nicolispicoli -
I don't know for sure, of course, but I think a large portion of the DLH rooms are already done. The renovations/refurbs have been going on since last year, and the more we hear on the DIS about people staying at the DLH, it seems like more of them are getting the refurbed rooms. So I think your chances are excellent.
Was the PIN code you received from the Saved Offer trick that I have been promoting? The e-mail PIN codes generally have the DLH at $186 or so, while the snail mail PIN codes have a slightly lower rate for the DLH.
I saw a wasted PIN code near our mail boxes yesterday - it was a mailer sent out by Disney Destinations, and it was addressed to someone who has not lived in our building in several years. It was also good through October 8, which annoyed me because, originally, I wanted early October dates for my Halloween Time visit, and the PIN code I got was only good for 10/16 - 10/31. But, alas, no one can use this PIN code sent to this person who no longer lives here, because the PIN's are non-transferable. So there went a perfectly good PIN code that someone could have used - completely useless and wasted.
pattyduke34 -
Thank you so much for posting your wonderful photos. Although I went to DLR for the holidays in 2007, I did not start using PhotoPass until 2008. I later regretted that, as I had a particular group of friends with me in 2007 who will be hard to get together ever again (due to geographical distances), and having some nice PhotoPass pictures to celebrate our reunion in 2007 would have been awesome.
Anyway, I can see that I missed out on a cute holiday border - the one with Chip & Dale on the lower left side - because I do not recall seeing that border in 2008!
To be honest, I was getting tired of the same PhotoPass borders each year. Then, last year, I noticed that some of the old borders were gone and the new ones they added were not all that exciting. I was really uninspired with my PhotoPass editing, etc., last year because the borders were just kind of blah. I came to realize that I actually preferred the ones that were old and tired over the selection of borders last year!
I am hoping that PhotoPass starts shaping up and adding in some new stuff.
Before your upcoming DLR Christmas time trip, take another look at the Table of Contents (Post #2, Page #1) to jot down any ideas you like for photo ideas. That's where I've gotten inspiration for a lot of things - I will look at one person's photos and it will lead me to other ideas or thoughts of what I want to do for holiday photos.
areweindisneyyet -
Thank you for your photo contributions, and for your dedication to this thread and making sure people see it when it drifts too far down the pages! I really appreciate it.
cpster -
I'm so glad you joined us! Hopefully this thread will be helpful to you in planning for your eventual holiday trip!
Don't forget to take a peek at Page 1 - Posts #1, #2 and #3 - for all kinds of info, links and details about the DLR holiday season!!
Bret -
I'm glad if I have helped give you photo ideas in some small way, maybe inspiring some unusual quests or things to take photos of. I think you did such an amazing job on my Heart Quest idea - much better than I expected anyone could do - and your photos have given me lots of ideas too. You also did a great job on Tree Quest last year!
Right now, I still think Frosty Quest might be a good idea. I'm sure there will be various types of snowman decorations in assorted places around DLR, maybe in different themes. That might be a good thing to look for. Anything that we think there might be a lot of, scattered around DLR, would be good. Trees, ornaments and wreaths are in abundance, so that was an excellent start. And even though those Quests will always be active for anyone, now the Quests get harder as we try to find more things to search for that can keep us busy for a long time!!
Your idea of presents is good. I mainly just paid attention to the presents at the hotel trees last year, primarily. I didn't look too closely at presents under any other trees outside of the hotels, that I can recall. I still have some extra trees that I have to revisit or find this year, that I didn't get to last year, or that I didn't get good photos of!
Before we all know it, we will be immersed in holiday magic, Disney style!!
