Shoelaces! When we rope dropped Fantasyland, Alice in Wonderland was down, so we did Dumbo first, Mr Toad’s, Casey Jr., Snow White, Peter Pan (it had dropped to a 25 minute wait), Pinocchio, and Tea cups. We did Storybook in the evening (not only was it a low wait, but it was all lit up), used a LL to ride “It’s a Small World” and turned a multi experience pass to ride Alice in Wonderland that night (our LL for Matterhorn turned into one because it went down). We still got to ride the Matterhorn on a different day.
I can’t tell you how much I’ve appreciated your videos! They’re so detailed, informative, and well thought out. I haven’t been back to Disneyland in 8 years and I’m surprising my 9 year old son with a 3 day trip this August, so I’ve been on a major binge of your channel. Thanks so much for making these videos. I wish you and your sweet family loads of success with your channel. 😊
Hi Trevor, I can't wait to see your new video. And Walt Disney world. I'm glad that you are family orientated. My grandsons like looking at your videos.
Shoelaces! Shoestrings are for budgets and fries. When I was 7 or 8, we were in line for the "Storybook Land Canal Boats". But I refused to get on the boat, because I saw boats go into Monstro, but they didn't come out. So the cast member, walked me down so I could see the boats coming out the back. Disney cast members are the best.
Peter Pan is my favorite. And for the question asked about shoe string or shoelaces. Never really thought about it. But I'm gonna go with Traver, shoe strings.
This was an excellent video. Particularly for me, and I hung on every word. I've done rope drop with great success. We're going in November and have been busy planning (I started planning months ago). In spite of my better judgement and common sense, we are going to be able to do Early Entry. You better believe I intend to take full advantage. And our first day in will be Fantasyland for the little girls. You did FOUR in 1/2 hour. You reassured me that we should be able to do a lot without getting frazzled, and be able to get breakfast in there! Yes, we will take snacks with to help. I am really hoping that we can have a more leisurely time than we have had. My fault. I have always been a GOTTADOTHISANDTHATHURRY! type, since in the old days, we would go to Disneyland for one day and try to do it all. OH! And I realized that as I grew older and moved to different places, I call them SHOE LACES. But growing up in Wisconsin, we called them SHOE STRINGS.
I am the “go go go!” Type person too. 😂 I’m always trying to maximize our day. And our boys love it. That’s the key there. If other family members don’t like the fast pace, then you gotta slow down. But there’s definitely a lot to be said about soaking it all in rather than rushing through your day.
Trevor, I just want to say that your strategies are spot on! Just returned from Disneyland and was able to do Space Mt, Thunder Mt and Haunted Mansion by 9am. Saved longer wait rides until later, when wait times dropped. Only waited 50 minutes for Rise of the Resistance. Longest wait time was at Cars, 60 minutes. 2nd day able to do Hyperspace Mt (they changed it over nite), Peter Pan's flight and Pirates, before 9 am. Thanks so much for your tips and tricks. We also were able to get walk up reservations for Lamplighter Lounge and get the Lobster Nacho's!
@SoCal Disney Dad I've always went straight to space mountain lol that's top priority to me. Never know what to do afterwards to make the best use of my time from 8-9
I grew up in Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, and Pittsburghese is its own language (you can Google it), and Amy often finds I say strange things sometimes. 😂
Great video as always! If Matterhorn counts then that would be my favorite:). Of the dark rides I prefer Alice. On a side note we were there last week and did the canal boats and had a very funny tour guide. It was like he snuck over from the Jungle Cruise and he had us all laughing 😅. It made the ride a lot more fun and I’m curious if you have ever experienced a guide like that on the canal boats??
Nothing memorable, but yes, I’ve had some great guides on that ride before. Just like the Jungle Cruise, a lot of the experience hinges on the skipper.
This Craig Dennis how are the crowds been and how is the weather been i watch your new videos all the time you all have a nice safe evening you all take care this evening👍👍👍👍👍
I think I told you this already, but we are planning on being in the parks the 14th. We start in Disneyland. It’s Mother’s Day here. I think Australia shares the same Mother’s Day and it’s Father’s Day that’s different. Is that correct?
@@SoCalDisneyDad thats correct Traver. Our Father’s Day is first Sunday in September. And you did mention that you will be in the parks on the 14th. We are starting in Disneyland as well. Will keep an eye out for you guys 😊
Great video! Your rope drop strategy will help many people. I am not sure about my favourite ride of Fantasyland because Matterhorn was down for refurbishment in september (only time that I visited Disneyland). Of the rides that I did, I liked storybookland the most. About Matterhorn, it is in refurbishment again I noticed in your video. Is it normal that it has maintenance twice a year or is this year an exception? Many thanks for your video! It was a great one again 💪.
Matterhorn is an old ride. The oldest steel coaster in the world. So it has a lot of problems. I doubt this was scheduled. But it might be? It is off season right now. It’s possible they refurb it twice a year. I don’t usually pay attention. 🤷🏻♂️
Shoelaces! Haha and im from Southern California. Question! If there is no early entry for hotel guests should we attempt to rope drop Peter Pan? It’ll be 3 adults and a 4 year old in a stroller if that makes a difference. Ty and love your videos!
It doesn’t really matter for Fantasyland. So long as you get into the park before official open at 8 AM. You don’t need to be at the very front of the line or anything. You could even show up 8:05 or 8:10 and still have a good morning at fantasyland.
I would say to follow my standard strategy if they like the bigger rides: BEST Rope Drop Strategy for Disneyland w/ Tips & Tricks ua-cam.com/video/Bz38PiizM5w/v-deo.html
Thanks for doing this rope drop! I was debating if we should go to pirates and haunted mansion first for rope drop. But rope dropping some of fantasyland rides should work. Do you think rope dropping fantasyland and just doing mad tea party, Alice in wonderland, Peter Pan, Snow White and then heading to haunted mansion and pirates is a better option? Or vice versa?
Pirates and Haunted will stay low through 10 AM. So if you start out at Fantasyland, you can definitely hit those key attractions and then switch to Pirates and Haunted
With space mountain closed and haunted mansion holiday themed, what do you recommend rope dropping? Alice/matterhorn/mickey and minnie railway or indiana/pirates/haunted mansion? Or some other suggestion? Love your videos!😊
Haunted Mansion hands down if you don’t have Genie+ and don’t want to wait 60 minutes. Rope drop is really the only way to go for that ride. The rest stay manageable for the first hour. And some of them, like Pirates, will stay low until 10 or 11.
I’m a little surprised you didn’t do Storybook first. Are they still doing the Captain’s Log, or is that a casualty of Covid? Great video! Thanks so much for these ideas.
What’s this Captain’s Log thing? 😅 We tend to avoid rides that have long ride times first thing. The first hour is so precious, sacrificing 10-15 minutes for a single ride is a hard sell for us.
@@SoCalDisneyDad Totally reasonable. The very first guests to ride Storybook each day get to sign a special Captain’s Log! We did it years ago, but we haven’t tried since the pandemic. Our family generally rope drops Tomorrowland, or Rise if we’re getting desperate to ride it without paying. You’re completely right, of course - every minute is precious at rope drop. 10 rides in 2 hours is awesome!!!
@@RideTheTeacups That's pretty awesome. Fun little experiences like this make Disney special. Another thing we want to try to do someday is get into the Captain's wheelhouse or whatever on the Mark Twain.
If we have genie plus and 1 small child and a tall child. should we do the fantasyland strategy or should we start with the mountain strategy (Space Mountain, matterhorn, big Thunder mountain) first?
I would rope drop Fantasyland as all of those rides aren't on Genie+, so it's better to ride them in the AM when there are minimal waits. You'll have Genie+ all day to hit those bigger rides with no to minimal waits. Plus, it's a waste to use Genie+ at 8 AM because there's no line to skip. You're better off using an LL on Space Mountain when you can skip 60 minutes, not 10 minutes. If that makes sense?
Raised in Washington & Utah and it’s definitely laces 😭 You had mentioned a theory about SeaWorld in a previous video (them removing all aspects of Sesame Street). I talk to a cast member there today and they are indeed removing all elements of Sesame Street out of Sea World. They have completely re-themed the gift shop by bay of play into typical sea world merch and now they have big construction walls up around bay of play with pics of their new “coming soon” themes. You can see from the sky tower that all the Sesame Street rides are completely removed down to dirt.
@@SoCalDisneyDad yes! We saw it from the sky tower! According to the graphics, it looks like they’re re-theming the existing rides off-site into ocean-themed ones
@@kimberlyphifer2391 The VP of Entertainment told me this summer they are doing a Mermaids and Pirates themed show. I wonder if that’s the theme they’re going for. Especially with the boat (provided that’s still there?)
@@SoCalDisneyDad that would be so incredible!! I love how they seem to be revamping the whole park. The play area seems to have been painted orange & blue, so not sure on the theming, but our boys are super into pirates, so I’d be totally down with a pirates themed area!
That's a tough one. Fantasyland has way more rides, so it would be the ideal choice, but those lines usually don't go above 20-30 minutes throughout the day, whereas Toontown rides can get really long. But in general, aside from Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, I don't even like the Toontown rides and we hardly ever took our kids on them when they were that age.
I actually went to LEGOLAND last weekend, fully intending to put a video together. But we ended up just enjoying the day rather than filming. Amy’s parents went with us and they hadn’t been there in 20 years. I’m not sure when we are going to be making it back. We usually go about once a month, but May is pretty packed for us with our family vacation coming up.
Hi- I have 3 questions for you experts… 1. if one has early entry, should we go ahead to rope drop Peter Pan? 2. If one has early entry and rides Peter Pan at rope drop, then what time would one expect to make be able to make it back to a character breakfast at Plaza Inn? (trying to plan a character breakfast but don’t know ow what time to get) 3. What would you advise is the best way to use one’s early entry? Thanks!!
Peter Pan has a 20 minute wait during early entry, so provided you arrive at 7:30 AM when it opens, you’ll have ridden it by 7:50 at the absolute worst. But you might get done sooner. You could potentially also ride Space Mountain before 8 AM and the regular rope drop crowds get released. If you did a 8:15 character breakfast that would allow you to check in anywhere from 8:00-8:30, which is plenty of time to ride both those rides provided you are ready to begin riding right at 7:30. Gates open at 7:15-7:20 I believe.
I have no idea which rides are what since is my first time coming to Disneyland, but considering I am taking a 6yr old, 10 and 12, what land should I hit first if I rope drop? Thanks.
@@SoCalDisneyDad thank you! Her appointment is at 940 so I’m thinking we can rope drop fantasy land and ride Snow White (or one of the dark rides as you said) right before the boutique.
I didn't kno Matterhorn attraction was part of the FantasyLand category......My noggin was more thinking its just non-Fantasyland attraction...That was a cool trivia bit...
What’s your strategy for 2 days, 1 park per day? Planning a trip end of July and I am hoping to have a great mix of rides, shows, dining experiences etc. There’s SO much to do/see!
I mean, that's really hard to answer. Watch some of my older vlogs. Like 2 years ago old (should be able to scroll back in my Disneyland playlist ua-cam.com/play/PL_0Qje8SjlSDqdmiVcpA-Ps2W4nt5upCV.html) You'll be able to see what we have done in a day, but we almost never go see shows. My kids are pretty ride-focused.
@@SoCalDisneyDad I recently discovered your channel so I am working my way back. My daughter is new to rides, so I am not sure how many she’ll want to go on. I guess a better question would be are there any shows you would consider a “can’t miss” for a first visit? Thanks for all you do!
@@christinacorn8556 Oh, yes! For a young girl, you can’t miss either the Tangled or Beauty and the Beast show at the Fantasy Faire theater (to the left of the Castle when standing in the hub). Fantastic show. The Enchanted Tiki Room is a classic. If she loves parades, the Magic Happens parade is phenomenal (usually has two times during the day).
Rope dropping Fantasyland? Hmmmm personally I wouldn’t start my day in that section first unless u have small kids and toddlers then by all means go for it. If I was doing Fantasyland i’d probably do it after the fireworks which is a smart move since many kids are gone by then lol 😂. Also Toontown I plan to leave that one for last as its always crowded during the day. Now if we r talking about the Matterhorn being my first ride of course that would be the very first fantasyland ride lol
Hello from Mexico, Great video! Thanks for the tips We are Going last week of june, with our 14, 11 and 4 yo (4 yo first time) I was planning to use your fantasy Land strategy but wondering if All the thrill rides for our oldest Would be packed when we finished fantasyland What do you think is the best strategy ? We do have genie +, would you do fantasyland and book genie + rides later?? Thanks for your advice
Use Genie+ for the thrill rides and definitely hit the fantasyland attractions first thing. You can knock a lot out during the first hour or two. And Genie+ is generally better used later when it’s busier (otherwise you’re basically just wasting it if the standby line is 5 minutes).
Great! Thanks!! I was not sure to book genie + later , because in disney World it give returne times to late in the afternoon and some atractions run out Is not the case in disneyland?
Not really, no. You can ride Mickey and Minnie’s with a pretty low wait (20ish minutes) between 9-10 AM most days. I generally advise not going to rides that instantly have higher waits (the places everyone else is going) because you’ll lose precious time during that first hour the park is open. You’re much better going to the walk-on attractions that later in the day will be 20-25+ minutes. Almost every single dark ride in Fantasyland with the exception of Peter Pan, is a walk on first thing in the AM. You could ride all 4 of the others besides Peter Pan in like 15 minutes right at park open. If you went up to Toon Town, there’s a good bet you’d still be in line for Mickey and Minnie’s at that point having not rode anything.
I haven’t eaten at Royal Street Veranda. I also haven’t done the character breakfast at Plaza Inn. Nor have I done Savi’s Workshop (this one is a huge wishlist item). I also often don’t go to the nighttime events. I’d like to start visiting some of them more often though. I’m bummed I didn’t think about signing up for Star Wars Nite before it sold out.
Shoelaces! When we rope dropped Fantasyland, Alice in Wonderland was down, so we did Dumbo first, Mr Toad’s, Casey Jr., Snow White, Peter Pan (it had dropped to a 25 minute wait), Pinocchio, and Tea cups. We did Storybook in the evening (not only was it a low wait, but it was all lit up), used a LL to ride “It’s a Small World” and turned a multi experience pass to ride Alice in Wonderland that night (our LL for Matterhorn turned into one because it went down). We still got to ride the Matterhorn on a different day.
I don't think I've ever ridden Storybookland Canal Boats at night. Something to try!
Love the rope drop strategy tips! Thank you!
Awesome video as usual. My wife and I always get great tips from your videos.
I can’t tell you how much I’ve appreciated your videos! They’re so detailed, informative, and well thought out. I haven’t been back to Disneyland in 8 years and I’m surprising my 9 year old son with a 3 day trip this August, so I’ve been on a major binge of your channel. Thanks so much for making these videos. I wish you and your sweet family loads of success with your channel. 😊
Thank you so much for watching!
The best Chanel ever! Thanks for all the info you bring to the viewers, very informative and helpful :)
Thank you for watching! That’s why we do what we do.
Amazing video as always..Getting all my strategies for our trip to Disneyland hopefully in October 🎉❤
Any other requests for things we could put together?
My favorite land. Thanks for sharing the early am adventure, you have such a cute family. Smiles all round :)
Thank you!
Hi Trevor, I can't wait to see your new video. And Walt Disney world. I'm glad that you are family orientated. My grandsons like looking at your videos.
I’m working on the Magic Kingdom video now. So hopefully should be up tomorrow.
Shoelaces! NorCal 👟 Fantasyland rope drop is so fun ❤
Shoelaces! Shoestrings are for budgets and fries.
When I was 7 or 8, we were in line for the "Storybook Land Canal Boats". But I refused to get on the boat, because I saw boats go into Monstro, but they didn't come out. So the cast member, walked me down so I could see the boats coming out the back. Disney cast members are the best.
Peter Pan is my favorite. And for the question asked about shoe string or shoelaces. Never really thought about it. But I'm gonna go with Traver, shoe strings.
Going to Disneyland next Wednesday and 100% trying this!! Thank you
Glad we could be of help and hope you have a magical visit!
This was an excellent video. Particularly for me, and I hung on every word. I've done rope drop with great success. We're going in November and have been busy planning (I started planning months ago). In spite of my better judgement and common sense, we are going to be able to do Early Entry. You better believe I intend to take full advantage. And our first day in will be Fantasyland for the little girls. You did FOUR in 1/2 hour. You reassured me that we should be able to do a lot without getting frazzled, and be able to get breakfast in there! Yes, we will take snacks with to help. I am really hoping that we can have a more leisurely time than we have had. My fault. I have always been a GOTTADOTHISANDTHATHURRY! type, since in the old days, we would go to Disneyland for one day and try to do it all. OH! And I realized that as I grew older and moved to different places, I call them SHOE LACES. But growing up in Wisconsin, we called them SHOE STRINGS.
I am the “go go go!” Type person too. 😂 I’m always trying to maximize our day. And our boys love it. That’s the key there. If other family members don’t like the fast pace, then you gotta slow down.
But there’s definitely a lot to be said about soaking it all in rather than rushing through your day.
Shoelaces, Newport Beach.
Trevor, I just want to say that your strategies are spot on! Just returned from Disneyland and was able to do Space Mt, Thunder Mt and Haunted Mansion by 9am. Saved longer wait rides until later, when wait times dropped. Only waited 50 minutes for Rise of the Resistance. Longest wait time was at Cars, 60 minutes. 2nd day able to do Hyperspace Mt (they changed it over nite), Peter Pan's flight and Pirates, before 9 am. Thanks so much for your tips and tricks. We also were able to get walk up reservations for Lamplighter Lounge and get the Lobster Nacho's!
That’s so awesome to hear. Thanks for sharing! I’m glad you had an amazing time.
I needed this lol I'm going to disney the last week of May for 3 days. I want to use rope drop strategy best I can. Thank you for the great content!
There are so many different ways you could tackle it depending on your goal.
@SoCal Disney Dad I've always went straight to space mountain lol that's top priority to me. Never know what to do afterwards to make the best use of my time from 8-9
@@jbperez9289 Space is my preferred rope drop choice too
Shoelaces for me! 🇨🇦Loved the reaction to shoe strings lol 😅
I grew up in Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, and Pittsburghese is its own language (you can Google it), and Amy often finds I say strange things sometimes. 😂
Shoelaces is the way shoe strings are fries lol. Gotta love the random LoTR singing.
I couldn’t help it when I saw The Green Dragon. 😂
Would you have a different rope drop strategy if staying at Disneyland hotel? Love the videos!
Great video as always! If Matterhorn counts then that would be my favorite:). Of the dark rides I prefer Alice. On a side note we were there last week and did the canal boats and had a very funny tour guide. It was like he snuck over from the Jungle Cruise and he had us all laughing 😅. It made the ride a lot more fun and I’m curious if you have ever experienced a guide like that on the canal boats??
Nothing memorable, but yes, I’ve had some great guides on that ride before.
Just like the Jungle Cruise, a lot of the experience hinges on the skipper.
Laces- California:)
This Craig Dennis how are the crowds been and how is the weather been i watch your new videos all the time you all have a nice safe evening you all take care this evening👍👍👍👍👍
The weather has been spotty. Some days it's warm, others it's cold. We're back down with highs in the low 60s right now.
Excellent video!! It’s also “shoelaces”, and I’m from planet earth. 😜
😂🤣
Shoelaces… from California. Favorite fantasy land ride is either dumbo or Peter Pan
Shoes laces! I am from Western New York!
Oh - and it’s definitely “laces” here in Arizona. 😂
Shoelaces. Born in Missouri but also California
Team Laces! I’m from Washington
Shoelaces in Australia! Great tips Traver - can’t wait to get there on the 14th May🤣
I think I told you this already, but we are planning on being in the parks the 14th. We start in Disneyland. It’s Mother’s Day here. I think Australia shares the same Mother’s Day and it’s Father’s Day that’s different. Is that correct?
@@SoCalDisneyDad thats correct Traver. Our Father’s Day is first Sunday in September. And you did mention that you will be in the parks on the 14th. We are starting in Disneyland as well. Will keep an eye out for you guys 😊
Shoe Strings - Southern WV
Shoelaces in HI. Shoe strings from MS. 2:22
Shoelaces in Oregon
Great video! Your rope drop strategy will help many people. I am not sure about my favourite ride of Fantasyland because Matterhorn was down for refurbishment in september (only time that I visited Disneyland). Of the rides that I did, I liked storybookland the most.
About Matterhorn, it is in refurbishment again I noticed in your video. Is it normal that it has maintenance twice a year or is this year an exception?
Many thanks for your video! It was a great one again 💪.
Matterhorn is an old ride. The oldest steel coaster in the world. So it has a lot of problems. I doubt this was scheduled. But it might be? It is off season right now.
It’s possible they refurb it twice a year. I don’t usually pay attention. 🤷🏻♂️
Team shoelaces, i’m from California!!!!
Shoelaces! Haha and im from Southern California.
Question! If there is no early entry for hotel guests should we attempt to rope drop Peter Pan? It’ll be 3 adults and a 4 year old in a stroller if that makes a difference. Ty and love your videos!
You could! Thats a perfectly good strategy for a non-early entry day.
When I was a kid, a long time ago, it was shoestrings. Now, it's shoelaces. Maybe it's still shoestrings in some places.
Shoe strings! Grew up in NC 😁
Good video. Thanks. But a bit more info on what time you hit the security check and park entrance for rope drop would also have been helpful.
It doesn’t really matter for Fantasyland. So long as you get into the park before official open at 8 AM. You don’t need to be at the very front of the line or anything.
You could even show up 8:05 or 8:10 and still have a good morning at fantasyland.
We arrived at the Hub around 7:55 AM.
Shoe laces -AZ
Shoelaces California
What do you recommend for a 5&9 year old first time
They do like the big rides
I would say to follow my standard strategy if they like the bigger rides:
BEST Rope Drop Strategy for Disneyland w/ Tips & Tricks
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Thanks for doing this rope drop! I was debating if we should go to pirates and haunted mansion first for rope drop. But rope dropping some of fantasyland rides should work. Do you think rope dropping fantasyland and just doing mad tea party, Alice in wonderland, Peter Pan, Snow White and then heading to haunted mansion and pirates is a better option? Or vice versa?
Pirates and Haunted will stay low through 10 AM. So if you start out at Fantasyland, you can definitely hit those key attractions and then switch to Pirates and Haunted
You mentioned a magnetic charger in one your episodes. Please tell me what the brand and model Thank you so much
This is the one I have: amzn.to/41Yi2qg
@@SoCalDisneyDad thank you!
Shoe laces AZ lol
Shoelaces
Shoestrings
We’re from Alabama 😊
We’re from HAWAII and we say shoelaces
With space mountain closed and haunted mansion holiday themed, what do you recommend rope dropping? Alice/matterhorn/mickey and minnie railway or indiana/pirates/haunted mansion? Or some other suggestion? Love your videos!😊
Haunted Mansion hands down if you don’t have Genie+ and don’t want to wait 60 minutes.
Rope drop is really the only way to go for that ride. The rest stay manageable for the first hour. And some of them, like Pirates, will stay low until 10 or 11.
What if we do have genie+?
@@user-jh3gl8jx1z Then Mickey and Minnie’s might be better because it’s a Individual Lightning Lane, not on Genie+.
Thank you! 😀
I’m a little surprised you didn’t do Storybook first. Are they still doing the Captain’s Log, or is that a casualty of Covid?
Great video! Thanks so much for these ideas.
What’s this Captain’s Log thing? 😅
We tend to avoid rides that have long ride times first thing. The first hour is so precious, sacrificing 10-15 minutes for a single ride is a hard sell for us.
@@SoCalDisneyDad Totally reasonable. The very first guests to ride Storybook each day get to sign a special Captain’s Log! We did it years ago, but we haven’t tried since the pandemic.
Our family generally rope drops Tomorrowland, or Rise if we’re getting desperate to ride it without paying. You’re completely right, of course - every minute is precious at rope drop. 10 rides in 2 hours is awesome!!!
@@RideTheTeacups That's pretty awesome. Fun little experiences like this make Disney special. Another thing we want to try to do someday is get into the Captain's wheelhouse or whatever on the Mark Twain.
@@SoCalDisneyDad That’s on my list to try in September!!! We’ll see. I’d love to watch the video if you manage it!
I'm with Amy, they're shoelaces. I've never heard anyone say shoe strings 🤣, from California.
If we have genie plus and 1 small child and a tall child. should we do the fantasyland strategy or should we start with the mountain strategy (Space Mountain, matterhorn, big Thunder mountain) first?
I would rope drop Fantasyland as all of those rides aren't on Genie+, so it's better to ride them in the AM when there are minimal waits. You'll have Genie+ all day to hit those bigger rides with no to minimal waits.
Plus, it's a waste to use Genie+ at 8 AM because there's no line to skip. You're better off using an LL on Space Mountain when you can skip 60 minutes, not 10 minutes. If that makes sense?
@@SoCalDisneyDad Thank you, that seems like a great idea!
Are you doing Genie+ at all while in Fantasyland?
There are only two Genie+ rides in Fantasyland and the only one that truly needs it is Matterhorn. The rest are standby only.
Raised in Washington & Utah and it’s definitely laces 😭
You had mentioned a theory about SeaWorld in a previous video (them removing all aspects of Sesame Street). I talk to a cast member there today and they are indeed removing all elements of Sesame Street out of Sea World. They have completely re-themed the gift shop by bay of play into typical sea world merch and now they have big construction walls up around bay of play with pics of their new “coming soon” themes. You can see from the sky tower that all the Sesame Street rides are completely removed down to dirt.
Oh all the rides are gone too now? I haven’t been there in about a month. That’s a new development.
@@SoCalDisneyDad yes! We saw it from the sky tower! According to the graphics, it looks like they’re re-theming the existing rides off-site into ocean-themed ones
@@kimberlyphifer2391 The VP of Entertainment told me this summer they are doing a Mermaids and Pirates themed show. I wonder if that’s the theme they’re going for. Especially with the boat (provided that’s still there?)
@@SoCalDisneyDad that would be so incredible!! I love how they seem to be revamping the whole park.
The play area seems to have been painted orange & blue, so not sure on the theming, but our boys are super into pirates, so I’d be totally down with a pirates themed area!
For toddler, do you recommend rope dropping Fantasy land over Toon Town?
That's a tough one. Fantasyland has way more rides, so it would be the ideal choice, but those lines usually don't go above 20-30 minutes throughout the day, whereas Toontown rides can get really long. But in general, aside from Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, I don't even like the Toontown rides and we hardly ever took our kids on them when they were that age.
When are you going to be posting another Legoland video? We are going to Disney and Legoland in 2 weeks, and I need help planning Legoland too lol
I actually went to LEGOLAND last weekend, fully intending to put a video together. But we ended up just enjoying the day rather than filming. Amy’s parents went with us and they hadn’t been there in 20 years.
I’m not sure when we are going to be making it back. We usually go about once a month, but May is pretty packed for us with our family vacation coming up.
Hi- I have 3 questions for you experts…
1. if one has early entry, should we go ahead to rope drop Peter Pan?
2. If one has early entry and rides Peter Pan at rope drop, then what time would one expect to make be able to make it back to a character breakfast at Plaza Inn? (trying to plan a character breakfast but don’t know ow what time to get)
3. What would you advise is the best way to use one’s early entry?
Thanks!!
Peter Pan has a 20 minute wait during early entry, so provided you arrive at 7:30 AM when it opens, you’ll have ridden it by 7:50 at the absolute worst. But you might get done sooner. You could potentially also ride Space Mountain before 8 AM and the regular rope drop crowds get released.
If you did a 8:15 character breakfast that would allow you to check in anywhere from 8:00-8:30, which is plenty of time to ride both those rides provided you are ready to begin riding right at 7:30.
Gates open at 7:15-7:20 I believe.
@@SoCalDisneyDad - thank you! That was helpful info.
Shoe laces! Also, I notice that he has four crosses on his laces on each side...so another 8
That is so awesome! I hadn’t noticed! I love this so much!!! 😂
Laces…Australia
First this time! Lets go!
Awesome! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I have no idea which rides are what since is my first time coming to Disneyland, but considering I am taking a 6yr old, 10 and 12, what land should I hit first if I rope drop? Thanks.
I would recommend rope-dropping space Mountain and Matterhorn mountain and then head to Frontierland to do Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
THANK YOU!!!! 😊
If u really really really want to ride Peter Pan the best advice ride it before closing time lol 😂
What ride would be very close to Bippidy Boppidy boutique?
Snow White’s Enchanted Wish is right next door. But honestly, any of the dark rides except Alice are pretty much right there.
@@SoCalDisneyDad thank you! Her appointment is at 940 so I’m thinking we can rope drop fantasy land and ride Snow White (or one of the dark rides as you said) right before the boutique.
I didn't kno Matterhorn attraction was part of the FantasyLand category......My noggin was more thinking its just non-Fantasyland attraction...That was a cool trivia bit...
Laces! Sorry Traver...ITS LACES, NOT STRINGS...Amy, i'm siding w u!
@@InTheLifeOfJeff 😂🤣
Shoelaces! Washington State ☺️ thank you about Peter pan! What a waste of rope drop time!
Yeah, unfortunately, due to early entry now, there’s not even a point for non-hotel guests to head for that attraction first.
Shoe strings or Laces lol I’m from Boston.
I grew up in PA. So maybe it’s an Eastern thing.
What’s your strategy for 2 days, 1 park per day? Planning a trip end of July and I am hoping to have a great mix of rides, shows, dining experiences etc. There’s SO much to do/see!
I mean, that's really hard to answer. Watch some of my older vlogs. Like 2 years ago old (should be able to scroll back in my Disneyland playlist ua-cam.com/play/PL_0Qje8SjlSDqdmiVcpA-Ps2W4nt5upCV.html)
You'll be able to see what we have done in a day, but we almost never go see shows. My kids are pretty ride-focused.
@@SoCalDisneyDad I recently discovered your channel so I am working my way back. My daughter is new to rides, so I am not sure how many she’ll want to go on. I guess a better question would be are there any shows you would consider a “can’t miss” for a first visit? Thanks for all you do!
@@christinacorn8556 Oh, yes! For a young girl, you can’t miss either the Tangled or Beauty and the Beast show at the Fantasy Faire theater (to the left of the Castle when standing in the hub).
Fantastic show.
The Enchanted Tiki Room is a classic.
If she loves parades, the Magic Happens parade is phenomenal (usually has two times during the day).
If it isn’t an early entry day do you think it is worth rope dropping Peter Pan?
If it’s a “must do” then that is going to be the best time to ride it.
How is it on a monday lol
Better than a Friday or Saturday. Not quite as good as a Tuesday.
I think our castle is the best
For sure! Cinderella Castle is impressive, but there’s something special about Sleeping Beauty Castle.
@@SoCalDisneyDad hopefully murphy well be rebuilt sooner or later
Rope dropping Fantasyland? Hmmmm personally I wouldn’t start my day in that section first unless u have small kids and toddlers then by all means go for it. If I was doing Fantasyland i’d probably do it after the fireworks which is a smart move since many kids are gone by then lol 😂. Also Toontown I plan to leave that one for last as its always crowded during the day. Now if we r talking about the Matterhorn being my first ride of course that would be the very first fantasyland ride lol
We got a lot of requests for this video, so I know it’s a strategy many wanted to know about. But it’s definitely not for everyone.
What day of the week was this?!
Yesterday, Sunday, April 30th.
It's shoe laces. Where are these mysterious people saying shoe strings from?
Same general place as me I guess. 😂
Laces from CA 😂
It's looking more and more like Strings is a Eastern thing and Laces is Western. But there are some outliers on both sides.
Hello from Mexico, Great video!
Thanks for the tips
We are Going last week of june, with our 14, 11 and 4 yo (4 yo first time) I was planning to use your fantasy Land strategy but wondering if All the thrill rides for our oldest Would be packed when we finished fantasyland
What do you think is the best strategy ?
We do have genie +, would you do fantasyland and book genie + rides later??
Thanks for your advice
Use Genie+ for the thrill rides and definitely hit the fantasyland attractions first thing. You can knock a lot out during the first hour or two. And Genie+ is generally better used later when it’s busier (otherwise you’re basically just wasting it if the standby line is 5 minutes).
Great! Thanks!!
I was not sure to book genie + later , because in disney World it give returne times to late in the afternoon and some atractions run out
Is not the case in disneyland?
@@alejandradelacerda6359 Not really. No. The most popular ones will run out eventually, but not quick enough to worry about.
I appreciate you taking the tíme to reply 😁
Shoelaces 😂
Would you ropedrop Toontown?
Not really, no. You can ride Mickey and Minnie’s with a pretty low wait (20ish minutes) between 9-10 AM most days.
I generally advise not going to rides that instantly have higher waits (the places everyone else is going) because you’ll lose precious time during that first hour the park is open.
You’re much better going to the walk-on attractions that later in the day will be 20-25+ minutes.
Almost every single dark ride in Fantasyland with the exception of Peter Pan, is a walk on first thing in the AM.
You could ride all 4 of the others besides Peter Pan in like 15 minutes right at park open.
If you went up to Toon Town, there’s a good bet you’d still be in line for Mickey and Minnie’s at that point having not rode anything.
@@SoCalDisneyDad great! Thank you!
Shoe strings
Is there anything that you haven’t done at Disneyland yet??
I haven’t eaten at Royal Street Veranda. I also haven’t done the character breakfast at Plaza Inn. Nor have I done Savi’s Workshop (this one is a huge wishlist item).
I also often don’t go to the nighttime events. I’d like to start visiting some of them more often though.
I’m bummed I didn’t think about signing up for Star Wars Nite before it sold out.
Its just "laces". Lol
Just laces. CA