https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 21:49:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548865 Sat, 14 May 2016 04:59:01 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2548865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@808love: Thanks for the link! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548853 Fri, 13 May 2016 23:56:40 +0000 808love 2548853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: I love looking ahead and seeing all the fun options you can do to personalize the trip to the people who are going! Besides what I mentioned above, another secret spot is getting early and experiencing the rope drop. Here's a good site- <a href="http://dlrprepschool.com/magical-ways-to-start-your-disneyland-days/" rel="nofollow">http://dlrprepschool.com/magical-ways-to-start-your-disneyland-days/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548728 Fri, 13 May 2016 15:46:06 +0000 yoursilverlining 2548728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugsmama: Nah, DL isn't bad. :grin: WDW definitely needs more planning, I think. </p> <p>The only things we ever plan ahead with or DL are the Blue Bayou and the BBBoutique for LO. Otherwise, you can't fastpass things in advance, so just figure out what rides you want to hit and enjoy your day! There are good apps that have pretty decent/realtime wait times which are extremely helpful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548716 Fri, 13 May 2016 15:33:17 +0000 Ms.Badger 2548716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugsmama: Seriously i put no fore-thought into going except bringing someone who has annual passes and knows the park well. We had a great time, better than I could have hoped. Some people love to plan for the "best-day ever" but I'd rather not stress about it and just have a good time </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548708 Fri, 13 May 2016 15:19:58 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2548708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great advice I've never heard of before. Thank you! Keep 'em coming! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548703 Fri, 13 May 2016 15:16:37 +0000 Miss Ariel 2548703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugsmama: Disneyland is actually still fairly low key. You can definitely decide to go the day of and still hit the major rides. While I think wdw is a lot more complicated and really needs more advance planning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548694 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:59:06 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2548694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This stuff makes me never want to go to Disneyland. It seems so much more complicated than when I was a kid! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548603 Fri, 13 May 2016 12:14:33 +0000 808love 2548603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: touringplans.com has a Disneyland section too. We used it 2x for DL and 2x for DW.<br /> My secret tip is Steakhouse 55 for an end of trip breakfast. It's not well known and it is @ the Disneyland Hotel. Very affordable but fancy environment. Your grandma (or mom) would love it for the nostalgia. Never books up too far in advance and you can go before the parks open. Plus you can go into the Goofy picture taking place next door. The staff is very friendly to kids in there even though it looks like fine dining. Prices are good for breakfast though.</p> <p>Also Cars Land Flo's V8 cafe has a yummy, simple breakfast you can sit out back and eat a quick affordable breakfast as you watch the cars whiz by. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548558 Fri, 13 May 2016 11:26:51 +0000 sheskrafty 2548558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548546 Fri, 13 May 2016 11:10:19 +0000 catlady 2548546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just got back from a Disneyworld vacation. Most of the key things we did were the advanced planning/reservation stuff which it seems like you can't do, but I also got a subscription to touringplans.com, read up on which attractions typically had short wait times at which times of day and which ones they recommend you get fastpasses for, and made customized touring plans for each day of our trip. Then I downloaded their app and used it to tweak plans as needed on each day. It worked out amazingly well. Between the info from the site and our fastpasses, we didn't wait longer than 10 min for anything. </p> <p>There are probably other sites that have a similar thing if the one I used doesn't have Disneyland (I think it does though). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548530 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:51:55 +0000 Miss Ariel 2548530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The thing I love about Disneyland, that doesn't apply at wdw, is that you really don't have to plan that much.</p> <p>I'm assuming you're just planning on Disneyland but if you do California adventures too it'd get fast passes first thing for the cars ride if your planning on doing it. Also technically I think you can hold passes for both parks at once but that'd likely be a ton of walking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548508 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:29:32 +0000 yoursilverlining 2548508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: &amp; @Mrs. Microscope: Disneyland dining reservations are only 60 days ahead and they don't have the online FastPass like WDW (unfortunately!!). </p> <p>Definitely book your Blue Bayou reservation online when reservations open. </p> <p>There is a Bibbidy Bobbidi Boutique if that's something your LO would be interested in. You'll need prior reservations for that as well, and it's located by/inside Sleeping Beauty's castle.</p> <p>Get a churro! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548501 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:25:08 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2548501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dining reservations are 180 prior to your trip via phone or online so book now! You can cancel within 24 hours. </p> <p>Fast Pass is also 30 days ahead if you aren't staying on property. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548398 Fri, 13 May 2016 08:39:34 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 2548398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Be sure you get your dining reservations the day they open, usually 180 days before. Get an appointment in the morning for bibbidy bobbity boutique so DD can enjoy her make over all day. Get fastpasses as appropriate (send your husband and grandma while you are at the boutique). Watch the parades, getting there early to get a front row spot so DD can see. Take an umbrella stroller if she gets tired easily, it's a long day of walking! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548390 Fri, 13 May 2016 08:27:21 +0000 starlitsky 2548390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can make dining reservations online now! :grin: </p> <p>Character breakfasts would be fun! And making an appointment at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique to get dolled up like a princess. </p> <p>If she likes Frozen, there's a meet and greet with Anna and Elsa at California Adventure, and separately, Olaf.</p> <p>You can download the Disneyland app for attraction wait times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548263 Fri, 13 May 2016 03:30:26 +0000 anonysquire 2548263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can call in advance to make a reservation for blue bayou. Also I know they do breakfast with the princesses. Maybe look into that. Not sure what else people will add but I'm excited to see!! We will be taking our 1 and 2 yr olds in September :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disney-tips-amp-tricks#post-2548262 Fri, 13 May 2016 03:10:20 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2548262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So looks like we're going to Disneyland during our next family visit (grandma was very convincing) :grin: I've been there a few times (many years ago), but never with children. Are there any secret locations/reservations/places we should look out for during our trip? DD will be 4.5 yrs old.</p> <p>By tips and tricks, I remember making it an early morning priority to reserve a table at that bayou restaurant (back then, you can only reserve in-person for that same day). Is there any fun kid restaurants or activities that aren't so publicly known? We'll be going mid Jan.</p> <p>Thanks! </p>