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Welcome back, figment_jii! I was afraid you wouldn't make it into the Treats & Treasures theme week, and it really wouldn't be a Treats & Treasures theme week without a contribution from you!! I'm glad you got the photos in before the end of the theme!
Reservations have apparently opened up for Christmas Eve dining at DLR (and I assume they will open up for Christmas Day next)!!! 
Those of you who will be in the parks on 12/24 or 12/25 may want to get some sort of an idea of the special food that is available for those two dates (in addition to all of the other holiday treats and goodies available throughout the entire holiday season). I don't have the special Christmas Eve/Day menu for 2014 yet. To be honest, it seems that most Disneyland discussion forums/fan sites don't get that elusive menu in print until closer to Christmas
, if they get it at all, and the Disney Parks Blog has been strangely silent as far as putting out any sorts of blogs with specific Christmas Eve/Day dining info for the last few years. The Parks Blog cranks out many blogs about Fall/Halloween goodies and Thanksgiving food, and you will soon see a big wave of blogs about Holiday season treats/goodies, but they have avoided doing anything specifically about Christmas Eve/Day dining at Disneyland Resort.
Even the Disney Food Blog -- which is not an official Disney website but they focus on Disney Parks' food -- has not done a blog about Christmas Eve/Day dining options as of yet. They were probably not given the menu from Disney.
It's hard to know what or where you want to eat for the holiday when you can't see the choices!
In any case, just to give you an idea of the kind of food that could be available for December 24th and 25th, and where you might find it, here are some links to the 2013 Christmas Eve/Day menus (I think that each version of the menu has something that the other one doesn't have, so I suggest looking at both of them):
2013 Christmas Menu from the Mouse for Less -- HERE.
2013 Christmas Menu from MousePlanet -- HERE.
Remember, keep in mind that the above-referenced Christmas Eve and Day menus are from last year and that no one has any menus from this year as of yet, so the specific dishes and prices may vary this year -- but at least you can get a sense of what's available and where to find it.
Also -- don't forget that in 2 days (Monday, 10/27/14) we kick off our warp speed round of mini-daily themes in the Theme Week Countdown. Each day next week will feature a different mini-theme, all the way through Sunday, November 2nd, and you MUST post your photos for that theme on the actual day I put it up in this thread -- you will not be able to post your photos for any of the mini-themes on any other day of the week besides the day I announce the theme.
In other words, you will have to check and post in this Superthread for 7 days in a row (assuming you have photos to fit the themes, which you may or may not have) if you want to earn extra entries into the gift card random draw. For every mini-theme you contribute to, you will earn TWO entries instead of one!!
If you can't get your photos in for each of the mini-daily themes, save them/hold them until we get to our final "Holiday Cornucopia" theme.
And you still have until tomorrow night -- Sunday, 10/26 -- to post your photos for this week's "Treats & Treasures (Food and Merchandise)" theme!
Lori --
You're welcome!
I think that John spends a lot of time on the East Coast too, so I wonder how often he actually visits DLR these days. I haven't heard of any 'Stamos sightings' recently, but that doesn't mean anything.
And, here's a John Stamos/DLR question -- in all of the reported sightings of him at DLR over the years, I have heard of him being seen at the GCH, in DTD and in Disneyland. Has anyone ever reported seeing him in California Adventure? Or the Disneyland Hotel? Or the Paradise Pier Hotel? I would think that he might occasionally wander over to the DLH because he is a 'retro Disneyland' fan and that hotel is part of Disneyland history. Also, he might want to eat at Steakhouse 55 or something. I don't think I have ever heard or read about Stamos sightings outside of DL, DTD or the GCH.
I'm still holding out hope that, one of these days, Bradley Cooper will find himself at Disneyland!
I've had good luck on my last 3 December Disneyland trips in terms of seeing celebrities, and I am hoping to continue the streak and see someone interesting this year!!
maleficent55 --
I really think that you will have a wonderful Christmas time trip at DLR if you already love the holidays! You are in for a treat! I think that even some of the folks who are not as crazy about Christmas as others are (who, me??
) get swept up in the magic of it all while there. I have a friend who is not as big of a Christmas fiend as I am -- I'm not even sure if she really likes the holiday season too much -- and she was really impressed by the beauty of the lights and colors along Main Street at night (with the Winter Castle glistening in the distance). Of course, not everyone is blown away -- there are those who go to DLR for the holidays and don't have that great of a time, and don't find it all that spectacular. I would say that the majority of folks fall in love with Disneyland Resort at Christmas time.
The actual seasonal menus for the various restaurants are not out yet -- they are all still in "Fall/Halloween Time mode." What will happen is that the Disney Parks Blog (and various other unofficial Disney sites) will begin to put out blogs about seasonal snacks and goodies (sweet stuff), and then Pam Brandon -- who is the main food writer for the Parks Blog -- will do a couple of blogs over time about the special menu items (savory stuff!) at various restaurants. She will tell us whether there are special limited time holiday (November-December-early January) offerings at, for example, Carnation Café or Plaza Inn, Café Orleans, etc.
The problem is that these blogs and articles don't come out back-to-back -- there is usually a substantial gap of time in between them. So we just get a little info at a time!
In the meantime, though, be sure to peruse my food and dining-related post on page 1 -- Eating, Drinking and Being Merry -- to see what has been available in previous years! Soon I also will have a fairly comprehensive list put together of all of the sweet and savory holiday foods (like the one I created for the Halloween Superthread) as well!
Corinna --
That's right -- you have been planning for a while. I remember when you first mentioned a possible holiday trip quite a long while ago! I just hope that, after all of this time and planning, the trip is a wonderful one for you (especially since you have a birthday and Thanksgiving to enjoy in the middle of all of your traveling)!
TK --
Wasn't the BBQ one of the places that actually had the elusive peppermint ice cream last holiday season? When the ice cream disappeared from -- or never arrived at -- the expected locations, it was supposedly available at the BBQ (and at Blue Bayou)! Also, don't they serve seasonal cobblers there as well?
Misskitty3 --
Yes, indeed -- Giada cut her finger last year. Then she quieted down a bit and stopped talking so much!
I wouldn't be surprised if Alton makes some sort of guest appearance -- Food Network loves to put Alton and Bobby in basically every show they have!
Katie Lee may be a fine chef, but she hasn't mastered her on-air personality yet. (I do enjoy The Kitchen, however.) She never seems entirely at ease. Some of the Food Network personalities probably cook great food but they are not that watchable or charismatic. I don't find Ree Drummond to be the least bit interesting to watch or listen to, but her food is probably great.
I haven't been thrilled with the last few winners of Food Network Star either -- I wouldn't watch their shows.
Apparently the holiday baking show is going to cover all sorts of holiday sweets, from fruitcake, to cookies, to yule logs, to pies, etc. It should be good.
Tracy --
You're welcome! (By the way, a week from now we will be already be enjoying the first new Hallmark Countdown to Christmas movie of the season!!!
)
I've heard Rachael Ray rave about Chelsea Market before. She loves it. I really liked the Thanksgiving Live shows, because of the way all of the chefs/cooks were set up at their little stations -- but in the same kitchen so they could interact with each other. They were all working on different dishes, and tasting each other's food, cracking jokes, wandering over to the other stations to help out, etc. I also liked that they were taking calls.
Thanksgiving at Bobby's seems like it might have a similar set-up in that they will be answering Facebook or Twitter questions, and each chef will be working on a different dish, but I don't know if they will all be cooking together in the same kitchen and interacting in a non-scripted way. I like Bobby and Michael Symon together -- since they're close friends in real life, they have a natural ease with each other and it shows. Sunny Anderson usually seems like she is fun to be around, so she will probably be able to hang with Bobby and Michael. I don't know. I didn't like (possibly tipsy) Giada on the show last year because she babbled too much, but this year I may be missing her on it!
Jenny --
You made it into the Theme Week!
Did you get the ice cream when you saw it? You aren't a big peppermint ice cream person, are you?
lucysmom --
Time has zoomed by at lightning speed! It really does seem like just yesterday that the Countdown began (in the miserable heat of summer), and now, here we are, coming up on the end of the Countdown very soon, and the beginning of the Holidays at DLR!
I think you will enjoy Viva Navidad a lot! As I've said in the past, it's a jubilant, lively, joyous celebration -- and when the music and dancing is going on, you can't help but want to dance too!
Reservations have apparently opened up for Christmas Eve dining at DLR (and I assume they will open up for Christmas Day next)!!!
Those of you who will be in the parks on 12/24 or 12/25 may want to get some sort of an idea of the special food that is available for those two dates (in addition to all of the other holiday treats and goodies available throughout the entire holiday season). I don't have the special Christmas Eve/Day menu for 2014 yet. To be honest, it seems that most Disneyland discussion forums/fan sites don't get that elusive menu in print until closer to Christmas
, if they get it at all, and the Disney Parks Blog has been strangely silent as far as putting out any sorts of blogs with specific Christmas Eve/Day dining info for the last few years. The Parks Blog cranks out many blogs about Fall/Halloween goodies and Thanksgiving food, and you will soon see a big wave of blogs about Holiday season treats/goodies, but they have avoided doing anything specifically about Christmas Eve/Day dining at Disneyland Resort.Even the Disney Food Blog -- which is not an official Disney website but they focus on Disney Parks' food -- has not done a blog about Christmas Eve/Day dining options as of yet. They were probably not given the menu from Disney.
It's hard to know what or where you want to eat for the holiday when you can't see the choices!
In any case, just to give you an idea of the kind of food that could be available for December 24th and 25th, and where you might find it, here are some links to the 2013 Christmas Eve/Day menus (I think that each version of the menu has something that the other one doesn't have, so I suggest looking at both of them):
2013 Christmas Menu from the Mouse for Less -- HERE.
2013 Christmas Menu from MousePlanet -- HERE.
Remember, keep in mind that the above-referenced Christmas Eve and Day menus are from last year and that no one has any menus from this year as of yet, so the specific dishes and prices may vary this year -- but at least you can get a sense of what's available and where to find it.
Also -- don't forget that in 2 days (Monday, 10/27/14) we kick off our warp speed round of mini-daily themes in the Theme Week Countdown. Each day next week will feature a different mini-theme, all the way through Sunday, November 2nd, and you MUST post your photos for that theme on the actual day I put it up in this thread -- you will not be able to post your photos for any of the mini-themes on any other day of the week besides the day I announce the theme.
In other words, you will have to check and post in this Superthread for 7 days in a row (assuming you have photos to fit the themes, which you may or may not have) if you want to earn extra entries into the gift card random draw. For every mini-theme you contribute to, you will earn TWO entries instead of one!!
If you can't get your photos in for each of the mini-daily themes, save them/hold them until we get to our final "Holiday Cornucopia" theme.
And you still have until tomorrow night -- Sunday, 10/26 -- to post your photos for this week's "Treats & Treasures (Food and Merchandise)" theme!
Thank You Sherry for all the info concerning the Food Network! The new Thanksgiving at Bobbies sounds fun!
I too, enjoy Storytellers over the holiday's, I find it cozy, and the woodsy décor, just screams mountain Christmas, even in the heart of the OC!
Also, lets not forget, that Mr.Stamos himself ( John) loves to hang out in the Hearthstone Lounge...... that is where this girl will be, a certain amount of everyday.... last year I missed him by one day! He showed up the day I LEFT!
They serve food from Storytellers in there, and its so cozy ,and Christmassy.. Really is a nice place!
--Lori
Lori --
You're welcome!
I think that John spends a lot of time on the East Coast too, so I wonder how often he actually visits DLR these days. I haven't heard of any 'Stamos sightings' recently, but that doesn't mean anything.
And, here's a John Stamos/DLR question -- in all of the reported sightings of him at DLR over the years, I have heard of him being seen at the GCH, in DTD and in Disneyland. Has anyone ever reported seeing him in California Adventure? Or the Disneyland Hotel? Or the Paradise Pier Hotel? I would think that he might occasionally wander over to the DLH because he is a 'retro Disneyland' fan and that hotel is part of Disneyland history. Also, he might want to eat at Steakhouse 55 or something. I don't think I have ever heard or read about Stamos sightings outside of DL, DTD or the GCH.
I'm still holding out hope that, one of these days, Bradley Cooper will find himself at Disneyland!
I've had good luck on my last 3 December Disneyland trips in terms of seeing celebrities, and I am hoping to continue the streak and see someone interesting this year!!
maleficent55 --
I really think that you will have a wonderful Christmas time trip at DLR if you already love the holidays! You are in for a treat! I think that even some of the folks who are not as crazy about Christmas as others are (who, me??
) get swept up in the magic of it all while there. I have a friend who is not as big of a Christmas fiend as I am -- I'm not even sure if she really likes the holiday season too much -- and she was really impressed by the beauty of the lights and colors along Main Street at night (with the Winter Castle glistening in the distance). Of course, not everyone is blown away -- there are those who go to DLR for the holidays and don't have that great of a time, and don't find it all that spectacular. I would say that the majority of folks fall in love with Disneyland Resort at Christmas time.The actual seasonal menus for the various restaurants are not out yet -- they are all still in "Fall/Halloween Time mode." What will happen is that the Disney Parks Blog (and various other unofficial Disney sites) will begin to put out blogs about seasonal snacks and goodies (sweet stuff), and then Pam Brandon -- who is the main food writer for the Parks Blog -- will do a couple of blogs over time about the special menu items (savory stuff!) at various restaurants. She will tell us whether there are special limited time holiday (November-December-early January) offerings at, for example, Carnation Café or Plaza Inn, Café Orleans, etc.
The problem is that these blogs and articles don't come out back-to-back -- there is usually a substantial gap of time in between them. So we just get a little info at a time!
In the meantime, though, be sure to peruse my food and dining-related post on page 1 -- Eating, Drinking and Being Merry -- to see what has been available in previous years! Soon I also will have a fairly comprehensive list put together of all of the sweet and savory holiday foods (like the one I created for the Halloween Superthread) as well!
Corinna --
That's right -- you have been planning for a while. I remember when you first mentioned a possible holiday trip quite a long while ago! I just hope that, after all of this time and planning, the trip is a wonderful one for you (especially since you have a birthday and Thanksgiving to enjoy in the middle of all of your traveling)!
TK --
Wasn't the BBQ one of the places that actually had the elusive peppermint ice cream last holiday season? When the ice cream disappeared from -- or never arrived at -- the expected locations, it was supposedly available at the BBQ (and at Blue Bayou)! Also, don't they serve seasonal cobblers there as well?
Misskitty3 --
Yes, indeed -- Giada cut her finger last year. Then she quieted down a bit and stopped talking so much!
I wouldn't be surprised if Alton makes some sort of guest appearance -- Food Network loves to put Alton and Bobby in basically every show they have!
Katie Lee may be a fine chef, but she hasn't mastered her on-air personality yet. (I do enjoy The Kitchen, however.) She never seems entirely at ease. Some of the Food Network personalities probably cook great food but they are not that watchable or charismatic. I don't find Ree Drummond to be the least bit interesting to watch or listen to, but her food is probably great.
I haven't been thrilled with the last few winners of Food Network Star either -- I wouldn't watch their shows.
Apparently the holiday baking show is going to cover all sorts of holiday sweets, from fruitcake, to cookies, to yule logs, to pies, etc. It should be good.
Tracy --
You're welcome! (By the way, a week from now we will be already be enjoying the first new Hallmark Countdown to Christmas movie of the season!!!
)I've heard Rachael Ray rave about Chelsea Market before. She loves it. I really liked the Thanksgiving Live shows, because of the way all of the chefs/cooks were set up at their little stations -- but in the same kitchen so they could interact with each other. They were all working on different dishes, and tasting each other's food, cracking jokes, wandering over to the other stations to help out, etc. I also liked that they were taking calls.
Thanksgiving at Bobby's seems like it might have a similar set-up in that they will be answering Facebook or Twitter questions, and each chef will be working on a different dish, but I don't know if they will all be cooking together in the same kitchen and interacting in a non-scripted way.
I like Bobby and Michael Symon together -- since they're close friends in real life, they have a natural ease with each other and it shows. Sunny Anderson usually seems like she is fun to be around, so she will probably be able to hang with Bobby and Michael. I don't know. I didn't like (possibly tipsy) Giada on the show last year because she babbled too much, but this year I may be missing her on it!Just in the nick of time. It has been a CRAZY week here!
Sherry, I found the Dreyer's Peppermint Wonderland ice cream today.
Jenny --
You made it into the Theme Week! Did you get the ice cream when you saw it? You aren't a big peppermint ice cream person, are you?
I was supposed to be paying bills, but I have been on youtube listening to music and watching the firework shows. My heart is so full!! When I heard that violin intro to the fireworkshow, I got teary-eyed! This season goes so quickly! Wasn't it just yesterday that Sherry started the holiday countdown?! This year I really want to try WOC again. And I must catch Viva Navidad! How did we not get to see that when we were there for six days last year?! BTRBBQ looks like a go, too. Thanks for the photos, TK. Maybe we will be down the hall from you again this year!! I can't wait!!!
lucysmom --
Time has zoomed by at lightning speed! It really does seem like just yesterday that the Countdown began (in the miserable heat of summer), and now, here we are, coming up on the end of the Countdown very soon, and the beginning of the Holidays at DLR!
I think you will enjoy Viva Navidad a lot! As I've said in the past, it's a jubilant, lively, joyous celebration -- and when the music and dancing is going on, you can't help but want to dance too!
