dlr activities 03; gingerbread; bakers; holiday parade; Pluto
  • On Aug 22, 2025
    Sara from HI Asked Please note that experiences, policies, pricing and other offerings are subject to change and may have changed since the date of this answer.

    We will be Pixar Place Hotel guests this December 2025, can we use the Grand Cal entrance to Downtown Disney during Early Entry? How about the Gran Cal entrance to DCA? If not, what is the best way for Pixar guests to enter Disneyland for Early Entry?

    Hiya Sara! Welcome back to planDisney.

    You are visiting Disneyland during the most wonderful time of the year! The holidays at the Land are the perfect manifestation of pixie dust, gingerbread, tinsel, and magic! The Pixar Place hotel will be decorated to the nines. It is the merriest way to ring in the New Year!

    It's fantastic that all guests of the Disneyland Resort Hotel Collection (Grand Californian, The Disneyland Hotel, and Pixar Place) have Early Entry into the parks during your visit. That extra 30 minutes can set the tone for a fun-filled day! Check the theme park schedule, but you can anticipate that each park will have early entry on opposite days. Typically, Disneyland is open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, while California Adventure is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

    You are more than welcome to use the Grand Californian entrance to get into California Adventure. If you walk across Disneyland Drive and through the hotel, you will enter Grizzly Peak. (Make sure to give yourself a few moments to wander through the hotel lobby, it is one of the prettiest Disney hotels during the holidays!) For Disneyland, the easiest thing to do is jump on the Monorail, which will drop you off in Tomorrowland.

    Sara, I wish you the most magical start to your New Year. If you have any other questions, you know where to find us!

    Rayna
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Meet the Panelist: Rayna, Florida

Hi y'all! I'm Rayna: wife, mom, anesthesiologist, and long-time Disney enthusiast. I've lived all over the country, but these days life has my family of seven in Florida. We're fantastically close to the most magical place on earth, and as Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club members we couldn't be happier about it. We've visited almost every Disney Vacation Club resort, so I'm thrilled to be here doing what I do best: Helping plan magical vacations. Learn More About Rayna

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