Now that Halloween is over, are you already planning for Christmas? I’ve already posted about the holiday festivities planned for Disney World and Universal Orlando. Let’s go over to the other coast to see what festivities are planned for Disneyland in California next. The celebration there will run from November 10, 2023 – January 7, 2024.

The Christmas Fantasy Parade will take place at Disneyland Park each day, usually at 3:30pm and 6:30pm, though check your app for the latest showtimes. Your favorite Disney characters will join Santa Claus for a merry musical celebration down Main Street, U.S.A. Gotta love those toy soldiers too!

Some rides, including the Haunted Mansion, “it’s a small world”, Mater’s Jamboree, and Luigi’s Rollicki’ Roadsters, will have holiday overlays.

Of course, there will be holiday decorations all over the parks and resorts too. Sleeping Beauty’s castle will be extra shimmery!

Don’t miss the nighttime shows! Disneyland Park will have the “Believe…In Holiday Magic” fireworks and California Adventure Park will have the “World of Color – Season of Light” spectacular.

California Adventure Park will host the Festival of Holidays, a celebration of diverse cultural festivities with music, food and fun from the traditions of Christmas, Navidad, Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanzaa and Three King’s Day.

Be sure to catch Disney ¡Viva Navidad! – a fun street party featuring live musicians with folklórico and samba dancers along with Mickey and Minnie in their fiesta best!

Of course, there will be plenty of other holiday foods, decor, and seasonal merchandise around both parks and Downtown Disney.

We were there last December and the holiday atmosphere definitely made it extra magical and fun. If you want to chat about planning a Disney trip, feel free to contact me.

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In case you haven’t heard already, Disneyland in California increased prices for tickets and other items effective October 11, 2023. Here’s the rundown.

• Magic Key Annual Passes increased by $50 for the “Imagine” and “Inspire” tiers, and $150 for the “Enchant” and “Believe” tiers.
• Single-day tickets increased up to $15 depending on date. The lowest tier price remains unchanged. There are now date-based dynamic pricing tiers for tickets.
• Multi-day tickets increased by $25 – $65 depending on length.
• Park Hopper add-ons for multi-day tickets increased by $5 – $15 depending on length.
• Genie+ add-ons increased $5 per day for pre-arrival purchases, but you can add them up to 120 days in advance now.
• Genie+ day-of purchases start at $30 and go higher depending on the date. Magic Key holders still get a 20% discount for day-of purchases.
• Parking at the theme park and Disneyland resort lots increased by $5.

For a bit of good news, Disneyland has announced a Child Ticket offer (ages 3 to 9) for as little as $50 per day for some visits between January 8, 2024 and March 10, 2024. These tickets will be available for purchase beginning Oct. 24, 2023.

Also, the Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway and The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure rides will be added to Genie+.

As always, feel free to contact me if you want to chat about planning a Disney trip.

Heads up! The It’s a Small World attraction at Disneyland Park in California will be closed from Oct 23, 2023 through November 10, 2023 for its annual holiday overlay. Just be aware if you have a trip planned for this timeframe. It starts next Monday.

It’ll be gorgeous when it’s done. The above pic is from our trip there last December. Look at all those lights! There are holiday overlays inside the ride too. Beautiful! Check it out if you can.

As always, feel free to contact me if you want to chat about planning a Disney trip.

Due to Hurricane Hilary, Disneyland Resort in California just announced some changes as they continue to monitor the impending storm.

Disneyland Resort theme parks will close early tomorrow, Sunday Aug. 20, 2023 with Disney California Adventure Park closing at 9 p.m. and Disneyland Park closing at 10 p.m. The Downtown Disney District will close at 11 p.m.

Our resort hotels will remain open to serve our guests staying with us on property.

Check the Disneyland site often for any further changes if you have a trip planned for the next few days.

Be careful if you’re in Southern California or nearby regions. Keeping our fingers crossed for you!

Disneyland just announced that San Fransokyo will be opening on August 31, 2023 in California Adventure Park!

In case you didn’t know, Disneyland has been reimagining the Pacific Wharf area in California Adventure Park as San Fransokyo Square, inspired by the Big Hero 6 movie. It looks like it is near completion now.

You can walk across the new San Fransokyo Gate Bridge, try new foods in the reimagined restaurants, and of course, get souvenirs in the new markets. There will even be a meet and greet with Hiro and Baymax!

Be sure to check it out next time you’re there. The new foods sound really good.

Feel free to contact me if you would like to chat about planning your next Disneyland trip.

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Breaking News!

Disneyland California has suddenly announced that sales will resume for all four of their Magic Key annual passes tomorrow, April 11, 2023!

Sales will start no earlier than 9am PT online, but will likely use a virtual queue, so get to the website early. Last time they opened up sales, there were hours long waits and some sold out very quickly.

To purchase passes, visit this Magic Key purchase page tomorrow morning. They should all be clickable to add them to your cart at that time.

The different passes offer varying amounts of dining and merchandise discounts, free theme park parking, certain PhotoPass benefits, and more. For details on the Magic Key passes, visit the general Magic Key site.

Feel free to contact me if you want to chat more about Magic Keys or Disneyland trips. We were just over there this past December.