With all of this in mind, I attended the “Rock Your Disney Side” event expecting a mob scene. However, when I arrived a little after five in the morning, the esplanade was busy, but not as jammed as I might have anticipated. Following a short fireworks display to countdown until opening, the crowds from the esplanade soon disappeared into Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.
Guests entering through Downtown Disney found an early morning schedule posted
The first 2000 guests received special lanyards
An excited crowd filled the esplanade for the 6am kick off
Josh Gad, Olaf from Frozen, was the official kick off guest
Donald Duck grants an interview
For the next 12 hours as I made my way around the resort, I was more than pleasantly surprised with what I found. In fact, the time I spent in the Disneyland Resort on Friday refreshed in my memory just how big an impact Disney has had on my life, and how I was certainly not alone in this.
Legal notice applied for the next 24 hours
Fireworks marked the official opening
Sleeping Beauty Castle was prepared for the special 24 hour party
In the esplanade, artist Noah created chalk drawings
A special one-page edition of the Buena Vista Bugle was distributed