The original Disneyland Hotel has a magical feeling wherever you turn. Conveniently located near the Downtown Disney® District, the Disneyland Hotel has 990 rooms in three high-rise towers. Disney touches can be seen everywhere, like the oversized Sorcerer's Hat and the Never Land themed pool area.
If you would like more information about the Disneyland Hotel, please take a few minutes and listen to the Get Away Today Travel Show Podcast with Patrick Wiscombe and Jennifer Dunyon, Get Away Today's Vice President of Communications.
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Todd Carlson: (Announcer)
Travel news you can use. This is the Get Away Today.com Travel Show. Get Away Today is a top provider of affordable, fun family vacations to Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Hawaii, San Diego, Beaches, and Sandals in the Caribbean. The Travel Show is heard exclusively on Get Away Today.com. And now, here's the host of the Travel Show.
Patrick Wiscombe: (Get Away Today Internet Marketing Manager)
This is the Get Away Today Travel Show podcast. Thank you for listening. My name is Patrick Wiscombe. Coming up in the next five minutes, we’ll be talking about the Disneyland Hotel located west of Downtown Disney. Jennifer Dunyon, Vice President of Communications at Get Away Today, joins me in-studio to talk about the Disneyland Hotel. If you want to have an authentic, magical Disney experience then we suggest staying at the Disneyland Hotel. Let's talk about the hotel.
Jennifer Dunyon: (Get Away Today Vice President of Communications)
When you go into your hotel room, the first thing you’ll see is the pixie dust wallpaper. Tinkerbell is flying around the room. That's where the sprinkles of pixie dust come from.
When you walk into the Disneyland Hotel you might see Goofy. Sometimes he’s outside the hotel waiting to greet you as you’re checking in. Last time we were there we went to get on the elevator; we pushed the button and out walked Goofy. My kids were so excited. They thought wow, Goofy really does lives here. I told them he was going to the kitchen to cook their breakfast. I said that because Goofy's Kitchen, his restaurant, is inside the Disneyland Hotel.
The Disneyland Hotel is a great spot to see all of the classic Disney characters. Let’s start with Goofy’s Kitchen. It’s a great breakfast, lunch, and dinner spot. They offer a character breakfast. It’s my favorite place for the character breakfast because you can go and see Goofy as well as the other Disney characters. It's a lot of fun for the entire family. They come out and dance every 20 to 30 minutes. They bang the pots and pans which signals the beginning of a new dance. Then you can go over and do the Macarena with all the characters. The food is delicious but it’s also kind of 'Goofy.' There will be peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, pizza, but you can add gummy worms to the food. It’s those special things that kids really love. Once again, you can go to Goofy’s Kitchen for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The characters are there for all three meals. The Disneyland Hotel is a great place for birthday parties and celebrations. It's also a fun place to start your day before heading out to the Disneyland Park.
The Disneyland Hotel pool area is based on the movie Peter Pan and is dressed up like Never Land. It's just fabulous. It's like going into the movie with all the mermaids and Captain Hook. It's very magical. Another cool thing about the Disneyland Hotel is they offer life vests at the swimming pool for your children. They also have lifeguards on duty so it’s a lot safer. They also have wading pools for the younger children. It's really a lot of fun! All three of the Disney hotels have lifeguards on duty and life vests for children. You don’t need to pack all of that stuff when you go on vacation. I think they even have swim diapers to purchase if you have very young children. They’ve really thought of everything the family would need and have it available to you.
They have great little shops inside the hotel where you can buy souvenirs. They have an arcade and a fitness center. You’re within walking distance to the park or you can ride the monorail. The check-in process is simple and fast. While your children are waiting for you to check in, there's a little movie theater room that they can watch Disney movies. It's just a magical experience.
Patrick Wiscombe: The Disneyland Hotel is located just west of the ESPN Zone, which is a nice gathering place. Some of the restaurants that are right near the Disneyland Hotel are the Rainforest Café. That’s the restaurant closest to the hotel.
Jennifer Dunyon: They also have a great steakhouse inside the Disneyland Hotel. I forgot the name. I know it’s really close to Goofy’s Kitchen. They also have Captain Hook’s Point and offer sells seafood and steaks as well. That restaurant is located near the swimming pool area. They also have a fun, to-go area if you want to get some food and take off. You can get sandwiches, yogurt, and bagels. That's place is located near Goofy’s Kitchen as well. They have lots of dining options; it’s a really a great place to stay. We’ve eaten at all of the restaurants and the food is great. They also have kid menus for your children. They offer Mickey Mouse shaped chicken nuggets and Mickey Mouse shaped macaroni and cheese noodles. The in-room dining is really good. We use that a lot when we stay at the Disneyland Hotel.
Patrick Wiscombe: A lot of people don’t know that Mickey’s Penthouse is located within the Disneyland Hotel. Let's talk about that for a minute.
Jennifer Dunyon: Don't we all want to win that? Its part of Disney’s Year of a Million Dreams. Guests are chosen randomly inside the Disneyland Park. If they’re chosen, they get to stay inside the Mickey Mouse penthouse. It's was decorated by Minnie Mouse herself. The penthouse offers so many Disney extras. We actually had a Get Away Today employee stay there. He told me it was such a wonderful experience.
Patrick Wiscombe: When Jake was awarded the vacation to go stay inside Mickey’s Penthouse, he told me there was a small balcony where you could watch the fireworks show but you could hear the music because it was being piped into the room.
Jennifer Dunyon: Disney thinks of everything. What an awesome experience!
Todd Carlson: You can book your Get Away Today vacation right now by going to Get Away Today.com or calling one of our friendly reservation agents by calling (866) FUN-TRIP. This has been the Get Away Today Travel Show Podcast heard exclusively on GetAwayToday.com.
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