I recently went on an amazingly fun girls retreat at Disneyland to try out some of the delicious Festival of Holidays foods, and check out some of Disney’s incredible Holiday decorations!
I loved seeing Cars Land at California Adventure the most – it was so fun seeing Mater and the gang all decked out for Christmas!
This was actually my first time ever at California Adventure – I grew up in Southern California, but it wasn’t open until we moved to Colorado, and every time I went back as an adult, we opted for the nostalgic choice.
It was SO much fun to explore California Adventure with friends who go often – and with all the amazing holiday decorations!!
Back at Disneyland, we LOVED taking a Christmas-themed cruise on it’s a small world!
It was so fun watching the Christmas themed decorations as we floated through – I sort of wish the ride was always decorated for the holidays!!
We also took in some of Disney’s fabulous night time shows – both at Disneyland AND California Adventure!
The new Paint the Night Electric Parade is STUNNING. First up was the Paint the Night Parade at Disneyland.
It centers around a very Frozen inspired castle all decked out for the holidays:
And involves all of our favorite characters (and so many iconic songs, made new for the parade!) on bright, glowing floats that parade down main street.
It was such a fun new program – I hadn’t been to an Electrical Parade since I was a kid, and I really loved seeing the new one!
I’m hoping to bring my kids soon so they can experience the fun of the night-time parades.
We stayed at the Grand Legacy at the Park – it was the perfect location right across the street from the park and the perfect place to be right in the action!
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The hotel was the perfect place to take in all the action at Disney – it is right across the street from the main Disney entrance – close enough to drop things off or take a break at the hotel and then head back over for more fun.
You can also see the fireworks show perfectly from their rooftop bar!
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We got the Meri King Suite, which was perfect for a big group – there are two bedrooms with queen beds, as well as a main room with a sleeper sofa – as well as two full bathrooms.
Disney was the perfect place to host a retreat with other bloggers – we had so much fun tasting all of the delicious Disney Food, and laughing as we screamed on rides!!
It was such a fun weekend, I think we need to make it an annual Holiday retreat!!!
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