It is really magical. I'm pretty much like this:

Honestly, I'm not trying to prove that I'm the biggest Disney dork ever, but I got a pin code for oodles off on a
Disneyland hotel and park hopper, plus a $100 gift card, and I had a very unusual four days off in a row in my schedule for early February, so I couldn't resist! I've never even found availability for the DLR hotels when I've considered a trip, so I'm super excited. I had to know everything I could about DLR all of a sudden so I've been cramming on the Official Guide, AllEars, WDWinfo and podcasts, and I've made Priority Seating reservations for Blue Bayou, Steakhouse 55 and Napa Rose (dinners), Carnation Cafe and Plaza Cafe (breakfasts) and will try to hit Cafe Orleans a couple of times. Their early entry thing is a little different than EMH, and will be at 7 am (eeek!) Saturday and Sunday while I'm there.
The WDW and DLR passes are totally separate. My park pass for DLR is a four day park hopper adult pass. Part of the discount package is that the park hopper is at a child's price. I'm going to look into upgrading to an annual pass because there are hotel, food and merchandise discount benefits for the AP that might pay for it easily. Then I could think about DLR for my birthday this year...
I am especially excited about taking photos and doing a trip report...