The Disneyland Resort transforms into the Merriest Place on Earth for the holiday season. Among the merriment at Disneyland Park, Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle shines brightly with the glow of the shimmering icicles and twinkling lights, enchanting guests from day to night. (Joshua Sudock/Disneyland Resort)
Here’s how many holiday decorations are needed for 6 areas at the Disneyland Resort
Planning for the holiday season is a year-long process. Once Disneyland is all decorated for the holidays, the team is already starting to design, plan and order supplies for the next year’s season, according to Disney.
The actual work to transform the Disneyland Resort is monumental. About 80% of the cast members on the Resort Enhancement and Horticulture teams work shifts that begin after Disneyland Resort closes. This allows them to decorate, plant, trim and work their holiday magic before guests arrive.
Abut 300 additional trees are brought in during the holidays to add that festive touch along with the installation of nearly 10,000 poinsettias and 10,000 cyclamenÂ
Here’s a breakdown of decorations you will find at various areas in the two parks.
Disneyland Park
The Partners Statute: New this year is a festive and wintery holiday look around the Partners statue in the Central Plaza at the end of Main Street, U.S.A. This holiday installation is made up of more than 7,500 individual plants, featuring approximately 80 pine trees decorated with more than 150 strands of warm, mini lights that illuminate each tree. This new display also features more than 500 branches of beautiful red winterberry (Ilex verticillata) and more than 800 red dogwood branches.
The Disneyland Christmas tree: The tree stands 60-feet tall on Main Street, U.S.A., and has become a favorite spot for guests to snap their holiday photos. This Christmas tree features 1,500 Victorian-inspired ornaments and 100 oversized faux candles.
Main Street, U.S.A.: When strolling down the street you will find storefronts, lampposts and rooftops wrapped in wreaths and garland. The exterior of Main Street, U.S.A., features approximately 220 garlands that measure more than four miles long, with approximately 80 wreaths and 120 bows bringing the season to life on this charming street.
Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle: The castle shimmers during the day and is illuminated each night with more than 126,000 twinkling LED lights, sparkling “icicles†and shimmering snow-capped turrets.
“it’s a small world†Holiday: The plaza surrounding the is illuminated with more than 400,000 twinkling lights (50,000 on the façade of the attraction, and an additional 350,000 mini-lights in the trees, hedges and animal topiaries.
Disney California Adventure Park
Carthay Circle: As guests enter the park and stroll along Buena Vista Street, a dazzling, 50-foot Christmas tree adorns Carthay Circle to help guests get in the holiday spirit. The tree and surrounding buildings are decorated with vintage-style ornaments in keeping with the theme of Buena Vista Street, inspired by Los Angeles as it appeared when Walt Disney arrived in the 1920s.
