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[TheColtonsMom]

Wish we had seen Bert & Mary while we were there. Colton got so excited when we ran into Benny the penguin I can't imagine what would have happened if Mary had spoken to him LOL

GREAT pics and point of view as always

 

[Sherry E]

Wish we had seen Bert & Mary while we were there. Colton got so excited when we ran into Benny the penguin I can't imagine what would have happened if Mary had spoken to him LOL

GREAT pics and point of view as always

Thank you, Sherri! I have more Bert and Mary photos coming up - that was a really charming little moment. Mary was saying how much she liked certain Christmas songs and so the band played them and she and Bert started happily singing along and dancing with the children. It was one of those pure, delightful, playful 'Disney' moments!

I'm following along with your TR too - great photos at Minnie & Friends!! They are known for having the most characters out of all the character meals, but their food seems to get hit or miss reviews. I suppose Goofy's and Ariel's are considered Premium dining because of the food selections, which are either more varied (in Goofy's case) or more unique (as with Ariel's).

And even though you didn't really care for Goofy's, the fact that Goofy played with Colton for 20 minutes is great - I think that's a lot longer than he plays with other people, from what I've seen! So that was a big plus, I suppose. I don't think I would try to do a dinner at GK any later than 8 p.m. - only because I've been told by Dining before that they stop serving at 9 p.m. They don't stop seating, but they stop putting out fresh food at 9 p.m., according to what I've been told, I guess. I would be afraid I would miss the characters and that they'd all head out, as was the case with your group.

The Disneyland Dining folks should have been much more clear about when they stop serving fresh food for dinner and when the characters begin to trickle out on the phone when you made your reservation. That way you could have known up front what you were getting into and it might not have seemed like so much of a shock.

In any case, you had other character meals that worked out much better for you so you know where to go in the future! I have a feeling that Surf's Up was the favorite overall, even though Minnie & Friends had the most characters?

As for Quality Inn - my friend, her son and her mom were going to stay there 2 years ago and I pointed her to an online review - which was bad. There were images of bugs crawling across the screen! She quickly switched to the Del Sol and it was fine. It sounds like a bad place to stay (while being very inexpensive).

 

[kaoden39]

Oh Sherry it is all so wonderful. I love the pretty pictures. You know it amazes me that the trees in the lobbies of the towers aren't any prettier. You would think they would go all out on those ones too.

 

[JH87]

Lovely photos as always Sherry!

I LOVE Bert & Mary! My first encounter with them was in March 2010, me and Bert had a lovely discussion about all the cute little ducklings that were nearby & Mary would not let us take a photo! She said "You are welcome to stroll with us but we are not stopping!" That ended up as me walking backwards through a rather busy fantasyland/tomorrow trying to get a photo of my friends while strolling (rather quickly!) with Mary and Bert.

I enjoy when characters just stroll around and interact with the environment and guests in a natural way, rather than just standing in line for a photo. It seems so much more magical. But I am glad to have an organized line when it's a character I've been dying to get a photo with!

 

[Sherry E]

Oh Sherry it is all so wonderful. I love the pretty pictures. You know it amazes me that the trees in the lobbies of the towers aren't any prettier. You would think they would go all out on those ones too.

Thank you, Michele! Yup. I took photos of all 3 of the main trees in the DLH towers and, as you could see, none of them were exciting! The Goofy's Kitchen tree was more interesting to look at than the 3 towers' trees. But also - what was up with the Mickey topiary? That used to be surrounded by bright red poinsettias during the holidays in the old days and now, as you saw in the photo...it was bare.

But, the setting for Santa at the DLH was much more detailed and involved, as you can see. Much more so that what they have going on at the GCH or the PPH. So it's a weird trade-off, I think!

And while I enjoyed the retro posters they put up on the construction walls, I much prefer the waterfalls that used to sit in that spot!

Lovely photos as always Sherry!

I LOVE Bert & Mary! My first encounter with them was in March 2010, me and Bert had a lovely discussion about all the cute little ducklings that were nearby & Mary would not let us take a photo! She said "You are welcome to stroll with us but we are not stopping!" That ended up as me walking backwards through a rather busy fantasyland/tomorrow trying to get a photo of my friends while strolling (rather quickly!) with Mary and Bert.

I enjoy when characters just stroll around and interact with the environment and guests in a natural way, rather than just standing in line for a photo. It seems so much more magical. But I am glad to have an organized line when it's a character I've been dying to get a photo with!

Thank you, Jillian - as always! Wow, that Mary you encountered meant business! She had no intention of letting Bert stop!

Yes, I like the random characters just wandering aorund too. Even though, like you said, it's good to have some sort of organized line while waiting for a character photo, there is something really organic and natural when they just kind of stroll around and freely interact. I was shocked that Goofy was standing all by himself at the DLH when I found him. I kept looking all around behind me going, "Where is everyone?" If you took that same Goofy I saw in the DLH lobby and stuck him in the middle of DL, he would have a huge crowd of people waiting for his photo and autograph. But stick him in the hotel lobby on a Tuesday and I guess he is invisible!!

 

[TheColtonsMom]

Sherry E;39423363]Thank you, Sherri! I have more Bert and Mary photos coming up - that was a really charming little moment. Mary was saying how much she liked certain Christmas songs and so the band played them and she and Bert started happily singing along and dancing with the children. It was one of those pure, delightful, playful 'Disney' moments!

Can't wait to see those!

I'm following along with your TR too - great photos at Minnie & Friends!! They are known for having the most characters out of all the character meals, but their food seems to get hit or miss reviews. I suppose Goofy's and Ariel's are considered Premium dining because of the food selections, which are either more varied (in Goofy's case) or more unique (as with Ariel's).

I wasn't really commenting on Goofy's being charged as a premium on a regular basis the food was really good and so was the kitchen and wait staff, for example they were out of both mashed potatos & stuffing so they went back and cooked up some of the cubed potatos they had prepped for breakfast so we would have some option there. I just think while they are in this transitionsl state this experience prob should be discounted in some way

And even though you didn't really care for Goofy's, the fact that Goofy played with Colton for 20 minutes is great - I think that's a lot longer than he plays with other people, from what I've seen! So that was a big plus, I suppose.

Believe me I know how lucky we got there and he was wonderful! Colton still loves Goofy!

I don't think I would try to do a dinner at GK any later than 8 p.m. - only because I've been told by Dining before that they stop serving at 9 p.m. They don't stop seating, but they stop putting out fresh food at 9 p.m., according to what I've been told, I guess. I would be afraid I would miss the characters and that they'd all head out, as was the case with your group. The Disneyland Dining folks should have been much more clear about when they stop serving fresh food for dinner and when the characters begin to trickle out on the phone when you made your reservation. That way you could have known up front what you were getting into and it might not have seemed like so much of a shock.

I don't think we will do dinner again but maybe? Def earlier next time though. A heads up from dining or even from the CMs at Goofys when we checked in would have been nice. Christmas may have been an exception to the 9pm fresh food thing though as the last fresh food I saw came out to the dessert station well after 10

In any case, you had other character meals that worked out much better for you so you know where to go in the future! I have a feeling that Surf's Up was the favorite overall, even though Minnie & Friends had the most characters?

We did have other better experiences and all of our experiences had their Best moments... Goofy's has to be the restaurant staff who were wonderful and that ham mmmmm! Minnie's was definitely a quantity thing although you barely had time to eat there were so many LOL but their staff was by far the most upbeat It was like they should all be singing zip a dee do dah! As far as who was our favorite good guess but you will have to wait to find out for sure

As for Quality Inn - my friend, her son and her mom were going to stay there 2 years ago and I pointed her to an online review - which was bad. There were images of bugs crawling across the screen! She quickly switched to the Del Sol and it was fine. It sounds like a bad place to stay (while being very inexpensive).

As for the "Not so Quality Inn" It really wasn't that much cheaper than anywhere else we only chose it because they had availability Christmas night now I know why they did. Their management response was even worse they offered a 20% discount next time we stay there not even an apology or lip service about talking to the offending desk clerk thanks but no thanks NEVER NEVER again. I would sooner sleep on a park bench than give them my money.

 

[Sherry E]

Can't wait to see those!

I wasn't really commenting on Goofy's being charged as a premium on a regular basis the food was really good and so was the kitchen and wait staff, for example they were out of both mashed potatos & stuffing so they went back and cooked up some of the cubed potatos they had prepped for breakfast so we would have some option there. I just think while they are in this transitionsl state this experience prob should be discounted in some way

Believe me I know how lucky we got there and he was wonderful! Colton still loves Goofy!

I don't think we will do dinner again but maybe? Def earlier next time though. A heads up from dining or even from the CMs at Goofys when we checked in would have been nice. Christmas may have been an exception to the 9pm fresh food thing though as the last fresh food I saw came out to the dessert station well after 10

We did have other better experiences and all of our experiences had their Best moments... Goofy's has to be the restaurant staff who were wonderful and that ham mmmmm! Minnie's was definitely a quantity thing although you barely had time to eat there were so many LOL but their staff was by far the most upbeat It was like they should all be singing zip a dee do dah! As far as who was our favorite good guess but you will have to wait to find out for sure

As for the "Not so Quality Inn" It really wasn't that much cheaper than anywhere else we only chose it because they had availability Christmas night now I know why they did. Their management response was even worse they offered a 20% discount next time we stay there not even an apology or lip service about talking to the offending desk clerk thanks but no thanks NEVER NEVER again. I would sooner sleep on a park bench than give them my money.

Oh, you just reminded me with your point about the Not So Quality Inn rotfl: I love that name for it!) - I hate it when any place does that. When you've had a legitimate bad room, bad meal or bad experience (I mean, something more than just not liking the color of the curtains or whatever!) with any sort of service - hotel, restaurant or otherwise - and you are able to complain about it right there on the spot (as opposed to after you've returned home) it drives me nuts when they say they will give you a discount on your next stay/purchase/meal/order. That drives me nuts. They should give you credit on the one you just had. They cannot assume that there will be a "next" time if you haven't enjoyed the first time! They should refund or credit you for what you just paid and not what you might pay in the future.

I've had that same situation with Vons grocery dleivery service. They used to be really tough at giving refunds and credits even though they made all sorts of mistakes. But they would try to pull a 'We'll give you a $10 credit on your next order." No! I wanted the $10 credit for the order you just messed up, fools!

Now in the case of my Paradise Pier (Pioneer Pier!) fiasco involving the $289 hold put on my card/money without telling me, I didn't even discover that until I got home. I would have definitely complained at the front desk if I had noticed it while I was still there. But since I didn't see it had happened until I got home, then I can understand them giving me a credit/comp for "next time." Otherwise, though, I hate it when places like Not So Quality Inn try to lure you into using their service again and instead of just crediting you for the mess they just caused you!! I think you're right - they had openings on Christmas and it's easy to see why!

 

[Belle Ella]

Haven't had time to really catch up with your TR yet -- hopefully when I'm back home this weekend -- but PEARLY BAND!! Me likey them. Especially when Mary and Bert are there too.

 

[mvf-m11c]

As always like I have been saying it over and over, very nice pictures from your TR. The DLH and DTD pics are very nice, I like the vinylmation from the dStreet store. get the small details on each of the buildings. The Mary and Bert photo in Fantasyland was very interesting with the band.

 

[Sherry E]

Haven't had time to really catch up with your TR yet -- hopefully when I'm back home this weekend -- but PEARLY BAND!! Me likey them. Especially when Mary and Bert are there too.

As always like I have been saying it over and over, very nice pictures from your TR. The DLH and DTD pics are very nice, I like the vinylmation from the dStreet store. get the small details on each of the buildings. The Mary and Bert photo in Fantasyland was very interesting with the band.

Stay tuned, Jazz and Bret - more Mary and Bert coming! They were just getting started in their dancing when I took those first 2 photos. Turns out Mary really likes Christmas music. I like the Band too - they are a festive little ensemble!


Bret, thank you for the compliments! I really appreciate it. I certainly did zero in on the details this time around, didn't I? Well, as I've said, I don't know what I will do to top myself on my next holiday trip. I will have to either go more in-depth (if that's possible) or find a whole new focus or Quest to pursue. I've had all the Quests lined up in my mind for a couple of years (Sign Quest, Weather Vane Quest, Bathroom Sign Quest, Topiary Quest, etc.) and just haven't had time to get into them yet. But...I may have to on the next holiday trip.

Your DLR trip is right around the corner! I can't wait to see the Sign Quest in action!!

 

[funatdisney]

I have noticed just recently that the characters at Goofy's Kitchen interact with us more than in the past. I guess it is because we were are with our teenage daughters, which are not interested with taking pictures with any princesses or characters. Last time we ate at GK, Mulan spent some time with us talking about what Princess Ariel would use for transportation (she asked where were from and found out that we live in a city near the beach) and compared it to what she would use in China. The costumed characters would tease my DH, which drew a big laugh from my girls. The characters really get into it with DH and I since we are both good at reading what they are trying to say, and will go on and on with DH and me. All to the enjoyment of my girls. These interactions have really added to our experience.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Stay tuned, Jazz and Bret - more Mary and Bert coming! They were just getting started in their dancing when I took those first 2 photos. Turns out Mary really likes Christmas music. I like the Band too - they are a festive little ensemble!


Bret, thank you for the compliments! I really appreciate it. I certainly did zero in on the details this time around, didn't I? Well, as I've said, I don't know what I will do to top myself on my next holiday trip. I will have to either go more in-depth (if that's possible) or find a whole new focus or Quest to pursue. I've had all the Quests lined up in my mind for a couple of years (Sign Quest, Weather Vane Quest, Bathroom Sign Quest, Topiary Quest, etc.) and just haven't had time to get into them yet. But...I may have to on the next holiday trip.

Your DLR trip is right around the corner! I can't wait to see the Sign Quest in action!!

I think you did a good job on getting the small details with your camera. The pictures from the window displays on MS from the ornaments and deserts were really nice. There are a lot of Quest activities to do at the DLR. It is almost endless with the Quest games. At least you had those kind of ideas of what to do when you are at the DLR. I mostly go to DL just for the rides and nighttime events at the DLR. But since my last two Disney trips, I tried to do more pictures of the details of the buildings and the Holiday decorations.

Yup, just about two weeks left until my short trip to DL. I'm also planning on meeting Sara (Funball) at DL on Saturday. This will be really neat to meet her in person and meet a fellow DISer at the park. This is going to really hard to get as many pictures of the signs with only about one full day at the parks. I'm not planning on going on too many rides and just taking pictures of the signs around the resort and find most of them during my short visit.

 

[funatdisney]

i agree with amount of details you have provided with your photos. From your photos, I have realized that there is much that I missed that I look forward to Christmas time already! Keep them coming.

Also, I just love the Santa meet and greet area in DLH. It is so charming. It looks like you just can't go and take a picture there when Santa is on his break feeding the reindeer. It would be a great area to take a family photo one year.

 

[Disgram23kids]

Love the Goofy's Kitchen tree. We had reservations for breakfast at GK on the Saturday we were at the park but with a sick grandson, I ended up staying with him at the room all day so he could rest. My daughter and granddaugters still went for breakfast and said it was good. They talked about the tree and that it was so appropriate for Goofy. The TR is wonderful. Thanks for all the little details.

 

[bumbershoot]

Thank you, Jillian - as always! Wow, that Mary you encountered meant business! She had no intention of letting Bert stop!

She is never cross, but quite firm.

(it's possible I finally watched the movie last night...a lifelong dislike of Julie Andrews has now ended in..."hmm, she's really pretty and funny, too"...)

 

[amamax2]

Sherry,

I hope you didn't think I was saying I didn't want to see all the hotel and DTD details - I love them!!! And definitely want to keep seeing them. Like I said before, you have done such a thorough job of documenting DL on this trip, I feel like I am walking beside you.

My trip for the end of Jan got cancelled yesterday and I was just feeling so sad, seeing the pictures of DL made me feel better (or worse? not sure which ), so I guess that is why I reacted the way I did.

 

[Sherry E]

Sherry,

I hope you didn't think I was saying I didn't want to see all the hotel and DTD details - I love them!!! And definitely want to keep seeing them. Like I said before, you have done such a thorough job of documenting DL on this trip, I feel like I am walking beside you.

My trip for the end of Jan got cancelled yesterday and I was just feeling so sad, seeing the pictures of DL made me feel better (or worse? not sure which ), so I guess that is why I reacted the way I did.

Oh, don't worry - I totally understood what you meant! Disneyland itself IS, of course, where the bulk of the great, magical details and things are - and certainly where the best of the holiday decorations are (and we already know about Halloween and where those decorations are after seeing what happened in 2010). I truly think that the photo possibilities in DL are probably close to endless when you open up your mind (and eyes) to what's in front of you. (Of course, thanks to you, I found the cool window display with the candy houses and that led me to other window displays and pushing men out of the way to get my photos, etc.!! ) DL itself does feel more like 'home.' It's certainly the hub of most of the magic when you are looking for those little details and for that feeling of magic.

But, that said, and I wonder if you and everyone else feel the same way - I do have to take a break from DL (and even DCA, to a degree, if it's a madhouse) after a while and wander elsewhere on a multi-day trip. I think I would be better with it if it just were not so darn crowded all the time, but I don't think that problem will be lessening any time soon with all the coming changes to DLR. And I found myself in the unusual predicament of feeling like I had to stay in DL to get in the time (photos) before the CM parties happened, even though I wanted to go over to DCA. So I find myself having to venture into the hotels and around DTD during the non-DL hours in search of other stuff just to get a break from the park madness. (Seemingly all of the people who were pushed out of DL for the CM parties flocked over to DCA, which looked crazy!)

(By the way, do you agree that the 3 DLH towers' trees are the least interesting trees of the 3 hotels' main trees? I don't know what it is - they are just kind of lackluster compared to the GCH and the PPH, I think.)


However, things happen for a reason. So even though I was getting a bit of DL burnout for having to be in that park for long stretches of time, a few days in a row, when I would have preferred to break up the schedule a little differently, I'm glad it worked out that way. If it had not worked out that way, I might not have gotten some of the good pictures in DL that I got. I might not have been able to get thoroughly into the Round-Up and take some of the other photos that are coming up.


Let's see....I'm trying to think of what I have coming up in photos from Day 3 so you will have an idea of where we are going (and I feel like I am taking everyone with me, so we are all walking together on this journey!). I finally made it to Album #5 (out of 7 albums for this trip alone), so we are slowly winding down.

I know I have more with Bert and Mary. I've got ToonTown and NOS stuff. I've got stuff from the IASWH area. A few shots from somewhere over in Frontierland. All of those will probably be less interesting because they are places that are all more commonly photographed by everyone. I think I may have captured most of the 'unnoticed,' out-of-the-way details in the previous installments of this TR, unless I'm forgetting something. But we'll see, because I don't remember everything that remains.

I've also got a photo of what I ate on my first-ever solo Disneyland Resort table service meal! Woo hoo! Exciting!

I think I am pretty much done with the DLH and DTD stuff, unless I am overlooking something. I think I'm done with the GCH stuff too (I already got tons from there - not sure what I missed!).

And then there is, simply, Day 4, which won't be much. I have a small number of photos from DCA from that day, but I didn't really spend too much time there. I didn't get any photos of Liza/funatdisney, because she said she doesn't like to get in photos.

I should get the PhotoPass CD soon, but that's just standard PhotoPass fare, with some new borders.


So I think that's what's coming up. If not for how horrible Photobucket is, I actually kind of like scrolling from photo to photo when I copy the IMG codes for the TR because I've forgotten half of the photos I took! I get to some of them and say to myself, "I don't remember taking that!" Or I'll say, "Wow! That one looked much better on the camera's screen and looks much worse on the PC!" But, the further away I get from the trip, the more surprised I am.


amamax2 - why did you have to cancel your January trip? And more importantly, are you going to reschedule? I'm sorry you had to cancel. I know the sadness that can sets in when a trip is just not going to happen. But I know if you don't get in an extra DLR trip or two soon, you won't be going back until 2014. So you must get there! Stat! Wasn't a May trip an option for your family at some point or am I thinking of someone else?

 

[amamax2]

But, that said, and I wonder if you and everyone else feel the same way - I do have to take a break from DL (and even DCA, to a degree, if it's a madhouse) after a while and wander elsewhere on a multi-day trip. I think I would be better with it if it just were not so darn crowded all the time, but I don't think that problem will be lessening any time soon with all the coming changes to DLR. And I found myself in the unusual predicament of feeling like I had to stay in DL to get in the time (photos) before the CM parties happened, even though I wanted to go over to DCA. So I find myself having to venture into the hotels and around DTD during the non-DL hours in search of other stuff just to get a break from the park madness. (Seemingly all of the people who were pushed out of DL for the CM parties flocked over to DCA, which looked crazy!)

Yes, we definitely can get a bit of the burnout, especially when it is crowded. That makes a HUGE difference. We usually go mid-week off season (I have a whole methodology to picking our days for the absolute least amount of crowds, which is our number one criteria), so rarely have the crowds, but the couple of times when I either misjudged or didn't know (like on our last trip with the middle school bands), we definitely felt the need to escape to DTD (or twice, we actually just cut the trip short and came home). It's funny how just getting away from it recharges you!

(By the way, do you agree that the 3 DLH towers' trees are the least interesting trees of the 3 hotels' main trees? I don't know what it is - they are just kind of lackluster compared to the GCH and the PPH, I think.)

Oh my gosh - yes!! I was surprised to see that in your pictures. We only made it to the one tower (don't know what it's name is now, lol, with all the changes over the years), and thought the tree was "pretty", but I was more wowed by the hangy things (sorry for the technical terminology ) in the front of the hotel by that big Mickey. We didn't go to the other towers - I kept thinking on my "solo time" I would get back there, but didn't and was kicking myself...not so much anymore.

But...I do also have to agree that the Santa photo spot is gorgeous - my favorite of all three! And I do wish I had made it there. I can see why they rope it off in between, but it is a shame as it is so pretty and perfect for those holiday photos. Too bad they can't just have a CM "keep an eye on it" during the times Santa is not there so people could take pictures.

However, things happen for a reason. So even though I was getting a bit of DL burnout for having to be in that park for long stretches of time, a few days in a row, when I would have preferred to break up the schedule a little differently, I'm glad it worked out that way. If it had not worked out that way, I might not have gotten some of the good pictures in DL that I got. I might not have been able to get thoroughly into the Round-Up and take some of the other photos that are coming up.

After some of the cool things I saw (like the two Goofy's), I was literally afraid to move from the spot and miss something else.

I've also got a photo of what I ate on my first-ever solo Disneyland Resort table service meal! Woo hoo! Exciting!

Very brave - not sure I could do that! Can't wait to see where & what it was.

amamax2 - why did you have to cancel your January trip? And more importantly, are you going to reschedule? I'm sorry you had to cancel. I know the sadness that can sets in when a trip is just not going to happen. But I know if you don't get in an extra DLR trip or two soon, you won't be going back until 2014. So you must get there! Stat! Wasn't a May trip an option for your family at some point or am I thinking of someone else?

It's a sad tale of woe....and I didn't cancel it, it was rudely taken from me and thrown in the trash. Long story short...my husband sent out an email to people he works with at various different companies to say he would be gone that week. After receiving the email, someone decided that would be the perfect week to have a meeting in Colorado with a bunch of different companies involved in this one project. This same person two days before Christmas wanted to schedule this meeting for the week between Christmas and New Year's. Which of course was impossible. No movement has been made on it since, and we just know that it was receiving my DH's email that triggered this person's thought process to get the meeting scheduled. My DH doesn't have a choice - it is a client and he has to go.

It also wasn't just going to DL - we were also going to visit my DS's godparents and see some things on the Central Coast that will not be happening if/when we can reschedule...besides the craziness of two families with busy active teens, school, etc, trying to coordinate a visit.

I am looking into maybe going in March...but then we run into Spring Break crowds (and you know how I feel about them, lol), plus I've already checked hotels etc and they are waaaay more expensive (we had the cheapie AP rate at HOJOs and we had hoped to splurge for one night on our very last trip in May and stay at PPH, but won't be able to if we have to pay more now....). But we will definitely go in May before our APs expire if nothing else....

Really I am just being ridiculous. I cannot believe how sad it has made me and I keep telling myself to get over it...after all, we have been many times and are so lucky to go so often. Some people save for years and have much worse things happen to cancel it. Look at all the pitfalls that have been put in your way. We can break it up into two different trips; we can make a day trip to DL. So this is just stupid that it is affecting me this way. I feel like I am being the most spoiled brat ever. But I think it is the circumstances and the knowledge that we won't be back for a while after this Spring.

Ok Pity Party OVER!!!! But thanks, everyone, for indulging me...it feels good to just get it out.

Guess that wasn't so short, huh?

 

[Sherry E]

Day 3 – December 14, 2010 – Part Fourteen​

So when last I left you in this TR (yesterday), I was in Fantasyland, by the Castle, enjoying the band’s renditions of Yuletide classics on the third day of my Christmas DLR trip.

Rather spontaneously, Mary Poppins and Bert came up to enjoy the music and then began dancing. They made a couple of requests (I think “Deck the Halls” was one of them but I cannot recall the other one). They soon involved the nearby children in their merriment.

I overheard a young woman next to me who was trying to gently coax her little girl to go up and dance with them (not being obnoxious about it all, just very encouraging), but the girl was not having any of it. In typical ‘Mom, you’re getting on my nerves’ little girl fashion, she snarled, “Mom! You never listen to me!” And then she pouted and grumbled.

As I’ve said before…I don’t know how you parents do it! LOL!

Anyway, it was a delightful, carefree, pure Disney moment (Mary and Bert dancing), and even though I was neither dancing nor encouraging random children to dance, I thoroughly enjoyed watching it:

Mary and Bert eventually skipped off into the distance. And it was time for me to hurry and get to ToonTown so I could avoid the surly CM’s and the parade crowds.

 

[funatdisney]

I didn't get any photos of Liza/funatdisney, because she said she doesn't like to get in photos.

I hope I don't disappoint you too much when I say this: I would have taken a picture with you if you really wanted to. (I say in a small hesitant voice so as not to upset you and make you feel bad) Usually I don't like my photo taken, but will because I think it is important to have them. I have lost more weight, so I am feeling more confident with taking my picture. So next time ask, and I will say "Yes".