We were walking back to our resort, the Grand Californian, after breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen in the Disneyland Hotel, when I got a text from our airline saying our flight had been cancelled due to a snow storm in Denver, Colorado, where we had connecting flights. Immediately upon return to our room, I was on the phone trying to get a different flight. The only thing available was the next day. While I started the search for another room, my wife went to guest services, and added another day to our park tickets.
We got another room at the Paradise Pier Hotel, across the street from the Grand Californian. After check in, we headed right back to Disney California Adventure. When we got there, we noticed many guests were dressed in vintage clothing from the 1930s, 40s and 50s.
It turned out that this was an unofficial event known as Dapper Day. From the Dapper Day website:
Started spring of 2011, DAPPER DAY organizes fashionable gatherings at The Disney Resorts in LA, Orlando, and Paris: a spring, all-day event, and a fall "evening affair." For the 21+ crowd there's our periodic cocktail party "FOLLY" held at exceptional venues around LA throughout the year.
It was pretty awesome! If we'd known, we absolutely would have dressed for the occasion.
This event is particularly suited (no pun intended) for Disney California Adventure, as the park has a nostalgic feel throughout.
In fact, the characters here even dress Dapper, in costumes only available at Disney California Adventure. Note our "flight home" clothing. Not awesome.
How cool that Mother Nature gave you an extra day of Disney! And getting to see Dapper Day. I have always wanted to see that.
ReplyDeleteHow fun.