Disneyland Newbie quick couple ?

[LMO429]

Hello!

My fiance are I will spend 4 night of our honeymoon at Disneyland. We are staying at The Grand Californian from Oct 8 until the 12th.

How are the crowds this time of year?

Do i need to make ADRs 180 days in advance?

What restaurants are MUST DO at Disneyland?

any other advice would be awesome..thanks a bunch in advance

 

[bradk]

weekends are heavier than weekdays because most of DLR traffic are locals. i'd have to think that oct 11-12 (possibly even 10-12) are going to be even more heavy than normal due to the 3 day holiday weekend

but with 4-5 days in the parks, it should be manageable, especially towards the beginning.

ADRs (which are actually still called Priority Seating at DLR) are 60 days out, not 180. nor are they competitive. you should be able to make one on the same day without much of a problem. of course it the guarantee never hurts.

blue bayou is the perennial 'must do.' as you're staying at the GCH and on your honeymoon, napa rose is probably a must do if that's your type of thing as well.