Disneyland with no LL

[Kit Jackson]

@Wendysofftoneverland I agree with what others have suggested. Look and see if the rides you want/care about the most are on Lightening Lane Multi Pass. You don't pay for Lightening Lane Multi Pass for each individual ride. You pay for the Lightening Lane Multi Pass and you get to wait in the shorter lines for all of the rides included. If the kids can only handle one 45 minute line per day, you may want to rethink getting Lightening Lane Multi Pass. Also, I think the Multi-Pass includes photos taken by a Disney photographer, if that changes anything for you.

 

[Wendysofftoneverland]

Does it include all photos, or just ride photos? We were planning on buying a Photopass/Memory Maker downloads. Kids are in elementary school, youngest is 7 but on the small side (too short for Incredicoaster and Indiana Jones). Even if they are allowed to do single rider (not sure if the age is 7 or 8) on the rides they are tall enough for, I don't see that as being an option on this trip.

 

[Bad Pink Tink 2.0]

Does it include all photos, or just ride photos? We were planning on buying a Photopass/Memory Maker downloads. Kids are in elementary school, youngest is 7 but on the small side (too short for Incredicoaster and Indiana Jones). Even if they are allowed to do single rider (not sure if the age is 7 or 8), I don't see that as being an option on this trip.

I have been getting LL for the last few years. It includes all photos. I use a Magicband+ and the photographers just scan the band and the photos go directly to the App. There is no need to buy photo pass when you have LL.

 

[MagicDVC]

Does it include all photos, or just ride photos? We were planning on buying a Photopass/Memory Maker downloads. Kids are in elementary school, youngest is 7 but on the small side (too short for Incredicoaster and Indiana Jones). Even if they are allowed to do single rider (not sure if the age is 7 or 8), I don't see that as being an option on this trip.

If you get LLMP, you get all Photopass pictures for that day. DL doesn't have anything like Memory Maker. You can do rider swap, but I think the single rider age is 8.

 

[LKing]

And just a reminder that Disneyland Photo Pass does not auto detect your Magic Band for attraction photos. To save your attraction photo, after you exit the ride, you'll see a kiosk with a series of photos. Find the image with your family and take a picture of it. You'll want to enter that code into the Disneyland app and follow the directions to download the pic onto your device.

 

[PiratesOfTheSea]

I'm going to go against the grain and say that you can go without LL if you set your expectations accordingly, especially if you aren't doing a lot of thrill rides. You won't get as much done as you would with LL but we have had little to no problem getting onto rides without LL back when our child was a pre-schooler. You do however have to have a (concept of a) plan and know what to prioritize. For example, Nemo (no LL) will probably be at least 45-60 minutes wait to sit in that BO trap, Tom Sawyer Island (no LL) won't have much of a wait, and most Pixar rides won't get too crazy except for Midway Mania (LLMP) and RSR (ILL).

Ride photos have been "free" in the last 2-3 years. Most people just take a photo of it off the screen at ride exit and enter it into the app afterwards.

 

[SOCALMouseMommy]

Does it include all photos, or just ride photos? We were planning on buying a Photopass/Memory Maker downloads. Kids are in elementary school, youngest is 7 but on the small side (too short for Incredicoaster and Indiana Jones). Even if they are allowed to do single rider (not sure if the age is 7 or 8) on the rides they are tall enough for, I don't see that as being an option on this trip.

Yes, it’s does include all photos.

Single rider age is 7.