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Disneyland sold out for the rest of December - OCR/SCNG
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Mac Tonight
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Not great, apparently.
Jeff Reitz Is Done With His Disneyland Streak and Ready to Move On
Pandemic ended Jeff Reitz's 2,995 straight Disneyland trips
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TP2000
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I love that the blonde lady (Clairol #604 Balsam Blonde) who was Disneyland President on the ‘gram for about three weeks was made to stand next to this guy. These are two people who would never in a million years meet otherwise, and she had to pretend to value him and understand him for a hot second.
She got a quick transfer back to the class safety and career sanity of a Burbank office suite a few weeks later.
I wish Disneyland fans like this would realize this smarmy setup before they pose for photos with the TDA President Du Jour. Or at the very least, insist on an awkward hug after the photo with a creepy whisper in their ear of “Thank you Madame President”.
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CaptinEO
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Welcome back!
SuddenStorm
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I thought the same thing when I saw that article.
A bit off topic- but how many people are left in Parks, Experiences, and Products and TDA that actually understand why Disneyland has the brand recognition and devoted fan base it has?
I'd argue that Tony Baxter probably gets the place creatively better than any living person- and he got shoved out almost 10 years ago. Kim Irvine's projects usually disappoint and she relies on her heritage for fan notoriety- but for whatever reason she's the one Disney likes to use in every Disneyland PR video.
Matt Ouimet was probably the best park president in the last 20 years, and is credited with course correcting the park for it's 50th. I met a gentleman a few years back who was a backstage manager for attraction safety who had worked at the resort for about 25 years, and hearing him talk about what Ouimet did for the resort was fascinating.
D'amaro had promise but after this last year I'm not sure I care for the direction Disney Parks are headed under his leadership.
Disneyland as a brand and park is getting more confused and diluted every year- and it'll be interesting to see how the next five to ten years look for the place. I mean, the fact you can't show up, buy a ticket, and go to the park is ridiculous and if the place is perpetually difficult to access for locals, eventually people are gonna stop trying to go.
AJFireman
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Depends on the situation. There is no penalty for missing a reservation. If you dont cancel the previous day then you have to wait until the current day is over before it falls off and you can make a new reservation. The thing is if you already started using your multi day ticket it still has a 13 day expiration date. So currently with no reservations not sure what Disneyland would do for you except say keep trying for a new reservation.
Roy G. Dis
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My wife and I visited DCA for about 90 minutes yesterday morning while my mom watched our two small kids. We have adjoining hotel rooms at DLR thank God. We had already made reservations for Tuesday and will be back home on Thursday so use it or lose it!
And it was mostly miserable to be at the parks in that rain. We're from the Midwest so the cold isn't a bother but the wind and the rain was unpleasant. But we made the best of it! Did Soarin, Spiderman's workout plan and GOtG and then got a bite to eat and then headed back.
Took my three year old out to the hot tub for about forty five minutes in the rain to kill some more time before naps and then we all went out to Disneyland after the rain stopped to catch the Christmas parade and ride IASW which everyone loved. Then it got cold and we fled.
Ended up being a great end to a day that started so miserably.
And it was mostly miserable to be at the parks in that rain. We're from the Midwest so the cold isn't a bother but the wind and the rain was unpleasant. But we made the best of it! Did Soarin, Spiderman's workout plan and GOtG and then got a bite to eat and then headed back.
Took my three year old out to the hot tub for about forty five minutes in the rain to kill some more time before naps and then we all went out to Disneyland after the rain stopped to catch the Christmas parade and ride IASW which everyone loved. Then it got cold and we fled.
Ended up being a great end to a day that started so miserably.
malice
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Visited for the first time in more than 2 years on Friday and upgraded to an Imagine Key (I can’t stress how important it is to do so at the END OF THE DAY before leaving. My 1-day Park Hopper ticket reservation was wiped out and I had a difficult time reentering the park later because the new Imagine Key had no reservation attached to it. One of the staff was VERY rude about it but a manager allowed me to reenter).
I’ve already been back on Monday and snagged reservations for today 12/15 so I’ve been fortunate thus far.
I’ve already been back on Monday and snagged reservations for today 12/15 so I’ve been fortunate thus far.
Phroobar
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Thanks! It was a great day in the park.
TP2000
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Also heads up, the rain returns to OC next week.
Clouds, rain showers and high temps only in the 50’s every day from Tuesday thru Christmas Day.
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Roy G. Dis
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Yuck. What a bummer.
Roy G. Dis
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Can't sell a park hopper ticket if there's no parks to hop to.
TP2000
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I'm really curious how they handle cold and rainy weather this year during the busiest week of the year.
I'm in Arizona for Christmas this year, but my weather station at home sends me text updates daily. It's been unseasonably cold in OC (10 to 15 degrees below normal) and very wet for the past week (Triple the monthly average rainfall for December!). The central OC forecast for next 48 hours is for more steady rain all day tomorrow into the 30th and cold temps continuing through the new year.
So... if a bunch of people cancel their reservations or no-show, does Disneyland have the ability to quickly sell a bunch of tickets at the ticket booths to anyone who might show up on a rainy morning during the craziest busiest week of the year?
Or are they turning away people without reservations from Mickey & Friends every morning because they are officially "booked up", even though many of those bookings are from Magic Key holders that won't show up on a cold, rainy day?
Here's tomorrow's forecast for Anaheim, CA. It continues like this with rain every hour through the next day into evening. 48 hours of rain, with temps from 43 degrees to 54 degrees.
Fun! You booked a Disneyland ticket! Can they resell that ticket to a tourist if you don't show up?
I'm in Arizona for Christmas this year, but my weather station at home sends me text updates daily. It's been unseasonably cold in OC (10 to 15 degrees below normal) and very wet for the past week (Triple the monthly average rainfall for December!). The central OC forecast for next 48 hours is for more steady rain all day tomorrow into the 30th and cold temps continuing through the new year.
So... if a bunch of people cancel their reservations or no-show, does Disneyland have the ability to quickly sell a bunch of tickets at the ticket booths to anyone who might show up on a rainy morning during the craziest busiest week of the year?
Or are they turning away people without reservations from Mickey & Friends every morning because they are officially "booked up", even though many of those bookings are from Magic Key holders that won't show up on a cold, rainy day?
Here's tomorrow's forecast for Anaheim, CA. It continues like this with rain every hour through the next day into evening. 48 hours of rain, with temps from 43 degrees to 54 degrees.
Fun! You booked a Disneyland ticket! Can they resell that ticket to a tourist if you don't show up?
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Figments Friend
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Wow...
Haven't seen a weather report like that for California .....ever.
Feel bad for those out-of-State visitors who are now stuck with such lousey weather for their Park visit.
A soggy New Year ....
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Haven't seen a weather report like that for California .....ever.
Feel bad for those out-of-State visitors who are now stuck with such lousey weather for their Park visit.
A soggy New Year ....
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waltography
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We had reservations for the 22nd and 30th this month; went on the 22nd and had a meh time (Genie+ is really a mess), but we're likely canceling our 30th reservations—partly because I've had a few brushes with Omicron and am getting cold feet, but mostly because I can't handle rain (like a true Californian
).As expected though, there are so many reservations still available through the 30th (New Year's Eve is blocked out but that's expected given the forecast + events) so if I do have a change of heart I know it won't be hard to pick up reservations the day of.
TP2000
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At least they can still move around in SoCal.
Up in Northern California the Sierra's have gotten over 15 feet of snow in the past few weeks and now there's thousands of tourists stranded at Lake Tahoe; all roads and highways leading into Lake Tahoe are closed due to ten feet or more of snow and/or avalanches covering the highways.
I-80 to Tahoe closed indefinitely, 89 blocked by avalanche
As of Monday evening, Hwy 50 was reopened from Pointview to Meyers.
This is going down as one of the wettest December's on record for California.
mickEblu
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At least they can still move around in SoCal.
Up in Northern California the Sierra's have gotten over 15 feet of snow in the past few weeks and now there's thousands of tourists stranded at Lake Tahoe; all roads and highways leading into Lake Tahoe are closed due to ten feet or more of snow and/or avalanches covering the highways.
I-80 to Tahoe closed indefinitely, 89 blocked by avalanche
As of Monday evening, Hwy 50 was reopened from Pointview to Meyers.www.sfgate.com
This is going down as one of the wettest December's on record for California.
Lol and weren’t they just saying we were going to have dry “La Nina” year?
Disney Irish
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I know some think that the LA region is indicative of California weather. But this weather is only slight above normal for this time of year in other parts of the state.
I used to live up in that area in the 80s and 90s, Donner Summit and I80 and other routes into Tahoe used to close all the time during the winter. The cabins may family used to own up there would get snowed in all the time. It was only the last decade or two where it didn't close normally due to milder winters.At least they can still move around in SoCal.
Up in Northern California the Sierra's have gotten over 15 feet of snow in the past few weeks and now there's thousands of tourists stranded at Lake Tahoe; all roads and highways leading into Lake Tahoe are closed due to ten feet or more of snow and/or avalanches covering the highways.
I-80 to Tahoe closed indefinitely, 89 blocked by avalanche
As of Monday evening, Hwy 50 was reopened from Pointview to Meyers.
This is going down as one of the wettest December's on record for California.
Its nice that we're getting the heavy storms this year in the sierras as we need a good snow pack to make up for years of drought.