Everything You Need to Know About Disneyland in 15 Minutes 

We stayed at a hotel within 10 minutes walking distance of the main entrance and it was so convenient. We didn't have to start our day waiting in an endless line just to get into the parking lot. And buying separate one-day tickets was a lot cheaper than buying multiple-day tickets. For a family of four, it saved us hundreds of dollars.

I’m going to Disneyland FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME this fall so this is super helpful thank you! 🥰

Travelling all the way from Belgium to visit Disneyland (and Universal Studios) for the first time this October. Also got my ticket for the Oogie Boogie Bash. Can't wait ! Thanks for the video AJ, you rock as always !

I know this video was limited by squeezing into 15 min, but a pretty important detail about Genie+ at DL is that, unlike at WDW, it does NOT cover all attractions. The add-on definitely benefits you if you’re interested in coasters and such, but if you’re only going on tame rides like Snow White and Pinocchio, (whether that be b/c you have little ones or b/c you’re a big chicken like me lol), it has little benefit.

Thank you so much for incorporating more Disneyland content into your videos! Love it ❤

I have 5 days left until my first Disneyland vacation! i’m so excited!

Can you make a series of videos in this style about the international Disney parks?

Anaheim plaza hotel is our golden go to hotel. Sometimes prices are through the roof and sometimes it’s not too bad. And easy walking distance to the parks. We usually walk back to the hotel around 1 for a nap and head back in around dinner for the rest of the night

I know it’s to early for this request but… could you do a video on Celebrating New Years at Disney World (food, activities, etc.) and Christmas at Disneyland and DCA 😁 Also just bought from the DFB Store and IM LOVING THE RIDES, DRINKS, SNACKS sweat shirt 🎉 can’t wait to wear it this December on Disneyland and Disney World ❤❤❤❤

Thank you ver much for the tips. Will be implementing some of them on our trip in September

This is sooo perfect!!! Thanks AJ and team!

Thank you for the Disneyland tips,see you in spring break!😘

Buying multiple single day tickets for tier 0 days saved my a good chunk of money over buying 2 or 3 day tickets.

Going tomorrow. So excited. It's my first time. Very informative video. Thank you.

This video is great for people who can't go to disneyland too

I was there earlier this year and had such a great time… really want to go back, hopefully next year.

Should mention that neighbor hotels (at least the one we stayed at) had a shuttle bus running every half hour to/from the park at beginning and end of the day.

Only thing id add to this...end with pre-ride, re-ride, free-ride! Excellent tips! Basically how i was taught to pick lines, and now my strongest skill

Yay a disneyland video I love videos about my home park

This is soooo helpful! Thank you!

Just a side note….the monorail is currently closed, due to the Downtown Disney upgrade, as well as the monorail refurbishment, until the end of August.

Going to Disneyland in Nov for the first time. 💗

Genie plus is a must!!! It will save u 3-5 hrs of waiting in line

Thanks for sharing

I went to Disneyland for the first time 40 years ago when my wife and I got married. Things were so much easier: wait times for the rides were short, didn't have to do much pre-planning like you have to do now. Our hotel was directly across the street from the park's main entrance which was awesome! I hope that the hotel, a Best Western is still there. My wife and I want to visit Disneyland again while we both can still physically do so. I'm not very tech savvy so planning a return visit to Disneyland might be challenging. Forty years ago a travel agent helped me plan our trip.

We are going to Disneyland in 11/9-10/23. Thanks for all the info!

Great video! Thanks! Question: where can de entrance tickets be switched to cards? Downtown Disney?

Love these DLR videos!

Why does DWorld not stay open late like DLand?! It was so sad to have to leave after 10pm. I love those late night rides when everyone leaves

I need this but with disney world

I just got back from a trip there last week -- consider we did well but could have used this beforehand. I am looking forward to my next trip and will use this info when I go!

Will Original magic bands work for your ticket or does it have to be the magic band plus?

Cool 😎

Excellent video for a new visitor like myself. Can I use my Apple Watch to act like a Magic Band +?

thanks for the dl love! dfb guide videos are so fun to watch. two notes: (1) many of the hotels along harbor blvd. are closer than the disney hotels and, as you mentioned A LOT less expensive. we stay at the camelot inn & suites, tropicana inn & suites or fairfield anaheim resort to save $$$ as well as our feet. (2) the anaheim resort transportation (art) shuttles service many local hotels, etc. they’re inexpensive and conveniently pick you up/drop you off right at the east park entry.

Anyone know how I enter the lightning lanes without a magic band? What do I scan on my phone?

Hello , excellent tips thank you so much. me and my wife taking my 8 years daughter arriving 11am in june 27th staying in Disneyland hotel for 2 nights which theme park should i purchase? Since we will spend 1 day in the theme park ? It gave me to choose between 1:disneyland Park 2:disney California adventure park Any recommendations? Thanks in advance.

Only ever been to WDW. Planning a trip to Disneyland for my birthday in August. Really looking forward to it! Anyone have any tips they would like to share?

Explaining Disneyland vs DCA is so rough with people who have no idea. But it breaks my heart to hear people say “we bought a one day ticket to Disneyland and are so excited for cars and avengers!” But they don’t know what DCA is

We are based in UK and have been to Disneyworld twice in last 6 years. Really want to go to Disneyland and also see LA. Do you know when Disneyland 2024 packages open up?? Thanks

Disneyland will not let us book our park right away. We booked the trip back in feb for this coming Christmas and it wont let us book the park until August 19. Thought everyone should know.

What month were the video clips with the people in long sleeves and warm clothes filmed , because that’s when I want to go😂?

Does Disney land California have DAS?

If you live east of the Mississippi, there are only a few reasons why you might want to go to Disneyland. (1) You're traveling to southern California anyway, so why not? (2) You're a HUGE Disney fan! (why else would you be watching this video?) (3) You're compulsive and NEED to visit all Disney Parks! (good luck with Tokyo....)

Please which airport is closer to Disneyland and a cheap hotel around. I will appreciate if I get a reply.

Does the magicband+ work for both Disneyland and Disney World?

Here’s what I found in Disneyland : at Roger rabbit I think they were putting the genie plus people on the ride first and all the standby people were just waiting in that queue standing there for a over a hour I got dehydrated just standing there and had to go out of line to use the restroom and then when I got back in the queue I had to wait over another hour to ride at that point I just gave up and rode it later but if your in standby please go on Roger rabbit as early as possible even the kids were getting bored in line

One final note…if you have tickets and reservations, Not tied to a hotel package, and remembered that your sons wedding is tomorrow, you still have until 11:59 tonight to cancel without being penalized. When you are penalized, It’s call “Going to Disney Jail”….I know, huh? You have up to 3 Disney cancellations, or Jail visits. On the 4th cancellation, you are not allowed to make another reservation for 30 days.

I'm considering a trip to Disneyland for the first time considering the unfriendly attitude of the state of FL towards tourists (my valid-in-my-homestate driver's license has been determinded to be unacceptable in FL, among many other issues I have with their state government). I appreciate the introduction to Disneyland travel.

I’m going to Disneyland

I got a question, when I buy a ticket to Disneyland and I want to go on a Saturday but I bought the ticket on Wednesday, should I book a reservation that Wednesday or on Saturday when I go

Here's everything you need to know about Disneyland in my words as a former Cast Member: - EXPECT to be long wait times. It's an amusement park and one of the more famous ones. Of course there's going to be long lines for most of the good rides. - Stack up on water during hot days or the summer. It WILL get hot and you WILL burn out. - Have your day planned out. Walking into Disneyland without a plan will burn a lot of your time. It's easy to do the most in the park when you have everything organized. If you don't, it's hard to even ride 3 rides in 5 hours. - Try out single rider lines if you and your group aren't afraid of riding separately. - Treat Cast Members with respect. Most Cast Members will make your day there much better. Some of the good ones will even allow you fast pass access into rides. - Parades nowadays have become easier to find a good spot for. But the Firework shows will be a really tough challenge.

Something big is about to happen for the parks 70th Anniversary in 2025!

I didn't get a choice of a plastic ticket, just email... Do you get a physical ticket at the gate?

Searching through tje internet and all said that it is 85 acres. WTH is 500 acres here?

Nov 5, 2023 - It's true: People do poop, a lot, in ride lines at Disneyland and Disney World.

Hold ON why are park tickets WAY more expensive for americans. Its £65 for one park one day for brits. Guess disney can be nice cus they knownwe have to fly

Genie Plus is so weird. Like, you spend all of your day on your phone, which is fine if you are straight just there to ride rides, but the Disneyland ambience is lost on you because you're trying to get your next lightning lane figured out every second you're not riding a ride, and once you have one, you are game planning how to get to your next lightning lane, and if you're the tech savvy one in your group, you're the lucky person doing it for everyone in your group. Idk. I say if it's just nutty crowded and you want to ride a lot of rides, it's probably worth it, but if you just want to ride a couple rides and enjoy your day, maybe pass on it? Also, Disneyland isn't really built for Lightning Lanes anyway, a lot of the rides don't have them. I don't think a single ride in Fantasyland has Genie+, and neither does Pirates or the Jungle Cruise. For me, I'm mostly paying $25 to not wait on Indiana Jones, Haunted Mansion, and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. I love the queue on Indiana Jones (in fact, I'm kind of sad if I go through it too fast. 30 minutes is an ideal wait time if I'm only riding it once, but I'm not sad if I wait up to an hour), Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a fine queue (there is shade in spots, with lots of fun landscaping and theming), and while Haunted Mansion queue can get a bit cramped and toasty on a hot day, it's fine. All the other rides are either shut down at the moment (Splash), have single rider (Space Mountain, or Matterhorn), I'm not heartbroken if I don't ride them (Roger Rabbit, Smuggler's Run, Star Tours, Autopia), or the wait times are variable throughout the day - even on busy days (Small World, Astroblasters). So for me, very rarely does Genie+ make sense for us. But I'm a Washingtonian child-free married woman who goes to Disney at least twice a year, so draw your own conclusions.

Disneyland >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Disney World. It isnt even close. The nostalgia, easy to navigate, slower paced, no humidity.

$300-$500 for hotel alone and $100-$150 ticket price lol just say it's for the rich only

Here's everything you need to know about Disneyland in one sentence - it sucks compared to Disney World.

this is oddly satifying to watch knowing I went 9 times for free cuz my sister works at disney

It's illegal for Disneyland to be only for rich people