my neighbor) have going for them that got them on the mailing list for Main Street that I don't have. Given that I receive every Disney Destinations e-mail under the sun and am on every even slightly Disney-related mailing list (even the ABC mailing lists), I am shocked that I don't get it. Oh well...it's one of life's great mysteries why some people receive certain Disney mailings and others don't.

It still is addressed to her. The previous owners were from Europe. I don't know if that would make a difference. Except, that maybe they were apart of demographic niche a special marketing campaign may target?? Maybe they stayed at the DL hotels and were given special advertisements at keep DL on their minds for future trips? They were DVC members. The only reason I know that is because one letter with our address and their name arrived at our house from DVC Lawyers. They were in a sad financial state when we bought the house. I had the feeling that they were defaulting on the DVC loan. We also got lots of mail from the UK tax division, asking if we knew where they were.

No offense, but given what you have said about yourself and how you "see things differently" than most people, I have a hunch that if we were all to see the pages of your calendar, we would think the quality is just fine! I loved my calendars (both of them), Tksbaskets loved hers, Mariezp loved hers, and there are a few other folks who are still waiting to receive theirs so we'll see whether they love theirs or not.

You might just be extra, extra, extra, extra picky! But it's too bad that you're not pleased with it and have to look at the calendar on a daily basis. Maybe it will grow on you!

Honestly, I could not find one flaw in my calendars - and I looked for flaws, just because I figured that there would be something wrong with it for the mere $6.57 I paid. I found nothing. I thought my photos looked great in the larger - and smaller sizes - offered on the calendar pages. I love the quality of the calendar, the size, the thumbnail page - everything.

So show us your calendar pages and let us be the judges!!

No offense taken. Yes, I would have to agree, I AM picky. It is a huge fault of mine. That is why it took me a long time to make the calendar in the first place.

What I don't like is the quality of the print, and I am not sure if it the pictures I will take of the November and December months will show off well. Some of the colors were not very bright and came out faded or grainy. That was also true for the college prints from snapfish. I liked the college prints from Walmart more than the college prints I received from snapfish. The snapfish college prints were also grainy and the colors not very bright where they should have been. Whereas, the Walmart prints were brilliant and clear with the right color hues and no graininess to them. In addition, the Walmart college prints had both my own pictures and the Gallery pictures in the print. I was thinking that maybe the quality had something to do with the gallery prints which would be a factor. It made no difference. But no one else mentioned the quality of the print that with their calendar. So I am wondering if my calendar was sent to a lab that doesn't produce good quality prints. I guess I am not pleased because I have the Walmart prints to compare with the snapfish prints.

I like my designs. I think I was quite clever about some of them . I will take a picture of them and post when I can.

 

[Sherry E]

Okay, this was on Page 4. I think it's time for a good ol' bump! Believe it or not, there are people who are starting to inquire about holiday trips!

We may have to start bumping this up with photos again - just like with the first Christmas thread! That was a huge part of what helped the original thread catch on in the beginning, and helped to make it so special - all the wonderful photos that people contributed to keep it going.

I am not going to fiddle with Photobucket right now, but the next time this slips into the murky depths of the forum, I will bump with a photo or two or three!

Anyne else out there willing to share some holiday photos with us? The Table of Contents is all set up and ready for new additions!! I know there were many people who went to DLR for the holiday season last year - where are all of you??

 

[areweindisneyyet]

Page 4, again, oops.

A question about Christmas Eve at the park and GCH?

I know that the characters wave good bye from the train station at Christmas Eve however is there any other special things that happen on Christmas Eve, Christmas Morning that happens?

Bought my first Santa presents to be delivered in DL on Christmas morning, Yippee.

 

[Sherry E]

Okay, the Disneyland website has posted their Halloween Time season dates (way, way ahead of schedule). Jernysgirl was first to discover the dates and she kindly filled us in on the Halloween Superthread.

September 16, 2011 - October 31, 2011 are the dates.

Soooo...what this most likely means for the Christmas/Holiday season is that November 11th will be the start date.

I was thinking the holiday season would begin on November 18th, because I was assuming Halloween Time would end on November 6th this year (since 11/6 is a Sunday, which is when DLR ends its seasons).

BUT...since Halloween Time ends on Monday, 10/31, then I would bet the holiday season will, indeed, begin on Friday, November 11, 2011 (also Veterans Day) this year!!!! I think it's a safe bet for a start date!! (And by the way - how cool is that? 11/11/11!!!!)

Of course, as soon as we get any kind of info in on the holiday season, I will post in on Page 1 of this thread!!

Since DLR was nice enough to post their Halloween Time dates about...oh, I'd say...5 months earlier than they normally do, maybe there is a chance we will get the Christmas dates in the next month or two!!

 

[jnjusoioa]

Just thought I would post here. I am looking to take a Christmas trip either this year or next year. Kind of holding out to see what they will be doing with the Christmas season this year, will they be adding a ticketed event, etc. [/I]

 

[Sherry E]

Just thought I would post here. I am looking to take a Christmas trip either this year or next year. Kind of holding out to see what they will be doing with the Christmas season this year, will they be adding a ticketed event, etc. [/I]

Woo hoo! Hi, Jen! Yes, good idea to get subscribed over here. As soon as we get any kind of breaking news on the holiday season, I will be posting it on Page 1 - probably in both the first post and the third post. And, of course, as more photos are added here, I will update the Table of Contents.

There will be lots of discussion in this thread on any news. I hope we get lucky and start getting little bits of info really early this year! And I hope you are able to finally make that holiday trip this year or next year!

 

[funatdisney]

I have finally taken pictures of my free snapfish calendar. As promised here are the months of November and December.

This is what I made for November. One of the features I love from Good America, Saturday edition is "Your Week in Three Words", where people submit videos where they try to say a message using only three words. It is so touching to see what people have come up with to convey some important event in their lives. Here is my attempt to do a similar thing with my Christmas pictures. I also wanted to play with color.

If you want to see what they do on GMA, here is a link to one of their additions of "Your Week in Three Words".

This is the month of December.

In addition to my own pictures, I also used pictures from the Disneyland Gallery CD. I am happy to say that only two Gallery pictures were used in the months shown above. I'm am pretty proud that most of the pictures I used to make up my calendar were my own or were taken by DD(15).

 

[Sherry E]

I don't even have the Gallery CD, so I wouldn't know what was on it or not on it to be able to tell the difference. It all looks good to me!

These holiday pages are great, too, Liza. Having seen your Halloween calendar pages, I'm trying to decide which ones I like better. Hmmm... The Halloween pages really say 'Halloween' and are much less common than the Christmasy photos. Because of that, I'm almost tempted to go with those as my favorites.

But, see, for me, part of the reason why I love the holiday season more than the Halloween season is because of the wide array of colors and styles that can be used to say 'holidays.' It goes beyond just reds and greens. You can use blues and whites, silvers and golds, checkered patterns, pinks, etc. You can go with a rustic, Frontierland-style decor or a Mardi Gras/New Orleans-flavored theme, or a primary color-fueled ToonTown motif. You can go with all one color or all one style, or a mix of many colors together. There is more variety to work with in holiday decor.

So I like the variety of color and styles of the holiday season on your Christmas pages. I'm undecided!

 

[jnjusoioa]

Does World of Color and Fantasmic play at Christmas time? Would hate to miss those. Thank You.