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Disneyland Transportation

Should you fly or drive to Disneyland? Rent a car or use Uber? In this Disneyland transportation guide, we’ll answer these questions for you. We’ve put this together based on our first-hand experiences visiting Anaheim dozens of times as tourists, and living in Southern California as locals. Here are pros and cons to each approach,

Double Rope Drop Day at Disney World

We invited distinguished scientists from all over the world to test rope dropping two parks at Walt Disney World in a single day. Unfortunately, none of them showed up. So instead, I’d like to invite you on our ‘experiment’ to determine whether doing two park openings is possible, pragmatic, and fit for human consumption. (Updated

Disneyland Restaurant Reviews

Our Disneyland Resort restaurant reviews offer opinions and food photos from the best & worst dining at California Adventure, Disneyland, Downtown Disney, and hotels. Each review contains a detailed description of atmosphere and theme, plus food photos, and our menu recommendations–and what to avoid. (Updated October 29, 2019.) There are dozens of restaurants in each

101 Great Disneyland Tips

Want to do Disneyland and Disney California Adventure like a pro? We have 101 tips that’ll help you save money and time and info to improve your vacation! Everything from Star Wars Land to avoiding lines to best fireworks views and so much more is covered. (Updated September 6, 2019.) Over our years as Annual

1-Day Typhoon Lagoon Itinerary

Our Typhoon Lagoon touring plan covers our “perfect day” at this Walt Disney World water park, offering an itinerary for everything we’d do in one day. This includes an efficient strategy for raft rides and body slides, leisurely lounging, where to eat, and ways to slow down and enjoy Typhoon Lagoon’s exceptional themed atmosphere. In

Difficult Dilemmas at Disney World

When planning for a Walt Disney World trip, you have to make tough choices: where to stay, how much to budget for dining versus hotels, which FastPasses to choose, etc. This post is a mixture of these real dilemmas you might face when preparing for a Walt Disney World vacation, and other ‘just for fun’