I dropped by Monday for a look, and was surprised at the mass of humanity that had the same idea. Back in the Stone Age, when I worked at Walt Disney World, the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving were the two slowest days of the year. No longer. Apparently, half of Southern California's decided to take the whole week off, and many of them decided to hit Disneyland for part of it. If theme park attendance is suffering in this economy, don't blame Disneyland.
Disneyland's Christmas tree dominates Town Square.
Mickey was out greeting guests in front of the Main Street Fire Station.
Garland spans Main Street, with the castle in the distance.
"Snow" and icicles cover Sleeping Beauty's Castle for the holiday season.
Decor's a bit more restrained, and rustic, in Frontierland.
But there's plenty of glitter in New Orleans Square.
Look into this hidden courtyard, off Royal Street, to find Christmas decorations for sale and a charming setting for a family photo op.
Haunted Mansion Holiday continues to draw crowds, from Halloween through the New Year.
How busy was it? So busy that the Canoes were running at capacity on a weekday.
Santa's Reindeer Round-up is back at the Big Thunder Ranch.
And here are Santa's reindeer.
The Mickey Santa hats are back on sale again.
If you go by the calendar, Disney's got about one month to get the Sleeping Beauty's Castle walk-through back open.
But judging from the looks of things, it might be a loooong while before that "last leaf of Autumn" falls in Anaheim.
It's a "Small World" Holiday, but a large world of strollers outside the newly-rehabbed boat ride.
Even the toons get their own Christmas tree.
Minnie bids us farewell, from her meet n' greet in Toontown.
In two weeks, I'll travel to Orlando for Christmas at Walt Disney World, with photo galleries from The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights and Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.
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