Mission: Peppermint Wonderland has been accomplished!!! 
It is now in my freezer! I was not going to take any chances and wait until October or November this year.
The carton looks identical to last year's carton, so for a moment I wondered if this ice cream was just part of an old stash that CVS had sitting in a storage room freezer somewhere. I think it's fresh, though. No apparent freezer burn on it.
This time, CVS is not messing around. They didn't even bother with the Slow Churned Peppermint Wonderland. All they had was the Grand version -- and, let's face it, that's the only kind that matters. And they didn't have any other Limited Edition ice cream either (no Pumpkin Patch in sight). They knew what to order and they ordered it. They put it on sale and I got it!!!
And, again, for those who are unfamiliar with Dreyer's/Edy's Peppermint Wonderland ice cream, this is the same kind that is usually served at Disneyland Resort every year for the holiday season (though it used to be called Peppermint Stick ice cream), but last year there was some confusion about where to find it, and there were conflicting stories from Cast Members about whether or not it was available in the parks, and where it could be found. It wasn't available when or where it should have been available, but suddenly it popped up at Gibson Girl during the week of Christmas.
It is a mystery as to whether Peppermint Wonderland ice cream will appear anywhere at DLR this year and, if so, when it would be available. This ice cream is also in hot demand at grocery stores too (which is why I snapped it up in September instead of waiting another month or two, when it would probably be gone).
YES, this is what I was told! I spoke with Liz, and I verified at least 5x on the phone with her that it was now Sep 28, including the DLH, and she said yes. She checked with her manager and said that's what her manager told her as well.
I noticed the blog is not updated with that information so I don't know if the call center's info was wrong or not. I'm tempted to call again and see what a different rep tells me. Stay tuned.
Ok I just called a 2nd time and spoke w/Diana this time. She confirmed we can book the DLH on Thanksgiving on Sep 28. She said they're aware the information on the Parks Blog is still wrong and they're working to correct it.
southlake --
Well, tomorrow is 9/28, so we will know once and for all if the Feast at the DLH is open for booking!
Hours have been posted thru Nov 7th! Friday, the 7th shows Disneyland open until midnight! Wow! Sounds like it is going to be busy!!
Sherry, I have checked 2 Targets, 1 Safeway and today, Fred Meyer (Kroger) for the ice cream. So far, I haven't seen it..... We don't have CVS in Seattle but I am glad you found some!
Misskitty3 --
Last year it seemed like my stores were the last ones to get the ice cream in stock. I don't know if Ralphs (Kroger) has it in stock yet, but I am guessing they do. I have not checked my local Target yet either.
Isn't that the weekend they film the Christmas parade?
Also, Veteran's Day is the following Tuesday. I would expect a fair number of people to make it a 4 day weekend.....
Janet --
Agreed on both of these points -- that time frame that petals was looking at includes the parade taping and Veterans Day weekend -- not to mention IASWH will have just begun, as will much of the holiday merriment. There won't be New Year's Eve-level crowds, or post-Christmas crowds, but there will be a good number of people in the parks.
Now I see thru the 8th. Magic Morning starts at 7am....that is going to be an early day for us! I was expecting MM @ 8am.
Yes, must be the parade taping (although I don't think there has been anything officially announced about the taping) and Veteran's weekend.
Misskitty3 --
The parade taping is not something that Disney is necessarily inviting everyone to come and see, so they may not announce it
before it happens -- but we can guess when it will happen based on previous years and by process of elimination. For some things it is necessary to get an official announcement from Disney, but this one is pretty easy to narrow down.
That specific weekend (Fri., 11/7-Sat., 11/8) is the only weekend the parade taping can logically take place. It won't take place on the weekend immediately following Fri., 10/31/Halloween, because the Enhancement Team at DLR needs time to get more decorations up on Main Street and in a few other areas, to be sure that Disneyland looks somewhat Christmas-y (since they are taping the Christmas parade). They have to take down the Halloween stuff and put up the Christmas stuff, and they have to get IASWH running (it may appear in a background shot on camera or something).
The parade taping also can't happen on the weekend of Friday, 11/14 and beyond, as the holiday season will have already officially begun (the taping never happens after the season officially begins) and the Avengers Marathon is taking place.
I hate that my old comp crashed on me, i lost the one pic of my son and miss clause from the reindeer round up from our first Christmas trip. I am loving every ones pics this week. Sorry haven't been around lately my son's school has gotten so bad. Now I'm pulling him out for the k12 online public school. to say the least my heads spinning
JadeDarkstar --
I hope everything gets better for you and your son!
Hang in there!
Did you happen to get the price?
Aussie Princess --
This was information about the 2013 DLH Feast, from one of our DIS'ers (edna mode) who posted about it after she called Disneyland Dining:
The grand ballroom reservations are not open until 10/8/13 at 7am and will be requiring a CC w/o deposit to make your (new) reservation this year. This is the BIG DEAL Thanksgiving with an orchestra, characters at photo op stands, many buffet choices. It is spectacular and will sell out early. They usually book from 12pm - 6pm on T-day. They offering carving stations, pasta stations, dessert stations, kids buffet tables, seafood, and all the trimmings. They have an ample supply of vegetarian offerings.
Adult: $73.99 +tax
Child: $21.99 + tax
AP accepted.
I think we can safely deduce that the prices will be
at least as much as they were in 2013, but probably a bit more expensive than that!
Thank you so much, Sherry! Those links were incredibly helpful! I'm 99% sure we're going to do this.
One last quick question for anyone who knows the answer:
The page on the DLR website with holiday tour info is active, but only lists an adult price of $75.00. Is there a child's price?
BirdsSingWords --
You're very welcome!
The holiday tour usually gets good reviews, for the most part, as you can see. The exceptions sometimes come when it rains (as was the scenario that
danimaroo experienced) and the parade is cancelled. That's a big deal since the seats for the parade are a huge selling point of that tour. So, hopefully there won't be any rain!
Again, since I have not done the tour I could be totally wrong -- but I have not heard of a child's price. I've never heard it mentioned. The DLR website refers to the adult price as though there should be a separate price for kids, but I don't think there is a separate price.
and welcome, but I am so glad you found us (and apparently found the previous thread too)!
I was looking at touring plans and judging from last years crowd calendar the first week we're there will be pretty quite and the second week absolutely mental because it's the week before thanksgiving!
I didn't buy it though because it was $5. There is a CVS near me, so I may have to check that out, or else I'll just wait until the grocery store or Target or Walmart puts in on sale.
