Day 108: Majestic Garden Review, Darling Edition

February 21, 2023

Dear Disney,

The owner of the ballet studio also picked the weekend of Lunar New Year. What absolute luck! Jim Dear and I have only ever experienced Disney Parks during the summertime (June-September) and once in May for a family reunion. **Packing tip: If you are visiting during mid January, pack cold weather clothing accordingly. When the sun is up you could probably get away with a light jacket and jeans, but once the sun was gone, the air turned quite bitingly cold**

We also got to stay at a Disneyland Resort Good Neighbor Hotel, The Majestic Garden Hotel. The hotel itself was really charming, really leaning into the medieval fantasy and magic aspects with authentic knight's armor on display, Jim Dear and I both agree that knights were actually a lot shorter than portrayed in movies, a Princess that protects the castle/hotel, does story times and meet and greets, lovely ponds and manicured courtyard gardens, and the hotel boasts actual castle turrets! The room we had was very spacious. For families with younger children, there is plenty of room for strollers, cribs, and playpens. Our room window faced the pool courtyard and we managed to catch the back end of the evening fireworks show at Disneyland our first night there.

Jim Dear and I really wished we could explore the hotel more, but Lady needed to be at the parks both days for her workshop and performance, so we only spent time at the hotel to rest and get ready for our outings. We did check out the deli a couple mornings and they had an impressive collection of Disney merchandise on one side of the store, the other side was the deli with sandwiches, pasties, fruits, and drinks for purchase. I will also say that the free shuttle to and from the park has spoiled me and was a really nice treat to be able to wait for a shuttle at the end of the day when my feet were protesting the miles and miles we walked. We had a terrific bus driver one evening that played Disney music and encouraged singing and actively joined in on the fun.

Some things in the hotel room were in need of an update, but I’m hoping with time those will be solved. When we plugged in our electronics to charge the plugs didn’t feel secure in the outlets, the bathroom was very compact, the room’s fixtures were outdated, and with all the lights and lamps on the room still seemed very dim. Jim Dear likes his showers HOT, and felt like it never got warm enough for his liking, but I didn’t mind it so much. Minor issues when all we needed was a place to rest and recharge and shower.

Sincerely,

Darling