I am originally a Southern California native and Disney aficionado. As such, my cardinal rule has been NEVER to visit Disneyland during the summer, EVER, due to some horrible crowd experiences when I was a kid.
And now I'm going to break it that rule. :/
I've lived away from SoCal for nearly 10 years now, and will be back there visiting family with my teenage daughter. She has fond memories of our annual pass visits when she was a little girl and wants to go. Thus, the rule must be broken - this is not an opportunity that will soon come again. Plus, 60th anniversary!
But I have literally never stepped foot in Disneyland during a peak time in about 25 years. I've done several Disney World trips and with the help of Internet Hivemind, had smooth sailing in the Florida parks, even during peak times. Hoping for some similar help here.
Current plan is to get a 2 day ticket, non park-hopper, using the days a about a week apart (to minimize taking more than 1 day away from visits to any one set of relatives.)
Day 1 is June 28, Day 2 is July 6.
I was going to pick California Adventure for June 28, because it's a NON Magic Hour day, which using Disney World logic I am wise to avoid as a non-resort guest. Same with Disneyland and July 6. However I can tell by the extended hours on July 4 week that Disney is expecting increased crowds that week, and I am wondering if I'd be wiser to switch that in spite of the "avoid Magic Hour" rule. Hmm.
Also, I am going for the haul to take advantage of early morning and late night lulls. We have no car, (dropped off/picked up by relatives) and have no resort, so I am looking for any suggestion for DD or elsewhere in walking distance to spend a few 'recharge' hours during the peak of the day. (Someplace inside, air-conditioned, and relatively quiet and free from crowds.) Any suggestions?
And now I'm going to break it that rule. :/
I've lived away from SoCal for nearly 10 years now, and will be back there visiting family with my teenage daughter. She has fond memories of our annual pass visits when she was a little girl and wants to go. Thus, the rule must be broken - this is not an opportunity that will soon come again. Plus, 60th anniversary!
But I have literally never stepped foot in Disneyland during a peak time in about 25 years. I've done several Disney World trips and with the help of Internet Hivemind, had smooth sailing in the Florida parks, even during peak times. Hoping for some similar help here.
Current plan is to get a 2 day ticket, non park-hopper, using the days a about a week apart (to minimize taking more than 1 day away from visits to any one set of relatives.)
Day 1 is June 28, Day 2 is July 6.
I was going to pick California Adventure for June 28, because it's a NON Magic Hour day, which using Disney World logic I am wise to avoid as a non-resort guest. Same with Disneyland and July 6. However I can tell by the extended hours on July 4 week that Disney is expecting increased crowds that week, and I am wondering if I'd be wiser to switch that in spite of the "avoid Magic Hour" rule. Hmm.
Also, I am going for the haul to take advantage of early morning and late night lulls. We have no car, (dropped off/picked up by relatives) and have no resort, so I am looking for any suggestion for DD or elsewhere in walking distance to spend a few 'recharge' hours during the peak of the day. (Someplace inside, air-conditioned, and relatively quiet and free from crowds.) Any suggestions?
