I love Disneyland, but I hate standing in line for attractions. I’ve made it my mission over the past decade to find all sorts of secret methods and tricks to avoid the Disneyland crowds. On a standard Disneyland day, my family easily fits in 20-30 rides and still has time to get the kids an …
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As I wrote about last week, my family recently took a trip to Disneyland with a fairly large group of adults and young children. Since my daughter is a big fan of “Lightening A’Queen” (as she calls him), we were excited to explore the new Cars Land attractions in the California Adventure Park. The only …
If you grew up going to Disney World like I did, you might be surprised to know that the hotel situation in Disneyland is very different. Disneyland was built first, and Walt Disney only purchased a relatively small amount of land for the park. As it became clear that Disneyland would be a hit destination, …
Many parents who travel with small children find that their vacation isn’t much of a vacation when they are chasing small children and having to adjust all their plans around naptime and early bedtimes. One solution is to bring extended family with you on your travels (we invite grandmas whenever we can), but that isn’t …
My husband and I have been big Disney fans for a long time, so we definitely looked forward to taking our little one down to Anaheim as soon as possible. What we did not look forward to was standing in Disneyland lines for hours and finding ourselves with a cranky toddler. Luckily, there are ways you …