Christmas Fun at the Grand Californian Hotel

Disney goes all out for Christmas and the Resort Hotels are no exception.

The other night my wife and I went over to the Grand Californian Hotel after an event she attended at the Convention center across the street.   The second you step inside the Grand Californian –you are in awe of the lobby on a normal day…During Christmas Time that sense of awe is double.   The enormous Christmas tree sits in the middle of the giant lobby.   

Santa Claus takes residence to one side of the tree as a piano player plays Disney and Christmas tunes.  People sit near the giant fireplace sipping cocktails from the Hearth Lounge or during the Holidays from the Christmas drink trolley which features many Holiday Treats   

This year the hotel features a Giant Gingerbread House….














 



The Gingerbread house served as the backdrop for a delightful musical group The Beverly Belles –which performed some holiday songs with a cool retro flare.  

Here is a link to The Beverly Belles webpage
http://www.thebeverlybelles.com/

We grabbed dinner at the Hearth Lounge and hung out in the Lobby for awhile just soaking in the Christmas environment.    I perfect little Holiday evening without even having to venture into the parks.   I only wish we were staying here for the night –so I could have a second Hot Chocolate with Rum

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Christmas Treats at the Candy Shop

It is always Candy Time at the Candy Shop on Main Street USA.

I'm sure you have heard about the Giant Candy Canes that people line up for during the Holidays.  They are always making something sweet on Main Street and during my trip there this last weekend  Carmel Apples and these sweet Chocolate covered treats were being made.....Stop by and you can watch them through the window inside the shop.

So that is how they achieve the perfect  drizzle 

After watching them make the treats the temptation to eat one is difficult to ignore.   Look at those Apples covered in Carmel.

And the treats above in all their drizzled glory.

YUMMMMMM!

You can find the Candy Cane Dates listed below in as posted by the Disney Food Blog
http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2015/11/15/2015-disneyland-candy-cane-dates-announced/


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Disneyland Picture of the Day: X-mas Castle

Disneyland Picture of the Day: Even the Hidden corners are decked for the holidays

Disneyland Picture of the Day: Castle for Christmas

Jingle Jamboree: Christmas at Disneyland

The Jingle Jangle Jamboree.

Big Thunder Ranch all decked out for the Holidays.  With Santa Claus and  Bill Hill and the Hillbillies and Country Bears.    Disneyland has really been making a great use of the Big Thunder Ranch are.   Here are a few quick pictures of some of the decorations in the area that I took one day before the crowds showed up.

Tasty treats and Cookie decorations

Even the Catcus was getting into the Holiday spirit

Disneyland Photo of the Day: Goofy is ready for Christmas

Visit with Santa Claus on Buena Vista Street

Santa Claus is going old school at Elias & Co.  on Buena Vista street in DCA.   Store Santa just like the old days when folks would take their kids to the big department store in the city so they could tell Santa that they wanted the Red Ryder carbine-action, two hundred shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time.

Christmas at Disneyland Part 5 (Pooh and Tigger and poor old Eeyore))

Tigger is looking for a snowball fight

"Not much better on this side"  Poor Eeyore has to drag his broken sled

Christmas at Disneyland Part 4 (Donald, Pluto, Daisy and Mrs. Claus)

Christmas at Disneyland Part 3 (Toy Band is Marching)

It is Christmas Time at Disneyland which means the Toy Band is on the March

The backside of Toys