15 Ways to Save Money at Disneyland in 2023 | Tips & Tricks
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- Wondering how to save money at Disneyland? Here are my 15 best tips that will actually keep money in your wallet while still having a magical vacation at the Disneyland Resort in 2023.
I'll give you planning tips before you come, plus in-park actionable ways to save money on your trip.
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0:00 How to Save Money at Disneyland in 2023
0:08 Tip 1: Don't Buy Water Bottles
0:55 Tip 2: Bring Your Own Snacks
1:17 Tip 3: Pack Your Own Lunch
1:46 Tip 4: Split Larger Meals
2:31 Tip 5: Cut a Day From Your Trip
4:06 Tip 6: Book With Get Away Today
4:27 Tip 7: To Park Hop or Not?
5:25 Tip 8: Visit Off-Season
6:24 Tip 9: Don't Stay at a Disney Hotel
7:17 Tip 10: Book a Good Neighbor Hotel
7:46 Tip 11: Bring Your Own Stroller
8:24 Tip 12: Have Cast Members Take Photos on Your Own Phone
8:41 Tip 13: Buy Souvenirs Before You Come
10:18 Tip 14: Stay Rope Drop to Park Close
10:56 Bonus Tips
12:07 Tip 15: Avoid Dining Packages & Expensive Restaurants
13:34 Outro
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Here is my itinerary for anyone looking to make the most of a three day visit. I'm local. I visit several times a year. This is the system I use when friends and family come to visit.
Like he says in the video come in the off season. I like mid to late September or in the spring after spring break and Easter. Weekdays if possible. You need to rope drop at least the first two days, preferably all three.
Day 1- Disneyland without park hopper or Genie+. If you rope drop you'll be able to hit 5 or 6 rides with hardly any wait. Get in as many rides as possible in the morning before the park fills up. Don't wait in any line 45 or more. If you miss something you can do it on day two.
Day 2- Disneyland with a park hopper but without Genie+. Rope drop again and catch anything you missed on day one or do something you enjoyed again. By 1pm on day two you should have been able to ride or experience just about everything at Disneyland. Whenever you're ready head over to DCA and enjoy the rest of your day there. Once again don't wait in long lines because you'll be back tomorrow with Genie+
Day 3- DCA with park hopper and Genie+. The third day starts in DCA. Spend the morning there catching anything you missed the day prior at DCA but now with Genie+. 0nce the afternoon rolls around you can do whatever you want in both parks. Use Lightning Lane to ride anything without a long wait. By the second half of the last day it's all gravy.
Target down the street has a nice variety of ears from $11 a piece, I get the flattened coins for most of our memories.
Free water tip is so helpful - especially for filling up water bottles with icy water. Thank you!
While this is a great tip, please definitely do not just cut the line for this PLEASE I beg you. It is such an inconvenience for the cast members behind the cast behind the counter, and while they might still serve you, just because you can do sometimes does not mean you should. Lines are frustrating but that doesn’t mean we can disregard them when we think our inconvenience is minor enough.
They have waterbottle refill stations in the park also but if you don't know where they are I would recommend just going to the Starbucks on main Street and getting a water there they usually give large cups so you can get rehydrated for a couple of hours with one of those
@@llyamwaldron8582 I am curious where you are coming from. Were you a cast member who had to deal with this? I ask because I don't think something like this is a big deal. I have worked at numerous places where I didn't mind at all if someone asked for a water cup or napkins or whatever. Of course, I was a very fast worker and would consider multitasking among my strong traits.
Another tip about buying souvenirs ahead of time: Disney’s website has sales *all the time* and sells a lot of the same stuff that’s in the parks! So you don’t necessarily have to buy off brand to save money
"The kids food is absolutely terrible" Accurate 🤣🤣🤣
Okay but what if you have a “nugget kid” *hides face in shame 😂😂
Yeah, but is it better or worse than the kids' food at Disney World? Kids food in general is usually bad, kids food at Disney World isn't too bad, is it really "absolutely terrible" at Disneyland?
You know I feel like if I'm having to ask these questions, it's not a good review
Another tip to add to hotels. If you book your hotel through priceline you can do an express deal. You won't get to pick your hotel, it picks it for you, but it picks out of three options that you can see. And you save a bunch
Last time we went we stayed at Park Vue Inn (right next to Best Western on the other side of iHop right at the Disneyland entrance) and they have a gift shop on property that is significantly cheaper for all souvenirs, t-shirts, ears, pajamas, jackets, cups, mugs, etc. (they also have candy, snack, toiletries, medicines, bandaids, toothpast and brushes, etc.). In 2019 they are around $15 to $17 for adult Disney T-shirts. Not sure what they would be now, but I'm sure still way less than in the parks. I do like to get the current year mug and hoodie design in the parks, but for ears and other things the gift ship rocks! Park Vue Inn also has free parking, firework viewing on the veranda, a pool and hot tub, laundry facilities and they use to have a free hot breakfast in the mornings but I think that's gone since the pandemic. We always book the room with the bunk beds which my son loves! Great value!
We’ve never stayed there before. We’ll have to plan a visit in the future some time.
I love the honesty of this channel! Calling out small portion sizes or not good tasting items. Respect!!
I always seek to give my honest opinion.
I’m usually pretty positive with Disney because they are just the most efficient theme park out there. That, of course, doesn’t mean they are 100% faultless.
SeaWorld on the other hand… 🙄
@@SoCalDisneyDad bravo 👏 subscribed!
@@thizzlemetimbrs8194 Thank you!
Thank you for all your family budget friendly Disneyland tips.
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching.
These are all great tips and I definitely will be saving this video for when I plan my trip. Thanks again!
Me and my family are going in march!! these videos are so helpful thanks so much!
Glad you’re enjoying them and hope you have a magical trip.
Thank you for making this! I have a big family and this is very helpful for our trip 👌🏾
I’m glad you found it helpful and hope you have an amazing vacation!
We’ve been using some of your tips that you’ve described in this video and others. Thank you, Disney Dad!
Awesome! Glad to hear this.
Thank you Sir, big fan of your videos & I appreciate you giving us tips on how to save money at the park. Always looking for a great value bringing your own stuff is my style as well. 👍
Glad you’re enjoying the videos. Thank you!
Awesome tips for families. Disney is so expensive. And all your tips were right on. And some I didn't even think of.
Thank you! Great tips. I bought the SoCal deal, 3 days for 219.00 going once in March, once in April and once in May before the deal expires. Like you I'm traveling from San Diego. I have not been since 2018.
Hope you have a great time! Enjoy!
Great tips! Thank you SoCal Disney Dad!
Thank you for all the tips. You helped us on our upcoming trip.
Thanks. Very helpful.
Love all these tips but I would also like to add that if you can wait for the second showing of World of Color it is way less crowded so you have a better chance of getting a great seat for viewing!
Great tip! They didn’t always have the second showing (park used to close at 9 PM instead of 10), so I’m not sure if this is a permanent addition, or just for World of Color ONE for the 100 years celebration.
But definitely, as long as they have two showings, the later one is always better for less crowds (goes for Fantasmic too)
Thank you so much! What great tips!
Glad you found them helpful!
Thank you so much, your video helped me a lot! As my family and i will be there next week!❤
Hope you have such a great time! I was there again today and the crowd levels were really good. So hopefully it holds for you next week and doesn’t get too busy.
I agree with many of your tips but the one I don't is to cut a day. We've travelled from Canada 9 times in the last 11 years and we couldn't picture going less than 5 days per trip!!!
For sure! It was just a suggestion as a possibility if money were an issue but folks still want to enjoy the parks.
We have never been longer than 3 days (before we became passholders) and felt (for us) 3 was plenty.
Great tips, thanks
good video very informative
Just finished up watching several of your videos. Thank you so much. Great info on everything:) Sincerely Tammy
Lol lady across the table seems pissed lol
Thanks for the tip on the hotel! I didn't realize there were a string of them right across the street like that. We booked the Courtyard down the block. Much different than hotels at WDW
Some great tips!
Thank you!
Great video! Liked Amy’s tip of the hot water for tea and coco!
I didn’t even know you could do that, so I learned something too! 😂
Good set of tips if you're visiting with a family.
We do those water & food hacks and honestly, it saves SO MUCH!
For sure! The water one is huge. I’ll never understand why anyone buys water bottles. Maybe 1, but then refill that plastic bottle with a water fountain if nothing else. At least that’s what we do.
@@SoCalDisneyDad😊0
I would live a desert guide!
While I absolutely agree that the World of Color package is not worth it, the Fantasmic dining packages are a decent value. If you price out the cost of a full meal with drink at either Hungry Bear or River Belle (not so sure about Blue Bayou) the total is nearly the same as ala cart and you get amazing seating for a MUCH better show.
I’ll have to check that one out. We have never actually seen Fantasmic. We usually leave before those shows start (we live an hour and 45 minutes away). But if we get a hotel and stay the night, usually we see World of Color.
One of these days we will have to stay for Fantasmic.
@@SoCalDisneyDad Understandable that you need to leave at an earlier time with the little ones. If you do want to do Fantasmic, here’s some info. The meals at Hungry Bear are $35 for adults (I think $25 for kids) and include beef ribs, chicken or salmon, vegetables, potato salad, dessert and a drink. There is also a vegetarian meal which is surprisingly good. You can get reservations though the app and depending on when you eat will decide on which show you see. On the app you will need to be searching a particular time, if you just select “lunch” or “dinner” the option will not show up.
River Belle is an appetizer, regular entree, dessert and refillable drink for $50/$35. You can make regular reservations through the app and just ask for the Fantasmic meal from your server when you get there. They do sell out of the first showing tickets, so you may want to do lunch there. I haven’t done Blue Bayou in about three years, but I think it is a similar situation there, but with higher prices and more difficult to obtain reservations.
In either case you will get a ticket for the reserved seating area right on the river for the show. You will be seated on the concrete, so an inflatable cushion or some padding is recommended. The show can be a little loud, so if anyone is sensitive to that, you may want to consider ear plugs. As I said, I think Fantasmic is a significantly better show, and will blow the kids minds (especially if everything is working). After the show, it is also a great place to watch the fireworks. You just want to shift to the right towards Frontierland as far as possible or at least until you can see the top of Big Thunder.
Oh yeah, make sure Fantasmic is playing the night you go. Right now it’s only on the weekends, but will eventually return to every night.
@@PorchPotatoMike Thank you! This is super helpful.
I just discovered your channel and watched your Sea World videos. You have great content and I'm now a subscriber. 👍
Awesome. Thank you!
We love the Clemintine (10 min walk to park or shuttle for $) Free breakfast and full kitchen in suite. But when I'm alone I try to stay close to front gate. Trying Camelot in November. Did Hojo last Feb Same walk as Clemintine. I only get 3 day weekends off as I work m-f. So fly in over night from HI do DL then parkhopper next day DA & DL. Then home. Hope to see you in park some day!
Excellent video. Very helpful. Thank you. A video I would like to see is hotels for Universal Studio Hollywood. I can find lots of info on hotels near Disneyland, but not much on hotels near Universal for our fall 2023 family trip.
I have two videos up on my channel for those hotels! One published about a week ago (Hilton Universal), so if you check my recent videos, you’ll find it.
Then in the description of that video, there should be a link to the other video (one for the Sheraton Universal)
That tea tip is true for WDW too. They just give you hot water and a tea packet so this can save you big if your a tea drinker! ❤️
My wife and I come and we always share our meals the portions are generally huge.
Places we will frequently split are Rancho Del Zocalo, Lucky Fortune, French Market, and the Pizza/Pasta locations in both parks.
Sometimes we can split a burger, but it depends on how many snacks we’ve eaten/plan to eat (and how big the burger is whether it’s a specialty one or not).
We did four days last time and this next time we are doing five days because we have two toddlers and elderly family coming! It makes it easier for us to do 2/3rds days where everyone has breaks or hold days to not go over the limit 😄
I like your ideas of saving money however, one of the reasons I go to Disney is to do all the Disney things like stay at the Disneyland hotel get the Disney T-shirt at the world of Disney but I do agree with you on a lot of things like the water and the dining and the snacks you got a splurge a little at Disney
For sure, a lot of the money saving tips do tend to focus on the day trippers or the folks who go frequently and need a way to save where they can.
I absolutely agree that if this is a once in a lifetime vacation or even a once a year vacation, you’ve saved and planned to splurge on your trip and definitely should. We do when we go to WDW. Money-saving is the last thing in my mind there. Doesn’t mean we go crazy and drain our bank account, but you get what I mean.
I always tell my friends n family the same info _ live a few miles down street ! I did the same food wise when my kids were little , do the same for ,self especially if only going for a few hours ! And yes , the ears are ridiculous now! T-shirt’s down the street from DL the Target has soo many Disney items !
My hotel mini fridge had a freezer section so I froze water bottles and brought those to the park. They kept snacks cool and if I needed water I would let them melt down a bit.
I need this info real bad
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Id be interested to see a cost comparison to buying packages with park hopper/single day tickets plus hotel! Our trip isnt until September but ive been playing around with the options on the disneyland website.
That’s a tough one because it really depends on what deals Disney is running. They are often limited time offers with specific dates you have to travel between. September deals wouldn’t be available until around May/June.
Usually we book a trip, and then if there’s a deal for our dates we have the travel agent apply the deal when it’s available.
If you don’t fall in the dates, but you COULD, you can usually move your trip to fall within the dates without issue.
@@SoCalDisneyDad thats great info!! Ill be on the lookout come may!!
We’re going the middle of June for 3 day. If we do park hoppers do we have to do for the 3 days we are there or can we just do for the last day.
@@corinaquiroz2964 The hopper is a flat price for the duration of your stay. It’s $60/ticket for all 3 days. It’s actually $65/ticket for only a single day.
You are way better off buying the hopper upfront for the whole trip.
@@SoCalDisneyDad so I could do just a single day?
just started following you guys. but what about a video on how to get from the cambria hotel to the toy story lot. and from the lot to the park.
We'd like to come in December 2023. We are crazy excited to see the theming. Can you review the rider swap plan? My 5 yr old might not love all the bigger attractions. 👍
Sure! It's not super complicated. You just speak to a cast member at the front of the line for the attraction you need a switch and ask about it. They'll scan the tickets of the adult waiting out as well as one other guest (perhaps another child who gets to ride twice) to accompany you. The first group waits in line like normal, and then when they get off, you swap adults and the guests who had their tickets scanned will return through the Lightning Lane entrance. It's as simple as that.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. I'm always happy to help!
Superbe vidéo 👍
🎉🎉 using your code for my sons birthday 🥳
Fantastic! Hope you have a great time.
I'd love a video showing how to ride EVERY ride in DL in a day (using Genie + of course) and another one to ride EVERY ride in DCA too.
That’s a pretty tall order. 😂 For Disneyland any way. It’s got 34 rides.
DCA is a little easier with 18.
I’ve actually done it before without Genie+ at DCA.
Disneyland. Hmm… that would be a tough one, but definitely something I could try to tackle this Summer!
You asked in the video for future video topics... One thing I haven't seen any of the Disney vloggers talk about is dining with dietary restrictions. I need gluten-free options, and I don't see too many options for a gluten-free diet in the videos I've watched so far.
Thanks!
You’re in luck! I have a video about that very topic already: ua-cam.com/video/Evt-ed3Eb_0/v-deo.html
We also did a Vegan day (very surprisingly tasty foods), though they aren’t necessarily Gluten friendly. That video is here: ua-cam.com/video/TQFizdBTUwM/v-deo.html
Thanks for reaching out with requests!
We originally got 3 day one park a day. Until they had the 5th day free with a 4 day pass. However its Christmas time, we have Genie +, and I always go threw get away. Since my daughter was 5 and she is 22 😅. Lets go! We are going to take our time and enjoy the holidays for the first time. 14 days to go 😅😊
Nice video thanks for this money saving video,I'd like to visit here ASAP it's my dream to visit here,i hope i could afford it asap because I have low budget right now
Definitely share meals and treats. That means you get to try more things if you are still hungry!
That’s the best part! It’s how we do all our food videos without overeating. We have four mouths to eat them all. 😂 Disneyland has lots to delicious treats.
We hit up Walmart and Target for ears and shirts. Also trader joes.
If you booked 3 day to save money (versus 4) but don't do hopper, what park would you suggest spend two days in?
What we do is if we go for multiple days at a time is we go thru a person who makes us a package of the days we want to go to Disney for and the hotel with breakfast included and we end up paying way less than if we got the tickets from the Disneyland page
Question- do good neighbor hotels give you the early entry? We're headed to Disneyland and DCA in June, staying at the Hotel Cambria.
No, only the on-property Disney hotels do here (Disneyland, Paradise Pier, Grand Californian)
Hey, What type of charger do you use for your phone.
Thank you for a great video. When you get genie+ for a family of 5, can one person book the rides or does each one have to book their own ride?
You can book for the whole party on a single app, provided all the tickets are linked to your account.
Thank you for the info.
You should visit San Diego Botanic Garden and Six Flags Magic Mountain for Bugs Bunny World avoid rollercoaster📲👍
I bought my tickets for 5/2 at 104 dollars per person (off season) It was cheaper because the park closes at 8pm insted of midnight!
Actually, the $104 price is just their Tier 0 pricing. There are lots of dates with this price.
The park closes early because of Star Wars Nite, but that’s not why your park ticket is cheaper.
May 3rd is also $104 but Disneyland closes at 11 PM that day.
The ticket is cheaper because it’s off season. But Disney never discounts tickets on nights with special events. You’re just out of luck if you pick one of those dates.
Only one cone at the cozy cone takes cash instead of phone orders. then you have to go stand in the live for your order.
Best rootbeer floats!
There are actually two separate lines for all 5 Cozy Cones. They all take walk-up orders as well as mobile order.
Coming to Disneyland for the fourth of July time. You mention about snacks we can bring in. Are that only packaged goods Snacks that they allow in?? and were the sandwiches premade or not to get them in? Do you know what rides are closed then? Are there rental scooters for seniors who can't walk? Do they allow small pack packs? Tank tops? thanks
No glass containers or large coolers, but you can take it most food. Not just prepackaged stuff.
They do have scooters for rental just outside Disneyland’s gates to the right.
I’m not sure on clothing requirements. It’s usually just offensive writing they don’t allow.
Get away today is a confusing place. While I hear great things from others. I contacted them for my upcoming Disneyland trip. I was so confused. I ended up getting 3 different price quotes for the same dates and park tickets. And they were all higher then buying the package through Disney themselves. And I’m not used to places charging a fee for the 3rd person. Which is part of the reason I’m thinking it was higher.
That is an odd one. We’ve used them twice in the past before we moved to San Diego and it was great. Got a third night free at the hotel we were staying at.
It was just two of us at the time, though. I’m sure their packages are ideal with certain family make-ups. I know Disney itself tends to cater to the 2 adults, 2 kids (i.e. us) crowd with its deals and discounts.
I'm curious what about 2 people I'm talking my wife she has never been there what would be the best
Thank you for your videos.
Tried your Get Away code and it's not working. The new one you posted in the comments section doesn't work either. Please advice. Thanks
I just tried it out and SCDD10 is an active code.
Some thoughts. It may be case sensitive? And if that’s still not working, then it might be you’re not booking a package?
I don’t think it works on only hotel stays, or only ticket purchases, etc. I believe it has to be on a package.
I selected a random date in July, chose 3 nights, did a ticket and hotel package at the Cambria and the code applied just fine.
Let me know if you continue to have problems and I’ll reach out to my Get Away Today contact.
Thanks for watching!
I messed around with it a bit more. It’s not case sensitive. Works whether you type SCDD10 or Scdd10
But it kicks back “invalid” if you’re trying to book hotel only. Applies just fine on ticket and hotel packages.
Hi ,i am going to DL in September from india with 2 kids,As we hv to stay in hotel,how and where to have food while we are in park.should we pack from outside DL before going for DL?
If you’re looking to save some money, sure. You can pack snacks or lunches and take them in. But usually if you’re visiting on vacation, you’ll want to enjoy the food they have there instead. Sometimes you’re more concerned about the rides and want to save however you can in other ways, so these items on the list are just options.
I paid everything
Have you guys taken your kiddos just for the day? If so did you park hop or do one park? I live about 3 hours away and was considering taking my kids for the day to see how they'd do. I was supposed to go last weekend on a girl's trip but with the road closures it was impossible🤦♀️ 😅
Before we were passholders we always went for 3 days.
In that weird time before passes came back we bought the deal that allows you to visit 3 times over 3 months.
On that string of visits only did we do one park a month.
And so we did no park hopper, only Disneyland on the first visit. DCA on the second. And Disneyland on the third.
I would recommend just doing Disneyland for you. There’s so much there in that park that a hopper would be unnecessary and almost a waste on a single day.
@@SoCalDisneyDad thank you so much! I appreciate the response. I'm taking your money saving tips and hopefully going for 2 days in a row. I'm also watching your legoland and Knotts Berry Farm videos because I want to visit those parks too😆 Your videos are really helpful.
@@stephaniethoms9991 I might be visiting Knott’s again next weekend. I haven’t made up my mind completely, but I’m leaning towards it. So there might be new videos up the following week.
I usually only ever go for Boysenberry Festival.
@@SoCalDisneyDad awesome. Thank you so much. We will probably go in November or December. I know it's busier but we get the $20 military discount tickets and We just can't pass it up😅
Lighting pass?
What is that
I'd love a video on taking a toddler (age 3). We'll be focused on rides with no height requirements or for the lowest level. He is short.
I have a video like that in production. Should be out this coming Friday hopefully.
What’s rope drop?
It refers to the moment the park opens to the public at 8 AM. There are ropes that prevent guests from entering the various lands of the park. At 8 AM they “drop” the ropes. Really, the wrap them up nicely about a minute before hand. Don’t know where the “drop” part comes from.
I love this video…So helpful…I did DL/DCA in 4 days…Technically 3…I landed the 1st day and was too tired 2 venture out…I did meet Goof @ his cooking places by the movie theater…
We always call travel day “Day 0” and never count it. 😂
@@SoCalDisneyDad Lol…I agree…
What time is considered the off season?
Some of the crowd levels are actually pretty low right now because a lot of passholders are blocked out, but otherwise mid January until spring break time is decent (besides Presidents’ Day weekend) and then early November and early December are usually really good. The only downside of off season is there’s usually more rides down for refurbishment. We’ve had a great time in the past going the end of August.
@SoCalDisneyDad thanks for the info. We plan on going in December and hoping crowd's are not too bad.
Which hotel had Mickey theme pics/ Disney theme inside of the hotel rooms?
Fairfield Inn
Thank you!
May I ask for your advise that any good hotel have airport transport please ?
Unfortunately, I’m not too familiar with what hotels offer airport shuttles. We’ve never had a need for them living semi-locally, so it’s not something I’m well versed in.
@@SoCalDisneyDadthank you, hope to see your family in LA😊
Sorry but no they don't I was told when ordering that I had to go to a specific cone to order and pay then go to the other cone to get my order. Thank you for repling.
Someone knows if I can pay with cash in restaurants or to buy some souvenirs or not?
Disneyland still accepts cash. Yes.
@@SoCalDisneyDad Thanks a lot
I agree bc food is nasty and overprice everything near Anaheim is super spency.. find the way to enyoy and save up to .$$
I think after hearing these tips, I gonna save my money and never go.
Don’t forget Fullerton park and ride for free/cheap parking
Thanks for the great suggestion!
Yep! Waiting at the bus stop now to go back to it where I parked free. Just be aware that it’s a public bus so if it’s late at night, it’s not as family friendly sometimes. But it’s cheap!
Talks about Halloween 2023 please
I will probably host a live stream at some point to talk about all the events.
I have tickets to Oogie Boogie Bash and Halloween Horror Nights. I’ll also be going to SeaWorld’s Howl-O-Scream. Debating whether I add Knott’s Scary Farm to that list or not.
Yes 🙏 please I've never been to Disney and I got tickets for Halloween day ! I have no idea where to start I'm taking a 2 year old and 5 year old
When I went with my family to Disneyland in December, we tried giving the photo pass person our phone so he could take our picture in front t of the castle but he said he couldn't do that
Weird. I have never had them refuse it.
@@SoCalDisneyDad maybe it was just that cast member 🤔
I HATE GENIE PLUS! I was standing in the standby line at thunder mountain, and they let 40 lightening lane people into the que. I understand that they pay for the extra "Value" but I won't be coming back to DL if I have to wait forever. I think they should dissolve this and let everyone be equal.
Max Pass was a much better system. Everyone else still has free fastpasses, so it was pretty much and even 50/50 split in the lines and Disney still made money.
Genie+ just feels broken. It’s completely unfair to have to watch them pull 9 guests from lightning lane for every 1 guest in standby.
We almost never ride Monsters Inc now because that one is one of the worst rides for being standby.
Can 3 days at the parks really be enough if you've never been to Disneyland??
My very first ever visit was only three days (we had a Park Hopper) and I thought it was just fine.
This coming from someone who’d never gone to WDW less than 7 days.
@@SoCalDisneyDad Thank you!
Last trip in august I asked cast members to take photos with my phone and they said no
I respectfully disagree with your recommendation of the pasta dishes at Alien Pizza Planet. I am a Los Angeles native and visited Disneyland on 3/24/23. Pursuant to your suggestion, I tried the Count Down Shrimp Fusilli. The pasta tasted and felt like it had been cooked and sat in a warmer or under heat lamps for hours. The sauce was bland and tasteless. Although advertised to contain sun dried tomatoes and pesto, I neither saw nor tasted either. The shaved Parmesan cheese was hard and dry around the edges. While I would agree with you about the pizza, which appears on par with frozen pizza, I would not recommend Alien Pizza Planet pasta dishes.
I’m so sorry to hear you had a bad experience with it. We’ve gotten it 4-5 times over the last year or so and have always been happy with it. It’s always felt hot and fresh to us. I don’t doubt that they do keep stuff like that under a heating lamp sometimes, we’ve seen it over at Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta too.
It might have come down to time of day, or the busyness of Spring Break that they premade a lot of food. I don’t know. 🤷🏻♂️
Why does everyone keep saying genie+ is $25. Just booked yesterday and it was $50 pp
Are you sure you didn’t pay $50 total? Or You bought Genie+ AND an Individual Lightning Lane?
Genie+ by itself hasn’t ever gone that high. The highest anyone has ever seen it is around $30/person.
I just checked, and the cost for today is $25/person.
haha. save money by not going. admission is insanely expensive.
Where is a good place to get a smash burger outside of the park? Or just a good place to eat in general. Non-chain restaurant. I don’t mind driving.
Great question. There’s a ton of options on Harbor Blvd just a few steps outside the main gate. Lots of chains, but there are some non-chain places there too.
The Garden Walk is not too far away as well and there’s loads more restaurants in that area. Easily walkable from the park.
@@SoCalDisneyDad None of those. I’m looking for a place SoCalDisneyDad would be proud to recommend to an out of state viewer. We’ll have a day off in between park visits and I have driving license. Lets say within a 30-40min drive from the park.
@@Sean-uh6te In full transparency, I haven’t eaten at very many places outside of the park itself.
We like Fire + Ice in the Garden Walk and have eaten there a few times. It’s a Mongolian grill.
Porto’s Bakery near Knott’s Berry Farm is one of the most popular places in the area. It’s so popular it’s making its way to Downtown Disney eventually replacing La Brea.
Portillo’s comes highly recommended by a friend of mine for Chicago Hotdogs and Beef Sandwiches. He says the chocolate cake shake is to die for. I just haven’t made it there yet.
Mimi’s Cafe, right outside Disneyland, is supposed to be really good too. They have 77 locations. But the Mimi’s in Anaheim is it’s founding location.
I’m sure there are probably others, but we do so many food videos at Disneyland, we don’t have much opportunity for eating elsewhere.
@@SoCalDisneyDad perfect. Thank you
@@Sean-uh6te There is a place called PicoSmashes inside the Garden Walk that I would recommend. Really high quality beef and exceptional flavor.
Best way to save money at Disney is to not go to that dumpster fire 😂
Step 1: Go to Legoland instead 😂
How many dads here ?
Nah you got to let the kids get 1 pair of every trip if the trips are at least a year or longer apart.
Of the Mickey/Minnie ears? I can see that.
We have a tradition of buying a T-shirt at Walt Disney World every year. Even if we buy 1-2 sets of matching shirts from Kohl's for wearing there, we'll still buy at least one new t-shirt during the trip. Usually on one of the last days after we've had a chance to peruse all the stores in all four parks.
We aren't "ears" people. Amy has her same ears from 8 years ago and only wears them on occasion. We bought James a slinky dog set 3 years ago and he still wears the same ones.
But I can totally be on board with setting aside funds to continue traditions if that's what you want to do.
I’m 65, never been, likely never will. As a kid, theme parks were noisy and grotesque places to me. As an adult, the sensory overload would be exhausting.
I’m order to save money at Disneyland you actually have to save tons the purchase tickets, then save some more to make a reservation and pay for your stay, then save a lot more for the eats, then save way more to purchase something at the Disneyland and California Adventure Parks, then save some more additional funds to be able to get home regardless of where you reside, then one last time save much more to catch up on any unnecessary spending which just happened while trying to enjoy a much needed vacation at an exorbitant expensive experience to make others happy at the Happiest Place on Earth. Now that’s expensive and exhausting!!
The best way is to not go at all.
No thank you I would rather take my children on world cruises and show them actual art Museum in real worldwide monuments. What is so great about Disneyland waiting in the Sun for hours for one crappy ride that lasts less than a minute. paying too much for food that's not that good. I would brainwash my children into thinking it's the worst place on Earth. Think of how much more you could do for your children with the money education great birthdays great gifts on your birthday brand new bike every year for instance or brand new video game system. For one hot day in the park😢😢😢😢
Or you can do both if you’d like to.