Celebrate the Holiday Season at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Parks

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Disneyland Holiday | I-10 Exit Guide

Magic is here with Holidays at the Disneyland Resort, and this year the merry making and fun festivities will run from Nov. 12, 2021, through Jan. 9, 2022. Guests will enjoy a distinctly Disney holiday experience with beloved traditions that include the breathtaking Sleeping Beautyā€™s Winter Castle, ā€œA Christmas Fantasyā€ Parade, and magical snow falling on Main Street, U.S.A., at Disneyland Park. At Disney California Adventure Park, guests will enjoy a heartwarming celebration that brings the holiday season to life with Disney Festival of Holidays, ā€œDisney Ā”Viva Navidad!ā€ Street Party and the merry motor-themed holiday dĆ©cor on Route 66 in Cars Land.

Throughout the parks, guests will see Santa and Disney characters turned out in their holiday best, enjoy seasonal sweet treats at food and beverage locations, and shop at favorite Disney boutiques for memorable gifts for everyone on their lists.

The Disneyland Resort holiday celebration extends to Downtown Disney District and Hotels of the Disneyland Resort with traditional dƩcor and festive entertainment adding to the merriment.

At Disneyland Park

Guests entering Disneyland will be greeted by a magnificent 60-foot-tall Christmas tree on Main Street, U.S.A., decorated with nearly 1,800 ornaments. The classic tree is an iconic symbol of Holidays at Disneyland Resort, as well as an ideal location for holiday photos. At the entrance to Fantasyland, the holiday magic will shine brightly each evening when Sleeping Beautyā€™s Winter Castle begins to sparkle with light and music fills the air illuminating the night in an enchanted wintertime spectacle. Several times a day, guests will again see ā€œA Christmas Fantasyā€ Parade and some favorite Disney characters and princesses throughout the park, dressed in their seasonal finest with a few surprises this year.

As their magical day comes to an end, guests will find the perfect finishing touches to their holiday memories with a magical ā€œsnowfallā€ along with colorful projections on Main Street U.S.A., and the faƧade of ā€œitā€™s a small worldā€ during the ā€œBelieve in Holiday Magicā€ fireworks spectacular. The heartwarming finale is a ā€œkiss goodnightā€ moment from several beloved characters, dressed in their pajamas and waving goodbye from the balcony of the Disneyland Railroad Train Station in Town Square.

Additionally, seasonal transformations will once again resonate holiday cheer at ā€œitā€™s a small worldā€ Holiday and Haunted Mansion Holiday.

At Disney California Adventure Park

Guests at Disney California Adventure Park will create new memories during Disney Festival of Holidays as they discover the sights, sounds and tastes of a diverse season of celebrations, including Christmas/Navidad, Diwali, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Three Kings Day. The festivities include live entertainment, shopping for themed merchandise and eight food marketplaces where guests will sip and savor culinary delights. A team of Disney chefs drew on inspiration from their own unique stories to handcraft some of the festive foods on the marketplace menus.

The celebration continues with ā€œDisney Ā”Viva Navidad!ā€ as Disney characters host a fun street party featuring Mexican folklĆ³rico dancers and Mariachis, Brazilian samba dancers and percussionists, giant mojiganga puppets and Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in their fiesta best.

In the Paradise Gardens area of the park, guests will enjoy festively themed food and beverages plus live music and performers starting Nov. 12, and later in the Holiday season, the debut of newly-featured Mirabel from the Walt Disney Animation Studios upcoming film ā€œEncanto.ā€ At Pacific Wharf, guests will find holiday-themed menus with special food and drink to be savored while listening to live musical entertainment. Here as well, younger guests will discover craft stations and cookie decorating kits to add to their holiday fun.

The four-wheeled residents of Radiator Springs will be pulling out all the stops with their holiday dĆ©cor in Cars Land. The yuletide spirit will shift into high gear beginning with a snow-covered billboard at the landā€™s entrance and stretching all the way to the hubcap-studded tree decorating the front of the courthouse. Guests will enjoy a plethora of cleverly themed automotive ornamentation all along Route 66 where two attractions will rely on a little festive magic to transform into Luigiā€™s Joy to the Whirl and Materā€™s Jingle Jamboree.

Guests of all ages will be delighted to see Santa Claus in his rustic home at the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail. Guests may share their holiday wishes with the jolly fellow and take souvenir pictures in this scenic location. Adding to the merriment, Mickey Mouse and pals celebrate the season with a joyful party and dance along to the magical rhythms of the Holiday Toy Drummers several times daily.

Health and Safety at the Disneyland Resort

Guests are encouraged to visit Disneyland.com/experience-updates for important information to know before visiting the Disneyland Resort, including the latest updates on required face coverings.

Both valid admission and theme park reservation for same park on the same day are required for park entry. Park reservations are limited, subject to availability, and are not guaranteed for any specific date or park. Other restrictions apply. Attractions, experiences, entertainment and offerings may be modified, limited in availability, or unavailable, and are subject to change or cancellation without notice. Please check Disneyland.com for entertainment performance times, which may vary.

Haunted Mansion Holiday is inspired by ā€œTim Burtonā€™s The Nightmare Before Christmas.ā€

About the Disneyland Resort

The Disneyland Resort, in Anaheim, Calif., features two spectacular theme parks ā€“ Disneyland (the original Disney theme park) and Disney California Adventure Park ā€“ plus three hotels and the Downtown Disney District, comprising unique dining, shopping and opportunities to explore. The Resortā€™s hotels are the luxurious, 948-room Disneyā€™s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, which also features 50 two-bedroom equivalent Disney Vacation Club units; the magical, 973-room Disneyland Hotel ā€“ both AAA Four Diamond properties ā€“ and the 481-room Disneyā€™s Paradise Pier Hotel with its ā€œday-at-the-beachā€ theme. For information on attractions and vacations at the Disneyland Resort, visit Disneyland.com, call (866) 43-DISNEY or contact local travel agents.


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