Two questions to avoid problems at DL.

[JadeDarkstar]

Can I get my family’s picture taken the day before we are going in to the parks? And we can sign the tickets at home yes?


Where is the secret walk way out of DL after parade or fireworks? How do you get in to it and where will it lead you out too?

I may have more but I have seen this mentioned few times and just wanted to ask about them.

 

[Girimama33]

Do not sign your ticket until a CM asks you to do so. You cannot have the photo taken until the ticket at the turnstiles.
The walkway you are referring to is behind the main street shops. They are not always accessible.

 

[ADLFAN]

I read just recently that the left side passage is a little more backstage-y and the right side (going towards the train station) is behind a restaurant and jungle cruise boat parking. Someone in my group got herded into the right side, I think right between the Jolly Holiday and Coke Corner? I don't know where the left side access is, but I would assume roughly across the street. I think either way it will be a crowded slow walk! We were on Main Street following everyone else but at least there was room to maneuver and advance! And the castle in the background!

 

[bumbershoot]

The walkways aren't "secret", but they aren't always open. If it's are open, you'll be herded to it. If you aren't herded there, it isn't open (or wasn't when you were at the entrance to it).

I believe I recently read that the one on the Jolly Holiday side is the way to get OUT of the park (dumps you next to the fire station), and the other side is the way to get IN.

 

[offwithyourhead]

If you want to get out quickly and don't have anyone in a stroller or wheelchair, try walking through the shops on main street. They're all connected and if the walkways aren't open, it's a lot faster than shuffling down the street with everyone else and you're less likely to lose anyone. You can slink through in a small group very quickly.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I wish the side entrances were open more often. In Disneyland Paris they had the side walkways off Main Street, they are called arcades and high detailed in design, they are permanently open and very handy for beating the crowds to get up and down Main Street quickly.