Originally Posted By dmtbgt We are going to Disneyland for the first time during the Christmas Holiday season. What makes Disneyland special at Christmas. What do they do different? I don't want to miss anything.
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon It is just so beautiful! Christmas music is played and the fireworks at night are spectacular. There is "snowfall" following the fireworks that is just magical. (If you are a romantic like me). The whole park is done up with Christmas decorations. Santa and his reindeer are over at Woody's Round-up. You can have your picture taken with him (and Mrs. Claus). There is usually some sort of cookie decorating table as well. On Main Street you will see the HUGE Christmas tree. There is also a tree lighting ceremony. There are Christmas specials to attend as well, like the Candlelight Processional...which is lovely. We go home feeling so much Christmas spirit...it's our favorite time of year there.
Originally Posted By dmtbgt Thanks ..... I was hoping it would kick off the Christmas Spirit for the holidays. What is the weather usually like? Just cool or rain? Do they do fantasmic at that time of year? It will get darker earlier too.
Originally Posted By Moedad I agree with Tinkeroon! Christmas is the best! The Candlelight Processional is especially moving. Choirs perform Christmas hymns, not a lot of silly, commericalized stuff. The snow, the music, the Christmas fireworks, the decor--Woo-hoo! Bring it!!
Originally Posted By Moedad Oh, and the weather is generally nice, mild during the day and just the right amount of nippy at night. Could be rainy, but most likely not. Might be breezy if we get a Santa Ana. And yes, they do Fantasmic.
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE iT IS OUR FAVOURITE TIME OF YEAR TO AT dISNEY, the magic fills the air, decorations everywhere, you just feel so happy, the christmas parade is so cool, people are just filled with the christmas spirit all day long, it is truly the most magical time of year, your photo pass pictures will look great, Santa is always fun to meet, the characters are in their christmas out fits, ect ect ect....don't want to tell you everything , tinkeroon said it all very well, we want you to see it as if you have never seen it before, make sure you see the billy's...they are great at christmas time..: ) sorry for caps ...didn't mean too....
Originally Posted By crazycroc Also, the chicks who dress in the Santa Bay-bee costumes in the parade! Hubba-Hubba!
Originally Posted By dmtbgt Ohhh I'm getting excited now. I love the holidays and we've always wanted to come to Disneyland then. It will be fun to see different decorations, and parade. We've only come when it's hot before so this will be a total change. It will get dark early too. Just booked the Disneyland Hotel. Usually we like the dream tower with downtown disney view but someone said they are remodeling that tower?? Maybe a pool view instead?? From Wonder? I've never stayed in Magic (main building).
Originally Posted By sbez30 It's beautiful during the holidays. The Lights all over small world. They change haunted mansion to the nightmare before christmas theme. The fireworks, the snow, the lit up castle. Your going to love it.
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 I love the Dream tower too, so I'm not sure what to advise you for the room/tower selection. One special thing that we did when we were staying onsite for Christmas was to order the little tree from Vacation Planning. It cost a bit, I think around $90, but I love it! I got it at the resort three years ago, and have put it up each Christmas since at home. It is about 3.5 feet tall, it comes decorated with plush characters, glass balls, and other treats, and ours had special personlized ears as a topper. They will give you a large box with it, that makes it easy to take home (especially in a car) and very easy to store from year to year. It takes me about five minutes to get it out of storage and put it back up, as all the decorations stay on it in the box! I loved having it in our room during our Christmas stay. But I really loved being there at Christmas in general. We had a great time getting photo pass photos taken at each Christmas tree and Christmas photo op, and then ordering Christmas postcards after we got home to use as Christmas cards. You could also ask the photopass people to take photos with your own camera, and then order your Holiday card on your own, I would guess, but we enjoyed getting the Disney ones. We even took the holiday tour when we were there (it was our first and so far only trip for the holidays, so we pulled out all the stops). I enjoyed the tour quite a bit, but to be honest we had seen most of the holiday offerings on our own by the time we did the tour. It was worth it for the reserved seating for the parade though, as we really hate crowds and never would have waited in a big one to see the holiday parade otherwise. But at the end of the tour we got hot chocolate and cookies, and got to sit in special great seats to watch the parade, which was really fun! I'm sure you will have a fantastic time. We found it a bit chilly at night, I wore a scarf, hat, gloves, wool coat, sweater, long sleeve shirt and jeans, but I always am very cold, ha ha.
Originally Posted By dmtbgt It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas ... yes the tree sounds wonderful. I will do that the kids will be surprised. If you are going for the holidays you might as well make it festive. The photos sound fun too. As for the DH towers ... we cant decided betweeen Wonder or Magic. (with pool side view) I don't want to stay in Dream because of the construction. Has anyone ever stayed in Magic? (main tower) .... Wonder does have the waterfalls though which are nice.
Originally Posted By dmtbgt Does anyone know when the Dream Tower new rooms are open for reservations? I guess it will still be too soon come Nov/Dec. I'm going to miss the balconies
Originally Posted By KCCHIEF I cannot add anything that has not already been said.......but, I LOVE DL at Christmas time. Please enjoy.....for the ones that want to be there and cannot this year. (I was there last Christmas!!)
Originally Posted By dlkozy Yes we stayed in the Magic (main) just once-that was enough for us. All we saw out of our room was the back parking lot and there is nothin' magical about that! My favorite is the Wonder (if that is the Bonita) Tower (love the waterfalls) and then
