Disneyland at Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread #4

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Thank you! Tying to stay towards the park exit, our wee ones will be exhausted by that point and don't want to fight crowds (as much) to depart.




Another question, for HMH, is it the traditional music, or songs from Nightmare Before Christmas?
 
I liked that Santa & Reindeer & didn't realize it was new last year, I'm glad we got some pictures with it.
I haven't kept up to speed on the frozen invasion of that area - are we to also expect another Elsa & Anna meet n greet in DCA????

egritz --

MiceAge has been reporting for a while that, as of December 20th, Hollywood Land will be taken over by Frozen, complete with a Frozen sing-along, a meet & greet, an indoor ice rink and "real snow" and whatever else. It has been only a rumor, but various signs seem to indicate that it might happen.

Yes -- all of the decorations in Hollywood Land last year were brand new.



Sherry, I also think that's interesting. I hope they aren't leaving Christmas decorations down and are planning to do something that really doesn't start until 12/20! That would stink for those of us traveling earlier. I look forward to more reports from the park!

And thanks for the info on the VN characters. We'll just have to head over and start asking questions. :cool1:


Janet --

Looking at Misskitty3's photos it appears that some random strands of garland are up on the HL facades, but those circular Santa and star signs don't appear to be attached to the poles and trees as they were last year (I didn't see them in the photos), and there is no Santa/reindeer display at the end of the street.

I am guessing that that specific spot will be a Frozen photo spot of some sort, and it may have been too much trouble to put Santa up there when he'd only have to come down by 12/20.:sad: I would rather have Santa there for the first month+ of the season that not have him there at all.


Good morning. For those interested in the Jazz Kitchen Gingerbread House Workshops, tickets are now on sale: http://www.eventbee.com/event?eid=165822544

pixiedust::santa:pixiedust:

twinky --

Thanks! I had actually planned on mentioning that here later today, as I had announced the details and dates of the Workshop quite a while back and figured that people had forgotten. I have the dates for it in the second post on page 1, but it's also good (for reference) to show them this Downtown Disney post, which includes a link to figment_ji''s photos of the Workshop, so people can see what it entails.



:santa::santa::santa:
 

More Fantasmic Fastpass details at MousePlanet. Wasn't sure if I should link or not. Still can't decide what to do for next month. Hungry Bear maybe? I hate being one of the guinea pigs for this!
 
Booked our holiday tour. It's getting so close.

Thanks to everyone for your contributions on this thread. It's making planning so much easier for me! :)
 
Just want to share on the CHRISTMAS thread what I bought yesterday at DCA!!!
(They are also all over DL)!

:santa: :santa: :santa: :santa:

MERRY CHRISTMAS, MICKEY 'ELF' (popcorn holder)!!! :goodvibes


ADORABLE!!!!

HMH uses the music from and inspired by Nightmare Before Christmas. You can get a sense of the music (from the titles) used in the Wikipedia listing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted_Mansion_Holiday

Doombuggies also has a lot of information about the music for HMH:
http://www.doombuggies.com/holiday1.php

What a wealth of information! Thanks for posting. I can hear the HMH 'Jingle Bells' in my head as I'm typing.
 
Congrats to all the winners!

We're thinking about switching from PPH to CCI for our trip next week but we have an Ariel's Grotto reservation at 9:00, during EMH. What is the process for entering then when you're staying offsite?
 
I dropped Marlana's, Bret's and Kristan's Disney gift cards in the mail today!:banana::banana: They are on the way (with a delay tomorrow, for Veterans Day). Since I'm in Los Angeles I would assume that Bret and Kristan should get their gift cards by/before the end of the week, but sometimes the USPS is surprising. Marlana might end up getting her gift card before the others do!


Here is a new blog from the Disney Parks Blog folks:

"Authentic Tastes for Disney ¡Viva Navidad! at Disney California Adventure Park" -- Disney Parks Blog; posted on November 10th, 2014 by Rachel Brent, Food & Beverage Marketing Communications Coordinator


:dance3::dance3:
 
So today i spent 10 bucks on an Elsa blanket. only to get home and find a better one so now i'm taking the kid one back and getting an adult one for pick up wed. so before we leave on the bus we will be running around in the AM to get the blanket for the bus.

I'm so obsessed with Elsa.
Hay at least it will waste a couple hours before we have to go on the bus.

Merry Christmas to me....and Happy Bday
 
Just made my Holiday Tour Reservation! I'm excited because I was worried about getting the AP Discount. I have purchased my AP, but it won't be activated until I get there so I was afraid that I wasn't going to be able to do it. BUT, I let the CM know that when I called and she said that it would be no problem. I just have to show them the AP when I get there - so yay for the discount and yay for the tour! Can't wait!
 
dedesmith32 said:
Just made my Holiday Tour Reservation! I'm excited because I was worried about getting the AP Discount. I have purchased my AP, but it won't be activated until I get there so I was afraid that I wasn't going to be able to do it. BUT, I let the CM know that when I called and she said that it would be no problem. I just have to show them the AP when I get there - so yay for the discount and yay for the tour! Can't wait!

the tour gets charged when you book it, not when you actually take the tour. So does that mean they will just refund the discount on your credit card when you sign in for the tour? How do they know how much you paid when you get there? I wonder if they can see that when you sign in. I am curious how this is going to work because I am in the exact same position as you.
 
I dropped Marlana's, Bret's and Kristan's Disney gift cards in the mail today!:banana::banana: They are on the way (with a delay tomorrow, for Veterans Day). Since I'm in Los Angeles I would assume that Bret and Kristan should get their gift cards by/before the end of the week, but sometimes the USPS is surprising. Marlana might end up getting her gift card before the others do!


Here is a new blog from the Disney Parks Blog folks:

"Authentic Tastes for Disney ¡Viva Navidad! at Disney California Adventure Park" -- Disney Parks Blog; posted on November 10th, 2014 by Rachel Brent, Food & Beverage Marketing Communications Coordinator


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Is the Viva Navidad menu the only menu available at the Boardwalk Garden Grill between now and January? We love the non-holiday menu there. -- Suzanne
 
So today i spent 10 bucks on an Elsa blanket. only to get home and find a better one so now i'm taking the kid one back and getting an adult one for pick up wed. so before we leave on the bus we will be running around in the AM to get the blanket for the bus.

I'm so obsessed with Elsa.
Hay at least it will waste a couple hours before we have to go on the bus.

Merry Christmas to me....and Happy Bday

the tour gets charged when you book it, not when you actually take the tour. So does that mean they will just refund the discount on your credit card when you sign in for the tour? How do they know how much you paid when you get there? I wonder if they can see that when you sign in. I am curious how this is going to work because I am in the exact same position as you.

I just told them about my AP situation and they only charged me the discount price. So I paid it and they just said to make sure and show my AP when I check in for the tour!
 
dedesmith32 said:
I just told them about my AP situation and they only charged me the discount price. So I paid it and they just said to make sure and show my AP when I check in for the tour!

Glad you got the discounted tickets! The CM i talked to was not helpful at all, and didn't seem to care about my dilemma and charged me full price. I'm hoping they will be able to resolve this when i get there. Wish me luck!
 
Is the Viva Navidad menu the only menu available at the Boardwalk Garden Grill between now and January? We love the non-holiday menu there. -- Suzanne

They did not have the Mediterranean menu yesterday, just the Mexican items.





We stopped in at Gibson Girl today for ice cream. The special peppermint ice cream wasn't listed on the main menu but I asked about it and was told they have it now.

I saw the mailing tube mini Xmas trees at the shop by Pooh's but when I asked about them at the Emporium I was told they hadn't gotten them in yet.

The park was packed today - lines to get thru security were backed up to the bus areas. Once past security, the line to get into DL moved really fast! Today has been the most crowded of the 3 days we have been here.












 
I dropped Marlana's, Bret's and Kristan's Disney gift cards in the mail today!:banana::banana: They are on the way (with a delay tomorrow, for Veterans Day). Since I'm in Los Angeles I would assume that Bret and Kristan should get their gift cards by/before the end of the week, but sometimes the USPS is surprising. Marlana might end up getting her gift card before the others do!


Here is a new blog from the Disney Parks Blog folks:

"Authentic Tastes for Disney ¡Viva Navidad! at Disney California Adventure Park" -- Disney Parks Blog; posted on November 10th, 2014 by Rachel Brent, Food & Beverage Marketing Communications Coordinator


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Thanks again! I will let you know when it arrives!

AND: mole mole mole!! So excited for that!!!




So today i spent 10 bucks on an Elsa blanket. only to get home and find a better one so now i'm taking the kid one back and getting an adult one for pick up wed. so before we leave on the bus we will be running around in the AM to get the blanket for the bus.

I'm so obsessed with Elsa.
Hay at least it will waste a couple hours before we have to go on the bus.

Merry Christmas to me....and Happy Bday

I am a bit obsessed too.

I found a darling Anna & Elsa blanket at Costco for $13.99 a few weeks ago. Super soft and an adult sized throw blanket.

I also got some cute hand-stamped bracelets from spiffingjewelry.com One bangle says "Let it go" (naturally) and the other one says "I am one with the wind and sky."
 
We stopped in at Gibson Girl today for ice cream. The special peppermint ice cream wasn't listed on the main menu but I asked about it and was told they have it now.

I saw the mailing tube mini Xmas trees at the shop by Pooh's but when I asked about them at the Emporium I was told they hadn't gotten them in yet.

The park was packed today - lines to get thru security were backed up to the bus areas. Once past security, the line to get into DL moved really fast! Today has been the most crowded of the 3 days we have been here.













Holy moly that looks incredible! :lovestruc :cloud9:
 
A spot just opened up for our party of 10 to have breakfast at Minnie's on Christmas Day! I think that sounds like a lot of fun for the 6 kids in our party, considering we're leaving all their presents at home. :cool1:

I'll be calling tomorrow morning to try for FP dining for Fantasmic for Christmas week. Is anyone else trying for that?
 
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