food IS a theme park
Disneyland is home to an exciting food festival during the holiday season — The Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure!
Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure
The Festival includes live music and dance performances, beautiful decorations, and a TON of festive holiday eats and drinks are part of this celebration. Disney just released the FULL MENUS for this year’s event, so let’s take a look!
If you’re a big fan of collecting special Disney merchandise, especially FREE Disney merchandise, you won’t want to miss this new Magic Key offer!
Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland
Magic Key holders are Disneyland’s version of Annual Passholders, and similar to Disney World’s annual pass system, Magic Key holders often get access to special deals, discounts, events, and more that regular guests aren’t eligible for. If you’re a collector AND a Magic Key holder, there are new collectible cards you can begin snagging THIS week, but from what we’re seeing, many passholders are NOT happy about it.
Okay, we’ve been there. You plan a trip to Disneyland, only to discover that one of your favorite rides is closed for refurbishment. Granted, we sometimes have a little heads up when Disneyland closes rides, but we’re never entirely sure of when they’ll reopen. Well, that’s not the case with Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
Big Thunder Mountain at Disneyland
Disneyland’s Big Thunder Mountain Railroad closed in September for a months-long refurbishment. Well, it looks like as of today, the ride has officially reopened.
Leave it to Disney to kick off its holiday celebrations EXTRA early. They’re excited — clearly. Yes, Disneyland’s holiday season will be here soon. The season officially kicks off on November 14th and runs through January 7th,2026 (don’t you love that it goes into the first week of January?).
Deadpool telling stories
That means you’ll soon get to enjoy the holiday decorations in Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, watch the Christmas parade, the Christmas nighttime fireworks, meet special character appearances, and more. You’ll also get to enjoy the Disney California Adventure Festival of Holidays (which we’re VERY excited about), and something else will be returning to California Adventure this year, too. Deadpool will be back to tell holiday stories!
According to multiple sources, including Deadline, Disneyland Resort has laid off about 100 Cast Members.
Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland
These Cast Members were from multiple departments and include “a limited number of salaried positions.”
If you’re heading to Disneyland anytime soon, you may want to consider this skip-the-line option… if it’s not going to break the bank.
Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland
That’s right, you can skip the lines on almost every ride in Disneyland — if you buy a Lightning Lane Premier Pass. But these things don’t come cheap, so is it worth it? We tried it, and we’re here to tell you exactly how it went!
Get ready, you are about to be singing “it’s a small world after all, it’s a small world after all” ALL day long, because we have a reminder for you about this popular attraction! Also, bonus points for you if you sang the song while reading that last sentence.
“it’s a small world” Holiday Overlay
We look forward to the “it’s a small world” holiday transformation each and every year, and we are getting closer to the big reveal! This classic attraction will be adorned with shimmering lights and whimsical decor for the holiday season at Disneyland Resort. However, to be ready for the Holidays at Disneyland Resort starting on November 14th, 2025, the attraction will need to close for a bit. That is why we are here to remind you!
Disney’s been on a roll lately with announcing loads of ride changes and refurbishments on the way. While many Disney guests enjoy these announcements and look forward to the new updates, that sentiment isn’t shared by all. Hey, we get it! While we’re usually excited about something new, that doesn’t mean we aren’t sad about what we’re losing.
Soarin’ Around the World
One of Disney’s most recent announcements was that the current version of Soarin’ in both Disney World and Disneyland will be replaced with a new version of the ride called Soarin’ Across America. This new version will fly you over iconic sights all around the United States, instead of all over the world like the current edition does. While some fans are looking forward to this, we can’t ignore the fact that some others are bringing up a really good point — will this new version be as beloved as its predecessor?
It’s no fun to get to Disneyland and realize your favorite ride is closed, but it happens. Now, we can’t do much to control ride closures that happen ON THE DAY, whether that’s due to weather or some kind of issue with the ride, but we can give you a heads up on scheduled ride closures, so that’s what we’re going to do.
Indiana Jones Adventure
So if you’re headed to Disneyland in early December, you’ll want to know about this popular ride closure: Indiana Jones Adventure will be closed on December 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for refurbishment (probably just routine ride maintenance).
OK, be honest. Are you Team Halloween or Team Christmas? Halloween Time will soon be over, and then you know what happens…it will be Christmas…Christmas EVERYWHERE.
Merry Christmas!
Well, Christmas hasn’t been waiting around to make an appearance in Disneyland. Granted, we’re used to seeing Sleeping Beauty Castle with snow on it this time of the year (a.k.a. October), but an entire LAND in Disneyland is now decorated for the holidays. Halloween WHAT? It’s CHRISTMASTIME.
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