Looks like magic keys are renewal only. When would it open back up to new pass holders? Sorry, I don’t know the ins and outs, just want to make my family happy next year and any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

Does anyone know how extensive the POR refurb construction will be and how it will affect the resort. I’m planning a September 2025 trip and was planning on staying there. It says most amenities will be open, but I’m not sure what that means. Should I look elsewhere for my trip? I planned on staying in a normal guest room.

We have a one year old and are going with two friends next weekend. I just read up on the Rider Switch program. Has anyone done this at Disneyland? Seems pretty awesome! Two people don’t have to wait in line and just come in when the other two are done? Is it available for every single ride?

https://disneyland.disney.go.com/guest-services/rider-switch/

Anything recommendations? We love Star Wars, staying off resort. Lightening worth it?

What is the recommended ball park amount to put aside for 1 day at Disneyland (no park hopping) for a family of 4 ( 3 adults & 1 teen )?

We would like to plan a trip when we can experience the original haunted mansion. Kiddo has only been to DL during the holiday overlay and really wants to do the original ride.

The 2 times that we can do a trip when we think the OG ride is available are Feb (Presidents Day week) or sometime between Aug 5 and Aug 20.

Since it can be rainy in Feb. we are wondering if August is a better time but I am concerned about the ride closing to prepare for the overlay.

Do you know when we might find out about the ride closure?

It looks like Orange County schools go back on 8/11 but that might also be the time that the ride goes down.

Have you experienced the park during the last week of summer break for local kids in August?

It seems so hard to time the trip for the OG Haunted Mansion.

Thank you!

Planning a trip next November with my daughter who will be 5 and niece who will be 6. It will be their first Disney trip. Where is the best place to stay on site? Looking for an amazing experience for the girls!

Flight arrives in Orlando at 3. We are staying at Caribbean Beach and have dinner reservation at 5 at Sebastian’s Bistro. Is it worth Skylining over to Hollywood Studios or Epcot for a couple hours after? We only have three full days after and we’re definitely spending two of those days at Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom.

Hey Disney pros! We’re taking our 5yo daughter to Disneyland for one day in January. I know nothing about the pass types and am not sure what is realistic to cover in one day at her age. Would love any and all tips!!! 🙏❤️

hellooo! my birthday is very beginning of february and i told my bf i wanted to do disneyland to celebrate. we both need to save up if we do decide to go and i was just wondering how much should we save for the trip. the plan is to be in Anaheim from friday night to monday morning, this means be at the parks saturday & sunday. we of course want to do the lighting pass and just one park per day.

due to health challenges I can’t have sugar, and have to limit carbs. What is there for food? An extra gold star if you know of any treats sweet or savory. I will be taking my own sugar free gluten free cereal for breakfast (yes it tastes about how you would imagine). and may break down and take some protein bars which I otherwise try to avoid because of all the additives.

I have periodic paralysis and carbs cause me to have an attack of full body paralysis that lasts for hours to days. So it ruins my whole trip. I’m pass holder, and only just realized that carbs were a trigger for me. Hopefully this will be my first trip where I don’t spend the whole day after lunch stuck back in the hotel room.

Also tell me about your own challenges with Disney food. I’m curious how people do it.

Edit: I can have about 30g of carbs a day spread out, so more than Keto, but it’s pretty much Keto.

We are four adults, going to WDW the last week of February. We’ve never been. Help me organize our 4 days of park time.

Parameters: arrive Sunday around 4. Leave Friday morning.

Current thinking: dinner at Disney springs (Edison, maybe) Sunday night. Monday at universal. Tuesday at Epcot. Wednesday at animal kingdom, and Thursday at magic kingdom. What do you think?

Our priorities: one day at universal for Harry Potter content, animal kingdom, Epcot. We love shows, parades, and fireworks. I want to go to be our guest restaurant.

Less important: anything we can see in California, shopping, Star Wars, food in general.

Would love advice on how to structure the days - which park on which day? What restaurants are truly do-not-miss for the theming and immersiveness?

My partner wants to pay for the room on his credit card but I will be the only one present to check-in, is this going to be a problem?

My partner and I are taking his granddaughters and their parents to DLR for a few days of Spring Break. I am looking at the 2 bedroom villa suite at DLH or the GCH 2 bed suite. Does anyone have any feedback? It’s both the granddaughters (15,6) first trip to Disneyland.

Are the beds really more comfortable at GCH? I do like the idea of the washing machine and kitchenette at the Villa. But the partner and I really enjoyed the GCH last time when we went for the first time. I thought I read somewhere that the DLH villas have 3 bathrooms?

If anyone has any experience with either, I’d love to hear your POV. Thanks!

Looking at the reviews -- they were pretty bad 2023 and before. I found some more recent that say with the renovations its much better. Seems to be very cheaply prices. Any current experiences? are all rooms renovated?

Which is more worth it if you can't do both?

My partner and I are obsessed with Disney and love Star Wars. We are a millennial lesbian couple (DINKs) who got engaged in front of the castle at Disneyland and getting married on Star Wars day next year. We are trying to decide which After Dark event to go to as part of our honeymoon. We have never been to an After Dark event at Disneyland and have always wanted to. We're not magic key holders and can only afford to go to one event next year. We plan on doing both eventually, but for now need to decide on one. We have heard nothing but amazing things about both events, so I'd love get some opinions from people who have attended both.

I assume it depends on what kind of experience we're looking for? Some example questions that come to mind are:

Which event has more music and dancing (not dancing for kids, but like a DJ or something)? I have seen videos of latin songs played for Star Wars Nite and house music for Pride Nite. Both really fun, but wondering which attracts more people?

Which has more experiences/shows/entertainment? More than just photo ops with characters and themed backdrops.

Are a lot of rides open? Half? A select few?

Which event looks cooler? As in has more or better decorations, themes, stuff like that. And which has better merchandise?

It also may be worth noting that our wedding will have a sprinkle of everything; Disney, Star Wars, and LGBTQ+ Pride. So we love it all! There isn't one we love more than the other and we will probably end up doing most of their special events eventually anyway (pride nite, star wars nite, oogie boogie bash, sweethearts nite), but would love to hear from folks who have done both Pride Nite and Star Wars Nite to share their thoughts. 😁

Either way, we are SO excited!

Hi folks - we are headed to Disneyland for two days in late January. The dining reservation window opened yesterday but we celebrated thanksgiving a day late and forgot to reserve. When we went to reserve today there is nothing available in Disneyland at all.

We wanted a reservation for 4 at 5:15 at the plaza inn, just one of the two days. I have food allergies so some of the restaurants don’t work for me (I’ve looked at all the allergy menus). We have toddlers so we thought one sit down dinner would be nice.

Any thoughts or tips as to what we can do? Is it possible they haven’t been released or they release more later? Are there apps that help us track?

Thanks for the help!

any thoughts on if this is a super busy week? if i bought the lightning lanes for me and my husband every day it would be $210. just trying to see if it’s worth it or not! any and all opinions welcome

Hi so me, my cousin, siblings and my dad are going to Disneyland next month. We‘ll have a 10, (almost 11 month old by then) baby with us. I was wondering if he could come with us on the mystic manor ride? And fyi he’s not scared of the dark or loud noises at all. And he’ll be sitting on my dad‘s lap/ being carried by him the whole ride. He’s a very chill baby and a big boy, doesn’t cry much. So will he be able to?

So, this will probably be our only trip to Disneyland. We will be taking our daughters (6 & 2) for her 7th birthday and we will be there on her birthday. We will be there for three days, mid week during the “off season” while local kids are in school.

My wife and I can’t seem to make up our minds on several options. She is leaning towards Disney 1 day and DCA 2, while I think we should do Disney 2, DCA 1. Although part of me thinks we could do the park hopper and be done with it, it seems quite expensive.

In addition, especially at the girls’ ages, is the fast pass worth it or will we generally be alright without it?

I know you can probably provide generalized answers and everyone is different, but I’m just stumped at this point.

Thank you!

How many days should you allow here? And where should we stay?

So we are leaving in 4 days to disneyland! First day at the park is Wednesday. I've been watching videos on how to use the lighting lane but still trying to figure things out to get the most out of the day. It'll be me (29) my husband (30) our son (11) and daughter (7).

If you plan on showing up at opening, which I believe is called "rope drop" what are the first rides you want to book? We want to do as many as we can! We are doing 2 days at the park and 1 day in the middle of DCA.

Any advice or tips on how you outline your day?

We are planning a trip to Disneyland in June this coming year What are some tips tricks and advice for going? How many days should we plan to go? What days are best to go? What ride should we make sure to go to? Anything we should make sure to bring? Best hotels? We also wanted to go to the San Diego zoo and Seaworld and possibly Legoland so we will be down in that direction as well . Thanks so much!

Wife and I are headed to Disneyland this weekend. Just got our tickets delivered from Costco, so we’re trying to get everything set up ahead of time. We want to get magic mobile set up ahead of time, but don’t see the option in the Disney experience app. Tickets are loaded in the app, app and phone are up to date. Wife downloaded the Disney world app, and it shows there, but obviously that won’t work for us. (Edit: Disney world app was downloaded to verify we were looking in the right spot for magic mobile. We see it there, but it doesn’t exist in the same place in the Disneyland app)

I see this same question elsewhere on Google, but no real answers. What are we missing?

I had qualified for DAS pass on my first trip to Disneyland two years ago and had been very apprehensive about even trying to get it for my upcoming trip as things seem to have changed for the worse. I figured it was worth a shot especially if the wait was short (today it took me about 90 seconds to connect with someone) and the questions and my answers very similar to what I had been asked before. They were very patient and kind, and offered similar accommodations as they did last time. Just wanted to give some hope to those who are nervous to try since things have changed :)

Hello! My family and I are staying at the cambria hotel in Anaheim in April. We have three small children who will be almost 5, and twins that will be almost 4. They will still be in car seats. How do we travel to and from the airport? I know we will either do Toy Story lot and/or ART, but wondering about airport… really not wanting to pack three car seats just for the ride to and from the airport

Thanks in advance!

I would like to purchase a park admission for a day my magic key is blocked out. My magic key expires about a week later. Can this purchase be applied towards the renewal of my magic key, and if so how do I do it?

So I know Indy at DL had a single rider line in the past. Disney doesn't list it as having a single rider line now on their website, but I see on the paid Lines app from Touring Plans that Indy is often listed as having single rider. So does Indy have single rider sometimes, or not at all?