Disneyland dressed up for holidays - with summer heat!

I've got a number of family connections with Disneyland. Not too high up the food chain, my late grandfather was a silk screen printer who did a number of the old school posters of the attractions that line the entrance and my cousin is an Imagineer. I used to go almost annually, but I haven't been in several years. I still enjoy the place, I just can't afford the constantly rising prices and crowded parking.

But since one of my cousins was throwing a birthday party for another cousin, my wife, her sister and I accepted the invitation and drove out on a 95 degree November day. I must say, in spite or maybe because of the incongruity between the hot summer-like sunshine and the wintery holiday decorations, we had a phenomenal time!

Disneyland was open until midnight and we almost stayed that long, leaving at 11:40. One of the benefits of staying that late - parking lot was empty when we left!