Did anyone go to the Easter cookie decorating demonstration in the Grand Californian Hotel lobby last week? I think it started on Thursday, 4/2, and lasted through Easter. Apparently there were samples given out at the demo.
They were still giving out prizes last night. I think the free maps were more like colored photo copies of the originals
I was surprised to see the eggs where taken down this morning (at least at
Disneyland).
I am still sad I didn't get my Mr Toad egg. I just did't feel right asking a child to switch eggs with me.
Lol. True -- I know what you mean. I wouldn't have had the heart to ask a child to swap eggs either. I, too, would have wanted Mr. Toad.
The photocopies of the maps -- if they were copies -- would explain the lack of stickers.
I am not too surprised at the eggs being taken down right after Easter. They're not put up as seasonal décor. They are only put up for the purpose of the Egg-stravaganza, so to keep them up longer might confuse guests into thinking that maps and stickers were still available and that the hunt was still officially going on.
We went to Disney Showcase (?) on Main Street about 20 minutes after 8 and they had a CM at the door telling us that the maps were sold out. Regardless, we had a great time.
It was more of a "normal" Disneyland trip and not specific to Easter, but oh well.
The maps were sold out on Easter morning? Did you try for a map in DCA too?
I know Disneyland still had egg prizes as of 8 am Easter morning. There were limited choices available , but they still had them. We were able to sweet talk the manager into swapping out our eggs with different ones. We had gotten Thumper and the White Rabbit on Friday at DL, then we did the hunt on Saturday in CA and they said the only eggs they had left were Thumper and White Rabbit. I was really glad we were able to swap out on Sunday. We ended up with Mr. Toad and Goofy to go with the Thumper and White Rabbit we already had. So that worked out nicely.
It sure did! I think that the prize eggs had better characters this year than last year. Last year, there was no option (at least not for me) for Mr. Toad, Thumper or the White Rabbit. I would have chosen any one of those characters over the ones I got.
I am shocked that there was no Olaf prize egg this year??
You have now experienced Halloween Time fun, Holiday season/Christmas fun and Easter/Springtime fun at Disneyland Resort in less than one year - which has been your favorite season at DLR so far?
Oh goodness...it sounds like I might have offended you with my statement about the eggs being in new places this year. I was only meaning to confirm that yes, I agree, they appeared to be in different spots. I'm sorry if I came off sounding rude or combative.
Or, maybe I'm being over-sensitive to your reply. It's been a weird morning.
No, no, no -- you didn't offend me at all! (Don't you hate the Internet sometimes, as it's so hard to tell what someone's 'tone' is in print? Lol.) I didn't think of your comment as rude in any way, shape or form. I just happened to notice that there was a Ghirardelli egg location this year, and there was one last year as well. (I didn't indicate where some of the eggs were located in my posts on page 1. Some of them were obvious, but others were not as obvious.) But I think you're absolutely right -- from the photos I have seen of this year's hunt, it appears that the majority of the hiding places were new and only one or two may have been repeated.
I think that was kind of how it worked in 2014 as well. I did not do the hunt in 2013 (and that one was only in California Adventure, not in Disneyland), but from what I read/was told, it seemed that a couple of the DCA hiding spots from 2013 were repeated in 2014 (one of the repeats was a spot in the Pacific Wharf area -- which was new to me in 2014 because I hadn't done the hunt in the previous year). I had a feeling that at least one location from 2014 would be repeated this year, though I was hoping that the majority of the hiding spots were all new, and it sounds/looks as if as if they were.
We did the hunt at DCA on good Friday. We actually redeemed for the prize first. We did actually finish the hunt, but did not feel rushed to do so, since my DD had the prize in hand already. It was a good time and hopefully one we can do again in the future.
I think that more people will have to start employing that tactic of getting the maps and prizes right up front. They can't guarantee that the maps, stickers or prizes will be available if they wait -- but the one element that will
not disappear before Easter will be the hidden eggs! Those eggs will stay put for the full 10 days or whatever the time frame is, and there is no time limit to locating them so there is no great rush.
We had no problem getting a map on Wednesday morning...and when my husband LOST it (not kidding) since I still had my receipt they graciously gave me a replacement. (This was at Oswald's. Same CM who sold me the original map.) We had a wonderful time, and it was great fun sharing tips and hints with other egg hunters. My daughter got the Tinker Bell prize egg, which made her day.
Kristina --
It sounds like it was a successful hunt! Did your daughter also enjoy all of the Frozen Fun?
I wonder if anyone encountered any of the aggressive egg hunters like the ones I encountered last year (the ones who were annoyingly crawling into my personal space to get to an egg in a window display) -- or if everyone was on their best behavior when closing in on a target?
Is the egg you receive as a prize empty? Or does it have a treat inside? I think my son would be disappointed to receive an empty egg, so I might sneak something in there when we redeem our map.
