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® MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR PASSHOLDER MEMBERSHIP q WINTER 2008 HOLIDAYS AT THE DISNEYLAND® RESORT IS THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR ALSO INSIDE: What Will You Celebrate?, Imagineering Secrets, Holiday Shopping, and More! ] HOLIDAY I FEATURE STORY DAZZLE. RESORT SPOTLIGHT RESORT I DISNEY STYLE Snowflakes, icicles and twinkling lights add sparkle to the season! . For some people—especially many Annual from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.* Passholders—it just isn’t the holidays until they’ve made Now, if you really want to boost your holiday cheer INSIDER INFO I that first visit of the season to the Disneyland ® Resort. level, you’ve got to take a cruise on “it’s a small world” There’s something extra-magical about stepping out onto holiday. The classic attraction is making its eagerly awaited Main Street, U.S.A., seeing the towering tree with all of return just in time to celebrate the holidays. Once more, its colorful decorations, and hearing the strains of holiday children from around the globe will welcome Guests music filling the air. It dazzles the senses and warms the with their special holiday version of the attraction’s soul at the same time. And everywhere you go, there’s an famous theme song. If that doesn’t kick-start your added layer of enchantment—including special seasonal spirit, then the thousands of twinkling lights adorning touches to some of your favorite attractions. Even the the refreshed façade will most certainly do the trick! Haunted Mansion takes on a happy holiday glow this Speaking of impressive light displays, be sure to time of year—courtesy of Jack Skellington and his friends catch a performance of Disney’s Electrical Parade over in Disney’s California Adventure ® Park on select days. And while you’re there, check out the Holidays at the oversized ornaments adorning Flik’s Fun Fair. HOLIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE HOLIDAY & ENTERTAINMENT I Of course, when it comes to amazing holiday Disneyland ® Resort décor, you can’t beat Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle. The brilliant glow of icicles and the sight of snow- Fun Facts: topped turrets make for an unforgettable holiday • The icicles and garland on Sleeping Beauty’s memory—not to mention, the ultimate holiday photo FUN & GAMES Winter Castle contain approximately 50,000 white I op. Of course, this winter wonderland really blossoms mini-L.E.D.’s in snow and icicles when the “Believe…In Holiday Magic” Fireworks • There are 4,800 multicolored L.E.D. lights Spectacular lights up the night sky. And when the snow BENEFITS BENEFITS amongst 62,500 white mini-L.E.D.’s on the I begins to fall to end the show, even the most stubborn Christmas Tree in Disneyland ® Park Scrooge has to admit—nothing captures the magic LDER The Christmas Tree on Main Street, U.S.A. in • of the season quite like Holidays at the Disneyland ® Disneyland ® Park is 60' tall Resort. Find out more at Disneyland.com/Holidays. The ornaments in Flik’s Fun Fair are 8' tall apiece *Jack Skellington and Haunted Mansion Holiday are inspired by Tim Burton’s PASSH • [ The Nightmare Before Christmas. 1 BACKSTAGEPASS I WINTER 2008 [ FEATURE STORY I RESORT SPOTLIGHT I INSIDER INFO I HOLIDAY SHOPPING & ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE I FUN & GAMES I BENEFITS I PASSH LDER ] 2 PASS I BACKSTAGE WINTER 2008 ] FEATURE STORY STORY FEATURE Enhanced Enchantment It’s Holiday Tour Time! Sleeping Beauty Castle “reawakens” with a new take Celebrate “The Merriest Place on Earth” at a very on its original walkthrough show. special AP price. This winter, the doors to one of Disneyland ® Park’s The best way to enjoy all the holiday magic in most enchanting experiences will reopen, inviting Guests Disneyland ® Park this season is to take the “Holiday to enter the storybook world of Sleeping Beauty—as the ® AP I RESORT SPOTLIGHT I Time at Disneyland ” tour. And as an , you can do it animated feature film was first envisioned in 1957. Back at 20% off the regular price of $59. You’ll be guided then, Walt Disney Imagineer Ken Anderson and through the Park by one of our friendly Tour Guides, Animation Art Director & Color Stylist Eyvind Earle took who will share the tales and traditions surrounding this the distinctive style they had created in the film— INSIDER INFO most magical time of year at “The Merriest Place on I eventually released in 1959, two years after the Earth.” Your 21/2 -hour tour includes: walkthrough show’s debut—and applied it to the creation • Priority boarding onto two holiday themed of colorful “story moment” dioramas. (Longtime Parkgoers attractions will recall that these scenes were given a makeover in 1977 that included the use of animated figures, much like those • A collectible tour tag ornament featured in the display windows of the Emporium • A sweet treat and delicious beverage on Main Street, U.S.A.) • A collectible, tour-exclusive While the new show draws trading pin upon the original for its overall • Reserved Seating for a artistic style, it also makes use of performance of “A Christmas modern technology to bring the Fantasy” Parade story to life like never before. New Make sure you scenes and special don’t miss out on this effects have been added HOLIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE HOLIDAY & ENTERTAINMENT I wonderful opportunity. to enhance the Reserve your spot storytelling. Another today by calling Guest new feature is a special Services at viewing room on the (714) 781-4400. Tours FUN & GAMES I Castle’s ground floor that allows those Guests are available now who are unable to walk through January 4 and can be booked 30 days BENEFITS BENEFITS through the show to I experience a “virtual” in advance. LDER version of it. Now, Entertainment, hours, offer, tour everyone can live elements and attractions subject to change without notice. Other “happily ever after” with restrictions may apply. PASSH [ Aurora and her prince! 3 BACKSTAGEPASS I WINTER 2008 [ FEATURE STORY FEATURE I RESORT SPOTLIGHT I INSIDER INFO I What Will You Celebrate? SHOPPING GUIDE HOLIDAY & ENTERTAINMENT Disney turns up the magic on life’s special occasions in 2009 When you think about it, there really is so much in Celebration Roundup and Barbecue at Big Thunder Ranch, life worth celebrating. And to make sure we don’t let featuring Western-style food, entertainment and, of course, these moments pass us by, Disney Parks is dedicating an more Disney Characters.† entire year to helping you give these occasions the fanfare We’ve even got free online planning tools and celebration they deserve—starting with free admission to one of the planners (a.k.a. “Fairy Godmothers”) to help you put Disneyland ® Resort Theme Parks on your birthday in 2009! together everything from a special meal to an elaborate If your Annual Passport is not blocked out and is valid for party—one that only Disney could create. After all, this is admission on your birthday, you can choose one of these your big moment, and we want to make it everything you birthday treats instead: dreamed it would be. Basically, all you have to decide is: • A birthday fun card with a value equal to the price of What will you celebrate? I a 1-Day, 1-Park ticket* to be used for merchandise, in- FUN & GAMES Park Disney’s PhotoPass ® service, and tour experiences; or • A 1-Day/1-Park Ticket for you to use any time until your next birthday; or I • A special birthday FASTPASS ®** ticket for select BENEFITS attractions at the Theme Park you visit on your birthday. And if your birthday happens to fall on a day that your This special offer is valid from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009. No cash I PASSH Passport is blocked out, you’ll receive a 1-Day/1-Park Ticket. refunds or credits will be granted. Valid ID, including proof of birthdate, is required at (Full details are available at Disneyland.com/ap.) the ticket booth. *Based on ticket prices at the ticket booth. Birthday fun card is only valid on birthdate. Adults receive a birthday fun card in the amount of an Adult ticket. Now, in addition to a free birthday treat, you’ll also Children (3-9) receive a birthday fun card in the amount of a Child ticket. See terms and conditions at disneyparks.com/birthdayfuncard for details on participating locations. enjoy new entertainment and unique experiences to help **The number of birthday FASTPASS® tickets issued is limited and may not be available LDER you celebrate. Experiences like “Celebrate! A Street Party,” after 11am. Valid Theme Park admission is required. Use of birthday FASTPASS® ticket is restricted to the celebrant and up to 5 members of his/her party. †Reservations required. hosted by some of your Disney Character friends, and the Subject to cancellation due to inclement weather or otherwise. ] WINTER 2008 I BACKSTAGEPASS 4 DISNEY HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 RIGHT HERE! RIGHT NOW! — LOGO SHEET COLOR PALETTE T h e S k y ’s PANTONE BLACK C PANTONE 485 C PANTONE COOL GRAY 8 C ] The Limit! Step inside the Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar for a sneak peek at the future of Disney’s California Adventure ® Park FEATURE STORY STORY FEATURE I Like magicians who rarely reveal their secrets, the wizards of Walt Disney Imagineering typically keep the tricks of their trade “hush-hush”—most of the time. Fortunately for us, they’ve decided to invite Guests to step inside their Blue Sky Cellar in Disney’s California Adventure ® Park. Not only is this a chance to see the Imagineers’ plans for the Park, it’s an opportunity to peer RESORT SPOTLIGHT RESORT into a world where “If you can dream it, you can do it.” Located at the Golden Vine Winery, in the former home of the Seasons of the Vine show, the Blue Sky Cellar is more than just a preview gallery.