Orange County, CA Christmas Getaway

ORANGE COUNTY, California Christmas

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• 1. Nothing compares with Disneyland's holiday decor, themed parades, souvenir shopping, Olaf's Ice Skating Rink and amazing sweets!
• 2. Newport Beach Christmas Parade is the best! One of the oldest in the nation, this holiday parade launches opening night with fireworks. Guests book rides on decorated yachts to become part of this tradition that glides the Newport Harbor in view of the Ring of Lights decorated homes & mansions. For the poor man's version, take the Balboa Ferry to Balboa Island. Walk on Bayshore to see the decorated homes, then watch the boat parade pass by!
• 3. Huntington Harbour Cruise of Lights invites guests to ride on narrated cruises and see the lavishly decorated homes & mansions of Huntington Beach.
• 4. Dana Point Harbor Boat Parade, the South County favorite, includes great entertainment and places to eat.
• 5. Shopping frenzy -- South Coast Plaza touts its offerings are actually better and more extensive than Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. You decide.
• 6. Old fashioned, Old West Christmases are celebrated at Knott's Merry Farm in Buena Park, where you can see the annual Snoopy on Ice show with professional skaters wow-ing the crowd. Rowdy entertainment for kids includes holiday themed Pirate's Dinner Adventure down the road (Beach Blvd.) from Knott's.
• 7. Costa Mesa's Segerstrom Center for the Arts has scheduled a Cirque Christmas and Holiday Organ Spectacular.
• 8. Once known for its lavish Christmas productions under the name, Crystal Cathedral, head for Garden Grove to tour the inspiring Christ Cathedral grounds.
• 9. Laguna Beach Sawdust Festival Winter Fantasy is filled with unique gifts made with pride, mostly in California.
• 10. Westminster's Little Saigon seems a world apart but resonates with shoppers looking for diamonds & gold jewelry in more than one dozen stores. Shop for silks, imports and have some hot pho and iced Vietnamese sweet coffee.

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