Disneyland tips?
 

I will be going to Disneyland soon, we will have 3 days in the parks, and we have park-hoppers. Any tips? We've been to Disneyland couple times, one time a couple years ago. Any advice for seeing World of Color, any fastpass tips, best times to try a ride? Also, we will have 2 days we are not in the parks, any advice for possible bad/good times to be in Downtown Disney? Any times when the parks empty out a little? Would like to see as much as possible in the amount of time we have there, and do it in a less tiring manner than randomly running about.

Thanks!

Well I personally don't recommend the submarine nemo ride. Why? Well, a perfectly dry submarine ride turned into Splash Mountain for me. The people forgot to secure the hatch and when we went under the waterfall, DIRTY water came gushing in on top of me because lucky me, I was sitting next to the stairs. My hair and clothing was filthy with dirt. I mean, I was leaving only an hour later to head off to my cruise ship so I had to rush back to the hotel (luckily across the street) and shower. We didn't even have time to complain because of our time restrictions.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Do not go on the nemo submarine ride.

Space Mountain and Splash Mountain and Haunted Mansion are the best rides there. Go ride em' first. End of discussion. :D

My best tip is to learn how to use the fastpass system.

Alright...

We've only used the fastpass system once, for Splash Mountain, because there was seriously like a 2 hour wait. Anyone have any tips for using the fastpass system to get into rides fast? I REALLY do not like standing in line for 2 hours, actually got yelled at once by a cast member for leaning on the railing in the line for Grizzly River Run.... heh. 6 hours in the park+just after eating= tired.

I kinda liked the Nemo submarines when I went on them a couple years ago, but the line is SO long, not sure if I want to go on it again.

Fastpass tips.....

1. The Time on Fastpass means nothing...only date. You have to enter the Fastpass line anytime after your window. So let’s say you have a space mountain for 11am to 12 and you can still use it at 8pm.....

2. Less time between getting a new fastpass times in the early am...so worst case is you can get a new pass every 2 hours.

3. This is my route for my day (get you’re walking shoes ready)

Rope drop...yep 8am....Disney

Get fast pass for space and ride space at same time.

Go on sub and then get fastpass for Atopia

Go and get fastpass for Indy and ride pirates and haunted mansion

Get fast pass for Thunder Mountain

For those of you scoring from home at this point in the day it should be about 1pm and I have 4 fastpasses.

It is time to get some food and relax because if it is on a weekend there should now be a lot of people

Fast pass in hand Space, thunder, indy, atopia.

Might get Fastpass for splash but by this time is will be a come back time around 8pm

The rest of the day you can do what you want.



don’t let the line of materhorne scare you…it can rap around the whole moutain and only be a 30 min wait

Before you leave if you have extra fastpass find someone to give to...Its makes there day

I will watch this thread for the next few days to see if you have anymore questions

Interesting, we might have to adjust the fastpass timing a little, we're definitely not going to be in the parks the minute they open, heh.

A few more questions:

1. Any advice for seeing World of Color? This is definitely something we'll be seeing. It was still under construction when we went last.
2. Any tips for Downtown Disney shopping times? I was wondering if there's times when it's super crowded, and you do not want to be there, or if there's times when it's less crowded.
3. Any good times to try Tower of Terror, Toy Story Mania, the Sun Wheel, (It'll always be the Sun Wheel to me, that's what it was when I went on it last,) and California Screamin'? I love all of these, but don't like the lines. Any times when the lines are shorter?

Thanks for all the help!

World of color fastpass is at the grizly river ride.... it allows you to stand in one of the sections

Shoping open in most places till 11pm



mania and sun wheel have no fastpass and on most weekend days are 45 min

tower is somthing I get a fastpass to....watch Aladin then by the time it is done it is time to use the fastpass


California Screamin is a fast wait with a long line....even if the que is long it is a 35 min wait....once again get the fast pass and get in line for mania and you will be all set

Shoping hint...Would of Disney is great in the early am...but any time after 11am and it is packed with people

Thanks for all the tips! I think that's all I needed answers for at the moment, thanks again!

Don't forget to get the front side viewing for World of Color, you must have the World of Color Fastpass (as my friend who recently went there told me). The only other way is by buying a dinner package or box lunch package.

-Stitchco :1stitch: