NEW Mickey’s Holiday Pajama Party & Much More Coming to Disneyland Resort

If you’re beginning to plan your trip to experience the holiday season and the debut of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland Park, be sure to mark your calendars for one of the most magical times of the year! The holidays at Disneyland Resort will run from November 15, 2024, through January 6, 2025! Here’s how you can look forward to spreading cheer during this enchanting season at The Happiest Place on Earth.

New this year, Mickey’s Holiday Pajama Party breakfast and brunch is coming to Storytellers Café in Disney’s Grand Californian Resort & Spa with holiday-themed meals, seasonal décor, and select characters sporting new pajamas! Reservations will be available at a later date. The lobby of Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa will display an impressive gingerbread house inspired by pastries and candies in the lobby.

Tenaya Stone Spa will present bookable holiday experiences like the Underneath the Tree Signature Massage and Warmth of Holiday Foot Treatment.

“Goofy’s Kitchen Celebrates the Holidays!” at Disneyland Hotel will once again feature Chef Goofy and his pals dressed in their holiday best. New décor will adorn the colorful, contemporary setting of Pixar Place Hotel for its first holiday season.

This year, Santa Claus and select characters will visit and create photo memories with guests at the Fantasyland Theatre in Disneyland Park, featuring cookie decorating, craft making, storytelling, and atmospheric music throughout the day. Santa will also make stops at Redwood Creek Challenge Trail in Disney California Adventure Park, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, Disneyland Hotel, and Pixar Place Hotel through December 24th. Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and some of their friends will appear in Disneyland Park in all-new outfits reminiscent of writing heartfelt letters during the holidays. How adorable are they? We’re happy to get an early peek at the other characters’ costumes as we’d only previously seen Mickey and Minnie’s. Select characters will also dress for the occasion on Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure Park.

Guests can search for decorative ornaments hidden throughout the Downtown Disney District in the all-new Chip and Dale’s Ornament Trail Pursuit from November 22, 2024-January 1, 2025. Guests can purchase an activity map at select shopping locations in the Downtown Disney District and the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort to help with their search, then redeem it at World of Disney or Disney’s Pin Traders for a holiday keepsake.

The welcoming and vibrant Disney Festival of Holidays returns in 2024, highlighting a diverse season of celebrations in Southern California with a wide range of flavorful food and beverages, a variety of live entertainment, unique festival merchandise, and more.

Guests can look forward to new and returning menu items at the Festive Food Marketplaces. The scannable Sip and Savor Pass, available to purchase in four-coupon or eight-coupon versions, can be digitally redeemed for select food and nonalcoholic beverages from participating marketplaces and dining locations throughout the park.

Upbeat live entertainment expands the tapestry of diversity and brings high energy to the holiday fun. A slate of new cultural performance groups and returning favorites will perform joyous music and dance across various genres. Plus, guests can enjoy holiday rhythms as iconic Disney characters march to the beat of festive music during the “Mickey’s Happy Holidays” cavalcade.

Paradise Gardens will be home to the returning Disney ¡Viva Navidad! cultural celebration, which includes daily crafts, specialty dishes at Paradise Garden Grill, live music and décor inspired by Latin American traditions – with a dash of Disney flair. Here, guests may encounter Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, The Three Caballeros, and Mirabel from Disney Animation’s Encanto. The Disney ¡Viva Navidad! street party will perform on select days, featuring The Three Caballeros accompanied by Mexican folklórico dancers and mariachis, Brazilian samba dancers and percussionists, and more. On days when Disney ¡Viva Navidad! street party is not scheduled, guests may encounter Mirabel from Encanto or Miguel from Pixar Animation Studios’ Coco in festive street performances that celebrate the holidays and the gift of familial outside the entrance to Paradise Gardens Park.

Beloved Disney characters come together for a merry musical celebration during “A Christmas Fantasy Parade” in Disneyland Park. Every night, festive fireworks and stirring music bring the season to life during the “Believe…In Holiday Magic” nighttime spectacular at Disneyland Park. “Snow” is scheduled to fall every night along the Rivers of America, near “it’s a small world” Holiday and portions of Main Street, U.S.A., in Disneyland Park. Let’s not forget about Haunted Mansion Holiday; it’s a must as Jack Skellington from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas brings whimsical sights and seasonal surprises to the attraction. Hundreds of fountains dance to festive music, and shimmering “snowflakes” will fill Paradise Bay each evening during the nighttime spectacular “World of Color – Season of Light” in Disney California Adventure Park.

In Cars Land at Disney California Adventure Park, Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters and Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree will transform into Luigi’s Joy to the Whirl and Mater’s Jingle Jamboree. The entire land is blanketed in holiday décor that you simply mustn’t miss!

Guests will also enjoy dozens of limited-time, holiday-themed food and beverages, including returning favorites like the Mickey Gingerbread. Among the novelties that will be available during the season is the Holiday stainless steel tumbler.

For amazing bites and sights, Plaza Inn dining packages with special parade viewing for “A Christmas Fantasy Parade” and a dessert party including seating for “World of Color – Season of Light” will be available to book later.

There will be several new holiday merchandise collections throughout Disneyland Resort, including the Mickey Mouse Family Christmas, Holiday Red, and Snowman collections. Ideal for gifting to friends and family, an assortment of merry merchandise will deck the halls at holiday shopping locations like World of Disney, Emporium, Elias & Co., and more.

Shining holiday décor will embellish both theme parks, the Downtown Disney District, and the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort. From November 29th through January 5th, snow will also fall on the reimagined west end of Downtown Disney District. Guests can plan their stay now at one of the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort this holiday season, located just a short stroll from both theme parks and the Downtown Disney District.

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