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[kaoden39]

I am glad that you got ahold of him. I was starting to sweat that. I am looking forward to your pictures.

 

[Sherry E]

Have a great time tomorrow Sherry!! So happy this is working out.

Thanks, TK! I'll be back with pictures galore.

Whew! You had me worried there for a minute! So glad you got in touch with the shuttle driver and everything is set up for your pick up in the morning.

I see your point in thinking that you might have done just as well to go a few days prior to the official holiday start on the 12th. However, I do think you made a sound decision by waiting. You never know.... something else special might just crop up that specific day that you might have missed otherwise. Plus, although you are thinking that the reduced hours may be a set back I bet by the end of the day... after having gotten up before the crack of dawn.... you will probably be thankful that you didn't have to push yourself for a couple more hours. Open to close even during shorter hours makes for an extremely long and tiring day! No doubt you will make excellent use of your time and return to dazzle us with photos a plenty and the latest info on what we have to look forward to seeing.

Now get that listed printed and have a magical time in the park!

Marie -

Thank you! Welcome back to this thread! I know you've been super busy with your Webshots nightmare and DLR trip preparation (Marie's trip is fast approaching, folks), so I didn't think you'd be putting in an appearance here for a while!

You know, I usually end up getting up at the crack of dawn (or before) with little to no sleep before these excursions. I find that when I have a hotel room to go back to, often times I 'give up' and go back to the room to rest and end up staying put for the rest of the night because I'm so tired. If I do not have a hotel room but I arrange it so that I cannot get home until late (i.e., taking the last boat back from Catalina; arranging for a shuttle guy to pick me up late, etc.), I push myself more and get more done. So by telling the shuttle guy that I don't need to be picked up until 10:30 tomorrow night (past closing time at the parks), I guarantee that I stay until nighttime and force myself to make the most of it. I won't have a hotel room to escape to.

I printed the list! I am kicking myself a bit for caving in and looking at the holiday pictures on that "other site which shall not be named." I would have liked to be totally surprised, but I couldn't resist looking. Still, I think they skipped some things that I will make sure to capture, but I shouldn't have peeked. Hopefully the experience of seeing it all in person will be 100 times better than seeing the photos.

I am glad that you got ahold of him. I was starting to sweat that. I am looking forward to your pictures.

Thank you, Michele! If I had not reached the the shuttle guy, I guess I would have just either postponed it to the next day or assumed it wasn't meant to be and cancelled the plan. But I reached him so I guess it's meant to be.

 

[Carolwoodpr]

Sherry,
I am so glad you got a hold of John, even if he is not the one driving you in the morning. I am thrilled that you get to go. And I am glad you waited until tomorrow. It is the 'official' start of the holiday season and it is right that you should be there for the official start.

I happen to think your pictures are incredible, and since I don't do searches for pictures I don't compare yours anyway. I just simply love them.

Have a fantastic trip tomorrow, get lots of pictures, some peppermint ice cream and some free chocolate. Enjoy the tree lighting on BVS and think of me when you hear the bell ringers.

Your friend L

 

[mvf-m11c]

Hope you have a great time tomorrow on opening day of the Holiday season. It won't be too long until I am at the DLR during the Holiday season. I will be looking forward to your pictures and I will try to get the same ones as you got on your trip.

Bret -

Thank you. Yes, I will gasp in horror at the Toontown trees! I only had a chance to glance quickly at them last year, but this time I will inspect them up close and be horrified.

My December dates are already booked and paid for - I just wasn't sure if I would switch the dates to one week later. If the Candlelight Processional situation weren't so crazy and unpredictable, I would have a better idea.

You know, I have been trying to avoid seeing any holiday photos of Cars Land and Buena Vista Street until Monday. If I were not going to DLR until December I would just go ahead and look at photos anyway, but since I am headed to DLR in a few days I thought I could avoid seeing any pictures until then. Wrong. I tried to log into Facebook tonight, and the very second I got onto the page, I saw a picture of one of the Cars Land trees right there on the News Feed. There was no avoiding it. I didn't even have a chance to look away because it was right there. And worse yet, my computer then locked up and I was stuck on the page with the picture of the tree, so I couldn't get rid of it!

So now I've seen the Buena Vista Street tree and the Cozy Cone tree. I am hoping I can avoid anything else for just a few more days. I would never try to wait longer than a few days to avoid something because I know that pictures will leak out all over, but it's hard to avoid some of them unless you just don't go online at all!

It just horrible that DL is using those ugly trees at MTT.

I have been trying to do the same thing and not see the pictures of the Holiday decorations at BVS and CL. But I have spoiled myself by watching these youtube videos and pictures from other websites. I just can't help myself since my DA and I will be seeing BVS and CL with new decorations for the first time. It is completely different when you see them in person than by a computer.

Have a great time.

 

[deejdigsdis]

I missed giving you a proper send-off! I am so happy that you get to go today. I can't wait to see your pictures. Here's to hoping for a cooler-temperatures-scarf-swinging-around kind of holiday-ish feeling day.

 

[Carolwoodpr]

It's just after 12 at Disneyland. Think she is taking a break to eat, or powering through not worrying about her blood sugar.

Whatever you are doing now Sherry, we can't wait to see your pictures and hear about your day.

 

[kaoden39]

It's just after 12 at Disneyland. Think she is taking a break to eat, or powering through not worrying about her blood sugar.

Whatever you are doing now Sherry, we can't wait to see your pictures and hear about your day.

Or maybe she is having her beloved peppermint ice cream cone.

 

[tksbaskets]

I've been thinking about Sherry all day and imagining all the fun she's having. I hope a peppermint ice cream cone is part of her day! We need to know if there is a difference in the waffle cone (dipped in chocolate with sprinkles or not).

Why am I hungry now?

 

[deejdigsdis]

We also need to know if it was a regular old peppermint cone, or a Peppermint Cone of Death.

 

[tksbaskets]

We also need to know if it was a regular old peppermint cone, or a Peppermint Cone of Death.

LOL! Indeed. We also need a report back on any trash can issues.

 

[Carolwoodpr]

I have been thinking about Sherry and the Peppermint Ice Cream I am confident she took the time to have today, even if it was her only 'meal' of the day. Poor girl is going to be exhausted when she gets home tonight.

We miss you Sherry!

 

[Sherry E]

First of all, I will say this... I need sleep.

Next I will say...it wasn't a cone at all! I got a cup o' peppermint ice cream this time! Muahahahahaha! I first went in to Gibson Girl and asked if they even had the ice cream in and they did, so I got some.

Also - free peppermint bark samples at Ghirardelli!

There's a mini-gingerbread Mater in Flo's! Sooooo cute!

There are gingerbread cone houses in the "office" of the Cozy Cone Motel! Soooooo cute!

The Cars Land decorations are AMAZING - soooooo detailed, so thorough, so off-kilter.....soooo many new trees for Tree Quest between CL and BVS (hear that, Bret? You've got your work cut out for you!). Trees of all kinds - trees made of cones, trees made of tires, trees made of hubcaps, trees made of oil cans, trees galore.

Cars Land is playing holiday music - but it's done in the style that you'd expect from Cars Land.

Buena Vista Street plays vintage holiday music to fit the theme.

There are some awesome holiday window displays on BVS. The BVS tree is gorgeous (but I missed the bell ringers).

I saw nothing about the candy cane schedules anywhere, in Candy Palace or in Trolley Treats.

Even though the reindeer are gone from the Reindeer Round-Up, the reindeer motif lives on at the Jingle Jangle Jamboree.

I saw no "Christmas Village" at the DTD skating rink. I saw two "chalets" where you could rent skates and head gear, but I didn't see treats or merchandise. What kind of Christmas Village is that?

There is a sandwich at Earl of Sandwich called "The Cannonball." It's a meatball sandwich. I had planned to get my hands on one of those sandwiches tonight but by the time I got back to EoS, it was too crowded.

There were no decorations up at any of the hotels, at all. One of the PPH guys told me that the GCH gets decorated first, then the DLH, then the PPH last.

DTD does not have a Christmas tree because the ice rink is taking the space where it would go.

I saw many, many PhotoPass people out in full force today. They were everywhere. There were 3 of them posted around the BVS tree. There was one at the Storytellers statue. There were several in Cars Land (including in front of Flo's). They are all over the place - no one can complain that the PhotoPass people are lacking.

It was very hot for a while today - at least it felt like it. So I am feeling a bit queasy and must rest.

But I have to post some photos tomorrow - my TR title says "...coming 11-13-12" - so I have to deliver.


Zzzzzzzzzzz......

 

[rentayenta]

Can't wait to see your photos. You always give such great detail in your descriptions too.

We've been on the Christmas movie bandwagon. I'm keeping count this year:

Scrooged: 1

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (not animated): 1

Rudolph (Burl Ives one): 1

The best one of all, Love Actually: 1

And our tree may or not be up with lights only.

 

[tksbaskets]

Hi Sherry,
SO excited after your post!! Can't wait to see all the DCA decorations. I can rest easy now knowing you got the ice cream! I will have to go to the local supermarket for my fix this year.

Hope you got a picture of the Mater cookie

TK

 

[Velvetia]

Hi Sherry - really looking forward to your update and to seeing all your photos of DCA-Holiday!

 

[deejdigsdis]

Welcome home! That's too bad that it wasn't a scarf-swinging-wildly kind of day weather-wise. It sounds like you really packed a lot in. I wish I could have sat on BVS with you ... if you took time to actually sit and rest, that is. You were busy! Can't wait to see some pictures after you get a chance to rest a bit.

 

[Carolwoodpr]

Boy I am glad you got your ice cream, even though it wasn't in a cone.

So how did you like the samples Ghiradelli gave out? I am addicted to that stuff for sure.

You had a really busy day, I can't wait to see all of your pictures.

Hope you got some rest last night and feel better today.

 

[luvslikepi]

The Cars Land decorations are AMAZING - soooooo detailed, so thorough, so off-kilter.....soooo many new trees for Tree Quest between CL and BVS (hear that, Bret? You've got your work cut out for you!). Trees of all kinds - trees made of cones, trees made of tires, trees made of hubcaps, trees made of oil cans, trees galore.

I cannot wait to see your pictures! Taking my little one in just a few weeks and we are all so excited.

 

[PlutoRocks]

Wow!! You got a lot done in a day - I guess you would be tired after seeing all that and covering that much ground. Can't wait to see the pictures!!

I've seen a couple of commercials on TV that show some of the decorations but I can't wait to see how they look from your perspective.

I'm so happy you got to go yesterday! I thought about you all day wondering how much you were getting to see and do. I'm glad to hear you got some peppermint ice cream!

I'll be here waiting to see any and all pictures you choose to post

Have a great day!!

 

[Chereya]

Hooray Sherry! Can't wait to see the new pics and read the TR!