Disneyland News — Week of December 14, 2019

The holiday season continues at Disneyland Resort. Read on to find out about this and more in this week’s Disneyland news.

Special Events and Notes

It’s the holidays at Disneyland Resort, and the Festival of Holidays is in full swing at Disney California Adventure, which is a celebration of holiday-themed food, drink, and entertainment! New this year is Mickey’s Happy Holidays, a twice daily parade/dance party of characters. Over at Disneyland Park, in addition to holiday decor galore, A Christmas Fantasy Parade and Believe… In Holiday Magic fireworks are now running nightly, and holiday merchandise is available for sale in the parks as well. In addition to the Festival and the special holiday shows, make sure you check out the ¡Viva Navidad! celebration featuring traditional costumes, music, and entertainment, and a street party with the Three Caballeros. Some attractions are also getting into the holiday spirit — in addition to Haunted Mansion Holiday, which continues, Cars Land favorites transform to Luigi’s Joy to the Whirl and Mater’s Jingle Jamboree, and its a small world gets its annual holiday overlay. Finally, there’s a new Let It Glow tree display distributed throughout the Downtown Disney District. You can find more information about all of the holiday offerings here.

Gingerbread house artists can learn more about building these displays this week at Downtown Disney. Ralph Brennan’s is hosting their annual workshop on gingerbread house building and decorating, which includes a lunch buffet. This week’s workshops are on Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15, with the buffet starting at 11:00 a.m. You should definitely get advance reservations if you’d like to attend.

Crowds

Crowds remain relatively low most days this week, as kids remain in school. Thursday is predicted to be the busiest of the days during the work week, with Saturday predicted to be the most crowded day overall.

 

For the most up-to-date numbers, check out our Crowd Calendar.

Weather

The forecast this week calls for more chilly weather, with highs only predicted to reach 70 on Friday. It is predicted to be drier than it has been, though there remains a small chance of rain on a few days this week.

 

As always, it’s wise to double check the weather as the day of your visit approaches. Check out the most up-to-date forecast here.

Shows

From an entertainment standpoint, the main attractions are Disneyland’s holiday shows, like the new Mickey’s Happy Holidays parade at Disney’s California Adventure and Disneyland Park’s A Christmas Fantasy Parade and Believe… In Holiday Magic fireworks. Detailed show schedules, including smaller diversions like The Disneyland Band, can be found here.

Show	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
Fantasmic!	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
A Christmas Fantasy Parade	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Believe… Holiday Fireworks	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Mickey’s Happy Holidays	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
World of Color	2	2	1	1	1	1	2

 

Admission and Hours

For those of you buying tickets as day guests, single-day tickets during the week are Peak pricing ($149/$141) on the weekends (including Friday) and Regular Price ($129/$122) the remaining days. Regular park hours are as follows this week:

	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thur	Fri
Disneyland	8-12	8-11	8-11	8-11	8-11	8-12	8-12
California Adventure	8-10	8-10	8-10	8-10	8-10	8-10	8-10
Price	PEAK	PEAK	REG	REG	REG	REG	PEAK
Early Entry	DL	DCA	DCA	DL	DCA	DL	DCA

For early admission, the parks will open one hour early for eligible guests at Disneyland Park Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday, and at Disney California Adventure Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Resort guests can take advantage of these hours every day of their stay for Extra Magic Hours, while guests eligible for Magic Mornings can use that benefit one day at Disneyland Park only. Full park hours can be found by clicking on each date in the Crowd Calendar.

Passholder blockouts ramp back up as we get closer to winter break. Flex reservations are required all week, and are unavailable for Saturday at Disneyland Park as this goes to press; check here for the most up-to-date information.

	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thur	Fri
Disneyland	SL SC DX FX	SL SC	SL	SL	SL	SL SC	SL SC DX
California Adventure	SL SC DX	SL SC	SL	SL	SL	SL SC	SL SC DX

Key: SL: Southern California Select Annual Passport; SC: Southern California Annual Passport; DX: Deluxe Annual Passport; SG: Signature Annual Passport: FX: Flex

Refurbishments

Everything is showing open this week at Disneyland Park. Over at California Adventure, the Red Car Trolley remains dark until next spring. As always, however, refurbishments can pop up unexpectedly, so check out our refurbishments page to make sure your favorite ride is still running, and for details on exactly what will be down and for how long.

That should do it for this week’s news. Check back next week and every week to find out what’s coming down the pike. Got questions? Aware of anything else that prospective guests should know about? Let us know in the comments.