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DisneylandAnaheim, CaliforniaDescriptionLocation: Disneyland is located just off I-5 in Anaheim, California, one hour south of downtown Los Angeles. You can get driving directions by clicking the Disneyland link on Theme Park Insider's Google map of U.S. theme parks. History: Disneyland opened in a nationally-televised ceremony on July 17, 1955. (The telecast was co-hosted by future president Ronald Reagan.) It is Disney's original theme park and the only one visited by Walt himself. After a lackluster opening day plagued by hot weather, Disney went back to work on the park and it became one of the most popular theme parks in the entire world. Hours: http://disneyland.disney.go.com. Disneyland is open 365 days a year. The Fourth of July and the days between Christmas and the Rose Bowl Game are the busiest days of the year. Tickets: Order online. Always try to buy your tickets in advance, to save time when you get to the park. If you live in Southern California, read our advice on whether you should buy a Disneyland Resort annual pass. Reservations: Your admission ticket allow you to get one, free FastPass ride reservation ticket at a time. If your reservation time is more than two hours in advance, you may make get a second FastPass after two hours. FastPass is available on selected popular rides. You might not need to use FastPasses on less crowded days, but expect long stand-by lines if you choose to go on a FastPass ride at mid-day without a FastPass ticket. You can call (714) 781-DINE to make advance reservations for the Blue Bayou Restaurant inside Pirates of the Caribbean. Strategy: Arrive at least 30 minutes before opening, then head toward the Matterhorn, veering to your right, for the quickest path to the Submarine Lagoon. If you are one of the very first people into the park, consider riding Finding Nemo first, but be aware that a significant majority of people entering the park are heading straight there as well. If the line is greater than 60 minutes consider riding it later in the day. Then either head to Fantasyland if you have toddlers or to get a FastPass for Indiana Jones if you do not. If you have toddlers, in Fantasyland ride Dumbo, Casey's Jr. Circus Train and Peter Pan's Flight, in that order. Then ride the other Fantasyland rides, finishing with It's a Small World. If you do not have toddlers, after doing Indiana Jones head to Splash Mountain, then work your way back from the Haunted Mansion to Pirates to the Jungle Cruise. Cross over to Tomorrowland; get a FastPass for Space Mountain, then ride Buzz Lightyear while you wait. Go to the park's other attractions at your convenience after that. Remember that many rides will stop distributing FastPasses after 4pm, so plan accordingly. -- Last edited by Robert Niles [Update this description | Read previous versions] Photos
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