Disneyland at Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread #5

[mommamonster]

Yay, I'm getting these in just in time! I'm so excited there are only 39 more days until our trip!!!











This is a weird angle but I was enjoying taking shots of the empty park as we left NOS that night


My favorite - spot the security guards We were maybe the last group to be escorted to Main Street that night and I wish I had a fancier camera to take the "no other guest obstruction" shots

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

Saw my first Holidaytime at Disneyland commercial a minute ago during our morning news. It's getting close!

 

[kylie71]

Its SNOWING in Truckee/Lake Tahoe right now! We need the snow pack so badly! It makes it seem like Christmas!!

Sherry, I watched my first Christmas movie on Hallmark last night... with Candace Cameron Bure. I liked it!

--Lori

 

[Sherry E]

It’s Monday -- and it’s time for the thirteenth and final week of the 5th Annual Theme Week Countdown to begin!!

……Only 11 Days Until the

Holiday Season Begins at the Disneyland Resort!!!!

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Since August I have created themes to help us count down to the DLR holidays’ official start date and build excitement for it, as well as showcase areas or details (in photos) that might otherwise be overlooked. I have covered a wide range of highlights of the Disneyland Resort holiday season, writing up intros and sharing my photos to set the stage for each theme.

Thankfully, this is an idea that caught on with the Superthread followers in 2011 and has continued in each subsequent year. Many of you have been kind enough to share your beautiful pictures as well, allowing us to feel as if we have been part of your celebrations! The number of both views of and posts in this thread has increased tremendously. Plus, we’ve been joined by a few new people along the way.

Hopefully I have given everyone some ideas of the extra special little things to look out for (and take photos of!) as you are strolling around Disneyland Resort during the glorious holiday season.

Thank you to everyone who has participated and/or followed along with the Countdown for the last 3 months (covering 13 themes in total), as well as joined in the contest I’ve been running in conjunction with this Countdown (the photo contributors’ random draw for two $25 Disney gift cards). I hope you’ll stick with me as we begin to see photos and learn information about the new 2015 holiday season!

Most likely there will be a (6th Annual) Theme Week Countdown beginning in July or August 2016, and a new contest, but I will make that final decision a few months prior to July. If so, I hope to see some of this year’s Disneyland Resort holiday visitors contributing pictures to the various theme weeks. Otherwise, you are always welcome to share your photos at any other time during the year – this Disneyland at Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread is a place for year-round discussion and celebration of the Holidays at Disneyland Resort.

Throughout this Countdown, we have covered a lot of territory. We have explored: the sights and sounds of Main Street; Holidays Gone By; Frontierland, Critter Country and Grizzly Peak; A Bug’s Land, Cars Land and Mickey’s Toontown; New Orleans Square, Haunted Mansion Holiday and Halloween Time; Hotels of the Disneyland Resort and Downtown Disney; It’s a Small World Holiday, Fantasyland and Jingle Cruise; Buena Vista Street and Hollywood Land; Paradise Pier and Pacific Wharf; Holiday Treats and Treasures (a.k.a. Food and Merchandise); Holiday Characters, PhotoPass and Santa Claus; and beautiful Christmas Trees, Wreaths and Holiday Horticulture (Holiday Flowers and Plants) around Disneyland Resort.


So…what will be our thirteenth and FINAL theme of 2015?

In the Spotlight this Week......




HOLIDAY CORNUCOPIA!!!
(These Are a Few of My Favorite Things)

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So, what exactly can be included in the “Holiday Cornucopia (These Are a Few of My Favorite Things” theme entries for this week?

You have many options for your “Holiday Cornucopia/Favorite Things” contributions:


1. For one thing, today is the day to share any photos you didn’t get to post in previous theme weeks over the last 3 months;


2. OR, even if you have already posted photos in the themes, feel free to share/re-post your absolute favorite photos of the bunch, whether they are family Disneyland photos, scenic/landscape photos, PhotoPass – whatever they are…if it involves the holidays at Disneyland Resort and it’s your own personal photo (not belonging to someone else), share it with us! It’s fun to see which photos our participants view as their absolute favorites!;


3. If you happen to be traveling to Disneyland Resort between today – Monday, November 2nd, 2015 – and Sunday, November 8th, 2015, and see any holiday decorations, merchandise, treats, etc., during this week, photos of those will count as well!;


4. Also, if you have made any holiday trips to any other Disney parks (whether it’s WDW or one of the international Disney Resorts), you are welcome to post a few of those photos too (as long as there is something holiday-ish in them!); and


5. Finally – if you have a favorite photo or two of any non-Disney holiday trip, non-Disney holiday gathering, non-Disney holiday get-together, Disney or non-Disney-inspired Christmas tree or other kind of Disney or non-Disney holiday decorations you’ve put up, etc., that counts too! An example would be if you have a great scenic “snow shot” from a mountain getaway, or a wonderful group photo in front of your Christmas tree or something like that…. or a photo of you as a child, with Santa.… a wacky office Christmas party picture…. a trip to Knott’s Merry Farm or Universal Studios Hollywood’s Grinchmas. Anything along those lines will be fine to post!

These are a few of my favorite things – or, more specifically, these are just some of the photos that I have chosen to represent my contributions to the different categories this year…





My favorite Grand Californian Hotel holiday photos

My favorite Paradise Pier Hotel holiday photo

My favorite Disneyland Hotel holiday photos

My favorite Treats and Treasures photos

My favorite Holiday Horticulture photos

My favorite Main Street and Winter Castle holiday photos

My favorite Buena Vista Street and Hollywood Land holiday photos

My favorite Cars Land holiday photo

My favorite Mickey’s Toontown holiday photo

My favorite New Orleans Square/Haunted Mansion holiday photos

My favorite Paradise Pier holiday photo

My favorite Frontierland/Jingle Jangle Jamboree holiday photos

My favorite It’s a Small World Holiday photo

My favorite Christmas Trees and Wreaths photos

My favorite Holidays Gone By photos


(December 1992 – the old photo spot at the Disneyland Hotel)

(The old Toontown Christmas tree – December 2010)

My favorite Santa Claus—Character—PhotoPass photos

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Please feel free to post your “Holiday Cornucopia (These Are a Few of My Favorite Things)” photos ALL WEEK LONG, through 11:59 PST on Sunday, November 8th, 2015!!

The 2 winners of the random draw for the $25 Disney gift cards will be chosen before the end of the day on Monday, November 9th.


Happy Holidays to everyone!!!! Let the merry-making begin!

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

I was missing your posts, Sherry! I was so glad to see your intro to this week's cornucopia theme!

 

[lvdis]

Here are few of my favorites from WDW 2009 -

 

[mlnbabies]

Hollywood Studios

Castle
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Orlando airport
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Mickey tree at AK
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Grand Floridian
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[Lucysmom2]

I am glad to see that you posted Sherry. Was a little worried that your absence meant you weren't well.

 

[kylie71]

A few of my Favorite Things/ Pictures from over the years:

 

[leholcomb]

Hello all! I have never visited DLR before but will be making my first trip a week from tomorrow!! Eeee! I have no DLR photos to contribute but hope you enjoy my WDW pics nonetheless!

2014:

Magic Kingdom:


























EPCOT:









Disney's Hollywood Studios:













Disney's Animal Kingdom

 

[JadeDarkstar]

Here are a few of our favs

 

[Astylla]

 

[kylie71]

A few More....
My Labradoodle Dano, with his "boots" on for a Christmas snow, 2 years ago:

My Mom, Sister, and Niece, and a friend... circa the 1990's, and the Pan Pacific Hotel, prior to Disney buying it...
My Mom, myself and the niece and friend, 1990's
The tree's that used to be in the Moat.....

Resort at Squaw Creek:

Me at High Camp at Squaw Valley USA

My Brother ( Mike) hanging lights in our suite at Squaw Creek

 

[egritz]

Knott's Berry Farm 2013
Snoopy w/ Christmas Vest:

KBF Wreath:

 

[sgrap]

November 2005

 

[keahgirl8]

Sorry!! I thought this was WDW forum.

No biggie! I just didn't want you waiting for WDW info!

 

[ttig34]

I know at some point, some were mentioning there may be some Christmas taping the weekend of Dec 12. Whether that is the case or not, I don't know. But I did just notice ( don't know if this has been mentioned yet, if so, I missed it) that the Christmas Parade on Sat, Dec 12th is at 1 and 3:15, and the other days it is at 2 and 4:30. Also Paint the Night is at 5:45 and 10:45, while other nights it is at 8:45 and 10:45. Fantasmic and Fireworks unchanged. So seems likes something must be going on on the 12th for it to differ from the other days????? Just looked over the calendar again and noticed the only other time PTN was at 5:45 is Thanksgiving week when they added a 6:30 fireworks show-so perhaps Saturday the 12th is expected to be so busy that they may add another fireworks show?

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Trying again to post this. I was merrily sharing some pictures when all of a sudden clicking onto “upload images,” revealed my captions minus their corresponding pictures! Anyway, a big thank you to everyone who has taken time to share their photos these last few months and of course, Sherry once again, for organizing this thread and the photo-sharing. Welcome back, btw, Sherry.

I’ve looked at my photos from last December and am (hopefully) sharing a couple new ones with all of you and maybe one or two as in two Billy Goats Gruff (where is the third)? And with imagination Dumbo Claus (he could almost be Christmassy, right)? That I hope bring you all a smile.

I am also sharing two pictures of my Christmas Tree Evergreen. The first is him decorated last December. The second was taken last month. I’ve never cared for a Tree before and have enjoyed God’s gift of being able to watch Evergreen grow. I am so thankful he has been okay in all the heat!

Merry—closer to—Christmas Everyone! Happy November, too.

 

[Angel Ariel]

I'll get out my external hard drive and post some WDW holiday pictures later tonight

 

[pudinhd]