Paradise Pier Superthread

[Cheshirecatty]

Absolutely gorgeous shots blackjackdelta!!

Thanks for posting them!

It's good to see you around on the boards!

 

[kirstie101]

Here are a couple of shots(view) of what my wife and I had from the 14th floor back in Nov.

Jack

WOW. Those are beautiful. Thanks for sharing! Makes me want to upgrade to a view room lol

 

[blackjackdelta]

Thank you all very much, and a Nov. day shot. Everyone enjoy their trips.

Jack

 

[katy621]

Postcard Perfect!!!

 

[bellebookworm9]

Where is Pete's located?

I think it's inside Haagan Dazs in DTD....someone correct me if I am wrong

Looking at menus from Touring Plans, it seems that Peet's (that's how they spell it) is indeed part of Haagen Dazs.

Here are a couple of shots(view) of what my wife and I had from the 14th floor back in Nov.

This is getting me so excited for my trip! Just a month and nine days until we are checking into our concierge theme park view room!

 

[Sherry E]

My photos are nowhere near as good as Jack's, but I certainly have some to share, and these will present the view from a different room and floor! What good is having a great view if you can't take photos of it?!

December 2013 -- 12th floor, room 1200, very last room at the end of the hallway, by the emergency exit/glass door...

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[Cheshirecatty]

Sherry…….

You and Jack are making it very difficult for me to wait for our trip next month, after posting your fantastic view pics!

Can't wait to check into the PPH----LOVE the views there(and pretty much everything else!)

 

[Sherry E]

Thank you, Cheshirecatty! (I completely forgot to come back here to reply when I first saw your post!)

I know one thing you don't love about the PPH -- and neither do I -- and that is the clunky clutter that surrounded the PPH Christmas tree in 2013! It was way too 'busy'! Less is more with that tree, DLR! It's all about the stunning colored lights, not the giant seashells and surfboards!

Apparently I killed this thread when I posted photos, and it ground to a halt.

Anyway, the PPH seems to be gaining steam and more people are looking into staying there at all times of the year, so I thought I'd give the thread a nudge for those who are considering a PPH booking.

 

[Disney127]

Anyway, the PPH seems to be gaining steam and more people are looking into staying there at all times of the year, so I thought I'd give the thread a nudge for those who are considering a PPH booking.

We will look out for the clunky clutter tree when we stay at the PPH this November!

 

[Cheshirecatty]

ICK!!!

You won't be able to miss it----Too gaudy for words!

 

[blackjackdelta]

Sherry , your pics are great and thanks to everyone for the comments on the pics. Here is a very poor photo of what the tree looked like.....

Jack

 

[Cheshirecatty]

"Yep" that's it---in all its "Splendor"!!!

Gotta love the hulking shell at the base of the tree---NOT!!!

Maybe if they'd just remove the tacky garland, so one can see the amazing lights better?

The lights really are what made that tree so beautiful!(Thanks for posting the pic, Jack!)

 

[Sherry E]

Thank you for the kind words, Jack!

Yep. Your photo really captured a good bit of the clutter under the newer version of the PPH tree.

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Let's do a year-by-year PPH Christmas tree analysis!

And, for the record, I realize that most people who have never seen the PPH tree in person before will have no problem with the tree in its current state. You will be struck by the gorgeous, stunning, warm blue-green lights and those are what will stick out. Those lights are what roped all of us in when the tree was a simpler tree.

This is what the tree looked like in December 2010 -- and even though the colored lights were in full effect, you can't tell in these 2 photos (which was my fault!). But you can see the topper on the tree was the sun, a prominent symbol at the PPH. The ornaments were classy and elegant. The presents under the PPH tree were made of the same material that the presents under the GCH tree are made of -- some kind of cloth, maybe? I'm not sure what it is.

In 2011, I think the presents under the PPH tree changed to hard, shiny presents. They were no longer made of various fabrics and ribbons.

This photo is from December 2012, and you can see the new, shiny presents. (The sun topper on the tree was still there, and the ornaments were still elegant.)

And then, in 2013, the new version of the PPH tree appeared. Thank the heavens the colored lights remained but everything else changed. Large seashells and surfboards surrounded the tree. Presents with various sea-themed designs on them rested below the branches. Ornaments consisting of shells, seahorses, starfish and orange sea grass/garland suddenly dangled from the branches. I think there was even some "prop sand" stuck in there somewhere.

And good ol' Mr. Sun, who used to top the tree, was replaced by a shimmery starfish. Visually, to me, the length/height of the PPH tree was cut down a bit by all of the clunky clutter -- but it may not seem that way to anyone else...

Gotta love this charming new fish ornament rolleyes...

 

[kylie71]

I have ressies at the DLH for Dapper Days, but these WONDERFUL photo's are making me re-think! Thank YOU, Sherry, I have followed your Holiday trip reports, so I have seen these pics before, but it was so nice seeing them once again! Those views are AMAZING!!!!!!!!

Lori

 

[kirstie101]

I know I've already said it but I so wish the Christmas trees would be up for our November 14-17 trip. Oh well. But this thread does keep me excited about our stay anyway. DD loved our room back in January. We all did actually.

 

[Cheshirecatty]

Oh Sherry…..

Thank you for a look back at the "Good Old Days" of our long, lost beautiful PPH Christmas Tree!!!

I hate that "charming new fish ornament"(snicker, snicker), but I love your documentation!

 

[bellebookworm9]

We are three weeks out cool1 and I have a couple of questions.

1) Check in is 3pm, but is there a chance our room might be ready before that? We're checking in probably no later than noon, staying CL if that makes a difference.

2) The concierge lounge closes at 8, if I read correctly. What time is the evening wine & cheese reception held?

3) We are using the DL Express to get back to the airport. Any tips for that? Calling the night before to let them know there's a pick up?

Thanks!

 

[mnrose]

Can't help with 1st and 3rd questions, but the wine/cheese reception is from 5-7 each day.

 

[Kristina4109]

It never hurts to ask if your room is ready when you get there early. I've stayed there 6 times and I think 2 times we got there early and our room was ready, 1 time we showed up early and it wasn't ready yet, and the other 3 we got there past 3:00 pm. Hope that helps.

 

[Sherry E]

I think I've had exactly two experiences in which the room was ready right away as well!

I don't recall what happened on my very first stay at the PPH as it was too long ago, but on one of my stays in either September 2007 or October/December 2008 the room was ready at check-in and I think I got there in the early afternoon. In Dec. 2010, my room was ready when I checked in and that was in the early, early, early morning. In Dec. 2011, Dec. 2012 and Dec. 2013 the room was not ready exactly at morning check-in, but ready within 1-4 hours after that (and no later than 11:00 a.m.).

It can't hurt to ask if the room is ready. Worst case scenario is that it is not ready, but you (bellebookworm9) could get lucky! If all of the CL rooms are not booked up that week, there could be an available one for you to take.