Disneyland at Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread #5

[iloveseals]

Thank you both! I can't wait to see the castle all lit up again. It looked nice for the 60th but we went at Halloween last year and it just didn't compare.

I went during Christmas time a couple years ago and happened to be riding the Astro Orbiter right when they did the castle lighting. It was so beautiful and magical to see from that vantage point, I highly recommend it!

 

[mom2rtk]

By the way, if they are doing parade taping, it would NOT be listed on the entertainment schedule. It is not a regular running parade. They stop and start and stop and retape sections, give directions, stop, etc. It takes a long time....hours and there are people who sit along Main Street and watch.....(.....boring!?!!?)

That was sort of my understanding of the process. I'm still kind of surprised nothing has been posted about when they actually are taping this year. One person reported they had seen a call for dancers 11/5-6 but that's all I have read on it. And my head just won't stop trying to figure out why they are actually running a parade at 10:30 AM on 11/16.

I went during Christmas time a couple years ago and happened to be riding the Astro Orbiter right when they did the castle lighting. It was so beautiful and magical to see from that vantage point, I highly recommend it!

I bet that was awesome! Do they run the Astro Orbiter during fireworks? That would be cool too!

 

[cinder-ellah]

Its Nov 1st ......

Dear Disney,
Please post the events, schedules etc, etc, etc for Nov / Dec.
Please, please, please.........

 

[mom2rtk]

Its Nov 1st ......

Dear Disney,
Please post the events, schedules etc, etc, etc for Nov / Dec.
Please, please, please.........

Or how about even a follow up blog post? Something? Bueller? BUELLER??????

 

[Abbey1]

Hoping for a blog post today, now that Halloween is over. I did notice on the schedule, each day we will be there, a different band will be playing in Paradise Pier.... One named Villa 5, Adelaide, a Brazillian band. So, I guess that's how they will be doing the cultural entertainment for the Festival of Holidays... A different country each day? Maybe the crafts and activities that they mention will also revolve around the same country each day?

 

[rentayenta]

Or how about even a follow up blog post? Something? Bueller? BUELLER??????

Same!

 

[marivigi]

give us anything!!

 

[millie0312]

So I am anxious await Dec news and more stuff to pop up on the schedule too! I also noticed the hours are SO strange this year!! We are going Dec 5-14 that week Thursday is 8-12 in DLR but Friday is 9!!-12?? Since when is a Thurs busier then a Friday?? The whole week is full of wacky hours!! I also though last year DCA was open until 11? Maybe I'm just fuzzy though on my memory lol anytime though Disney- I don't think you can wait any longer.....

 

[goooof1]

That was sort of my understanding of the process. I'm still kind of surprised nothing has been posted about when they actually are taping this year. One person reported they had seen a call for dancers 11/5-6 but that's all I have read on it. And my head just won't stop trying to figure out why they are actually running a parade at 10:30 AM on 11/16.

I'm not sure how they have announced it in previous years, but that timeframe, first weekend in Nov., is what it has been in the past. I'll have to see when we get down there this coming
Friday!! YAY!!!

And that is too weird about the 10:30 am parade on 11/16.

 

[iloveseals]

So I am anxious await Dec news and more stuff to pop up on the schedule too! I also noticed the hours are SO strange this year!! We are going Dec 5-14 that week Thursday is 8-12 in DLR but Friday is 9!!-12?? Since when is a Thurs busier then a Friday?? The whole week is full of wacky hours!! I also though last year DCA was open until 11? Maybe I'm just fuzzy though on my memory lol anytime though Disney- I don't think you can wait any longer.....

SO strange! and DCA is opening an hour later than DL on Sundays! What the heck? Plus those weird 7pm fireworks and super late PtN on 12/10. Guess we'll be able to see the fireworks, 2nd WOC, and 2nd PtN!

 

[DizHanna456]

Does anybody else feel like this right now while trying to plan their holiday trip? Lol...
I have like 5 different spreadsheets with “if this happens at this time then… or if this shows up on the schedule then…” I'm going crazy!

 

[Abbey1]

World of Color- Season of Light is *finally* on the schedule!

 

[kristabelle13]

I was in both parks this morning. Halloween is gone (besides the front gates) and Christmas is up! Well, some new stuff like the wreath on the castle.

In DCA, some of the F&W booths are back!

 

[mom2rtk]

World of Color- Season of Light is *finally* on the schedule!

It's about time!

And when I went to go look at the WOC times listed, I see that one night we are there (11/17) they have moved the Christmas parade to 7:45. I really wanted to watch it at night. But of course, that's the night we're doing WOC dessert party. THAT is the problem with all the last minute calendar stuff. I already moved our WOC package from the 19th when PTN was added.

Grrrr........

 

[mom2rtk]

Does anybody else feel like this right now while trying to plan their holiday trip? Lol...
I have like 5 different spreadsheets with “if this happens at this time then… or if this shows up on the schedule then…” I'm going crazy!

YES!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mom2rtk]

And now I've looked through the rest of the calendar and it appears 11/17 is the ONLY day they are running the Christmas parade at night. That is coincidentally the day after the odd early times for the parade. That leads me to believe there's something unique to those 2 days, maybe something they are doing backstage getting ready for PTN on the 18th? I would sure love to know.

Regardless, anyone with the Holiday Tour scheduled one of those days should be aware they have odd parade times those days.

 

[DizHanna456]

Does anyone have guestimates on how quickly the tours fill up? I want to book for Dec 2 but won't be able to pay until Friday.

 

[Miggee]

i just got off the phone with CM regarding the Holiday Tour, this time, the CM said NO FP will be giving out at the end of the tour for the holiday tour, I told them that the last CM said there will be FP to Haunted Mansion, I was put in touched with a lead and she confirmed no FP, I expressed my disappointed and she said she will make sure to get the message to the tour department.. :-(

 

[DizHanna456]

i just got off the phone with CM regarding the Holiday Tour, this time, the CM said NO FP will be giving out at the end of the tour for the holiday tour, I told them that the last CM said there will be FP to Haunted Mansion, I was put in touched with a lead and she confirmed no FP, I expressed my disappointed and she said she will make sure to get the message to the tour department.. :-(

Thanks for letting us know.

 

[vault19dweller]

Has anyone here got any idea of what's happening for Paint the Night dining packages for the return during holiday season?

I was silly and waited to book the official dining package, while it seems everyone else booked BB normally, so now everythings sold out (silly me)

But, I just spoke to a dining cast member, and they still haven't heard_anything_ about PtN dinner packages... and PtN starts the Friday after next!!! :O

The weekend we'll be there there is only one showing on the weekends, and having missed it during the 60th (we're from Australia & family things meant we can't make it until this December) I have my heart set on getting an alright view of it, hopefully without losing hours of park time sitting in the gutter (because we have less park days there than previous visits) but I'm starting to think this might be the only option now.

Being the first & last chance we'll get to see it, I was really hoping there would be a dining package for it just to complete the experience.
However, considering it starts so soon, and the dining team still have no information at all, could it be that they're not offering a dining package for it?

Just thought I'd check here, because sometimes it seems the fans are more in the loop than various cast members at times (eg: the holiday tour confusion) but I have a horrible feeling it's just not being offered in any way >.<