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January – February Disneyland Room Only Offers

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Now is your chance to save up to 35%* while staying at one of the Hotels of the Disneyland® Resort – just steps from the magic!

Offer Details:

At Disney’s Paradise Pier® Hotel:

Save 35%* on most stays Sunday through Thursday.
Save 30%* on most stays Friday through Saturday.

At the Disneyland® Hotel or Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel® & Spa:

Save 25%* on most stays Sunday through Thursday.
Save 20%* on most stays Friday through Saturday.

Booking & Travel Windows:

This offer is available to book now – Feb. 29, 2012, for arrivals most nights Jan. 2 – Feb. 29, 2012. Travel on this offer must be completed by March 1, 2012.

*35% savings on Sunday through Thursday night stays based on the non-discounted price for the same room at Disney’s Paradise Pier® Hotel; 25% savings Sunday-Thursday at the Disneyland® Hotel and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel® & Spa. Offer valid for arrivals most nights from Jan. 2, 2012 through Feb. 29, 2012 when booked between Nov. 1, 2011 and Feb. 29, 2012. Travel must be completed by Mar. 1, 2012. Applies only to standard and concierge level rooms and not valid with previously booked rooms. Excludes taxes and fees. Advance reservations required. Subject to availability as the number of rooms allocated for this offer is limited. Limit two (2) rooms per reservation and five (5) people maximum per room. Not valid in combination with any other hotel discounts or offers. Subject to restrictions and change without notice.

Family Fun Weekends

Family Fun Weekends at the Disneyland® Resort

Do you like fiestas, hoedowns, Mardi Gras, Lunar New Year and Disney Characters? Then you won’t want to miss the next seven weekends at Disneyland® park. Families know they can find magic and excitement whenever they visit Disneyland® Resort, and the next few weekends will offer a special reason to play at Disneyland® park.

“Family Fun Weekends” are themed events that invite guests to enjoy music, dancing, and special food and merchandise, along with a chance to meet and take photos with some Disney characters in specially themed attire. Last weekend, for example, Fiesta Mickey and Minnie Mouse greeted guests at Festival Arena in colorful, folklorico attire.

These events take place weekend days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The first five weekends will be held at Festival Arena (at the back of Frontierland), and the final three weekends will move to New Orleans Square.

Fiesta Disneyland – Jan. 14-16:
The first weekend celebrates the Hispanic culture and experience in a colorful, lively event, featuring performance groups such as award-winning Mariachi Divas.

Disney’s Kickin’ Country Weekend – Jan. 21-23:
This weekend will feature live music – including band Forth Worth West – and a Disney hoedown with Cowboy Mickey and Cowgirl Minnie Mouse.

Character Fan Days – Jan. 28-30:
This is your chance to meet and take photos with some rarely seen characters. Think of this as the ultimate Disney character reunion – featuring the characters that you told us you would most like to meet. Stay tuned to see which characters will be available to see.

Lunar New Year Festival – Feb. 4-6 and Feb. 11-13:
Two weekends will be devoted to Lunar New Year, when time-honored traditions and family celebrations are observed within the Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese cultures as the sun and moon begin their journeys for another year.

Mardi Gras – Feb. 18-20, Feb. 25-27 and March 4-6:
Three weekends will be devoted to a lively, New Orleans-style Mardi Gras event, with vibrant excitement, jazzy music and sensational food of New Orleans. Where else? At New Orleans Square. Princess Tiana, along with a cavalcade of some Disney characters in their Mardi Gras finery, will appear at a photo location in the Court of Angels, staffed by Disney PhotoPass photographers.

Which of the weekends are you looking forward to most?

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:24:14-05:00January 17th, 2011|Categories: Disney News, Disneyland News|Tags: Character Days, Disney Mardi Gras, Disneyland Park, Disneyland Resort, Family Fun Weekends|0 Comments

Testing for New Talking Mickey Meet and Greet

Some lucky Disneyland® park guests experienced a very special meet and greet with Mickey Mouse this week. Mickey, who usually saves his voice for shows and parades, talked with guests and interacted with them in never-before-seen ways! “We’re always looking for innovative ways to let guests interact with our beloved characters,” says Disney Imagineer and head of Advanced Development Scott Trowbridge. “And we have many more surprises up our sleeves.”

Check it out for yourself:

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:24:41-05:00May 17th, 2010|Categories: Disney News, Disneyland News|Tags: Disneyland Resort, Talking Mickey Meet and Greet, Talking Mickey Testing|1 Comment

Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy at Disneyland Resort for Halloween

spacemountainscare Don’t miss out on “Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy” – giving guests a brand new experience on a classic attraction, only at the Disneyland® Resort. You can experience the supreme scares of this Halloween Time overlay now through Nov. 1, 2009.

“Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy” is a must-see if for you’re looking for new Halloween thrills. You will scream through the darkest regions of space and cross over into a ghostly netherworld featuring haunting new visual effects and a sinister new soundtrack. Guests take a terrifying ride where they try to escape the clutches of cosmic creatures lurking around every turn.

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:25:05-05:00October 5th, 2009|Categories: Disney News, Disneyland News|Tags: Disneyland, Disneyland Halloween, Disneyland Resort, space mountain, space mountain ghost galaxy|0 Comments

“it’s a small world” Returns With New Magic

it's a small world Disneyland Resort One of the most beloved attractions at the Disneyland® Resort, “it’s a small world” has reopened with exciting new enhancements. With the premiere of a new “Spirit of America” scene, new musical enhancements and a new look for some of the attraction’s familiar child dolls, “it’s a small world” will once again take Guests of all ages on “the happiest cruise that ever sailed.”

This classic attraction has been renovated and enhanced while retaining the world-renowned charm that holds such a special place in the hearts of Disneyland® Resort guests. The “it’s a small world” journey continues to celebrate children of the world and their message of harmony and friendship. And now, for the first time, Guests will be able to find some of the child dolls dressed as their favorite Disney Characters, in the countries where their stories take place. For example, dolls dressed in Aladdin and Jasmine costumes play in the Middle East scene, and a doll dressed as Alice from “Alice in Wonderland” appears in the Great Britain scene.

View the video of “it’s a small world” reopening

You’ll enjoy riding “it’s a small world” again and again as you search for the 29 Disney and Disney•Pixar Characters now represented in the attraction. Some appear as child dolls and some are playful-looking toys, such as the White Rabbit who accompanies Alice. The new doll costumes and toys are fashioned in the same artistic style that has made “it’s a small world” an icon around the globe. That style was created by art director, color stylist and Disney Legend Mary Blair, whose sense of design shaped “it’s a small world” from the very beginning.

Additional fresh touches can be heard in the augmented “it’s a small world” soundtrack. The renowned “it’s a small world” song, written by Academy Award®-winning composers Richard M. and Robert S. Sherman, will still play throughout the attraction. Now, however, some subtle film music is woven into the song as counterpart melodies, fitting the characters and scenes.

You’ll love these exciting new enhancements to the classic attraction when you experience it themselves on “the happiest cruise that ever sailed!”

Haven’t booked your Disneyland® Resort vacation? Click here to get started!

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:25:09-05:00February 24th, 2009|Categories: Disney News, Disneyland News|Tags: Disneyland Resort, it's a small world|0 Comments

Disney Resorts Rate Among World’s Best Hotels

Travel + Leisure magazine, known as the authority for the discerning traveler, ranked four Disney resorts on its annual list of the 500 best hotels in the world.

The Walt Disney World® Resort earns distinction with three hotels on the list: Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa and Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel® & Spa at the Disneyland® Resort also won recognition for its quality and sophistication.

Now in its seventh year, this prestigious list is pulled together by an international team of Travel + Leisure reporters and editors using reader reviews as a guide as they comb the globe to find the most magnificent hotels, resorts, inns and lodges.

By Off to Neverland Travel|2010-01-29T20:29:10-05:00January 21st, 2009|Categories: Disney News, Disneyland News, Walt Disney World News|Tags: Disney resorts, Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World|0 Comments

Pixie Hollow and High School Musical 3 at Disney Parks

At Disney Parks, you can live the experience of two new Disney movies this month!

First, “High School Musical 3: Right Here! Right Now!” is hitting the streets! This new show, featured at Disney’s California Adventure® Park at the Disneyland® Resort and Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ at the Walt Disney World® Resort, celebrates the infectious energy of the theatrical motion picture, High School Musical 3: Senior Year!

Featuring a cast of 14 dynamic singers and dancers, the show takes place on a traveling “rock concert” stage with stacks of speakers and rows of lights. Interactive sequences featuring hot new songs from the movie will draw Guests into the streets for an exciting live concert experience.

And just in time to coincide with the DVD release of the animated film, Tinker Bell, those visiting the Magic Kingdom® Park in Florida and Disneyland® Park in California will be immersed in fairy fun – and hear Tinker Bell speak for the first time!

At the Magic Kingdom Park in Florida, you are sure to meet Tinker Bell and one or more of her fairy friends – Fawn, Iridessa, Rosetta and Silver Mist – in Mickey’s Toontown® Fair.

And at Disneyland Park in California, you will get the magical feeling that they are shrinking into fairy size as they enter the pathway to Pixie Hollow. You’ll spot evidence of the pixies’ presence and come across statues of Tinker Bell and her fairy friends, before they encounter these pixies in person!

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:25:13-05:00October 27th, 2008|Categories: Disney News, Disneyland News, Walt Disney World News|Tags: Disney Fairies Meet and Greet, Disneyland Resort, High School Musical 3, Pixie Hollow, Walt Disney World|0 Comments

Disney unveils a 1920s theme for California Adventure

Off to Neverland Travel found this article regarding the new theme and upgrades coming to Disney’s California Adventure. Along with a sweeping overhaul of the main entrance theme and multiple new attractions, Disney’s California Adventure will be a great place to visit in the next several years. Learn more here:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-disney16-2008oct16,0,4646061.story

By Off to Neverland Travel|2010-02-03T10:45:11-05:00October 20th, 2008|Categories: Disney News, Disneyland News|Tags: Construction/Refurb, Disney's California Adventure, Disneyland Resort|0 Comments

Comparing Disneyland and Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdoms

If you have been to either the Disneyland® resort or the Walt Disney World® resort, you may think you know everything there is to know about both of the Magic Kingdoms. You might be surprised to find out there are quite a few differences in the two parks. The most obvious would be the two castles. Cinderella’s castle is located in Florida and Sleeping Beauty’s is in California. The monorail in the Disneyland® park travels inside the park and lets you off inside of Tomorrowland whereas at the Magic Kingdom® Park, the monorail lets you off outside the main gates.

Each park has rides and attractions that the other doesn’t have. In the Disneyland® park, the Matterhorn towers high above the rooftops of Main Street U.S.A. A favorite in each park is the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. In the Disneyland® park, however, the ride is longer with different story elements that aren’t included in the ride in the Magic Kingdom® Park. “it’s a small world” starts outside an elaborate building that is transformed every holiday season into “it’s a small world” holiday only in the Disneyland® park. The Magic Kingdom® Park at the Walt Disney World® Resort hosts Mickey’s PhilHarmagic that is definitely a must see, four dimensional show. Haunted Mansion in each park is inside completely different looking buildings. In the Disneyland® park, it is in New Orleans Square, so the mansion is a southern style plantation home. In the Magic Kingdom® Park, Haunted Mansion is the creepy mansion that is in all of our imaginations.

The Disneyland® park is a smaller park that often gives a more intimate feel but can feel confining during peak crowd times. You have the ease of walking the short distance to Disney’s California Adventure™ park. The firework shows in the respective parks are unique and are magical in their own way. The Magic Kingdom® Park has the nighttime parade, Spectromagic. The Disneyland® park hosts their own version of Fantasmic on Tom Sawyer’s Island for a different feel than what is experienced at the Disney’s Hollywood Studios™. The list could go on and on. Whether you have visited the Disneyland® park or the Magic Kingdom® Park, you will have to see for yourself what the other has to offer. Each has its own character and magic of its own to share with you.

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:25:14-05:00October 16th, 2008|Categories: Disney News, Disneyland News, Walt Disney World News|Tags: Cinderella Castle, Disneyland Resort, Magic Kingdom, Sleeping Beauty Castle, Walt Disney World|0 Comments

Video – Halloweentime at the Disneyland® Resort

Enjoy this new video from Disney about Halloweentime at the Disneyland® Resort!

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVsaxCX8Buw

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:25:14-05:00October 9th, 2008|Categories: Disney News, Disneyland News|Tags: Disneyland Halloween, Disneyland Resort|0 Comments