January 25, 2019
On January 25th, Disneyland Resort continued their efforts to layer events on top of each other with their Lunar New Years celebration joining Get Your Ears On and Valentine's month as seasonal events all offering different elements. Additionally, Mickey's Soundsational Parade made its return.
This year feels like the most cohesive version of a Lunar New Celebration we've seen at DCA. They've widened the footprint and with that has come little extra touches of theming that make it feel more planned out and better produced.
This year feels like the most cohesive version of a Lunar New Celebration we've seen at DCA. They've widened the footprint and with that has come little extra touches of theming that make it feel more planned out and better produced.
The greatest improvement with the fleshing out of things is bringing Mulan's Lunar New Year Procession all the way out to Paradise Park. This gives a bit more of a parade feel and brings the show to a setting that makes for much easier viewing. We talk much more about this on an upcoming podcast, but for now take a look at the video and judge for yourself.
As in the past, characters are at the heart of this event. Big lines formed wherever characters were found.
We put together a short video that gives a feel for what they event offers:
Outside of the Lunar New Year festivities, it was interesting to find that Disneyland seemed to take it up a notch with Get Your Ears On and finally rolled out new guidemaps and character costumes.
Adding to this was the launch of a nighttime Get Your Ears On dance party in Tomorrowland (not pictured) and the return of Mickey's Soundsational Parade. It was interesting in that it felt as if this were the true opening day and the 18th (the officially announced start of the event) were more of a soft opening. Regardless, the return of Soundsational brought out many fans. Although the parade has never been a favorite for us, the excitement of the crowds was obvious with the masses swaying and singing along from the outset. We have snippets of the new pieces on our YouTube channel as well as full video. Here are a few pics as well as the parade in its entirety:
Outside of these two larger scale events, we only found one other item worth sharing. On our walk out to the parking structure, we found a new Captain Marvel Instagram walk on the ESPN Zone facade. While it seemed so small we nearly didn't post it at all, people seemed pretty excited with hundreds of "likes" on social media so we figured we'd include it here:
Alright, that's a wrap for this visit. Please subscribe on YouTube, Apple Podcast/Stitcher & follow along on social media if interested in the latest from the parks.
January 22, 2019
We are back at Disneyland, where Get Your Ears On just began Friday and the park has already layered in a Valentine's Day celebration.
Before we get to that, let's stop in at the Grand Californian Hotel where White Water Snacks has re-opened. While there is no physical menu sign, you can view the full menu on the Disneyland app (yes, they have nachos).
Before we get to that, let's stop in at the Grand Californian Hotel where White Water Snacks has re-opened. While there is no physical menu sign, you can view the full menu on the Disneyland app (yes, they have nachos).
Just outside the Grand, World of Disney continues their food merch push and have added a food cart that currently is filled with plush pizza.
At Disneyland, there have been a number of touches to theme things for Valentine's Day that range from as minor as heart stickers added to Mickey and Minnie signs to full photo ops.
Similar to the Easter scavenger hunt DLR has had for years, this year there is a Valentine's Day Version. A map is $6.99, but the purchase of two maps secured you both sets of cards prior to even doing the hunt. All in all, pretty reasonable for a fun little hunt around the parks. We will only show two of the items being hunted, so as to not spoil all of the fun.
While Disneyland has been adding hearts, DCA has been adding elements for this Friday's opening of Lunar New Year. Booths, with menus, have started popping up as well as other pieces of decor.
On the merchandise front, DCA's Big Top Toys had a couple re-stock/new items.
Alright, that's a wrap for this visit. Please subscribe on YouTube, Apple Podcast/Stitcher & follow along on social media if interested in the latest from the parks.
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