Holiday season at Disneyland Resort kicks off Nov. 12
The holiday season at Disneyland will kick off Nov. 12, 2021, through Jan. 9, 2022, and include the classic breathtaking Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle, “A Christmas Fantasy” Parade, and snowfall on Main Street, U.S.A.
Throughout the parks, Santa and Disney characters will be dressed in their holiday best, seasonal sweet treats will be available and shops will have special holiday merchandise.
The Disneyland Resort holiday celebration extends to Downtown Disney District and Hotels of the Disneyland Resort with traditional décor and festive entertainment adding to the merriment.
Here are some specifics of what you’ll find at each theme park.
Disneyland Park
A 60-foot-tall Christmas tree decorated with nearly 1,800 ornaments will greet guests on Main Street, U.S.A. At the entrance to Fantasyland, the holiday magic will shine brightly each evening when Sleeping Beauty’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 “A Christmas Fantasy” Parade and some favorite Disney characters and princesses throughout the park, dressed in their seasonal finest with a few surprises this year.
There will be a magical “snowfall” along with colorful projections on Main Street U.S.A., and the façade of “it’s a small world” during the “Believe in Holiday Magic” fireworks spectacular.
The heartwarming finale is a “kiss goodnight” 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 take place with the “it’s a small world” Holiday and Haunted Mansion Holiday.
California Adventure
During the Disney Festival of Holidays the sights, sounds and tastes of Christmas/Navidad, Diwali, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Three Kings Day will be featured. The festivities include live entertainment, shopping for themed merchandise and eight food marketplaces.
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 “Disney ¡Viva Navidad!” as Disney characters host a fun street party featuring Mexican folklórico 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 “Encanto.”
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.
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.
Cars Land will also get the yuletide spirit. It will shift into high gear beginning with a snow-covered billboard at the land’s entrance and stretching all the way to the hubcap-studded tree decorating the front of the courthouse. There will be cleverly themed automotive ornamentation all along Route 66 where to attractions will get a makeover — Luigi’s Joy to the Whirl and Mater’s Jingle Jamboree.
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