Danielle…live from Disney California Adventure Park!

Summary

Teen Beat with Danielle Fishel

Episode: Danielle…live from Disney California Adventure Park!
Podcast: Teen Beat
Host: Danielle Fishel
Date: December 5, 2025

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Episode Overview

Recorded live from Disney California Adventure Park, this episode of Teen Beat sees host Danielle Fishel—best known as Topanga Lawrence on Boy Meets World and recent Dancing with the Stars contestant—sharing her excitement about joining the Dancing with the Stars national tour and delving into the festive magic of Disneyland’s holiday celebrations. Danielle sits down with Disney Ambassador Jada to discuss the park’s enduring appeal, special holiday offerings, and the unique cultural and culinary experiences awaiting guests. The conversation bridges personal nostalgia, theme park traditions, and the inside scoop on what makes Disney's holidays so memorable.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Danielle’s Life Updates and Tour Excitement

[02:57–10:11]

• Dancing with the Stars Tour: Danielle shares her anticipation for the upcoming live tour, which begins with rehearsals and kicks off in Akron, Ohio (Jan 22).
• Role on Tour: She is eager to embrace both co-hosting and dancing, aiming to participate as fully as possible.
• Family Dynamics: Danielle discusses the logistics of being away from her two young kids for the longest stretch yet and the plan to road trip with the family for part of the tour.
• Tour Highlights: Stops in cities like New York (Radio City Music Hall), New Jersey, Texas, and Kansas spark her interest in local attractions (Sopranos tour in NJ, rodeos in Texas, T. Rex skeleton in Wichita, and Denver’s big blue bear).
• Notable Quote:

  "If you’ve gotten to know me at all…you know I like to be booked and busy, and so my plan is to tell them that I want to host as much as they will let me and to dance as much as they will let me." — Danielle Fishel [03:46]

• She humorously compares her dance-formed abs (or lack thereof) to social media personality Alex Earle, attributing any missing definition to Oreos.

2. Holiday Magic at Disneyland Resort

[14:01–26:29]

• Meet Disney Ambassador Jada:

  • Jada describes her role representing 36,000 Disneyland Resort cast members as an ambassador, an honor that involved a rigorous application and interview process.

  “We’ve acted as…the messengers of the joy, the magic of Disney into the community. And it’s been an honor.” — Jada [14:24]

• Park Traditions and the 70th Anniversary:

  • The conversation touches on the park's evolving history, focusing on what’s changed over 70 years and what’s remained—the core of “magic.”

    “That magic that Disneyland always provides…has never gone anywhere.” — Danielle [15:35]

• Holiday Shows and Parades:

  • Christmas Fantasy Parade: Celebrates 30 years, featuring characters like Santa, Mickey, Minnie, and whimsical floats along Main Street USA.

    “It’s one of my favorite shows. And I’m just so glad that it’s back again this year.” — Jada [17:14]

  • Other highlights: “Believe in Holiday Magic” fireworks, Disney Viva Navidad street party, and nightly magical snowfall at Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle.

    "80,000 shimmering lights transform the castle into a snowy, sparkling wonder." — Danielle [18:39]

• Cultural Celebrations:

  • Festival of Holidays includes foods and traditions celebrating Navidad, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and more.

    “We have marketplaces all across Disney California Adventure park where you can have different food items that celebrate different cultures.” — Jada [20:09]

3. Holiday Foods & Merch Tasting

[19:49–21:46] & [31:24–33:03]

• Danielle and Jada sample featured holiday treats:

  • Cafe de Olla cold brew: Reminiscent of horchata with a cinnamon vibe.

    “The drink is really yummy—it’s got a little bit of an horchata vibe.” — Danielle [21:13]

  • Mickey-shaped pretzel: “Seven years of magic, and the Mickey-shaped pretzel—still a favorite.” — Jada [20:39]
  • Sticky Toffee Macaron: Danielle’s first time tasting it on air:

    “It’s so cute on the inside… Wow.” — Danielle [21:57]

• Attention to Detail:

  • Discussion on how teams of cast members ideate, create, and curate food and decor for authenticity and delight.

    “We really want to make sure the detail is— it matters.” — Jada [22:47]

• Holiday Merchandise:

  • Festive ears, gold headbands, and light-up features. Danielle jokes about hiding her new Disney swag from her kids so they won’t know she visited without them.

    “I’m gonna have to hide them before I go home. Otherwise my children are gonna be like, where have you been?” — Danielle [31:34]

  • Holiday merch is available resort-wide through January 7th.

4. Disneyland as “Home” and Nostalgia

[23:26–26:29]

• Both grew up in Southern California, with Danielle sharing memories of watching Disneyland fireworks from her grandfather’s Anaheim lawn.
• They reflect on what it means for Disneyland to be a “home park” and centerpiece of family tradition.
• Jada notes the global network of Disney ambassadors and describes helping to open Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World.
• Danielle sets a goal to visit all Disney parks around the world—including Tokyo and Paris.

  “I now have a goal of going to all the different Disney resorts.” — Danielle [26:13]

5. Visiting Information and Holiday Atmosphere

[32:39–33:42]

• Jada recommends downloading the Disneyland app or visiting Disneyland.com for visitor and merchandise info.
• Danielle underscores the park’s transformational power during the holidays:

  “Nothing will kickstart it quite like Disneyland at this time of year.” — Danielle [33:13]

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Memorable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• “I basically want to come home from tour with abs like Alex Earle, since I did not develop them while doing the show.” — Danielle [04:25]
• “We’ve acted as…the messengers of the joy, the magic of Disney into the community.” — Jada [14:24]
• “It’s crazy to me how many things have changed over the 70 years, and yet how many amazing things have stayed the same.” — Danielle [15:35]
• “Who would think it’d be snowing in Disneyland? Not me. But we make it happen because that’s what happens… holidays are about magic.” — Jada [18:56]
• “The amount of detail that goes into every single aspect… even the fact that, like, this balances out, that you have that little thing on top, that the salt is just right, that we have the décor on the food—it doesn’t just taste good, it looks good.” — Jada [22:33]
• “For me, somehow, every time I come at night, I walk in right at the right time, and it’s happening. And it’s just like the best way to start your night. You grab a hot chocolate.” — Jada [19:35]
• “If you’ve never been during the holidays, it really does completely transform and it feels… Nothing will kickstart it quite like Disneyland at this time of year.” — Danielle [33:13]

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Important Timestamps

• 02:57 – Danielle’s introduction and sharing plans for the Dancing with the Stars tour
• 14:01 – Danielle introduces Disney Ambassador Jada
• 15:16 – Park’s 70th Celebration and history
• 16:31 – Holiday magic and how it transforms park atmosphere
• 17:03 – Christmas Fantasy Parade discussion
• 18:27–19:40 – Magical snowfall and castle illumination
• 19:49–21:59 – Taste test: holiday foods (Cafe de Olla, Mickey pretzel, sticky toffee macaron)
• 22:33 – Disney’s focus on detail and authenticity
• 23:59 – Cast member experiences and Disneyland as part of family tradition
• 25:12 – Danielle’s childhood Disneyland memories
• 31:24 – Discussion about holiday merchandise and where to get it
• 32:39 – Visitor information and planning a Disneyland trip
• 33:13 – Danielle’s closing reflections on Disneyland’s holiday spirit

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Tone and Style

Danielle continues her trademark warm, candid, and nostalgic approach—balancing humor (especially about parenting and travel prep), genuine curiosity, and an honest appreciation for Disney history and culture. The conversation is friendly and energetic, sprinkled with personal anecdotes and playful banter—just as one would expect from two Disney fans chatting amid the holiday bustle.

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In Summary

This episode will delight anyone who loves Disney, the holidays, or Danielle Fishel’s relatable personality. Listeners get behind-the-scenes insights into the Dancing with the Stars tour, a “tastemaker’s” tour of Disney’s special holiday foods, and an on-the-ground appreciation of the Disneyland Resort’s commitment to magic, inclusivity, and tradition. It’s a festive, joyful celebration that doubles as the perfect trip-planning primer for Disneyland’s most wonder-filled season.

Transcript

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[Danielle Fishel]

Hello and welcome to what will briefly continue to be Danielle with but soon transform into my newest show, Teen Beat with Danielle Fishel. I am your host, TV director, podcaster, mother of two, and winner of Calabasas High School's 1999 Best Hair Superlative. And I have the high school yearbook to prove it, but to most of the planet. I am formerly Topanga Lawrence on the 90s family sitcom Boy Meets World and a recent Competitor on the 34th season of Dancing with the Stars. And today, I am joining you live from Disneyland's California Adventure on location, talking into a microphone near the vehicular paradise that is known as Cars Land. Although I was eliminated eighth on Dancing with the Stars, my career as a professional dancer continues, as I will now be hitting the road in my own Lightning McQueen of sorts as part of the show's national live tour, which kicks off January 22nd in Akron, Ohio. And I thought while I'm here in the happiest place on earth, we could get into my excitement not only about being able to co host the tour, but about dancing in the show and for the idea of traveling to cities all around, well, at least one part of the country. So I'm very excited that I was asked to be a part of the tour. As I mentioned, it kicks off in January 22, but I begin significantly earlier than that with rehearsals. We have not had our official kickoff conversation yet where I get to have a say in what dances I do, how many dances I do, what the co hosting responsibilities are. But if you've gotten to know me at all over the last several years of Pod Meets World and over the last three months of Danielle with, you know, I like to be booked and busy, and so my plan is to tell them that I want to host as much as they will let me and to dance as much as they will let me. I basically want to come home from tour with abs like Alex Earle, since I did not develop them while doing the show. I. I saw her recent post where she said dancing for five hours a day for three months will do it. And I wanted to be like, well, I did that, but I have no abs. They're there. I think I just maybe ate some more Oreos than she did. I am doing 28 dancing with the Stars tour shows now. That does not mean 28 cities. It just means 28 shows, because, believe it or not, quite a few of them have a matinee and then another show that night. So it'd be like doing two Dancing with the Stars live episodes in one day, which I have never done before. I have no idea how that's gonna go. I'm not sure how my body is gonna handle it. But you know me, I'm gonna fully throw myself into it because I'm super excited about this experience now. I'm a Little nervous. We do have a plan for how Jensen and the kids are gonna come join us. They're going to join me for about a week and they're coming for some of the dates that are a little closer together. So we're going to have our own Sprinter van and we're going to road trip as a family for part of this time. In order to get to that, I will have to be apart from my kids for a couple of weeks, which is significantly longer than I've ever been away from them. The longest I've ever been away from my children has been five days and now I'm going to have two weeks. Not sure how that's going to go. I'm going to miss them terribly and they are going to miss me terribly. But then I hope the fact that they get to join me on an epic once in a lifetime adventure of road tripping in a Sprinter van and then staying at hotels and seeing me perform, it's probably a small consolation, but it's a once in a lifetime experience for me and a once in a lifetime experience for them. So I'm hoping it's going to be fun and worth it. I end, I conclude my tour dates in New York at Radio City Music Hall. If you would have ever said to me, oh, what do you think the odds are that you're going to perform at Radio City Music Hall? I. I would have no idea what you're talking about. Perform? Doing what? I cannot believe that I'm now enough of a dancer that I'll be able to say I did two shows at Radio City Music Hall. It's pretty awesome. I'm excited about that. And Jensen's really looking forward to it too. So that's going to be so fun. You might be wondering, what am I planning on doing at all these different locations during what will be inevitably a very small amount of time off. But I'm going to be joined by Andy Richter and Alex Earl in New Jersey. So I'm going to try to get them to join me on the so on the Sopranos location tour. I think that might be really fun. We can see the Bada Bing, you know, different. The pork store, various spots from the opening credits. Why not do that? I am going to then be returning in April for Sugar Land and Irving, Texas. Maybe I'll have time to catch a rodeo while I'm there. I have no idea. They have some great livestock shows in Texas. Maybe I'll do that. And then there's Wichita, Kansas. 100% you will catch me at the Museum of World Treasures. It has Egyptian mummies and a T. Rex skeleton. So who has ever passed up the opportunity to see a T. Rex skeleton? And then finally, I will conclude those little runs of shows in April in Denver, Colorado. I'm going to take a picture in front of the big blue bear. It's a 40 foot tall sculpture of a blue bear that appears to be looking into the Colorado Convention Center. And I'm really excited about having Alex and Andy with me in New Jersey. I think that's going to be super fun. I also actually, I'm just realizing as I'm saying this that I need to send Dylan my dates as well because I know Dylan has some dates he's coming to. 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[Danielle Fishel]

We have a wonderful conversation to have with a Disney rep here. Like to invite you out here. How you doing, Jada?

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Of course. I'm so good.

[Danielle Fishel]

Come sit down, please. Jada is looking so gorgeous in her gold sequin ears and your beautiful earrings that are snowflakes.

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[Danielle Fishel]

Tell me about this.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

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[Danielle Fishel]

Tell me about this pin you have.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

So I am a Disney ambassador of Disneyland Resort. Myself and my counterpart, Raul Aquino Rojas, we've represented the 36,000 cast members here at the resort for the past two years. We've acted as their spokesperson, an emissary of goodwill, which is a fancy way of saying we're the messengers of the joy, the magic of Disney into the community. And it's been an honor. So.

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[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

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[Danielle Fishel]

Okay. So that was bestowed upon you two years ago.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Two years ago.

[Danielle Fishel]

Did you have to apply for that position?

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

You can say that. I definitely.

[Danielle Fishel]

Of becoming the ambassador.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

It was quite an extensive one. It's a pretty high honor to have the title. So we went through several rounds of interviews. We spent a week shadowing our predecessors, all just to kind of prepare us to make sure that, you know, we were grounded people, that we could represent the cast well. And it's been so awesome to just. Just speak on their behalf and share the good news about things like the 70s celebration. Now holidays here. It's been. It's been awesome. Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

The 70th celebration. For part of my time on Dancing with the Stars or Disney Night, we came out and talked a lot about the 70th celebration.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

I learned about how many of the rides were here on opening day. Right. And how much things have changed.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Yeah. And you looked adorable, by the way. I saw it so much.

[Danielle Fishel]

You saw that cute little homemade dress.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Yeah.

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[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

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[Danielle Fishel]

Crazy to me how many things have changed over the 70 years, and yet how many amazing things have stayed the same.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

It's true.

[Danielle Fishel]

Most specifically, that magic that Disneyland always provides that has never gone anywhere. And if anything, with the expansion. And now here we are in California Adventure Park.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Right.

[Danielle Fishel]

Has just expanded and just grown.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

It's true. It's true. And you said it. You used the perfect word, magic. That is the center of what we've been doing for the past 70 years. It's part of the story that we're telling right now. During the holidays, you feel the magic in everything that you do. Like, you walk in, you see the lights, you see the decor, you watch the shows like a Christmas fantasy parade, and you just feel that sense of magic. That we've been creating and just giving to our guests for the past 70 years. And I think this year, especially the fact that we get to celebrate the holiday season during the 70th celebration, it really means a lot, so.

[Danielle Fishel]

Totally agree. It also is such a nice thing to walk into the park and what's going on in the outside world just completely shuts off.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

It's true.

[Danielle Fishel]

You were just focused on your friends, your family, the things you're doing when you're inside the park. Like you mentioned the beautiful lights. It's really incredible. So, I mean, you guys offer some of the best holiday shows during the holiday season. And so to prove that I am good at transitions, we are going to talk about the 2025 Christmas shows, including Believe in Holiday Magic. The fireworks.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Love it.

[Danielle Fishel]

I love a good fireworks.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Exactly.

[Danielle Fishel]

The Christmas Fantasy Parade.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

Can you talk to me about the Fantasy Parade?

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

I absolutely can. So have you seen a Christmas Fantasy Parade recently?

[Danielle Fishel]

Not. Not recently. That's okay.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

We, you know, we talked about tradition. The Christmas Fantasy Parade. It's been around for a while. We're celebrating 30 years of that parade, actually. And it is the most whimsical thing. It comes down by. It's a small world holiday all the way down Main street, usa. It's filled with your favorite, you know, traditional people that you like to see, like Santa, of course, you might see Mickey and Minnie. There are some awesome people. The dancing. It is that classic tune that everybody loves to hear as you're coming down Main street, usa. It's one of my favorite shows. And I'm just so glad that it's back again this year.

[Danielle Fishel]

Exactly. There's also the Disney Viva Navidad street party, which is happening through January 7th.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

That's right. The entire celebration of holidays is happening now through January 7th.

[Danielle Fishel]

I love that it's going a little. It's not like the second it's over.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Yeah, no, no, no. We want to make sure we have the magic as long as we can. So right now we're recording this in the center of our Disney California Adventure Park. And that show takes place here in this park over towards Paradise Gardens. And it is a beautiful celebration of culture. You have Floricorgo dance, have mariachi. There's so much happening even in that area. You can indulge more in the festivities of Navidad with food and just for decor. It's amazing. And it's definitely one of my favorites during the holiday season. Here in Disney Color Adventure, it's all about the festival of holidays and so that's one of the offerings that we get to bring to our guests.

[Danielle Fishel]

How long has that been going on? How many years have you been.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

I don't know that I know off the top of my head. I started working here in 2017, and we've been celebrating definitely since then. And so it's really special that it's still going great.

[Danielle Fishel]

A magical snowfall drifts down every single night during wintertime Enchantment at Sleeping Beauty's winter castle, where 80,000 shimmering lights transform the castle into a snowy, sparkling wonder. How special is that?

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Now this, Danielle, is probably one of my favorite parts about the holiday season. It's such a. It seems simple. I mean, it's not simple. There's many cast members that make sure that something like this happens. That's so magical. But it's this beautiful moment when the lights are on the castle. You said 80,000 lights on the castle. They all light up, and then there's snowfall on Main street usa. Who would think it'd be snowing in Disneyland? Not me. But we make it happen because that's what happens. You know, holidays are about magic. Exactly. So you can see that happen as it lights up the night. And it's kind of just one of those indications that the holidays are here. We're ready to start the season. And for me, somehow, every time I come at night, I walk in right at the right time, and it's happening. And it's just like the best way to start your night. You grab a hot chocolate.

[Danielle Fishel]

Exactly.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

A gingerbread. And it's great.

[Danielle Fishel]

Hearing you say that is making me right now. I just really want. Yeah, a hot chocolate.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

We'll make that happen. Let's see what we can ask.

[Danielle Fishel]

I do see that we have some treats here. Yeah, this must be very specific holiday treats. Can we talk about these?

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Yeah. So you talked about hot chocolate. On this. This tray here to your left, this is the Cafe de Olla cold brew that is part of the Festival of Holiday celebration. So Festival of Holidays is not just. Yeah, there you go.

[Danielle Fishel]

Put it on my lap.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Right. There you go. You're nice. There we go. But. Well, actually, you might like what's in there. I'll tell you. But so the. The cold brew here, the Cafe de Olla, is part of Festival of Holidays. We have marketplaces all across Disney California Adventure park where you can have different food items that celebrate different cultures. Like Navidad, we have Kwanzaa, we have Hanukkah. There's different. A lot of holidays that we celebrate with festival holidays. That's one of the treats you can indulge in. And then. Yeah, take it. It's so awesome.

[Danielle Fishel]

I don't know what it is, but I'm not gonna miss out.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

No, it's. It's delicious. The pun. And then in the bag is. We heard one of your favorite things to get at Disneyland is the Mickey shaped pretzel. So of course, a classic. Seven years of magic. And the Mickey shaped pretzel. Still a favorite. And then over to the left. Oh, so sorry. Yeah. That is the sticky toffee macaron. So that's also part of one of our holiday offerings. It's amazing.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, you need the microphone. I can't just eat Tara, right? I have it on the side of my mouth and I don't even care. This.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

No.

[Danielle Fishel]

Indulge was incredible.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Isn't it so good. That's my favorite.

[Danielle Fishel]

The drink is really yummy. It's like, it's got a little bit of like a little bit of an horchata vibe.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Yes. Yeah, exactly.

[Danielle Fishel]

Like some cinnamon. And then this is extremely sweet.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

And it counteracts. So decadent, right?

[Danielle Fishel]

Yes, it counteracts the little.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

It's perfect.

[Danielle Fishel]

Of the beverage so well. And then I'm gonna eat some of my favorite pretzels.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

I feel really lucky that my office is here at the resort. So every so often I'll pop out and grab the coffee, though. Yeah, it's really good. This is good. Oh, right. A classic. The Mickey. The Mickey pretzel. Dipping it in the cheddar. Is it like. You remember that. That classic taste, right?

[Danielle Fishel]

That salt. It's the right amount of salt too. I'm go back to that in a second. Tell me what this one was again.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

So that's the sticky toffee macaron. That's another holiday offering that he has.

[Danielle Fishel]

Sticky.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Limited time.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, my God, how cute it is.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

It's so cute on the inside. You have like little caramel bits and the. It's so good. Wow.

[Danielle Fishel]

All right, well, I'm diving in. Jada for you. Shall we?

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Cheers. We should. Let me see here.

[Danielle Fishel]

I've never had one of these, so this feels. This feels like.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

It'S delicious, right?

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, my gosh.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

It's so good. It's so creamy. That's what the holidays are about, you know, Sharing food together, making memories. That's what you can do right here at Disneyland Resort. All across the resort.

[Danielle Fishel]

The amount of detail that goes into every single aspect of the. Of what you guys do here. Yeah. Who is in charge of picking the Decor for these or deciding what food items make it into the holiday menu?

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

That's a great question. So we have 36,000 customers at the resort, so there's many teams who help create these items. There are people all around who not only ideate, but make sure that we are being authentic to, especially when we're speaking to culture, things like that. So there's a lot of different teams that come together. I think what's special about, like you said here at Disneyland, we really want to make sure the detail is. It matters. Right? So even the fact that, like, this balances out, that you have that little. That little thing on top, that the salt is just right, that we have the decor on the food, it doesn't just taste good, it looks good. It's really awesome. So, I mean, getting to be an ambassador representing all the cast members, I think that's what's special. I'm glad we get to highlight those folks who create the things.

[Danielle Fishel]

One of the things I've always loved about being a one of the family members of Disney over the years is that everyone I've ever met who has worked at a park, who's ever been a cast member, everyone talks about what a wonderful place it is to work. Even when they're completely off the record, everyone always says, I've really. I enjoy working here. It's a great place to be. Do you bring. Is your family here? Do they live in California? Do you get to bring your family to the park? Do they have a. A night for just, like, cast members?

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

So I grew up in Southern California, so I feel really lucky that it feels like Disneyland's been in my backyard.

[Danielle Fishel]

Me, too.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

I spent many years, like, when I was in middle school, I was in show choir, so I'd come and perform. They invite students to perform, and then I. You can relate to this. You started working for the Walt Disney or the company at a young age, and I started working here when I was 18. So it was very. It just felt like kismet. And now that I'm an adult and I get to bring my family to, you know, experience. Experience the magic during the holiday season year round. It really is just so special. Like, my dad tells me all the time, like, he's like, this is. You were made for this. Like, this is crazy. So I love that we get to, you know, include them in so many of the festivities. That's what, you know, it's family.

[Danielle Fishel]

We have so many things in common, Jada. Because I also. I grew up in your Belinda.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

You did? Oh, My gosh.

[Danielle Fishel]

So you're. So my grandfather lived in Anaheim, and we could watch the fireworks from his front lawn. So we used to go over to my grandfather's house, have dinner as a family, and then go out on the front lawn and watch the Disneyland fireworks. We also got to go many, you know, a couple times a year. It was. My parents really wanted it. It was before the days of season passes, so it was always a very special occasion to get to come to Disneyland. But I have felt like Disneyland's just a part of Disneyland, and the Disney Company has been a part of my life since I was a child.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Yeah. And isn't it cool? Because for us, like, this is our home park. Right. We grew up around this. This specific park, Disneyland Resort, but this is where it started. This is the only park in the world where Walt walked. And so now that we have experiences all across the world, that's so special, and we got to experience this one. So, like, that's the coolest thing.

[Danielle Fishel]

It is very special. I don't know. You said that when I first met you that you were a fan. I don't know if you have seen the very famous Boy Meets World episode where we went to Disney World.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

A few here and there, and I did. I did. I did watch it. Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

Have you been to Disney World?

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

I have. I've been a couple times. This role is so cool because we have a global ambassador team all across the world, so I've gotten to go and partner with my counterparts over at Walt Disney World. We helped open up Tiana's Bayou Adventure over on that coast before we brought it here.

[Danielle Fishel]

Wonderful.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

And, yeah, it's. It's awesome. Like, it's. Like I said, it's crazy that this was the only, you know, thing that I saw growing up was Disneyland Resort. And to see something like that, to see what it can become, how experiences just can expand and invite so many more people into it, into the space, is really cool.

[Danielle Fishel]

So I now have a goal of going to all the different Disneyland Resort. All the different Disney resorts. I want to go to Tokyo.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

I just want to go to Paris. Did you.

[Danielle Fishel]

Was that your first time?

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

It was. It was, it was.

[Danielle Fishel]

Have you been to Paris?

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

I haven't yet. Okay, we'll go.

[Danielle Fishel]

We'll plan a trip. I would love that. Jada, you and I, Okay. We're your families.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Perfect. Great.

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay. All right. Let's do that for sure.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Okay.

[Danielle Fishel]

Only 10 more presents to wrap. You're almost at the finish line. But first.

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[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, I want to talk about holiday merch.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Yes. Oh my gosh. Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

I'm wearing adorable ears. You've got your gorgeous gold ears.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

I do. You even have the lights too.

[Danielle Fishel]

I know you guys, which are amazing. I'm gonna have to hide them before I go home. Otherwise my children are gonna be like, where have you been?

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Right.

[Danielle Fishel]

I would never tell them I came to Disneyland without them. What do you mean? No, not me. No, where is there? Are there. Is there holiday merch in all of the stuff stores on property or is there specific places to go get the best holiday merch?

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

There are definitely many locations across the resort where you can find great merch and sometimes it's curated to the specific land that you're in. But for a limited time, holiday merch is available all throughout the resort now through January 7th. That includes not just Disneyland park or Disney California Adventure park, but even in the Downtown Disney district. We have many new locations that are opened up over on those those areas too. So really, anywhere that you can be in the resort, you can find holiday merch, but you can deck yourselves from head to toe with all the whimsy and the beautiful colors. It matches really kind of the essence that you see when you walk into the resort. So, yeah, I definitely recommend you can just probably tell your kids you went to the dentist and they'll believe you. Yeah, exactly.

[Danielle Fishel]

You're right. They're only six and four.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Yeah, yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

So still easy to fool.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Exactly.

[Danielle Fishel]

Where can people go to find out more about how they can visit Disneyland or make their own trip or maybe even buying merch? Where can they go?

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Yeah. So I absolutely recommend you can first download the Disneyland apps. You can help plan your day, make sure you know what there is to come. But aside from that, definitely check out Disneyland.com so you can see all that the holidays have to offer here at the Disneyland resort. Like we said, the holidays are here right now through January 7th, so we just can't wait to see all here.

[Danielle Fishel]

I'm absolutely amazed every time I'm here during the holidays at how different the park feels. You may think, oh, well, I've been to Disneyland. I don't need to go during that. If you've never been during the holidays, it really does completely transform and it feels. If you're trying to get into the spirit, maybe this year's been a little difficult for you and you're trying to get into the holiday spirit. Nothing will kickstart it quite like Disneyland at this time of year. So I highly recommend you go check it out. Jada, thank you so much for talking to us and sharing your joy. I can totally understand why you are an ambassador. Thank you for all of the cast members. You're a perfect representation of what everyone would hope to be. So thank you, Jada.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

That means a lot. Thank you so much, Danielle.

[Danielle Fishel]

Nice talking to you.

[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

Nice talking to you.

[Danielle Fishel]

Danielle with the Stars. Produced and hosted by Danielle Fishel Executive producers Jensen Karp and Amy Sugarman. Executive in charge of production, Danielle Romo. Producer, editor and engineer Tara Sudbaksh Theme song by Justin Segal. Follow us on Instagram at daniellewithstars and vote for me.

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[Danielle Fishel]

We're back for season four to talk to some incredible small business owners.

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[Jada (Disney Ambassador)]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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