Tag Archives: afternoontea

A Taste of Christmas: Disneyland Afternoon Tea Review

“Sipping on Christmas tea is like savoring the essence of the season, with each sip bringing joy and tranquility.” – Unknown

The last time the Disneyland Resort hosted Afternoon Tea was in 2019 with the Haunted Mansion Tea. Sadly, Steakhouse 55 (where the Resort hosted all of their themed Afternoon Tea) closed in 2021 after the COVID pandemic. My friends and I got a tiny taste of Afternoon Tea during Princess Nite in March 2023. That limited time offering was pretty decent, considering it was an extremely limited 2-night experience and you could only go if you had a ticket to the event. So, I was absolutely foaming at the mouth when the Resort announced Holiday Tea with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Continue reading →

Haunted Mansion 50th Anniversary Tea

The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland turned 50 this year and to celebrate, the creative masterminds behind the Classic Afternoon Tea, Treat or Tea and Mickey’s Tea Party Celebration decided to make this year’s fall tea season at the Resort revolve around one of it’s most beloved attractions.

As soon as I heard that this was going to be the newest theme, I knew that it would be one of the hardest afternoon teas to try to snag a reservation. As the fall months approached, my friend Jennifer woke up at the ungodly hour of 3:00 AM several mornings in a row to try to get us a reservation. She finally succeeded in securing a reservation on the last day of the tea, November 3rd.

Continue reading →

Tea at the Huntington Rose Garden

“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.”
― Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

Another birthday, another tea party.

For my birthday last year, I wanted to spend another afternoon dressing dapper and attending an afternoon tea. I invited some close friends, my mother and my grandmother, as they hadn’t been to a tea room before and wanted to try it.

I have found that there are several tea room and afternoon tea experiences around Southern California if you use Google to find them. Price ranges and experiences differ depending on the location, obviously; I’d like to venture out and visit all of them.

This time around, I found that The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino (near Pasadena, California) has a Tea Room dining experience in their Rose Garden promising “an elegant and memorable experience inspired by the tradition of English tea service with a distinctive California twist”.

I made reservations through OpenTable and started thinking about outfit ideas for the day.

Continue reading →

Website Powered by WordPress.com.