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

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



…7 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. There are still many more themes to come over the next six weeks, including 6 main weekly themes (a new one every Monday through October 28, 2013); 6 ‘mini-themes’ which will be featured each day from 10/29/13 – 11/3/13, and a final “Holiday Cornucopia” theme on Monday, November 4th (there will be more details about what the “Cornucopia” can include when we get closer to that date!).

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 caught a glimpse 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 eighth theme of 2013? Today, we grab our boots and hats and mosey on down to Frontierland to enjoy the season, cowboy-style, and we also pay a visit to a jolly jamboree, where you will find Santa as well as an array of charming decorations and reindeer motif.
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In the Spotlight this Week......

FRONTIERLAND and the JINGLE JANGLE JAMBOREE (a.k.a. Santa’s Reindeer Round-Up)!!!





When you enter Frontierland, you are instantly transported to the Old West. From the horseshoe imprints in the cement to the craggy peaks of Big Thunder Mountain, to the faint strains of banjo music that are difficult to trace, the moment you step into this land evocative of whippoorwills and weeds, Sarsaparilla and saloons, you feel you have gone back to a rustier, dustier moment in time. The code word is: toys. Add in a little dash of the holidays, and you are in for a rollicking, rootin’ tootin’ celebration!!

In Frontierland, ambient Christmas music is infused with a special twang and it is not uncommon to hear Country-Western inspired renditions of “Deck the Halls” or “Winter Wonderland” as you roam around.



Just a whisper away from the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is the Jingle Jangle Jamboree (formerly called Santa’s Reindeer Round-Up). Filled with rustic wagons overflowing with stuffed animals and presents, an assortment of Christmas trees large and small, reindeer décor and countrified Christmas touches, the Jamboree is a gem and a true highlight of the holidays at Disneyland Resort!

The lively Billy Hill & the Hillbillies have held court at the Golden Horseshoe for years, entertaining guests with their bluegrass holiday spectacular, but as of 2012 they were relocated to a new home at the Jingle Jangle Jamboree to pluck out some foot-stompin’ Yuletide tunes.

Santa Claus and several familiar Disney characters can also be found at the Jamboree, and guests can decorate cookies or participate in festive crafts as they, perhaps, snack on their candy cane cotton candy.





The Jingle Jangle Jamboree


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You can color these reindeer things…

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Candy Cane Cotton Candy…

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Reindeer Round-Up…

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Frontierland


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I will probably post more photos during the week (I have a lot of them).

Please feel free to post your photos of Frontierland and the Jingle Jangle Jamboree/Santa’s Reindeer Round-Up all this week, through Sunday, September 29th.

Then, stay tuned for our ninth theme on Monday, September 30th!! We still have many great themes coming up in future weeks, so get your photos ready!
 
Great pictures, Sherry. I do have a small, silly question about the Jingle Jangle Jamboree... does anyone know how often the characters are there? Goofy and Pluto, for example. My niece Lucia is a little freaked out by some of the character costumes, and I really want to go to the Jamboree so I'm hoping they aren't there all the time. TIA :)
 
Great pictures, Sherry. I do have a small, silly question about the Jingle Jangle Jamboree... does anyone know how often the characters are there? Goofy and Pluto, for example. My niece Lucia is a little freaked out by some of the character costumes, and I really want to go to the Jamboree so I'm hoping they aren't there all the time. TIA :)

I think they are there most of the time. We went back at night and they were still there, but honestly they are easy to avoid if you want.
 

Sherry I smiled so big when I read your description of Frontierland!

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Can I just admit right off the bat our favorite thing in Frontierland is the BBQ at Big Thunder Mountain Ranch? That said - look at why!

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Holiday decorations all around!
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Great vittles!!
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Charming entertainment (and you can sing along)
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I've heard that these fellas aren't there any more:
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Looking forward to what the rest of you share!

TK
 
Candy Cane Cotton Candy&

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Did I read on here somewhere that this actually does not taste like candy canes? It would be great if it did! DD7 would love it.

One more question- was the Jingle Jangle Jamboree ever crowded last year? Or is it a good place to take a break from the crowds?
 
Did I read on here somewhere that this actually does not taste like candy canes? It would be great if it did! DD7 would love it.

It does not taste pepperminty at all :( Which was quite the disappointment, even though I love regular cotton candy.
 
Sherry - Thank you for the response to my question. I knew you had the answer!

Here are a few of my favorite shots from Frontierland and Jingle Jangle Jamboree.

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They had coloring stations up for the children and Goofy sat down to color!

I loved Mickey and Minnie's holiday outfits!
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Visit with Santa and his reindeer:
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This was from Christmas 2010. My one and only for this weeks theme! I'm surprised that I only have the one! But I do have lots of video of this area.
I really loved seeing the reindeer. If I remember correctly I think I read that they were no longer there last year. I could be remembering wrong, hopefully!
 
Here are my pictures from the Jingle Jangle Jamboree from last year.
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The Jingle Jangle Jamboree at the Festival Area
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Frontierland at Night
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I will have more from other years.
 
I have a few photos for this week's theme. THe first is Figment at the Big Thunder BBQ. The food was the same as it is during the non-holiday season, but still yummy.
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Then on to the goats and cows. I loved the signs and the hats on the animals!
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I keep realizing that I have such a small amount of pictures after thinking I have so many... :upsidedow





Just to clarify - we are not including Critter Country, correct? That I definitely have pictures for!!
 

















Similar to the first shot but a little backed out. I just loved the lighting here on the Golden Horseshoe and had to keep shooting.
 
figment......not only do I love your "Animals in Holiday Headwear" photos, but your Figment doll in Santa dress is adorable-----I kind of want him!:)
 
What are these Monte Cristo bites?!! Why have I never heard of them before?!? So confused and excited! :banana::eek::banana::tongue:
Want to go to DLR to eat them now!

taaren,

The Monte Cristo bites are delicious! We like them 100 times better than the Monte Cristo sandwich, the reason being, that we have never had them greasy, like the sandwich can be, most of the time.

They are just chunks of the sandwich, cut up, and then deep fried. The smaller pieces just don't seem to soak up the grease(at least in our experience), like the big hulking sandwich does!

We are so looking forward to them again, this Holiday Season:thumbsup2!
 
taaren,

The Monte Cristo bites are delicious! We like them 100 times better than the Monte Cristo sandwich, the reason being, that we have never had them greasy, like the sandwich can be, most of the time.

They are just chunks of the sandwich, cut up, and then deep fried. The smaller pieces just don't seem to soak up the grease(at least in our experience), like the big hulking sandwich does!

We are so looking forward to them again, this Holiday Season:thumbsup2!

Is there a good time to get them? We bought them as a late night snack (8pm ish) and they were horrible and I think it's from sitting too long. I wanted to like them so much because I love the Monte Cristo sandwich.
 
Is there a good time to get them? We bought them as a late night snack (8pm ish) and they were horrible and I think it's from sitting too long. I wanted to like them so much because I love the Monte Cristo sandwich.

I am so sorry that was your experience with them---yuck!

When we had them, it was in the early afternoon(around 1:30pm or so).

They had had a run on them for lunch time, and so we were waiting for a fresh batch to be brought out.

I kept hounding the CM at the cart, and he finally told me exactly "when" they were coming out. I made it my business to be there, and they were fresh, piping hot, and fluffy--not soggy/greasy!

I'm so glad you posted about getting them later in the evening---we will definitely avoid that!

Give them another try(wait around for a reload at the cart, if you can), I think you might be pleasantly surprised/pleased!:)
 
I am so sorry that was your experience with them---yuck!

When we had them, it was in the early afternoon(around 1:30pm or so).

They had had a run on them for lunch time, and so we were waiting for a fresh batch to be brought out.

I kept hounding the CM at the cart, and he finally told me exactly "when" they were coming out. I made it my business to be there, and they were fresh, piping hot, and fluffy--not soggy/greasy!

I'm so glad you posted about getting them later in the evening---we will definitely avoid that!

Give them another try(wait around for a reload at the cart, if you can), I think you might be pleasantly surprised/pleased!:)

Definitely going to try them earlier in the day!
 
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