Christmastime at the
Disneyland Resort is my absolute favorite! The music, the decor, the food, it’s
all so amazing! We were blessed and had a cast member friend get us into Disneyland
Park this last weekend. There are so much fun things to see and do, it’s hard
to do it all in one day! I wanted to share my top 5 reasons to go to Disneyland
Park at Christmastime:
1.
Haunted Mansion
Holiday - it’s been a few years since I’ve been on this since my older son was
afraid. My son is still afraid but my friend and I took my 1 year old on it.
The decor and the effects of this ride are out of this world. My favorite part
is how the singing busts turn into singing Jack O Lanterns! Oh and the
gingerbread house gets better every year. It feels like you are really immersed
in Halloweentown while still riding the Haunted Mansion.
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| Haunted Mansion Holiday - Photo Credit: Allison Peale |
2.
The characters and the
photo ops! The tree is magnificent and such a good backdrop for a picture that
I think I’m going to use for our Christmas cards! The castle is also decorated
and provides a great backdrop for a sweet family picture. The lines of both of
these were rather long but the PhotoPass photographers were so efficient, the
line moved so fast but while you were taking pictures, it still felt like you
had one on one attention and weren’t rushed! I can’t talk about photo ops
without talking about characters! The characters are donning their festive
winter wear and they look so cute! We had a hard time catching the characters
but got a great pic with Chip and Dale. I feel for the cast members manning
these lines because there was a lot of people that they had to turn away. I’m
bummed we missed Mickey but we will be back one more time before the season is
up!
3.
The food! Soooo many
fun and yummy options! I had to decide what I was going to try ahead of time
since I knew it was going to be busy. I really wanted to try the Santa Hat
Macaroon from Jolly Holiday Bakery. Christmas and peppermint just go together
to me and so a chocolate peppermint macaroon was the way to go! Let me tell
you, it was everything I dreamed it would be. It had just the right amount of
chocolate and peppermint. My friend got the Chile Rellano from Rancho del
Zocalo. We were so hungry that we forgot to take a picture of it before she ate
most of it! She said there was a bit too much sauce but it was still quite
tasty!
4.
The decor! Now I may
be biased because my friend works in this department but I think the decor is
like no other. From the details on the signs and lights to huge Christmas tree,
there is no stone not decorated. Even just looking at it makes me happy! Along
with the decorations is the amazing music! Christmas carols and music everywhere
in the theme of the land, music box music on Main Street USA, western sounding
music in Frontierland. That is one of the things I love about Disney the most,
you get the full experience every time!
5.
And my final and
favorite reason to visit Disneyland Park at Christmastime is (drum roll please)…”it’s
a small world holiday”! With little kids, we frequent “it’s a small world” A
LOT and it has a special meaning in our family as my mom went on it at the New
York World’s Fair. However, during Christmastime, if possible, it becomes even
better! Christmas decorations everywhere, Jingle Bells in different languages
and traditions all represented in this short ride. I am never organized enough
but I’d love to do some of these traditions from other countries with my kids.
I’m really going to try to pull it off this year. I will for sure be blogging
about it if I do!
There
you have it, my top 5 reasons for visit Disneyland Park during Christmastime.
This is not a comprehensive list, there are many other reasons why you should
visit! What is your favorite part of Christmas at Disney?
