DISNEYLAND PARK - ATTRACTIONS
Main Street U.S.A.
Disneyland Railroad
Description: The train takes you around the perimeter of the park. It also travels through a simulation of the Grand Canyon with wolves and wild cats, as well as an underground world with skeletons and treasures. Board or disembark from any one of these stations around the park.
Main Street / Fantasyland / Discoveryland / Frontierland.
When to ride: After 4pm or when you need to go to another land.
Where to sit: Anywhere.
Durations: 22 minutes.
Restrictions: A transfer is required for guests in wheelchairs. Under the Main Street Station there is a wheelchair lift. Wheelchairs that fold can go on the train or stored at the station.
Tips: Board at Frontierland Station, the crowds are less congested. Use for transportation around the park.
Horse Drawn Streetcars
Description: Old Fashioned vehicles including a horse drawn streetcar, fire truck, paddy wagon and limousine. For a nice tour or Main Street, hop aboard the double-decker bus.
When to ride: Anytime.
Where to sit: Anywhere.
Durations: 20 minutes.
Restrictions: A transfer is required for guests in wheelchairs.
Tips: None.
Liberty Arcade and Tableau
Description: Tells the story of France giving the United States the Statue of Liberty. Reminiscent of a department window display.
When to go: Anytime.
Where to sit: Does not apply.
Durations: Brief.
Restrictions: None.
Tips: Good place to get out of the rain. See it while your partner is shopping.
Frontierland
Legends of the Wild West
Description:
Series of tableaux showing scenes from the old west. Includes lots of steps to climb.
When to go: Anytime.
Where to sit: Does not apply.
Durations: As long as you like.
Restrictions: This is not wheelchair accessible.
Tips: Good to see if the lines are long in other attractions.
Phantom Manor
Description: Step into a haunted Victorian mansion. The show begins as you load into a car that swivels 180% as you tour. There is a story line, but it is confusing and in French. The story line, or lack thereof, does not take away from the experience.
When to go: Before 11.30am or after 6.30pm.
Where to sit: Anywhere.
Durations: 5.5 minutes plus a 2 minute pre-show.
Restrictions: A transfer is required for guests in wheelchairs. Young Children may be frightened by this ride.
Tips: Suitable for most children, only the most sensitive are scared Not suitable for people who are afraid of the dark. This is a must go on ride.
Big Thunder Mountain
Description: Ride a run-away mine car from the gold-rush days. See an animated mining town, falling rocks, and an earthquake and dynamite explosion. Animatronics animals entertain you. It is a bit loud when it climbs to the top of the mountain.
When to go: Before 9.30am or after 6.30pm also use the FASTPASS.
Where to sit: Front or Back of the train.
Durations: 3.5 minutes.
Restrictions: Must be (102cm) and 3 years old. Children under 7 years must be accompanied by an adult. A transfer is required for guests in wheelchairs. Must be in good health with no medical problems. Pregnant women and those with surgical collars are advised not to go on this ride.
Tips: Use the FASTPASS. A must go on ride.
Thunder Mesa Riverboat Landing
Description: Large paddle-wheel riverboat, travel around Big Thunder Mountain. It passes settler homesteads and dinosaur fossils.
When to go: Between 11am and 5pm.
Where to sit: Does not apply.
Durations: 16 minutes.
Restrictions: None.
Tips: Use when you need a bit of a rest.
Rustler Roundup Shooting Gallery
Description: Simulated Shooting gallery. This is fun if you like shooting.
When to go: Anytime.
Where to sit: Does not apply.
Durations: As long as you like.
Restrictions: None.
Tips: Can be quite expensive.
Pocahontas Indian Village
Description:
Playground for children.
When to go: Anytime.
Where to sit: Does not apply.
Durations: As long as you like.
Restrictions: None.
Tips: Good for when lines are long at other attractions.
Adventureland
Le Passage Enchanted d' Aladdin
Description:
Series of tableaux pictures from Disney's Aladdin, this attraction resembles a display in a department store window.
When to go: Anytime.
Where to sit: Does not apply.
Durations: As long as you like.
Restrictions: None.
Tips: Low key attraction is a favorite with toddlers.
La Plage des Pirates (Pirates Beach)
Description:
Playground for children.
When to go: Anytime.
Where to sit: Does not apply.
Durations: As long as you like.
Restrictions: None.
Tips: Let the young ones burn off energy while you have a rest.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril
Description:
Exciting roller coaster, this ride has very little to do with Indiana Jones, other than the queuing area is designed to look like a archaeological dig and it features tableaux depicting Indy's camp.
When to go: Before 11am.
Where to sit: Anywhere.
Durations: 2.5 minutes.
Restrictions: Minimum height 104cm. Not recommended for children under 8 years old.
Wheelchair visitors must be able to move about on their own. You must be in good health to go on this ride. Pregnant women are not allowed on this ride.
Tips: Use the FASTPASS service.
La Cabane des Robinson (Tree House)
Description:
Based on the Swiss Family Robinson, it is the tree top home built by the shipwrecked family. It is in a 90' tall tree.
When to go: Anytime.
Where to sit: Does not apply.
Durations: As long as you like.
Restrictions: Not wheelchair accessible.
Tips: Stay close to your children in the root maze under the tree house or you could end up hunting for them for quite a while.
Adventure Island
Description:
Based on Treasure Island and Peter Pan, children can clamber over a precarious suspension bridge and explore a network of tunnels illuminated by glowing eyes. In Captain Hook's Pirate Ship, you can visit a caf�.
When to go: Anytime.
Where to sit: Does not apply.
Durations: As long as you like.
Restrictions: None.
Tips: Caverns have multiple entrances and exits, so children can wander off easily.
Pirates of the Caribbean
Description:
Disney at it's best! An indoor boat ride through animatronic tableaux of pirate scenes. See their underground lair, skeleton and shipwrecks. Watch animatronic pirates chase maidens, fight over treasure, and swig from barrels of liquor.
When to go: Before 12.30pm or after 4.30pm.
Where to sit: Anywhere, but front is best.
Durations: 3 minutes.
Restrictions: Wheelchair guests must have transfer. This ride has several sudden motions that will likely aggravate spinal problems, pregnant women, and those wearing surgical devices.
Tips: Engineered to handle crowds, wait rarely exceeds 20 minutes. This is a must go on ride.
Fantasyland
It's a Small World
Description:
Your cruise starts at London Bridge and continues around the world. This ride is very tame and is intended to be peaceful and happy. Dolls are costumed in the traditional nation, dress of their homelands.
When to go: Anytime, but if it looks busy, try later.
Where to sit: Anywhere, but front is best.
Durations: 7 minutes.
Restrictions: None.
Tips: Cozy ride for a cold day.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Description:
Spook-house style track ride takes you from the Seven Dwarfs cottage into their mine. Prince Charming saves the day, of course but the journey can be a little scary for children, in a fun way.
When to go: Before 11am and after 6pm.
Where to sit: Anywhere.
Durations: 2 minutes.
Restrictions: A transfer is required for guests in wheelchairs.
Tips: May frighten young children. Warn young children about the witch, who lurches unexpected towards guests. If you have a toddler, ride Pinocchio instead of Snow White.
Pinocchio's Adventures
Description:
Similar to Snow White, but less frightening. Spook-house track ride follows the adventures of Pinocchio the puppet-boy.
When to go: Before 11am and after 6pm.
Where to sit: Anywhere.
Durations: 2 minutes.
Restrictions: A transfer is required for guests in wheelchairs.
Tips: May frighten young children. Warn young children about the witch, who lurches unexpected towards guests. If you have a toddler, ride Pinocchio instead of Snow White.
Le Carrousel de Lancelot
Description:
Beautiful merry-go-round. Comprised of 86 horses with mane and tails painted with 23 carat gold leafing.
When to go: Before 11am and after 6pm.
Where to sit: On one of the horses on the outside. These are the prettiest and the easiest to Photograph.
Durations: 1.5 minutes.
Restrictions: A transfer is required for guests in wheelchairs.
Tips: None.
Peter Pan Flight
Description:
Fly in a pirate ship over the rooftops of London. The ship takes you through a variety of scenes from Disney's Peter Pan movie to Never-Never land
When to go: As soon as the park opens, during the parade or just before closing time.
Where to sit: Anywhere.
Durations: 2.5 minutes.
Restrictions: All guests, even those in wheelchairs, must be able to climb down a ladder in case of emergency. Guests in wheelchairs need to transfer to board.
Tips: Use the FASTPASS service.
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Description:
Fly with Dumbo! This is a fairground type ride, but is very popular with children.
When to go: As soon as the park opens, during the parade or just before closing time.
Where to sit: Anywhere.
Durations: 2 minutes.
Restrictions: A transfer is required for guests in wheelchairs. Not recommended for children under the age of 1 year.
Tips: The younger your kids, the more they will love this ride.
Alice's Curious Labyrinth
Description:
Garden maze in the shape of a Cheshire cat. The maze is fairly straightforward, but cast members are stationed around in case children have difficulty with it. If you make it through the whole maze, you come to a miniature castle and tower.
When to go: Anytime.
Where to sit: Not applicable.
Durations: Up to 20 minutes.
Restrictions: This maze is completely accessible by wheelchair; expect the area with the castle, since it has 86 steps.
Tips: Try and visit when the weather is dry.
Sleeping Beauty Castle
Description:
Stunning fairy tale castle basted on the movie. Patterned after European castles, features tapestries, vaulted ceilings, a moat, waterfall and even a dungeon with a real looking dragon.
When to go: Anytime.
Where to sit: Anywhere, except after the parade.
Durations: As long as you want.
Restrictions: For wheelchairs you need to ask for the elevator password.
Tips: Come during the afternoon when the rides are busy.
Don't miss the gallery and the dungeon.
Mad Hatters Tea Cups
Description:
A traditional spinning ride, this should be popular with school aged children and young teens. Eighteen tea cups while around, your cup turns one way and your saucer turns the other.
When to go: Anytime.
Where to sit: Anywhere.
Durations: 1.5 minutes.
Restrictions: A transfer is required for guests in wheelchairs.
Tips: Not suitable for guests who find it difficult to stay in their seats due to strong centrifugal force from the rotation of the tea cups. You can make the tea cups spin faster by spinning the wheel in the center of the cup. Good ride if it's raining as both queuing and ride are covered.
Le Pays des Contes de Fees (Storybook Ride)
Description:
Boat ride through the same scenes as Casey Jr.
When to go: Anytime.
Where to sit: Anywhere.
Durations: 7 minutes.
Restrictions: None.
Tips: Great for young children.
Casey Jr.
Description:
Tiny train circulating through miniature farms, towns, lakes and Storybook Land. Storybook Land features scenes from Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Snow White, Peter and the Wolf and Rapunzel. The circus train features caged cars.
When to go: Before midday and after 5pm.
Where to sit: Anywhere.
Durations: 3 minutes.
Restrictions: A transfer is required for guests in wheelchairs.
Children under the age of 1 year are not permitted.
Tips: None.
Discoveryland
Captain EO Starring Michael Jackson
Description:
Enjoy the music of Michael Jackson, combined with the visual effects magic of some of Hollywood's best, as Captain EO returns.
When to go: Anytime.
Where to sit: Avoid the first few rows for optimum 3D effects.
Durations: 7 minutes.
Restrictions: None.
Tips: Some scenes may frighten young children. Special effects and loud sounds may bother susceptible persons.
Star Tours
Description:
Journey to Endor on a star cruiser with an inexperienced robe pilot. Be prepared for an exciting flight in a flight simulator through meteorites and enemy fire. Star Wars fans will recognize R2D2 and C3PO.
When to go: First thing in the morning and just before the park closes.
Where to sit: Anywhere.
Durations: 6 minutes.
Restrictions: A transfer is required for guests in wheelchairs. Children under 3 are not permitted. Children 3-7 must be accompanied. Not suitable for pregnant women. Avoid if you are sensitive to loud noise or changes in lighting.
Tips: Use the FASTPASS service.
Autopia
Description:
Drive cars around a miniature freeway. Kids under 12 love this ride, as they can get a chance to drive a gasoline powered car around a guided track. Speeds go up to 10 mph.
When to go: As the park opens.
Where to sit: Driving is more fun.
Durations: 5 minutes.
Restrictions: A transfer is required for guests in wheelchairs. Not recommended for children under one. Minimum height to ride unaccompanied 1.32m.
Tips: Avoid on rainy days.
Le Mystere du Nautilus
Description:
Based on the Jules Verne novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", this is a tour of Captain Nemo's fantastic submarine.
When to go: Anytime.
Where to sit: Not applicable.
Durations: About 10 minutes, but varies according to your interest.
Restrictions: None.
Tips: Good for rainy days.
Space Mountain
Description:
Simulates a ride through space in a rocket ship. Brilliant visual and sound effects set this ride apart from other coaster rides.
When to go: Before 11am.
Where to sit: Back is best.
Durations: Just over 1 minute.
Restrictions: A transfer is required for guests in wheelchairs. Minimum height 1.32m. Not recommended for children under 10 years. Not suitable for pregnant women, people who have heart, back or neck problems.
Tips: A must go on ride. Use the FASTPASS service.
Orbitron-Machine Volantes
Description:
Fly in a spaceship! You can control your ship going up and down by means of a leaver inside the ship. Beautifully designed.
When to go: Before midday and after 5pm.
Where to sit: Anywhere.
Durations: 2 minutes.
Restrictions: A transfer is required for guests in wheelchairs.
Tips: If you take a pre-schooler with you on this ride seat the child first, then yourself. If you are having problems with your younger children being scared by other rides, this can be a nice break.
Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast
Description:
Enter your own space pod, and help Buzz Lightyear defeat the evil Zarlac. Each person will have their own laser gun can you be the top Space Ranger with the best score.
When to go: First thing in the morning, during the parades.
Where to sit: Anywhere.
Durations: 5 minutes.
Restrictions: None.
Tips: Suitable for most children, great fun for all ages.
This is a must go on ride. Use the FASTPASS service.
