Have you ever taken notice that Christmas is the same thing year in and year out? You have your family dinners, your Pre-Christmas one gift per child, then your average Christmas morning exchange of gifts. Wouldn't it be nice if Christmas were different this year? Imagine if you, as the parents, could actually see this season as more than a requirement of buying expensive gifts? What if, this year, instead of taking your annual vacation during the hot and humid summer days, that you took it during the winter, on the Christmas season? If this sounds appealing to you, then Anaheim California has the perfect celebratory opportunity for your family.



Skating in a Winter Wonderland: Start your vacation off mildly, allowing the excitement to grow, by first visiting the Irvine Spectrum Center. Year round this is a community building where a wide variety of events take place, but around the Christmas season, it is changed. The Irvine Spectrum Center is actually transformed into a winter wonderland. You'll don your jacket and your skates and spend hours skating through this mystical paradise as the images of lit up snowflakes appear and fade away at your feet.

Christmas among the Pirates: For your Christmas Dinner, you'll definitely want to take your whole crew down to the Pirates Adventure restaurant. Here you will be amazed, not only at the amazingly tasty cuisine, but at the adventure that is going on around you as you dine. It is not at all unusual to hear a cannon blast, see fireworks or witness a sudden pirate cutlass sword fight break out as two brigands go toe to toe in ancient pirate style. The sites, tastes and sounds of this place will make this the most memorable Christmas dinner ever!

Santa on the Sea: Of course, what Christmas season would be complete without getting a picture of the little ones with Santa Claus? Anaheim supplies this also, but with a twist. This comes in the form of a twenty-minute ocean cruise in the Anaheim Harbor. While cruising through the sparkling iridescent blue waters the kids will get a photograph of themselves with the Claus man, complete with a lovely scenic view in the background. Then, you merely kick back and relax for the Ho Ho Whole trip!

Sharks, Naughty or Nice? Once you reach land again, head over to the renowned and always favorite attraction, the Aquarium of the Pacific. Not only will you get the usual fun out of this attraction, but also with a little Santa on the side. You can spend ours looking at the thousands of different aquatic life forms brought here from the most exotic of locations. Though this will all be a truly awesome experience, imagine the look on your kids faces when they see Santa Clause scuba diving amongst the sharks! They will thrill as they watch Santa make his way through the variety of underwater life forms, reaching into his bag every few seconds to deliver tasty treats to the good little critters.

Why bother with the same old Christmas celebrations this year. Honestly, do you really think that in twenty years your children will remember this particular Christmas any more than any other? This season, make sure they do by taking them on a Christmas adventure in Anaheim California.