Hi all,
This will be my family's first trip to Disneyland on Christmas. It's something that we've always thought about doing, but this year it finally became a reality! Since this is the first time our whole family is traveling out west, we will only be spending 2 days at Disneyland (Dec 25 and Dec 30) to leave room to see what else California has to offer.
We aren't from the SoCal area but are well aware of the traffic concerns in the area. We are staying at the Universal Hollywood Hilton in LA, and Disneyland is approx 35 miles from our hotel.
My first question: is the traffic any better/worse on Christmas? We wanted to arrive at rope drop, and were planning on leaving about 90 minutes early. Is that enough time with traffic to ensure we arrive on time?
Also we are familiar with the what's popular (Carsland) and expect there to be very long lines. We actually aren't too worried about riding RSR. It won't be a dagger in our trip if we miss it, because we already reserved lunch at Flo's, and we'd rather see a lot than use 2 hours of our time waiting in line for a 3-4 minute attraction. So that brings me to my next question:
Our big "must-sees" for the DLR are:
1.) Space Mountain
2.) PoTC
3.) Indy
4.) Matterhorn
5.) California Screamin
6.) RSR (if line is not 2+ hours)
We've been to Disney World a lot and have noticed trends over the years in regards to the best times to ride attractions so that you have minimal wait, and that some attractions such as the ToT and PoTC, traditionally have wait times that turn out to be shorter than posted.
Do these things happen at Disneyland? Is there a better time of the day to ride Indy for example? Or will it not matter on Christmas anyway?
Any help would be appreciated and I thank you for reading.
This will be my family's first trip to Disneyland on Christmas. It's something that we've always thought about doing, but this year it finally became a reality! Since this is the first time our whole family is traveling out west, we will only be spending 2 days at Disneyland (Dec 25 and Dec 30) to leave room to see what else California has to offer.
We aren't from the SoCal area but are well aware of the traffic concerns in the area. We are staying at the Universal Hollywood Hilton in LA, and Disneyland is approx 35 miles from our hotel.
My first question: is the traffic any better/worse on Christmas? We wanted to arrive at rope drop, and were planning on leaving about 90 minutes early. Is that enough time with traffic to ensure we arrive on time?
Also we are familiar with the what's popular (Carsland) and expect there to be very long lines. We actually aren't too worried about riding RSR. It won't be a dagger in our trip if we miss it, because we already reserved lunch at Flo's, and we'd rather see a lot than use 2 hours of our time waiting in line for a 3-4 minute attraction. So that brings me to my next question:
Our big "must-sees" for the DLR are:
1.) Space Mountain
2.) PoTC
3.) Indy
4.) Matterhorn
5.) California Screamin
6.) RSR (if line is not 2+ hours)
We've been to Disney World a lot and have noticed trends over the years in regards to the best times to ride attractions so that you have minimal wait, and that some attractions such as the ToT and PoTC, traditionally have wait times that turn out to be shorter than posted.
Do these things happen at Disneyland? Is there a better time of the day to ride Indy for example? Or will it not matter on Christmas anyway?
Any help would be appreciated and I thank you for reading.