Kamekguy posted...
-People usually start gathering for parades about an hour and a half before the parade start, so commit to it if you want a good seat. If not, rides are FAR emptier while a parade is going on and directly before a parade start.
Theres currently no parades going on. Magic Happens debuts on Feb 28 but I assume Bane is going before that.
For a 1 day visitor I definitely recommend adding Maxpass to your tickets, its $15 but a ton of time saved booking fastpasses.
Rise of the Resistance is going to be freshly opened(It opens Friday), if crowds here end up manifesting like they still are in Florida, you are going to need to join a boarding group as soon as Disneyland opens through the mobile app(Make sure everyones ticket is linked up on one phone app). This will join a boarding group and the app will notify you when you can enter the line. This has kept waits for the attraction at around 30 minutes but boarding groups can run out very early(And the attraction is not the most reliable, making these boarding groups absolutely necessary as there may be no allocation later in the day).
Smuggler's Run has no fastpass or boarding groups yet and the line moves incredibly quickly(Very reliably ride system and loads of people per hour) so don't worry about rushing for the second tier Galaxy's Edge attraction.
Get a fastpass(Space Mountain or Indy would be my suggestion, cant go wrong with either start), ride Peter Pan is indeed the standard opening for Disneyland.
For California Adventure, I actually recommend you get a fastpass for Soarin' and ride Radiator Springs Racers via standby at opening. This changes if there is an extra morning hour in California Adventure, so check the calendar; in the event there are extra morning hours grab a fastpass for RSR, and then later in the day grab a fastpass for Soarin'. Do not in any scenario ride Soarin' via standby line. It is the slowest loading attraction in the park with an atrocious capacity. It will be a lot of standing and very boring. Do not do it. Fastpass only.
When getting a fastpass always check the time it tells you that a new fastpass will be available. I recommend setting an alarm on your phone and grabbing one as soon as this time comes up(If you add maxpass you can do it from a line). This can be anywhere from 30 minutes after getting a fastpass to 2 hours.
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