DL Newbie/ Questions

[Luv2Roam]

Too bad I don't know as much about DL as I do WDW! Learning Curve!
What are the advantages of staying on-site at DL?
How many days do we need to plan for DL? Two enough?
What do I need to know?

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[Diva of Dragons]

The biggest advantage to staying on site is convenience. With the new Downtown Disney connecting everything now, you can walk everywhere without ever touching or crossing a public street (which, in CA is good thing! )

As far as the amount of time you will need.....there are a lot of factors that play into that. If you are coming here say, next week M-F, you could probably do both parks in 2 days.
If you will be here on a weekend or this summer, you will need 2 days for DL & 1 very full day for DCA! I hope this helps a little

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[Rajah]

I slightly disagree

Being onsite doesn't necessarily get you closer to the park entrances If you're at the Paradice Pier or Disneyland Hotel, then there are a couple of off-site hotels that are closer. But, we're talking closer on the order of...what...100, 200 feet maybe?

You do gain a bit more atmosphere by being onsite and have access to a REALLY neat pool and easier access to several restaurants. If it fits in your budget, go with onsite. If it doesn't or is borderline, don't worry about it -- some of the offsite hotels are just as convenient.

As far as time... to *REALLY* see all of Disneyland itself you'd need two days. That's to do every ride, attraction, and major show as well as have time to see a bit of the street or side entertainment. Along those lines, I highly recommend the piano players Rod and Alan -- they're only there something like 4 or 5 days a week and usually late afternoons to evenings, but they're a real site to watch. I also recommend the Billy Hill and the Hillbillies show in the Golden Horseshoe Saloon. They're a real comedy act with a LOT of talent as well.

So two days for all of Disneyland, then my estimate is one to two days as well for DCA -- that would depend on the lines. If you hit it at a time with no or short lines, then you'd probably be good with one day. But if you had to wait in many lines, you'd only see part of it.

In between all of that is Downtown Disney.

So to *REALLY* see everything, I'd say 3-4 days. However, if you hit it at a good time (like during the week) then you could see a large part of the entire Disneyland Resort (Disneyland, DCA, and DTD) in 2 full days.

I would highly recommend you go check out our sister site, www.laughingplace.com for a really good guide to Disneyland

-Rajah

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[Luv2Roam]

Thanks! I will check out the site.
We are arriving Saturday morning, May 26, and leaving June 2, afternoon.
One of my sis' lives in Joshua Tree. So we will be splitting our time between her place, DL and one nights stay near the Wildlife Park. (And Tijuana DH likes to buy his knock off sunglasses there.)
Although it will be Memorial week, we are open to the days we can go to DL during that week. We thought if we went mid-week, it wouldn't be as bad.
Three days should be plenty for 2 adults, no kids?
What's a nice hotel right outside of DL? I already priced two nights and 3 day passes with Disney. I have the entertainment card, AAA and DC discount available.

AK : Lions, Tiggers & Bears! Oh My!