Right now, a few of our DIS'ers are in the parks -- TK/tksbaskets, Tracy/OHBelle (her first DLR trip in more than 30 years!!!!!!), Crystal/crystal1313, DisneylandPlanner, dalstitch45, etc., etc. I think that Janet/mom2rtk is either at DLR right now, or is about to be very soon! Jenny/rentayenta is going to be at DLR very soon (within the next week)! Orbitron is already back from his trip!
I can't wait to read everyone's reviews and see the wonderful photos!
Corinna --
Thank you so much for coming back to give such a great rundown/recap of your trip (which I will link in the Trip Reviews section on page 1)! It sounds like you did a lot and got a lot done during both segments of your DLR visit. And what a treat that you and Orbitron got to meet as well! I am hoping that he will pop in and give us a good recap of his trip too.
I can't wait to read your trip report and see your photos!
joyfulDisneytears --
I like your idea of a green plaid suit for Santa! I could be completely wrong, but I
thought I remembered seeing an older photo of Green Plaid Santa (from 2 or 3 years back), and the outfit seemed a little greener (darker) and may or may not have had a tiny bit more plaid. Again, I could be misremembering that because the image is not completely clear in my mind and I never saw him in person, but I instantly thought of him as Green Plaid Santa (the counterpart to Red Suit Santa!), and that has been my nickname for him ever since!
It's impossible to concentrate on anything or get anything done when a Disney trip is just hours away! I hope you have a great time -- and remember to come back here and let us know how the trip went!
I must confess I don't really understand the Frozen events. Not that I dislike Frozen; I actually love it quite a lot (don't flame me
). Why the doublespeak about the opening dates? If things are actually going to open on 12/20 with "previews" why bother saying it will open in January?
revwog1974 --
The dates are a bit confusing, indeed. My assumption -- which could be off-base, but it's what I believe -- is that Disney is feverishly working on trying to get as much work done on Frozen Fun as they can, and whatever happens to get finished by December 20th will open in "Sneak Peek" form on 12/20. They will make sure to have at least 2 things open by 12/20 just to pacify the guests wanting the promised sneak peek.
We know for sure that the Storybook Land Canal Boats will be open by 12/20 -- so that is one element that will be covered.
The Anna and Elsa meet & greet is scheduled to close in Fantasyland (at the end of the day) on 12/19, so my guess is that Anna and Elsa will be in their new home at the Animation Building on 12/20.
I would imagine that the Olaf-drawing sessions at the Animation Academy will also begin on 12/20.
What seems to be up in the air is Snow Fest, the sing-along and Freeze the Night. What I have been reading is that people don't expect Freeze the Night to open before January 7th.
Supposedly, the Muppet theater and Stage 17 are not even close to being ready for the sing-along and Snow Fest, respectively. Painting and other prep work needs to be done and Cast Members need to be trained, and it seems unlikely that this would all come together by December 20th.
At the same time, I would expect that more things will open after 12/20 and before 1/7. In other words, I can picture Snow Fest and the sing-along opening before the official end of the holiday season on 1/6.
I think that the show at the Royal Theatre in FL will not open until January 7th, or maybe the day before.
Someone who is a CM said on another forum that all of the Frozen Fun events will be open on December 20th, but that January 7th is the day that is being promoted because that's the day when the big marketing push for Frozen Fun begins (commercials and other types of ads).
Another CM said that he/she is expecting/thinking that the "snow" at Snow Fest is going to be a tiny snow play area -- not much larger than a few portable sandboxes.
Can I just say this is such an AWESOME and FABULOUS thread!!!!!!!
Many thanks first and foremost to SHERRY E and many thanks to EVERYONE that has posted everything from INFO and PICTURES as well as their THOUGHTS and IDEAS on how to have the BESTEST holiday experience at DISNEYLAND!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!
Thank you for the kind words,
momrek06!
I really appreciate it.
The holiday season at DLR is one that needs to be explored -- both in an informative, accurate, detailed way and in a fun way -- and my hope is always to hit all of those notes in my Superthreads, getting a lot of people to participate and share their experiences, break news, or ask questions, etc.