Early
Mornings pay off
"Our strategy was to pick the
rides like Indiana Jones, or the Matterhorn and do them
early. One morning, we rode Indiana 3 times in a row without
any lines. and then went on to Pirates and Haunted
Mansion. Another day I did Matterhorn about 3
times in a row with no more than a 5 minute wait."
- Terry U
The
most stressful place on earth
"I just came back from "the
most stressful place on earth". since 1974, Ii have gone
to Disneyland at least once, sometimes twice, a year. now that I
have children, I wanted them to experience the magic just like I
always had.
AAUUGGHH!
Our trip was the third time my
4 year old twins have gone. we always stay for a minimum of 3
days in the park, sometimes more. with small children you just
have too. the first 2 trips we made there we stayed at the Disneyland
hotel. it was so wonderful and convenient since the monorail
would take us right into Disneyland and back to the hotel. it
is more expensive than other hotels in the area, but is worth
it when you have small children. unfortunately, when I tried
to make reservations for this trip, all the rooms were booked. I
should have taken this as a clue not to go. we stayed at
another hotel in the area and went ahead. we went to the park
8/3, 8/4, and 8/5. BIG MISTAKE! the crowds were horrible, it
was hot, and the guests were the most inconsiderate people I've
ever been around in all the trips I've made there. I took a
double stroller for my twins, but it broke. I had to rent out
2 strollers for each day we were there. as a single mom, I
didn't have anyone to help push a stroller, so I pushed both. I
always use caution when pushing a stroller, but in a place
that is really meant to be for children and families, I had
never been so disregarded as a human. we were stepped on,
pushed out of the way (at one point, my daughter was walking
and a female pushed her down. she never stopped to ask if she
was okay-and there was no one else around so it was very obvious), and
yelled at by other guests for being in their path (because the
were the only one's at the park!) during the fireworks, adults
decided to stand in front of a group of children (mine
included) that were sitting on a bench. when some of the
parents asked if they would sit down or move, they looked at
us as if we were insane.
August
Anguish
Never will I go there again in
August! It is the absolutely worst time to go. in my opinion
the best time to go is in September and February (before or
after presidents day weekend). It is usually parents with
small children at that time since the bigger kids are in
school.
Thanks
The information you have on
your page is great. it is very useful for travellers thinking
about visiting the park. I'll be putting your page in my "favus" so I can use
this information again. Thank you!" - Allison
M
Spring
break breaks
I've always loved going to Disneyland as a kid. My
wife and I took our three children (7, 5, and 2) to
Disneyland for the first time Spring break 2005. Opps,
bad call on my part! What a ZOO! Hot,
crowded, packed. After finally getting through the ticket
gates/lines, the first ride we stood in line for was Mr. Toads
Wild Ride. Man, I never recall that one being an
E-ticket attraction before, but darn if the line wasn't an out
of control serpent winding all around the place. The
Peter Pan line was even worse. After waiting over an
hour in Toad's line we were "about" to board.
The ride broke down. We'd been in the park over two
hours and not a single ride taken. It was only after 9pm
that sanity and good memories prevailed. Stayed till
midnight. Between 9pm to 12am the park was
great! The rest of the day is best
forgotten. - Mark Bancroft
Superbowl
- Super Crowd
My family and I were planning a trip
to go to Disneyland and wanted to find the least busy day of
the year and go. After all my research I discovered that it
was Superbowl Sunday. Wrong! We stayed at the Disneyland hotel
and it was sold out. The park was not as busy as x-mas but the
wait for several rides was well over a 1/2 hour. The walk-ways
were very crowed and it was difficult to navigate with a
stroller and our two other children (4 and 2). We did this
trip in Feb 2005. We are currently planning our next
Disneyland trip. We have three children 5, 3 and 1 3/4 years
old and we are planning our trip for the second week of
January 2006 (when Ca kids go back to school) and will be
staying at the Disneyland hotel from Monday thru Friday. Is
this a good time to go. Are the crowds small, short lines and
as few people as possible. Hours of operation do not concern
me, neither does missing some of the shows.- Salvador Severo
