When and where to get holiday cult classics – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Disneyland candy canes are back this Christmas season, and you’ll have to get up early if you want to partake in the holiday tradition that’s been going on for more than half a century.

Seasonal Limited Time Candy Canes will be sold on November 29, November 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22 and 24 at Disneyland’s Candy Palace and Candy Kitchen and November 30, December 2, 4, 9, 11 , 16, 18, 23 and 25 at Trolley Treats in Disney California Adventure.

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Candy makers mold fresh hand-pulled candy canes at Trolley Treats on Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, CA, Monday, December 11, 2023. Disney makes candy canes on select days at DCA and Disneyland Park. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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If you can, your best bet is to get candy canes on a weekday at DCA (December 2, 4, 9, 11, 16 and 18) or when there are fewer annual pass holders in the parks (December 18, 19 , 20, 24 and 25).

Worst days to go: Sunday at Disneyland (December 1, 8, 15 and 22) or Saturday at DCA (November 30).

You probably want to avoid the first day candy canes go on sale—November 29—unless you’re a glutton for punishment or mints.

Disneyland and DCA will once again use a mobile waiting list system for candy cane purchases. Candy lovers can add their names and phone numbers to mobile waiting lists at candy cane locations in the parks to be notified by text of times to return to make their purchases.

MousePlanet recommends showing up an hour before the park officially opens to secure your candy cane. Day visitors and pass holders may and should enter on Main Street USA and Buena Vista Street 30 minutes prior to park opening, along with early bird hotel guests.

Briskly walk – no running, please – as soon as the gates open to Candy Kitchen or Trolley Treats to get in line to join the mobile waiting list. Depending on where you are in the virtual queue, you may have to wait until 3pm to enjoy your holiday treat.

There are no Magic Keyholder discounts or mobile orders available for cult classic treats.

The Disneyland candy cane tradition dates back to 1968.

The 5-ounce, 18-inch-long confections are handcrafted each holiday season from granulated sugar and peppermint extract in display kitchens along Disneyland USA’s Main Street and DCA’s Buena Vista Street.

Park visitors crowd outside the two storefronts to watch white-clad Disney candy makers with striped scarves pull and shape sticky sugar into red, green and white hooks. Disneyland Flavored Treats have a familiar peppermint taste with a fluffier, more flaky texture than their machine-made candy cousins.

Usually less than 150 candy canes are sold each day. There is a limit of one candy cane per person. Sweets end up on eBay, under Christmas trees, and are eaten right away while they’re still fresh.