I don't believe this is opened to the public. You will need to know someone to go in and have a tour. I was able to visit due to a Disney event hosted by D23 for their Jolly Holiday event. So my review is based on the D23 event of the property.
First off, the time it took to get from the freeway to the parking lot was about 20 minutes. The line of cars did not move much and I believe there is only one parking structure to go into as a guest. I just knew I had to take a brief nap because I would have gotten motion sickness if I stayed awake.
There was a lot of ground to cover and 90% of the event is held outdoors. If you ever participate in this event, bring a tote of some sort and your walking shoes.
There were water stations all over the property.
They had complimentary popcorn (salty, but good), cotton candy, candied apples (limited supply and didn't eat) that turned into sugar cookies at the end of the night (pretty good), Two hot apple cider stations, and one hot cocoa station.
I tried their hot cocoa and it was not what I was expecting. It tasted burnt and didn't taste like cocoa that the parks usually sell. If it was through a 3rd party vendor, I had it towards the end of the night (maybe the batch was burnt) or maybe it was watered down coffee? Whatever it was I took one sip and threw it away.
The grounds were filled with Christmas decorations and was very festive! The line for pictures with the characters were all long. There was an area for little carnival games to win prizes. The one a lot of people didn't like was the cube rolling race. That one took the longest to win and only 1 out of 4 can win.
The cafeteria was lively but they ran out of a dish I really wanted. They said it will take another 15 minutes until new ones are made. I opted for the cheeseburger meal. I enjoyed the cheeseburger, but the fries were hard and not enjoyable to eat. Their vanilla cupcake was fluffy and I enjoyed the whipped frosting on top!
I enjoyed the property but couldn't see or do what I wanted because I followed my party and didn't want to get left behind. The other part was the event was for 4 hours only. A good hour or so us was trying to park, walk to the check-in, then walk into the event.
Getting out was also tough. We were rushed to get off the property. The security started forcing everyone to leave. I think it could have gone better? read more