With the Holiday Season now on full bore at the Disneyland Resort, Disney has released a huge article and a great deal of photos and videos designed to whet our collective appetites and show many of the highlights of the wonderful seasonal offerings the DLR boasts this time of year. Just click on any photo to see a larger version, and be sure to scroll all the way down to catch a great holiday video by Disney! With that I'll let Disney speak for itself:
ANAHEIM, Calif. – When it comes to celebrating the magic and sparkle of the holidays with friends and loved ones, there’s no place like the Disneyland Resort where, now through Jan. 3, 2010, the holidays shine more brightly than ever.
This holiday season, guests will get to see and meet the newest Disney princess, Tiana, the star of a new show in New Orleans Square at Disneyland Park. In addition, they will enjoy the return of special holiday versions of “it’s a small world” and Haunted Mansion, along with beautiful holiday décor, “A Christmas Fantasy” parade and a nightly snowfall on Main Street, U.S.A.
For the first time during the holidays, guests in Disneyland Park will see “Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee!” – inspired by the new Walt Disney Pictures animated film “The Princess and the Frog.” The rousing, colorful show has a jazz-filled holiday celebration vibe. It begins with a Mardi Gras-style cavalcade from New Orleans Square to the Mark Twain Riverboat in Frontierland. At the landing, Princess Tiana, Prince Naveen and other “Princess and the Frog” characters move onboard and, as the boat takes to the river, Tiana and company entertain guests on shore with a musical show that includes songs from the motion picture. The show runs through Jan. 3, 2010.
Themed entertainment, sparkling decorations and tasty treats add festive warmth to holiday fun at both Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure park.
At Disneyland Park, Sleeping Beauty Castle has been transformed into Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle where, after dark, a sensational holiday lighting and special-effects show carries the magic of the holidays from the castle all the way to the Christmas tree in Town Square. The Disneyland Christmas tree is specially designed to present a nightly holiday light show like no other, with more than 62,000 energy-efficient LED lights.
The finale of the Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle show includes the legendary “Believe … in Holiday Magic” fireworks, which take guests on a journey of sights and sounds of the season and ends with a touching rendition of “White Christmas” along with a climactic snowfall swirling down on Main Street, U.S.A., “it’s a small world” Mall and New Orleans Square.
Guests also will be able to book a guided holiday tour, “Holiday Time at Disneyland Park,” that provides entry into the “it’s a small world” holiday and Haunted Mansion Holiday, reserved seating for the Disneyland “A Christmas Fantasy” parade, a keepsake remembrance, a sweet surprise and entertaining information about the history behind Disneyland holiday traditions. For information, guests can visit Disneyland City Hall, Tour Gardens Kiosk in Disneyland Park, the Guest Relations Lobby at Disney’s California Adventure Park, or call 714/781-4400.
Other returning holiday favorites at Disneyland Park:
“it’s a small world” holiday transforms the iconic attraction into a worldwide celebration of the season. It also boasts more than 300,000 glittering lights on the “it’s a small world” facade.
Haunted Mansion Holiday presents a madcap celebration as the traditions of Halloween and Christmas collide. The ghoulish but well-meaning Jack Skellington from the Tim Burton film “The Nightmare Before Christmas” has come to the Haunted Mansion to transform it with his skewed vision of the holidays.
A few new characters have been added to “A Christmas Fantasy” parade, presented daily through Jan. 3, on Main Street, U.S.A. This ever-popular procession depicts an enchanting collection of holiday scenes, music and a cast of Disney characters and performers in yuletide vignettes.
Santa Claus and his reindeer return to greet Disneyland guests at “Santa’s Reindeer Round-up” in Big Thunder Ranch. Kids and their families will chat with St. Nick and see real reindeer grazing in a corral.
Disney’s California Adventure park celebrates the season with its own fanciful park-wide decorations and lively entertainment.
Guests approaching the park immediately get in the holiday mood as they encounter the iconic “CALIFORNIA” letters transformed to appear as swirling red and white peppermint sticks.
“a bug’s land” transforms as Flik and his bug buddies spread giant Christmas lights and oversized ornaments throughout their realm.
The holiday scene along the Paradise Bay boardwalk includes a beautifully decorated Christmas tree. Beside it stands “Santa’s Seaside Pavilion,” a quaint Victorian gazebo where, through Dec. 24, guests will find Santa Claus dressed in his most dapper Victorian holiday attire.
The ever-popular “Disney’s Electrical Parade” will be presented nightly at the height of the holiday season, Dec. 18 through Jan. 3, 2010.
As always, on Dec. 31, both Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure park will celebrate the arrival of the New Year with special fireworks, noisemakers, music, dancing and extended park hours, all included with regular park admission.
The Downtown Disney district and the Disneyland Resort hotels will join in the merriment with twinkling lights and ornaments, special entertainment and holiday dining. For more information about holidays at the Disneyland Resort, visit disneyland.com/holidays
Thanks to Disney for that great description of everything going on, but how about a video that shows everything off? Yep, Disney's done up one of those as well. Check it out!
Remember to check back regularly for more updates as the 2009 Holiday Season continues. Happy Holidays!
We've taken a month off, but we're back just like the Holiday Season at Disneyland.
We'll be bringing you all sorts of Holiday updates, articles, and what not's in the future, and we're kicking things off with the return of our "it's a small world" Holiday videos from 2008. Call it an appetizer that'll put you back in that Holiday mood. =)
First, see Disneyland's beloved attraction originally brought over from the 1964 World's Fair as it shines in its spectacular seasonal holiday splendor. Ride through the entire attraction and see all the children of the world celebrating this special season while making you smile and reminding that, really, it's a small world after all.
Next, watch as the iconic facade of Disneyland's "it's a small world" Holiday attraction magically comes to life in an amazing display of holiday images, sounds & fun!
Halloween Time is in full swing at the Disneyland Resort, and the anunal big night of massive sugar consumption is now well within sight. Perhaps amongest all the party planning, costume desgining, candy purchasing, and home/office decorating, you've run out of time to check out what Disneyland's been doing lately? Well you've come to the right place since today we offer a brand spanking new sugar shot of a Disneyland photo update. Not near as many photos as we usually do, but we certainly have enough to give you your fix and then some.
So how's that refurb on the Disneyland Hotel's Dreams tower doing? What's this I hear about a new shop in Downtown Disney that'll give kids the chance to design their own toy car or truck? Is DCA just completely covered over in construction walls now? What's going on there? How long before the swings are back open? What in the world is an art gallery doing in the Bank of Main Street? The Opera House's lobby is open. Did Mr. Lincoln return yet? All these questions and more will be answered simply clicking the link below!
As always, just click the link below and straight to the new update you will go!
Three new videos today. Disney has created them all to show off their Halloween Time offerings, and to give a quick peek at the new Disney Gallery that is now open in the former Bank of Main Street. We'll cover that more in an upcoming photo update. For now, enjoy the videos!
First off, a brief glimpse of the new Halloween Screams fireworks show currently going on. Jack Skellington leads the show that also includes such villians as Ursula, Maleficent, and Oogie Boogie. Zero, the ghost dog reindeer also makes an appearance during the show.
Next up, a little better look, but much more of a teaser look at Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy. This video doesn't show everything, but it does show Space Mountain suffering from spontaneous bouts of acute leprosy, and gives a hint to what you've been missing if you have not ridden yet.
Finally, take a brief look at the newly re-opened Disney Gallery in its new location right next door to the Opera House.
Much more to come about The Disney Gallery, the Opera House lobby, and all the rest that's going on as Halloween Time hits full stride at the Disneyland Resort in our next photo update coming quite soon.
Two videos of Halloween Time attractions for you today!
First, take a walk through & ride on Haunted Mansion Holiday - the seasonal overlay of Disneyland's signature Haunted Mansion featuring Jack Skellington & the cast of Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" who have goulishly decked the Mansion's halls. What will happen when holidays meet? Will you get a trick, or a holiday treat?
Yes, the video is from last year, but we liked the video so much that we had to bring it back. It's that good!
Now take on the new headliner - Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy. It is very dark and hard to see much, but this video gives a general idea as to what the ride is like. If nothing else, it beats a 60-90 minute stand-by wait time!
Full screen mode is recommended for maximum viewing.
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Halloween Time is back again for another season, and we're back again with another photo update to bring you up to speed with all the Halloween Time goings on, as well as what's been going on since the last time we brought a photo update to you. If you've been with us for the past couple months and seen our articles, you know it's been a busy time and there's lots to update!
You'll see all the special Halloween Time attractions such as Ghost Galaxy and Haunted Mansion Holiday, as well as be amazed at the sheer volume of material that has been deposited on the floor of Paradise Bay in preparation for World of Color. What's going on over at the Disneyland Hotel and Grand Californian Hotel? You'll see it all and get that Disneyland fix that you crave.
