Disneyland Candy Canes

This Thursday, December 9th, will mark the third day of Candy Cane making magic. This Disneyland park tradition has been a great treat for park patrons since 1968. Of course like most magical traditions, this treat has grown into popularity turning it into a monumental, holiday event. Its no secret that this traditions popularity boomed this time last year thanks to an extra-long episode of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives with Guy Fieri filmed inside the kitchens and restaurants of Disneyland. The episodes longest segment concentrated much of its filming in the Candy Palace kitchen during the Candy Cane making event. Since its airing not only has the word of this seasonal treat gotten out but it has also effected how some park visitors from afar plan their holiday trips, coordinating their stay based on the limited event dates. For the past 30-40 years combined, Rob and Chris have been the official Disneyland Candy Cane creators.As you can see in the pictures, candy cane making is no sissy lala matter. You need muscle, patience and a high tolerance of working in an extremely heat induced environment. The Candy Palace which is wedged in between the Penny Arcade and Coke Refreshment Corner on Main Street USA , is where you can witness this awesome process which is visible through a huge window facing Main Street where onlookers strolling by are able to witness the intense process from start to finish. If the Main Street window is too crowded with looky loos, just wander on into the Candy Palace entrance where you can looky loo for yourself through the glass wall providing a great view of the whole candy preparation room. Usually Rob and Chris will tag team shifts or days for this limited time event with only one or two assistants to carry out some of the more menial tasks.

Due to the ever growing popularity of these fresh, yummy peppermint goodies, the sale of these huge red, white and green striped canes have taken on a very organized distribution process. With such a long grueling process Disneyland is only able to accommodate the first 100 guests who purchase tickets for the treats at $9.95 a pop. Each paying customer is limited to two Canes per purchase. This requires all guests to get to the parks a half an hour prior to rope drop and line up to buy their tickets. Here’s the bummer part, on days that Magic Mornings take place, Candy Palace opens their purchase line for those guests which pretty much knocks out any chances for the general public to get there in time to get on the ordering list. Some batches produce more than the limited projected amounts sold, so they do have a first come first serve sale at 3:30 on event days but there are no guarantees that if you line up for standby that you will get a Cane. This years candy production schedule is as follows: 11/26, 11/30, 12/9, 12/11, 12/13, 12/17, 12/21, 12/24, and 12/29. My recommendation is to plan ahead. Check the Disneyland Park website to figure out which one of these days falls on a magic morning and go from there. If you are lucky enough to get your Fresh Candy Cane on, Cherish your cane and appreciate every crunch as that sweet taste in your mouth represents a Disney tradition that you are now a part of!!!

From the one who Makes Cute In Ur face and on behalf of the ThemeParkSource.com staff, I wish you all a Happy Magical Holiday Season!!!

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