Happy Valentines Day Disney Style

Are you all decorated for Valentine's Day with

hearts and flowers and fun?  We are ready here

at Purple Chocolat Home!!

We decided to run away for a couple of days

to get out of the cold and celebrate

Valentine's Day since we will be entertaining

a houseful of our

 Young Single Adults on Valentine's Day.

We loved seeing Disneyland at Valentine's Day.

There were hearts everywhere.  We had never

been for Valentine's Day before so it was

fun.

The truth is, we had looked at the weather the week

before and we would be exchanging the 20's and 30's

for high 70's.  As luck would have it, we ended up with

rain, rain, and more rain!

Now Disneyland can be fun when it is raining

a little, because a lot of people stay away, but

when it is a deluge - wow!!

We got there the first day, and fortunately they

had our room ready, so we hung out in the room

until the downpour was over.  It was quite a sight

seeing little families dragging back to the hotel

dripping wet.  We were lucky and the rain stopped

for the rest of that day and the next.

So off we went to enjoy all of the Valentine's Day fun.

I just loved all of their great displays and windows.

Minnie was in this darling dress I have

never seen before.  This dress is for Mickey's

Get Your Ears On celebration.  She was

just adorable.

There were Valentine's banners and hearts all up

and down Main Street.

We celebrated by signing

 up for another year's pass.  We are just

two kids at heart, and it is just a short

plane flight for us. 

But in the end, I think it may be all about food!  

As long as Disney keeps coming up with

fun foods, we will probably keep coming back!

Their seasonal flavoring on their Mickey Beignets

for Valentine's Day is Chocolate Strawberry.

Wow, this was such a hit!  (We try to share everything

so we can try more things!)

The new Tropical Hideaway, just around the corner

from the Tiki Room has a Raspberry and Pineapple 

Twist float that we ordered and Loaded Pineapple 

Whip with fresh fruit and those little chocolate

sticks!  There is a really nice place to sit and enjoy

that now and at night it is beautiful with the Tiki torches.

Of course, on the first day - rain, rain, rain, there was

no line for the Dole Pineapple Whip.

Last time we discovered Harbour Galley,

right across from the Haunted Mansion.

It is so tiny that I never even noticed it -

but wow - their lobster roll.  I couldn't get

enough of that.

We discovered these Garlic Cheese Breadsticks

after we watched a kids' show at the Royal Theater.

They are warm, so great on a colder day and they

come with a marinara dipping sauce.

We were craving warm things so this 

yummy treat from the Cozy Cone just hit the spot.

We don't wait in line at Car's Land - we go

for the single rider line.

Have you had a chance to try the

Nom Noms in Disney California?

They sell them right after the

Incredicoaster - Jack Jack has been

chasing them all through the coaster.

They are heated right before you buy

them and that makes them so soft and

melty!  Wow, they were great on a

cooler day.

At the last minute hubby wanted to try and get

in to The Blue Bayou.  As you may know, those

reservations are made months in advance, but

they do have space for walk-ins.  We got lucky.

We enjoyed our gumbo 

and Monte Cristo sandwiches,

but we had to try the Passion Fruit Pillows for

dessert.  

Oh wow!  Happy Valentine's Day to us!!!

This dessert is just for Valentine's, so you

would have to try it pretty soon.

Imagine layers of passion fruit mouse with

a thin layer of cake, covered in what I assume

is a white chocolate spray, and then topped

with a raspberry mousse heart.

It really does look like a pillow with a heart

placed on it for your Valentine!

Notice the garnish of gold on the heart and the

mini candy hearts all over the plate.

It was truly amazing.  We loved it so much

that we ordered one to go and took it back

to our room to have the next day.

The chocolate layer cake paled in comparison,

and only had a few bites taken out of it.

What a great Valentine's Day celebration,

despite the rain.  It was fun to do it

early and see what Disneyland had to offer,

and to kick of February in such a fun way.

We had to agree that if you were going there

to celebrate Valentine's Day, and wanted to get

engaged, or wanted a romantic photo in front

of the castle, you would be truly disappointed.

The Castle is all covered up for painting right now.

Fireworks with that were a bit of a let down,

but everything else was a lot of Disney magic!