A tour of the Disneyland Hotel

We recently returned from a 3 day stay at the Disneyland Hotel. This hotel is near and dear to us because we got married at the hotel in 1996. We had hoped to stay at the hotel a couple of years ago, but it was going through a big refurbishment, and we didn't want to deal with that, so we stayed at a hotel across the street. When it comes to Disneyland, there are plenty of hotels just across the street where you don't have to pay the high Disney prices. For this trip, we decided to pay the extra price to stay at the Disneyland Hotel. And it does have a big benefit that only on site Disney hotels get. You get early entry to both Disneyland and California Adventure. In fact, the only way to get early entry for California Adventure is if you are staying on site. That means to early access to Carsland! The last time we stayed at this hotel was when the kids were little, so we were eager to see what changes had been made.

We checked in before 8am and were able to drop the car off and check right in with no wait.

The hotel was all decked out with 60th Anniversary decor.

The check in area is in the Fantasy Tower.

We were on the 4th floor, just a couple rooms away from the elevator. 

And as luck would have it, they found a room in the building that was ready for us to check in. Just look at that view! Our wedding reception was held in that circular building to the left. 

The beds had the best headboard. There was a switch that made the castle light up, and you could hear music playing. It was awesome!

There were so many cool little touches that definitely made this a Disney hotel.

Mickey Mouse hands holding up the bathroom lights.

This view was perfect!

Mickey Mouse head in the tile.

The headboard all lit up and sparkly!

Mickey Mouse head in the bathtub.

Cool picture of Walt walking through the castle.

Minnie mouse strolling the hotel grounds. 

Mickey heads printed on the carpet.

We were given limited edition lanyards to carry our park tickets.

And because California is in the middle of a drought.

We enjoyed walking around the hotel. They have made so many changes since our last stay. 

Love these suitcases!

Counter service food. They had decent food options.

The Fantasy Tower behind us.

Our reception location was being set up for an event, so we could only take pictures from the outside. 

These were the doors where we made our grand entrance. It felt so weird to stand in that spot after 19 years. So many good memories from that night!

We made sure to visit the site of our wedding on the hotel grounds. This is the Rose Garden Wedding Gazebo.

It looked like they were setting up for a wedding.

Yeah, we recreated our "I do" moment.

The swimming pool area was pretty cool. They had slides disguised as monorails.

Disneyland Hotel really is a great place to stay! We're looking forward to visiting again!