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

[KCmike]

That is a wonderful shot!!!

Wow! That's a great shot! Gave me the chills.

Thanks so much!

 

[Cooljoe]

Just received all our travel documents from Disney today!!!! 20 days and counting, can't wait!

 

[Sherry E]

Sherry, sent you a PM on FB but haven't heard from you but wanted you to know that the airplane tickets are bought.....so it's a done deal....no stopping me now!!!

Yep - I read it on FB and wherever else you posted (your TR or Molly's? Can't recall.). I've been really busy and preoccupied so I didn't reply. Sometimes I just peek in on the DIS without signing in if I am super busy, or I just zip on and off FB to see if there is anything urgent.

Molly booked her flight too, didn't she? My out of town friends are now also kicking their planning into high gear, so I've been trying to help them. They haven't been to DLR in years. Their priorities are a bit different.

In your case, I can tip you off to all the best holiday things to do, see, taste, take photos of, etc. (how do you think I got all the photos for all the theme weeks I do? Rampant, obsessive photo-taking while I was by myself!!) - because I know that soaking in everything Christmasy is the priority for you.

In my friends' case, not only have they not been to DLR in years and years, but they don't celebrate Christmas so certain things will not be priorities for them while other things are. So my planning help and tips for them are totally different!

But, both you and my friends want to see the parade - their son wants to see it, specifically. I have seen that parade a couple of times and I can stand to skip it. So I have to see if a World of Color holiday show is in my future.

Lots of things to figure out.


And many more photo themes coming up between now and 11/14, folks!!!

 

[jacs1234]

I have to stay up until 2am tonight so I can book our Fantasmic Priority seating. It's going to be a looooooooooooooong night.

 

[redboxcar]

I just got done uploading a little over 60 pictures from the "A Christmas Fantasy" parade from last year. It was the showing at about 1pm, for anyone looking for weather references. Feel free to take a look. =)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mymousecapades/

I'm also in the process of uploading them to my YouTube channel with the official parade music, so if anyone is interested, you guys can watch that. =)

Can't wait to go back! I'll be at DLR in three weeks for Club 33!

 

[areweindisneyyet]

I have to stay up until 2am tonight so I can book our Fantasmic Priority seating. It's going to be a looooooooooooooong night.

I love being in QLD only had to do 1am reservations for dining this week for Christmas eve and Christmas day. and the DIS kept me going with the alarm set on my mobile just in case ai dropped off.

It will be worth it when we get there. Good Luck

 

[larina]

I honestly never thought about all the people who get up, or have to stay up, at crazy hours to book their reservations. I've called everyday this week (it is part of the fun for me, I guess I could have had the hotel do it, but I like doing it) to book for our trip.

QLD

 

[areweindisneyyet]

I honestly never thought about all the people who get up, or have to stay up, at crazy hours to book their reservations. I've called everyday this week (it is part of the fun for me, I guess I could have had the hotel do it, but I like doing it) to book for our trip.

QLD

I love calling too. It is part of the fun. My state of Queensland in Australia doesn't do daylight savings like the other east coast states so I got o go to bed a little earlier than Jacs1234.

Having those dining reservations sure makes a trip feel closer. I hope you enjoy your Christmas in the parks as well.

 

[areweindisneyyet]

I have to stay up until 2am tonight so I can book our Fantasmic Priority seating. It's going to be a looooooooooooooong night.

Hope you made it.

 

[areweindisneyyet]

Just received all our travel documents from Disney today!!!! 20 days and counting, can't wait!

Congratulations. Have a great trip.

 

[areweindisneyyet]

Hi Everyone! I've been reading through this thread all morning and it's getting me all excited for our Thanksgiving trip!

Sorry if this has already been addressed, but I couldn't find the answer anywhere...
We have reservations at the Carnation Cafe on Thanksgiving Day and we've been told they have a special menu for the day... with a turkey dinner, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, etc. Does that mean they won't have their regular menu available? I ask because I really don't like that traditional stuff and would much rather just order off their normal menu ...

Thanks for your help!

Hi lostinyonkers.

Don't have the answer, but I thought I would bump this to a new page so it doesnt get lost. Have you tried phoning Disney Dining?

 

[dalstitch45]

Hi all,

I have a question about the Holiday Tour. Is it better to do the tour the weekend of the CP (12/3 and 12/4), or wait later on in the week? If so, which tour should we do, the first or second one? This is our first DLR trip during the Holiday season, so I wanted to ask the experts. Sorry if this was already asked. I don't remember seeing it. Thanks.

I am soooooo excited!!!

 

[briggscreek]

I'm getting so excited, only about 4 weeks left to go! The only thing I'm worried about is the kids bringing home a cold before we leave.

 

[briggscreek]

We are actually going that week as well, My family of four... My husband and I and our 2 girls... 2 and 6 the last time we went the week of thanksgiving and it was NUTS! My husband has a very hard time with crowds on top of the fact that he got sick. We come in on the 29th-4. I thought the week after Thanksgiving would be the best but with all the research i have done i see the Candlelight Proc goes that weekend and everyone says its NUTS!! Any suggestions? I have two days to change my reservation?? should I?? We are staying at the Disneyland Hotel. Thanks in advance for the help

We were there that week last year and it was great. We left on Friday though, and it definitely got a lot busier.

 

[KCmike]

More Christmas photos...

 

[ddwlms]

thanx for the beautiful photos KCmike. I hope you don't mind, I borrowed one for my desk top at work. I love looking at it and counting down the days!

 

[Sherry E]

KCmike takes such lovely photos!!



By the way, we are still in Frontierland/Critter Country theme week! So if you have any holiday photos of Frontierland or Critter Country to share, now is the time to dig 'em out and post...because in two days there's a whole new theme. Get ready!!

And, based on what the majority vote was...starting the week of 11/7, I am doing a rapid-fire daily countdown and photo mini-theme leading up to the holiday season start date of 11/14. During that week, each day I will post a new countdown and theme - but not one of the major themes like I have been doing for the last 2 months. These will be little mini-themes showcasing some smaller areas of interest for the holidays.

We've covered Santa's Reindeer Round-Up, Main Street, New Orleans Square, the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort, IASW Holiday, Toontown, A Christmas Fantasy Parade/Believe in Holiday Magic fireworks, Holiday Treats/Treasures and Frontierland/Critter Country.

Stay tuned to see what else I have up my sleeve! Ho ho ho!!!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Dates picked~~Check Plane Tickets bought~~Check New AP purchased~~Check Best Holiday Guide & sharer of her awesome PPH room~~Check

Sherry you're the best!!! Thanx for sharing all this awesome info for us newbies!!

 

[Sherry E]

Dates picked~~Check Plane Tickets bought~~Check New AP purchased~~Check Best Holiday Guide & sharer of her awesome PPH room~~Check

Sherry you're the best!!! Thanx for sharing all this awesome info for us newbies!!

Awww....thank you, Laurie! And you're welcome! I'm glad I'm able to help anyone at all, and to share my room with you and Molly - you deserve to have a holiday trip (though a short one), and for heaven's sake, Molly hasn't been to DLR since 2009 so we have to have an excuse to get her back out here! She must see the construction at DCA!

Ooooh - and you just reminded me! I have to renew my AP. My current one expires on 11/13 and it's all paid for. I want to do the early renewal where I get $20 off the price. I've got to do that before I forget. I've been so busy that I don't seem to have time to get everything done, so I am jumping back and forth between 100 different things.

MattsPrincess reported that the giant ornaments are already up in A Bug's Land. So we've got snow on the Castle, enormous bulbs up in Bug's Land, and holiday merchandise aplenty in the shops. Yes, folks - the holidays are coming!!!!! Yee haw!!!

This morning, when I woke up, I noticed that it was crisp and cold. I had not noticed that in a while. Even when Fall came around, it still felt like Summer - even in the morning. When the mornings finally start getting cold and there is that certain chill in the air, I know that the holidays are fast approaching. I love bundling up!! Bring on the chill - it feels much more holiday-esque to me when it's cold! I'm Mr. (Miss) Snow Miser!!!!!

(For any of you who are familiar with the Rankin-Bass clay puppet special from decades ago, "Year Without a Santa Claus," you'll know that Mr. Heat Miser and Mr. Snow Miser are the sons of Mother Nature, and they are constantly bickering and threatening to 'out-weather' the other one. Mr. Heat Miser is always threatening to cause a huge heat wave in one of Snow Miser's cold towns, and Snow Miser reciprocates with threats of blizzards, etc. One of them loves the heat. The other loves the cold. Well, I am Snow Miser...without the blizzards...)

 

[DizNee Luver]

We own that movie......I love it!!!!

I'm in between......would love to see snow with 75 degrees.....that would be the best of both worlds!!