We did IT! We spent the day at Disney California Adventure without the kiddos and spent the first 6 hours in Avengers Campus. I feel like we really got the lay of the land while we were there and I got answers to you that I couldn’t find anywhere when I was trying to plan for our trip. Between last week when we went and now they have already begun to make changes so I’ve made sure to include them here!
Hiya, pals! Okay, I’m here with all of my tips and tricks for navigating Disneyland. I took a week to process through all of the things I wanted to share. It’s a mixture of things you should be aware of before you go and also things that will make your trip easier with kiddos. Hopefully these things will help to make your trip to the happiest place on Earth just a little more magical!
It’s pretty obvious that we are Disney fanatics in this house, and if you’ve been around here for a while you know we had passes until Sully was about 18 months old. Meaning that we have about a zillion trips under our belt with one and two toddlers and now we are starting a new journey with three kiddos running around the happiest place on earth! Now both of our big kids are tall enough to go on most of the rides so this last trip was super fun! Plus, it was all decked out for the holidays in the parks which makes it about 100 times more magical. I’m going to share with you my top 5 tips for tackling the Disneyland with preschool aged kiddos. I also am sharing some SWEET discounts at the end of the post if you are planning to go to Disneyland Resort in California or Florida anytime between now at the end of 2020. So basically, I got you covered!
Two things I feel like I’m kind of an expert on at this point in my life is Disneyland and strollers. It sounds like a weird combo, I know. Seriously though, but I have spent my life exploring the Happiest Place on Earth, the past 4 years as Annual Passholders with our kiddos. Since we have been blogging our family adventures since Elouise was only a few months old I have had around 20 strollers (not all at once) so I have had just a tiny bit of experience to be able to speak to what you want to look for when purchasing one for yourself. I was so excited when one of our favorite brands, Ergobaby, reached out about their new Metro Compact City Stroller. We took it out over to Disnyeland to see how it would hold up to a day exploring Disney style.
When it comes to Summertime, we don’t mess around in Southern California. Seeing as it feels like summer 80% of the year down here anyway, when its officially time to leave behind the busy schedule and trade it in for extra playtime, we don’t waste any time. With that being said, we decided to do a mini family staycation at Howard Johnson Anaheim because not only does it give us great options for family friendly rooms, but our kids are OBSESSED with the water playground. Plus, it’s walking distance to Disneyland, like literally 8 minutes, which is a huge bonus! If you missed the original blog I wrote about our first stay at HoJo Anaheim you can find it here. If you’re looking for something fun to do with your family this summer, keep reading because I have an awesome discount to share with you!
