Remember when CAST member meant something. The employees played parts in every land, at every ride. They asked you how our day was. It really set Disney apart from six flags etc because they were CAST members. They made it fun. Sadly that is gone. I have visited Disneyland since the 70's. So everyone that is 30 or under may disagree with me, but that is because they never got to experience the magic the way i did. As a kid, as a father, and now a grandfather. WE visited last week for a couple days with my granddaughter. I noticed that there were plenty of employees just no cast members. At every venue, no one went out of their way to ask us how are day was, where we were from, or who our favorite characters were, etc. They did talk among fellow employees, but really no interaction with us, the customer. This is how it is at every business etc. But its not suppose to be this way at Disney. We were waiting to go into the Star wars Cantina, first in line with three employees feet away, including a manager. Not one went out of there way to even talk to us. We just stood there listening to the conversations they were having co worker to co worker about the party they went to. This is one example of what happened everywhere for two straight days. The workers didnt seem to want to be at work. No energy or excitment. And for you that are too young, this is something that was so special about Disney. I understand after covid it is difficult to find people who want to work. And I understand Disney has to have workers. So i understand in not being able to hire CAST members like the past. It just really made this an expensive, not very magical visit. It was sad to see this since this is what really made Disneyland such a magical place.

This was my first visit to the original, first ever Disney park, Disneyland! I had a very enjoyable experience in this park over the 3 days I spent exploring everything the park has to offer! I love how the characters freely roam! There are plenty of delicious dining options and so many fun attractions to enjoy! It was great to visit during the Halloween season and see everything decorated, it felt so immersive! I am definitely looking forward to my next visit at Disneyland! I definitely recommend!

I would not advise to do this without the help of a Disney planner. Even with a written itinerary from a seasoned agent, Disney parks is no joke! Is it busy? Of course it is! It’s the most popular attraction in the world for families and adults alike! But if you’re there to truly immerse yourself in what Disney has to offer, you will have a great time. Lightening lanes were useless in my opinion, with stand-by lines often having shorter and closer wait-times than if you booked a lightening lane for an hour or more away. 60 minute wait times for certain rides were difficult, especially with children. Disney should consider how to make such rides more functional for the amount of visitors they have daily. Cast members were inconsistent in nature, with some providing curt/incorrect location directions vs staff who would go out of their way to walk us to where we needed to go. Disney should have more signs available throughout the parks to help families more easily navigate the parks and to take additional strain off their cast members. Though a map is made available, it is not user friendly if it’s your first time. I only noted on our second day that you can use the location tab on the mobile app to see where you are and how to get where you need to go. This would have saved us so much time and energy. Bathrooms in the park are well kept. There were at least 2 cleaning ladies in each bathroom I entered who were consistently making their rounds from stall to stall to keep it clean and well stocked. Well done! We went for the Holiday season and it’s an experience we will treasure forever. The fireworks brought my husband to tears while the parade had me equally in tears. We only had two days and though we seen most of the park, a third day would have allowed us to fully experience the park as we did miss some rides and attractions. We can’t wait to be back to experience more Disney magic!

Overpriced tickets, overcrowded parks, crazy expensive food, drink & souvenirs. The experience obviously is cool for kids. However, when you need to reserve park dates you would think that the crowds are a bit more manageble. 2 hour wait times for certain rides is crazy. Unless off course you want to upgrade your experience for a lot of money so you can skip a line. Disney sure knows how to take your money and how to take it fast. Unfortunately the breakdown of rides takes away from the expected busy experience. Gotta do it once with the kids, but not sure I would be interested in doing it again for the price they charge.

What more is there to say? Visiting Disneyland has always been our childhood dream, and finally, after more than 50 years of waiting, we made it! Better late than never, right? We went on a weekday, yet it was understandably crowded. The security check and entrance process were smooth and efficient. We initially bought regular one-park tickets, but seeing the crowds, we opted to add the Lightning Pass. It was a great decision, saving us a lot of time, as we only had one day to explore. Entering the park, we noticed that the Disney Main Railroad was closed for repairs. We headed down Main Street to the Sleeping Beauty Castle and then to Fantasyland. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and Adventureland were absolute highlights! We also visited the Haunted Mansion, where the Virtual Queue was a brilliant option—allowing us to enjoy other attractions while waiting for our spot. The wind was quite strong that day, making the evening pretty chilly, but thankfully, we brought our sweaters. We managed to experience many classic and fan-favorite attractions, though "It's a Small World" was also closed for refurbishment. We stayed until 9:30 PM, eagerly waiting for the laser light show since there was no parade or fireworks that night. Still, we enjoyed every second, fulfilling a dream we've held since childhood.

I really don't know where to even begin. We did both parks over two days. Half of the rides are not in operation, and the ones that are have a 60 minute + wait. The wait just gets longer because corporate greed allows people to pay more and skip the lines. As we waited in a long line for Big Thunder Mountain, I lost count after over 100 people used the lightning pass to go around us. That line finally met up with ours at one point! Then you get to ride a ride for a whole 5 minutes! Disney needs to drastically limit the amount of people in their parks. You are literally elbow to elbow walking anywhere in the parks - though Adventure Park wasn't nearly as bad as Disneyland. People pushing their way through, rushing to take photos of everything, it's miserable! I have a bad back, and after walking for an hour or so, I need to sit on a bench with a back. Good luck finding one anywhere. 100,000 people in the park, 20 benches. People were sitting anywhere they could find space, again - terrible! Everything is overpriced and underdelivered. Lunch at Wine Country in Adventure Park was the best of the group. Lunch and dinner at other places was not worth it. I also didn't bother with any souvenirs. The firework show at 9:30 in Disneyland was a nightmare too. People start claiming spaces at 7:00. You can try to get yours, but as the time draws nearer, others will huddle around you, push you out of the way, or the park attendants will herd you forward like cattle until you can't move anymore. All that for a disappointing 15 minute show. Walt Disney World did a show that was 20x better, and they had the logistics set up for good spacing of people and views. Definitely won't be coming back, not worth any of the aggravation.

We visited on 3 occasions over our week trip to California. Our first visit was on 1/10 to Oogie Boogie Bash. We entered the park at 3pm to make good use of some time before the party starts to get on some rides and have some photos taken. Once it hit 6pm we explored the character trails - with high hopes we actually felt disappointed - the best trail was for Oogie Boogie and Dr Doofenschmirtz, these characters were very engaging and took the time to make an effort. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for Sid and Ernest de la cruz. The parade was good but very short and rushed. CM's handing out candy too busy talking to each other to interact with guests. Compared to Mickeys not so scary there was not as much candy handed out. We were impressed with Disneyland however noted very long lines - for everything - drinks, popcorn, food, toilets and rides. Even the Genie+ queues were very long. In some parts of the park you felt sardined walking shoulder to shoulder with other guests. We spent one more day at DCA and the queues were better - but it is noticed for rides the majority is genie+ and then one family from standby queue. We did not bother with Genie+ as some of the queues looked bigger for this than stand by Disappointed no fireworks at either park during our visit. Overall a very nice park

We attended the theme park with our family and had asked about both Veteran ticket prices and senior ticket prices, as regular prices are very high, almost criminal. We were told to get veteran tickets, try checking the base stationed on. Folks, I am a Vietnam vet and not on any base, so dumb answer on their part. As to a senior discount, that does not exist, they want to gouge everyone equally. We were only going there to watch our kids and grandkids (only because one part of our family went there as a young kid herself, but things have changed) at any rate we wrote the park about our experience, and they finally responded but a canned answer they would 'take our thoughts under advisement'. They would not help us out with any refund, so we as grandparents paid over $300 to just watch our grandkids, not to mention the high food prices that gouge one's wallet as well. Disney will be the last place we go to ever again, a very, very overpriced place to go and really not worth it. And we say that as very active grandparents, not ones to NOT be active with our family, but we can find much better options to spend less then $300 for two people.

As a long time Disney Fanatic, our recent trip to Disneyland was very disappointing. I'm writing this in hopes of getting the attention of the Disney People who can institute change and return this family favorite to its original glory. Crowds are a part of the Disney experience, however, when rides and sections of the park are closed for renovation, or one park is closing early, visitors are forced into small spaces meaning there are fewer spaces for people to rest and recharge. What's worse is the difficulty with getting on a ride. With the price of tickets exceeding $114 (though advertised at $104) and pushing towards $200 during higher demand, you admission no longer guarantees anything: maybe only 1 or 2 rides (with 90+ minute wait times if they will even allow you to wait! We had repeated experiences where we were told the wait lines were closed!), no place to sit, and poor access to parades and shows. But here's the catch: you can pay an additional $30 plus dollars per person to get the opportunity to make a reservation for a ride. But even the additional purchase doesn't guarantee much of anything since you need to know how to access the ride reservations through the Disneyland App at preappointed times. In addition, eating with my family was very difficult. Little ones do not want to sit down for a meal and fast food service was hard to find. And, to grab some quick snacks were costing us $60 to $90 for my family! So here are the challenges: For my family of 3, the tickets and parking cost about $400. Food cost another $200. Souvenirs, well, that was another $200. This trip cost just under $1000 all in. We could say Disney needs to charge these prices to pay their bills, however, is that really what's going on? I ask this since the concept of Dynamic Pricing seems to dominate. Dynamic Pricing determines the original cost of the tickets, somewhat dynamic pricing for the cost of the add-on privilege to make appointments for the privilege of riding as the cost of the add-on varies depending on when you buy it. Also, we found restaurants were also using dynamic pricing. It seems that Dynamic Pricing is a politically correct term for gouging. I could keep going but working families will know what I'm talking about. Time was that anyone could go to Disneyland and enjoy the day next to families across all socio-economic classes. Things were presented equally with equal access. Now, thanks to false advertising for ticket prices, Disney has created a social class system that denies those with fewer resources less access to the fun.

The first and oldest Disney park. What we were not aware of is that at this time of year there is no parade or fireworks, just a light show. Obviously, we should have checked on that, so our fault. My family and I have always enjoyed the Disney Parks and this was our fifth Disney park. We had hired a car in San Francisco and driven to Los Angeles and based ourselves in a hotel about four miles away. Due to problems with taxis we decided to drive to the park. The traffic was very heavy at the entrance to the car park off the West Ball Road and it took about 20 minutes to get parked. Once inside the park we had a great time although 100 minutes queues did put us off a few things, As it was supposed to be a quiet time of year we did not purchase fast track passes. Overall we did enjoy ourselves, but the projections onto the buildings on Main Street at night were obscured in places by the trees. If you are a Disney fan it is still worth a visit, but do your homework better than I did.

Disney still knows how to turn on the magic. The new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge area is breathtaking and amazingly rich in its theming. Likewise, the revamped Toontown is wonderful with its new signature attraction Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway. The only slight downside now is that a number of older attractions appear to be suffering at the expense of the new. Matterhorn Bobsleds was down much of the time we were there, likewise a few of the small dark rides in Fantasyland were experiencing unscheduled down time. The employees were a mixed group, some were as you expected in that they were friendly and helpful while others seemed almost indifferent to visitors. The “Lightning Lane” system for bypassing lines seemed to confuse some visitors as well, particularly the non-English speakers. Used properly, it was a godsend for getting on must do rides. The park is still a wonderful place, but the current attitude of the company has taken a little of the pixie dust out.

I’ve been to Orlando and Tokyo Disney parks before and this one is great too. Tokyo Disney is a similar experience and tickets are cheaper, so I prefer Tokyo Disney.

As a WDW passholder, I was eager to visit a different location for a while. Disneyland Park in California did not disappoint. My mom and I were able to ride 20 rides in less than 12 hours on a Friday. Only a few were due to the LL system. We were so excited to try so many new rides, plus go on the same ones we have back home since they were different. Can’t wait to go back!

Espantoso! Aun que compres el fast pass tienes que hacer línea como todo mundo para acceder a las atracciones, además funciona con la app de Disney y tienes que “reservar” tus atracciones si es que quieres hacer uso del fast pass, tampoco puedes reservar más de una atracción así que estás limitado a lo que haya, quieres entrar a la atracción de Star Wars, pues tienes que pagar más por que no está incluida, quieres ver el espectáculo Fantasmic? Pues tampoco lo vas a ver bien por que si no pagas un paquete de cena de más de 100 usd te mandan a las orillas donde no ves nada!!! Las atracciones se descomponen!!! Nos bajaron del barco del río sin explicación alguna, en piratas del caribe (aún con fast pass) duramos como 1 hora por que “algo había pasado” y si queríamos nos podíamos regresar! PÉSIMA EXPERIENCIA, vienes a estresarte al “lugar más feliz del mundo” vaya ironía! Terrible! Even if you buy the Fast Pass, you still have to wait in line like everyone else to access the attractions. Plus, it works with the Disney app, and you have to “reserve” your attractions if you want to use the Fast Pass. You also can’t reserve more than one attraction, so you’re limited to whatever is available. Want to enter the Star Wars attraction? Well, you have to pay extra because it’s not included. Want to see the Fantasmic show? You won’t see it well either because if you don’t pay for a dinner package over $100, they’ll send you to the sides where you can’t see anything! The attractions break down! They took us off the riverboat without any explanation. At Pirates of the Caribbean (even with Fast Pass), we waited about an hour because “something had happened,” and if we wanted, we could go back! TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE, you come here to get stressed at “the happiest place on Earth”—what an irony!

Disneyland was wonderful as expected. Amazingly magical park with some fun rides! Would advise trying to go when it’s less busy, we tried a random Tuesday in September but it was at 94% capacity!