Occasionally, Disneyland California gives after-dark, separate-ticketed occasions. These Disneyland After Darkish occasions are special-themed nights on a restricted variety of nights. These embody 90s Nite, Pleasure Nite, Star Wars Nite, and my favourite, Sweethearts’ Nite. I attended Sweethearts’ Nite final yr and am thrilled it’s returning for 2025.
Learn our information to Sweethearts’ Nite, together with what to anticipate and suggestions for attending.
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Information to Disneyland After Darkish: Sweethearts’ Nite
Like different Disneyland After Darkish occasions, tickets to Sweethearts’ Nite are bought individually. The occasion runs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on the designated nights, and the park is simply open to friends holding a ticket. It takes place at Disneyland Park (not Disney’s California Journey). Normal Magic Key, day by day passes, and park hopper tickets don’t work for these occasions.
If you happen to maintain an occasion ticket, you’re allowed to enter the park at 6 p.m., however the particular occasion doesn’t begin till 9 p.m. When the occasion begins, friends within the park however with out an occasion ticket are requested to go away.
Tickets, which run from $149-$179 per visitor (worth varies by night time), embody admission to the park and also you gained’t must make a park reservation. Lightning Lane Multi Move shouldn’t be in use throughout these After Darkish occasions.
The dates for 2025 are Jan 21, 23, 28; Feb 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 2025.
Character Meet and Greets and Leisure
After I attended Sweethearts’ Nite in February 2024, we arrived proper round 6 p.m. to make the most of the total period of time within the park. The character meet and greets and leisure gave the impression to be the preferred occasion actions.
Leisure consists of:
Royal Ball – a ball the place you’ll be able to see a few of your favourite Royal {couples} dancing
Sweethearts’ Nite Royal Cavalcade – this occurs twice per night time and features a float with some favourite Disney {couples}
Mark Twain Moonlit Jazz Cruise – benefit from the music of a jazz quartet because the Mark Twain riverboat is become a jazz membership. In 2024, this happened 4 occasions in the course of the occasion, on the half-hour.
Throughout the occasion, you’ll be able to see romance-themed projections on iconic buildings, together with the fort, It’s a Small World, and the Most important Road USA buildings. It was enjoyable to face again and watch these projections. Additionally they made for some nice photographs!
There are additionally some enjoyable character greetings of your favourite Disney {couples}, together with Daisy and Donald Duck, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Magnificence and the Beast, and extra. Character greetings have been particularly common, and there have been some fairly lengthy strains to see the characters wearing lovable Sweethearts’ Nite attire. Whereas I opted to skip these strains in favor of different Sweethearts’ Nite occasions, I received some cute photographs whereas they have been in between friends.
In 2024, the characters included:
- Mickey and Minnie
- Donald and Daisy
- Mary Poppins and Bert
- Clarabelle Cow and Horace Horsecollar
- Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen
- Indiana Jones and Marion
- Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde
- House Couple
- Snow White and the Prince
- Peter Pan and Wendy
- Mulan and Shang
- Flik and Atta
- Esmeralda and Phoebus
- Belle, the Beast, and Gaston
- Ariel and Prince Eric
- Chip, Dale, and Clarice
- Chewbacca and Rey
- Kylo Ren and Stormtroopers
Character greetings could differ in 2025.
Treats and Meals
Throughout the occasion, you’ll be able to get pleasure from some unique snacks and treats. In 2023, these included the next:
- Chocolate Strawberry Sundae
- Croque Monsieur
- Chocolate & Strawberry-Stuffed Croissant
- Chocolate Salted Caramel Tart
- Strawberry Shortcake Dole Whip Sundae
- Coronary heart-Formed Beignets
- Shrimp Tacos
- Mickey-Formed Strawberry Cream Puff
- Raspberries & Cream Funnel Cake
- Fried, Coronary heart-Formed Ravioli
- Strawberry Donuts
- French Toast Sandwich
- Surf n Turf Fries
- Java Chip Churros
- Strawberry Cheesecake Churros
- Pretzel With Strawberry Cheesecake Dipping Sauce
Choices in 2025 could differ.
The strains for these treats will be very lengthy. Cellular ordering is accessible, however you’ll need to try this early within the night for the perfect choices.
Extra In regards to the Occasion
Some commemorative merchandise is on sale for the occasion. On choose nights, there are additionally jewellery trunk exhibits.
Friends obtain an lovable, commemorative occasion credential and a mini-map/occasion information. Your ticket additionally consists of limitless downloads of Disney PhotoPass digital photographs taken in the course of the celebration. I normally don’t have a tendency to carry on to maps/guides, however I saved the Sweethearts’ Evening one as a result of it’s so cute.
There are some enjoyable alternatives for themed photographs. Make sure to discover the PhotoPass photographers in the course of the occasion. These photographs are included together with your admission and make an incredible, unique memento.
Costumes
Friends can put on costumes throughout this occasion whereas following the Disney guidelines. Throughout the occasion I attended, I noticed individuals sporting pink and pink garments however didn’t see too many costumes. That may change by the night, nevertheless.
Suggestions for Attending Sweethearts’ Evening
Planning on attending? Listed below are some suggestions for the occasion:
- Buy tickets ASAP. They promote out rapidly
- Arrive at 6 pm to benefit from the full length of the occasion.
- Prioritize what you need to expertise in the course of the occasion. The character meet-and-greet strains get actually lengthy, so that you most likely gained’t be capable of see everybody.
- Whereas there are not any Lightning Lanes in the course of the occasion, standby attraction strains are typically loads shorter throughout these occasions. Make sure to embody points of interest in your night plans.
- Meals strains will be very lengthy for the particular treats and snacks. It’s best to cellular order, however be sure to place cellular orders very early within the night.
- Make sure to seize a commemorative map for the night – it’s an incredible souvenir but in addition will let you understand the entire leisure, characters, and meals out there for buy that night.
