food IS a theme park
A popular Disneyland restaurant will be closing soon!
Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland
If you are heading to Disneyland Park soon, we want to let you know about the upcoming closure of a popular dining location!
So we’ve noticed a trend with some Disney snacks. It’s croissants — Disney has suddenly become obsessed with croissants and are just out there doing some wacky things with this classic snack.
Jolly Holiday
In Disney World, we’ve seen croissants stuffed with cookie dough, peanut butter and jelly croissants, and croissants with espresso (in case you want your breakfast and coffee together in one snack). Well, this trend seems to have made its way to the West Coast because a NEW croissant has just arrived in Disneyland, and it’s another unique “thinking outside the box” snack — and we mean that in the best way possible.
Haunted Mansion in Disneyland Park is no longer using a virtual queue because the BRAND-NEW queue is officially open!
Haunted Mansion Holiday
Back in January, the attraction was closed for renovation until July 29th. However, when the attraction reopened, the queue was still under construction so Haunted Mansion has been using a virtual queue.
It’s no secret we get excited about new snacks in Disney World and Disneyland.
Journey of Water — Inspired by Moana in EPCOT
We’ve recently been making our way around both parks enjoying holiday snacks in Florida and California. We’re getting ready to dig into ALL the goodies at the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays. We’ve been visiting the gingerbread displays at Disney World hotels to check out their pop-up holiday snack spots. Well, now, even MORE new snacks are coming to Disney Parks — AND WE ARE HERE FOR IT.
Disneyland Resort has a lot of exciting updates coming over the next few years!
California Adventure
Back in August, Disney announced that Disney California Adventure will be getting a new Avatar expansion as well as a new expansion to Avengers Campus. DisneylandForward was also approved earlier this year, providing more opportunities for experiences, attractions, and more at the resort. It’s certainly an exciting time in history for Walt’s original theme park. And now, Disney has officially submitted the early plans required to begin the prep work for the Avengers Campus expansion!
It just got a bit easier to ride the Haunted Mansion Holiday attraction in Disneyland Park!
Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland
This attraction has been undergoing a renovation since January 21st, 2024. While the attraction reopened on July 29th, the queue was still under construction. Due to the construction on the queue, Haunted Mansion was utilizing a virtual queue. However, that has officially changed!
Are you planning a trip to Disneyland?
Sleeping Beauty Castle
Disney’s OG park has a lot to offer, including rides that are EXCLUSIVE, as well as a ton of snacks and great food (honestly, we think the food is BETTER in Disneyland than Disney World — now don’t come at us for that). Disneyland is so fun to visit, too, especially if you’re really into Disney history and want to walk down the same streets and walkways Walt Disney himself once walked on (and don’t forget to take a moment to look up at his old apartment above the fire station). If you are going to Disneyland and haven’t bought your tickets yet, you might want to take a moment to visit Target.
There are a lot of differences between Disney World and Disneyland. For example, Disneyland is a bit smaller (actually, it’s just more compact) and has Sleeping Beauty Castle whereas Disney World has Cinderella Castle.
Avengers Campus
Disneyland also has some rides that Disney World doesn’t have, and vice versa. However, one of the biggest differences is that Disneyland can go ALL out with Marvel on the West Coast, whereas Disney World cannot on the East Coast (because of an old contract Marvel has with Universal). So that’s why you’ll find Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure, as well as a host of Marvel characters. Well, one of those characters is Deadpool (and we honestly NEVER expected him to be in a Disney Park), and he’s now reading holiday stories to visitors. Yep, this is really a thing — and us Disney World-regulars are a little jealous.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is officially open at Disneyland!
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
The ride opened to everyone on November 15th after previews for Cast Members, Magic Key Holders, and others. The ride is pretty similar to the one that opened at Disney World earlier this year, other than a few key differences. We’ve noticed less empty space or dark rooms on the ride, the ride vehicle is different than at Magic Kingdom, and a few other things are different. One of the biggest differences, though, that we noticed may have a significant impact on the rest of your day in the park.
Happy Holidays!
Disneyland Christmas Parade
The holiday season has officially arrived at Disneyland Resort and we are making our way through ALL of it, seeing and doing all the things at the Disneyland Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure and enjoying all the additional holiday food and entertainment. Now, it’s no secret that Disneyland goes HARD on seasonal snacks, so we also just made our way through a TON of holiday treats and now we’re sharing our thoughts on ALL of them.
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