What has been the general consensus so far on the Holiday WOC? Better? Worse? than the original? I have a vested interest in it since I was chosen to be a "snowflake" (part of the honor choir) so I know I'm going to be a little bit biasedbut what does everyone think so far?
I will be in the parks on Friday, 12/6 and Saturday 12/7 so I hope to see any of you who are going to be there!
Hi! This is my first post on this thread (being from FL I usually go to WDW) although I have been reading it for a few months. My girlfriend and I are going to DLR for the first time together (I had a one day DL visit 11 years ago and she's never been at all) in 10 days!!!!
Last week I booked the Holiday Tour. How did they know the names of your group for the button? They asked me how many in my party but not the names.. I guess they can always print on the spot like they did for your 2 year old.
. Oh, and Carsland was our favorite part of the trip. We rode RSR 5 times, I think although I don't know what people do who don't have EMH......I imagine families split up and one parent waits in the enormous line that starts before rope drop at the Bugsland RSR fast pass line while the other parent takes the kids to ride other things.We were at Wdw last December about the same time! I think you will really enjoy dlr. Appreciate the differences and don't compare. There is really no way to do that!
Oh, I hope this situation has ended okay for you. I totally understand where you are coming from.
I have enjoyed all of your photos!
I found BB to be a great restaurant. I preferred it over Carthay Circle!
I never saw any Jingle Cruise mini postersI have to ask -- and I just asked Bret this in his TR too -- when you got off of Jingle Cruise, did you get one of the mini-souvenir Jingle Cruise posters? I still have 6 days before I get back to DLR, and I am paranoid that they will all be gone. I missed out on getting the free Frozen ornament even though I was in DCA on one of the days it was being given out. With my luck I will miss out on the Jingle Cruise mini-poster too, as I know they are in limited supply. The posters were not being handed out when I went on the ride on 11/15.
I was thinking that I might not go on Jingle Cruise early in the morning and will instead try to hit it when the line is long -- specifically so I can go to the upstairs section of the queue and see the extra decorations. And then I thought that waiting until the line was long might mean that all of the mini-posters are gone more quickly!
I forgot to say a big THANK YOU to Jamie yesterday for her in depth report and recap of her trip!I really appreciated it, and I know that everyone else did too.
And, of course, I have a Club 33 visit in the midst of all of this.
I have never used the little business center at the PPH -- I'm not even sure where it is located. I may have to check it out and see if I can touch base here in this thread during the trip, which I usually don't do. (My phone can't access the DIS.) [/B][/COLOR]
. I lived Jamie's mini-report and didn't realize we overlapped a bit. steve used the business center at PPH to get our boarding passes and to get checked in for our flight home and he found it very easy to use!Omgosh, I totally forgot to look at gingerbread houses! I even looked at the window at the cozy cone hotel and didn't "see" it!
We spent time at downtown Disney as well on that Saturday, and we went to ESPN zone to watch part of the Ohio State game. Duh. I think Ben and Jen are just the cutest couple!I saw Ben on Saturday at Downtown Disney and he was so normal looking that I didn't even realize it was really him until he was passing right by us. I saw this scruffy looking guy walking in our direction, but he didn't really catch my eye. Only as he was passing did I notice a resemblance, and as I was about to say to my sister, "That guy looks kind of like Ben Affleck...", I recognized his profile and realized it really was him! I had a huge crush on him way back when so I was kind of let down that he didn't look the way I remembered. Serafina is adorable though
We only hung out at Downtown Disney because we were blocked out from the parks. It was pretty crowded as well, but didn't feel unusually so for a holiday weekend. I'm really excited to see the parks for the holidays, but haven't had a chance to do so yet. I'm hoping to go sometime this week
It's about 15 min or so after the evening parade. We asked a cm at IASW and he said "15 min or so after the parade or whenever they feel like starting it"....which kind of gave me the impression it isn't a scienceDoes anyone who's been so far know what time they start up the little projection show on the IASWH facade? Even though it gets dark between 4:30 and 5:00, the parade starts from that area at 5:30, so it would have to be at 6:00 or after, right? It doesn't show up on the entertainment calendar.
I'd like to see the little show and stroll DL and DCA with the parks lit up before seeing WoC, but I'm not sure there's enough "dark" for all I want to see in one night!
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I would send someone over to RSR for fast passes. I was shocked at how long the line was at park opening........we rode during our EMH then messed around other areas and returned at 10 or 11 am and got fast passes for 7:30 that night! It's crazy over there!I am so excited!We are surprising our kids (5 & 2) with a day trip to Disneyland on Dec. 12. We've told them we are visiting a carrot museum.
Hoping for moderate crowds but we only a few things on our must do list; RSR, Disney Jr. Live, IASW, and the Christmas Parade and fireworks. Should be doable, right?
So happy we are able to pull this off for the kids.
I agree with your comments on goofy's ride and space mountain. I bought the same or ornament you did and we were disappointed fireworks were canceled that night as well. We had a prime spot in front of the partners statue! We'll that circle was roped off but we were right behind the rope. Someone told me that the circle and benches closest to the castle were reserved for some VIPs.Hi all! I am back in NYC, after being at DLR just 24 hours ago!
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Then back to use our FPs for Goofy - way too jerky, I won't ever ride that again, it hurt! Overall, I was surprised by the lack of Christmas decorations at DCA, particularly around the Paradise Pier, Grizzly Peak and Condor Flats sections.
. We first waited 25 minutes for Space Mountain- wow! Better than the WDW version for sure! I had my beloved Dole Whip - I loved it, but I do like it better at WDW with the option to get the pineapple-vanilla swirl.
- I wanted a Disneyland ornament that had 2013 on it, and I was not pleased with the selection. I did get a Disneyland Mickey magnet for my fridge that I really like. We went back to DL and shopped there for ornaments - same selection, so I settled for one of Mickey in front of the castle.
It was 7:00 PM by this time - the fireworks were supposed to start at 7:30 PM, with the park closing at 8:00 PM. We hadn't been to Fantasyland yet, so we walked back to IASW, just in time for the projection show at 7:15 PM. Beautiful! Then the announcements started, that due to high winds, the fireworks might not happen.What to do? We walked toward the railroad. I had read that people can stand on the elevated railroad platform, so we thought that would be a good spot to watch fireworks and then make a quick exit. But it was all dark, and a CM told me that the railroad was already closed for the night.
All in all, we had a great time. It's definitely a very long day to try to cover both parks, and we were all disappointed that RSR was down. I think I was the one most disappointed about the Believe in Holiday Magic fireworks being canceled. But overall, it was a magical day.
Thanks to everyone for your advice. I took a ton of photos, but I just flew back today and am exhausted. I'll upload some later this week or this weekend.
I got the candling light processional pin at the Emporium. Why do you think they were behind the counter. Are they afraid people will steel them?Also, if anyone is looking for CP merchandise you are going to be disappointed. When I checked today, I was told by CM's at all the Main Street shops there is not going to be any t-shirts, sweatshirts, etc. this year for the CP.I was also told there might be a pin. I sure hope so.
I don't remember what afternoon it was this past week but we headed over to DL after being in DCA for the morning and I was shocked by the long lines to get in! I'll have to see if I took a picture of it. I found the adventure land area to be ridiculously jammed. Of course, gotta love the people that stand in the middle of a walkway with the entire family to discuss what to eat!
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