Most of the rides are great, but some of the rides are best experienced at nighttime. I recently went on Big Thunder at night and was amazed at how much more enjoyable it was. Ditto for the Storybookland canal boats. It's all lit up and very beautiful.
And While I'm at the subject of nighttime. There's an area in the back of the Grand Californian hotel that me and my friends love to just sit around and relax and talk. It's a little area that has a fireplace and overlooks the back of Paradise Peir. There are rocking chairs you can sit on and it's great to just soak in the sounds of Paradise Pier at night.
As far as eats go, my favorite place to have dinner is at New Orleans Square. I believe it's the French Market Restaurant. It's the one with the live Dixieland Jazz band at night. I usually get their fried chicken plate. And to the right side of the restaurant there's a place where you can get really good apple fritters and MINT JULIPS.
I love going to
Disneyland for their food! My favorites are:
-The above mentioned apple fritters and mint julips at New Orleans Square.
-Banyan Beef Skewers and the Pineapple Juice at Adventureland.
-This Pasta dish at Redd Rocket's Pizza Port in Tomorrowland. The name escapes me right now, but if you ask a cast member there what's their most favorite dish that's the one they'll probably tell you. There's actually only two pasta dishes. the other is the spaghetti and meat balls. Oh and if you think about buying the garlic bread because it looks good, I would advise not to. Not because it's bad or anything, but it's only average and not worth the price you have to pay. I bought it and wound up only eating the top part with all the butter and cheese. The bread itself is kinda dry and has no taste.
-The enchilada plate at Rancho del Zocalo in Frontierland. It's not the best enchilada plate I've ever had but it's a nicely themed restaurant with a covered outdoor eating area.
I've heard that DCA has really good food, but I don't really spend that much time over there. Of course with the TOT opening up that might change.
Of the places I have eaten there's this one burger place right next to Soarin over California that's pretty good. I like their onion rings and the fact that you can put as many toppings on your burger as you want. ( There's a cart with all the condiments and as much lettuce, pickles and tomatos that you want)
I tried the chocolate churros that they sell at Flikk's Fun Fair and that was pretty good. ( They actually just provide you with chocolate dipping suace. )
Also, I saw this one place on the Monterey Bay warf area that sells different types of fortune cookies. (ie Chocolate covered, sprinkled, basically like a donut store for fortune cookies.)
Downtown Disney also has some good restaurants.
Rainforest Cafe- Love their raspberry lemonade and coconut chicken strips. Plus there's that fish aquarium you have to walk underneath when you're seated to your table.
Naples- Good restaurant but a little pricey. Their calamari appetizer plate is very big though.
And there's this place that sells cookies and candy there but I don't know the name of it. But they have this great Raspberry and chocolate chip cookie. Yum.
And be sure to pick up the cherry sour balls that they seel at the World of
Disney store. Hands down the best cherry sour balls.
