A Magical Start

In the first moments of 2013, after watching the spectacular New Year's Eve countdown at World of Color, I made my way over to Disneyland park to behold the luminous Sleeping Beauty Castle, bathed in a wintery glow, shining brightly with spotlights lit behind it.  It was a tremendous sight! It's not often that Disney leaves the spotlights on behind the castle, though I do wish they'd do it more often.  The scene is just so much more filled with grandeur and magnificence with this.  It was  fantastic way to continue to ring in the new year!

The Partners statue on New Year's Eve, with Sleeping Beauty's Castle lit up behind it.

Guests gathered in front of the castle in the first hour of 2013.

The stage set up for the New Year's Eve festivities.