coolingjupiter
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Nov 18, 2017
So, we are going to California for the first time ever in April (right around Easter). I have been an obsessive planner for Walt Disney World vacations the past few years and have really come to know the ins and outs of a WDW vacation. However, I know NOTHING about Disneyland planning. A few questions for anyone that may want to indulge me:
1.) What are the perks for staying at a Disneyland hotel? They appear to be very expensive! I understand that there are only three official hotels, so they come at a premium, but when I saw the prices I was blown away! Is it necessary to stay at one of these hotels? It doesn't look like you get access to fast passes early and I have no idea about ADRs. If I stay at another hotel, do they run shuttles to the parks?
2.) It appears that fast passes are obtained similar to the old way from WDW, i.e. you go to the attraction, insert your card, and get a fast pass to come back at a later time. Is this the case?
3.) We can only go two days...do we get a park hopper or just two day tickets?
4.) Like a crazy person, I was able to book my September 2018 WDW vacation back in the summer of 2017. But when I went to check prices for Disneyland hotels, I couldn't select past December. When can I book a vacation for April 2019? Or I am simply missing something?
As you can probably tell, I haven't done too much research on this yet and I know there are a bunch of resources I need to look into (including resources on this very board)...I just wanted to see if anyone had any quick information handy to get me started. TIA!
1.) What are the perks for staying at a Disneyland hotel? They appear to be very expensive! I understand that there are only three official hotels, so they come at a premium, but when I saw the prices I was blown away! Is it necessary to stay at one of these hotels? It doesn't look like you get access to fast passes early and I have no idea about ADRs. If I stay at another hotel, do they run shuttles to the parks?
2.) It appears that fast passes are obtained similar to the old way from WDW, i.e. you go to the attraction, insert your card, and get a fast pass to come back at a later time. Is this the case?
3.) We can only go two days...do we get a park hopper or just two day tickets?
4.) Like a crazy person, I was able to book my September 2018 WDW vacation back in the summer of 2017. But when I went to check prices for Disneyland hotels, I couldn't select past December. When can I book a vacation for April 2019? Or I am simply missing something?
As you can probably tell, I haven't done too much research on this yet and I know there are a bunch of resources I need to look into (including resources on this very board)...I just wanted to see if anyone had any quick information handy to get me started. TIA!