39 Reasons the Holidays at Disneyland Are the WORST
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Right now Disneyland is sprinkled with a coat of holiday pixie dust to celebrate the season. This means that Disneyland as you know it is significantly different through the holidays. Are you sure that you're ready for it? Here's what you can expect.
Disneyland decks the halls AND the desserts.
I mean, how are we supposed to ever eat a normal candy apple again?
The park has giant, gorgeous Christmas trees.
Getting from ride to ride takes SO much longer because you have to keep stopping to stare at their beauty.
Sleeping Beauty's castle is adorned with gold and red holiday decor.
As if it wasn't already breathtaking enough!
The entrance is so magical, it will knock you off your feet.
Good luck getting up.
The holiday festivities come to life during the "Christmas Fantasy" day parade.
Mickey and Minnie Mouse — and even Santa himself — will interrupt your day at the park to bring you even MORE joy. How much joy can one person take?
The Magical Kingdom literally becomes a winter wonderland.
This Frozen-esque decor will give you actual chills.
Flik and his buddies decorate A Bug's Land with jaw-dropping ornaments.
It's like you can't go ANYWHERE without being surrounded by the holiday spirit.
The Christmas-themed funnel cake is MASSIVE.
Good luck fitting in to your pants after your trip.
The castle's ornaments are SO detailed.
Our own holiday decor will simply never measure up.
Disney ¡Viva Navidad! celebrates Latino culture daily.
Be prepared for vibrant colors, delicious food, great music, and tons of dancing.
You can go ice skating in Downtown Disney.
Olaf's Frozen Ice Rink will distract you from your shopping because it's pretty much irresistible. Thanks a lot, Olaf.
Disney cast members wear extrafancy costumes.
It's like, way to make us feel underdressed, you know?
The World of Color does a special holiday-themed show.
World of Color: Winter Dreams features Olaf and classic Winter scenes from your favorite Disney movies.
Mickey and Minnie get in on the fun.
You'll have major Christmas sweater envy.
Even the sweets get the holiday treatment.
The gingerbread cookies are so cute it actually hurts.
The Haunted Mansion is scarily cool this time of year.
The mashup of the Halloween and Christmas holidays as imagined by Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas is just TOO perfect.
The castle lights at night are a Winter dream.
It's like it's dripping in diamonds or something. Rude.
The Yule Log from the Plaza Inn is just plain decadent.
It will leave you questioning ever other dessert you've ever eaten.
The Grand Californian Hotel's Christmas tree towers over everything.
Just how merry can you BE?!
You may not even recognize Big Thunder Ranch.
So many gifts and decorations, so little time!
It's a Small World is decorated with more than 300,000 twinkling lights.
300,000? That just seems excessive.
The Jungle Cruise becomes the Jingle Cruise.
If you're not prepared to love the cruise even more than you already do, then steer clear of this one.
Main Street will leave you completely speechless.
Hope you're cool with not being able to talk for a while.
You'll spot Santa Claus in different places in the park.
I mean, isn't he supposed to be at the North Pole?
You get an extraspecial dose of Christmas magic with the Nutcracker parade float.
It's almost too much to handle — just warning you.
Jolly Holiday Bakery usually has about a dozen seasonal options.
How are you even supposed to choose what to get?
The Christmas trees have the most elaborate ornaments you'll ever see.
You couldn't even DREAM these up.
You can play in real snow at Olaf's Snow Fest.
Are you really ready for this?
Cars Land will give you a very wintry welcome.
You've never seen the park like THIS.
Brilliant poinsettias are part of the park's holiday decor.
Hope red's your color . . .
Parkgoers don different holiday mouse ears.
There are so many ways to show off your festive spirit — where do you even begin?!
There's snow on Main Street at the end of every fireworks show.
Who wants to deal with snow in LA?!
There are so many Winter-themed shows and specials to see.
"A Christmas Fantasy" parade, "Paint the Night", "World of Color: Winter Dreams" . . . the list goes on and on.
It's a Small World has some subtle and sweet additions to its facade.
Way to be over-the-top adorable, Disneyland.
The lobby of the Grand Californian Hotel will probably smell like gingerbread
It MAY be because of the 7 1/2 foot-tall, 12 foot-wide gingerbread house made up of 500 pounds of gingerbread that's hanging out there.
There are real reindeer at the Big Thunder Ranch petting zoo.
The Reindeer Roundup? What even IS that?
You'll see Mickey as you've never seen him.
Hope you're cool with a red-clad Santa Claus Mouse.
Clarabelle's hand-dipped chocolate bars with candy cane are so good, it's dangerous.
Can something be TOO good?