From Erin Glover on the Disney Parks Blog:
As we told you last August, some exciting changes are coming for Main Street, U.S.A., at Disneyland park – and the first of those changes is almost here! On Saturday, January 7, Jolly Holiday Bakery Café will officially open its doors. The new bakery, located at the top of Main Street, U.S.A., will feature your favorite bakery and coffee items in addition to a new menu of sandwiches and salads. And tomorrow, January 5, we will begin the next phase in the transformation of the area when Carnation Café, Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor and the Candy Palace will close temporarily to receive their own expansions and updates. Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor and the Candy Palace will re-open in the spring, both with expanded indoor space. Carnation Café will re-open in the summer, when it will once again offer indoor seating to Disneyland park guests.
We’ll keep you updated here on the Disney Parks Blog as these expansions continue to take shape.
Why was it open today? January 5th.
I remember when it was the "Carnation Ice Cream Parlor." There used to be a large soda fountain with long counter and stools. Was like going back in time to the "Last Turn of the Century." When Walt Disney was a kid. Sundaes, sodas, milkshakes etc. I hope they can recapture some of that era!