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The Holidays at Disneyland
The Merriest Place on Earth

Welcome to the LaughingPlace.com guide to the Merriest Place on Earth, Disneyland. Holiday festivities at the Disneyland resort are already well underway and will continue until the new year. Some of the fun includes carolers, meeting Santa Claus, cookie making and, of course, decorations. All of this and more are (or will be) detailed in the pages below.

Holiday Pictures

Tree Lighting Ceremony
The Official Kick-Off of the Disneyland Resort was on November in a ceremony led by World Series Champion Anaheim Angel Manager Mike Scoscia. Click here for the story.

Disneyland Park

Believe... In Holiday Magic
4 pages, 20 pictures
Disneyland's newest holiday spectular runs nightly through the holiday season.
Section last updated 11/15/2002

Minnie's Christmas Party
5 pages, 21 pictures
Get into the Christmas spirit with this show at the Fantasyland Theater.
Section last updated 11/15/2002

Christmas Fantasy Parade
14 pages, 59 pictures, 13 videos
A holiday favorite returns with toys soldiers, gingerbread men, snowflakes and your favorite Disney characters.
Section last updated 12/15/2002

It's A Small World Holiday
12 pages, 51 pictures
It's A Small World Holiday returns again this year seamlessly transforming one of Disney's classics into a holiday favorite.
Section last updated 12/23/2002

Main Street, The Hub and Castle
18 pages, 73 pictures
As usual Main Street, the hub and Sleeping Beauty Castle are beautifully decked out for the holidays and the 60-foot Christmas Tree is sitting in Town Square.
Section last updated 12/24/2002

Toontown
15 pages, 62 pictures
The characters of Toontown have decorated their homes and businesses in very funny ways!
Section last updated 11/15/2002

New Orleans Square
11
pages, 43 pictures
For the second year Disneyland has decorated New Orleans Square with some Southern themes.
Section last updated 11/15/2002

Frontierland
5
pages, 20 pictures
Frontierland has a sprinkling of holiday cheer and Billy Hill and the Hillbillies Christmas show.
Section last updated 12/23/2002

Storybook Land
6
pages, 23 pictures
As is done every year, the miniatures of Storybook Land have decorated for the season.
Section last updated 12/10/2002

Small World Mall
13 pages, 53 pictures

In addition to Small World Holiday, the mall leading up to the attraction is decorated with oversized wreaths and holiday topiaries.

Disney's California Adventure

Entrance Plaza
5 pages, 25 pictures

In addition to Small World Holiday, the mall leading up to the attraction is decorated with oversized wreaths and holiday topiaries.
Section last updated 12/23/2002

Golden State District
10
pages, 43 pictures
Highlighted by the Christmas Tree and decorations throughout the Pacific Wharf and Bay Area.
Section last updated 12/23/2002

Hollywood Pictures Backlot
Even Kermit gets into the act here.
Section last updated 12/13/2002

 

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Holiday Festivities

New Year's Eve
No special ticket is required to go to Disneyland on New Year's Eve. It is typically one of the two or three most crowded days of the year, so be prepared.
Click here for a rundown of Resort New Year's Eve activities

 

 

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-- Posted November 15, 2002
-- Last Updated December 24, 2002


 

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