Disneyland at Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread #3!- HOLIDAYS BEGIN 11/12/13!!

[egritz]

Now, refresh my memory...who here is going to be at DLR on Sunday, December 8th?? I know that some of the folks in this thread are going to be there over that time frame (Kathy is one of them). egritz? czmom? Janet?

I just want to know who I might possibly run into as I am lurking around the PPH Christmas tree or any other Christmas tree around DLR!

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Not us - we arrive the 9th. Originally it was going to be the 8th but we switched to get cheaper airfare (we ended up able to book almost all 5 tickets exclusively with Rapid Rewards - ended up being less than $160 TOTAL for all 5 of us, I'm still stoked about that deal!). Then when I found out about the CP I was so glad that we had already made the switch since we would have been getting into the park around 3-4 in the afternoon on Sunday 12/8 - not a good use of just a couple hours in DL! Now we will be getting there the same time on Monday and I'm hoping to get Pirates (our tradition for 1st ride of the trip with my parents) and HM in....and all fingers & toes are crossed that Jack & Sally may be out for DD to meet.

**side note, my daughter had an almost 104 temp yesterday, throwing up, the works. This morning when vegging out her movie of choice was Nightmare Before Christmas. So at 7am this morning, that was what we were watching - before the sun had even risen!

 

[Sherry E]

Sherry- we fly out the 7th, so I will miss you by one day. Can't believe our trip is getting oh so close now!!! My kids want to start a countdown at 30 days...which is this coming Thursday. Time to get busy making one

czmom --

The time has flown by. It seems like a long way off right now, but in no time I am thinking that you, and egritz, and Janet, and Lucrezia, will all be reporting back here about your December visits and how they went, while Jamie, Bret/mvf-miic Trish will have already gone and returned from their November visits.

Then, later in December we know that blue888 and Bret/mvf-m11c (a second time) will be at DLR. And Liza/funatdisney and tksbaskets will there in mid-December, hunkering down at the VGC.

I think that Disneyland Resort can thank DISboards for half of the holiday business they get each year!

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I forgot to mention that I saw my first holiday commercial today! I could swear that I didn't see any holiday ads until 10/31 last year, but Petco (or was it Pet Smart?) got a jump start on the holiday ads! Wheeeeeee! The holidays are coming up fast! Ho ho ho!!

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TK -- You reminded me about the Hallmark Channel -- I also forgot to say in my above post, remember that the Hallmark Countdown movies go on all day on Saturdays and Sundays each weekend, as well as for a certain block of time during the week too. I see that they are airing Farewell, Mr. Kringle on 11/9, I think (one of my faves!). So even though you may set the DVR to record only the brand new 2013 movies, be sure to pop in on the channel at other times of the day to see some of the movies that are a few years old!

Not us - we arrive the 9th. Originally it was going to be the 8th but we switched to get cheaper airfare (we ended up able to book almost all 5 tickets exclusively with Rapid Rewards - ended up being less than $160 TOTAL for all 5 of us, I'm still stoked about that deal!). Then when I found out about the CP I was so glad that we had already made the switch since we would have been getting into the park around 3-4 in the afternoon on Sunday 12/8 - not a good use of just a couple hours in DL! Now we will be getting there the same time on Monday and I'm hoping to get Pirates (our tradition for 1st ride of the trip with my parents) and HM in....and all fingers & toes are crossed that Jack & Sally may be out for DD to meet.

**side note, my daughter had an almost 104 temp yesterday, throwing up, the works. This morning when vegging out her movie of choice was Nightmare Before Christmas. So at 7am this morning, that was what we were watching - before the sun had even risen!

egritz -

We might still cross paths at DLR! Just look for the crazy lady crawling under and around people to get to window displays and Christmas tree ornaments to take pictures!

I think you'll see Jack and Sally in NOS, bur probably closer to early/mid-afternoon if history repeats.

I hope your daughter is better soon. A 104 degree temperature is pretty high. Is it a flu that she has, or something else?

 

[egritz]

egritz -

We might still cross paths at DLR! Just look for the crazy lady crawling under and around people to get to window displays and Christmas tree ornaments to take pictures!

I think you'll see Jack and Sally in NOS, bur probably closer to early/mid-afternoon if history repeats.

I hope your daughter is better soon. A 104 degree temperature is pretty high. Is it a flu that she has, or something else?

Sherry - will you be there on the 9th? Our flight arrives at 12:35 at John Wayne, we have a private car (oh how rich I feel!) taking us to the Anabella- we'll check in & head right over to DL, probably grabbing a snack on the walk through DTD. I'm hoping to be through the turnstiles by 3pm, but leaving by 6pm to get some rest for an early start on Tuesday (EE at 8am). My plan is to look for Jack & Sally first then hit Pirates since they are right next to each other. I'm so excited - 6 weeks to go & tomorrow DL will start releasing the park hours for our trip! Yipee! I'm even excited now about our Friday at Knott's - some friends from college (the wife is the one who was instrumental in my DH & I getting together!) are driving up from San Diego with their family to spend the day with us, so that is going to make that day a lot more fun - getting to share it with them (we met them at the Wild Animal Park in April for our last vacation and the kids played really well together).

Anyway, the advice nurse said they only want us to bring her in if her fever reaches 105. By the time she went to bed last night she had no fever & was acting fine, but woke up with a fever this morning, it hasn't been higher than 102 today and keeps coming & going, but no throw up and she says nothing hurts. She even fell asleep for her nap today in my arms which hasn't happened since I weaned her in June. They did say this could be a delayed reaction from her flu shot last Monday. We know no one else sick like this so I have no clue if it is the flu or what. She has a reputation of not feeling well on Halloween & Christmas (her first two of each holiday she was pretty sick) so I'm hoping she will feel better by Thursday so she can rock her BOO! costume on halloween night (DH has a Sulley shirt & I have a Mike shirt to complement her costume that my mom made her).

 

[blue888]

egritz - I hope she is better soon.

I'm getting so excited!

I called the Disney floral and gifts. They said their holiday offerings would be out in a week or so. I think we might get one delivered to our room. We were considering going to the BBB for my daughters, but I think they would appreciate a room celebration more.

We have almost all our reservations made!

 

[ksromack]

Congratulations to the newest Peppermint Wonderland ice cream buyers this week! Welcome to the club! This is the same peppermint ice cream that you will find at Gibson Girl and Clarabelle's at DLR, so you won't miss out if you can't find the "real" stuff in the stores. However, that Impostor Slow Churned nonsense is taking over and it may push out the Grand version entirely. (TK, I'm glad you nabbed the last cartons -- I am hoarding my Grand ice cream like I am preparing for Armageddon.)

Now, refresh my memory...who here is going to be at DLR on Sunday, December 8th?? I know that some of the folks in this thread are going to be there over that time frame (Kathy is one of them). egritz? czmom? Janet?

I just want to know who I might possibly run into as I am lurking around the PPH Christmas tree or any other Christmas tree around DLR!

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We JUST found the "non-imposter" Edy's ice cream and hubby likes it better....I really can't tell a difference, lol! Although, it IS pink, therefore I like it more than the slow churned

We don't fly out until December 9th, so we won't be leaving until around 9:45 in the morning. I have very little on the calendar for the weekend as I'm anticipating bigger crowds. Also, I don't know if my sister-in-law will be visiting with us the weekend before or the weekend of the 7th so I'm trying to keep our day free of plans in case she decides to join us. Thinking one of those nights we'll dine at Steakhouse 55 or Napa Rose but that's as far as my plans have gone. We'll have to talk as the date gets closer! Certainly we can have an adult beverage somewhere

Not us - we arrive the 9th. Originally it was going to be the 8th but we switched to get cheaper airfare (we ended up able to book almost all 5 tickets exclusively with Rapid Rewards - ended up being less than $160 TOTAL for all 5 of us, I'm still stoked about that deal!).
**side note, my daughter had an almost 104 temp yesterday, throwing up, the works. This morning when vegging out her movie of choice was Nightmare Before Christmas. So at 7am this morning, that was what we were watching - before the sun had even risen!

That's a GREAT deal on airfare! I'm hoping to use Rapid Rewards for my flight to Anaheim early next March.....but we'll have to wait until after the holidays to claim the points......so I'm hoping I'll still be able to claim a cheap flight after the holidays.

Sherry - will you be there on the 9th? Our flight arrives at 12:35 at John Wayne, we have a private car (oh how rich I feel!) taking us to the Anabella-

Anyway, the advice nurse said they only want us to bring her in if her fever reaches 105. They did say this could be a delayed reaction from her flu shot last Monday. We know no one else sick like this so I have no clue if it is the flu or what. She has a reputation of not feeling well on Halloween & Christmas (her first two of each holiday she was pretty sick) so I'm hoping she will feel better by Thursday so she can rock her BOO! costume on halloween night (DH has a Sulley shirt & I have a Mike shirt to complement her costume that my mom made her).

I hope your daughter recovers before Halloween. It's usually yucky weather around here....but I would love to see pictures of you guys in those shirts/costume. What a cute idea! We fly out of LAX.....SNA was a lot more expensive for us, probably because there aren't any non-stops from StL......on the other hand, in March it is cheaper for me to fly in/out of SNA than it is LAX. Crazy!

I called the Disney floral and gifts. They said their holiday offerings would be out in a week or so. I think we might get one delivered to our room. We were considering going to the BBB for my daughters, but I think they would appreciate a room celebration more.

We have almost all our reservations made!

I'll be curious to see the holiday offerings. I'm still toying with the idea of bringing my own tree, albeit a small/skinny one. We were at WDW later last year. Here's a thread where I posted my tree at our resort at POR last December. It's post #10 on this thread:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=49937290#post49937290

 

[blue888]

ksromack - She didn't have exact details but she did say there would be a room decoration package, 2 different trees, santa bags (adults and kids versions) and a mickey ears package. She said pictures, prices and items should be up within a week.

 

[tipovertiff]

Hi, excited to say we will be staying at the GCH December 19 -26! We have reservations for WOC dining on Christmas Eve & Minnie & Friends Breakfast for Christmas Morning! So happy, because this is our 1st holiday trip to DLR!!!!

And you darn peppermint ice cream fans, my dd & I are on our 2nd carton of the GOOD Dryers Peppermint Wonderland ice cream. And we are always hunting for more, it's oh so tasty!! Glad to have found this thread, thanks!

 

[Lucrezia]

Lucrezia -- I read your MHP recap in the Halloween thread. I wish I been there when you had to give your MHP tickets away for one of the nights. I would have gladly taken them off your hands, even though the parties are getting too crowded! It's a shame that those events feel so congested with people. I think that 18,000 tickets per party is too many to be sold.

Good idea to save the holiday merchandise photos until we get to the end of Theme Weeks (which is very, very soon!)! Starting tomorrow, it is going to be a whirlwind of themes for the week and the people who have photos for the daily themes (starting Tuesday) will have to post them on the actual day the theme goes up, or else miss out on getting another entry into the random draw.

There will be more merchandise that comes out towards the end of November/early December.

Now, refresh my memory...who here is going to be at DLR on Sunday, December 8th?? I know that some of the folks in this thread are going to be there over that time frame (Kathy is one of them). egritz? czmom? Janet?

I just want to know who I might possibly run into as I am lurking around the PPH Christmas tree or any other Christmas tree around DLR!

Lol that's so funny you would say that, because when we were looking to give those tickets away, I was thinking, "Hmm, I sure wish Sherry or one of the Superthreaders were here right now"...

Do you live close enough to run by and pick something like that up? I only ask because Trent mentioned contacting you or one of the others that live nearby to take them off our hands. It's a shame to see something like pricey tickets for a sold-out event go to waste!

Believe it or not, they were actually hard to get rid of. Everyone wanted to get out of there and were quick to turn them down! Or, a lot of people hadn't a clue what MHP was and thought it sounded too weird. We ended up finding a nice family of four to give them to, though they seemed a little perplexed by the idea of trick-or-treating in Disneyland. Lol.

I'm going to be at the DLR next on December 9th---will you be sticking around that long? We're going 12/9-12/12. It'll be a kick if we run into each other, eh?

 

[Sherry E]

I will be there on both 12/8 (when Kathy is still there) and 12/9 (when egritz and Lucrezia are there)! I know Janet is there somewhere in that time frame too.

It is a sure sign that the first and second weeks of December are not completely packed with people when the special 25% AP discount on the hotels is still available! There are only a certain number of rooms allocated to that 25% discount at certain times before it expires, and there are still some rooms available. So even though I think that more people could be in the parks in the first 2 weeks of December this year (as opposed to last year), at least they aren't all packed in at hotels!

I am supposed to be with a few other DIS'ers for 2 or 3 hours on Monday, 12/9, in the mid-to-late afternoon -- a couple of them you might recognize from this thread (they can come forth and identify themselves, if they'd like to!), and the other one I know Kathy would quickly recognize from the TR section!

I'm all for a group ride on something or another, or a group picture, so we should all touch base again before any trips begin!

Otherwise, I have not set my schedule yet. I suppose I will be poking around Town Square to see if it looks even remotely possible to catch the CP on Sunday, 12/8 (from a standing position, of course -- I don't expect to get a seat). I would love to be able to see it if I can actually see it. If I am standing behind poles and very tall people and trees and what not, or caught in a crowd like the one that was at the Unleash the Villains madness, I won't bother.

And, of course, I will be wandering around taking photos for next year's Theme Week Countdown!


Lucrezia -- I live about 45 minutes away from DLR, so I may not have been able to get down there on a moment's notice but with a little extra time I might have been able to pull it off. I'm glad you found someone to give the tickets to! I hope they actually used them, even though they were confused about trick or treating in Disneyland!


egritz -- I'm glad that the Knott's thing is sounding like more fun now. Even if your other friends were not coming along, at the very least you'd get a yummy chicken dinner out of it...and maybe a jar of fresh preserves!

Good grief -- the flu shot causes that kind of a reaction? I've heard that it can cause flu-like symptoms in some people but I didn't realize they could be that harsh. I hope your daughter is better soon.

There are so many people in this thread who really will need a nice holiday DLR trip this year. I can think of at least 5 or 6 people off the top of my head who have had sick or injured loved ones, or they've been sick/injured themselves, or there are other stressful/upsetting issues that have come up, etc. I hope that all of these trips are big successes and that everyone comes back with glowing reviews!

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I see that even more Peppermint Wonderland ice cream has been snapped up! It is a phenomenon!

I wonder if Dreyer's/Edy's will now take a look at their sales after the season is over and realize that everyone was buying the Grand version, not the Slow Churned, and that they will have to put out more Grand for the holidays next year! The Slow Churned is just not as good as the Grand, plain and simple. The extra pink color helps too!

 

[ksromack]

I will be there on both 12/8 (when Kathy is still there) and 12/9 (when egritz and Lucrezia are there)! I know Janet is there somewhere in that time frame too.

I am supposed to be with a few other DIS'ers for 2 or 3 hours on Monday, 12/9, in the mid-to-late afternoon -- a couple of them you might recognize from this thread (they can come forth and identify themselves, if they'd like to!), and the other one I know Kathy would quickly recognize from the TR section!

I'm all for a group ride on something or another, or a group picture, so we should all touch base again before any trips begin!

Otherwise, I have not set my schedule yet. I suppose I will be poking around Town Square to see if it looks even remotely possible to catch the CP on Sunday, 12/8 (from a standing position, of course -- I don't expect to get a seat). I would love to be able to see it if I can actually see it. If I am standing behind poles and very tall people and trees and what not, or caught in a crowd like the one that was at the Unleash the Villains madness, I won't bother.

I'm game for a meet up, for sure. I'm pretty sure we won't even go into the parks on Mon Dec 9th since I'm figuring we'll have to leave by 10am at the latest and probably a little earlier (for the airport). Thinking maybe a Surf's Up breakfast for that day I wish we were staying later now...I would love to meet up with that other person, too.

 

[funatdisney]

Finally got Photobucket to get something done the other day! Then I got busy. But here they are:

Cars Land








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Just a note; the pictures are a bit dark. The night before these were taken, it had rained all night and was overcast the day I took the last two pictures. The cold, dark and wet morning just added to the Christmas feel of Cars Land. Being a California gal, I really liked the effect of the weather had on Cars Land, since it doesn't rain too much in December.

 

[figment_jii]

Hiya Sherry E - I thought of you today when I was at Target. It's not even Halloween yet and I already saw white chocolate peppermint M&Ms on the shelves!

 

[edna mode]

I had the great fortune to be able to watch a folklorico dance rehearsal of the new Viva Navidad coming to CA this November. It was fantastic!!! The group is doing several fun dances with Micky, Minnie and the 3 Caballeros. They are working very hard to present a show that is beautiful, skilled and impressive. I can’t wait to see it and want to make sure that all of you know about it. Show begin 11/15/13 at the Paradise Garden throughout the day.

From the Disney Parks Blog:
The infectious mix of Mariachi and Samba musicians, folklórico and carnaval dancers, 12-foot-tall mojiganga puppets and those ambassadors of holiday cheer, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, will really get the crowd going, as Santa and Mrs. Claus join in to cheer and celebrate “¡Viva Navidad!”

 

[Lucrezia]

Well, Sherry, looks like I might see you then! I'll be the one with the Dooney & Burke Disney bag and long blond hair. Since we'll be staying at the GCH and I know you like to take pictures of the lobby, seems like there's a good chance we'll cross paths.

 

[soma151]

Sherry - will you be there on the 9th? Our flight arrives at 12:35 at John Wayne, we have a private car (oh how rich I feel!) taking us to the Anabella- we'll check in & head right over to DL, probably grabbing a snack on the walk through DTD. I'm hoping to be through the turnstiles by 3pm, but leaving by 6pm to get some rest for an early start on Tuesday (EE at 8am). My plan is to look for Jack & Sally first then hit Pirates since they are right next to each other. I'm so excited - 6 weeks to go & tomorrow DL will start releasing the park hours for our trip! Yipee! I'm even excited now about our Friday at Knott's - some friends from college (the wife is the one who was instrumental in my DH & I getting together!) are driving up from San Diego with their family to spend the day with us, so that is going to make that day a lot more fun - getting to share it with them (we met them at the Wild Animal Park in April for our last vacation and the kids played really well together).

Anyway, the advice nurse said they only want us to bring her in if her fever reaches 105. By the time she went to bed last night she had no fever & was acting fine, but woke up with a fever this morning, it hasn't been higher than 102 today and keeps coming & going, but no throw up and she says nothing hurts. She even fell asleep for her nap today in my arms which hasn't happened since I weaned her in June. They did say this could be a delayed reaction from her flu shot last Monday. We know no one else sick like this so I have no clue if it is the flu or what. She has a reputation of not feeling well on Halloween & Christmas (her first two of each holiday she was pretty sick) so I'm hoping she will feel better by Thursday so she can rock her BOO! costume on halloween night (DH has a Sulley shirt & I have a Mike shirt to complement her costume that my mom made her).

Hope she feels better, we went to DW one time after a 30 day trip to Central America and my poor little girl got dengue fever and was so sick she never left the hotel room in 7 days..We are now taking are 8 year old grandson in 2 weeks

 

[Sherry E]

It’s Monday -- and it’s time for the Theme Week Countdown!!

…2 Weeks Until the
Holiday Season Begins at Disneyland Resort!!!! ​

With each new week will come a different Disneyland Resort holiday theme!

As I have previously mentioned in this Superthread, I’ll be showcasing a particular aspect of DLR's holiday celebration each week until early November. While we are now in our final stretch of the Countdown, there are still quite a few more themes to come over the next week, including today’s main weekly theme; 6 ‘mini-themes’ which will be featured each day from tomorrow, Tuesday, 10/29/13 through Sunday, 11/3/13; and a final “Holiday Cornucopia” theme on Monday, November 4th (there will be more details about what the “Cornucopia” can include later this week!).

Theme Week Countdowns are a great way to keep the photos rolling in on a regular basis and build anticipation for November at the Disneyland Resort! They are also a way to display the different elements, nuances and details of the Holidays at DLR that may be totally new to some visitors...or previously unnoticed/undiscovered by others. Finally, this is an excellent way for our Theme Week Countdown participants to shine a light on their wonderful photos and attract visitors to their Trip Reports, blogs, etc.

Last week, we revved up our engines and raced to Radiator Springs, where we observed some rather unusual Yuletide decorations done Cars Land-style. We have stepped back in time to see how Christmas was celebrated on Buena Vista Street and in Hollywood Land in the 1920s and 1930s, respectively. We have shown off our best Character photos, Santa photos and PhotoPass photos. We have also sampled the tempting Treats and Treasures offered in the parks for the season. We’ve enjoyed the holidays with a rustic, Western flair in Frontierland and at the Jingle Jangle Jamboree. We have caught glimpses of the special holiday offerings at the three Hotels of the Disneyland Resort. We have also visited the playful, animated, off-kilter world of Mickey’s Toontown. We have reveled in the pageantry of A Christmas Fantasy Parade and gazed in awe at the Believe…In Holiday Magic Fireworks. We have strolled along Main Street to soak in its small town holiday charm, and onward to the sparkling Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle, resplendent in snow and icicle lights. We have enjoyed the Yuletide season around the world as we sailed through It’s a Small World Holiday. We have journeyed down the mystical, musical alleys of New Orleans Square and enjoyed Christmas with a Mardi Gras twist, including balconies draped in beads and lampposts adorned with mysterious masks. We have paid a visit to New Orleans Square’s most famous residence and met its temporary houseguest, Jack Skellington, as he attempted to put a bit of a “nightmarish” Halloween spin on the Yuletide season in Haunted Mansion Holiday. Of course, we kicked off this year’s Theme Week Countdown with the many different types of themed Christmas Trees and Wreaths around Disneyland Resort.



So…what will be our thirteenth theme of 2013? Today we remember the holidays of yesterday…the random trees, wreaths, events, merchandise, costumes and other aspects of the Disneyland Resort Christmas season that no longer exist. It may be tricky to find photos for this theme (which is the whole point!), but let’s take a stroll down memory lane!

In the Spotlight this Week......

DISNEYLAND RESORT -- HOLIDAYS GONE BY!!!
(a.k.a. Holiday Stuff That Is Not There Anymore!)​

If you have never paid close attention to the holiday decorations when you have visited DLR from early November to early January, or if you have never visited DLR for the season prior to 2012, you may not be aware of how DLR used to deck the halls! The code word is: goodies. Although the current state of the holidays at Disneyland Resort is promising in light of DCA 2.0, many things have come and gone over the years, including decorations in both parks, Downtown Disney and at the hotels, characters in certain holiday attire, merchandise, etc.

Do you remember the ice rink that used to reside at the old version of the Disneyland Hotel? Do you remember Candy Cane Lane? Did you visit the reindeer at Santa’s Reindeer Round-Up? Are you still lamenting the loss of the colorful Toontown tree? Do you remember the great ‘gingerbread cookie’-themed ornaments and knick-knacks from 5 or 6 years ago?

I remember all of these things, and many more. Here are some of my favorite things that have been part of Disneyland Resort holiday seasons past.

The old Toontown tree, circa 2010… Gone, but not forgotten…

This wreath used to adorn lampposts around Toontown (this photo is from 2000)…

This wreath used to adorn all lampposts along Main Street and around the Hub (photo is from 1993)…

The tree on Main Street used to be real (this photo of my friends was taken in 1990), up until maybe 2008 or so…

Does anyone remember when It’s a Small World Holiday looked like this (photos were taken in 2000)?

How many of you remember the old light strands (I call it a light canopy) that hung over New Orleans Square up until a few years ago? (Photos are from 2008)

We miss you, candy cane-striped CALIFORNIA letters (photo from 2008)!

We miss you too, Golden Gate Bridge (photo from 2010)…

The Hollywood Pictures Backlot had a few adornments as well (photos taken in 2007 or 2008)…

Candy Cane Lane at the Disneyland Hotel, circa 1992…

Holiday photo spot (in a tent, in 1993) at the Disneyland Hotel…

The characters at Goofy’s Kitchen used to dress in holiday attire as well (photos from 1993 and 1994)…

And…just because this is Halloween week, let’s not forget the long lost Candy Corn Acres (photos from 2007 and 2009)…

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I will definitely post more photos a bit later – I seem to have many more pictures for this theme than I was aware of, and some are quite old!. Please feel free to post your Disneyland Resort -- Holidays Gone By pictures all this week, through Sunday, November 3rd.

BUT, stay tuned for our warp speed round of Daily Themes which begin tomorrow -- Tuesday, October 29, 2013! Each day there will be a new mini-theme for which you may only post photos on the actual day the theme goes up (by or before 11:59 p.m. each night, Pacific Standard Time)!

Finally, we will wrap up our Themes on Monday, November 4th, with a Holiday Cornucopia of photos that will last through Sunday, November 10th. I will pick the winner (from our photo contributors) via random draw on Monday, November 11th. The Code Word Challenge winner (a separate contest) will be determined as soon as a participant provides the correct and complete list of Themes and code words, in order, as well as the one seasonal song to which all the code words belong, which will be any time after I post the final theme and final code word on Monday, November 4, 2013.

We still have quite a few themes coming up between now and Monday, November 4th, so get your photos ready!!

 

[Lucrezia]

Awesome photos, Sherry! Of course you already know how I feel about long-gone Disney attractions and lands, etc. I'm so glad it's part of the theme weeks! Can't wait to see everyone's pictures.

 

[czmom]

With all the talk of the Dreyer's Peppermint ice cream around here, I decided to check Walmart when I was there today. Lo and behold they had some of both kinds, Grand and Slow Churned. So I obviously had to get some of the coveted Grand version Funny part is I don't even like peppermint! But my hubby and kids do. We start our countdown this week- so peppermint ice cream sounds appropriate for the celebration!
Happy Monday everyone!

 

[ashnjam]

We will be in the parks 7-12 I would love a group picture i think that's a great idea!

 

[tksbaskets]

Hard to believe how much has changed at Disneyland since 2009.

I still remember how long I needed to wait for the 'C' to be free!

It was just beautiful at night too: