New to DL - Help please!

[Mrs. M. Mouse]

Just back from our First WDW trip and next we want to try DL. Does anyone have a trip planner in excel they can share with me?

I am busy figuring out this part of the site as it's laid out differently than the WDW part!

Thanks for any and all help and advise offered
Mrs M Mouse

 

[lopezgang]

Do you mean a list of the rides in the order you should ride?

 

[Mrs. M. Mouse]

Hi, thanks for asking,
No it's more of a list of all the things we should see and do. I see there is everything listed on the disney website though so I can compile it myself. I was just hoping that someone might have already done that once lol!

How many times have you been to DL? any recommendations with kids?

 

[lopezgang]

Our kids are 12, 6, 2 and 1.
We pretty much hit every ride, every time. The big faves of the older ones are Soarin Over California, California Screamin, Mullholand Madness, Tower of Terror, Indiana Jones, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Haunted Mansion.

The little ones love: all the rides in Bug Land at DCA,
Monsters Inc, Winnie the Pooh, all the stuff in Fantasyland, the Tiki Room, Playhouse Disney.

Everyone loves: Buzz Lightyear, the Jungle Cruise, POTC, Peter Pan, Fantasmic and the fireworks.

New to us is the Jedi Training academy which we hear is really cool.

If you have an extra day we love to visit the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. It is really cool and the kids can pet sharks!

 

[tynkrbell1977]

You must ride the Matterhorn, Pirates, Splash, watch the 50th movie on Main St with Steve Martin! See the fireworks and Fantasmic! Lunch at The Blue Bayou. Pirate Lair on Tom Sawyers Island. Everything in Fantasyland. Space Mtn, Thunder Mtn. Small World. Toontown! Indy. Dont forget the Mansion. Get a Dole Whip while you watch the Tiki Room! Yummmm! CA Adventure you definately want to do Soarin and Grizzly River Run. How old are your kids? I dont have kids but we took my 3 year old nephew last Christmas and his fave was the Haunted Mansion! I have been there over 50 times. I am not sure if that helps. I know its not very organized. LOL Have fun!

 

[Mrs. M. Mouse]

Thanks that will help for sure. Kids are 3 and 6 but will be close to 9 and 5 when we get there lol...yep I am planning a bit far ahead.....since we didn't with WDW and missed out on a few of the ADR's we wanted....

 

[HydroGuy]

Not exactly what you are looking for, but my list of "not to be missed at DLR" specifically for WDW vets is given in this thread:

"A DLR Guide for WDW Vets"
www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1162599