We just returned from a weekend at Disneyland (picts here). Each time I go, D-Land seems smaller and smaller. When I went for the first time at age 8, it seemed like its own planet...everything was so big. Now, of course, I realize EVERYTHING is big when you're 8.
We have decided that the next time we go, we will go in January. We are assuming the crowds will be a lot smaller then. The Fastpasses help, but the lines are still unacceptably long. We were there 9 hours on Saturday and managed to get on 6 rides. I'll even throw in the 3 exhibits/shows we saw. That means each ride/show costs $5.53. Keep in mind, each ride/show is around 3 minutes. On Saturday, we went to California Adventrure (which Bob & I have decided is better...more rides for big kids). We rode 6 rides there.
Now, I do have to admit, we used the Southern CA 2for1 passes, so we got into both D-Land and CA for the same price of $49.75. So, if you do all the math (and please check me, I'm not a math major), the rides now work out to $3.32 per ride. A bit more acceptable. Too bad that 2for1 special is only available once a year, and only for So Cal residents.
All in all though, we had fun. The weather was great (on Friday), the atmosphere was nice, and the company was excellent!
Posted by heather at April 11, 2004 01:28 PMso you spent nine hours on 9 rides /exhibits which took 3min per - so 27 minutes + 60 minutes for lunch leaves you waiting in line for ~7.5 hours? (boy that sounds like fun!!!)
Posted by: cliff at April 13, 2004 03:50 PMAs much as I used to enjoy Disneyland, I just don't have the patience to wait in line like that any longer.
I'd rather find another way to have fun.
Posted by: Heather at April 13, 2004 09:51 PMIf you live in SocCal, the annual pass with the most blackout dates is the best. It's priced at bet 2-3 visits. I love blackout dates. Blackout dates means to me -- this is a day when lots of people will pay money to come. That's when I don't want to be there. Sunday is much less crowded than Sat. Plus you can head over, do a few rides and not feel gypped.
We'll go on Sun am, grab a fast pass for Soaring over CA, head on over to California Screamin' before it's crowded, go to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, then use our fastpass, back to Millionaire, then lunch, then Millionaire again. Usually by then we're done. If not, another ride or two, even with a line isn't too bad.
Tower of terror may ruin this or it may draw enough people that the stuff we like is less crowded.
Posted by: Justene at May 3, 2004 07:25 AM