Disneyland at Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread #4

[tksbaskets]

rentayenta I love the pictures of your 'spawn' Especially the one with your daughter outside IASWH.

I agree with the 'perma grin' also. I love looking at DL photos and the holiday ones are just grand.

Sherry I'm glad you enjoyed the Storybook photos and I could give you a laugh. "Buddy out of my way" didn't seem appropriate on the ride so I had to do the best I could.

Thank you everyone for your contributions! I couldn't believe day 1 of the theme and we had 3 pages of fun. That deserves a

 

[petals]

Remember what movie was so popular in 1989?? Here is a hint:

That right there is awesome! They need to bring him back!

 

[mom2rtk]

That right there is awesome! They need to bring him back!

Back when the Pirate & Princess parties started in the MK, I was back and forth on buying tickets. When they said Sebastian and Flounder would be at a dance party, I was all in!

 

[dhorner233]

I really got into It's a Small World decorated for Christmas and have a lot of pictures…..I am going to just post a few at a time starting with the wreaths:

 

[tksbaskets]

Great lamp post pictures dhorner233!

 

[crystal1313]

 

[Sherry E]

DLmama, Jenny, sgrap, Amanda, Denise and Crystal have each earned entries into the random draw!

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I am thoroughly impressed by the great selection of photos coming in from everyone -- I love the different photographic takes on IASWH and Fantasyland (what little there is of Fantasyland holiday décor to see!), both by day and by night!

IASWH seems to be a "hot" theme -- meaning one for which a lot of people have photos they can contribute (and I know we will see more this week, from other contributors who haven't posted yet)! Fantasyland -- not so hot, despite the Fantasy Faire and Olaf.

There are some Theme Weeks and Days that are "hotter" than others each year. There was one particular Theme Week last year that seemed to be on the "tepid" side, and didn't generate as many contributions. I am curious to see if that will have changed this year, and if more people will have photos to post when we get to that particular theme. It may turn out to be a tepid theme again, but it's part of the Holidays at DLR, so we shall see!

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Jenny -- I had another, literal, laugh-out-loud moment over your "spawn" comment! First, it was TK's "noggin" comment that amused me, but the "spawn" comment had me giggling too!

All of your family photos have been especially charming -- you guys are all so photogenic, and it comes across in those shots exactly how much fun you were having!

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[Misskitty3]

I love IASW and I can't wait to see it all decked out for the holidays! Hopefully, it will be ready by Veteran's weekend! Those wreaths are awesome! And I love that white tinsel garland with the clear Xmas balls!

Interesting that FL doesn't have much in the way of decorations.




Sherry - Did you see that Catalina island is on the front of Sunset magazine this month? I saw it yesterday at the grocery store and thought of you! I was talking with my MIL about Catalina (she grew up in So Cal) after reading about your bday plans. She told me that her BIL grew up there on the island! Looks like a really beautiful and unique place!

 

[Sherry E]

I love IASW and I can't wait to see it all decked out for the holidays! Hopefully, it will be ready by Veteran's weekend! Those wreaths are awesome! And I love that white tinsel garland with the clear Xmas balls!

Interesting that FL doesn't have much in the way of decorations.




Sherry - Did you see that Catalina island is on the front of Sunset magazine this month? I saw it yesterday at the grocery store and thought of you! I was talking with my MIL about Catalina (she grew up in So Cal) after reading about your bday plans. She told me that her BIL grew up there on the island! Looks like a really beautiful and unique place!

Misskitty3 --

Do you have IASWH photos to share?

I think IASWH will definitely be up and running by Veterans Day weekend -- in fact, Disney will probably make a point of getting it open before the holiday weekend begins.

You know, I haven't seen the actual Sunset magazine in person, but when I signed in to my Facebook account a day or two ago -- the one to which I have not yet added friends, and have only spent time "Liking" and following various pages so far -- I seem to recall seeing a picture of the cover of Sunset, posted/shared by one of the many Catalina Facebook pages I follow. I don't think I realized it was a new magazine, for some reason! I need to find it before it disappears from the shelves.

A couple of weekends ago, when we had a weird, super-quick sprinkling of rain in SoCal, not only were a few people struck by lightning on Venice Beach, but there was also a golfer on the golf course in Catalina who was struck! The rain was over in the blink of an eye, and multiple people were struck by lightning in that instant.

Catalina is a beautiful, charming, sometimes quirky place. The Island residents are great, and they all have "stories" to share. It's a typical beach town in many ways. You will find a lot of classic rock, folk rock, country and soft rock played around the town of Avalon, so it sometimes feels like a step back in time to the '70s.

 

[KCmike]

Two from IASM to get started...













And two from Fantasyland, well sort of, how about the concession stand from Fantasyland Theatre??







And one from fantasyland proper….notice the red flowers?

 

[kylie71]

Reaching Mike!!
I was there! FL Christmas is difficult! Love the popcorn Holiday cup, I did not see that!

--Lori

 

[mvf-m11c]

Very nice pictures everyone. I remember the Santa Mickey Popcorn Bucket. I'm hoping that the DLR will have a new Christmas popcorn bucket during the upcoming holiday season. I have seen it the last two seasons.

Here is another set of pictures.

Wreaths on the poles at IASW Plaza














Popcorn stand at FL


Santa Mickey Popcorn Bucket

 

[Elk Grove Chris]

 

[Misskitty3]

Misskitty3 --

Do you have IASWH photos to share?

I think IASWH will definitely be up and running by Veterans Day weekend -- in fact, Disney will probably make a point of getting it open before the holiday weekend begins.

You know, I haven't seen the actual Sunset magazine in person, but when I signed in to my Facebook account a day or two ago -- the one to which I have not yet added friends, and have only spent time "Liking" and following various pages so far -- I seem to recall seeing a picture of the cover of Sunset, posted/shared by one of the many Catalina Facebook pages I follow. I don't think I realized it was a new magazine, for some reason! I need to find it before it disappears from the shelves.

A couple of weekends ago, when we had a weird, super-quick sprinkling of rain in SoCal, not only were a few people struck by lightning on Venice Beach, but there was also a golfer on the golf course in Catalina who was struck! The rain was over in the blink of an eye, and multiple people were struck by lightning in that instant.

Catalina is a beautiful, charming, sometimes quirky place. The Island residents are great, and they all have "stories" to share. It's a typical beach town in many ways. You will find a lot of classic rock, folk rock, country and soft rock played around the town of Avalon, so it sometimes feels like a step back in time to the '70s.

No photos to share this week. But I sure am enjoying everyone else's pictures!

Catalina sounds like a very special place!

 

[dhorner233]

Great lamp post pictures dhorner233!

Thanks!

Here are my outside pictures:























I'm having problems posting again. I just submitted some pictures to post but, I'm not seeing them.

Edit:
Until I make a second post. Now I see them…….

 

[pudinhd]

 

[KCmike]

Reaching Mike!!
I was there! FL Christmas is difficult! Love the popcorn Holiday cup, I did not see that!

--Lori

Thanks for noticing Lori. Hehe. Those red flowers were about all I could find!

On a sad note it looks like our Christmas visit has been cancelled. Some work stuff came up today and I will need to be in town for it. So now it looks like I will have to wait until the 60th Anniversary next year. The kids and my wife all want to be there on that special day. I will have to live through all of your fun on the boards! Please bring me lots of pictures everyone!!! And reports!!!

 

[Sherry E]

KCmike, Elk Grove Chris and pudinhd each have another entry into the random draw for posting those amazing photos!


Denise -- I am loving all of your nighttime shots -- they're so clear and pretty!

Mike -- the flowers and popcorn buckets/containers were in Fantasyland, so they count!


If Disney sticks to the basic 'announcement' schedule from last year, give or take a few days, it seems like we should be hearing from the Disney Parks Blog right about now, with the official holiday season start and end dates. And if there is to be anything new happening during this year's holiday season, it seems like a good time to break the news would be with the announcement of the season dates in a blog or press release!

I think that if a Parks Blog comes through with an August announcement of the season dates but with no announcement of a party, there probably won't be a party this year (at least not a major one).

We still have four more of those pesky "GetHappier" Monday Surprises happening between now and Labor Day, and it is still possible that we could get an online holiday season-related "Surprise" via a Parks Blog post on 8/11, 8/18, 8/25 or on 9/1. So far, only one of the Get Happier Monday Surprises has been online -- and that was an Instagram-only photo contest announcement a couple of weeks ago. Everything else has been in the parks. Nothing else has been online-only yet, but we have 4 more Mondays to go of Get Happier and then we're done, most likely. Anything could happen.

Thanks for noticing Lori. Hehe. Those red flowers were about all I could find!

On a sad note it looks like our Christmas visit has been cancelled. Some work stuff came up today and I will need to be in town for it. So now it looks like I will have to wait until the 60th Anniversary next year. The kids and my wife all want to be there on that special day. I will have to live through all of your fun on the boards! Please bring me lots of pictures everyone!!! And reports!!!

Mike -

Well, that's sad news, indeed, but also good news -- good because you will be at DLR for the 60th Anniversary festivities!

So does this mean that you might not do another DLR holiday season trip until at least 2016? As for 2015 and beyond, we shall see if a sudden Christmas Party works its way into DLR. Heck, at this rate it could still pop up this year but I hope Disney gets moving on making an announcement about it if it is destined to happen. The holiday season at DLR could be quite different by the next time you are able to visit in November!

I know that many people here who are taking another holiday trip to DLR this year will take lots of pictures and do lots of reports (either in TR form, or just by way of recapping when they get home)! However, we will miss seeing a new batch of holiday photos from you!

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[mvf-m11c]

On a sad note it looks like our Christmas visit has been cancelled. Some work stuff came up today and I will need to be in town for it. So now it looks like I will have to wait until the 60th Anniversary next year. The kids and my wife all want to be there on that special day. I will have to live through all of your fun on the boards! Please bring me lots of pictures everyone!!! And reports!!!

I'm sorry to hear that you won't be going to the holiday season this year Mike. But it will be nice to go during DL 60th Anniversary next year.

 

[JadeDarkstar]

Fantasy land pic