SUCH EXCITING NEWS EVERYONE!!!! Disneyland turns 60 this year!! It's going to be a beautiful diamond celebration! I've heard rumors and stories about what exactly is going to be happening this year and I wanted to share all that I've learned with everyone! (P.s. I am not saying this is all for sure going to happen this is just what I've heard from my own research)
So as of right now we have a lot of closures going on at the DLR. Here's a list of the closures for this year so far....
Disneyland Resort
| Captain EO 11/1/14 to
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| Matterhorn Bobsleds 1/7 to 5/15 |
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| Haunted Mansion 1/12 to 1/22 |
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| Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes 1/12 to 2/26 |
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| Splash Mountain1/12 to 4/2 |
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| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 1/12 to 2/26 |
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| Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-through 1/19 to 2/27 |
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| Main Street Train Station 1/26 to 2/12 |
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| Tomorrowland Train station 1/26 to 2/12 |
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| New Orleans Train Station 1/26 to 2/12 |
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| it's a small world 1/26 to 2/5 |
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| Mickey's Toontown 1/26 to 2/12 |
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Peter Pan's Flight 2/2 to 5/7
California Adventures
| Muppet* Vision 3D 11/2/14 to 5/31 |
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| The Bakery Tour 11/3/14 to 1/26 |
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| Character Close Up 12/1/14 to 5/31 |
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| Pacific Wharf Cafe 1/5 to 2/5 |
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| Soarin' Over California 1/6 to 5/14 |
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| World of Color 1/7 to 3/12 |
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| Taste Pilots Grill 1/7 to 3/12 |
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| It's Tough To Be A Bug! 1/18 to 1/29 |
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| Redwood Creek Challenge Trail 1/20 to 3/12 |
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| Grizzly River Run 1/20 to 3/19 |
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| Luigi's Flying Tires 2/2 to 12/1 |
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Ariel's Grotto 2/2 to 2/27
The refurbishments, while many, are going to be well worth it. Like I said earlier, it's the DIAMOND celebration! Disneyland needs to make this BIG. And these closures are going to help them do that! But you might ask...with all these closures what are we going to do when we planned a Disney vacation during the months of February - March?! Well my good friends if you like the hit movie "Frozen" the closures might not be AS bad as you thought! And my theory (again, not official) is that they have inputted all this lovely Frozen entertainment at this time to distract us from all the closures they are going through. Currently "Frozen Fun" is going on at Disney's California Adventures. This includes...
*Olaf's Snow Fest
Located in Stage 17 in Hollywood Land, Olaf's Snow Fest is a fun party room filled with music, food, a snow playground and even Olaf himself! Yes, Olaf has come to Disneyland for meet and greets and this is the place to see him.
*Frozen Sing-a-long
I had seen pictures and videos of this from Walt Disney World in Florida but I didn't expect them to bring it here! Probably a distraction like I mentioned earlier... but it seems to have won the hearts over of many! I haven't seen it myself, but from what I've heard, it's where the Muppets* 3D show used to be. It's a large theater that includes scenes from the movie where the audience sings along and even has appearances by Elsa, Anna and even Kristoff!
*Anna and Elsa's Royal Welcome
Located in the Animation Academy this is where you get to meet the beautiful sisters, (not located in Fanstasyland at Disneyland anymore) the animation drawing academy has now turned into "Do You Wanna Draw A Snowman?" where you can learn to sketch the characters from the movie.
Still more!!!
*Freeze the Night!
Freeze the Night took the place of the nightly show in Hollywood Land the "Mad T Party". This too is a nightly event with music and fun, from what I've heard, not the best part of the Frozen Fun spectacular
Over at Disneyland we do still have some Frozen inspiration...
*Storybook Land
The wonderfully miniature ride now incorporates Arendelle!
*Fantasyfaire Theater
Where once Belle and Rapunzel had their wonderfully adorable shows, Elsa and Anna have theirs instead :( I'm personally disappointed because I was such of fan of the fanfaire theater shows but I've heard that the show is amazing and has truly impressed.
SO MUCH FROZEN!!! But all this fun will end in May, right around the time that I've heard rumors about the *drumroll please* 60. hour. day.
THIS IS NOT OFFICIAL YET ... but there are definitely rumors! And the timeline seems to all make sense. Closing everything from now until May and adding Frozen in to distract guests and then closing all the Frozen down and opening up for the Diamond Anniversary! From what I've heard, the 60 hour day would commence right around May 23rd, but it also may be taken down to the usual 24 hour day that they've had the past 3 years. Either one would be incredible. And you can bet your bottom dollar I will be there.
As part of this celebration you may have noticed the Sleeping Beauty Castle will be under refurbishment. I SURE HOPE THESE RUMORS ARE TRUE. A beautiful diamond overlay of the castle. And diamonds decorated all throughout the park. Oh please please please put faux diamonds everywhere.
The best source I've found about this is linked here:
http://micechat.com/91544-disneyland-diamond-anniversary/
Coming up a little before that is the ever so wonderful Dapper Day!!!!! Being held March 1st for Disneyland and March 14th for Disney World, this day is a time to dress to the 9's and go spend the day at the park. Mostly taking lovely vintage-like pictures and mingling with other well-dressed guests. This will be my first year attending and I CANNOT wait. More info... here!: http://dapperday.com/
So many exciting things happening this year... I simply can't contain the excitement I have to see all that Disneyland does for their Diamond Anniversary.
Credit given to the "Frozen Fun" information: http://variety.com/2014/biz/news/disney-adds-frozen-experiences-to-california-adventure-theme-parks-1201371926/
Credit given to the refurb schedule: http://touringplans.com/disneyland-resort/closures#
Sneak peak of our inspiration for Dapper Day..
With all these planned trips to Disney I need to start saving up... My friends and I have found the best way to do this is to get a jar. Any jar will do as long as it will hold the money that you plan to put in. We like to decorate ours to get excited:) But this way the money you plan on saving doesn't "accidentally" get spent on other things. If it's in my bank account, I will more than likely end up spending it. And plus it's fun to count the money every once in a while and see what you've come up with. Even putting spare change in the jar throughout the year adds up! The blue ribbon and Disney World-esque castle decal do have a purpose.... Trip to Florida coming up....? :)
The official logo for this year...! Hopefully everyone gets to experience the 60th Anniversary
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