Give me your best Disneyland tips.

Jul 3, 2022
11:04:38am

cougfanblue CB Nose Hair

I’m being forced to go against my will next month. So besides “don’t go”, what are some tips for minimizing my displeasure for two days? We have one day at Disneyland and one day at California Adventure.

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Give me your best Disneyland tips.

cougfanblue CB Nose Hair

7/3/22 11:04am

Don't go

TNT

7/3/22 11:06am

Acknowledging Genie+ is what it is (a money grab), it’s still worth it.

Soren Tversky

7/3/22 11:06am

Yeah, we bit the bullet.

cougfanblue

7/3/22 11:07am

It's worth it because if you don't get it you will never have short lines...

WJCougar

7/3/22 11:10am

Get a nice gear count going. Get the whole family involved.

DieHarder

7/3/22 11:06am

Eat a corn dog and watch out for jazzies

Beggar

7/3/22 11:07am

Best bathroom is next to the Mexican restaurant in frontier land. That’s the

Chefcurry

7/3/22 11:07am

Did you find the need for the best bathroom after the Mexican restaurant or they

Sparkling Delirium

7/3/22 11:09am

Betos?

WJCougar

7/3/22 11:13am

Pay all the money for Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lanes. Also, designated one tech savvy person in your party to

slappy

7/3/22 11:08am

This, and if a ride is down try to get a fast pass for it and go get a

HFF

7/3/22 11:09am

Talk to me about lightning lanes.

cougfanblue

7/3/22 11:10am

It's a paid fast pass

El Jefe

7/3/22 11:13am

I assume there’s a limited number. At what point can you purchase those?

cougfanblue

7/3/22 11:16am

Genie + is an add on to your ticket.

dut99002

7/3/22 11:23am

I mean the lightning lane passes. Do you buy those ahead of time or day of?

cougfanblue

7/3/22 12:07pm

Buy them ahead of time and do your homework before you get there

justAnotherCoug

7/3/22 12:26pm

Watch this video

Murray

7/3/22 2:20pm

Set a timer for two hours every time you book a lightning lane

justAnotherCoug

7/3/22 12:24pm

We went in May. The afternoons were the worst.

WJCougar

7/3/22 11:09am

If it’s really hot at CA then go on Little Mermaid a few times in a row to cool

Beggar

7/3/22 11:09am

Take a sent amount of cash and don’t go over it and don’t complain to your kids/wife about how expensive it is. It’s a

shimmy

7/3/22 11:10am

Be there at opening every day. Take breaks in the afternoon.

shoganai

7/3/22 11:12am

Talk to me about meals. You order on the app or something? Does it have to be same day?

cougfanblue

7/3/22 11:13am

On the app, yes. I think some sit-down restaurants you can reserve days ahead.

shoganai

7/3/22 11:58am

When he says "at opening", he means "30-60 minutes before opening"

El Jefe

7/3/22 11:58am

Go during a "slow" season. Never in the summer months. Plan enough days that you

BYUtka

7/3/22 11:14am

Wish I had a choice. It’s first week of august. We’re there for a wedding.

cougfanblue

7/3/22 11:17am

Then accept that you will be waiting in many long lines and try to make the best

BYUtka

7/3/22 11:21am

RE: Wish I had a choice. It’s first week of august. We’re there for

WJCougar

7/3/22 1:22pm

Oh...use single rider on Cars at California Adventure.

WJCougar

7/3/22 11:15am

Order food on the app

DreamerCoug

7/3/22 11:18am

RE: Give me your best Disneyland tips.

dut99002

7/3/22 11:22am

Order food through the app. I was able to coordinate food from three restaurants

HFF

7/3/22 11:45am

Ordering on the App was such a time saver.

WJCougar

7/3/22 1:23pm

RE: Give me your best Disneyland tips.

SJS

7/3/22 11:45am

Couple hacks and tricks. If you do genie+ (you should) they look for rides that have temporary shut down but who have

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