We are driving to Disneyland today for the Disney Family Holiday Private Party 2011. This family holiday party takes place on Mon Dec 12 and Tues Dec 13. But we will only attend the Monday party. This party is for Disney/Pixar employees. In order to attend the family holiday party, employees must request tickets like in the picture below. Along with the tickets, employees also get a complimentary Disney Photo Pass. Normally, when we enter Disneyland, we avoid all those Disney photographers that take family pictures. With the complimentary Disney Photo Pass, we will be looking for them so we can get our free photo! 🙂
Also, along with the tickets and complimentary photo, employees get an Alice in Wonderland Family Holiday Party ornament.
On Mon Dec 12, the park opens from 8am to 6pm to the public. The official Disney private party begins at 8pm and ends at 12:30am. But the employees can enter the park for the party as early as 4pm. If we go there at 4pm, we need to get some special wristband at the main entrance. After 6pm, the park is only open for those invited to the family holiday party.
We arrived at Anaheim around 12pm to 12:30pm. After checking into our hotel, we ate lunch then went to Company D which is located near Disneyland and sells Disney products at a discount. In order to get into Company D, you have to be a Disney/Pixar employee. From Dec 10, 2011 to Jan 1, 2012, Company D is having an additional 40% off. Most items at Company D are already 50% off. Today, I bought items that were marked 50% off plus additional 40% off. Without the discount, I would have paid close to $50. But with the discount, I only paid $14!! 🙂
Normally when we go to Company D, we would just walk into the store without waiting in line. But because of this special discount, the line outside Company D was long. Surprisingly, the line moved pretty fast. We only had to wait 10 – 15 mins.
