Don't forget -- we're in Cars Land theme week! If you are lurking or lingering around, waiting to post photos, don't wait until the last minute!
We have one more weekly theme coming up on Monday, 10/28, and that may or may not be tricky for some of you to gather up photos, but you'll have all week (through 11/3) to gather them!
Then, on Tuesday, 10/29 through Sunday, 11/3, we're jumping into the lightning round of 6 daily mini-themes, for which any and all contributions will have to be made on the actual days the themes go up (we're going by Pacific Standard Time) and not later in the week! So that will require fast acting -- but remember, you only need one theme-specific photo to get an entry into the random draw, so even if you can only find one photo for each of the daily mini-themes it will count as an entry!
Finally, on Monday, 11/4 we have the big finale -- the Holiday Cornucopia theme, in which DLR photos are accepted (like pictures from any theme weeks you've missed in this contest so far), WDW holiday photos are accepted, holiday photos from international Disney parks are accepted, holiday photos from non-Disney trips are accepted, etc.
After the Holiday Cornucopia Theme Week goes up on 11/4, the Code Word Challenge participants can give their answers at any time if they think they have the correct list/sequence/song/info needed. Just make sure the answers are correct before posting them or risk giving away the info to someone else so they can win!
I will pick the Random Draw winner from all of the photo contributors on Monday, 11/11/12!
Oh what time will you be there? We're having our Thanksgiving lunch there as well! (11:40am)
Unfortunately not when we're down there, but sounds like a blast. I know the SF store has it's grand opening in early Dec - wonder if they'll end up with anything like that, if not this year, in the future.
Jamie --
I would imagine that there should be something holiday-ish happening at the American Girl store in SF, especially next year after the store has been open for a while. Even this year, though, there should be something since it is opening in the middle of the holiday season.
How is your daughter doing, now that a bit of time has passed since her accident?
I have a reservation for 11:30am for Nov 28th at the Blue Bayou
. Normally when the family goes on vacation we usually eat CS all the time, so it's a special treat to eat at a TS restaurant. Especially since POTC is my fav ride. I'm really looking forward to having a meal there. Due to some unexpected minor expenses I can't afford to do the Holiday tour, but still wanted to do something special for myself. My next priority is to get another 4GB memory card for my camera, as I know myself that I'll end up filling the 8GB memory I've got, especially with going to the wedding the day before my trip. If you are looking for me, I'm the gal with the lime green backpack and purse, with the camera glued to my neck (I'm a photo geek!).
Oh wow!
So
Jamie and Trish -- you will both be at the Blue Bayou on the same date, at basically the same time (although Trish should be seated first)? You must meet up and say hello.
NOS was okay for me. I liked all the décor but it wasn't super "Christmasy". Beautiful though and decorated to a good extent.
pixleyyy --
Yes, NOS is very decorated and very detailed. The decor might not be the traditional decor that people would expect for the holidays, but that's what makes it so unique! I think that the folks following my TR from last December were surprised to see so many different Mardi Gras masks. I took pictures of each and every one of the masks and as I was doing so I realized that there were many more masks in 2012 than there had been the last time I paid attention to the masks (which was in 2010). Somehow they multiplied when I wasn't looking!
Even aside from the ornate masks, there are little touches everywhere, such as teeny gators hanging on lampposts and, of course, the crescent-shaped (for New Orleans, the Crescent City) Santa hanging in the trees. It's really one of the best places to see really interesting decor during the holiday season.
Toontown used to be like that to a large degree -- the decorations were bigger, better and more, and they were so interesting and specific to Toontown, but they have been scaled back over the years so there is not as much to see. Still a few things, but not as much.
17 MORE DAYS LEFT!!!! How am I suppose to teach my Kinders when I have "It's a Small World " playing in my head while my stomach growls for peppermint ice cream???????????
jonahsmommy --
I wonder if the popular
It's a Small World TV ad will return this year. It ran for several years (modified versions of it) in a row. This was the one with the children singing the IASW song, as we see images of kids laughing, enjoying the snowfall on Main Street, running up to IASWH lit up at night, etc.
The lure of the peppermint ice cream is hard to resist!
Wow thank you for the info and pics. I didn't know that they put the places it snows on the park map. Staying in and watching the fireworks and snow makes those seats worth their price. I can't believe I have to wait 25 more days!!!
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aurasvwee --
The snow only falls in 3 places in
Disneyland after the fireworks -- on Main Street, in front of It's a Small World Holiday (in the "Mall" area) and in the aforementioned location in NOS. So it's easy to remember without a map!
Supposedly there is some snowfall in DCA after the Mad T Party has its holiday show, but that's a separate thing.
My very observant daughter noticed that there was a sticker for 'Buy and Large' from Wall-E on the motel door entrance. Cracked me up!
mrsw94 --
Oh, how cool! I don't think I saw that. Now I have to go back and watch it again, just for that reason. I recall looking in the background in one scene to see if I spotted any hidden references, but I didn't see any. I didn't look at the right time, in the right place, obviously! I know that Pixar is so clever in working in references to other movies and other characters in each of their new projects, so I'm glad they did it in
Toy Story of Terror too!
