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

[pattyduke34]

90 DAYS! I am so excited! Great pictures Sherry, makes me want to leave today!!!! I am now trying to get the kids excited too. They are finally realizing it will be here soon. My two youngest are having a yardsale this weekend for their spending money to take!

 

[Sherry E]

I'm haphazardly going back and forth between some things I'm trying to do at home and popping into the DIS here and there just to check on the Halloween & Christmas threads.

I still need to go back and reply to a few of the posts that either I didn't answer or that were not answered by anyone, so that's on my to-do list for later. If it seems like I have forgotten you, I haven't. (larina, I hope you saw the list of the things to "not miss"!)

In the meantime, this thread needed a bump! I see that lots of holiday-related questions and threads are beginning to appear on the DIS, so its evident that many people are now planning their trips! The excitement is building!

Well, along with this bump I will include a few more photos in continuation of this past Monday's countdown "theme" - Santa's Reindeer Round-Up!!! (Remember, next Monday there will be a new DLR holiday attraction or highlight in the spotlight! What will it be?? Wait and see!)

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[tksbaskets]

OK, here is where I admit I don't have a single picture of Reindeer Round-up. I'll have to correct this in December!

TK

 

[Minnie Loves Mickey]

We never even made it into RAindeer Roundup last year! We will have to go in this year! It looks really cute!

 

[sarah017]

what are the 5 locations for Santa? We always see him at Reindeer Roundup. It would be nice to visit him in a new location!!

 

[Sherry E]

what are the 5 locations for Santa? We always see him at Reindeer Roundup. It would be nice to visit him in a new location!!

sarah017 -

In addition to the Reindeer Round-Up, Santa can also be found:

1. In DCA, in the Paradise Pier area (except for in 2008, when he was conspicuously absent from that park);

2. In the Grand Californian Hotel lobby with a PhotoPass photographer (usually somewhere between 5 p.m.- 7 p.m. or 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.), by the giant tree;

3. At the Disneyland Hotel (usually in the afternoon, sometimes mid or late afternoon) - he's got a whole elaborate photo set-up with a cute backdrop; and

4. In the Paradise Pier lobby (in the morning), by the gorgeous tree aglow in blue-green lights.


I had intended to do Santa Quest last year - which is to get a photo with each one of the 5 Santas (or if they are the same person, get a photo in each spot) - but I never got around to it. Hopefully this year!

 

[disneydreamer74]

I love the Roundup Reindeer theming! There is something about the country Christmas decor that reminds me of being a child. I can smell the nutmeg and cinnamon now!! Yummm!! My DD5 is anxious to visit the reindeer!!

 

[Sherry E]

I love the Roundup Reindeer theming! There is something about the country Christmas decor that reminds me of being a child. I can smell the nutmeg and cinnamon now!! Yummm!! My DD5 is anxious to visit the reindeer!!

disneydreamer74 -

I agree! That's why Frontierland, and particularly the Reindeer Round-Up, is very special during the holiday season. The decorations - in that "country Christmas" theme, as you said - have a lot of ... what's the word?.....heart to them, I think. You can see all the cute things in the photos that I posted on Monday (like mini-trees, the stuffed animals and cute wreaths and all that), and in areweindisneyyet's wonderful photos. It's like the Reindeer Round-Up was decorated by grandma or something. That kind of rustic country theme evokes a certain feeling - you absolutely expect to smell pies baking in the oven and see cookies cooling on the table!

Also, from an aesthetic standpoint, I really love the different textures, colors and patterns that can be used for decorations in this country/Western Christmas theme. It's full of wood, wicker baskets, barrels, gingham, browns, dark greens - it's a totally different example of Christmas decorations than what you will see in New Orleans Square, ToonTown, A Bug's Land, Main Street, etc.

 

[kirstie101]

DD might end up getting more excited over the reindeer then over Mickey! She's going to LOVE it! She's my little animal lover. She'll be almost 5 and its just such a magical age of truly believing in Santa and his reindeer.

 

[rentayenta]

87 days !!!!​

 

[DTDkettleCORNfan]

I love the Roundup Reindeer theming! There is something about the country Christmas decor that reminds me of being a child. I can smell the nutmeg and cinnamon now!! Yummm!! My DD5 is anxious to visit the reindeer!!

I LOVE the lights on the trees at Reindeer Roundup.....that is a very dark part of the park, and it is so pretty with the trees all lit up (in primary-ish colors). You can see the Christmas lights in the trees while riding Thunder Mountain at night.....sigh.

 

[A Small World]

99 Days = Double Digit Dance

 

[A Small World]

I cant wait to see Reindeer Roundup - I absolutely love that country, oldie worldie christmas look

 

[jemilah]

I saw Hojo added an extra day , the day before I was going to go....so yes ! we are going a day early! I feel so much better that I can do almost everything I want in 3 days! WOOOHOOO this will be the best b-day trip ever! I will eat every Christmas treat I can , take tons of pictures , hopefully one for our Christmas cards! 88 more days, I cant wait!

 

[sarah017]

Santafest sounds awesome! I hope you get to do it!!

 

[disneydreamer74]

I LOVE the lights on the trees at Reindeer Roundup.....that is a very dark part of the park, and it is so pretty with the trees all lit up (in primary-ish colors). You can see the Christmas lights in the trees while riding Thunder Mountain at night.....sigh.

Oh wow! I love Christmas lights! I am looking forward to seeing the transition at the parks. We have only gone in the Summer, so it will be neat to compare the two seasons. I will be looking forward to seeing this area lit up!!

 

[disneydreamer74]

I have a question I am hoping somebody will know the answer to: Does the WoC show add Christmas elements to the show? I know they have been adding things since it was first shown. We have already seen it and will plan to miss it this next trip, unless they add something new to the show for the Holidays. TIA

 

[Sherry E]

I have a question I am hoping somebody will know the answer to: Does the WoC show add Christmas elements to the show? I know they have been adding things since it was first shown. We have already seen it and will plan to miss it this next trip, unless they add something new to the show for the Holidays. TIA

Not so far. I will definitely include something about it on Page 1 of this thread if it ever happens (in one of the first 3 posts). There has been talk of a holiday version of WoC - not even just a segment of it. A full holiday version. I think that WoC is set up to easily transition to different themes as certain occasions arise. This year, apparently DLR was a little reluctant to do a full 4th of July version of World of Color, so they only devoted a segment of it to the 4th. The rumor was that DLR wasn't sure how a complete holiday version of WoC would be received by the public, so they didn't do it 100%.

There is also supposed to be a Halloween WoC in the works for the future, but, again, DLR is reluctant to go all the way with it. So I'm not sure if they will spring a little Halloween segment of WoC on the public this year, or if they will wait until another year to do a full-fledged, 100% Halloween version. And same thing for the holidays - will they do a little holiday segment this year, or wait until another year to do a full holiday WoC show?

 

[specialks]

Just wanted to peek over and see if you had heard the dates for the CP will be Dec 3 & 4. I was reading the DLR update on MP and they said that bc of a CP package given away at D23 the dates are now known.

 

[Sherry E]

Just wanted to peek over and see if you had heard the dates for the CP will be Dec 3 & 4. I was reading the DLR update on MP and they said that bc of a CP package given away at D23 the dates are now known.

Thank you, specialks!

I found out the CP dates several months ago when I booked my PPH room for the holidays (even though there wasn't much for me to "find out" on my end, as those were the expected dates). The CM in the Special Activities office confirmed the CP dates for me then because I wanted to try to catch the CP if I could score seats and I was asking about it!

It's the CM party dates that are the big mystery this year! I wish they had revealed those at D23!