Disneyland at Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread #5

[ten6mom]

No surprises in the dates for this year's Candlelight Ceremony/Processional -- same ol' 2 nights on the first weekend of December, as usual. I wish they'd add some nights again. -- http://www.disneylandevents.com/candlelight/

Because of the chatter here on the DIS last year, I deliberately booked a hotel for that weekend. Hoping we get to see it but not sure how much "camping out" we will be able to stand!!!

 

[Angel Ariel]

We'll be there before and through the 11th for Avengers weekend. Do they soft open iasw holiday and jingle cruise (if they do it) before the christmas season officially starts?

 

[DizneeRailFan62]

I know Sherry will be opening a new Superthread soon, but I'm getting psyched up for the holidays, so here are some dreary photos from Christmas 2014, before the 60th Anniversary overlays...it was raining quite a bit that trip, but spirits will not be damped in Disneyland at Christmas!


First stop is always Main Street Station...not so much for the flowers, but the trains!


Walt is always home!


And always smiling too!


A little French Quarter action.

Can't wait for the new thread to appear. Thanks to Sherry again for all her behind the scenes work. Cheers, all!

 

[planningjollyholiday]

We'll be there before and through the 11th for Avengers weekend. Do they soft open iasw holiday and jingle cruise (if they do it) before the christmas season officially starts?

IASW usually opens early; the first weekend of November. Last year jingle cruise opened one day before the official season started. We went the exact time frame you are going last year and it was fully decorated for the season.

 

[MommyLove]

Everyone, please carry on with posting photos here if you would like to. I'm not doing a Countdown now, but I will be switching us to a new thread at some point. I have to prepare some info to go on page 1 of that new thread, which takes a lot of time, and I can busy myself with that while you guys continue on here with your themes, and chat about the season, etc. It's a win-win for everyone.

So, please continue!

Ya Lori, you were doing great! Let's keep going!

I know Sherry will be opening a new Superthread soon, but I'm getting psyched up for the holidays, so here are some dreary photos from Christmas 2014, before the 60th Anniversary overlays...it was raining quite a bit that trip, but spirits will not be damped in Disneyland at Christmas!

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First stop is always Main Street Station...not so much for the flowers, but the trains!

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Walt is always home!

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And always smiling too!

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A little French Quarter action.

Can't wait for the new thread to appear. Thanks to Sherry again for all her behind the scenes work. Cheers, all!

Wonderful photos, thanks for sharing!

 

[sgrap]

I mentioned a while back that I would be starting a new thread. I also said I hadn't made up my mind about doing a Theme Week Countdown -- but I would think on it, as last year's Countdown took place in August. I was still thinking on a way to do it, but you guys started before I could come back to announce anything or express my thoughts. And that's fine, as I did say go ahead and post random photos if you guys really wanted to -- but that I would be switching threads soon. In any case, that's that.

Here's what I would say -- in the future, if anyone wants to know what I am doing or not doing with the thread, PM me to ask. Don't rely on posting in this thread. The email notifications for these threads are spotty at best, so I am not always going to see what you are posting if I am busy with other things and not here to check in. A PM, however, should, hopefully, send an alert to my email.

Just had to jump in and say, 'Hi, Sherry!!!" Always fun to see your name pop back up . . . I'm not on the boards all the time, but when I am I always love seeing your posts. I hope I will see when you start your new thread!! I haven't jumped into the Countdown photos yet, but I sure did take a bunch last year during our November trip with your countdown in mind.

 

[Angel Ariel]

IASW usually opens early; the first weekend of November. Last year jingle cruise opened one day before the official season started. We went the exact time frame you are going last year and it was fully decorated for the season.

We were there that weekend too, but our arrival day was the day the holiday season started. We're getting there a bit earlier this year, so hoping we can hit some of the holiday attractions at least once before the weekend crowds!

 

[jessieroo]

I just booked for next year, November 14 thru the 17. I am so excited

 

[Sherry E]

Looks like last year the holiday season announcement came on Thursday Sept 3rd...so maybe we'll have an announcement next Thursday? (9/1)

Yes, I think it will come by the end of this week or sometime next week. That's what I was planning on. Just as I did with the Halloween thread, I am trying to time the starting of the new Christmas/Holiday Superthread with when the announcement comes out about the season via a Parks Blog. I got the Halloween Time thread up and running right before the Parks blog announced the season and MHP dates -- just in the nick of time! So I am trying to do that with the new Christmas thread. There may be a gap of a few days between when I start the thread and when the Parks Blog goes up, or there may be only a few hours between! But the main thing I wanted to avoid was having the new info and discussion about the season get buried in an already-long thread when it should probably start out the thread.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Quick hello to you Sherry and thank you for all your Christmas thread work once more. I'm not surprised but still disappointed by the Candlelight info. I really wish CP would be offered at least one weeknight! This year, I probably won't be attending. I don't want to miss church service on Sunday and also have choir committments. Lol, I could get to DL on Sunday just in time to be too late to camp out for the later CP Last year, I had the Blessing of meeting up with a friend form these very boards and she and her family camped out very early Saturday morning to get a bench. When I came around 10 or 10:30, we saved our bench all day. I will also say last year to me it seemed busier than the year before, not so much room to come and wait later so I'd recommend camping out! CP is a beautiful and very touching way of celebrating God and His Greatest Gift in Jesus at Disneyland. I hope any of you who want to view get to do so this year and enjoy Maybe one year, CP will be expanded!

 

[DizneeRailFan62]

Hows about a BUMP and a little color from Christmas 2014 before this version of the thread slides off into the ethernet?

A stroll into the photo shop at DCA's entrance near the lockers finds this lovely tree


Elias & Son's where we always visit with Mr. Kringle


Can't forget Oswald's


Love the jolly man and his team suspended in Hollywood Studios


And finally, Mrs. DizneerailFan62 at PPH...Love that tree! Happy Wednesday to all!

 

[Abbey1]

I am wondering which nights PTN will most likely be running during the Christmas season. Do you guys think it will be for the entire season, or just the week of Christmas through New Year? I'd love to see it one more time, and would change our dates around if it was only going to play certain nights. Do you guys think they will announce which dates it will be showing during the big Christmastime blog post that should be coming soon?

One more question, if PTN is going to be showing during Christmastime, does that mean that the Christmas parade would only be shown during the day this year? Thanks!

 

[mom2rtk]

I am wondering which nights PTN will most likely be running during the Christmas season. Do you guys think it will be for the entire season, or just the week of Christmas through New Year? I'd love to see it one more time, and would change our dates around if it was only going to play certain nights. Do you guys think they will announce which dates it will be showing during the big Christmastime blog post that should be coming soon?

One more question, if PTN is going to be showing during Christmastime, does that mean that the Christmas parade would only be shown during the day this year? Thanks!

I think a bunch of us are waiting for more specifics on this. Maybe they meant weekends during holiday time? Or maybe they meant just Thanksgiving week and Christmas week. Who the heck knows?

 

[Angel Ariel]

So much for an announcement on 9/1 Come on, Disney, I want to know what to look forward to!

 

[mom2rtk]

No joke! It's time to get the show on the road!

 

[Angel Ariel]

No joke! It's time to get the show on the road!

I finally got through the first day of my photos from last year. We had a character breakfast in the morning, watched the Christmas parade in the afternoon, then Paint the Night later, and then Disneyland Forever. All in one day. I had TONS of photos to pare down! Hopefully the other days of the trip aren't as photo heavy as that one!

 

[mom2rtk]

I finally got through the first day of my photos from last year. We had a character breakfast in the morning, watched the Christmas parade in the afternoon, then Paint the Night later, and then Disneyland Forever. All in one day. I had TONS of photos to pare down! Hopefully the other days of the trip aren't as photo heavy as that one!

I just hope we have as much entertainment this year. I'm afraid it's going to seem sparse in comparison.

 

[Angel Ariel]

I just hope we have as much entertainment this year. I'm afraid it's going to seem sparse in comparison.

I agree...I hope the "select nights during the holidays" means weekend nights throughout the holiday season and not just the actual holiday weeks of Thanksgiving/Christmas.

I also hope that they at least bring back the Christmas fireworks...that would be a new show to us as well. Nothing will come close to DL Forever (or RDCT, still my favorite), but hopefully there will be some kind of fireworks happening.

 

[Minnie Sue Oz]

Still waiting on the news....................ho hum!!!

 

[mom2rtk]

Still waiting on the news....................ho hum!!!

With them putting together an all new parade for Halloween, I'm not expecting much new for Christmas. How hard is it to just put out their blog already? What are they waiting for, Christmas?