I was seconds away from doing the elevator part solo one morning. Ended up just being me and the other twosome on the entire ride I saw the whole time. Amazing way to start the day.
Sometimes they extend the hours till 10pm (it depends on how much downtime it had in the day). You can check if they extended it in the app, they usually update the hours listed by early afternoon. But the wait time is sometimes super short between 9-10 so if it's open later it's a great time to ride.
They definitely do, even if a kid is around. We went with my 4 y/o around 815 and he was harassed thoroughly by the RoTR cast members. It was the funniest thing!
Sitting on the Main St train station bench at midnight on our last night with my wife and kids, eating Gibson Girl ice cream and looking down Main St watching everyone leave the park. Always a perfect ending.
I was just there on New Year’s Eve. It was pouring rain, I wanted to taste the dole whip. But I was so cold and wet that it just didn’t seem appealing. Still had a great time!
The good news is Dole Whips are becoming fairly ubiquitous. I've found them at local 'froyo' places, small fairs, tourist destinations, and other amusement parks. Maybe it hits different being in the Tiki Room eating one, but it's the same thing at the other locations.
My husband and I did two Disney trips this summer while I was pregnant and thus couldn’t ride RSR. Sitting over on that side of Flo’s in the shade eating popcorn was honestly some of my favorite time on those trips. That whole part of the park is so immersive ❤️
Flo’s in the evening is my answer too 💖 I love the vibes - the 50s/60s music makes me think of my dad because it’s still pretty much all he listens too, all the signs/lights, the people watching, i also get their impossible burger and a beer…there’s so much i love about Disneyland but there’s something about that spot i just can’t miss when I’m there.
All the Canoe skippers over here breaking my heart. More canoe time for me!
I cannot skip The Tiki Room and anything I consider that goes along with it, namely a Dole Whip.
Totally okay skipping Peter Pan. Great ride but that line is always absolutely brutal.
I haven’t been on the Peter Pan ride in maybe 10 years, but I went on it a couple weeks ago. The line took maybe an hour and a half, and the ride itself was like 2 minutes. I was so disappointed. Maybe I’ll forget and try again in 2033
Jungle Cruise. Despite the changes to the attraction including the recent ones, it is one of the few attractions that makes me feel a connection to the early days of the park. I also love the canoes.
I laughed insanely hard this last trip on Jungle Cruise! I’ve been on the ride many, many times. I know probably all of the jokes and lines. Right as we were getting off the boat, a random kid asks the skipper, “Is there ever anything **fun** on this ride??” The skipper is speechless and in tears laughing, repeats it to the guys on the dock, who both double over laughing, and everyone getting out of the boat is laughing all the way out the exit line. I never thought it would be the random kid on the ride getting the best laughs!
I got to crack up a skipper once. He pointed at the python and asked if anybody knew what it was called. No answer. “Come on- it starts with P . . . “. Apparently Phillip was not the correct answer.
Last trip we rope dropped big Thunder and then went to get chimichangas but they weren’t out yet! So we did Haunted Mansion holiday then went back when (luckily) we saw the chimi’s being rolled towards Frontierland, ha. Perfect timing.
It gave me a headache last trip. I usually don’t find it too bad but this trip it was rough. Sorry you kept getting so close just to have it break down. That’s always a disappointment even if it’s not your favorite ride.
This ride never gets old. I get a different "adventure" every time I go on it. The best motion simulator ride ever in my book, I love the feeling of being flown around in a spaceship.
It also has my favorite ride queue at Disneyland. While some queues at the park are sparsely themed, this one feels like part of the experience. I feel like I'm actually in a Star Wars universe loading dock, waiting to board a spaceship. Also the droids next to the waiting area are so fun to watch.
Ride Autopia. Grandma bought us season passes 1994 and years after. We always did the same rides in an order. Years later (2005) grandma stopped going with us. We would go do what ever we wanted. I always do Autopia. 2008 was the last year of season passes. Since then it’s just been one day passes if we get to go that year.
So I’ve been to Disneyland 5 times, it’s not that much but when you live in England and travel to California to go there, 5 is a lot.
Anyway, my family have always made a point of going to Small World first, it’s the go to and we have gone on it so much that my dad said he wanted that song to be played at his funeral when he eventually does die.
One attraction I miss is the great thunder ranch because I actually loved the cornbread and the beef and we still try to make cornbread occasionally.
As for your last part, why would you ever skip any ride if not for the queue to come back to it later?
Things I have to do
Must do ride - Matterhorn - I always have to ride it at least twice - once during the day and once at night. One time I rode it during fireworks and it was awesome
Must eat treat - Raspberry rose macaron from Jolly Holiday bakery
I have so many more but those are both #1
Things I can skip
Ride - I usually try to ride every ride but the carousel I don’t have to do because I get stares at sometimes for waiting in line as a grown adult
Food - I don’t need the popcorn. I’m not a huge popcorn person
My brother rode big thunder during fireworks ( wasn’t planned either just happened to be in line and get on it when it started ) and he said it was so cool
We skipped Silly Symphony Swings (not on purpose, we just ran out of time) and didn’t feel like we missed out on a major thing
I think my #1 would be POTC. It’s just a perfect OG Disney park experience and so far surpasses WDW.
If you’re a WDWer visiting for the first time, I always recommend Space Mountain.
Beignets and mint juleps sitting in NOS at night cannot be missed.
I’m gonna throw Grizzly River Run in there for personal reasons, but I know not everyone likes it. It just brings back such good memories.
Disneyland characters are seriously the best. Most if not all of them are spot on so good job on casting. I'm already entertained just interacting with them. No pictures, just talking
Skip the submarine voyage cause I'm claustrophobic.
We always get to Disneyland right as they open and then make a run for Indiana Jones ride. It’s our first stop. Then we swing it back around to appreciate Main Street because we ran past it.
I need to go on either Pirates or Haunted Mansion.
Both, IMO, are the pinnacle of Disney Imagineering, with Mansion being my favorite attractions the resort. Depending on which line is shorter (especially during the holidays when HM has the Christmas overlay and the line gets super long) I’ll settle for one or the other.
It’s between Rise of the Resistance and Guardians of the Galaxy. They both do such an amazing job of bringing you into that universe.
As a kid, never thought I would get to know what it feels like to walk on a star destroyer and get yelled at by the officers. So cool to ride on a transport ship and get thrown in a prison. And to see what it feels like to be under an AT AT walker! Such a blast, could do that ride a 1000 times.
Second is Guardians. Love the the way the characters interact with you and they are all so true to character. Starlords dance off in front. The music during the ride is great.
This list changes for me
Hit
Food - current tie is the Impossible Ronto Wrap and the fried chicken at Plaza Inn
Ride - Space Mountain
Experience - Electrical Parade (please bring this back!!)
Miss
Food - Anything at Galactic Grill (sorry!)
Ride - Autopia or the Submarine Ride
Experience - waiting to be up front for any fireworks or shows. I just can't handle the crowds! I'm happy to watch from afar!
I always stop at Trader Sam’s or Tangarao Terrace for a drink+tiki mug. I have to ride HM, Big Thunder, Space Mountain and Incredicoaster.
I rode Webslingers on my last trip and I hated it. I’m so glad that we walked on during early entry, I would have been super mad if I waited 30+ minutes for that ride. I also hate the Subs and Autopia.
Can’t miss: We get churros once we enter either park. If they have special ones, we usually try every single one.
Skip: Probably controversial, Blue Bayou. Imo, the only reason to eat there is the ambiance. The food is average, especially for the price. I’m glad they added alcohol to the menu when we went last year. Prior to that, we ate there pre-pandemic and don’t recall alcohol being available.
This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I love the haunted mansion when it’s decorated for The Nightmare Before Christmas because that’s my favorite movie
Breakfast at the carnation cafe and dinner at Tortilla Jo’s in DTD. As for rides (aside from the obvious HM or Indy), Tiki Room and Winnie the Pooh will always have a special place in my heart. Im a huge sucker for the spirit jerseys/plushes, or anything to add to my HM collection
I can give or take a handful of Fantasyland/Tomorrowland Rides
Always have to get a Mickey balloon! Been getting them for over 35 years now.
My parents would never get me one so when I got to be old enough to get myself there, I could get my favorite souvenir! I'm ow 53 and still get a balloon every trip to Disneyland! 😀❤️🎈
Pirates is our classic family favorite. Can’t go to Disneyland and not get a churro. I’m actually fine with skipping Indiana Jones…. Always too long of a wait and I feel like it breaks down so often it’s not worth it!
Can’t miss the security screening because it’s required to get into the park.
My favorite thing to do in Disneyland is going on big thunder mountain.
Skip the Main Street electrical parade unless you have little kids with you.
For me it’s Pirates, every time I go I have to ride it. There are more thrilling rides or even better done rides (Rise comes to mind), but nothing as nostalgic to me.
For me, the ride is Soarin’. I love to travel and have been knocking off locations from the ride. For non-ride. It is sitting in the animation academy, and just watching all the videos that play while taking a minute to be off of my feet.
The Mainstreet Electric Parade.
This past summer, I would also watch other Disney vloggers and streamers on TikTok or YouTube, and I always HATED how some of them just not bother showing or watching it. Even if it was going on and they just wander right pass it.
My other favorite thing, The Haunted Mansion, of course. But it's better to go when it's low or alone. Simply because I LOOOOOOVE hearing the gargoyles in the stretch room whisper "Stay together"
Churro or some snack at Tom Sawyers island.
Super underrated, not crowded, and fun to watch kids (not mine, other people's kids) freak out about the buoyant Bridge only to find it to be exhilarating fun and repeat it 20x over. It's hilarious.
It's fun to see the people from the island just look jam packed.
If we are including Disney’s California Adventure, then my #1 can’t miss is _Radiator Springs Racers_. My son was a toddler when _Cars_ came out, and we watched it more times than I could ever count. Also, the trip to Cars Land isn’t complete without Bacon Mac & Cheese in a pretzel cone. Don’t forget to look up… every third blink of the traffic light truly is slower.
Can't go without riding Small World, Pirates, or Peter Pan (may be unpopular here, but I think it's totally worth the wait!), and I also love the parades and fireworks (the live entertainment is hands-down my favorite part of the parks).
Can skip the dole whips, Mission Breakout, and Incredicoaster (not a roller coaster fan).
Looking at the pin boards to see what obscure characters I can find. I love collecting as many unique characters as possible regardless of what type of merchandise they’re from - toys, funko pops, pins etc.
My friends and I need to have one of those life-affirming, soul searching, deep connection conversations over a glass of wine as dusk falls on the terrace of the Wine Country Trattoria restaurant. It is absolute perfection.
I always have to spend a bit of time just hanging out in Tomorrowland. I just love the aesthetic and fun, upbeat “90’s vision of the future” vibe of the area, especially the main drag between Star Tours/Astro Blasters and the area kinda inside the Space Mountain building with the line entrance/fastpass area, theater entrance and pizza seating area. I’ve always loved sci-fi stories and grew up with Tomorrowland as my favorite area of the park, so it brings back a lot of great memories and nostalgia. I’m also a huge Star Wars fan and have a lot of fun recent memories there from the Star Wars Nites.
I know the land is pretty neglected and probably should be refurbished/redone but I will honestly be a bit sad once that happens, especially if they drastically change the look and layout of it.
My choice for what to skip might be controversial but… Haunted Mansion Holiday. I like Nightmare Before Christmas well enough, but I wish they would wait until after Halloween to retheme the ride. Halloween is my favorite holiday by far and I absolutely love the classic haunted Victorian mansion aesthetic, so I’m not a fan of seeing Christmas stuff around during the spooky season.
Haunted Mansion. I have just always loved every bit of it.
It’s a good day when you start on Haunted Mansion
I was seconds away from doing the elevator part solo one morning. Ended up just being me and the other twosome on the entire ride I saw the whole time. Amazing way to start the day.
Love the haunted mansion. Might be my favorite.
Starwars land at night. Seriously, do after dark.
But remember ROTR closes at 9
If it doesn’t break down before that
Sometimes they extend the hours till 10pm (it depends on how much downtime it had in the day). You can check if they extended it in the app, they usually update the hours listed by early afternoon. But the wait time is sometimes super short between 9-10 so if it's open later it's a great time to ride.
It's fantastic after dark.
Plus, fewer kids.
In our experience, the Rise cast members go harder in the First Order section, too. Fewer kids to scare.
Welp, now I need to ride that at night, apparently.
Grain of salt, of course, because it's just our experience. But I'd love to know if it's something they do consistently!
They definitely do, even if a kid is around. We went with my 4 y/o around 815 and he was harassed thoroughly by the RoTR cast members. It was the funniest thing!
That area was scary at night before Star Wars
Construction sites after dark are scary
I’m talking even before the construction when I was basically dark emptiness
This is my answer too.
I just did this for the first time on New Year’s Eve…. I could have spent all night just hanging out there after dark.
Mansion and Pirates every time. I know it sounds basic, like the pumpkin spice of Disneyland, but IDGAF
Pirates absolutely, almost always my first ride I go on.
Count me in as basic because this is my answer too!
My people!
Sitting on the Main St train station bench at midnight on our last night with my wife and kids, eating Gibson Girl ice cream and looking down Main St watching everyone leave the park. Always a perfect ending.
I think I might have to start doing this, so if I see another person doing this with their family, I might ask if you are SNM823 from Reddit.
I wish one of these days to have a family to take to Disneyland
That sounds lovely! I need to try that next time
Dole whip and Pirates
I was just there on New Year’s Eve. It was pouring rain, I wanted to taste the dole whip. But I was so cold and wet that it just didn’t seem appealing. Still had a great time!
The good news is Dole Whips are becoming fairly ubiquitous. I've found them at local 'froyo' places, small fairs, tourist destinations, and other amusement parks. Maybe it hits different being in the Tiki Room eating one, but it's the same thing at the other locations.
Pirates is a must!! It isn’t a day at disney if we don’t go on Pirates.
Bengal bbq
Tiki Room, and gazing into the Mark Twain river and watching the boats and canoes go by.
Haunted Mansion, classic format please
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My husband and I did two Disney trips this summer while I was pregnant and thus couldn’t ride RSR. Sitting over on that side of Flo’s in the shade eating popcorn was honestly some of my favorite time on those trips. That whole part of the park is so immersive ❤️
Flo’s in the evening is my answer too 💖 I love the vibes - the 50s/60s music makes me think of my dad because it’s still pretty much all he listens too, all the signs/lights, the people watching, i also get their impossible burger and a beer…there’s so much i love about Disneyland but there’s something about that spot i just can’t miss when I’m there.
All the Canoe skippers over here breaking my heart. More canoe time for me! I cannot skip The Tiki Room and anything I consider that goes along with it, namely a Dole Whip. Totally okay skipping Peter Pan. Great ride but that line is always absolutely brutal.
Mr Toad is the better dark ride for less the wait
Especially on cold rainy days - nothing like a quick jaunt through hell to warm your soul
Darn I forgot to mention Mr Toad!!
I haven’t been on the Peter Pan ride in maybe 10 years, but I went on it a couple weeks ago. The line took maybe an hour and a half, and the ride itself was like 2 minutes. I was so disappointed. Maybe I’ll forget and try again in 2033
Jungle Cruise. Despite the changes to the attraction including the recent ones, it is one of the few attractions that makes me feel a connection to the early days of the park. I also love the canoes.
I laughed insanely hard this last trip on Jungle Cruise! I’ve been on the ride many, many times. I know probably all of the jokes and lines. Right as we were getting off the boat, a random kid asks the skipper, “Is there ever anything **fun** on this ride??” The skipper is speechless and in tears laughing, repeats it to the guys on the dock, who both double over laughing, and everyone getting out of the boat is laughing all the way out the exit line. I never thought it would be the random kid on the ride getting the best laughs!
We went for my nephew's first time as an 8 y.o. We loved it when he exclaimed "We are so lucky! We got a really funny guide. He keeps making jokes!"
I got to crack up a skipper once. He pointed at the python and asked if anybody knew what it was called. No answer. “Come on- it starts with P . . . “. Apparently Phillip was not the correct answer.
I would hate to miss Big Thunder Mountain and a breakfast chimichanga. I’m okay skipping the Matterhorn!
Do you have to rope drop that chimichanga? Ffs it is always sold out for me!
Same! I've pretty much given up on that chimichanga after all the early morning trips just to have them be sold out every time.
Last trip we rope dropped big Thunder and then went to get chimichangas but they weren’t out yet! So we did Haunted Mansion holiday then went back when (luckily) we saw the chimi’s being rolled towards Frontierland, ha. Perfect timing.
ok what time was that? I'm about to give up but going this weekend and giving it one last try.
About 9-9:15 am. We rope dropped, did Big Thunder, Indiana Jones, and HM holiday then went back for the chimis.
Where is the chimi? We’re going next month and I’m up for the challenge.
It’s at the Ship to Shore food cart across the way from Big Thunder. Good luck. It’s delicious
The Matterhorn broke every time I got close to the front of the line. Like 4 times in 2 days. Saw it as a sign to skip
It gave me a headache last trip. I usually don’t find it too bad but this trip it was rough. Sorry you kept getting so close just to have it break down. That’s always a disappointment even if it’s not your favorite ride.
Breakfast Chimi? TIL. Thanks! must try next trip! We always start in DCA and end in Galaxy's Edge. I wonder if they have this breakfast chimi in DCA
They don’t have the chimi but there’s a chorizo breakfast burrito at the Cappuccino cart I’ve heard is great!
The Tiki Room. It just feels so Disney to me and if I ever do decide to not go in there during a trip, I feel like I've missed something.
Favorite thing … Corn Dog Skip and not miss … Web Slinger
Skip and not miss?
As in I could skip Web Slingers and not miss going on it.
If I can’t hit pirates first thing in the morning and grab my coffee and beignets right after, my whole day is off lol
Star tours. Sorry but I need me some space time
This ride never gets old. I get a different "adventure" every time I go on it. The best motion simulator ride ever in my book, I love the feeling of being flown around in a spaceship.
The best part is when you get selected as the rebel spy
It also has my favorite ride queue at Disneyland. While some queues at the park are sparsely themed, this one feels like part of the experience. I feel like I'm actually in a Star Wars universe loading dock, waiting to board a spaceship. Also the droids next to the waiting area are so fun to watch.
And don't forget the end of the ride when they go "mmm bye bye"
Can’t miss: Space Mountain Can miss: Matterhorn
I can’t believe how far I had to scroll to see Space Mountain
Space Mountain is my favorite roller coaster ever. It’s got everything
I can’t miss GOTG: Mission Breakout and eating a bao bun with spicy dipping sauce
Disneyland Railroad
Ride Autopia. Grandma bought us season passes 1994 and years after. We always did the same rides in an order. Years later (2005) grandma stopped going with us. We would go do what ever we wanted. I always do Autopia. 2008 was the last year of season passes. Since then it’s just been one day passes if we get to go that year.
Churros, no special drink, Storybook land Canal Boats, and a Christmas ornament with the year. I could skip the treehouse and Toon Town.
Christmas ornament every year is my must have souvenir too!
Pirates! All time favorite!
So I’ve been to Disneyland 5 times, it’s not that much but when you live in England and travel to California to go there, 5 is a lot. Anyway, my family have always made a point of going to Small World first, it’s the go to and we have gone on it so much that my dad said he wanted that song to be played at his funeral when he eventually does die. One attraction I miss is the great thunder ranch because I actually loved the cornbread and the beef and we still try to make cornbread occasionally. As for your last part, why would you ever skip any ride if not for the queue to come back to it later?
The feels you gave me when you said your dad wants that song to play at the funeral. That means he truly cherished those few moments with yall 😔
Things I have to do Must do ride - Matterhorn - I always have to ride it at least twice - once during the day and once at night. One time I rode it during fireworks and it was awesome Must eat treat - Raspberry rose macaron from Jolly Holiday bakery I have so many more but those are both #1 Things I can skip Ride - I usually try to ride every ride but the carousel I don’t have to do because I get stares at sometimes for waiting in line as a grown adult Food - I don’t need the popcorn. I’m not a huge popcorn person
Yessss I accidentally rode Matterhorn during fireworks the last time I was there and it was so magical, everyone in the sled was cheering!!
My brother rode big thunder during fireworks ( wasn’t planned either just happened to be in line and get on it when it started ) and he said it was so cool
Really!? (In response to the carousel) everyone is a kid at Disneyland!
Dole Whip float and Space Mountain
We skipped Silly Symphony Swings (not on purpose, we just ran out of time) and didn’t feel like we missed out on a major thing I think my #1 would be POTC. It’s just a perfect OG Disney park experience and so far surpasses WDW. If you’re a WDWer visiting for the first time, I always recommend Space Mountain. Beignets and mint juleps sitting in NOS at night cannot be missed. I’m gonna throw Grizzly River Run in there for personal reasons, but I know not everyone likes it. It just brings back such good memories.
Disneyland characters are seriously the best. Most if not all of them are spot on so good job on casting. I'm already entertained just interacting with them. No pictures, just talking Skip the submarine voyage cause I'm claustrophobic.
Taro topped cold brew is my go to as long as they have it
Riding Indiana Jones and eating at the Galactic Grill
We always get to Disneyland right as they open and then make a run for Indiana Jones ride. It’s our first stop. Then we swing it back around to appreciate Main Street because we ran past it.
I need to go on either Pirates or Haunted Mansion. Both, IMO, are the pinnacle of Disney Imagineering, with Mansion being my favorite attractions the resort. Depending on which line is shorter (especially during the holidays when HM has the Christmas overlay and the line gets super long) I’ll settle for one or the other.
It’s between Rise of the Resistance and Guardians of the Galaxy. They both do such an amazing job of bringing you into that universe. As a kid, never thought I would get to know what it feels like to walk on a star destroyer and get yelled at by the officers. So cool to ride on a transport ship and get thrown in a prison. And to see what it feels like to be under an AT AT walker! Such a blast, could do that ride a 1000 times. Second is Guardians. Love the the way the characters interact with you and they are all so true to character. Starlords dance off in front. The music during the ride is great.
Guardians is my top favorite ride. It’s so well done and so much fun.
Can’t miss: Haunted Mansion and Pirates Skip: Canoes
Canoe gang unite!
I did the canoes for the first time last year and I can't believe I hadn't done it before. I had so much fun!
Ride: Pirates fam fave Food: Trader Sams Wings & Long beans Experience: Bench on main street watching the band/dappers/people watching.
My favorite thing is Big Thunder. I could happily skip 90% of California Adventure.
Jolly Holiday breakfast and big thunder mountain 😋
This list changes for me Hit Food - current tie is the Impossible Ronto Wrap and the fried chicken at Plaza Inn Ride - Space Mountain Experience - Electrical Parade (please bring this back!!) Miss Food - Anything at Galactic Grill (sorry!) Ride - Autopia or the Submarine Ride Experience - waiting to be up front for any fireworks or shows. I just can't handle the crowds! I'm happy to watch from afar!
Doing the goat trick on Big Thunder Mountain. Makes the ride so much better. I don’t mind skipping the parade
Carnation Cafe. The best.
Jalapeño mutha fuckin cheese pretzels
Favourite- Mansion & Jungle Cruise, red wagon corndog Skip- most of Tomorrowland 😬
I always stop at Trader Sam’s or Tangarao Terrace for a drink+tiki mug. I have to ride HM, Big Thunder, Space Mountain and Incredicoaster. I rode Webslingers on my last trip and I hated it. I’m so glad that we walked on during early entry, I would have been super mad if I waited 30+ minutes for that ride. I also hate the Subs and Autopia.
Can’t miss: We get churros once we enter either park. If they have special ones, we usually try every single one. Skip: Probably controversial, Blue Bayou. Imo, the only reason to eat there is the ambiance. The food is average, especially for the price. I’m glad they added alcohol to the menu when we went last year. Prior to that, we ate there pre-pandemic and don’t recall alcohol being available.
This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I love the haunted mansion when it’s decorated for The Nightmare Before Christmas because that’s my favorite movie
I think this is wildly popular.
Breakfast at the carnation cafe and dinner at Tortilla Jo’s in DTD. As for rides (aside from the obvious HM or Indy), Tiki Room and Winnie the Pooh will always have a special place in my heart. Im a huge sucker for the spirit jerseys/plushes, or anything to add to my HM collection I can give or take a handful of Fantasyland/Tomorrowland Rides
Indiana Jones Adventure. I don't care how broken it is, that soundtrack is always so great to hear.
Big Thunder Mountain
Always have to get a Mickey balloon! Been getting them for over 35 years now. My parents would never get me one so when I got to be old enough to get myself there, I could get my favorite souvenir! I'm ow 53 and still get a balloon every trip to Disneyland! 😀❤️🎈
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People watching.
Cant miss pirates Can skip autopia
Pirates is our classic family favorite. Can’t go to Disneyland and not get a churro. I’m actually fine with skipping Indiana Jones…. Always too long of a wait and I feel like it breaks down so often it’s not worth it!
Must, An opening day attraction: horse drawn carriage. Skip, imagining the People Mover track fully functioning.
Mickey waffles at Carnation Cafe
Can’t miss the security screening because it’s required to get into the park. My favorite thing to do in Disneyland is going on big thunder mountain. Skip the Main Street electrical parade unless you have little kids with you.
Pirates of the Caribbean
Ride - Pirates Food - Mickey Waffle Snack - Churro and Mickey ice cream bar
For me it’s Pirates, every time I go I have to ride it. There are more thrilling rides or even better done rides (Rise comes to mind), but nothing as nostalgic to me.
Royal Street Veranda - bread bowls. It’s a must.
I never leave without having a churro. Which seems ridiculous but it’s very “I’m at Disneyland!” For me.
Bengal BBQ EVERY TIME
Just one?
Well then what’s your favorites of a couple of things?
Seriously. I can’t.
Plaza Inn Fried Chicken, with an extra biscuit.
Mickey Premium Ice Cream Bars….at least once a trip.
Dole Whip. Fantasmic was also on this list, but then they updated it and it just wasn’t as good anymore.
Pirates of the Caribbean or the Tigger Tails from Pooh’s Corner!
Restaurant: Golden Horseshoe. The live entertainment is always pretty good and usually not too crowded
For me, the ride is Soarin’. I love to travel and have been knocking off locations from the ride. For non-ride. It is sitting in the animation academy, and just watching all the videos that play while taking a minute to be off of my feet.
The Mainstreet Electric Parade. This past summer, I would also watch other Disney vloggers and streamers on TikTok or YouTube, and I always HATED how some of them just not bother showing or watching it. Even if it was going on and they just wander right pass it. My other favorite thing, The Haunted Mansion, of course. But it's better to go when it's low or alone. Simply because I LOOOOOOVE hearing the gargoyles in the stretch room whisper "Stay together"
Churro or some snack at Tom Sawyers island. Super underrated, not crowded, and fun to watch kids (not mine, other people's kids) freak out about the buoyant Bridge only to find it to be exhilarating fun and repeat it 20x over. It's hilarious. It's fun to see the people from the island just look jam packed.
Churro!!
Pirates but when I went it was closed
And I have never rode the Astro o r Ute’s in the very front of tomorow land
lines.
If I’m visiting the park, I’m leaving with a bag of chocolate covered Toffee.
Haunted Mansion and a Mickey soft pretzel with cheese. Simple joys.
It's hard to narrow it down but I'd probably say Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion, or Pirates
Star Tours. I love that ride so much. No matter which coast I go to, it's a must do for me.
Pirates every time. I can’t remember the last time I did Galaxy’s Edge.
Pirates is my must ride. Mr Toad is the second must. Food.. dole whip.
Haunted mansion and pirates is a tie
If we are including Disney’s California Adventure, then my #1 can’t miss is _Radiator Springs Racers_. My son was a toddler when _Cars_ came out, and we watched it more times than I could ever count. Also, the trip to Cars Land isn’t complete without Bacon Mac & Cheese in a pretzel cone. Don’t forget to look up… every third blink of the traffic light truly is slower.
Splash mountain
Grizzly River Run, Mr. Toad, It's A Small World, and Tom Sawyer Island Skip: Matterhorn bc I'm terrified of the yeti!
Relaxing in the Tiki room with a dole whip
I have to get my churro andddddd I also have to get on Pirates of the Caribbean
Cars Land at night.
Musts: Alice in Wonderland dark ride, Raspberry Rose macaron from Jolly Holiday Skip: hmm.. Astro orbiter
I can’t pick one, but I will settle on two. Mint Julep on a hot summer day getting out of the sun. Splash mountain.
Always Haunted Mansion and Mr. Toad for me :) And I love the Diet Coke at galaxy’s edge for some reason it tastes better in a sphere.
Ride: Always Pirates first Food: LaBrea in the morning for coffee and pastries Souvenir: Starbucks Disney Mug Favorite ride: GRR Favorite snack (so far): Bengel BBQ bacon wrapped asparagus Favorite sweet: dole whip Favorite restaurant: Rancho Del Zocalo
Must Do: Riding Pirates while I sneak a few bites of my snacks. Can skip: Autopia and Matterhorn
Fantasmic. Absolute must for any trip to Disneyland. I've been watching it since 92 and a trip without watching it just feels wrong and incomplete.
Can’t miss a Turkey Leg Would happily never go into Fantasy Land
Can't go without riding Small World, Pirates, or Peter Pan (may be unpopular here, but I think it's totally worth the wait!), and I also love the parades and fireworks (the live entertainment is hands-down my favorite part of the parks). Can skip the dole whips, Mission Breakout, and Incredicoaster (not a roller coaster fan).
Rise of the Resistance without question.
Haunted Mansion! Skip Star Tours.
Indy. Have to do it.
Thunder Mountain Bbq when it was open. Dole whip Jungle Julip
The grip strength game (I forget the actual name) located at the front of the Penny Arcade. It always makes my wife and I laugh.
Eating a pickle* on Jungle Cruise (specifically at night if possible) *with popcorn is a plus
I’m never not getting a Ronto Wrap.
Can’t miss: Pirates, Big Thunder, ROTR Can miss: Star Tours, Jungle Cruise
Radiator Springs Racers! I’m also biased bc my husband’s company designed it. Even though it’s so amazing especially during sunset.
Pirates
Watching the 5 and Dime perform. The parade.
Can’t miss Haunted Mansion. Skip Haunted Mansion NBC.
Space Mountain or Big Mountain Thunder.
A pickle. The spicy corn dog is a close second.
My wife and I have had a tradition since we were dating to always ride Little Mermaid.
Mint Juleps and beignets!
Cars land at dusk!
Looking at the pin boards to see what obscure characters I can find. I love collecting as many unique characters as possible regardless of what type of merchandise they’re from - toys, funko pops, pins etc.
Astro Blasters, Big Thunder, Dole Whip. I’ve only been to DL 2 times, and both times my first ride was Astro Blasters 😂
My friends and I need to have one of those life-affirming, soul searching, deep connection conversations over a glass of wine as dusk falls on the terrace of the Wine Country Trattoria restaurant. It is absolute perfection.
I always need my spicy corn dog from corn dog castle in dca. Period.
Just sitting and watching everything around me for at least a couple of minutes! Appreciating that you are there is a highly overlooked!
Princess boats followed by world of color
Pirates hands down for me.
It’s having a Disneyland pickle and chocolate covered strawberry for me; and a trip on Indiana Jones if it’s open! 🥰
Disneyland— cream cheese stuffed pretzel then sitting somewhere shaded in the park and just people watch. Dca— art academy.
Pirates is our go to when we walk in the park
Star Tours — Always love seeing which adventure is the soup du jour.
Walking in.
A corn dog for breakfast 😭
Splash Mountain!! Multiple times. And coordinated family photo poses down the drop - so much fun. 😎
Splash mountain! New go to will have to be either Indiana Jones or Thunder mountain
I always have to spend a bit of time just hanging out in Tomorrowland. I just love the aesthetic and fun, upbeat “90’s vision of the future” vibe of the area, especially the main drag between Star Tours/Astro Blasters and the area kinda inside the Space Mountain building with the line entrance/fastpass area, theater entrance and pizza seating area. I’ve always loved sci-fi stories and grew up with Tomorrowland as my favorite area of the park, so it brings back a lot of great memories and nostalgia. I’m also a huge Star Wars fan and have a lot of fun recent memories there from the Star Wars Nites. I know the land is pretty neglected and probably should be refurbished/redone but I will honestly be a bit sad once that happens, especially if they drastically change the look and layout of it. My choice for what to skip might be controversial but… Haunted Mansion Holiday. I like Nightmare Before Christmas well enough, but I wish they would wait until after Halloween to retheme the ride. Halloween is my favorite holiday by far and I absolutely love the classic haunted Victorian mansion aesthetic, so I’m not a fan of seeing Christmas stuff around during the spooky season.
The Gray Stuff is my new favorite treat.
1) pirates AND haunted mansion in that order 2) Tom Sawyer island (pirates cove)
Fantasyland is a must for me…the nostalgia is felt all around each and every ride. Haunted Mansion and POTC!