DL in July or Aug, can get very busy. And sometimes the lines can get pretty long. If you can buy your tickets before you get there I would. I know that I would not want to stand in a line if I didn't really have to. I do belive that you can do this on
disneyland.com. But I am not 100% sure. I know that you can if you are buying a package deal, that encludes your ticket to the parks and your hotel room.
Depending on the type of ticket you get (one day/one park or park hopper {allows entrance into both parks} with 3 or more days on it), the only other thing you will have to pay for will be:
1) Your hotel room
2) Your souvenirs
3) Food / Drinks
4) And if any CMs take your pictures with any of the the charaters in the park, or in front of the castle, that is if you want them.
The Fastpass is free with your park ticket purchase. All rides are encluded in the price of your ticket.
If you are not staying at one of the three DL resort hotels. There is a shuttle from some of the other hotels located around the park. I noticed the last time we were there (Jan 2003) that they were charging a small fee for the shuttle. But the majorty of the hotel/motels are located in walking distance to both parks and Downtown Disney.
Enjoy your trip!
