For those who are planning Thanksgiving outings -- and, remember, this thread is for the whole holiday season and not just Christmas, so we cover Thanksgiving too!
-- remember that you should be able to reserve Thanksgiving day meals within the next several days or so.
I have a section for Thanksgiving dining in the "Eating, Drinking and Being Merry" post on page 1 of this thread (you can get an idea of what the food offerings have been in previous years), and I will post here if I hear of any Thanksgiving-related news or details.
Restaurants such as Catal and Jazz Kitchen in Downtown Disney offer special meals on Thanksgiving Day (I recall that Tom Bell of the DIS Unplugged ate at Jazz Kitchen on Thanksgiving last year), so check their websites for meal info as well.
Other folks such as Trish/Phoenixrising and Elk Grove Chris have been to DLR on Thanksgiving, and may be able to offer some input on where they ate.
Dear superthread,
How can I ever forgive you for the posts about The Impulsive Buy? Now I can't stop myself from checking it daily (and the other blogs etc they link to) and lamenting the fact that we have pumpkin spice flavoured nothing here!! Now I look at my Chobani and think what a poor excuse for a flavour you are, you disappoint me and my morning is ruined...... I'm dreading when they start posting about Christmas delights...
I'm kidding about the 'how can I forgive you', the site is great fun and it makes me envious of all I'm missing out on this year (oh gingerbread latte, how I miss you..). My sister-in-laws mum may need to do some shopping for me (pity Peppermint Wonderland wouldn't post successfully...)
Luisa --
The Superthread is not posting on its own!
That's me...all me...all my doing! I take total responsibility and blame!
There have been a couple of holiday/Christmas items that have already appeared (be sure to check the website "Junk Food Guy," too!).
Sherry I am sure you will know the answser to my question. My birthday is December 5th, which I am sure you know is also Walts. Does either park do anything for his birthday? I am planning on going as my birthday present to myself, and thought it would be neat to see what they do for him. I have never seen anything ever mentioned but I know you would have a for sure answer.
mrsskehan2013 --
There is nothing done for Walt's birthday, to my knowledge. There may be some sort of small, quiet tribute done without fanfare, but I've heard of nothing. Seeing as that is always right around the time of the Candlelight Ceremony and close to the time that I go to DLR for my holiday trips, you'd think that I would have heard of something. I think that info would have trickled out if there were anything noteworthy happening.
So, are there no reindeer now that its not the 'Roundup' anymore? Haven't been to DL since 2011 (we are east coasters who frequent WDW) and I will really miss the critters if they are gone when we visit this Dec
Dawn16 --
The reindeer are gone.
They've been gone from the Round-Up/Jamboree since 2012, I think (2011 was the last year they were there, if I remember correctly).
I miss seeing them, but the truth is that a lot of kids were trying to pet them (even when barriers were put in place to prevent that from happening) and reindeer are not friendly. The CMs were always trying to make sure that parents didn't lift their kids up to stick a random hand over the gate because it might have angered the reindeer.
Also, the reindeer were breathing very rapidly -- I don't know if that is how they normally breathe, but I always worried that they were not adjusting to the climate very well, and were not getting enough oxygen. Honestly, I would rather that the critters be happy and comfortable in surroundings they are accustomed to than staying at the Round-Up for viewing.
Off to check out Impulsive Buy ........
Misskitty3 --
I've been posting about The Impulsive Buy and linking to it for a while now! Have you missed all of that until
Luisa mentioned it?
I said that I have no clue how I didn't know about the site prior to this year, and that they seem to have their finger on the pulse of seasonal and limited edition items (as does the Junk Food Guy website).
The Golden Horseshoe Saloon by KC MikeD, on Flickr
Golden Horseshoe Christmas by KC MikeD, on Flickr
. It was one of the stranger things I saw in the parks on Thanksgiving. I would advise to get to the parks at opening on Thanksgiving to avoid the heavier crowds later in the morning. This advice can pretty well apply to the entire Thanksgiving week. Take advantage of the Fast Pass's and eat at off times. If you get to the parks at opening, you can a great deal done before the crowds really start to get heavier later in the morning. Hope this helps.
I might have more photos on another computer...
