I don’t know that there is a more magical place then Disney. But if it is possible, Disneyland just got a little bit more magical.
From November 14th through January 8th, Disneyland Resort will be dressed up for the season, making Disneyland is the perfect place to spend the holiday with your family.
- For the first time, the Holiday season at Disneyland Resort will be extended to celebrate Three Kings Day, known as Día de Reyes. From Jan. 6-8, 2012, look for special décor and entertainment in Frontierland that showcases western and Mexican heritage, along with food themed to this holiday and children’s activities.
- Beginning Friday, Nov. 18, “The Magic, The Memories, and You!” show gets a new, Yuletide glow. The show features photos and video of guests creating memories at Disneyland park, with favorite holiday melodies underscoring images of guests enjoying their holidays at Disneyland.
- Lanny and Wayne, the techno-savvy elves from the “Prep & Landing” holiday TV specials, make guest appearances in a new holiday prelude sequence in the nighttime “World of Color” show in Disney California Adventure.
- The Disneyland Christmas tree in Town Square has become a favorite spot for snapping holiday photos. The artificial tree stands 60 feet tall and has 280,000 pine-tip branches molded from actual tree branches. It is decorated with more than 2,000 ornaments, including the three-foot star on top, and nearly 4,800 energy-efficient LED lights. When the Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle show reaches its finale crescendo, more than 60,000 LED lights and 1,200 strobe lights are added to the effect.
- Carolers in traditional Victorian holiday garb make regular appearances throughout the season at each of the three Disneyland Resort hotels: Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, the Disneyland Hotel and Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel.
- The nighttime Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle light show is divided into three “acts” over the course of the evening. Each one begins at the Castle and travels the length of Main Street, U.S.A., finishing at the Town Square Christmas tree. Each act features a magical snowfall, and the final act concludes with “Believe…in Holiday Magic” fireworks.
- The largest ornaments used at Disneyland Resort may be found in the “bugs-eye-view” world of Flik’s Fun Fair at Disney California Adventure. The smallest ornaments used at the Resort may be found in the Storybook Land attraction at Disneyland.
- A new, 14-foot snowman made of crystal snowflakes is lit with thousands of lights in the finale of “it’s a small world” Holiday. This is the first addition to this holiday celebration since the attraction debuted in 1997. The snowman stands atop a 10-food-wide snowflake and holds a beautiful “icicle” sign that that spells out “Happy Holidays” in colors that change as guests float by.
- Jack Skellington has his own ideas about appropriate holiday decorations. The Haunted Mansion Holiday exterior is decorated with more than 100 jack-o’-lanterns and the eerie glow of more than 400 flickering candles.
- If all the cables and conductors for the show were laid end to end, they would stretch 48 miles from Disneyland Resort – enough to pass the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank.
Disneyland Resort has spared NO expense in decking their halls. One day it is a dream of mine to spend the holidays there with my family. It sounds amazing doesn’t it?
Disclosure: Disneyland sent me a Duffy Bear as a gift for the holidays. They did not ask me to write this post. All fun facts came from DisneylandNews.com. Make sure you check it out for all the Disneyland Resort Holiday news!
Emily is a wife & mom living in Las Vegas. The owner and writer at Our Knight Life, Emily loves sharing her two adorable boys and journey through motherhood. Emily has run four half marathons to date and is always training for her next big race. She also enjoys creating healthy recipes for her family and sharing family friendly product reviews.
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I think next year we are going to spend the holidays there! It’s been a DREAM of mine for years, and everytime we go to Town Square, my son INSISTS it’s Disneyland (I think it resembles Downtown Disney the look of it anyway) I could only imagine what he would do if he saw the real Disneyland at Christmastime!
You know I have never looked at Town Square like that – But I am sure going to check it out next time I go. I am adding Holidays in Disneyland to my dream list. One day we will do it! Excited for you that you are turning it into a reality!
I can give you one good reason why not to go to Disneyland during the holidays: CROWDS. I guess if you spend three to four days, you might be able to get on all the rides once. The last time I went to Disneyland, it was literally wall-to-wall people. If you got in a line that went up some stairs overlooking the crowds, all you see is a sea of heads. I would suggest going on a day that it is raining. Being a S.Cal resident, I have found that that is the best day to go.
I love Disneyland. I went to Disneyland at least 10 times. Unfortunately I am unable to go because we now live on the East Coast. We’ll go to Disney World now! 🙂