Southern California residents, this one’s for you! Disneyland Resort bringing back the Southern California resident ticket offer, where eligible guests may experience the magic of Disneyland park or Disney California Adventure park for as little as $73 per person, per day for a limited time with the purchase of a three-day, one-park per day weekday ticket, subject to park reservations. These tickets, which represent a great value, are on sale now for visits beginning Jan. 9 through May 25, 2023, and are valid weekdays.* In addition to this ticket offer, the three Hotels of the Disneyland Resort are offering special savings on standard and premium rooms for a limited time.
Many exciting celebrations, festivals, shows and attractions are coming to the Disneyland Resort in early 2023, making it a fantastic time to visit The Happiest Place on Earth! Put these on your “must-do” list!
- Lunar New Year – We’re ushering in good cheer for the Year of the Rabbit during Lunar New Year in Disney California Adventure park, Jan. 20-Feb. 15, 2023. This joyous celebration commemorates traditions of Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese cultures with Disney characters featuring Mulan, Mushu, Mickey and Minnie in their festive attire, plus “Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession,” two new culinary marketplaces (for a total of six), kid-friendly crafts, the Lucky Wishes Wall, and the return of “Hurry Home – Lunar New Year Celebration” presented prior to “World of Color.”
- Disney 100 Years of Wonder Celebration at Disneyland Resort – The Disneyland Resort will commemorate The Walt Disney Company’s 100th anniversary beginning on Jan. 27, 2023, with special, limited-time celebrations taking place throughout the resort all year long. The resort will feature new platinum-infused décor, shimmering new looks for Mickey, Minnie and their pals, special food and beverage and merchandise offerings, and more.
- Two All-New Nighttime Spectaculars – Be sure to see “Wondrous Journeys” at Disneyland park and “World of Color – One” at Disney California Adventure park, both of which debut on Jan. 27, 2023.
- “Wondrous Journeys” – At Disneyland park, Walt Disney’s original magic kingdom, this spectacular will feature moments from every Walt Disney Animation Studios film to date, with projection effects that transform Main Street, U.S.A., Sleeping Beauty Castle, “it’s a small world” and Rivers of America into an artist’s canvas that brings characters and their stories to life.
- “World of Color – One” – This spectacular in Disney California Adventure park pays tribute to the storytelling legacy Walt Disney began a century ago. The show tells a new story of how a single action, like a drop of water, creates a ripple that can grow into a wave of change. It brings some of the most courageous, loving and inspiring characters to life in a new way.
- Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway – This new attraction will open on Jan. 27, 2023, when the Disney 100 Years of Wonder Celebration begins at the Disneyland Resort! Take a colorful trip through Mickey and Minnie’s world as you zip away on a zany adventure through a cartoon universe filled with surprises. This is the first ride-through attraction at Disneyland Resort that stars Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse!
- “Magic Happens” Parade – After a limited debut in 2020, this sensational daytime parade returns to Main Street, U.S.A., in Disneyland park, beginning Feb. 24, 2023. See stunning floats, artistic costumes and beloved Disney characters while enjoying a fantastic musical score. “Magic Happens” highlights classic Walt Disney Animation Studios tales such as “The Sword in the Stone,” “Cinderella” and “Sleeping Beauty,” and more recent stories, including “Frozen 2,” “Moana,” “The Princess and the Frog” and Disney and Pixar’s “Coco.”
- Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival – This spring celebration of California-inspired cuisines, running March 3-April 25, 2023, brings the dynamic and diverse foods and flavors of the Golden State center stage. Taste innovative dishes and drinks from talented Disneyland Resort chefs and tantalize your palate across several festival marketplaces. Enjoy entertainment for the whole family including visits from Chef Goofy, craft activities, high-energy drumming performances by the Jammin’ Chefs, and the “Alice’s Wonderland Bakery Unbirthday Party” cupcake decorating experience for kids. Plus, Soarin’ Over California will return for a limited time during the festival! This beloved attraction celebrates the beauty and wonder of the Golden State, from San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge to the crashing waves in Malibu.
- Mickey’s Toontown – A transformation of Mickey’s Toontown in Disneyland park is underway! The neighborhood that Mickey Mouse and friends call home will reopen on March 8, 2022. The reimagined land will feature some all-new experiences and interactive play areas for families with young children, with grassy play spaces, a sound garden in the new Goofy’s How-to-Play Yard, water play at Donald’s Duck Pond and the fountain in CenTOONial Park, Chip ‘n’ Dale’s GADGETcoaster and more!
- Epic Adventures -Step right into adventurous stories alongside Super Heroes at Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure park, and you may encounter the First Order and the Resistance at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland park. You never know who you might meet!
There’s so much to do, see and explore! Southern California residents, since Disneyland Resort is close to your own backyard, this 3-day ticket can be spread out across these winter to spring dates, so you may come back again and again for even more of the magic! Upgrades such as a Park Hopper ticket or purchasing Disney Genie+ service are available at time of purchase.
Save Up to 20 Percent on Select Stays at the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort
If you want to stay and play a little longer in the heart of the magic, make it a “staycation” and take advantage of special savings with room offers at the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort.** You may save up to 20 percent off select standard and premium rooms at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa and the Disneyland Hotel, and 10 percent off select standard and premium rooms at Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel, on select Sunday through Thursday nights, based upon availability from Jan. 9-March 9, 2023. These room offers may be reserved beginning Dec. 7, 2022, for stays beginning Jan. 9, 2023, and must be booked by March 6, 2023.
The Hotels of the Disneyland Resort offer benefits and magical touches that only a Disneyland hotel can provide such as early theme park entry to enjoy select attractions, convenient access to both parks (subject to valid park admission and park reservations), unique hotel activities and more.***
What are you most excited to see? We can’t wait to welcome you to 2023!
by Valerie Lee, Public Relations Manager, Disneyland Resort
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