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2018 Important Disneyland Trip Planning Dates

Planning a trip to the Disneyland Resort in 2018? Here are important dates to keep in mind, attraction refurbishments, holidays that bring increased park attendance, etc.

*Many dates are subject to change, make sure to double check everything before booking. The Official Disneyland Resort calendar is the best online resource for Disneyland & California Adventure dates, closures, hours & changes..

2018 Major Holidays:
Monday, January 1               New Year’s Day
Monday, January 15             Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Monday, February 19           President’s Day
Sunday, April 1                      Easter
Monday, May 28                   Memorial Day
Wednesday, July 4               Independence Day
Monday, September 3         Labor Day
Monday, October 8              Columbus Day
Monday, November 12        Veterans Day
Thursday, November 22     Thanksgiving Day
Tuesday, December 25        Christmas Day

Orange County School Breaks:
Spring Break: March 16-25, 2018
Summer Bread: May 30-August 13, 2018
Winter Break: December 21-January 6, 2019


Attraction Refurbishment Dates:
Disneyland Park:

  • Splash Mountain – Closed Jan. 2, 2018 – TBD
  • Dumbo the Flying Elephant – Closed Jan. 8, 2018 – TBD
  • Haunted Mansion Holiday (Reverting from holiday overlay) – Closed Jan. 8 – 18, 2018
  • Main Street Vehicles – Closed Jan. 8, 2018 – TBD
  • “it’s a small world” Holiday (Reverting from holiday overlay) – Closed Jan. 22, 2018 – TBD

Disney California Adventure Park:

  • Redwood Creek Challenge Trail – Closed Jan. 2, 2018 – TBD
  • Ariel’s Grotto – Closed Jan. 8, 2018 – TBD
  • California Screamin’ – Closed Jan. 8, 2018 – TBD
  • Games of the Boardwalk – Closed Jan. 8, 2018 – TBD
  • Grizzly River Run – Closed Jan. 8, 2018 – TBD
  • It’s Tough to be a Bug! – Closed Jan. 8, 2018
  • Mickey’s Fun Wheel – Closed Jan. 8, 2018 – TBD

*Many dates are subject to change, make sure to double check everything before booking.

Seattle Japanese Garden Heron

On a lovely 2 Days in Seattle trip, my daughter & I visited the Seattle Japanese Garden. It was blustery day (our umbrella turned inside out, like in the movies!), so we practically had the park to ourselves. This provided lots of time for my daughter to practice her landscape sketching.

Seattle Japanese Garden

Seattle Japanese Garden

This Great Blue Heron is apparently a regular resident of the garden. He was so beautiful & still that for a long time, I thought he was a statue! I was SO MAD that I had forgotten my camera & only had my phone camera with us.

The Seattle Japanese Garden is open March 1st through November 30th & costs less than $10 a person to visit. The garden is beautiful even in late winter, but puts on a spectacular show in the spring & summer.