Wet weather didn\u2019t dampen fans\u2019 enthusiasm for the Nov. 14 opening of \u201cHolidays at the Disneyland Resort,\u201d which runs through Jan. 7.<\/p>\n
Armed with umbrellas and outfitted in ponchos, parkgoers lined up at morning \u201crope drop\u201d and stayed until nightfall, indulging in holiday treats, enjoying \u201cHaunted Mansion Holiday\u201d and anticipating the lighting of the 60-foot Christmas tree on Main Street, U.S.A.<\/p>\n
Pastry sous chef Graciela Gomez, who has been working in the resort\u2019s kitchen for nearly 20 years, always looks forward to the holiday season.<\/p>\n
\u201cSnowfall at the castle?\u201d she said in reference to Sleeping Beauty\u2019s iconic home. \u201cYou can\u2019t beat that.\u201d <\/p>\n
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Families visit with Santa Claus at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim.<\/p>\n
(Sarah Mosqueda)<\/p>\n
Although the rain prevented the fireworks spectacular, the show will continue through the winter schedule, weather permitting, as will nightly man-made \u201csnow\u201d in the Downtown District.<\/p>\n
At the opening, families posed for pictures with Santa Claus at the Fantasyland Theatre, where guests can also find Disney characters and kid-friendly crafts. St. Nick can be spotted throughout the property.<\/p>\n
Haunted Mansion and It\u2019s a Small World got their usual holiday decor makeover. Live entertainment at Disney California Adventure includes Mexican folkl\u00f3rico dancers, mariachis and Brazilian samba dancers honoring Latin America at the Disney \u00a1Viva Navidad! Street Party. \u201cMirabel\u2019s Gifts of the Season,\u201d which made its debut last year, features songs from the animated film, \u201cEncanto,\u201d and \u201cA Musical Christmas with Mariachi Alegr\u00eda de Disneyland & Miguel\u201d featuring Miguel from Pixar\u2019s \u201cCoco\u201d also returns.<\/p>\n
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The Festive Food Marketplace in Disney California Adventure features holiday favorites that celebrate traditions from around the globe, including barbacoa tamal de res. <\/p>\n
(Sarah Mosqueda)<\/p>\n
The Festival of Holidays is back at Disney California Adventure, with six food marketplaces serving dishes inspired by meals traditionally served during different cultural holidays. <\/p>\n
Barbacoa tamal de res from Grandma\u2019s Recipes and braised pork belly adobo with garlic rice available at Favorite Things return alongside new menu items, including vegetarian chorizo queso fundido at Brews & Bites and a holiday eclair at Merry Mashups.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the Holiday M&Ms eclair is going to be a fan favorite,\u201d said Gomez. \u201cIt has a beautiful soft and silky milk chocolate mousse, and it is decorated for the season with M&Ms and a cute little chocolate gingerbread man.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Chef Manuel \u201cManny\u201d Rodriguez presents a gingerbread cake with cream cheese filling and gingerbread crunch. <\/p>\n
(Sarah Mosqueda)<\/p>\n
Resort chef Manuel Enriquez said there are 240 seasonal food offerings available resort-wide.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf those 240, 90 of those offerings are new items only for this season,\u201d Enriquez said. \u201cOthers are returning items because those are the ones (guests) prefer. We want to keep giving whatever makes them happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Enriquez has predictions for which of the new dishes will resonate.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you try the gingerbread cookies, then you are in love with the gingerbread cookies,\u201d Enriquez said about the Mickey gingerbread available at Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe on Main Street. \u201cBut I can guarantee you, the gingerbread cake is going to make you forget all about the cookies.\u201d<\/p>\n
The gingerbread cake, available at Plaza Inn on Main Street, features cream cheese filling and gingerbread crunch, finished with buttercream and topped with a chocolate gingerbread cookie.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis one will be a new tradition,\u201d Enriquez said.<\/p>\n
The holiday celebration is happening in tandem with Disneyland\u2019s year-long 70th birthday celebration, which launched in May<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThere really is something for everybody, no matter what you celebrate and how you celebrate it,\u201d Gomez said. \u201cWe find a way to make you feel like you\u2019re at home.\u201d<\/p>\n Gingerbread Cake is available at the Plaza Inn on Main Street, U.S.A. through Jan. 7.<\/p>\n (Sarah Mosqueda)<\/p>\n \u201cHolidays at the Disneyland Resort\u201d runs through Jan. 7. For tickets and park reservations visit d<\/a>isneyland.disney.go.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wet weather didn\u2019t dampen fans\u2019 enthusiasm for the Nov. 14 opening of \u201cHolidays at the Disneyland Resort,\u201d which…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61266,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,4462,2222,4926,37043,11154,37044,4080,37046,15322,2646,8729,17592,37045,1502,72],"class_list":["post-61265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-dish","tag-disney-california-adventure","tag-disneyland-resort","tag-enriquez","tag-fan","tag-gingerbread-cookie","tag-guest","tag-haunted-mansion-holiday","tag-holiday-season","tag-holidays","tag-main-street","tag-miguel","tag-new-menu-item","tag-opening","tag-year"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} <\/p>\n