"These are the last two"

Today we went to Disneyland to hit two attractions, one newly returned (Great Moments with Mr.Lincoln) and one that is on it's way out (the Aladdin stage performance in CA)---both amazing, but our favorite was Great Moments with Mr.Lincoln (gives you chills).

After, we ran into a sweet surprise! About a week ago we saw a Food Network special with Guy Fieri at Disneyland making these amazing looking candy canes (with the guy to the far right of the photo below). They only make 45 of these canes 3 times a day, only on specific days (and with 50,000+ people visiting the park a day during the holiday season, the odds are small of getting one of these holiday treats). In years past the lines have been so long that this year they handed out vouchers at the candy shop at 8am on the day they make them! The voucher would tell you what time to come back and get your cane---there is also a "stand by" line for those who were not at the park at 8am to get the ticket. If there are any left over beyond the early reserved canes, then the lucky people in the "stand by" line would get one!

It is amazing to see them make these

We stopped in at around 12pm to see what was happening with the Candy Canes, and found out that that time slot was already long sold out. The Cast Member told us to come back at about 2:15 and we might have a shot at getting one. We came back at about 2pm (and waited for almost an hour), and we were the first to get in the "stand by" line. The voucher holders line was long, and we were told that once that line was gone, whatever is left goes to our line. Time went by and the voucher holders were gone, the Cast Member came over to Brody and I and told us to come with him. We walked acrross the room--and as we did the others in line started clapping and cheering (because they were happy that our "stand by" line was moving---once we got to the cashier and talked with her for a bit, she told us that we got the only two that were left over after the voucher holders had gotten theirs! We were pretty surprised and felt really lucky! We keep hearing about how hard these are to get.

After hearing that news, we left the store promptly because we figured that those who were in our line cheering (and that we were talking to earlier), were probably not too happy right now (some of those people were SO in to this).

Here's Brody guarding our lucky canes!! : )

I am not a peppermint candy cane fan---but after trying these beauties, I am hooked!! They are amazing! The flavor is light, and it has a nice (not too hard) crunch to it---and they are BIG too! We now understand why people are so crazy about these canes!! YUM!!! We felt so lucky that we sort of stumbled onto it, and ended up with two--after seeing it on TV! It was such a fun treat for us! What a fun Christmas tradition.

This is a great (short) video I found on YouTube showing how they make the candy canes! Totally worth watching!! Some of these guys have been doing this at Disneyland for 19, 20+ years! : )


The last day they will be making candy canes this season is on the 23rd (we were told today). If you feel like getting there before 8am, in line to get your voucher, or try your luck in the "stand by" line then ring the Candy Palace for more details: (714) 781-0112. Good luck! It really is something to watch them make it, and then get to eat it. And when you first get it, its still all warm. Gotta love a fresh Candy Cane! : )