'Tis the Season in Disneyland: A California Christmas *COMPLETED* (Feb. 2/Pg. 14)

[jnjusoioa]

Lindsey, Woody's Reindeer Roundup looks great!! It looks like a really great and fun place, even if it is geared towards kids, I think at DL or WDW we are all kids, I am excited to see it. And Clarabelle was there and she looks so darn cute in her Christmas attire, glad you got to meet her too!! Clarabelle and Max in the same day!!! Awesome Lindsey!!! I hope I have that kind of luck in March and in December.

Yes it was wild seeing Brad and Angie, I was not really close to them, my friend and I had just arrived and we were like what is all the fuss, we were up at the top, like 3rd floor of Hollywood and Highland and some nice lady was like, look Brad and Angie just arrived and we could see them, it was cool. We stuck around and saw George at the end walking down the red carpet, Brad and Angie never came back down the red carpet after the movie, but that was ok. It was late!!!

So now you know how very close I was to the Disney Soda Fountain and Studio Store, ugh and I never went in, well I will change that in March, but if that Studio Store has clothes that you can't get anywhere else, I may be in debt for the rest of my life!!!

Can't wait to hear more of your trippie, as always it is wonderful and your pictures are amazing. It is making me get in the spirit of Disney for the Christmas season already, it is a good thing we are halfway through January already.

 

[jnjusoioa]

Whoops, I keep calling it Woody's Reindeer roundup and see where it says Santa's Reindeer roundup, are they one in the same??

 

[nts4wdw]

Those reindeer are so cute!! And Pluto in the antlers!!

Another great update!!

We'll be heading down your way early Friday morning for our stay at the Polynesian!!

Looking forward to catching up when we get back!

 

[Fairy_Tale_Bride]

Lindsey, Your Minnie Mouse hoodie is adorable, I really love the purple bow in her hair, where did you get that??

Thanks! I got it here in WDW during a yard sale event for CMs, so it was a good deal. They were getting rid of them, so they will probably have something new that's like it.

You saw Max!! I know you were excited. That breakfast looked great!!

I can't believe all the different characters you saw! Baloo is one of my favorites!! The Jungle book and I are both 40 this year!

Great update. Your trip report always makes me smile!

Yay! I was so thrilled to finally meet one of my first crushes.

I just love Baloo too! He's so cute!

I am so glad you are enjoying my Trippie!

I have really enjoyed your current TR...so much that I read your report on your first CA trip too! I am starting to look more seriously at DL/DCA since I have a brother-in-law that lives nearby. Your pictures are great...love all your trip details. I will definitely remember your reports when I hopefully get to plan a future trip to DL.

Wow! Thanks!
Disneyland is great and I am so glad I finally made the trip.
Now, I am hooked!

Whoops, I keep calling it Woody's Reindeer roundup and see where it says Santa's Reindeer roundup, are they one in the same??

Yeah, I guess.
Maybe it use to be called that.
There's the Woody Round-Up Show in WDW.
Maybe that's where the confusion is.

Those reindeer are so cute!! And Pluto in the antlers!!

Another great update!!

We'll be heading down your way early Friday morning for our stay at the Polynesian!!

Looking forward to catching up when we get back!

The reindeer were adorable. I had my camera out and told the one reindeer to give me a pose, and he did!

You will be staying at my favorite resort! Oh, I just love the Poly!

Have a Magical time!

 

[disneyfanatic4]

You guys take such wonderful pictures. I just love the character photos that you take. I am glad you enjoyed yourself so much.

 

[snowbell]

Subbing! I am only on page one, but really have enjoyed your past reports. I am looking forward to reading when I get some free time.

 

[Kirsteen]

Just read all of your trippie so far, it's fab! We are hoping to visit DLC for out next trip to the states and after reading your trip report I can't wait!!

 

[BecBennett]

Your trip report is great!

I always think of Clarabelle in black and white, so it's weird to see her in colour!

 

[princess jackie]

Just got back from WDW and am all caught up again! I cant wait to read more!!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

Oh my gosh those reindeer are sooo cute! I've never seen a real one before. I can't believe that one posed for you!

That picture of pluto is wicked cute too! I love how DL gets all decked out for Christmas. Looks like so much fun!

 

[tristessaFL]

Hey Lindsey! I just found this new trip report and I'm enjoying it! I have only been to Disneyland once in my entire life, and that was only for one day during my family's big California road trip back in summer of 1996, when I was 15. We flew from Florida to California, rented a mini-van, drove around the whole state for two weeks, and then flew home. Needless to say, we only had a day or two in each spot, but I remember it being so much fun! And I definitely remember our Disneyland day as a highlight of that trip. I loooooooved Indiana Jones and the Matterhorn. I would love to go back someday, especially since they've added SO much since 1996. DH has never been and is a Disney fan, so he would love to see it too.

I couldn't help but notice your DH's snazzy Red Sox hat. Go Sox! Is he originally from New England??? I lived the first 9 years of my life in a suburb north of Boston and we are a big Boston sports family. Even my Florida-born DH has adopted all of the teams as his own. As a matter of fact, he's wearing his 2007 World Series hat right now!

 

[Disneygrl36]

Lovin' your updates Lindsey.
That picture of you & Pluto is the cutest!!!!!!!!
Can't wait to hear more...........
Did the rest of your California trip involve looking for other Disney things outside of Disneyland?

 

[snowbell]

I am all caght up. Disneyland sounds amazing. I would love to be able to go for the holidays. I did not realize that there was so much to do. and it seems like it is very easy to get around. I cannot wait to hear more. Thanks for posting such great pictures.

 

[Fairy_Tale_Bride]

You guys take such wonderfuly pictures. I just love the character photos that you take. I am glad you enjoyed yourself so much.

Thanks!
I've had to teach DH how to use the camera and I'm still working on it. :rotfl

Subbing! I am only on page one, but really have enjoyed your past reports. I am looking forward to reading when I get some free time.

I am so glad you are here to join in the fun with me again!

Just read all of your trippie so far, it's fab! We are hoping to visit DLC for out next trip to the states and after reading your trip report I can't wait!!

Thanks very much!
I hope you get to make it to Disneyland! You will just love it!

Your trip report is great!

I always think of Clarabelle in black and white, so it's weird to see her in colour!

Thanks!
That's true! Clarabelle was mainly in all the old black & white cartoons. Now, you can see what she looks like in "real life."

Just got back from WDW and am all caught up again! I cant wait to read more!!

I'm glad you're back!
How was your trip!?
I hope you had a Magical time!

Oh my gosh those reindeer are sooo cute! I've never seen a real one before. I can't believe that one posed for you!

That picture of pluto is wicked cute too! I love how DL gets all decked out for Christmas. Looks like so much fun!

It was the first time DH had ever seen one too and he didn't even think they really existed! He was like a little kid seeing Santa's reindeer. They were so cute and little. I loved seeing Pluto as one of Santa's reindeer too! He played the part perfectly.

 

[Fairy_Tale_Bride]

Hey Lindsey! I just found this new trip report and I'm enjoying it! I have only been to Disneyland once in my entire life, and that was only for one day during my family's big California road trip back in summer of 1996, when I was 15. We flew from Florida to California, rented a mini-van, drove around the whole state for two weeks, and then flew home. Needless to say, we only had a day or two in each spot, but I remember it being so much fun! And I definitely remember our Disneyland day as a highlight of that trip. I loooooooved Indiana Jones and the Matterhorn. I would love to go back someday, especially since they've added SO much since 1996. DH has never been and is a Disney fan, so he would love to see it too.

I couldn't help but notice your DH's snazzy Red Sox hat. Go Sox! Is he originally from New England??? I lived the first 9 years of my life in a suburb north of Boston and we are a big Boston sports family. Even my Florida-born DH has adopted all of the teams as his own. As a matter of fact, he's wearing his 2007 World Series hat right now!

Hi there! That sounds like such a fun trip, even if you were only in Disneyland for a day. It's definitely worth a trip to go back and really just enjoy Disneyland. You need at least three full days to take it all in and as a Disney fan, it is a much for your DH! I know it was my dream to go to Disneyland and I am so glad I can say I finally made it! It's just such a great feeling to be walking in Walt's footsteps.

Oh, and DH loves his Red Sox hat and doesn't take it off too often. DH is from Rhode Island and went to school and worked in Massachusetts. He just moved from New England when he was 25 to North Carolina for work. Of course, he is a Patriots and Red Sox fan!

Lovin' your updates Lindsey.
That picture of you & Pluto is the cutest!!!!!!!!
Can't wait to hear more...........
Did the rest of your California trip involve looking for other Disney things outside of Disneyland?

Thank you!
Of course, Disney becomes a part of every vacation and every day of my life! Yes, I continued the Disney California vacation outside of Disneyland.

I am all caght up. Disneyland sounds amazing. I would love to be able to go for the holidays. I did not realize that there was so much to do. and it seems like it is very easy to get around. I cannot wait to hear more. Thanks for posting such great pictures.

It is so great and I love it! It may be a little smaller than WDW, but there is so much to do and it is so different! I love actually being able to walk everywhere, even if you stayed at a hotel down the street. It's great!

 

[Fairy_Tale_Bride]

Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer's Island





It was finally time to check-out the new Pirate's Lair over on Tom Sawyer's Island. We missed the official opening by just days when we were at Disneyland in May. I love anything pirates, so I was so thrilled to finally make our way over to the island!

We boarded the raft over to Tom Sawyer's Island and I heard a rumor that Captain Jack Sparrow was getting into trouble over on the island today.

I think it was such a fantastic idea to bring more of a Pirates of the Caribbean feel to Tom Sawyer's Island. I just loved all of the themes they brought to the island from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films. There were skulls and bones everywhere!

We did a lot of exploring around the island through the caves and mines. We made our way through a cave to an end corner of the island and we spotted Jack! He had come across the hidden treasure and he wasn't going to let anyone else get near it!

We left Captain Jack to do some more exploring on our own and we heard a beating heart. We had found Davy Jones' locker!

We spotted Elizabeth Swan's belongings that had been left in the cave, including her diary and we also found items belonging to Will Turner.

But, watch out for Pintel and Ragetti, who are there to frighten you away from the treasure!

We had fun exploring the Pirate's Lair, but it was time for us to board our raft back to land.

We then decided that we had to go to Haunted Mansion Holiday again, since we loved the ride so much! There was no way I was going to leave without riding again!

Of course, we loved it just as much as the first time! It is just done so well! Then, it was time to take a ride down the river on the Mark Twain River Boat. It was classic Disneyland at it's best! Disneyland even still has the canoes in operation today!

More Soon!

 

[Spartangirl]

The Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island looks really cool! We were in DL this past summer and didn't get to do absolutely everything, including the Pirate's Lair. Thank you for giving me the "sense of being there" through your pictures! Great update, as usual! I'm looking forward to reading more! You are your DH look like you're having so much fun!

 

[jnjusoioa]

Hi Lindsey, Pirate's Lair looks like it was so much fun!!! I will for sure have to check that out in March, anything to see Captain Jack!!! But you and DH just look like you had so much fun!!! I remember seeing the lines for it in June and they were huge, I believe it had just opened, it probably moves rather quickly though, it seems a lot of people can fit on the boat. That is always good. Captain Jack looks wonderful!!!

Glad you were able to go on The Nightmare Before Christmas Haunted Mansion again, that just looks so neat, after watching the movie, I am so amazed at how very much they make it look like the movie, that is a must see. It is amazing.

Can't wait to hear more about your DL/California Christmas trip.

 

[princess jackie]

Great update! I wish they would do the Pirates Lair at WDW. That would be awesome. I think I could maybe convince DH to go to DL just for that!

We had a great time on our trip. Thanks for asking!

 

[DisDancerina]

Great addition