I am back from California and #TheLastJediEvent. It was such an amazing adventure! I cannot wait to share everything with you. But first lets kick it off with the new Star Tours and holiday fun at Disneyland Resort! From “it’s a small world” to the Haunted Mansion and so much more, Disneyland transforms for the holiday season. And it is beautiful!
Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle made for the perfect backdrop for our group photo. You can tell we are all super psyched to explore the parks!
First stop: Star Tours- The Adventure Continues!
Two new scenes are waiting for you when you step onboard your Starspeeder 1000. The first one finds you in the middle of an epic battle on Crait, as seen in The Last Jedi trailer.
“Star Tours, what are you doing here?!”
Riders also get to check out Batuu, a planet on the outer rim of the Star Wars galaxy. Batuu is the planet we will all get to experience when Star Wars: Galaxy Edge opens at Disneyland and Hollywood Studios! Also throughout your Star Tours ride you will meet some friends and foes from the latest Star Wars films.
Over in Launch Bay, like Rey, you must choose your path. Do you want to meet Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Kylo Ren, or all the above? Okay not quite the galaxy altering decisions she has to make, but still a tough one 😉
We ended up visiting Kylo Ren because he was pretty adamant about it. He is always looking for new recruits for the dark side.
He wasn’t impressed I chose the resistance. Sorry not sorry friend.
After such a close call with The First Order, it was nice to sit and sing-a-long with the Happiest Cruise That Ever Sailed, “it’s a small world” Holiday!
I don’t think my photos do it justice, I was wowed by it all. Sail with me in the video below!
Any Nightmare Before Christmas fans? I have both hands raised! One of the coolest things about Disneyland during the holidays is The Haunted Mansion, Nightmare Before Christmas overlay.
The entire outside of the mansion and ride itself has been transformed to give you the feeling your are in Halloweentown.
Jack Skellington, Zero, Sally, and the rest of the happy haunts are getting ready for Christmas in the only way Halloween characters can, merry with a side of creepy.
Watch out for Oogie Boogie!
Whew, we made it out alive and headed to California Adventure, with all its twinkling lights, fun decorations, and awesome rides. Disney Festival of Holidays features live music, dance, and delicious food November 10, 2017–January 7, 2018. Add it to your must-dos for the holidays!
I couldn’t wait to ride Guardians of the Galaxy Mission: Breakout! Last time I was at Disneyland it wasn’t open yet, so yay!
The queue area is a trove of fandom fun. Be on the lookout for Marvel and Disney items The Collector has stowed away inside his fortress. Then help Rocket and the rest of the Guardians break out of The Tivan Collection while rocking out to a pretty sweet soundtrack, thrilling drops, and funny moments with The Guardians themselves.
You can tell we had a blast. Screams, giggles, and all!
Cars Land is my favorite spot in California Adventure and when those neon lights come on, perfection. The Radiator Springs crew did a great job decorating for the holidays. I love the wrench wreaths, air filter garland, and hubcap trees!
Disneyland during the holidays is all kinds of merry, bright, and beautiful! I’m so thankful I got to experience it this trip and I hope to get back again real soon!
You can get a peek into Star Wars The Last Jedi on Star Tours- The Adventure Continues right now. Then go see Star Wars: The Last Jedi, opening in theaters everywhere December 15th 2017!
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I was invited to an all-expenses paid trip to Los Angeles. As always, all opinions are my own.
HUGE Star Wars fan over here – I’m so jealous! I’ll definitely be checking this out when I get a chance! Woohoo!
That looks amazing! Everything I love is right there! I have to get the family there for the holidays!
what a fun time. I so want to get back to Disneyland one day. What a fun event and so many awesome encounters. Thank you for sharing it all with me. I had a blast following along.
Looks like you had such a great time! I can’t imagine a more fun way to spend the holidays than checking out the new Star Tours and all the holiday magic at Disneyland Resort! what kid wouldn’t go gaga over “it’s a small world” and the Haunted Mansion!
We can’t wait to go and check all this out! Our family are HUGE Star Wars fans and can’t wait to check it all out.
Disney never does anything halfway. Their Christmas events and decorations are amazing! Looks like you guys had a great time.
I really want to experience the holiday “It’s a Small World” ride! The new Star Tours scenes are sounding awesome too.
That is such a gorgeous place to visit! I would love to head there with my family.
We are hoping to go here in February! I can’t wait to see this park! I have not been here! I think my kiddo and I are going to be both SO very excited!
That looks like so much fun. I’ve never been to Disney before. This looks like it would be fun for our entire family.
Gosh I would love to see all of this in person. I haven’t been to Disney in years.
My family are huge Star Wars fans. It would be amazing to do the Star Tours. I am so excited to go see everything Disney has done with Star Wars.
It’s been several years since I have been to Disneyland, I think it’s time to bring our kids!
It looks like you had a lot of fun. I would love to tour Disneyland at during the holiday season.
How fun! We haven’t been to Disney in a very long time. I’d love to go back and take the kids.
This looks like so much fun! I am loving how they dressed up the place for the holidays. Yay!
This looks really fun and a great experience! I am sure my son will go crazy to visit here!
I love that Disneyland is doing these tours right now. My son would love this!
My kids would love these Star Tours!!! What a great trip!
We are all eagerly awaiting Friday’s release!! What a great event, looks like fun!
This is really amazing. I just love your pictures and video. It is a complete fun.
Ohhhh! THEY HAVE A NEWWWW ONE! I haven’t been to Disney in a few years, so I am not entirely sure what’s new! Thanks for the tip! I actually KIND OF want to go back (with my husband). I know going with him would be way too much fun, even though he and I are both not really theme park people – haha!
Wow! From what I can see from your pictures, you had a wonderful time and unforgettable experience in California, Ashley. The Disneyland Resort is a dream for me and I hope to realize it as soon as possible. 😉