Comments on: Disneyland Tips and Design Inspiration!!

By: Krista Ryken

Krista Ryken — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:42:49 +0000

I am getting ready to go to Disney World! I wish you would ask your readers for tips on the World too! 🙂 Hope you are having a blast!

By: Chrissy Floyd

Chrissy Floyd — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 07:59:25 +0000

In reply to The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh.

They only allow so many Fastpasses per time period, so it actually works out fine. How it works is, there is a sign that shows you the time period for the current fastpass that they are giving out. For example: The Indiana Jones fastpasses that are currently available is 1pm-2pm. So, you go to the kiosk and get your fastpass. You then go back anytime between 1pm-2pm to the Indiana Jones ride and you get a shortcut into line. When I was there a few weeks ago, the wait was about 60 minutes for this ride and with a fastpass we ended up waiting about 15-20 minutes. It saves a ton of time! If you don’t remember how the fastpass works (or if my explanation isn’t clear), just make sure to ask a Cast Member when you get there and they will be able to explain it to you. I have an annual pass, so go quite often and it’s my experience that you should get a fastpass for the more popular & newer rides. I’ve been on the new Radiator Springs Racers in Cars Land already, but when I went a few weeks ago, the fastpass was “sold out” by about 10:30am! Have fun when you do go! There’s been a ton of changes in the last 20 years! 🙂

By: Casey

Casey — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 03:49:40 +0000

We live an hour away and go often. I finally compiled a site with all our tips. It’s not always this hot….we’re melting in San Diego……you came at a sweltering time, I’m afraid!

http://www.disneylandcrush.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

xo, Casey

By: The Lovely One

The Lovely One — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:35:24 +0000

We just went in March… as soon as you walk into the park the first day, grab a photographer, have him take your pic, and have him give you a photopass card. Then, for the rest of your visit, every time you see one of the photographer walking around (they’re everywhere), grab him, give him your card, and he’ll take your picture. When you get back home, you can look at all the photos online, and buy the ones you want. But here’s the thing– most of them will also take a pic of you using your own camera! We were able to get a bunch of fabulous pics of the whole family!

By: Becca

Becca — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:54:17 +0000

I have had a Disneyland pass my ENTIRE life (going on 24 next month). I was spoiled to go at least 4 times a month, but my biggest tips are a little off the mark, but hopefully helpful:
1. Try NOT to go during the holidays. The summer, Thanksgiving weekend & Christmas/New Years are INSANE times of the year. If you do go during a holiday, anytime AFTER Labor Day is safe and February-April are also good times to go as well.
2. Get there RIGHT when it opens. Trust me. Wait on Main Street the half hour or so and then hit the rides you/your kids want. You can walk on Space Mountain, Indiana Jones, Big Thunder Mountain, and all the other popular ones multiple times. I have hit 15 rides before 10:00 am before, all because I was there RIGHT when it opened.
3. If it’s a hot day, cool off and enjoy “Mr Lincolns Theater”. It’s never crowded, and again a very nice A/C. 🙂
4. If you don’t have little, little kids, try to avoid Fantasy land, unless you are cutting through.
5. Speaking of short cuts, if you stay until close, they often open up the back lots of Main Street so it’s not as crowded.
6. The parade routes either begin right off Main Street or behind Small World. You can find out where it will be starting, but the best place to watch is right in front of the train station. The floats ALWAYS stop there.
7. A great place to watch fireworks is while eating dinner! Right off main street before the opening of Tomorrowland is a great place to eat, and you can see the firework show without standing on main street.

By: Michaela

Michaela — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:17:55 +0000

You can bring in your own food and water/soda bottles. It will save you soooo much money to bring in at least snacks and a water bottle that you can refill throughout the day. I always bring in lunch, soda, water, and a snack and then buy dinner somewhere in the park. It easily saves just my husband and I $30 each time we go!

By: Nessa the Procrastinator

Nessa the Procrastinator — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:46:59 +0000

This tip is before you even go and you’re in planning stages. Find out if the park is closing early for a premiere or event. My cousin and I went to DL when one of the Pirates of Caribbean movies was premiering at the park. The park was going to close around 6pm so you miss some of the evening parades BUT because no one wants to go to DL when they close early, the lines were EMPTY!!! We got through every single ride between 9am to 1pm. It was amazing. It works for other amusement parks like Six Flags Magic Mountain. This works if you’re planning a multiple day trip to the park.

By: Mindy

Mindy — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:00:07 +0000

So much fun! I highlight what to eat and what to ride with a 2.5 year old here http://adaywithlilmama.blogspot.com/2012/07/disneyland-recap-days-2-3.html

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:07:22 +0000

In reply to Pamela. P.S. did you or your kids end up riding the horrible, scary, flipping part of the ferris wheel? I refuse to go on it -_-

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:04:04 +0000

I’m loving this post. My family and I are Disney nuts (my husband proposed to me there and I also told him I was pregnant through a Disneyland caricature! 😉 got it on video too!;) ..we have season passes, but even with frequent visits, I love finding new tips to make a trip easier!
Now that we have our daughter..the biggest help for me has been the baby station/mother’s room at the end of main street!! (they have one at CA.Adv. too!) I love going in there to cool off, feed my daughter, change her diaper, etc. and the little old ladies are the sweetest. You can store food/breast milk there and purchase wipes, diapers, and other items you may have forgotten. They give you cold water for free too;) as much as you want.
Looks like you had a fun time!! Love the new Buena Vista..it’s amazing the detail they put into all the architecture!