Located at Anaheim, the Disneyland Park is Walt Disney's theme park that is regarded as the second most thronged parks across the globe. Until 2005, over 500 million visitors have explored the park including even the political and movie icons. This Disneyland Park is the only theme park that is planned and made under the direct management of Mr. Walt Disney. All the rides in the park are divided according to the realm and in such a manner that a visitor in one realm cannot listen or see anything of the other. All these realms are connected through the exaggerated stages with corridors for navigation. The Disneyland Park is simply alluring for children and stunning for adults.
Main Rides
To know these, we (I and my family) first had to know about the eight realms. These are Main Street, U.S.A offering the Midwest childhood town of Walt Disney, Adventureland full of forest escapade, Frontierland exhibiting the western frontier, Fantasyland featuring many whimsy rides, Tomorrowland taking you into the future, New Orleans Square dedicated to New Orleans of the 19th century, Critter Country, and Mickey's Toontown. Listed below are the major rides in each of these realms.
- New Orleans Square:
- Pirates of the Caribbean full of frightening tales and small sprays - no height restrictions
- Haunted Mansion that is dark, eerie, and confusing
- Advenureland
- Indiana Jones Adventure taking you via the episodes the movie series through advanced vehicles, sets, and special effects along with quick movements, unlimited pushing, immediate stops, dark vistas, and snakes and poisonous darts
- Twilight Zone Tower of Terror full of cascades and mental thrill – height minimum of 40 inches
- Turtle Talk with Crush where you laugh a lot but with confusion and speak to a reptile
- Soarin' Over California that is a quick E-ticket ride soaring enough to stun your senses - height of 46 inches needed
- Jungle Cruise
- Tarzan's Treehouse that is an alteration of the former Swiss Family Robinson Tree House from the Disney movie Swiss Family Robinson
- Enchanted Tiki Room adorned with audio-animatronics that refers to a computer management of sound and robotics
- Toy Story Mania offering the modern video game technology, spinning ride vehicles, 3-D graphics with 3-D glasses, and the characters of the movie movies
- Tomorrowland:
- Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage featuring dark scenes and scary sounds amidst which the kids and parents have to spot Nemo
- Space Mountain offering coaster twists and drops and dark inter
ior putting you into a thought process of what will be the next in exploding the cosmos – height of at least 40 inches required
- Innoventions
- Star Tours
- Captain EO Tribute
- Autopia, the Monorail Station
- Fantasyland
- King Arthur Carrousel
- It's a Small World
- Critter Country
- Splash Mountain, a cascading voyage based on the animated scenes of Disney's Song of the South
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Frontierland
- Fantasmic!
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Mark Twain Riverboat
- Frontierland Shootin' Exposition
- Sailing Ship Columbia
- Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island
- The comedy Billy Hill and the Hillbillies
- Main Street, U.S.A.
- Mickey's Toontown
- Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin
- Gadget's Go Coaster
- Houses of Mickey and Minnie
Eating Options
- Blue Ribbon Bakery
- Clarabelle's – Mickey's Toontown
- Daisy's Diner - Mickey's Toontown
- Pluto's Dog House - Mickey's Toontown
- The Golden Horseshoe – Frontierland
- Main Street Cone Shop
- Redd Rockett's Pizza Port
- Tomorrowland Terrace
- Village Haus Restaurant
Accommodations
- Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa
- Disneyland Hotel
- Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel
Tickets
It's better to go for the Southern California City Pass for $229 per child and $269 per adult. With this, you not only can explore the Disneyland Park, but also Universal Studios Hollywood, SeaWorld Adventure Park, a 3-Day Disneyland Resort Hopper Ticket, and much more. On daily basis, the ticket costs $62 for children (3 to 9) and $72 for adults.
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Verdict: The Disneyland Park in California is really designed keeping children and youngsters in mind. So, a one time visit is a must!
