Happy Dia De Los Muertos folks. Andy Castro is on vacation this week, so I took a quick trip to the Disneyland Resort this past Saturday to fill you in on the latest goings on. These photos were taken on Halloween, but the signs of Christmas are everywhere.
It was late in the day when I arrived at the resort. The park was scheduled to close at 7pm to make way for Mickey’s Halloween Party. I had to scramble to grab some photos for you before I lost my light. Disneyland certainly takes on a special glow at dusk. But not easy to take iPhone photos with a lack of illumination. In other words, please excuse the lack of Dateline Disneyland quality images today. 😉
Main Street
Main Street was Halloween on the exterior, but the shops are beginning to feature Christmas items.
It’s A Big Holiday After All
it’s a small world is undergoing its annual transformation into Small World Holiday. The lights have already been installed on the facade and you can also see the first signs of the holiday overlay inside.
The gift shop has also received lights and some Christmas merchandise.
transitioning from Small World to Tomorrowland. Let’s check on the status of Star Wars Season of the Force and Ghost Galaxy.
Tomorrowland
Nearby, the Star Trader gift shop is filled to the brim with Star Wars goodies. Most of these items aren’t new, but since the Star Wars craze is just heating up, I thought I’d show you some of my favorite things.
Sub-par
Unfortunately, things aren’t going quite as swimmingly at the old Submarine Lagoon. The subs are looking pretty shabby and could really use some rust removal and paint.
New Orleans Square Christmas
Back to something with a little more sparkle . . . Christmas is well on the way in New Orleans Square.
Frontierland
As I exited Disneyland, I caught a bit of the festivities for Mickey’s final Halloween Party of the year. . .
Downtown Disney
Outside of the parks, Christmas is rapidly taking over Disney’s shopping district.
- A Christmas tree has been set up near Earl of Sandwich and the AMC Theaters.
The cute little village huts have also been placed in the area. 
The windows of World of Disney have been decorated for Christmas as well.
And that wraps up this update. Andy will be back soon to cover the spread of Christmas as well as update you on the expansion of the Cove Bar at DCA. Now that Halloween is over, we should enjoy a few weeks of sanity at the parks until Christmas crowds really kick into high gear.
Are you ready for Christmas to hit the parks?
Have a wonderful week everyone, and thank you so much for reading!