Bought 3 red, got 2 black.

Just curious what people’s feelings are on the investment Disney made into the Smugglers Run attraction.

Seems it’s never really that busy.

My expectations were blown away! I had low hopes for this street party. I am so happy to say that I was dead wrong. First of all, the song is such a banger, I listened to it all day at work. I really really hope Disney sells a vinyl of this sometime in the future. Secondly, the dancing and choreography was chefs kiss. I'm so glad they stopped at certain parts of the route cause it was soooo good I can't compliment enough how the dancers rocked to that song.

I really hope this is a permanent replacement of the Frightfully Fun parade. This was such a step up in entertainment. I'm ok with less floats if the song is an ear worm and the dancing is top notch.

My sister and I were at Disneyland yesterday and we had such a nice day! From the front gate where my app was not working and handled it with such patience, to the wonderful cast members at Hungry Bear bbq, to the woman who took our trash at the Hideway. Everyone was so nice and engaging!

I am a Magic Key holder for many years! It was nice to have some of that "old magic " from the early day's of Disneyland!! Keep it up and thank you for making our day awesome!!

Visited Craftsman at the Grand Cal over the weekend and saw the burger on the menu for $34!! Insane price point for a burger

I used to work at Disneyland in the late 90s and early 2000s. I recently revisited and perused the Main St. shops. I was very disappointed in the quality of merchandise. The material of the sweaters and tee shirts seemed so thin and flimsy and the stuffed plush animals had a cheap feel to them as well. The material didn't feel like it was good quality plush that I remember them having. Plus everything was way overpriced. I guess this is happening pretty much everywhere but I always expected Disneyland to have higher retail standards.

Have to vent a little - what happened to line etiquette?! Today a woman was letting her kid absolutely run wild in the Big Thunder line and he kept grabbing my partner’s thigh and my behind. Eventually I got fed up and said “Oh my god” because, oh my god, enough lol. I thought it was audible to only my partner but this lady heard and finally told her son to stay with her by saying “Stay back here because apparently this lady has never been around kids”

I have no issue with kids at Disneyland. It’s Disneyland! But I don’t understand this growing attitude that I should just politely stand there while someone else’s child uses me as a springboard. I’ve noticed other things too - line cutting, people leaving and re entering etc. is it just me? Or is behavior actually degrading at the parks?

Hi

So I have recently come back from an 11 night trip from Disneyland. This was a mop-up trip to do everything we didn't get a chance to do last year. We stayed at the Fairfield by Marriott again and it had been through a refurbishment. This has given the rooms a massive lift and they are now up to the same standard as Coronado at WDW so a great affordable option.

Highlights
Walk In Walts Footsteps Tour - Our guide for the tour was excellent and very knowledgable. The Tour was very well paced (especially with the heat) and we did not feel rushed (especially in Walts Apartment). Photos are limited in the apartment to those taken by the guide, but they took shedloads for us. You get to do 3 rides on the Tour (Jungle Cruise, Train and Smallworld, plus a Lightning Lane for later). You also get a pin, Lanyard, Picture, and box of Beignets. During the Tour Minnie decided to deliberately sneak behind me in DCA which made me jump and was a very memorable moment for our trip!

Queues
As we ended up being there during the heatwave, queues were much shorter than normal. This meant we had shorter park days, to help manage this, but we got everything done. During the midweek we also went to Olgas Canteen for a heat break and this was a 2 minute wait!

Fireworks - Galaxys Edge
We decided one night to see the fireworks from Galaxy’s Edge instead of attempting the main street crowds. This is great alternative and it was refreshing to be able to just watch them and live in the moment as everyone else was.

Exhibitions at Muzeo
During the heatwave we decided to head to see the 3 Disney exhibitions at Muzeo, highly recommend this to anyone as its only $10 as they have a few pieces from the Disney Archives on Display and lots of behinds the scenes footage for live reference displays. Think this only runs until the end of the month.

Jungle Cruise
This time round we had some hilarious cruises and felt compared to our trip last year the standard was much higher. Special shout out to Skipper Mikey who was definitely the best skipper we have had between WDW and DL combined.

Monsters Inc - Being picked out by Roz

So on our first ride through Roz randomly decided to ask me if I wanted to trade gases with her. Very much caught me off guard and gave us all a good laugh.

Characters
This time round we lucked out and saw Cruella (just roaming around near the main street train station) and also the Queen of Hearts. When meeting Minnie also requested I put a mickey sticker over my Monsters Inc T-Shirt to cover up Mike Wazowski, we went near the end of the day when Toontown was empty so waits were less than 5 Minutes.

Lowlights

Lack of Parades
We were disappointed by the lack of any parade, and have no idea why Disney did not extend paint the night until Christmas (even if performances were decreased to peak days only) to fill the gap. The street party for Oogie Boogie was also extremely hard to pick out a spot to see the extended performance, and we felt the floats and performers were very much rushed through other areas.

Lack of Fantasmic on 4/10
For some reason there was no Fantasmic on this date. We booked trip dates expecting this to happen so were very confused why the park shut early this day, especially with DCA having a Halloween Party. Based on what happened during our trip we expect this may have been due to Abbott Elementary filming.
Unfortunately we only saw it once on this trip due to our second meal getting rained off on the 10/10 (this is totally out of Disney’s Control and they very much looked after us this night, reducing the meal down to a standard price, and offering us free drinks to go).

Food
We had a a couple of excellent meals at River Belle for Fantasmic and GCH Craftsmen Grill for Breakfast, however the majority of the others were very mid. I had one very bad meal at Hungry Bear BBQ Jamboree and found a hair in my burger. The meal was instantly replaced, but it put me off going back there again.

Overall

We had an amazing time and will be back, but it will be in few years time as we want to do DLP next, some Disney Cruises and go back to WDW as well once the next round of updates is completed. As its a long flight from the UK we can really only go for long trips to get our fix!

So I have a concept for a food stand at Disneyland called Kronk’s kitchen. My concept is a stand that serves food both inspired by the movie, but also traditional Peruvian food . Here’s some ideas for menu items. Included are 3 snacks, 3 main dishes, and 3 drinks:

Snacks:

-spinach puffs (served with an aji verde sauce, which is a delicious, traditional Peruvian sauce)

-min pao de chancho: a Peruvian influenced bao bun filled with a roasted pork.

-picarones: sweet potato donuts drenched in a sweet syrup

Main courses:

Lomo saltado: a Peruvian stir fry dish consisting of steak, vegetables, and French fries all cooked in a sauce combing aji Amarillo with Chinese sauces. Served with a side of rice

Pollo à la brasa: marinated spit roasted chicken served with fries and a mint sauce

Arroz chaufa: a fried rice dish with meat and vegetables

Drinks:

Poison for kuzco: a drink called chicha morada( a purple drink made of purple corn and fruit

Pisco sour: an alcoholic drink using pisco brandy with citrus and some sweetness

Inca kola slush: a slushy version of the classic Peruvian soda, it has a bubble gum flavor.

That’s my concept. Let me know what you think.

For those curious to try, standard cook is medium well so they don’t ask you how you like it. Fries delicious, the sauce on the meat also delicious, and the meat itself is standard. Can’t say it was anything amazing and spectacular but a solid meal.

UPDATE: uninstalling the app, then reinstalling fixed the issue!

Moms phone is having issues ordering on the app. She already cleared cache and checked for updates on the app and even after clearing cache. She has a samsung s22 ultra if that matters. When we get to the review order summary, it crashes and goes to the home screen, but I went through google Play to screen record.

just saw them restock the new disneyland ear beanies in black and green at the mad hatter. they are so cute 😭😭

just got home from a trip where i spent one day at disneyland! we waited in a long line for this portrait, and im so glad we did. a shadow of my little shadow 🥺

When exactly will Tomorrowland get reimagined at Disneyland?? And why? I want to ensure I plan a visit. Too many changes are happening at that park

From the LATimes, their article summary below. I do worry that they are going to encourage people to keep creating and that will take away from the magic of the parks.

• Disney recently brought nearly 70 Latino creators to Burbank and Disneyland Resort for a three-day summit, part of a broader effort to turn fan enthusiasm into lasting audience loyalty.
• The company has worked with more than 6,000 creators this year, a 30% increase in partnerships from 2025.
• Disney is expanding opportunities and exclusive access for creators as studios compete for attention, betting that these creators’ trusted voices can keep fans engaged with its characters, films and theme parks.

Walking back to Grand Californian and saw a few security guards heading to Grizzly River Run. We literally had a Lightning Lane for Grizzly River and then as we were walking to the ride we got a multi experience pass. Any one know what happened?

All I know about the project is that it’s going to be a multi-decade and multi-billion dollar investment in modernizing the park. And I know that Tommorrowland is finally getting an upgrade from the latest D23.

Other than that, I have no clue about what it entails and what new attractions will be added or what will be changing. If it’s even that big of a change at all. I do like this retro marque in the promotional art. I hope they keep it for the real deal.

I've seen a few posts about BB, but a lot are from awhile ago. Went yesterday 18OCT26, and for my family and I, it was a 10/10 experience. The biggest thing that can change that in my opinion is your seating location.

We were about 3 tables in from the waterline and I think that's the best spot. Waterline might get awkward knowing riders are watching you. But if that doesn't bother you than it probably won't make a difference. But if you get a table closest to the entrance, it may not be worth it. For the record, you can wait for a waterside table. Just let the host know and they will give you a wait time. Now to get into it.

Service: really good. The server was really nice and took care of us, gave us a card and dessert for a bday.

The food: its pricey. Very pricey. If you get the small appetizers, expect very small portions. For example, the small gumbo is about a cup size, if that. The entree is about 6 cups. Its a lot. My wife got the fish, another family member got the gumbo, and the rest of us steaks. My wife could not stop talking about the trout (this will be different based on the current catch of the day). The gumbo was very good, but has a bit of a spice kick. Was also praised highly. The steaks were great. This is where the price annoyance comes with it. Was it a $62 steak? Definitely not. I'd be comfortable paying $35 at a normal steakhouse, maaaybe $40. The chef came out and chatted with us, gave us some history on the restaurant and recipes which was nice. So $60 was definitely a lot, however, for where we were seated, being with family and the fancy ish ambience next to the ride, all that together made it worth the $60. Dessert was good, nothing crazy, but was about $10 each dessert, so not bad at all. Drinks are about the same as the other disney restaurants. But all in all, to give an idea, for a group of 6, with entrees, drinks and dessert, it was a bit over 4 bills before tip.

So if youre contemplating whether or not if its worth it, in my opinion, it absolutely is to experienceat least once. It won't be a 1 and done for us, but im also in no rush to get another res anytime soon.