Disneyland Christmas General Facts

1955 is when Walt Disney placed the 1st Christmas tree at the hub of Disneyland.

2008 is the first time in 53 years that the Christmas tree on Main Street will be artificial.

60 feet tall is the new artificial tree used at the hub of Disneyland

5 feet below ground start the foundation for the Christmas tree at the hub of Disneyland

42 inches tall is the star that on top of the Christmas tree at the hub of Disneyland

280,000 pine-tip branches molded from actual tree branches are on the new fake Christmas tree

1,200 large branches are on the new fake Christmas tree

70,000 lights are on the Christmas tree at the hub of Disneyland

2,000 ornaments are on the Christmas tree at the hub of Disneyland

3 foot star tops of the christmas at the hub

4,800 LED lights are on the christmas tree at the hub

2/1 starts the work on rehab and tagging all the holiday decorations for the following year

120 days were need to make the new artificial Christmas tree at the hub of Disneyland

3 to 4 days are needed to just decorate Main Street of Disneyland.

2 to 3 days are needed to decorate each “land” at Disneyland

50 cast members are needed to decorate each land, which include Resort enhancement, Entertainment teams, Tech Services.

10,000 to 15,000 Christmas bulbs are used to decorate Main Street

5 nights are needed to setup the holiday decorations in New Orleans Square

25 cast members are used each night to setup the holiday decorations in New Orleans Square

7 foot tall sculpture angel is in New Orleans Square for the holidays

20,000 pounds of “snow” are used to decorate Sleeping Beauty castle

9 nights were need to complete the “Holiday” over lay on the Sleeping Beauty castle

3 household circuits is all the power the castle lights need to operate each night

48 miles of lights are used on the Christmas tree on Main Street

64,000 energy-efficient LED lights are used on Sleeping Beauty’s castle to make this castle sparkle at night

1,200 strobe lights are added to the effect at Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle show

200,000 points of light are used at Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle show

2,600 individual circuits are used at the Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle show

85,000 individual wiring connections are used to make the Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle show work

48 miles past the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank is the length of all the cables and conductors for the show were laid end to end of the Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle show

100 other artificial Christmas trees, lit and fully decorated, in Disneyland, Disney California Adventure park and other locations at Disneyland Resort.

8,000 feet of decorated holiday garland is installed throughout the Disneyland resort.

it’s a Small World Christmas

50,000 lights are used on the façade of it’s a Small World during the holidays

200,000 mini-lights are used in the trees, hedges and topiaries surrounding the attraction

12 cast members are used to decorate it’s a Small World for the holidays

7 to 8 weeks are needed to decorate it’s a Small World for the holidays

250,000 to 500,00 lights are used inside it’s a Small World to decorate this attraction for the holidays

75,000 lights are on the Snowflake Tree near it’s a Small World

75 gallons of bubble juice are used to make bubbles throughout the season in the South Seas scene

150 giant candles decorate the Christmas Tree in the European scene

7,500 lights sparkle on the Snow Flake Tree in the “it’s a small world” Holiday finale.

Haunted Mansion Christmas

100 jack-o’-lanterns are used to give the eerie glow

400 flickering candles are used to give the eerie glow

7,500 square feet of snow is used to decorate the exterior of the attraction

1,000 tiny orange lights are used to decorate the tress in the graveyard of the attraction

1,000’s of feet of "Black Gnarly" garland is hung at Haunted Mansion Holiday