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

[Pesky]

We got our reservation! That deserves two face bashings with pixie dust !!

We will be staying in a 1BR Villa at the GCH. So excited We've never seen Carsland or BVS.

Let the planning begin!!!!

Congrats! That should be awesome. Looks like we'll be there the same time so if you see 2 super excited kids in the hall, you know who it is!

 

[tksbaskets]

I am excited for you TK that you will be staying at the GCV during your Holiday trip. You will love CL and BVS during the Holiday season.

Thanks Bret! We are so excited to see the new additions to DCA!!

Congrats! That should be awesome. Looks like we'll be there the same time so if you see 2 super excited kids in the hall, you know who it is!

If you see one super excited adult and three indulgent men that's me we will be there from December 15-22. Can't wait.

 

[Sherry E]

That's fantastic, TK!

This calls for a Dancing Banana!

All of that face-smashing with pixie dust paid off! Let's all and maybe we'll have some good luck too!

You're going to be at DLR for a full week, so you'll have a nice long time to soak in all of that amazing holiday atmosphere at the GCH, and all of the holiday goodness around the parks and hotels.

Assuming the Candlelight Ceremony is going to have another multi-night run again this year (instead of just being held over one weekend), you'll probably be able to catch that too (in whatever venue it is held)!!! Double Dancing Banana!

And it's about time you finally saw Cars Land and Buena Vista Street in person, with your own eyes (even though they will be holiday-ized)! You've certainly seen a lot of them in multiple trip reports but now you'll experience them for yourself! You'll get to see the Bell Ringers and the vintage decorations on BVS, and you'll get to "embrace the oil stains" (as I once told deejdigsdis) in Cars Land!!

Maybe, if you're feeling adventurous, you can dash across the street to the PPH and visit my favorite Christmas tree!

What a wonderful DLR holiday trip you have ahead of you!

 

[tksbaskets]

That's fantastic, TK!

This calls for a Dancing Banana!

All of that face-smashing with pixie dust paid off! Let's all and maybe we'll have some good luck too!

You're going to be at DLR for a full week, so you'll have a nice long time to soak in all of that amazing holiday atmosphere at the GCH, and all of the holiday goodness around the parks and hotels.

Assuming the Candlelight Ceremony is going to have another multi-night run again this year (instead of just being held over one weekend), you'll probably be able to catch that too (in whatever venue it is held)!!! Double Dancing Banana!

And it's about time you finally saw Cars Land and Buena Vista Street in person, with your own eyes (even though they will be holiday-ized)! You've certainly seen a lot of them in multiple trip reports but now you'll experience them for yourself! You'll get to see the Bell Ringers and the vintage decorations on BVS, and you'll get to "embrace the oil stains" (as I once told deejdigsdis) in Cars Land!!

Maybe, if you're feeling adventurous, you can dash across the street to the PPH and visit my favorite Christmas tree!

What a wonderful DLR holiday trip you have ahead of you!

Thanks Sherry! I'm beyond excited. Yes this excited Can't wait to be able to contribute new pictures and information to my favorite thread.

I was hoping the CP would still be playing as we are going earlier than usual. Thanks for the pixie dust bash. I enjoyed it!

 

[czmom]

Sherry- how do crowds this week compare to crowds the first week in December?

I have been reading about RSR FP times and it made me curious. Thanks!

 

[Sherry E]

Sherry- how do crowds this week compare to crowds the first week in December?

I have been reading about RSR FP times and it made me curious. Thanks!

Hmmm... I haven't been to DLR in May in a long, long time so I can't directly compare this week with December. Bret/mvf-m11c might have a good answer for you.

I know that on a Sunday night in December last year (the first day/night of my trip), my friends were going to try out RSR for the first time but saw that the wait was well over one hour -- and I'm not even sure if FP was working at that moment. It had not really been too hideously crowded that day, but the crowds did pick up a bit at night, I noticed.

I have to think that the lines/wait times for RSR in early December last year had something to do with the novelty of it, because Cars Land was still new in and of itself, the holiday decorations in Cars Land were brand new, and the Santa Stanley fountain photo spot is pretty close to RSR -- so people were already congregated in that general area and probably just wandered over to RSR after taking their photos.

I would hope that a tiny bit of the Cars Land novelty would wear off by this year -- at least for the locals, if nothing else. I mean, of course, those of us who are die hard holiday at DLR fans and who live in SoCal will go every year at some point, but last year was just so "new" all around (even down to the ice rink in DTD) that I think a lot more people probably came out to the parks in certain weeks than they might have in an 'ordinary' year.

I would have to imagine that next week at DLR will be busier and more crowded than this week, as it is leading up to Memorial Day and people will try to get extra time off.

I still think that the early weeks of December -- especially the very first week -- are a good time to go in between the waves of holiday break crowds. Early December is too close to Thanksgiving break and too soon to be taking a Christmas break, so even though there will be a lot of people in the parks, and some days/nights might seem a little more crowded than others, overall it is a prime time to go for slightly lower crowds with the full array of holiday merriment (including the hotels!). I'll continue to stick to my early December trips unless I just can't pull it off for whatever reason. I like that time of the season, and the very light crowds on Mondays for the last two December trips have been a wonderful surprise!

 

[Sherry E]

According to my Annual Pass Backstage Pass calendar/magazine...

THE HOLIDAY SEASON AT DISNEYLAND RESORT BEGINS ON

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013!!!!​

This fits in with what I have noticed, which is that they never start the season ON Veterans Day. I thought they could possibly wait until 11/15 to start it, but the AP booklet that I got in the mail says that Tuesday, November 12th is the date!!!


Let the planning begin!!!

 

[Sherry E]

Forgot to add in my post above -- there is no mention of the Candlelight Ceremony or a possible Christmas party that I can see in this AP Backstage Pass magazine...so I think that Team Disney Anaheim is still trying to figure out what they're doing with those events.

It seems like if the CP were cut and dried and set in stone to be held in Town Square again, they would know the dates and publish them. So far, no CP dates, which leads me to think that plans are still coming together.

If there is going to be a party, the Disney Parks Blog and Disneyland News will do big articles on it.

 

[AZlady]

So this will be my first DL holiday season, and I'm kind of a Bahumbug . I've been watching this thread , trying to get excited. My plan was to stay at the CG ( first time ever) on Nov 16-19? I was hoping if I visited the parks on Sunday /Monday it would be less crazy. But it sounds like I may miss out on a fully decorated hotel? Special holidays treats? Anything else that might not be ready yet?

 

[egritz]

How bad are the lines for visiting Santa? DH isn't big on waiting in lines for characters, but I push for it now that we have DD 2 years old and so far (2 trips) she has done REALLY well with the characters.

Also, for the Santa's - are they like the characters where they are only out for 30 minutes, then take a break for appx 20 minutes & then return?

And are the Santa's real? Meaning the beard....trying to decide whether to skip our local Santa or not since we'll see Santa in the parks.

I'm getting so excited but just cannot decide how long to stay for! Currently thinking of flying (or driving) down on 12/8, parks all day Mon-Thurs (with afternoon breaks), few hours on Friday morning and then go home...or possibly do all day Friday and fly home Saturday.....we were just in DL last month with DD & my in-laws and we did 2 half days and 1 full day and felt like we could have easily done 4-5 days in the parks with the leisurely pace we were enjoying. This next trip with be sans grandparents too.....Just not sure if staying Friday afternoon is worth it the way the parks fill up with the locals...Or maybe fly in earlier on Sunday to spend Sunday afternoon in the parks. Too many decisions!

 

[Sherry E]

So this will be my first DL holiday season, and I'm kind of a Bahumbug . I've been watching this thread , trying to get excited. My plan was to stay at the CG ( first time ever) on Nov 16-19? I was hoping if I visited the parks on Sunday /Monday it would be less crazy. But it sounds like I may miss out on a fully decorated hotel? Special holidays treats? Anything else that might not be ready yet?

AZlady -

Hi again! I remember you saying before (when we were all discussing the different "levels" of Christmas season enjoyment) that you were a level 3 (in the 'merely tolerating it' camp!). And I remember you saying that you were hoping that going to the parks during the holidays would get you in the spirit. I also remember you saying that you were hoping to go when it wasn't as crowded.

I always tell people that when the season officially starts, some things will not be in effect yet -- and that includes the 3 hotels' decor. However, when the subject comes up elsewhere about the decorations going up (because someone starts another thread and doesn't come here to the Superthread for info first!), people tend to answer the OP in ways that are not exactly complete (because they might not know the different stages of the decorations). People see a season start date and assume everything will be running by that date. Or, they see decorations beginning to go up at the end of October and they will tell people, "The decorations are up at the beginning of November."

I have to hunt for my post where I break down the stages of the holiday season decor -- actually, I've broken them down quite a bit in probably more than one thread when the subject came up! - but this is how it usually goes:




Stage 1 -- Before Halloween Time ends on 10/31, guests will see traces of the coming holiday season beginning to appear around Disneyland. Some merchandise will roll out. The fake snow on the Castle magically appears. Haunted Mansion Holiday is already in effect. It's a Small World closes so it can receive its thorough holiday overlay.

As soon as November begins guests will notice more and more decorations going up each day, a bit at a time. New Orleans Square is one of the first places to get its holiday treatment. Toon Town also gets decorated pretty early. A Bug's Land gets decorated pretty early. More wreaths begin appearing. More window displays get the holiday treatment. More in-store displays appear. Some holiday treats appear. The parks' shops get decorated. The parks' restaurants get decorated. The World of Disney store in Downtown Disney changes its window displays and begins selling holiday merchandise. The Christmas parade taping for ABC usually happens on the first weekend in November, but the parade does not officially begin.

There may or may not be another ice rink in Downtown Disney this year, and, if so, it will probably go up early.

Basically, it is a gradual process building from late October to the official season start date in November.

It's a Small World Holiday will likely soft open (unofficially) 2 or 3 days before the season officially begins. This year I am guessing that IASWH will be open by 11/8 or 11/19, most likely.



Stage 2 -- The official season start date in November (which, this year, is Tuesday, 11/12/13). The Jingle Jangle Jamboree (formerly known as the Reindeer Round-Up) opens. Santa appears both there in Disneyland and in California Adventure. The 2 parks are fully decorated. The Christmas parade is officially running. The holiday fireworks are officially running. The Winter Castle lights up at night in icicle lights. Snow falls on Main Street at night, after the fireworks. Most of the holiday food items and most of the merchandise in the parks and in DTD is available. Characters are wearing Winter sweaters (even if it is 90 degrees outside!) and posing for photos. Holiday music is playing in both parks. Cars Land's music is holiday/car-related!



Stage 3 -- Right around Thanksgiving and beyond. The "Christmas village" (which is not much of a village at all) near the ice rink is open for business. The hotels get their trees and decorations (the GCH first, then the DLH and the PPH last). Santa sets up shop at each hotel. Carolers perform at each hotel. Downtown Disney plays holiday music all day and all night and gets some extra decorations and holiday signage.

In the parks, the Jingle Jangle Jamboree has a few more decorations than it has on the season start date. Some extra merchandise appears in the stores that isn't there earlier in November (like last year, the popular Nutcrackers showed up in time for December but were not there when the season started). Some special holiday food items appear in various restaurants (like, for example, at one point the tamales were available only from Thanksgiving through Christmas at Rancho del Zocalo). The Storybook Land boat ride (with its teeny tiny decorations) is open.

The Candlelight Ceremony begins in early December, though we don't yet know it if will be held on multiple nights again this year. And, if there ends up being a party, I'm not sure if it would begin in late November or December.

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So that's the basic rundown of how the events unfold. I may have left some things out. If I think of them I will add them in later.

Sometimes there could be variations. Sometimes the hotels may get their trees a few days early. This year, because Thanksgiving is so late in November I have a feeling that the trees may show up a tiny bit early, but I don't think Santa and the carolers will be at the hotels until the day after Thanksgiving, for sure.

Also, because there is a weekend leading up to the season start date on 11/12, and there is a holiday in there too (Veterans Day), I think that there is a likelihood that the Christmas parade and possibly even the holiday fireworks will be (unofficially) running over that weekend, probably by 11/8 or 11/9. The snow may or may not be falling. The Jingle Jangle Jamboree will probably be open at some point before 11/12, but not with its full decorations. Most of the obvious, large decorations will be up in the parks a few days before 11/12, and maybe only some smaller, less obvious things will go up later.

If the season were beginning on a Friday (as it used to), the parade and fireworks would start on that Friday. It gets a little tricky and confusing when the season starts on Mondays and Tuesdays!

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You're going on a weekend so it will be busy nonetheless. Monday, 11/18 will probably be really nice in terms of manageable crowds, but I don't think the hotels will be decorated or in the spirit at all by that time.

 

[KellaCat]

I'm so excited to see this thread! We are going 12/7-12/12 - hoping the weekend right after Thanksgiving will be a bit less crowded, but I'm not sure how it will compare to previous years' since Thanksgiving is pretty late this year. It's like we lose a week between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.

Our last trip was in 2011 for Halloween and I was blown away. I am beside myself with giddiness, now, to see what's in store for Christmas!!

 

[Sherry E]

How bad are the lines for visiting Santa? DH isn't big on waiting in lines for characters, but I push for it now that we have DD 2 years old and so far (2 trips) she has done REALLY well with the characters.

Also, for the Santa's - are they like the characters where they are only out for 30 minutes, then take a break for appx 20 minutes & then return?

And are the Santa's real? Meaning the beard....trying to decide whether to skip our local Santa or not since we'll see Santa in the parks.

I'm getting so excited but just cannot decide how long to stay for! Currently thinking of flying (or driving) down on 12/8, parks all day Mon-Thurs (with afternoon breaks), few hours on Friday morning and then go home...or possibly do all day Friday and fly home Saturday.....we were just in DL last month with DD & my in-laws and we did 2 half days and 1 full day and felt like we could have easily done 4-5 days in the parks with the leisurely pace we were enjoying. This next trip with be sans grandparents too.....Just not sure if staying Friday afternoon is worth it the way the parks fill up with the locals...Or maybe fly in earlier on Sunday to spend Sunday afternoon in the parks. Too many decisions!

egritz -

Hello and welcome!

Okay, let's talk Santa! Last year I found the lines at his DCA post in the Elias store to be very long, but I think that was partly because it was a new location and it had some novelty to it. This year, who knows?

I didn't notice quite as many people waiting for Santa at the Jingle Jangle Jamboree in DL in November, but I read from others that the lines there were longer in December.

Since you will be at DLR in December, you'll have the benefit of being able to meet the 3 hotel Santas too.

The line at the Grand Californian Hotel Santa location can sometimes get a little long, then it tapers off, then it builds back up again.

The Paradise Pier Hotel Santa rarely has a line of any kind and he's a lot of fun.

The Disneyland Hotel Santa has a really elaborate backdrop/setting, so I think that people line up for that but it's not as long a line as the line at DCA for Santa!

I think that the Santas in the 2 parks may sit for longer periods of time, but the 3 hotel Santas sit for intervals. Like, for example, the GCH Santa may sit for 30 or 45-minute intervals off and on over a 2-hour period of time. That sort of thing. You can check with any of the hotels for the Santa schedule. Last year the PPH had the Santa schedule propped up on the Guest Services desk.

I think that at least one of the Santas -- not sure which one -- has a real beard. I've seen a man on two of my trips who looked to be "Santa on his break" -- in normal clothes -- and he had a real beard. The others, I'm not sure about.

Here is a post with a lot of Santa info: http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=46851199&postcount=3621

I think that adopting the nice, leisurely pace -- during the holiday season especially -- is a good idea. There is a lot to take in, and don't stick to just the parks. Explore and enjoy the hotels' holiday offerings as well! There's a lot of sensory overload (in a good way). Your family may see the snow at night and decide you want to see it again. You may catch the Candlelight Ceremony and fall in love with it (as I did) and want to see it again. You may want to sit through the holiday parade more than once. You may want to take the holiday tour.

 

[Pesky]

Does anyone know how quickly the holiday tours book up? The only real reason I would look into that is for the parade seats and after reading danimaroo's TR, looks like that would be cancelled in the case of rain. so it's value is diminished. Wondering how long I can wait to decide if the tour is worth it to us (i.e. rain is unlikely). Thanks!

 

[tksbaskets]

So this will be my first DL holiday season, and I'm kind of a Bahumbug . I've been watching this thread , trying to get excited. My plan was to stay at the CG ( first time ever) on Nov 16-19? I was hoping if I visited the parks on Sunday /Monday it would be less crazy. But it sounds like I may miss out on a fully decorated hotel? Special holidays treats? Anything else that might not be ready yet?

Are you going with adults or a mix of adults and kids? You might want to consider the Holiday Tour if it is running that early on Sunday. You can see all the holiday attractions without waiting and have awesome seats for the Christmas Parade. The gingerbreak Mickey cookie and hot chocolate are tasty too.

I find a spin on California Screamin' and a few trips on Toy Story Midway Mania combats any Bah Humbugness! That and a corn dog from the Corn Dog Hut.

I'm so excited that we are going this year!!!! I hope that rubs off on you

Holy Moly Sherry is a wealth of information! I started humming 'It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas" just reading through the stages. I saw a great special a few years back on decorating WDW for the holidays. It was fascinating! Hope they replay it this year.

HO HO HO!!!

 

[Sherry E]

I'm so excited to see this thread! We are going 12/7-12/12 - hoping the weekend right after Thanksgiving will be a bit less crowded, but I'm not sure how it will compare to previous years' since Thanksgiving is pretty late this year. It's like we lose a week between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.

Our last trip was in 2011 for Halloween and I was blown away. I am beside myself with giddiness, now, to see what's in store for Christmas!!

Welcome, KellaCat! I'm so glad you joined us. Check out the posts on Page 1 for lots of info on treats, souvenirs, hotel decorations, general info, holiday trip reports, etc.

I know what you mean -- Thanksgiving is very, very late this year, and it also coincides with the first day of Hanukkah, if I am not mistaken, which seems very rare to me.

The first couple of weeks in December are usually pretty pleasant and not too oppressively crowded. I mean, yes, of course, there will be crowds, but the general belief is that many people are back at school and work and in between holiday breaks. It's too early for a Christmas break and they've already had their Thanksgiving breaks. So it's a prime time of slightly lower crowds, with full seasonal entertainment! I usually do my December trips in the first or second week of December now. That's my favorite time.

Halloween Time is wonderful too, but the Christmas season is more special, I guess you could say. There's an extra little bit of magic in the air (to use that overused word) that isn't there during Halloween. The decorations around the 2 parks are much more thorough and extensive. There's holiday music in each land (themed to the themes of the lands, of course). There are carolers and Winter sweater-clad characters. The hotels are in full holiday swing. The holiday season is much more of an overall immersive experience than Halloween Time.

Those who prefer Halloween as a holiday over Christmas in general will undoubtedly still prefer Halloween Time at the parks over the holiday season, but if you love Christmas you will love DLR at Christmas time. There's a lot to love!

Does anyone know how quickly the holiday tours book up? The only real reason I would look into that is for the parade seats and after reading danimaroo's TR, looks like that would be cancelled in the case of rain. so it's value is diminished. Wondering how long I can wait to decide if the tour is worth it to us (i.e. rain is unlikely). Thanks!

Pesky -

Good question. This year we can't even be sure exactly what is happening with the tour schedule because we don't yet know if there will be a party, etc. (I'm still hoping for no party! I don't think it will be an advantage at all unless it has all new entertainment.)

tksbaskets....you've done the tour twice?? Tour veteran peeps speak up and please help Pesky!!!!

I have heard of some tour spots booking up rather quickly, but others stay open for a while. I wouldn't wait too terribly long to book, but I can totally understand your trepidation because I would be thinking the same thing! I know I would be pondering the "what if it rains" scenario too, before plunking down money on a tour.

I have also heard of the parades being cancelled due to rain in the past, and the participants usually get rescheduled to a different tour. But that can be a problem if the people who bought the tour aren't going to be in the parks at the time of the rescheduled tour!

One thing is that chances are fairly slim that it will be raining. Yes, it does sometimes rain here in SoCal in November/December (heck, just a couple of weeks ago we had a huge downpour in my area of town, and it's May, and then it was 90 degrees the next day!!!) but not regularly or predictably. It is not a sure thing to have rain. Many times it will be in the 80's and hot in Nov./Dec.!

 

[Sherry E]

Are you going with adults or a mix of adults and kids? You might want to consider the Holiday Tour if it is running that early on Sunday. You can see all the holiday attractions without waiting and have awesome seats for the Christmas Parade. The gingerbreak Mickey cookie and hot chocolate are tasty too.

I find a spin on California Screamin' and a few trips on Toy Story Midway Mania combats any Bah Humbugness! That and a corn dog from the Corn Dog Hut.

I'm so excited that we are going this year!!!! I hope that rubs off on you

Holy Moly Sherry is a wealth of information! I started humming 'It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas" just reading through the stages. I saw a great special a few years back on decorating WDW for the holidays. It was fascinating! Hope they replay it this year.

HO HO HO!!!

TK -

Good idea about the tour! Do you know how fast the tours book up (Pesky asked above)?

How can you have any Bah Humbug-ness at all and still say you're in the Level 1 of Christmas love/enjoyment? I think you need to reevaluate your Level of Christmas enjoyment and re-rank it! That sounds suspiciously like a Level 2 to me!

Are you just now figuring out that I'm a wealth of information? Why do you think I have the Christmas Superthread and the Halloween Superthread? To dispense this wealth of information that rests in my head! I'm not giving out any info that I haven't given out in the past. It's just that people either don't come here first to learn it, or they do come here and then they drift away for a while and get other info that may not always be complete.

I like to paint the complete picture of the Halloween and holiday seasons so people know exactly what they are dealing with and exactly what they're getting, and when they're getting it! I'd hate for someone to make a trip to DLR and come back saying, "I wish I had known that XYZ was happening but my trip ended before it did..." -- especially if it is their only holiday trip to DLR. Some folks' schedules will prohibit being able to go at certain times, but it's better to be armed with information about what they will get and not get than to be taken by surprise!

Was the WDW special the one on HGTV, about all of the flowers and plants of the holiday season at WDW? Or was it the Samantha Brown Disney Holidays special on Travel Channel? Or was it the one with Raven Symone hosting, about the food decorations that go up around WDW (like the edible hotel displays)?

I love any and all Disney holiday specials. I think that Guy Fieri needs to update his Guy's Disney Holiday special (about Disneyland) on Food Network to include some Cars Land/Buea Vista Street stuff. He filmed that special back in 2008, and it aired on Food Network for the first time in 2009. A lot has changed since then, clearly. Guy needs to get back to Disneyland for the holidays!

 

[goldies 5]

My kids and mom went on the tour last Holiday Season. Unfortunately the parade was cancelled due to rain. they still enjoyed it. It would of obviously been better with the perk of the parade though.
As far as Santa goes. The ones at DL are much better than the local mall IMO. If you can be their waiting for Santa to open at DL about 20 min or so early that would be my reccomendation. Gets you in quick.
Santa at Elias has much better wait times in the evening. We walked right in most nights between 7-8.
If you are there after TG, then the Santa at GCH is really cool. I really loved our photos from that location.

 

[MorganM]

This will be our first trip around Christmas time and we are so very excited!

We just booked at the BWPPI for Dec. 5-9th with the no car discount. If you are interested in booking the BWPPI and are not using a car I would call to get the discount. They used to have the discount on their website but don't have it anymore so you have to call.

Cant wait to maybe see another DISboard member and get a Disney made candy cane!!

 

[Sherry E]

My kids and mom went on the tour last Holiday Season. Unfortunately the parade was cancelled due to rain. they still enjoyed it. It would of obviously been better with the perk of the parade though.
As far as Santa goes. The ones at DL are much better than the local mall IMO. If you can be their waiting for Santa to open at DL about 20 min or so early that would be my reccomendation. Gets you in quick.
Santa at Elias has much better wait times in the evening. We walked right in most nights between 7-8.
If you are there after TG, then the Santa at GCH is really cool. I really loved our photos from that location.

goldies 5 -

I really like the GCH Santa spot too. I just like that whole setting. However, I have read more than one comment from people who thought it was too dark for photos and that the photos didn't come out well. The thing is, I like different Santa settings. I don't like all Santa photo spots to look the same. So I appreciate the GCH setting because it's dimly lit and kind of elegant. It's different from the other Santa spots.

This will be our first trip around Christmas time and we are so very excited!

We just booked at the BWPPI for Dec. 5-9th with the no car discount. If you are interested in booking the BWPPI and are not using a car I would call to get the discount. They used to have the discount on their website but don't have it anymore so you have to call.

Cant wait to maybe see another DISboard member and get a Disney made candy cane!!

Welcome, MorganM! I'm glad you joined us.

If you enjoy Christmas you will have a great time at DLR during the seaosn! I'm sure that at least one of your days will be a candy cane-making day. There will probably be at least a couple of Candlelight Ceremonies during tour trip too.

Thank you for the tip on the BWPPI no car discount! I may actually use that at some point. I always aim for staying onsite for the holidays, but I keep saying to myself that one of these days I am going to try an off-property hotel, and the BWPPI gets pretty decent reviews.