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

[Sherry E]

DBL101 and Elk Grove Chris each have another entry into the random draw for sharing their awesome, colorful Toontown photos!

Great pictures of Toon Town. I too was LOL with Bret's post with the ugly plastic trees.

I sheepishly admit with the hundreds of pictures I've taken at DL on our two holiday trips I have never taken a picture in Toon Town.

Makes me enjoy this week's theme all the more.

PS for some reason I haven't gotten a notification in three days for this thread. YIKES. Anyone else having issues like this? I've gotten other thread notifications.

TK --

Are Bret's "ugly tree" comments not the funniest things? I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds them giggle-inducing!

And it's so true -- the new trees vs. the old trees are just bad. If we had never had the good trees to begin with, and had the bad trees all along, we would be used to them. The fact that we started out with good trees and switched to bad ones is the problem.

I have those notification problems a lot -- or I will get random notifications from threads that are suddenly active after 3 years, but not for one that is active every day. Weird.

Oh gosh, I didn't mean you to think I was expecting it to count- was just having a bit of fun around the fact I just don't have Toontown pictures during holiday time!

Luisa --

Oh, no worries at all! I thought you meant that you were trying to "sneak" in the picture to enter it into the random draw. But hang on to any Tokyo holiday photos you have, because you can enter those into the Holiday Cornucopia theme at the very end of the Countdown in November!

It seems as though you are not alone in not having any photos of DLR's Toontown.

Sherry E No worries. I am in it for the long haul.

Mike --

Good! We'd hate to lose you for the rest of the Theme Weeks!

Hi Sherry!

You've probably noticed, and in fact have commented on, the fact that I'm not hanging around here as much any more. That's probably because an awful lot has been happening this year, both good and bad. It's looking like no Disney for the GrandBob family in 2013. At the rate things are going, not for the first half of 2014, either. So I just drop in once in a while for a drive-by posting Hope you have a great holiday season!

-Bob

Bob --

I'm glad you're still dropping in for drive-by posts here, and in the Halloween thread. It's good to keep up to date with anything newsworthy on the Halloween and holiday fronts.

I'm sad to hear that you won't be making it to DLR until at least the second half of 2014. I hope the bad stuff that has been happening has not been too awful, and I hope the good stuff that has been happening has been amazing!

So true. The new "ugly trees" are just sooooooooooo ugly. Bring back the old trees!

disneyobsessed808 --

That's my main issue with the trees -- the contrast between what we used to have and what we have now. I can vaguely remember the Toontown holiday decor from, say, 2000 and 2001. I don't think there was a tree back then, but there were some wreaths and garland. The Toontown decor started to get better, brighter, more colorful, more whimsical, over the years -- and the wonderful tree in front of City Hall was amazing because of the oversized ornaments and wacky tree topper.

If we had never had the good trees, then the bad trees wouldn't seem as bad in the overall context of Toontown. They would fit in with the cartoonish theme. However, those of us who remember the good trees cannot tolerate these horrible impostors.

Gah!! I love this thread! We are taking our 4th holiday trip in November (PTR in sig) and I am learning all kinds of new things from this thread so, thank you! This makes me that much more excited for our upcoming trip and for the holidays in general.

Welcome, Sarah!

I saw your holiday Pre-TR over in the TR section a few weeks ago (you have an absolutely adorable family, by the way) and I was wondering silently, "Has she been in the Christmas thread yet?" I thought you had maybe popped in and posted once a while back, but if you did it had been a long while since you were here.

Anyway, welcome aboard -- I'm glad the thread is helpful and entertaining! Feel free to post any holiday photos you may have if they fit one of our upcoming themes in our Theme Week Countdown (we are currently in Week 6, Toontown, but we have more themes coming up between now and early November, and you may have photos from your previous trips). For every theme week you contribute to, you get an entry into the random draw for a $25 Disney gift card (which I will draw when the Countdown ends in early/mid-November).

I love all the ToonTown pics!!! We never made it to WDW before it was demolished. My kids are young so I imagine we will be spending lots of time in ToonTown Looks so cute and cartoon-like.

czmom --

Toontown -- despite the ugly new trees -- is one of the most interesting places in DLR for themed holiday decor. Very colorful, wacky and cartoonish, for sure!

 

[funatdisney]

Disney parks Blog posted today some interesting details about the "World of Color – Winter Dreams’ show, mostly in a video. Here is the link:

Behind the Scenes: New Custom Animation for ‘World of Color – Winter Dreams’ at Disney California Adventure Park

I think the ideas presented look pretty cool. I am looking forward to seeing it.

 

[Sherry E]

Disney parks Blog posted today some interesting details about the "World of Color – Winter Dreams’ show, mostly in a video. Here is the link:

Behind the Scenes: New Custom Animation for ‘World of Color – Winter Dreams’ at Disney California Adventure Park

I think the ideas presented look pretty cool. I am looking forward to seeing it.

Thanks, Liza!

When I saw your post I quickly added the link into the Winter Dreams section on the first page, where the other Winter Dreams blogs/articles are, before I forgot.

I don't know if this is what the actual show will look like, but in the illustration/artwork in the blog there is a Mickey-shaped wreath on the Fun Wheel. That may just be a way to jazz up the photo, or it could be an actual image that will be part of Winter Dreams -- maybe they will project a Mickey wreath onto the Fun Wheel?

 

[funatdisney]

Sherry, adding a wreath to the Fun Wheel would be a nice addition. If they do I had better bring my zoom lens to get a good shot of it. lol

I love the idea of It's A Small World feel they plan on doing. Of course, IASW is one of my all time favorites, so it is no surprise I like it.

 

[KCmike]

Thanks so much for the link Liza! I subscribe to the Disney Blog but it was nice to have an early heads up!

 

[TinkLoverSam]

So a largish wrench got thrown into my planning... Our flight times were changed by our airline! We now arrive at lax more than 3 hours later than our original flight and we will be leaving from lax four and a half hours earlier than I originally booked! And since these are now the earliest direct flights (and latest on departure day) there isn't really anything they can change us to that I like better! So we now have a lot less time to get settled on our arrival day and we'll have to leave our hotel much earlier on departure day to ghetto the airport... Stupid airline!

 

[tksbaskets]

So a largish wrench got thrown into my planning... Our flight times were changed by our airline! We now arrive at lax more than 3 hours later than our original flight and we will be leaving from lax four and a half hours earlier than I originally booked! And since these are now the earliest direct flights (and latest on departure day) there isn't really anything they can change us to that I like better! So we now have a lot less time to get settled on our arrival day and we'll have to leave our hotel much earlier on departure day to ghetto the airport... Stupid airline!

What a bummer.... We are at the will of the airline too as I would do just about anything to prevent a layover flight.

 

[TinkLoverSam]

What a bummer.... We are at the will of the airline too as I would do just about anything to prevent a layover flight.

I really can't take a layover flight home as I am starting a new job soon after being unemployed for 7 months and they are ok with my current plan but I really won't be able to ask them to change the dates now!

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

It has been a long and emotional week and only a few pictures to share this time (and even those aren't great and they'll all from 2007)

 

[jitterbug]

I am loving all these pictures! I can't wait to have some of my own this year!

I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this (better to have a separate thread?), but I am wondering about park hours for the holiday season? Once the holiday season starts (November 12), are we looking at DL hours 8am-12mid and DCA hours 8am-11pm everyday not just weekends? We are planning to be in DLR Nov 17-20. But this year, Thanksgiving is a week later, so does that factor in to the park hours at all, or is it more the start of the season that sets the hours? We would like to figure out our character dining, and thought if parks open later, we'd have a character dining at Goofy's before starting in the park. But if it opens at 8:00 with EMH at 7:00, we might have to do a 2nd breakfast at Minnie's for a later time. Any insight is greatly appreciated!

 

[egritz]

I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this (better to have a separate thread?), but I am wondering about park hours for the holiday season? Once the holiday season starts (November 12), are we looking at DL hours 8am-12mid and DCA hours 8am-11pm everyday not just weekends? We are planning to be in DLR Nov 17-20. But this year, Thanksgiving is a week later, so does that factor in to the park hours at all, or is it more the start of the season that sets the hours? We would like to figure out our character dining, and thought if parks open later, we'd have a character dining at Goofy's before starting in the park. But if it opens at 8:00 with EMH at 7:00, we might have to do a 2nd breakfast at Minnie's for a later time. Any insight is greatly appreciated!

The very first page of the thread has links to historical hours from the past couple of years for each park, including parade & showtimes.

 

[ashnjam]

Great pictures of Toon Town. I too was LOL with Bret's post with the ugly plastic trees.

I sheepishly admit with the hundreds of pictures I've taken at DL on our two holiday trips I have never taken a picture in Toon Town.

Makes me enjoy this week's theme all the more.

PS for some reason I haven't gotten a notification in three days for this thread. YIKES. Anyone else having issues like this? I've gotten other thread notifications.

I know when I get my email notifaction it says if I don't actually go to the disbaord thread they will stop sending the email notifications. If that makes any sense. But I don't know how acurate that is because I get notifactions on threads that I haven't visited in months.

 

[beckykarstetter]

I'm fairly new to all this and definitely NOT trying to create a panic, but here's my quandary: how do I know which source to believe for rehabs for rides. I went along for the ride when many on the boards got panicked about SM and don't want to do that in this instance. DIS is showing the Casey Jr. and Storybook Land Canal Boats are going to be closed 12/2-12/12. Another site is showing them closed in October for ten days. Disney's call in line doesn't say anything, so... Any help from the seasoned veterans on the boards would be appreciated.

 

[damo]

I'm fairly new to all this and definitely NOT trying to create a panic, but here's my quandary: how do I know which source to believe for rehabs for rides. I went along for the ride when many on the boards got panicked about SM and don't want to do that in this instance. DIS is showing the Casey Jr. and Storybook Land Canal Boats are going to be closed 12/2-12/12. Another site is showing them closed in October for ten days. Disney's call in line doesn't say anything, so... Any help from the seasoned veterans on the boards would be appreciated.

I think until it is actually posted on their website, we don't know for sure. Even then, things can change.

 

[czmom]

I'm fairly new to all this and definitely NOT trying to create a panic, but here's my quandary: how do I know which source to believe for rehabs for rides. I went along for the ride when many on the boards got panicked about SM and don't want to do that in this instance. DIS is showing the Casey Jr. and Storybook Land Canal Boats are going to be closed 12/2-12/12. Another site is showing them closed in October for ten days. Disney's call in line doesn't say anything, so... Any help from the seasoned veterans on the boards would be appreciated.

I called this morning and the boats and Casey jr were definitely on the recorded message. I was paying close attention because those are my dates. But if they are off now, that would be great!!

This is my first trip to DLR and these rehabs and rumors are driving me crazy with such late notice. I am just hoping California screamin is not down for refurb during my dates. Anyone know when that typically is done?

 

[beckykarstetter]

I called this morning and the boats and Casey jr were definitely on the recorded message. I was paying close attention because those are my dates. But if they are off now, that would be great!!

This is my first trip to DLR and these rehabs and rumors are driving me crazy with such late notice. I am just hoping California screamin is not down for refurb during my dates. Anyone know when that typically is done?

Yup, it's there. Sigh. I, apparently, have a banana in my ear. Maybe just wishful thinking. DS3's first trip and he's crazy about trains, so Casey Jr. was a must do and I love miniatures, so the boats with the decorated for Christmas, was for me. I will have to console myself with more gingerbread men, hot chocolate, and beignets. Tragic. Snort.

 

[viaggiamo]

Yup, it's there. Sigh. I, apparently, have a banana in my ear. Maybe just wishful thinking. DS3's first trip and he's crazy about trains, so Casey Jr. was a must do and I love miniatures, so the boats with the decorated for Christmas, was for me. I will have to console myself with more gingerbread men, hot chocolate, and beignets. Tragic. Snort.

Oh no!

they were down last October when we were there too. We were hoping to ride them this year.

 

[funatdisney]

Well sorry to report, I can't find my Toon Town pics. That means I am out for this week.

 

[pixleyyy]

 

[Sherry E]

Hellllllooooooooo, Christmas thread peeps!


I've been busy in the Halloween thread (I was at DLR this past 9/13, and have been posting pictures of treats and merchandise) and in doing other non-DIS things, but I had to pop back in over here to remind everyone that there is a brand new theme week starting tomorrow! (Thank you to everyone who has been holding down the fort over here and continuing to ask/answer questions, as well as share info.)

I see that Jamie got her Toontown photos in -- and pixleyyy has returned to the thread for a last minute Toontown contribution (and what great photos they are)!!! Jamie has another entry into the random draw for the $25 Disney gift card, and pixleyyy has earned her very first entry into the draw.

What will be the new theme for the week? Tune in tomorrow to find out! Muahahahahaha!