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8 Tips To Enjoy Your Disneyland Vacation

4/11/2018

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8 Tips To Enjoy Your Disneyland Vacation
We love going to Disneyland and through the years we have mastered how to get the most of our days at the parks. We will be sharing those secrets with you, that way when you visit the parks you can save money and time and have a wonderful time with family and friends.
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1. ​Arrive to the parks before opening time

Arrive to the parks before opening time. Parking usually opens 1 hour before park opens. Always plan your parking and tram time. Arriving early also allows you to park near the elevators. Believe me when I tell you at the end of the day you will feel you cannot walk anymore and having your car near the elevator would be wonderful.

Arriving early also helps you ride some of the popular rides without long lines. Head over to Disney California Adventure for Guardians of the Galaxy or to Disneyland for Peter Pan for example. 
Tips To Enjoy Your Disneyland Vacation
Photo courtesy Disneyland

2. ​Use the Disneyland Mobile App.

Use the Disneyland Mobile App: you can check waiting times of attractions, you can also check where the characters are to take pictures with them and even make dinning reservations.

If you have the picture photo pass you can get your pictures on the application almost right away to share with family and friends. Also if you have Max-Pass you can schedule your fast passes from the application without having to walk to the attraction.
Disneyland Mobile App

3. ​Use Fast Passes

​ If you ge the Max-Pass you can get the Fast Passes from your phone
Disneyland Park Fastpass Attractions
  • Space Mountain
  • Splash Mountain
  • Star Tours — The Adventures Continue
  • Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
  • Matterhorn
  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
  • Haunted Mansion
  • Indiana Jones Adventure
  • Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin
  • Fantasmic: has a reserved view area
Disney California Adventure Fastpass Attractions
  • California Screamin'
  • Toy Story Midway Mania!
  • Goofy's Sky School
  • Grizzly River Run
  • Guardians of the Galaxy—Misson: BREAKOUT
  • Radiator Springs Racers
  • Soarin' Around the World
  • World of Color
Fast passes Disneyland

4. Take a break when is hot outside

When it is hot outside you can always refresh on different locations such as: Disneyland Story Presenting Great Moments with Lincoln in Main Street, the Golden Horseshoe, The Enchanted Tiki Room, and Main Street Cinema 

Not only they have air conditioner or fans but on some of these locations you might also find food. There are some shows, movies or things you can do on each one while you cool off and take a break.
8 Tips To Enjoy Your Disneyland Vacation
Great Moments with Lincoln

5. Use Single Rider Line

 When possible use the  single rider option, available only at a few attractions. You might be separated form your party when you ride, but it you do not mind that, you can save a lot of time in your lines.
Disneyland Single Rider Attractions:
  1. Splash Mountain
  2. Indiana Jones Adventure
  3. Matterhorn
Disney California Adventure Single Rider Attractions:
  • Goofy's Sky School
  • Grizzly River Run
  • Radiator Springs Racers
  • California Screamin'
  • Soarin' Around the World

6. ​Bring snacks and lunch

A lot of people do not know that you can bring food into the parks. Although I love Disney snacks and food there are times that I want to save time and money by bringing my own meals. You might splurge for certain treats at the park, but there are other items such as potato chips taste the same if you buy them at the store or at the park.

Bringing food not only can save you money, but also time. You can eat in line for a ride, you can eat while watching a show (if the theater allows food) and you can eat while watching a parade.

There are also a couple of places in Downtown Disney that often Grab-and-Go meals, that way you can get a slice of pizza or a breakfast sandwich and then head to the parks.

7. ​Bring a reusable water bottle

 You can get a free cup of water from most restaurants and refill your bottle there or you can refill your water at the water-fountains located all through out the park. You will be helping the environment too. We love out reusable water bottle because it keeps our water cooler for longer times.
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8 Tips To Enjoy Your Disneyland Vacation

8. Bring a ​a portable charger 

Take a portable charger to keep your phone battery up, bring an extra battery for your camera. Take plenty of pictures. If you buy the Photo-Pass you will get the downloads of pictures from the rides and any other pictures taken. The Max-Pass includes downloads for the day as well.
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8 Tips To Enjoy Your Disneyland Vacation
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5 Comments
Lorena Peleaez
4/11/2018 03:36:27 pm

It is going to be our first time at the park next month. We did not know about the single rider. We will be doing that to save time

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My Life is a Journey
4/15/2018 02:15:34 pm

You are going to love the parks. Single rider is always a great option, it is a life saver at Cars for us.

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Katie C.
4/12/2018 04:11:17 pm

I have never been to Disney World or Disneyland, but whenever I go, I want to make the most of it and I'll probably rely on a list like yours! Thanks.

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My Life is a Journey
4/15/2018 02:17:20 pm

Thanks for reading. You should plan a trip and visit. It is so much fun both for families with small kids or just for adults. If you ever made it, let me know and I can provide more advice.

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Rogelio P
4/16/2018 09:50:05 am

I did not know you could take food into the parks. That is going to save us time and money. Great tips

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