Grand Californian Super Thread

[DmaxHawk]

I finally got around to downloading our photos from our trip last month. (Goodness! Has it been that long?) I'm going to attempt to put in a photo from my SmugMug account, but I'm not certain how well it's going to work, so please bear with me. If it doesn't work, I'll try to figure it out further tomorrow. Here goes:

Looks like you were right above our room when we stayed. I love that view!

 

[KCmike]

Loving everyone's shots!!!!

Question for everyone...During Christmas time does the GC go all out and decorate??

Here's my POTD.

 

[DmaxHawk]

Mike, do you mean decorations besides the tree?

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

Looks great! Thanks for sharing!

Very nice pic of DCA from the pool view Stephanie.

Verrry nice view!!! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks, everyone! I'm so glad it worked.

Looks like you were right above our room when we stayed. I love that view!

We were in room 6220. Pretty close?

 

[funatdisney]

Loving everyone's shots!!!!

Question for everyone...During Christmas time does the GC go all out and decorate??

Great picture as always, Mike. I don't quite remember how decorated the GCH gets for the holidays. The Christmas tree in the Grand room captures your full attention and you just don't notice anything else. Now I am going to take the time to notice how the GCH is decorated when we go in December.

You know who would know? Sherry E, of course! I would hop on ever to the Disney at Christmas thread and ask there. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=38552898#post38552898

 

[DmaxHawk]

Thanks, everyone! I'm so glad it worked.



We were in room 6220. Pretty close?

Yep! IIRC, we were in 5224. Almost right above us

 

[KCmike]

Great picture as always, Mike. I don't quite remember how decorated the GCH gets for the holidays. The Christmas tree in the Grand room captures your full attention and you just don't notice anything else. Now I am going to take the time to notice how the GCH is decorated when we go in December.

Thanks. I probably won't get over to GC on the one day we're there. So sad.

 

[KCmike]

 

[KCmike]

Little something different today.

 

[DmaxHawk]

Very nice Mike! I forgot about that it had that channel.

 

[funatdisney]

Great picture as always, Mike. I don't quite remember how decorated the GCH gets for the holidays. The Christmas tree in the Grand room captures your full attention and you just don't notice anything else. Now I am going to take the time to notice how the GCH is decorated when we go in December.

Thanks. I probably won't get over to GC on the one day we're there. So sad.

Well, then, you can always plan on another trip. Say...Dec. 2011?

 

[goldies 5]

I am excited to be staying here this year. We go every year during the Holiday Season and usually stay at PP or DLH. We haven't stayed here since 2002. We are really looking forward to it.

 

[KCmike]

Time for another photo and a bump.

 

[KCmike]

Well, then, you can always plan on another trip. Say...Dec. 2011?

Ha Ha. My disney trip days will soon be over for awhile. Taking next year off. Hoping to visit Yellowstone or Oregon if any trip at all. Trying to tighten my belt next year. I will probably need therapy with a whole year off from disney.

 

[DmaxHawk]

Time for another photo and a bump.

Great photo Mike! Never noticed the twigs on the shades!

 

[jenksdj]

I love this thread! We're leaving in less than 2 weeks and I can't contain myself. I'm on the DIS every day trying to find out as much stuff as I can.

I called GCH last week to put a request for bunk beds on my room reservation and they said the hotel is sold out for our arrival date (Nov.1)!! Yet, the park hours are only 10:00 am to 8:00 pm all week, so I was hoping for lowish crowds. Don't they extend the hours if they're expecting large crowds?

My DD8 told me last night already that she is "too excited to sleep". I think the night before the trip is going to be a write off - especially with it being Halloween and all! No sleep happening in this house!

 

[silence]

Tonight will be our last night here at the GCH. We have a standard room, our view is of the PP and DLH. Still love it. Our room is very close to the elevators, almost overlooking the main lobby when you walk out. I am not sure how we will bring ourselves to stay anywhere else!

 

[KCmike]

Great photo Mike! Never noticed the twigs on the shades!

Thanks Sal.

 

[funatdisney]

Ha Ha. My disney trip days will soon be over for awhile. Taking next year off. Hoping to visit Yellowstone or Oregon if any trip at all. Trying to tighten my belt next year. I will probably need therapy with a whole year off from disney.

Well December is at the end of the year right? Good luck on that therapy, It has never worked for me I always end up back at DLR no matter what I say.

 

[twopeasonepod]

Hello! I have been reading this post for days now and thank you all so much for the wonderful info. It is truly helpful!

I haven't been to DLR since the original Captain EO came out and I was at Pepperdine. My roommate was the runner-up Disney Ambassador that year!

We have been to WDW twice in the last year and are now going to GHC for 11 days (which is actually better since we are from Hawaii). We have four-year-old twin boys.

I have tried to read as much as possible, but my eyes are going cuckoo at this point. I apologize if these questions have already been covered, but anyway......

Anyone know:

1) What are the chances that we will not get the bunk beds we requested?

2) Can we push the bunk beds up against the wall? Or do the sconces prevent that?

3) Is there a trundle in every bunk bed?

4) Do I need to bring portable blow up rails (that we already own) for the bottom bunk? I really want to conserve luggage space, but can't really tell if it's high enough to matter if one of them falls off the bottom bunk.

We already have the Vons delivery scheduled. We bought tix for Mickey's party on Halloween and APs. WOC dinner at AG.

Anything else I am missing?

Again, thanks so much for all the awesome insight and great photos!