Do you know the price of the nutcrackers?
Can anyone tell me if DL has gotten any better with character interaction, as in are they making people line up to meet characters OR is it the normal (pain in the butt) large crowd of people just walking up and taking pictures when you're already next to a character doing the same thing? Past trips this has happened to us soooo many times. We've even asked the handler why they don't do the same as WDW and make a line. Seems like a simple idea to follow.
While on our trip 2 weeks ago, we met Pluto, Jack Skellington and Wreck-It Ralph.
Wreck-It Ralph is in the Starcade so there is an actual official line queue to go to in order to meet him, as it's an organized type of meet and whatnot.
Jack Skellington we showed up for, were told hed be back at 12:15, so we went on a ride, then came back at around 12:10ish where a small line had formed. The CM told us we could hop in line, and it was very organized where you got to have your own time with Jack. He was an absolute delight to talk to!
Pluto we found hanging out over near the fountain in CA Adventure, and he also had a little line around the fountain. We hopped in line and didn't wait very long, and I got my photo with him. While waiting for Pluto, Chip 'n Dale showed up and a little crowd surrounded them, but shortly thereafter an organized line was made and photos were taken one by one.
Hope this helps a bit!
I was looking for menus for the parks and resorts for Christmas Eve and Day.
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Not even sure, if I could get ressies anywhere for dinner? Was hoping for Napa, or Steakhouse on Christmas Eve.
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If anyone is going on Christmas Eve and you didn't get reservations for a restaurant I'm going to be releasing a couple of reservations now that we have our plans finalized - I'm cancelling these so that should free them up for someone to take - they were for a party of 7:
Wine Country Trattoria - 6:50pm
Steakhouse 55 - 8pm
Bunchkin said:Can anyone tell me if DL has gotten any better with character interaction, as in are they making people line up to meet characters OR is it the normal (pain in the butt) large crowd of people just walking up and taking pictures when you're already next to a character doing the same thing? Past trips this has happened to us soooo many times. We've even asked the handler why they don't do the same as WDW and make a line. Seems like a simple idea to follow.
focusondisney -
Thank you! I was so glad I decided to make the effort to try to see the CP. I almost skipped it because I had visions of standing around for hours just to barely be able to see anything, which didn't sound appealing. I had no idea how easy it would be to get a seat!
Did I read correctly before in that you said that you enjoyed the Disneyland CP better than the one at WDW (or at least some things about it)? Never having seen the WDW version of the CP I cannot compare, of course, but this one at DL seemed very special!
I just got back from Disneyland! I was surprised that the Christmas parade under went a few changes since November.
1. Mickey and Minnie are no longer skating (they're in red and green sweater outfits now).
2. Belle and the Beast are now walking the parade route instead of riding on the back of a float in the Princess & Prince section of the parade.
3. No more seven dwarves! They've been replaced with holiday dancers.
I almost didn't watch the parade this trip thinking it would be the same, but there have been some subtle tweaks. I wonder if it's the difference between being a night parade in November and a daytime parade now.
Having seen all the effort that goes into CP, I can see where there might be thoughts of moving it indoors to a venue that won't get rained out. It was very pretty to look at, but it does impact a lot of things, so I can see where they might want to put it somewhere else. Here are a few things that I saw that were closed due to CP:
1. The railroad stops at 4:00 pm
2. Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln (I don't know when it stopped)
3. The hat and art shop shop on start of Main Street
4. Jungle Cruise (stops at 5:00 and restarts at 9:00 pm)
5. Can't walk down the middle of Main Street from before the first show to after the second show.
The merchandise was available all day at the Emporium and in the front shop on Main Street (I can't remember the name, but it's attached to the Magic Shop). It was also at the World of Disney.
We got home last Tuesday after spending 9 days there and Mickey and Minnie were skating in the parade.
The 7 dwarves were also in the parade although the 2nd time we watched it (Saturday 8th I think) one of the dwarves was led off to one side part way through so they continued with just 6 - not sure what had happened but this is possibly why they arent there now.
I agree with what you said about the CP disrupting a lot of things although we hadnt noticed that Jungle Cruise stopped - I dont know why this would affect CP
figment_jii said:I just got back from Disneyland! I was surprised that the Christmas parade under went a few changes since November.
1. Mickey and Minnie are no longer skating (they're in red and green sweater outfits now).
2. Belle and the Beast are now walking the parade route instead of riding on the back of a float in the Princess & Prince section of the parade.
3. No more seven dwarves! They've been replaced with holiday dancers.
I almost didn't watch the parade this trip thinking it would be the same, but there have been some subtle tweaks. I wonder if it's the difference between being a night parade in November and a daytime parade now.