went there for the first time since i was a juvenile. The overpriced food, 55 min wait time, you can’t even use lightning/fast lane (paid extra for this) on multiple rides at once to put urself on waitlist, I waited in line for a ride for an hour just to get to the front and have staff tell us the ride “broke down”, crying babies everywhere, obese ppl on scooters crashing into me.

I’m ready to get downvoted into oblivion by middle aged moms with wings of adipose tissue.

Grabbing a corn on the cob and sitting in the little square across from the cozy cone is a must for me.

Earlier tonight 10/24/24 at around 9PM my girlfriend lost her shoulder magnet groot either on/around Toad’s wild ride, Peter Pan, or Pirates and the walking trails from fantasyland to frontier and then adventure land. The little Groot doll even had a white mickey shirt and blue pants on! If anyone has or finds it please reach out! I will reward anyone as it has significant sentimental value to her.

I just have to say, we took two toddlers to Disneyland this week. I honestly didn’t expect to enjoy it that much. But Disneyland proved me dead wrong. We had an absolute blast. It was our first time ever and there were so many fun, magical moments. They met a ton of characters around the park and we rode pretty much everything we wanted, some even a few times. Yes there were lines, yes it got crowded, yes it was hot…but I can’t wait to go back.

SO stoked to see these back in the parks. $14.99 before tax or mk discounts but SOOOO WORTH IT!!

So hours after the previous post UPS wanted address information despite my neighbors address being valid. I was able to update the street number and they delivered it to my place today. Everything was in the boxes and we won’t be needing to deal with support anymore.

So much relief! Also thank you to everyone who replied to the original post. It was nice to know that Disney or UPS weren’t just deciding to screw with us as a special occasion lol

(Not sure how I’m supposed to link the post or if I’m allowed to so you might need to look at my profile if you’re curious and didn’t see the original post)

Anyone actually see what’s inside the little balls?

Anyone have recent issues trying to use their Disney reward redemption card at the Disneyland park? Mine wasn’t going through but when I look at my Chase rewards account, the charges were deducted. The employees at Disneyland swiped my card several times and it charged me each time they swiped the card but said their system was down and didn’t process so I had to pay with a credit card. I’ve already talked to so many people at Chase who keep saying it’s Disney’s responsibility to reimburse me but no one at Disneyland is helping me. Everyone at Disneyland is telling me they can’t do anything about it. I’m just trying to get the money back, I can’t even call anyone because they all tell me they can’t help.

Hello everyone, my fiancée lost her jack and Sally nightmare before Christmas magic band in the space mountain female restroom! If anyone has found it, could you please let us know! Any help is appreciated thank you!

Am I the only one that feels this way? I also wish it wasn't up for so long. I could never get through the film (I personally found it obnoxious), and I feel the overlay takes away all the magic I love about Haunted Mansion.

I am in a family of 3, comfortably middle class. We live 1.5 hours away from DL and currently are at the parks between 6-12 days per year spread over 3-4 visits. All of my family and friends assume we have annual passes because we like to go to the parks, we live close, and well, why not? We have annual passes for everything else we like to do regularly, including museums, zoos, skiing, and every other theme park in the area.

Here is why: This past year we bought two different 3-day deals, one for SoCal Residents only, the other for anyone over the summer. We will also go again in December b/c it's become a family tradition. Price of our tickets, per person this year (incl park hopper, LL) ~ $1200. The only Magic Keys that are currently below that price point are the Imagine (SoCal only) and Enchant tiers. BOTH of these tiers have most weekends and summer blacked out, rendering it useless for us (and anyone who doesn't want to pull their kids from school each visit).

I believe Disney uses Magic Keys to try to channel passholders into certain dates, trying to preserve the freshness and 'magic' for popular dates where veteran passholders aren't beating guests to LLs, buying up all the merch, etc. I feel left out in the cold and confused how a park I like and attend the most of any theme park in the area has managed to make the only useful tier pass cost more than the price of tickets for 10+ days in a year.

The answer probably is, they don't actually want us there all of the time b/c we don't spend as much money in the park. They jack up the MK prices to recoup the cost of guests who will not spend as much as out of towners. I still hate it.

*Not a popular post lol. I still think it's atrocious that somebody who visits ~10-12 days per year can't really save anything with a Magic Key, but the Chat has spoken and I'm wrong. Just like you all, for better or for worse I'm addicted to the parks and will keep giving the mouse money :)

Okay, safe to say that Disneyland is awesome for people-watching, but we all have that one thing that makes us go “WTF!?”

Mine is a couple fully changing their baby’s diaper and leaving them semi-nude on a concrete bench by the castle — no towel, blanket, or anything.

I also once saw a woman standing on a mobility scooter to get a better view of a show, and when security said she couldn’t do that, she claimed she could because there was no signage that said she couldn’t.

Gotta ask…what are your fave guest-related WTF stories?

ETA: Totally forgot to mention a parent who handed their child back a cookie that fell on the train tracks on Main Street…

Had a great Disneyland day today overall, but left feeling a bit disappointed and wanted to see if anyone else had thoughts on this. This post is just about Disneyland and not DCA.

To be clear: I am a huge Parks fan and grew up a short drive away. I was an AP for a few years, and was visiting multiple times a year almost my entire life until the end of college. I've also been to multiple D23 conventions. Last time I visited was last summer, and then before that was just before COVID hit. This is purely a post with my in-the-moment reactions and just feeling a little down after my experience today.

(1) Disneyland just doesn't feel the same and like it's missing some of the magic. No parade during the day, lack of entertainment or additional features (remember the robot trash can in Tomorrowland?), less characters, etc. Mobile order and LL navigating and everyone staring at their phones now. It just didn't seem to have that magic or sparkle that it had pre-COVID, and I couldn't put my finger on what exactly it was.

(2) Many of the CMs I interacted with today - or who I saw interacting with other guests - were being real grouchy. Look - this is a hard job, as is any job with dealing with the public, and especially with Disney; and I understand that! But I remember when CMs seemed like the nicest and coolest people out there. Multiple times today though I witnessed just rude behavior, whether it was responding to questions like I was an idiot or should have known better, lecturing guests, etc. This made me sad. I bet it's a really tough time of year with the holiday craziness, but something didn't feel right about this. I also feel bad that there are probably a lot of really crazy and uncool guests who are not kind to them, and that obviously results in a hard work environment.

UPDATE: Due to some of the comments received I am adding clarification. I am hugely grateful for our CMs and not every experience was negative. I do my part by saying thank you when I get on rides, thanking someone who helps me out, etc. I also have friends who have been past CMs. My experience yesterday simply felt different than the many, many other times I have been there, and I am concerned for our CMs and the treatment they receive and witness. These comments are out of sadness for them, not frustration at them.

(3) I have always heard great things about going to the Parks over Halloween season, which was part of the reason why I went today. Main Street - gorgeous! The rest of the park...WTF?? So, the castle is Christmas...New Orleans is Christmas...Haunted Mansion is Halloween/Xmas...Toontown is Christmas...Where is the consistency? The Park kind of looked like a mess and like it was in a transition period, and that ruined some of the magic and draw for me. It felt disorganized.

(4) Tomorrowland was depressing. Were there people on rides? Sure. But I remember the times when people enjoyed hanging out there, letting kids play on the splash pad, and getting excited for the shows and music on the outdoor stages. It also just looked...outdated? Old? Some of that is charming, but I wonder if Disney would ever consider a total refurbishment to the land. There is so much space and resources not being used there that I think they could really do wonders with changing it or re-doing it completely, especially now that we have Star Wars separate.

(5) The Park just looked like it needed some extra love - Like visible cobwebs on the miniature buildings and layouts at Storybook Canals. That was sad too!

Overall, I still love Disneyland and it will always be a special place for me, but today felt different and like we are in an interesting chapter. I've seen DLR go through many seasons of change and growth, but this felt like a few steps back. I have hope it will get better one day, yet concerned about when that might actually be!

A couple definitely look familiar, but what say you?

As the title suggests, there used to be a store in DTD that sold miniature villages and figurines. I cannot find any record of it. Does anyone remember what the store was called or have photos? I think it closed by 2010.

We have always been wondering why there is no hanging bottles on top of Tiana’s bayou adventure. On the 21st (when there was magic key holder previews starting happening) there were bottles on the top of the mountain but there were barely hanging. The possible reason is because our version doesn’t have seat belts stupid people would try to stand up and touch the bottles, something you definitely shouldn’t do.

This is a very niche post but we found out last December that thanks to 10 years of public service, my $350k of student loans were discharged and yesterday we found out my husbands $250k of student loans were also discharged (due to 10 years of public service).

Where else would we go to celebrate??

Currently sharing an Uh-Oa! at Trader Sam’s 🍹