Night in Mickey's Penthouse

As a travel agent specializing in Disney vacations, I get to experience lots of “magic” everyday. However, one of the highlights of my career was my recent trip to Disneyland to stay in Mickey’s Penthouse. This night in Mickey’s Penthouse is only available for guests that win the Year of a Million Dreams celebration. Since not everyone gets to experience this suite, it was an extra special trip!

Our visit to Disneyland started with a night in Mickey’s Penthouse at the Disneyland Hotel. Upon arrival, we were escorted up a glass elevator to the top floor of the Disneyland Hotel. As we walked to our room, the tour guide talked about some of the history of the hotel and Mickey’s Penthouse. This penthouse is on the Concierge Floor with other rooms, but it is hard to miss this room. You see a big red double doors that say Mickey’s Penthouse on a plaque. As you enter, all you can do it gasp. It really is Mickey’s suite! The colors are all red, black and yellow with Mickey phones, Mickey statues, and pictures of the big mouse everywhere. It was fun for my family to just run through the penthouse checking out all of the rooms and details.
The kids (ages 2 & 4) went right for Mickey’s playroom. My wife and I went right to the spectacular view overlooking Downtown Disney, California Adventure and Disneyland. The penthouse is 5 regular sized rooms combines in one huge suite. There is a small bath in the front entrance, bedroom with another bathroom, living room, dining room, bar area, and a playroom with 2nd batheroom.

I will be talking more about the penthouse in several blogs this week, but some of the extra special features of this night included the exceptional service from the VIP Coordinators, Concierges, and Guest Services. These Cast Members went above and beyond to make sure this night and our whole trip was one to remember. As a past Cast Member, it was nice to experience this trip as a guest and receive the typical magic that we always hear our guests talk about. Stay tuned this week for more details and pictures from my night in Mickey’s Penthouse!