50 Disneyland Ride Hacks

Did you know you can make your next Disneyland visit ten times BETTER… just by learning about the BEST ride hacks around? Don’t worry — we’re gonna fill you in on ALL of ‘em TODAY, here on DFB Guide.

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[SkaLuke]

We were there on 7/3 and they kept incredicoaster open during world of color. We timed our lightning lane perfectly and got to watch the show while on the ride!

[HeavyMProductions]

Great tips! BTW, concerning The Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Fantasyland Track is on the Right and just slightly less jerky and shorter while the Tomorrowland Track is on the Left and rougher and longer. Just wanted to clear that up!

[sandityche]

My hack for 3 or more days: Spend 2 full days at Disneyland ONLY doing 1/2 the park each day. We do Adventureland, Frontierland, New Orleans Sq & Critter Country on the first day and Tomorrowland, Fantasyland & Toon Town on the second day.

Not only does this cut down on A LOT of walking, it (more importantly IMHO) cuts down on the stress. If you're only thinking about the rides/attractions of 1/2 the park, the wait times are less scary & you loose less time trying to decide which far away ride to hit with the lower lines... only to get there to find out everyone else noticed and now the line is long and you have to go to the next one.

The third day is for DCA. Also SWL can be plugged on to either or both of the Disneyland days. We go 4-5 days so we will set aside an entire 1/2 day in there on day 4.

[kellyoyen]

THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION AJ. This is HELPFUL. I'm hoping to go to Disneyland sometime in the future. You're the BEST

[jessicanicholson]

Thanks for the DLR content!

On correction nn the Matterhorn- the left is more jerky, but that is the tomorrowland side. The fantasyland side is on the right.

[jodholbro]

On the Matterhorn, if you grab the handles on your bobsled (in front of you), and lean forward, it is WAY less jerky and painful.

[alienduck]

Rise of the Resistance will always have a long line. Best way to avoid a 2 hours lane (and same for Radiators Springs Racers) without a lighting pass is simply to get to the park at 7 am and wait until they open the park. They let you in around 740 am and then hold the crowd in the middle of the park and at 8 they open the access through Adventure Land and Frontier Land. Go straight to Rise of the Resistance, when you're done you can still go to a couple of usually overcrowded rides like Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean and Hyperspace Mountain with still decent queues. In California's Adventures go straight to Radiators and then to Guardians of the Galaxy. Incredicoaster usually is not that crowded for the first few hours, most people are afraid of it or don't want to get stomach sick and won't ride it, so you can ride it constantly with a 20 mins wait during the morning

[rb]

Went to Disneyland in Oct 2019 and December 2022. Both trips had Hyperspace Mountain and TNBC overlay on Haunted Mansion. Someday I’d really like to ride the original version of those rides. 😅

[FaroshBoi]

Always love Disneyland stuff from y’all ❤️

[vespista]

Planning my first trip to DL soon (as a lifelong WDW person), and only having a couple days out there, I just want to finally see Walt’s OG Park, and the attractions we don’t have on the East Coast. But I am SO glad that I discovered in time to not waste my $$ that, as a non-“thrill”ride person, (seriously, the tiny drop on Pirates is the extent of my “thrill” tolerance lol), I would have little to no use for Genie+ at DL… My focus will be almost entirely on attractions that I now realize do not allow for lightning lanes.

[jennycraigadventures]

Hit the Indiana Jones ride first, before it breaks down 😁

[Johnnyblaze]

great another disneyland video. keep them coming. lets get a disneyland channel.

[LizPenney-mf]

Thanks for the video! Looking forward to seeing all your holiday videos before our trip in a month 😊

[littlegeo]

LOVED World of Motion! Also the Delta ride that Buzz used to be. ❤

[BeeDenver]

LOVE LOVE LOVE DisneyLAND videos♥️♥️♥️

[MannyEmm]

You mentioned attractions with only one vehicle. Casey Jr, during the summer and Christmas time have two operating. Also, during those times, The Columbia Sailing ship will be on the rivers of America, along with the Mark Twain.

[rachelk]

We went to Runaway Railway on a Friday in July right after the parade and had a maybe 20 minute wait. It was great because the queue was completely inside and in air conditioning. The DVC lounge at Disneyland is nicer than the one in Epcot. It's enormous and a great way to get a little AC and phone charging in (and they loan out chargers if you don't have one with you.) Indiana Jones was one of the most popular rides while we were there, with a consistent 50 minute to 1 hour line. Park hopping is just so much easier in CA. You don't need to go back through security once in the Disney bubble, so it's just super easy to get between the parks. I love that you can really just do a day or two in the parks in CA and it's OK. The same is true for Tokyo Disney. (We did Sea and Land at the end of June.)

[CUTravelst]

Three biggest takeaways between Disney, World, and Disneyland.
Disneyland will have way longer white lines all the way across every ride. Disneyland does not have as much cover away from the sun. Disneyland parades you need to get to way earlier if you want to see it front row like at least an hour and a half.
Hope that helps.

[genwallpaper]

15:22 its nice that disney does that. i always felt bad because i was the only one who didn’t like splash mountain so me and my dad had to wait for them to get done. it always made me feel like i was the one making my dad skip out on riding rides

[rb]

32:13 Grand California not Grand Floridian.