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

[DTDkettleCORNfan]

Sherry.....I am loving this thread so much! Thanks for doing such a great job. And I am really enjoying your theme ideas. I wanted to add a few from the previous theme (since I kind of missed the boat last week). Even though its a horrible picture of it, I love the table-cloth looking sign that hangs on the stage. Plus Mrs. Claus is absolutely FANTASTIC! I have never seen Mrs. Claus in person prior to Reindeer Roundup:

 

[Sherry E]

Okay, something is screwy with the DIS or with this particular thread. I logged into the DIS's main DLR forum and noticed that DTDkettleCORNfan was the last person to post here in this thread. So I was going to go in and read what was posted. I am seeing that there are 77 pages to this thread, BUT, for some weird reason, I cannot get beyond Page 76!! There is some glitch that won't let me go to Page 77!

So I cannot see what DTDkettleCORNfan actually posted! I then clicked on DTDkettleCORNfan's profile to find the list of recent posts, to try to go to the Christmas thread post that way, and same thing happened. I can see that DTDkettleCORNfan posted something, and that there is a Page 77, but I can't view it! The last post I see is the one from Vanessa/DisneyIsMagical!

So strange. I hope whatever this glitch is, it resolves itself fast and that all the posts don't vanish into thin air. Then again, if any of you guys have the same technical issue I am having, you may not be able to see that I am posting!!

Let me know if anyone can read this post - I may have disappeared into the Twilight Zone that is Page 77 as well!

 

[DTDkettleCORNfan]

Okay, something is screwy with the DIS or with this particular thread. I logged into the DIS's main DLR forum and noticed that DTDkettleCORNfan was the last person to post here in this thread. So I was going to go in and read what was posted. I am seeing that there are 77 pages to this thread, BUT, for some weird reason, I cannot get beyond Page 76!! There is some glitch that won't let me go to Page 77!

So I cannot see what DTDkettleCORNfan actually posted! I then clicked on DTDkettleCORNfan's profile to find the list of recent posts, to try to go to the Christmas thread post that way, and same thing happened. I can see that DTDkettleCORNfan posted something, and that there is a Page 77, but I can't view it! The last post I see is the one from Vanessa/DisneyIsMagical!

So strange. I hope whatever this glitch is, it resolves itself fast and that all the posts don't vanish into thin air. Then again, if any of you guys have the same technical issue I am having, you may not be able to see that I am posting!!

Let me know if anyone can read this post - I may have disappeared into the Twilight Zone that is Page 77 as well!

Hi Sherry. I can see your post #1142, page 77.....with mine just above it. Hmmmmm. I would hate for something to happen to this thread. Its such a GREAT one!

 

[Pjimmeyer]

Hi Sherry. I can see your post #1142, page 77.....with mine just above it. Hmmmmm. I would hate for something to happen to this thread. Its such a GREAT one!

Checking in and I can see it too.

 

[pattyduke34]

I can see the post also!

 

[Sherry E]

Sherry.....I am loving this thread so much! Thanks for doing such a great job. And I am really enjoying your theme ideas. I wanted to add a few from the previous theme (since I kind of missed the boat last week). Even though its a horrible picture of it, I love the table-cloth looking sign that hangs on the stage. Plus Mrs. Claus is absolutely FANTASTIC! I have never seen Mrs. Claus in person prior to Reindeer Roundup:

Yay! I can see the photos and read the post! I can actually get to page 77 now!!

I think it was a weird temporary, technical glitch that has something to do with the servers for this board, and it was happening right at the precise moment when I was trying to get to page 77.

It's not the first time I've noticed weird 'bugs' occurring in a thread. As an example, let's say Vala posts something now, and she is the last one to post in the thread for a while. When I've noticed glitches in the past in certain threads, Vala's hypothetical post - even though it would be the most recent one in the thread - would somehow end up several posts up the page, out of chronological order. It would show on the page as coming in several hours before it did, way ahead of other people's posts, even if it was the very last post. Weird stuff like that, where things were out of sequence!

So I am guessing there is some technical wizardry going on behind the scenes and occasionally it causes little hiccups on the forum.

Anyway, DTDkettleCORNfan, thank you for the kind words! I really appreciate it. I'm glad this theme week idea seems to be catching on! There are themes a-plenty coming up all the way to 11/14, so stay tuned each week!

Thank you, also, for posting the Round-Up photos (as well as the Main Street photos from a couple of days ago)! Yes, Mrs. Claus doesn't seem to be anywhere in DLR except for at the Round-Up, from what I've seen (not counting the Christmas Fantasy Parade).

Hi Sherry. I can see your post #1142, page 77.....with mine just above it. Hmmmmm. I would hate for something to happen to this thread. Its such a GREAT one!

DTDkettleCORNfan - You and me both! If something were to happen to this thread or the Halloween thread by a technical mishap, after all the work that has gone into both of them and all the wonderful contributions to the threads from other DIS'ers, you would be able to hear my anguished cries in the night from wherever you are! Just listen for a piercing "NOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" And that will be me. It will mean something happened to the threads!

Again, thank you for the kind words. I'm so glad you like the thread!

Checking in and I can see it too.

I can see the post also!

Thank you, Pjimmeyer and pattyduke34, for letting me know! For a while there I felt like I was stuck in some sort of alternate universe where other people could see what was happening in the threads and I couldn't, and that no one would be able to see me post. But I think the bug in the system has gone to bed for the time being because everything is back to looking normal now!

 

[Sherry E]

I will be really excited if they do end up taping the parade while we are there. I believe we were there 11/13-11/17 in 2008 and if I'm not mistaken there were already alot of decorations up on our first day and more and more appeared each day (I don't remember the official start of the season that year).

It was also pretty funny that the Guest Relations person that I spoke with on the phone about a month prior has told us that there would not be any decorations up at all, until after Thanksgiving. So we were really pleasantly surprised when we saw some.

Anyhow, I will never be dissapointed in a trip to Disneyland (decorations or no decorations/ POTC closed or open)!!! I feel like, I am monetarily able to afford the trip, I am healthy enough to ride any ride I want to, and I am just happy to be at Disneyland!!!

And I will be taking photos of anything and everything I have missed over the last few years. So I will be able to post those when I come back for those of you that are going later in the season.

Sherry, to answer your question, we will be spending the majority of the 12th in the park, our flight doesn't leave LGB unitl about 8 pm, so I will be watching for IASW holiday soft openings for sure. I'm not sure if it was closed in 2008 for the big refurb?

You know, I'm trying to remember what the exact official season start date was in 2008. As I recall, I think it was one of those rare years in which the season began only a week before Thanksgiving. It was a later start date. But in 2009 and 2010, the season officially began 2 weeks before Thanksgiving. And, of course, this year it starts on 11/14, but it's a Monday, which is odd.

So the fact that you saw a lot of decorations around 11/13-11/17 in 2008, when there was such a late season start date, means DLR got going early with putting everything up.

This time around, since you will be at DLR literally just a few days shy of when the season officially begins, I'm positive you will see mostly everything except those specific things I mentioned earlier (like the Round-Up and the snow on Main Street, etc.). Most of the trees will be up. They would have to be - there just wouldn't be enough time to get all that stuff up over the weekend leading up to 11/14, so it will already be up. And I am still holding out hope for an IASW Holiday soft opening on 11/11 or 11/12. I just feel it in my bones that, unless there are problems with the ride, it will soft open and you will get to see it, and quite possibly the parade too. But at least IASW Holiday.

You're right - any trip to Disneyland is a reason to be happy and excited, so you can't go wrong there!

We will anxiously await seeing your photos when you get back!

 

[Sherry E]

Okey dokey! Before I hit the hay for the evening, I will post some more photos from our theme of the week - Main Street!

These photos are of Main Street during the daytime. Now, of course, nothing equals the magic of Main Street at night, illuminated in brilliant holiday colors, but the daylight adds a different element or layer to the seasonal vibe, I think.

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I'll be back in another couple of days with more photos of some details and hidden gems you can find along Main Street if you look hard enough - Main Street Up Close, I guess we can call it!

 

[mvf-m11c]

Great photos of the Holiday season as always Sherry. All the different photos that you have taken on MS will get me all hyped up to do the samething when I go to DL in a few months.

Here are some more pics of MS

 

[Pjimmeyer]

All of the pictures are GETTING ME EXCITED!!!

We arrive on 11/28/2011 for 6 nights...so I get to start making my reservations soon.

 

[jernysgirl]

Okay, something is screwy with the DIS or with this particular thread. I logged into the DIS's main DLR forum and noticed that DTDkettleCORNfan was the last person to post here in this thread. So I was going to go in and read what was posted. I am seeing that there are 77 pages to this thread, BUT, for some weird reason, I cannot get beyond Page 76!! There is some glitch that won't let me go to Page 77!

So I cannot see what DTDkettleCORNfan actually posted! I then clicked on DTDkettleCORNfan's profile to find the list of recent posts, to try to go to the Christmas thread post that way, and same thing happened. I can see that DTDkettleCORNfan posted something, and that there is a Page 77, but I can't view it! The last post I see is the one from Vanessa/DisneyIsMagical!

So strange. I hope whatever this glitch is, it resolves itself fast and that all the posts don't vanish into thin air. Then again, if any of you guys have the same technical issue I am having, you may not be able to see that I am posting!!

Let me know if anyone can read this post - I may have disappeared into the Twilight Zone that is Page 77 as well!

I was having the same problem last night, it wasn't just you. I had also seen that DTDkettleCORNfan had posted something, but when I clicked to the thread, it was only showing to the bottom of page 76..... it didn't even show that there was a page 77 for me..... So Sherry, don't think that you are crazy or your computer is on the fritz again, it was doing it to me to!

Anyways, I can now see everything and the new pics are great! Can't wait! Only 63 days left for me!

 

[Elk Grove Chris]

Yeah, I can post pics now!

Here are some from MS last December:

 

[lori123]

Hi everyone. I was wondering if anyone knows if they sell Advent calendars at DL? We will be there Nov. 30th-Dec. 4th and would like a Disney one. Thanks.

I bought one last year at the Christmas store in DTD, at WDW. I don't see why they would not sell the same one at DLR. Most merchandise is sold at both parks. It was a hollow Mickey head with various characters and Christmas ornaments that were in the sleeves of the calendar. As you take them out, you place them on Mickey head using the attached velcro patches. By Christmas you have a fully decorated Mickey head. It's really very cute. The whole calendar was made of felt and the Mickey head was stuffed so it is very soft and squishy. HTH

They definitely have one. I was circling around one in WOD last year for almost a week.

Does anyone have a picture of the advent calendars? I tried to google an image but wasn't sure what I was looking for and there were a TON! I buy the kids advent calendars every year and would love to pick one up!

 

[tksbaskets]

Bret and Elk Grove Chris I just love your pictures. Thanks for posting.

Sherry so glad that we can all see your posts. Wonder what was up?

 

[DisneyIsMagical]

Loving ALL the pics...

 

[jacs1234]

Oh, there are advent calenders? Perfect. We''l be there from the 25th of November to the 7th of December so we can start using them there and then bring them home with us.

 

[kaffinito]

Advice please

I am trying to see if there is any availability on the DisneyLand website for a trip from Dec 30th to Jan 2 of this year, and it keeps telling me that there is nothing available.

Can this be?

Just how crowded is Disneyland over NYE?

 

[GrandBob]

I would have been surprised if you had reported that you found a vacancy.

Just how crowded is Disneyland over NYE?

Incredibly, terribly crowded. Highest crowd levels of the year. Enough so that if you go on NYE, you're advised to go in the AM and not leave, for fear of not being able to get back in later.

Crowded.

 

[Minnie Loves Mickey]

It is crowded, but I think you have to call and get a live person to get a reservation on New Years Eve. I may be wrong...but its worth a try.

 

[I❤MICKEY]

Advice please

I am trying to see if there is any availability on the DisneyLand website for a trip from Dec 30th to Jan 2 of this year, and it keeps telling me that there is nothing available.

Can this be?

Just how crowded is Disneyland over NYE?

While I'm sure the park is crowded I would bet that isn't why you are getting that message.

I ran into this problem too. I was trying to book Dec 30 - Jan 7. The issue isn't that the hotels are booked to capacity. The online reservation system doesn't have the ability to take a reservation that extends over 2 calendar years. I know it seems crazy but that's what I was told when I instant messaged with a castmember on the reservation system. You have three options.

1. You can make two seperate reservations online and then call and they will combine them.
2. You can make your reservation over the phone for both time periods at once.
3. You can make your reservation for Dec 30 - Jan 1 online and then call to add the extra nights.

Good luck.