Disneyland at Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread #5

[MaiMai]

Hello,


I have been lurking on this thread for several weeks now. My family has not been to Disneyland in a couple of years. We have a surprise coming up in September. We live in NoCal, so we are getting annual passes and we figured we would make another trip or two in 2017. However, I am excited about the holidays after reading this forum. I have never been to Disneyland during the holiday season, so I just booked a weekend trip for November.

 

[kylie71]

I sure hope Sherry is okay also! I believe she is on Facebook. I am such a techy dinosaur that I don't use FB or any social media so lol don't ask me for sure!

Sherry, hope you are not melted from all of our heat. Last few days out here have been cooler. Hope you (and everyone on here) are having a great and Blessed weekend.

She is on FB, she injured her wrist.... feel better Sherry!

 

[azdisneylover]

She is on FB, she injured her wrist.... feel better Sherry!

Oh no! I hope her wrist is healed soon. I really enjoy reading her posts, especially the ones that are filled with the wonderful pictures. Hurry up and get better, Sherry and start posting some of your great pics along with your helpful hints. They are missed. Your Halloween thread stuffed with all the helpful hints and great pics helped me pull off a 9 day stay with my family that finished with us going to a Halloween Party!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Thank you for the update Kylie!

Feel better, Sherry!

 

[mom2rtk]

Thanks for the update Kylie!

Sherry, I hope you heal quickly and can enjoy the unveiling of new Halloween and holiday happenings at DLR with all of us soon!

 

[dhorner233]

She is on FB, she injured her wrist.... feel better Sherry!

Thanks for the update Lori!

Sherry, I hope you are back here soon!

 

[SeaPic]

Hello,


I have been lurking on this thread for several weeks now. My family has not been to Disneyland in a couple of years. We have a surprise coming up in September. We live in NoCal, so we are getting annual passes and we figured we would make another trip or two in 2017. However, I am excited about the holidays after reading this forum. I have never been to Disneyland during the holiday season, so I just booked a weekend trip for November.

You will love it! We we experienced Christmas/Holiday for the first time during the Avengers Half last year. My DS11 was finally willing to go on Haunted Mansion and he loved the overlay. After the Jingle Cruise the kids actually said "is it always this fun?" I literally cried in Its a Small World! Love, love, love the song. I'm trying to figure out how make it this year too.

 

[princess_jamie]

I too have been lurking - today only though. I read about the last 10 ish pages. So much information here. I am headed to DLR for my very first ever Christmas experience this December 3-7!! Yay, so excited!

 

[mom2rtk]

This is still an unfounded rumor, but it has me rethinking our trip. I thought even though it's still rumor, you guys should have the chance to evaluate and consider it for yourselves:

http://www.disboards.com/threads/will-dl-fireworks-disappear-for-a-while.3522775/

 

[MaiMai]

This is still an unfounded rumor, but it has me rethinking our trip. I thought even though it's still rumor, you guys should have the chance to evaluate and consider it for yourselves:

http://www.disboards.com/threads/will-dl-fireworks-disappear-for-a-while.3522775/

I have seen the thread. If I were going to Disneyland just for the fireworks I would be concerned. We will be there September 4-9. Maybe we will catch the fireworks then if not no biggie. There are so many other things to do and see.

 

[mom2rtk]

I have seen the thread. If I were going to Disneyland just for the fireworks I would be concerned. We will be there September 4-9. Maybe we will catch the fireworks then if not no biggie. There are so many other things to do and see.

We certainly don't go just for the fireworks. But a big piece of what we go for is the entertainment. And with Fantasmic down for sure, I'm watching this piece of it carefully. We live about midway between DLR and WDW and are considering swapping back to WDW instead.

I'd probably be more OK with it if we made it more than once a year.

 

[Angrose]

We are going Nov 1-5. Wondering if it's a small world will be down for the holiday overlay during that time?? Also curious when jingle cruise will start up and if that ride closes at all for its Christmas transformation?

Yes, it's likely they will both be down getting their holiday overlays during that time If they stick to the pattern from past years, the holiday season will probably officially kick off the following Friday, Nov 11th so I would not expect them to be back up until that time. Sometimes there are soft openings a few days before.

 

[MaiMai]

We certainly don't go just for the fireworks. But a big piece of what we go for is the entertainment. And with Fantasmic down for sure, I'm watching this piece of it carefully. We live about midway between DLR and WDW and are considering swapping back to WDW instead.

I'd probably be more OK with it if we made it more than once a year.

Oh. I live in Northern California.

 

[egritz]

Oh, really? Thanks! We used to have a Disney Visa, but they closed our account for inactivity. I wonder if it would be worth getting our account re-opened. I had kind of been considering it anyway for the Star Wars M&G..assuming it is still happening in November.

Sorry, just seeing this (I'm not here on the boards much these days, I just pop in once or twice a month). I like the extra perks that the Disney Visa offers for your vacations, like the exclusive meet & greets, and discounts (which are great if you're not an AP'er)
https://disneyrewards.com/vacation-perks/

If you decide to sign up send me a PM with your email address. Disney/Chase has a referral program going on right now where you'll get double the reward ($200 Disney gift card after your first $500 in purchases in the first 3 months....normally it is just a $100 gift card) and I would get $50.

 

[mom2rtk]

Since the Halloween folks are all getting information today, can someone help me look forward to something for us holiday people? Does anyone know about how long after the Halloween announcement is made that they make the holiday announcement?

 

[dhorner233]

Isn't this the thread where Sherry would be asking everyone to post pictures of Christmas at Disneyland? She would give us different topics each week? How about until she comes back we start posting random pictures? Of course I'm sorry but my pictures are old another computer that I won't have access to until next week but does anyone else have any pictures they'd like to post?

 

[kylie71]

Great idea Denise. I have lots if anyone is interested!

--Lori

 

[dhorner233]

Great idea Denise. I have lots if anyone is interested!

--Lori

Post some and get things started! I have some I can post next week.

 

[Angel Ariel]

Since the Halloween folks are all getting information today, can someone help me look forward to something for us holiday people? Does anyone know about how long after the Halloween announcement is made that they make the holiday announcement?

Last year the announcement was made in September

 

[ttig34]

Since the Halloween folks are all getting information today, can someone help me look forward to something for us holiday people? Does anyone know about how long after the Halloween announcement is made that they make the holiday announcement?

I think they normally make the Christmas announcement in September.