Disneyland at Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread #4

[Orbitron]

In any case, I hope that our DIS'ers Orbitron and Corinna are able to hurry and get their reservations for Thanksgiving Day, as they were under the assumption that 10/8 was the booking date!

I am surprised that the Feast at the Ballroom is only serving for 6 hours. I would have thought that they'd stay open until at least 8 p.m. or so.

Thank you, I have my reservation. They are not closing on 6 p.m., that's the last seating time!

 

[kylie71]

I also LOVE this theme:

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older one's now:

 

[dolphingirl47]

Thank you, I have my reservation. They are not closing on 6 p.m., that's the last seating time!

I am glad that you got your reservation. I was under the impression that it finishes at 6:00 PM as well. Maybe I need to call back to see if I can change the reservation for 6:00 PM or as close to it as possible.

Corinna

 

[rentayenta]

Great theme Sherry!

Our in room tree at the DLH ordered from VP in 2005 or so:

I'll be back with more......


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[tksbaskets]

All the photos so far have been outstanding! I'll just add a few that are my personal favs.

Disneyland

I could spend a lot of time looking at all the tiny details. This is the Mainstreet USA tree

NOS of years past (2009):

Paradise Pier:

Grand Californian hotel:

Carsland

I love this little Route 66 tree

 

[AutismMomma]

I apologize if this has been covered already... Did a search and didn't find it though!
Is after the fireworks the only time the "snow" falls during the holiday season? I have a son who is afraid of fireworks but I think would love the snow.., hoping for an easy solution! Thanks!! Love this thread and all the pics- only 62 days til our trip!

 

[Sherry E]

I apologize if this has been covered already... Did a search and didn't find it though!
Is after the fireworks the only time the "snow" falls during the holiday season? I have a son who is afraid of fireworks but I think would love the snow.., hoping for an easy solution! Thanks!! Love this thread and all the pics- only 62 days til our trip!

AutismMomma --

It snows a bit before and after fireworks, but here is a good explanation of it (from our own site, wdwinfo.com).

Look under "Disneyland Park" for the rundown of when and where the snow falls.

 

[Orbitron]

I am glad that you got your reservation. I was under the impression that it finishes at 6:00 PM as well. Maybe I need to call back to see if I can change the reservation for 6:00 PM or as close to it as possible.

Corinna

If this is the case, we will not have enough time to enjoy the characters, music and food. We have a reservation for 5 p.m. and one hour is certainly not enough time to do all that!

 

[pattyduke34]

a few for today! I am looking forward to this trip soooo much,,My trip in Sept was sooooooooo hot....Cooler weather to enjoy!!

 

[planningjollyholiday]

Sorry if I missed soneone else already reporting this, but erin glover confirmed that the jingle cruise will be coming back this year!

 

[AutismMomma]

AutismMomma -- It snows a bit before and after fireworks, but here is a good explanation of it (from our own site, wdwinfo.com). Look under "Disneyland Park" for the rundown of when and where the snow falls.

Thank you!!

Does the train or monorail run during the fireworks?

 

[Speechphi]

I hope I didn't share these already!

Tree on Main Street


at IASW entrance


on Paradise Pier...with Stitch!


another picture of Main Street...at night


and in front of the tree on Main St., on our last night on our way out

Sorry if I missed soneone else already reporting this, but erin glover confirmed that the jingle cruise will be coming back this year!

Yay! I hadn't read that yet

 

[Sherry E]

Sorry if I missed soneone else already reporting this, but erin glover confirmed that the jingle cruise will be coming back this year!

planningjollyholiday --

Thank you for letting us know!

Honestly, I don't think anyone noticed it because the confirmation was not in a new blog. Just now I had to go looking for where Erin confirmed it because I thought I had missed a new blog coming in -- and then I realized that she commented/replied in the old blog about the holidays beginning!

Interestingly, she appeared to post that Jingle Cruise update on 9/22 -- which was not too long after I posted my rundown here of 'what we know about the holidays officially/unofficially,' including my comment about the fate of Jingle Cruise being a mystery. (The Parks Blog/Social Media people know of this thread, and I have suspected many times that some of them peek in every so often -- because it is an active thread with well over 100,000 views, and they probably want to see what people are talking about. Perhaps someone in the Social Media office looked in on the thread and said "Oops! We forgot to tell people about Jingle Cruise!")

The other interesting detail Erin revealed in her rounds of replies/updates was that the Honor Choir will not be a part of Winter Dreams this year. That was something that did not get rave reviews last year (the Honor Choir) because some folks said it didn't seem to really fit in with the show. So I suppose that Disney decided it wasn't worth it to bring it back.

Thank you!!

Does the train or monorail run during the fireworks?

AutismMomma --

I could be wrong -- and hopefully Bret/mvf-m11c or someone who is more familiar with what happens during the fireworks can verify -- but I think that at least the Monorail is running, if not the train too. I could be completely wrong, as I usually find myself walking around during the fireworks instead of riding anything. I've never heard of them being closed during fireworks, but that doesn't mean anything.

I do know that the train doesn't run during the Candlelight Ceremony in early December because it would plow right through the Ceremony in Town Square while it is taking place!

 

[mvf-m11c]

Thank you TK.

I also enjoyed seeing your pictures for the theme week. I also saw on one of your pictures that you have with the old light canopies over NOS during the old days during the holiday season.

Thank you!!

Does the train or monorail run during the fireworks?

The DL Monorail stops running about a half hour before the fireworks begin and starts again when the fireworks end. For the Disneyland Railroad, I have seen the trains run during the fireworks and times when it stops running during the fireworks. It is so random with the trains where it does run and stops during the fireworks.

 

[Sherry E]

Thank you TK.

I also enjoyed seeing your pictures for the theme week. I also saw on one of your pictures that you have with the old light canopies over NOS during the old days during the holiday season.




The DL Monorail stops running about a half hour before the fireworks begin and starts again when the fireworks end. For the Disneyland Railroad, I have seen the trains run during the fireworks and times when it stops running during the fireworks. It is so random with the trains where it does run and stops during the fireworks.

Thank you for stepping in to answer that, Bret! I really was not sure, but I knew you would know!

 

[mvf-m11c]

Thank you for stepping in to answer that, Bret! I really was not sure, but I knew you would know!

No problem. It is so interesting about the DLRR where it shuts down during the fireworks or run during the fireworks. I have seen the DLRR run during the fireworks when I was in IASW Plaza and watched Magical fireworks. There were times when the trains were at the stations and the CM's told the guests that they aren't running until the fireworks is over. Maybe it has to due with what fireworks show is running. I know that RDCT fireworks shoot fireworks around Main Street while the other three (BIHM, Magical and Halloween Screams) doesn't have any fireworks that shoot from the buildings on MS or around the area and maybe that's why the DLRR runs during specific firework shows. That is my observation and someone else might have their own opinion about it. I know for a fact that the Monorail shuts down during the fireworks.

 

[Sherry E]

I was going to reply to a couple of messages but I am short on time at the moment, so I will have to do that later.

In case there are people out there who are just now joining the thread (either lurking or posting), or people who have only been popping in here and there and are not up to date, the following is a recap/summary of what we know so far -- officially -- about the upcoming Holidays at Disneyland Resort, as well as any likely scenarios that will take place, though not confirmed as of yet:

• OFFICIAL/CONFIRMED -- "Holidays at the Disneyland Resort" begin on Thursday, November 13, 2014, and end on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 ;

• OFFICIAL/CONFIRMED -- Returning this year are: Haunted Mansion Holiday (which is currently already running as part of Disneyland's Halloween Time celebration, but will stay open through the Holidays); It's a Small World Holiday; Jingle Cruise; Believe in Holiday Magic Fireworks (in DL); A Christmas Fantasy Parade (in DL); Sleeping Beauty's Winter Castle (in DL); Disney Viva Navidad (in DCA); World of Color - Winter Dreams (in DCA); Olaf's Frozen Ice Rink (in DTD); and the Winter Village (in DTD);

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  OFFICIAL/CONFIRMED -- It's a Small World is scheduled to be closed from 10/20-11/6, which means that it will reopen as It's a Small World Holiday on Friday, November 7, 2014;

• OFFICIAL/CONFIRMED -- Big Thunder Ranch (currently in its Halloween Carnival mode) is scheduled to be closed in some capacity from 11/1-11/6, meaning it will reopen as the Jingle Jangle Jamboree (or whatever Disney is calling it this year) on Friday, November 7, 2014;

• OFFICIAL/CONFIRMED -- The Avengers Super Heroes Half-Marathon weekend takes place at Disneyland Resort from Friday, November 14, 2014 - Sunday, November 16, 2014.

• OFFICIAL/CONFIRMED -- The Candlelight Ceremony/Processional will take place on Saturday, December 6, 2014, and Sunday, December 7, 2014 (there will be 2 performances each night, and the narrators have not been announced); and

• OFFICIAL/CONFIRMED -- Three Kings Day will return to California Adventure from January 4 - 6, 2015;

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• MAY OR MAY NOT BE COMING BACK IN 2014? -- Elf Days (in DCA); and Carolers and special holiday activities on select nights in Downtown Disney.

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• UNOFFICIAL, BUT PROBABLE -- Believe in Holiday Magic Fireworks, A Christmas Fantasy Parade and the Buena Vista Street Tree Lighting are likely to begin on Friday, November 7th;

• UNOFFICIAL, BUT PROBABLE -- A Christmas Fantasy Parade will most likely be taped over Friday, 11/7 and Saturday, 11/8, and some segments may possibly be taped in the days surrounding that weekend;

• UNOFFICIAL, BUT PROBABLE -- The Mad T Party's holiday show (in DCA) will likely return;

• UNOFFICIAL, BUT PROBABLE -- The 3 Hotels of the Disneyland Resort will likely not be fully decorated until approximately 6-9 days before Thanksgiving, while Santa Claus and the Dickens Carolers will probably not appear at the hotels until Thanksgiving Day; and

• UNOFFICIAL, BUT PROBABLE -- The Downtown Disney Winter Village and Olaf's Frozen Ice Rink will most likely not go up until after the Avengers Half-Marathon Weekend is over.

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• RUMORS, RUMORS, RUMORS (not confirmed at all) -- A Frozen sing-along, ice rink and meet & greet could be coming to Hollywood Land in California Adventure. This was published in an article by the unofficial site MiceAge, but there has been no announcement of this by Disney at all.

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Also see this Days/Dates/Events to Remember post on Page 1 of this thread, as I have updated it with the dates for Jazz Kitchen's Gingerbread House Building Workshop, and other significant dates that may impact your trips! (When the dates for the crafting of the famous handmade candy canes come out, I will add those in as well!)

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I updated the above post (from Saturday, 9/20) ^^ to include the return of Jingle Cruise...but we still don't know too much more than that at this point!

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[Disney127]

Here are some photos from our trip back in Nov/12 - when we planned our trip, we didn't even realize that Christmas decorations were up! LOL Will be there again this Nov and can't wait to really enjoy all the decorations and festivities!

 

[rentayenta]

Here are a few more. I'm really enjoying everyone's photos.

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[AutismMomma]

No problem. It is so interesting about the DLRR where it shuts down during the fireworks or run during the fireworks. I have seen the DLRR run during the fireworks when I was in IASW Plaza and watched Magical fireworks. There were times when the trains were at the stations and the CM's told the guests that they aren't running until the fireworks is over. Maybe it has to due with what fireworks show is running. I know that RDCT fireworks shoot fireworks around Main Street while the other three (BIHM, Magical and Halloween Screams) doesn't have any fireworks that shoot from the buildings on MS or around the area and maybe that's why the DLRR runs during specific firework shows. That is my observation and someone else might have their own opinion about it. I know for a fact that the Monorail shuts down during the fireworks.

Thanks so much all! Its so hard trying to plan with a child terrified of fireworks. We're working with his autism therapists to get a little more tolerant but not sure how much progress we'll make in the next 62 days!