Disneyland at Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread #4

[DisneyJamieCA]

Darn it, almost made it into every theme, but I'm out this one. We've been there during the holidays at least 8 times, but never that weekend.

 

[mom2rtk]

We did Fantasmic on CP night last year and I snapped this on our way out of the park:


IMG_8676 by mom2rtk, on Flickr

 

[Sherry E]

Yay! I had a feeling that Janet/mom2rtk would have something to post! Janet has now joined Orbitron and pattyduke34 as being one of the only ones to post to every single theme (as I am certain she will have something for tomorrow's final weekly theme, Holiday Cornucopia, as well)!!!!

 

[mom2rtk]

Yay! I had a feeling that Janet/mom2rtk would have something to post! Janet has now joined Orbitron and pattyduke34 as being one of the only ones to post to every single theme (as I am certain she will have something for tomorrow's final weekly theme, Holiday Cornucopia, as well)!!!!

I was worried this week would leave me out. This and the Critter Country week almost did me in though. I think this was my only shot again. Whew!

 

[Sherry E]

I was worried this week would leave me out. This and the Critter Country week almost did me in though. I think this was my only shot again. Whew!

You made it through the gauntlet! Tomorrow is the final weekly theme, and anything goes for that one as long as it is something holiday-related! The photos don't even have to be posted in one day -- they can be posted any time during the week, through Sunday, 11/9. The gift card winners will be chosen on 11/10.

 

[mom2rtk]

You made it through the gauntlet! Tomorrow is the final weekly theme, and anything goes for that one as long as it is something holiday-related! The photos don't even have to be posted in one day -- they can be posted any time during the week, through Sunday, 11/9. The gift card winners will be chosen on 11/10.

I really enjoyed participating Sherry. It was hard to watch last year and not be able to contribute until the final week. It has been a great way to get in the mood for our trip. Thanks again for all that you do here. It wouldn't be the same without you.

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

This is such a great thread. I've been enjoying all the updates you all have been contributing to Sherry's work.

 

[marlana323]

Thanks again everyone for sharing your photos. It's been fun for a newbie like me! They have all been beautiful.

I have been following the code challenge but can't find the original post that tells what the final process for it is. Does anyone know the page? Thank you.

 

[pattyduke34]

Excellent job, Orbitron and pattyduke34! (This is pattyduke34's second year of contributing to every single theme -- and I even added in 2 brand new themes to the Countdown this year, and she still tackled all of them!)

Sherry,
I was on a mission...You gave me quite a challenge this year! I really enjoyed the count down this year! When I leave in 18 days I know I need to add to my
collection for next year I need to be prepared for those twist and turns!

 

[NewbieMouse]

Thanks again everyone for sharing your photos. It's been fun for a newbie like me! They have all been beautiful.

Same here - I am determined to take more pictures this year so I can participate next year. I appreciate Sherry's hard work and all of your wonderful photos.

 

[Sherry E]

Hi, Mary Jo!

Thanks again everyone for sharing your photos. It's been fun for a newbie like me! They have all been beautiful.

I have been following the code challenge but can't find the original post that tells what the final process for it is. Does anyone know the page? Thank you.

marlana323 --

Don't do anything yet. We have one more theme to go -- and that is tomorrow's weekly theme.

This is how it will go for those who have been participating in the Code Word Challenge:

1. Tomorrow I will post the final theme, and the intro will contain the final code word.

2. After you find the code word, make sure you have a complete list of all of the code words, their corresponding theme weeks or theme days, in the order they were presented -- from oldest to most recent.

3. Arrange all of the code words into a sentence or phrase, and that sentence will be from a famous Christmas song or Christmas movie.

4. As soon as you have all of the above info put together and the name of the song or movie figured out, and you are 100% sure of the answers, rush here to this thread and post.

Remember that there have been some weeks with no code words at all, and some weeks in which there was more than one code word!

Don't send me a private message with the answer -- those will not count. You must post here in this thread.

Anyone who has been contributing photos is not eligible to do the Challenge too. It's one or the other -- photos or Challenge.

If you post an answer and you are not 100% sure of your answers, you run the risk of giving the info to someone else who is following or playing along. I can only tell you that something is not correct or incorrect, but if it is incorrect you have to go back and figure out what is incorrect -- and, in the meantime, someone else may post with the correct info!

The first person to post the complete and correct list of code words/themes, in order, along with the full line from the song or movie, AND the name of the song or movie to which the line belongs, will win the gift card -- so accuracy and timing are key factors here.



For example, let’s assume we were doing an astronomy/space-related Countdown. The Code Word Challenge participants would have to be compiling a list that looked like this:

Theme 1 – Jupiter – Code Word: fuse
Theme 5 – Saturn – Code Word: burning
Theme 6 – Milky Way – Code Word: alone
Theme 8 – Asteroids – Code Word: his
Theme 13 – Supernovas – Code Word: out
Theme 17 - The Moon - Code Word: here
Theme 20 - Earth - Code Word: up

Sentence/line: "Burning out his fuse up here alone."

SONG: “ROCKET MAN”

 

[kylie71]

I am out today.... but will be in tomorrow!

--Lori

 

[Pheran]

This is a photo from today of a Christmas tree being decorated in Downtown Disney.

 

[Sherry E]

This is a photo from today of a Christmas tree being decorated in Downtown Disney.

Interesting! I could be wrong, but based on the location of the tree in the photo, it appears that it may have been moved back to its original location (closer to the DLH) and that it won't be at the center of the ice rink -- unless the rink is being moved further back as well. It's hard to get a sense of exactly how close to the DLH the tree is in comparison to what it looked like in person.

There has to be some way to get the tree, rink and Village in place if they are all going to be open by 11/13, before the Marathon weekend kicks off. But the rink in its regular DTD spot would probably get in the way of Marathon activities, so I wonder if it is moving back towards the DLH a wee bit.

I always thought that the tree looked better without the rink surrounding it. You can see in the photos from yesterday's theme (which was Downtown Disney) that the height of the tree is visually cut down because of the rink around the base of it. The tree should stand separate from the rink unless there is a way to build the rink around the tree without cutting the height of it.

 

[mlnbabies]

For the code challenge can you post tomorrow after the code word is shown?

 

[Sherry E]

For the code challenge can you post tomorrow after the code word is shown?

minbabies --

Yes. If you think you have the correct and complete answer after I have put up the final theme tomorrow morning, you can post tomorrow. In fact, last year the winner of the Code Word Challenge posted within a couple of minutes after I put up the theme, as she had already figured out the answer and just needed the final code word to complete it!

In other words, you don't have to wait until 11/10 or anything like that to give the answer (11/10 is the date on which I will randomly select the two winners from the photo contributors, but the Code Word Challenge people don't have to wait until then), but if, for some reason, no one has figured it out, it could take a few days until the correct answer comes in. Just remember to be 100% sure that you have all of the necessary info, because if you post it and have any detail incorrect or incomplete and then have to go back and correct it, someone else could swoop in and give the correct answer.

All of the code words have to be used and listed with their applicable themes, and then arranged into a line or sentence from a Christmas song or movie. Some weeks had no code words at all, and others had one code word. I think that there was at least one week that had two code words.

 

[mlnbabies]

minbabies --

Yes. If you think you have the correct and complete answer after I have put up the final theme tomorrow morning, you can post tomorrow. In fact, last year the winner of the Code Word Challenge posted within a couple of minutes after I put up the theme, as she had already figured out the answer and just needed the final code word to complete it!

In other words, you don't have to wait until 11/10 or anything like that to give the answer (11/10 is the date on which I will randomly select the two winners from the photo contributors, but the Code Word Challenge people don't have to wait until then), but if, for some reason, no one has figured it out, it could take a few days until the correct answer comes in. Just remember to be 100% sure that you have all of the necessary info, because if you post it and have any detail incorrect or incomplete and then have to go back and correct it, someone else could swoop in and give the correct answer.

All of the code words have to be used and listed with their applicable themes, and then arranged into a line or sentence from a Christmas song or movie. Some weeks had no code words at all, and others had one code word. I think that there was at least one week that had two code words.

Thanks

 

[Brumeiser]

after 18 months of making payments we finally paid off our Disneyland package. We made all of our meals reservations and got everything we wanted this week so things are getting done for our Dec 26 trip.

 

[Sherry E]

after 18 months of making payments we finally paid off our Disneyland package. We made all of our meals reservations and got everything we wanted this week so things are getting done for our Dec 26 trip.

Brumeiser --

That's wonderful! It's a great feeling when all of the loose ends get tied up and you can literally check things off the list, one by one, isn't it? It's satisfying to know that almost everything is taken care of, so all you have do is get to Disneyland and have fun! I hope that your holiday trip will be an amazing one.

 

[Jenasweetemotion]

I have a couple to add. I have more but they are not on this computer.
Now to go drink some eggnog. Our grocery store got all the brands of eggnog in including my favorite Clover.

I know you can only briefly see the stage but I had to include the pretty horse.